洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌
Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)（25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
To call something "marginal" means it is not very good. Farmers have their own way to 47 marginal land: It is the last to be planted under good conditions, and has the 48 to be avoided under poor conditions. Low 49 soil is not the only reason land could be considered marginal. It might be in an area where rainfall is 50 or where a hillside might rise too steeply (陡峭地）.
There are uses for marginal land, however. Most often it is used as grassland. Grasses provide excellent 51 for grazing(吃草）animals like cattle, sheep and goats. Grass seed can be bought from a foreign supplier or 52 grasses can be used. However, using marginal land for grazing is not a simple issue. There is a 53 of overgrazing. Cattle can damage the crops by eating down to the roots. Also, the weight of the animals crushes the soil and can make it too hard for growing. A(n) 54 way to reduce the harm is to move animals from one field to another. This method is known as rotational grazing (循环放牧）which is extremely important for marginal land.
Another use for marginal land is for tree crops. Studies have 55 that the white pine and loblolly pine(火炬松）are two kinds of trees that grow well on such land. They grow fast and provide good quality wood. Another tree is the poplar(白杨）,found in many parts of the world.
Failure to take the care needed to protect marginal lands can make a bad situation worse.But good planning can 56 a marginal resource into a highly productive one.
A）feed B) priority C) transplant D) effective
E) limited F) define G) adequate H) transform
I) discouraging J) quality K) native L) revealed
M) prejudice N) hazard O) recovered
Section B
Directions:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Plastics are materials which are softened by heat and set into lasting form when shaped in a mold. Some are natural; some are semisynthetic (半合成的), the
result of chemical action on a natural substance; some are synthetic, built up from the constituents (成分) of oil or coal. All are based on the chemistry of carbon, with its capacity for forming chains. The molecules that compose them (monomers) link together in the setting or curing (加工) process to form chains (polymers), which give plastics their flexible strength. Some plastics retain their ability to be softened and reshaped: like wax, they are thermoplastic. Others set permanently in the shapes they are given by heat and pressure; like eggs, they are thermosetting.
From industrial beginnings in the nineteenth century, plastics have struggled through a hundred and twenty years of glory, failure, disrepute, and suspicion on the slow road to public acceptance. Now at last, one call positively say that plastics are appreciated and enjoyed for what they are; that they make modern life richer, more comfortable and convenient, and also more fun. Plastics are warm materials, sympathetic to the human touch, and their transformation into things that come into contact with human beings is entirely appropriate.
The fact that there are plastic antiques comes as a shock to most people. How can a material that seems so essentially twentieth century, and one that is so much associated with cheap, disposable products, have a history at all? It is a young technology, and a great part of the fun of collecting plastics is that beautiful pieces of historical interest can still be found very cheap.
57. Which of the following groups of adjectives best concludes the characteristics of plastics?
A) Inexpensive, convenient and historic. B) Disposable, rare and interesting.
C) Inexpensive, convenient and disposable. D) Rare, beautiful and unbreakable.
58. According to the first paragraph, plastics can be classified into .
A) monomers and polymers
B) flexible plastics and inflexible plastics
C) thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics
D) natural plastics and synthetic plastics
59. When plastics were invented a hundred and twenty years ago, .
A) people found they were cold materials B) their shapes were set permanent
C) people accepted them at once D) they did not enjoy immediate popularity
60. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to this passage?
A) There has been ups and downs in the development history of plastic technology.
B) Nowadays plastics help people to live a more convenient life in modern world.
C) Since plastic technology does not have a long history, there are no plastic antiques at all.
D) Collecting cheap but beautiful plastic antiques can be funny sometimes.
61. The word "sympathetic" in the last sentence of the second paragraph is closest to .
A) favorable B) pitiable C) easy D) harmless
63. One can learn more about a culture from a study of art history than from general history classes because art history .
A) shows us the religions and emotions of a people in addition to political
values
B) does not focus on objective politics, or economics, or war
C) gives us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place
D) provides us with information about the daily activities of people
64. "Art, ..., is subjective" (Line 2, Para. 2) means that .
A) history is presented in it in a personal and emotional view
B) it can easily rouse our negative feelings towards society
C) history books only cover facts about politics of a country
D) it will find a ready echo in people's hearts easily
65. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A) Pablo Picasso expressed his political ideas with the symbolic images in his paints.
B) Unlike Francisco Goya, Mexican artists did not really express the political opinions in their works.
C) History books are objective because they often reveal political opinions.
D) Bible remains as the only type of art in Europe for centuries.
66. It may be concluded from this passage that .
A) most Europeans understand the Bible through church paintings
B) history teachers are more objective than artists
C) it is more difficult to study art history than general history
D)Islamic artists might adopt images of flowers or geometric forms for architectural decoration
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大学英语四级模拟题四 Part One Reading Comprehension (2’×10 = 20’) Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Air pollution can spread from city to city. It even spreads from one country to another. Some northern European countries have had “black snow”from pollutants that have traveled through the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow. So air pollution is really a global problem. Air pollution can kill babies, older people, and those who have respiratory（呼吸的）diseases. As found in cities, air pollution increases the risks of certain lung diseases. Air pollution can cause both airplane and car accidents because it cuts down visibility （能见度）. There are other possible health dangers from air pollution that we don’t know much about. For example, scientists are trying to find out whether chemicals that reach us from the air may cause changes in our cells. These changes might cause babies to be born with serious birth defects. Scientists are trying to learn how all the many chemicals are apt（易于的）to take into our bodies from air, water, food, and even medicines act together to affect our health and the way our bodies work. That is another reason why it is so important to begin to control pollution now instead of waiting until we learn all the answers. Air pollution costs us a lot of money. It corrodes（腐蚀）our buildings. It damages farm crops and forests. It has a destructive effect on our works of art. The cost of all this damage to our government is great. It would be much more worthwhile, both for us and for the government, to spend our tax dollars on air pollution control. 1. Air pollution may lead to airplane accidents because . A. it may cause pilots to be ill B. engines may fail from the air-borne dirt C. visibility is reduced D. it brings a lot of black snow 2. Scientists are trying to find a link between pollution and . A. intelligence levels B. birth problems C. man’s behavior D. the nervous system 3. Scientists have not yet determined . A. all of the effects of pollution on the human body B. how pollution can be controlled successfully C. when the atmosphere first became polluted D. how some snow becomes black 4. The author suggests that before air pollution becomes more serious, . A. factories will be forced to stop operating B. buildings should be protected C. the earth will begin to grow colder D. more money should be spent to solve the problem 5. We can conclude that . A. civilization may be ruined if pollution is not controlled B. pollution is more serious in Europe than it is in America C. most people do not know that pollution is a serious problem D. we should learn all the answers before we begin to control pollution Passage Two Stiletto heels could be banned from the workplace because of health and safety reasons, according to British Trade Union bosses. The Trade Union Congress, predominantly male, has proposed a motion arguing that high heels are disrespectful to women while they also contribute to long term injuries. They propose instead that women wear “sensible shoes”with an inch heel limit in an attempt to avoid future foot and back pain as well as injuries. The motion is due to be debated at next month’s conference. The motion states: “Congress believes high heels may look glamorous on the Hollywood catwalks but are completely in appropriate for the day-to-day working environment. Feet bear the burden of daily life, and for many workers prolonged standing, badly fitted footwear, and in particular high heels can be a hazard. Around two million days a year are lost through sickness as a result of lower limb disorders. Wearing high heels can cause long-term foot problems and also serious foot, knee and back pain and damaged joints. Many employers in the retail sector force women workers to wear high heels as part of their dress code. More must be done to raise awareness of this problem so that women workers and their feet are protected.” Nadline Dorries, the Tory Member of Parliament, however criticized the motion and said the extra height heels give women can help them when in the workplace. “I’m 5ft 3in and need every inch of my Christian Louboutin heels to look my male colleagues in the eye,”she said. “If high heels were banned in Westminster, no one would be able to find me. The Trade Union leaders need to get real, stop using obvious sexist tactics by discussing women’s
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Calculate for a moment what could be done with even a part of those hours. Five thousand hours, I am told, are what a typical college undergraduate spends working on a bachelor's degree. In 10,000 hours you could have learned enough to become an astronomer or engineer. You could have learned several languages fluently. If it appealed to you, you could be reading Homer in the original Greek or Dostoyevsky in Russian. If it didn't, you could have walked around the world and written a book about it. The trouble with television is that it discourages concentration. Almost anything interesting and rewarding in life requires some constructive, consistently applied effort. The dullest, the least gifted of us can achieve things that seem miraculous to those who never concentrate on anything. But Television encourages us to apply no effort. It sells us instant gratification(满意). It diverts us only to divert, to make the time pass without pain. Television's variety becomes a narcotic(麻醉的), nor a stimulus. Its serial, kaleidoscopic (万花筒般的)exposures force us to follow its lead. The viewer is on a perpetual guided tour: 30 minutes at the museum, 30 at the cathedral, 30 for a drink, then back on the bus to the next attraction—except on television., typically, the spans allotted arc on the order of minutes or seconds, and the chosen delights are more often car crashes and people killing one another. In short, a lot of television usurps(篡夺;侵占) one of the most precious of all human gifts, the ability to focus your attention yourself, rather than just passively surrender it. Capturing your attention—and holding it—is the prime motive of most television programming and enhances its role as a profitable advertising vehicle. Programmers live in constant fear of losing anyone's attention—anyone's. The surest way to avoid doing so is to keep everything brief, not to strain the attention of anyone but instead to provide constant stimulation through variety, novelty, action and movement. Quite
汉语四级考试模拟试卷(爆笑,哈哈) 一、听力题： 1.录音：“小明，窗台上落了鸟屎，去擦一下好么？”“我擦！我不擦！！”——问：小明擦不擦窗台？ 2.录音：“小明，今晚上有思修课呢！你去不去？”“我去！！你有病啊！！”——问：小明去不去思修课？ 3.录音：“小明，你饿不饿？我们晚上吃什么好呢？”“呃……我不饿……”——问：小明饿不饿？ 4.录音：“小明，你要他那个礼物呢还是要我这个礼物呢？”“那个……这个吧。”——问：小明要哪个？ 5.录音：“小明，你想好了么？”“想好了。”“你先说还是我先说？”“我说……你说吧。”——问：谁先说？ 6.录音：“小明，昨天下午你抱着的是谁呀？你女朋友吧？”“你妹！！我妹！！”——问：小明抱着的是谁？ 7.录音：“小明，这碟是小红的吗？”“你大爷的！我的！”——问：这碟是谁的？ 8.录音：“小明，今天我妹妹来看我，要不要和我一起去见她啊？”“见你妹啊，不见！”——问：小明到底要不要去见人家妹妹？ 9.录音：“小明，今天上课用不用带笔啊？”“带毛笔啊！”——问：小
明带不带笔？ 10.录音：“小明，要大扫除了，赶紧去干活。”“干！！我不干！！”——问：小明到底要不要去干活？ 11.录音：“小明，你能不能不靠在我身上？”“我靠，我不靠！”——问：小明到底靠不靠？ 12.录音：“小明，明天六级考试考吗？”“我靠，我不考！”——问：小明到底去不去考试？ 13.录音：“小明，去倒一下垃圾。”“我倒…我不倒！”——问：小明到底倒不倒垃圾？ 14.录音：“小明，你的睫毛好漂亮，真的假的？”“假的。”“真的么？”“真的。”——问：小明的睫毛是真的假的？ 15.录音：“小明，你吃早饭了么？”，吃个蛋啊！！”——问：小明吃早饭了么？ 16.录音：“小明，远处那个东西像什么？”“相机吧？”——问：到底小明觉得像什么？ 17.录音：小芳：“你妹啊，老娘这个月大姨妈还没来，愁死姐了，简直就是坑爹啊！”——问：短文中谁很着急？A.小芳她妹妹；B.小芳她老娘； C.小芳她姐姐； D.小芳她爹； E.小芳她大姨妈； F.小芳； G.小芳的男友小明。 18.录音：“小明，一起去打篮球啊？”“呃，我不去了，我还要写小说……”——问：小明的身高是多少？A.两米二六；B.一米四二。 19.录音：“小明，你不爱她为什么要跟她结婚？”“你妈'逼的，我妈她逼的！！”——问：谁逼小明结的婚？
2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（第一套）Part I Writing （25 minutes） Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short easy on how to best handle the relationship between doctors and patients. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension （25 minutes） Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) Her friend Erika. C) Her grandfather. B) Her little brother. D) Her grandmother. 2. A) By taking pictures for passers-by. C) By selling lemonade and pictures. B) By working part time at a hospital. D) By asking for help on social media. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) Finding cheaper ways of highway construction. B) Generating electric power for passing vehicles. C) Providing clean energy to five million people. D) Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel. 4. A) They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements. B) They can be laid right on top of existing highways. C) They are only about half an inch thick. D) They are made from cheap materials. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Endless fighting in the region. C) Inadequate funding for research. B) The hazards from the desert. D) The lack of clues about the species. 6. A) To observe the wildlife in the two national parks. B) To identify the reasons for the lions’ disappearance. C) To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia.
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌 Model Test 1 Part One Listening Comprehension Section A Directions： In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said - Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre. Example： You will hear： You will read： A） At the office. B） In the waiting room. C） At the airport. D） In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A） At the office is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. 1. A） She is not interested in the article. B） She has given the man much trouble. C） She would like to have a copy of the article. D） She doesn't want to take the trouble to read the article. 2. A） He saw the big tower he visited on TV~ B） He has visited the TV tower twice. C） He has visited the TV tower once. D） He will visit the TV tower in June. 3. A） The woman has trouble getting along with the professor. B） The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor's time. C） The woman knows the professor has been busy. D） The woman knows the professor has run into trouble. 4. A） He doesn't enjoy business trips as much as he used to. B） He doesn't think he is capable of doing the job. C） He thinks the pay is too low to support his family, D） He wants to spend more time with his family. 5. A） The man thought the essay was easy. B） They both had a hard time writing the essay. C） The woman thought the essay was easy. D） Neither of them has finished the assignment yet. 6. A） In the park. B） Between two buildings C） In his apartment. D） Under a huge tree. 7. A） It's awfully dull. B） It's really exciting.
大学英语四级考试模拟试题
大学英语四级考试模拟试题 Model Test Five Part ⅠListening Comprehension Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. Choose the correct answer---A, B, C or D, and then, mark your answer by writing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Section A (C) 11. A) He will only be available in the afternoon. B) It’s not his office hour. C) He doesn’t have time. D) He is too tired after class. (A) 12. A) The woman insists on going out. B) The woman doesn’t like watching TV. C) The man promised her a gift on her birthday. D) The man is too tired to go out. (B) 13. A) There are too many courses offered to
2020年汉 语水平考 试四级考 试试题解 析 一、听力 第一部 分 第1-10 题：判断对错。 例如：我想去办个信用卡，今天下午你有时间吗？陪我去一趟银行？ ★ 他打算下午去银行。（√） 现在我很少看电视，其中一个原因是，广告太多了，不管什么时间，也不管什么节目，只要你打开电视，总能看到那么多的广告，浪费我的时间。 ★ 他喜欢看电视广告。（×） 1．★飞机还没起飞。（）2．★不饿就不要吃早饭。（）3．★经理发现了小王的一些缺点。（）4．★女朋友听过这个笑话。（）5．★他没有翻译第二部分。（）6．★服务员的京剧唱得很好。（）7．★王老师现在是教授了。（）8．★他想买个大房子。（）9．★他在理发店。（）
10．★这个咖啡馆儿很热闹。（）
例如：女：该加油了，去机场的路上有加油站吗？ 男：有，你放心吧。问：男 的主要是什么意思？ A 去机场 B 快到了 C 油是满的 D 有加油站√ 11． A 没纸了 B 男的没发 C 打印机坏了 D 传真机坏了12． A 将来 B 理想 C 小说 D 职业13． A 办签证 B 去学校 C 打网球 D 打羽毛球14． A 不想出国 B 换个箱子 C 不符合规定 D 早点儿回来15． A 变胖了 B 很难受 C 正在减肥 D 工作很辛苦16． A 是研究生 B 参加工作了 C 已经毕业了 D 在准备考试17． A 打扫 B 等人 C 爬山 D 购物18． A 幽默 B 很难过 C 很粗心 D 没有耐心19． A 很酸 B 很甜 C 很咸 D 很辣20． A 他们输了 B 他们赢了 C 他们放弃了 D 他们很愉快
21． A 学钢琴 B 去旅游 C 做生意 D 锻炼身体22． A 肚子疼 B 感冒了 C 觉得热 D 穿得太少23． A 周末 B 下周 C 两周后 D 下个月24． A 医生 B 导游 C 卖家具的 D 开出租车的25． A 我不会 B 马上来 C 没法解释 D 解决不了
大学英语四级考试真题及答案(绝对完整） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么？ 2. 也会带来一些问题 3. 你的看法？ Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. How Do You See Diversity? As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding . He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting(避开) your eyes. “I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out ,but will not miss that opportunity again.” Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our under-standing of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions . Hire Advantage At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid biases(偏爱) from the process have a distinct advantage .My company, Mindsets LLC ,helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots . A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make .
https://www.doczj.com/doc/7016710648.html, 中国少数民族汉语水平等级考试（四级）样卷 注意事项 一、中国少数民族汉语水平等级考试（四级）包括四项内容： （1）听力理解（30题，约40分钟）（2）阅读理解（40题，约50分钟）（3）读后写（ 1题，约45分钟）全部考试时间约135分钟。 二、全部试题的答案必须写在答卷上，不能写在本试卷上 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．。 三、注意题目的说明，严格按照说明的要求，在规定的时间内回答问题。 四、严格遵守考场规则，听从主考人员的指挥。考试结束后，必须把试卷和答卷放在桌子上，等监考人员收回、清点后，才能离场。 中国北京教育部民族教育司中国少数民族汉语水平等级考试课题组编制 一、听力理解（30题，约40分钟） 第一部分 说明：听力理解第一部分共10题，时间约为10 分钟。在听完每段话之后，你将听到几个问题，请你根据每题的要求在四个备选答案中选出唯一恰当的答案。 1-2【1】 A 高温雨季B 人力物力C 招生数量D 安排教学 【2】 A 气候原因 B 交通压力大C 教学计划有变D 招生工作量加大 3—6【3】 A 被丈夫扔了B 当废品卖了 C 丈夫勉强修好了D 送到修理部修理了 【4】 A 闹钟不走了B 闹钟不闹了C 他想研究闹钟的原理D 他想证明自己的修理技术【5】 A 钦佩 B 宽容 C 失望 D 鼓励 【6】 A 丈夫只会修理点儿小东西 B 丈夫根本没兴趣修理东西 C 丈夫的修理技术一塌糊涂D 丈夫的修理技术时好时坏 7—10 【7】 A 可以更快止血B 颜色让人喜欢 C 能够诊断病情D 防止伤口感染 【8】 A 只有一组成功B 都还没有结束C 双方意见不同D 研究结果相反 【9】 A 使用起来方便B 对健康有影响C 会受病人欢迎 D 还需反复实验 【10】A 买不到B 到处有C 受欢迎D 很便宜 第二部分说明：听力理解第二部分共20题，时间约为30 分钟。在听完每段话之后，你将听到几个问题，请你用汉字将答案书写在答卷上的空格中。 11—13 14—17 18—20 21—23 24—26 27—30 二、阅读理解（40题，50分钟） 说明：阅读理解部分共40题，每段文字后都带有几个问题。请你阅读后根据每题要求，在四个备选答案中选出唯一恰当的答案。 31—34釜山亚运会赛场上的广告不少。留心看看，绝大多数是韩国企业或产品的广告，少量是外商的广告，这是很自然的事情。但是，怎么都找不到一条中国企业或产品的广告，这也是很自然的事情吗？答案应当是肯定的。 一切都源于人们对亚运会的看法。亚运会创办已经半个世纪。随着国际社会政治、经济、文化的发展，东亚的中国、韩国和日本在最近16年间先后4次成为亚运会的东道主，并且在竞技场上稳固地排在前三名的位置上。每届亚运会都是东亚三强的代表团规模最为庞大，阵容最为强盛，赛场上频繁升起了东亚三国的国旗。同时，东亚三强为参与和取胜的投入也远非亚洲其他国家和地区所能相比。
Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of writing ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) Annoyed. B) Scared. C) Confused. D) Offended. 2. A) It crawled over the woman's hands. B) It wound up on the steering wheel. C) It was killed by the police on the spot. D) It was covered with large scales. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) A study of the fast-food service. B) Fast food customer satisfaction. C) McDonald's new business strategies. D) Competition in the fast-food industry. 4. A) Customers' higher demands. B) The inefficiency of employees. C) Increased variety of products. D) The rising number of customers. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) International treaties regarding space travel programs. B) Legal issues involved in commercial space exploration. C) . government's approval of private space missions. D) Competition among public and private space companies. 6. A) Deliver scientific equipment to the moon. B) Approve a new mission to travel into outer space. C) Work with federal agencies on space programs. D) Launch a manned spacecraft to Mars. 7. A) It is significant. B) It is promising.