Here‘s an unusual story：a diamond ring was recently found in an egg.The magician，Liu Qian，discovered it，in front of an audience of millions at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala.Liu‘s magic tri
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A.Neoclassical economics is built on the assumption that humans are rational beings who have a clear idea of their best interests and strive to extract maximum benefit (or “utility”, in economist-
Standard museum practice can wash away DNA.1.Washing，brushing and varnishing fossils — all standard conservation treatments used by many fossil hunters and museum curators alike — vastly reduces
Guardian Unlimited1.A European spacecraft took off today to spearhead the search for another “Earth“ among the stars.2.The Corot space telescope blasted off aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from the
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? For questions 7-12 writeYES if the statement agrees with the informationNO if the statement contraicts the informat