They（ ） his claim of innocence with eye-witness testimony
A.objected B.opposed C.contradicted D.refuted
Business has slowed, layoffs mounted, but executive pay continues to soar—at least so far. Business Week's annual survey finds that chief executive officers (CEOs) at 365 of the largest US companies got compensation last year averaging $3.1 million—up 1.3 percent from 1994.Why are the top bosses getting an estimated 485 times the pay of a typical factory worker? That is up from 475 times in 1999 and a mere 42 times in 1980. One reason may be what experts call the “Lake Wobegon effect”. Corporate boards tend to reckon that “all CEOs are above average”一a play on Garrison Keillor's famous line in his public radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, that all the town's children are “above average”. Consultants provide boards with surveys of corporate CEO compensation. Since directors are reluctant to regard their CEOs as below average, the compensation committees of boards tend to set pay at an above-average level. The result: Pay levels get ratcheted up.Defenders of lavish CEO pay argue that there is such a strong demand for experienced CEOs that the free market forces their pay up. They further maintain most boards structure pay packages to reflect an executive's performance. They get paid more if their companies and their stocks do well. So companies with high-paid CEOs generate great wealth for their shareholders.But the supposed cream-of-the-crop executives did surprisingly poorly for their shareholders in 1999, says Scott Klinger, author of this rep
She was so（ ）in her work that she didn't notice me when I came in the room.
A.suffocated B.dipped C.immersed D.submerged
Tony has not the least （ ） of giving up his research work.
A.intention B.interest C.wish D.desire
The（ ）of computer technology has led to major changes in our social and family life.
A.fraudulence B.arrival C.dawn D.advent
We agree that a central purpose of drama has always been to provide a means for a society to_______upon itself and its beliefs.
A.manifest B.reflect C.invent D.respect
The plan was so impractical that we refused even（ ）
A.to consider supporting it B.considering to support it C.to considering to support it D.considering supporting it
Some people （ ）avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.
A.violently B.enthusiastically C.sincerely D.deliberately
When he got promoted from an average clerk to deputy manager of the company, he felt that he had to （ ）greater responsibilities.
A.bear on B.take on C.bring on D.draw on
The police had decided not to proceed with a prosecution against Irwin,（ ） that it was highly unlikely that any jury in the land would wish to punish him for doing this mercy killing.
A.since they had clearly recognized B.clearly recognizing C.clearly being recognized D.clearly having recognized
