Education in Russia and the other new countries faces especially daunting obstacles because the struggling economies of these nations often provide insufficient funds for education.

A．Alex will be working for at least five more years.
B．Alex finished his degree long ago.
C．Alex has just started working on his degree.
D．Alex began his studies more than five years ago.

A．She was beaten.
B．Tony doesn't come to the point.
C．Tony likes to go the bushes.
D．The woman doesn't see Tony often.