Borders these days have little meaning for Singapore-based regional（）of electronics firms like Sanyo and Philips.

单项选择题His meeting with Picasso was an important（）in the artist's life.

A. lesson
B. episode
C. scene
D. chapter

单项选择题The local people could hardly think of any good way to（）poverty they had endured.

A. shake off
B. ward off
C. put off
D. take off