You fell ill and needed an operation. The doctors of Tall Oaks Hospital carried out an ope
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lenty when the British Empire seemed to be at the summit of its power and security. Of the discord that soon followed we shall here note only two factors which had large influence on contemporary English literature. The first disturbing factor was imperialism, the reawakening of a dominating spirit which had seemingly been put to sleep by the proclamation of an Imperial Federation. (46)Its coming was heralded by the Boer War in South Africa, through which Britain blundered to what was hoped to be an era of peace and good will. Other nations promptly made such hope a vain whistling in the wind. Japanese War Lords began a career of conquest which aimed to make Japan master of Asia and East Indies. Pacific islands that had for ages slept peacefully were turned into frowning naval stations. (47)Even the United States, aroused by an easy triumph in the Spanish War, started on an imperialistic adventure by taking control of the Philippines, thus making an implacable enemy of Japan. Only a nation that enters on a dangerous course with eyes wide open has any chance of a safe way out, and the imperialistic nations were all alike blind. (48)An inevitable result was the First War and the great horror of a Second World War, the two disasters being different acts of the same tragedy of imperialism, separated only by a breathing spell. Another factor that influenced literature for the worse was a widespread demand for social reform. of every kind; not slow and orderly reform, which is progress, but immediate and uncontrolled reform, which breeds a spirit of rebellion and despair. Before the Victorian age had come to an end, English literature appeared to have lost touch with healthy English life. Many writers echoed the sorrowful cry of James Thomson in his City of Dreadful Night, or babbled of "art for arts sake" with Oscar Wilde. (49)Groom, in his survey of the period, notes that writers had mostly a critical attitude toward morals and religion, Church and State, as relics from "the dead hand of traditional beliefs." (50)Small wonder that German and Japanese war-advocates regarded Englishmen as a decadent race when the same or a worse opinion was daily read in the novels of Samuel Butler and nightly heard in the plays of Bernard Shaw.
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A.The abundant food supply is not expected to last
B.Britain is importing less food
C.Despite the abundance, food prices keep rising
D.Britain will cut back on its production of food
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Which of the following is closest to the meaning the text tries to convey?
A.Every innovation deserves patent protection.
B.Patents are for huge advances and improvements.
C.Not every copycat deserves a punishment.
D.It is dishonorable to steal others" ideas.
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Patent proliferation might______.
A.intensify technological competition
B.stifle technological innovation
C.reduce patent litigation costs
D.stimulate the creation of new products
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The author suggests that finger gestures and rounded rectangles______.
A.should be granted "utility patents" instead of "design patents"
B.are qualified for "design patents" but not "utility patents"
C.are not terrific enough to tell what "useful" means
D.are not non-obvious enough to be granted patents
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The patent system was originally meant to highlight______.
A.the interest of the public
B.the benefit of innovators
C.the value of novel ideas
D.the worth of great designs
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The Apple VS Samsung decision has______.
A.revealed the malpractice of the jury system
B.raised suspicion as to the fairness of the jury
C.incurred criticism over patent infringements
D.aroused curiosity about the origin of the patent system
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According to the author, there is a trend______.
A.for people to travel more during hard times
B.for younger people to delay working by traveling first
C.for travelers to spend less
D.for younger travelers to be unrealistic as they travel
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I______to the radio when you rang the bell the first time.
A.listened
B.had listened
C.had been listening
D.was listening
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There is no mother______loves her own children.
A.who
B.that
C.but
D.who not
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