ID：9582-11670 So far, the European Commission is wary of encouraging Gypsies to present themselves as a nation. That might, it is feared, open a Pandora’s Box already containing Basques, Corsicans and other awkward peoples. Besides, acknowledging Gypsies as a nation might backfire, just when several countries, particularly Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, are beginning to treat them better, in order to qualify for EU membership. “The EU’s whole premise is to overcome differences, not to highlight them,” says a nervous Eurocrat.
With “other awkward peoples”, the author seemed to imply that _____________. A. Basques, Corsicans are not awkward, but others are B. Basques, Corsicans and other peoples feel constrained in manner C. Besides Basques and Corsicans, there are other peoples hard to deal with D. Basques and Corsicans feel awkward to get on with other peoples
ID：9582-11659 For some of the Harvard grads, China is still too underdeveloped, especially in the financial sector, to lure them back. “There’s a lot of thunder, but not much rain,” says Peter Chen, a debt specialist with GE Capital in Tokyo. But for others, it is simply that family comes first. Huang Jingsheng, who at 43 is the oldest of the group, is worried about subjecting his wife and two young boys to Beijing’s pollution. For the time being, Huang is living in clear-aired Sacramento, California, where he works as a venture capitalist for Intel Capital, handling occasional China deals. “There are different ways of helping China,” he says. “My classmates have found one way. I’m still figuring out how to do the same thing—and making the right choice for my family.” “A debt specialist” (Line 3) is __________.
