According to the author, families that home-school their children would be helped by ______.

A．a relaxing of current regulations

B．governmental assistance

C．more understanding communities

D．better teaching in the public schools

【B3】

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the

China has outlined a new approach to foreign investment, with planners saying they will now focus less on attracting large amounts of cash and more on selecting investments that will bring skills and technology into the country. The change in tactics,【B1】______ in an official document published by the National Development and Reform. Commission, comes after more than a year of【B2】______ debate over the role foreign investors should play in China's economy. China has long been one of the world's top【B3】______ for foreign investment, and international companies【B4】______ in more than $70 billion last year, drawn by the country's low costs,【B5】______ prowess and huge domestic market. But the inroads have caused some unease among both ordinary people and officials, who also want to see domestic companies do well. The new foreign-in vestment plan, which isn't a【B6】______ blueprint but rather a statement of broad【B7】______ , does say that regulators will look more closely at foreign takeovers of local companies and other issues of "national economic security" that have received increasing attention recently. But the vision it advances represents neither an attempt to【B8】______ close off China's economy nor a new round of liberalization. The planning agency said【B9】______ . For instance, new investments by foreign companies will face stricter environmental and land-use standards. On the other hand,【B10】______ . The plan said China will continue to open up service industries,【B11】______ . The commission also pledged to improve the business environment by reducing red tape and strengthening enforcement of intellectual-property rights.

【B1】

听力原文：M: I thought that you were going to the convention in Atlanta last Saturday. You said it many times before.

W: I was planning to, but I haven't been feeling well, so I stayed at home and did nothing else.

Q: Where did the woman go last Saturday?

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A．She went to Atlanta.

B．She went to a convention.

C．She went to a hospital.

D．She stayed at home.

【B10】

We can obviously notice that over a period of no practice what has been learned tends to be forgotten from______.

Sydney Opera House will outlive the Guggenheim as an international architectural icon ______.

A．because it is a global expression of cultural modernity

B．because it is the first designed and built modern building

C．because everyone in the world with media access knows what the Sydney Opera House looks like

D．because it is the pioneer in accomplishing such an international architectural icon