After days of investigation, the police were () reality.

ide is best—but it mustn't be too (1)_____. After three years, the bushes will start to (2)_____ bright-red coffee "cherries", which are picked, processed to (3)_____ the inner part, and spread out to dry for days, (4)_____ on concrete. They are (5)_____ again to separate the bean, which needs to rest, preferably for a few months. Only then can it be roasted, ground and brewed (6)_____ the stuff that dreams are suppressed with.

In Mexico and parts of Central America, (7)_____ in Colombia, most coffee farmers are smallholders. They found it especially hard to (8)_____ the recent fall in the coffee price. The (9)_____ of their income makes it hard for farmers to invest to (10)_____ their crop, says Fernando Celis. The fall forced many small farmers to (11)_____ other crops, or migrate to cities.

For farmers, one way out of this (12)_____ is to separate the price they are paid (13)_____ the international commodities markets. This is the (14)_____ of Fair-trade, an organization which certifies products as "responsibly" sourced. Fair-trade determines at what price farmers make what it considers a (15)_____ profit. Its current (16)_____ is that the appropriate figure is 10% above the market price.

(17)_____, sales of Fair-trade-certified coffee have increased from $22.5m per year to $87m per year since 1998. This is still a tiny fraction of the overall world coffee trade, worth $10 billion (18)_____ But there are plenty of other markets for high-quality coffee. Some small producers can (19)_____ more by marketing their coffee as organic or "bird-friendly" because, unlike large, mechanized plantations, they have (20)_____ shade trees.

A．steep

B．high

C．big

D．wide

urrent 30-day forward exchange rate: $1.000/SFr Annualized interest rate in 30 day dollar-denominated bonds:12% (1.0% for 30 days) Annualized interest rate in 30 day Swiss franc-denominated bonds:6% (0.5% for 30 days) Should a U.S.-based investor make a covered investment in Swiss franc-denominated 30-day bonds, or investing in 30-day dollar-denominated bonds？

A、The U.S.-based investor should make a covered investment in Swiss franc-denominated 30-day bonds

B、The U.S.-based investor should invest in 30-day dollar-denominated bonds

C、无

D、无

A、One girl is leaving her current job and the other girl is thinking about going to graduate school.

B、The girl who is changing her job has been working in her current job for a long time.

C、The girl's current position is the first job after her graduation.

D、The girl suggested the other girl to invest in education.

A．at 30 days after date of B/L

B．at 30 days after sight

C．at 30 days after date

A．Two days later.

B．In a couple of days.

C．Immediately after the meeting.

D．Tomorrow.

Sixteen days after the earthquake, 40 people, ______ in their village, were rescued.

A．trapped

B．confined

C．enclosed

D．captured