One of the major concerns of students in any speech class（）stage fright.

What is said about demand for tech workers？

A．It has continued to decline.

B．It has been concentrated in 8 major areas.

C．It has risen by 25 percent over the past five years.

D．It has influenced the development of the top-tech cities.

M: Well, the 1992 Maastricht Treaty proposed a single currency between the European Union. The participating countries decided on the name "Euro' at a summit in Madrid in 1995 and the currency was launched on January 1, 1999.

W: What is it worth？

M: When the Euro was launched in 1999, one Euro was worth 1.17 US dollars or 71 British pence. However, the weakness of the Euro zone economies compared with that of the United States, combined with the inexperience of the European Central Bank in dealing with the international markets, has meant that since its launch the value of the Euro had declined significantly. In December 2001, one Euro was worth little more than 89 cents or 63 pennies, a 20 percent drop on its initial value.

W: Do you think it will affect the daily life of ordinary people？

M: I suppose so. For example, one of the major headaches for participating countries has been the con version of public telephones, vending machines, and shopping trolleys to accept Euro coins. Al though a conversion process has been in full swing since before 1999, there are reports that some countries are not ready for the Euro.

W: So what does it look like？

M: There are seven notes designed by the Austrian artist Robert Kalina. The designs show the "seven ages" of European development, with windows and gateways on the front, and bridges on the back. In addition, there are eight coins designed by the Belgian artist Luc Luycx. All Euro coins are round, but have differences in composition, weight, thickness, and milling to ensure that the blind can easily distinguish between them. On the front there is a European design, common to all coins, and on the back a "national" design from the central bank of issue. Despite the "national identities'', all coins can be spent throughout the Euro zone regardless of their origin.

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A．1992

B．1995

C．1999

D．2001

A.women were told to con centrate on their work

B.women were given information about available administrative jobs

C.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the University

D.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities

Government departments are one of its major consumers.

According to the passage, what is one major component of Jupiter？

A．Hydrogen cyanide.

B．Methyl cyanide.

C．Hydrogen.

D．Ammonia.

One of the major causes of students suicide is

A．poor health.

B．lack of goals.

C．economic hardship.

D．college professor"s expectations.

Britain is one of the major nations in producing

A．steel.

B．robots.

C．vehicles.

D．computers.

To become a member of the two major parties in America, one needs to ______________.

A.To pay dues (会费)

B.Attend the initiation ceremonies

C.Attend meetings

D.None of these

A、The major premise is usually a more important and lengthy claim while the minor one is less important and lengthy.

B、The major premise is usually a broad and generally recognized truth, while the minor one is a more specific and narrowly applicable fact.

C、Major claim connotes minor claim.

D、The major premise major is usually a more specific and narrowly applicable fact while the minor one is a broad and generally applicable truth.