C. 8.07 million.
D. 20.88 million. 7.
What does the Minister of Water Resources think has caused the dry spell? A. Only lower rainfall.
B. Only higher temperatures.
C. Both lower rainfall and higher temperatures.
D. Lower rainfall, higher temperatures and over-farming. 8.
What measures were the local governments urged to take to provide drinking water in drought-hit areas? A. Artificial precipitation.
B. Digging of wells.
C. Finding new water sources.
D. All of the above. 9.
How much money has the Central Government allocated for rural drinking water security and small water projects? A. 7.5 billion yuan.
B. 6.4 billion yuan.
C. 1.1 billion yuan.
D. 13.9 billion yuan.
10. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The victory over the drought.
B. The disasters caused by the drought.
C. The drought and coping measures.
D. The drought and its causes.
1. What happened to 200 supercarriers in the past 20 years? A. They survived severe storms.
B. They lost their ways at sea.
C. They were lost with a few survivors.
D. They were lost with no survivors. 2.
What does the woman find surprising?
A. Modern technology cannot save supercarriers.
B. Modern technology has saved many supercarriers.
C. Communications and emergency services have improved fast.
D. Communications and emergency services have improved slowly. 3.
Which of the following is true of the helicopter? A. It was blown into the sea.
B. It sank with the supercarrier.
C. It saved a few people on the supercarrier.
D. It saved the supercarrier. 4.
What happened to the oil-drilling rig off Canada's coast? A. The workers escaped.
B. A lot of people died.
C. The rig was overturned.
D. The rig exploded. 5.
What is the main idea of the dialog?
A. Tsunami—the most destructive disaster at sea.
B. Rogue waves—the most powerful sea waves.
C. Mysteries of sea disasters.
D. The fate of different super-carriers. 1.
What may workaholics do? A. They bring work home.
B. They keep working until after midnight.
C. They bend over their work on weekends.
D. All of the above. 2.
Which of the following does the speaker recommend doing? A. Concentrating on one thing a week.
B. Concentrating on one thing a day.
C. Concentrating on one thing at a time.
D. Doing just a few things at a time. 3.
What should one do first according to the passage? A. What is important.
B. What one understands.
C. What is easy.
D. What is difficult. 4.
What does the speaker say about working at home?
A. One should not bring too much work home.
B. One can work in the living room if one has a home office.
C. One should not bring confidential files home.
D. One should work only within the usual working hours. 5.
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Bad habits of workaholics.
B. Tips for workaholics.
C. Good habits of a devoted worker.
D. Cultivation of a devoted worker.
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage or dialog. 6.
Why does the speaker mention \A. It is more popular than basketball.
B. It is less popular than basketball.
C. It is an example of the importance of teamwork.
D. It is an example of the importance of physical strength. 7.
Which of the following is the reason that team spirit is being increasingly valued in modern society? A. Today's society is a self-sufficient one.
B. Today's society is no longer a self-sufficient one.
C. Individualism is increasingly valued throughout the world.
D. Team sports have become increasingly popular in modern society. 8.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as the
product of cooperative efforts? A. A pot of flowers.
B. A loaf of bread.
C. An article of clothes.
D. A transportation means. 9.
Why kind of people do companies today especially want to employ according to the dialog? A. Skilled workers.
B. Computer experts.
C. Good Football players.
D. Good team players.
10. According to the passage, why should we learn to cooperate
with each other?
A. To meet the needs of personal development.
B. To meet the needs of the complex society.
C. Both A and B.
D. Neither A nor B.
1. What does the man mean by saying \enough memory to be a successful liar\
A. With a good memory you will be a successful liar.
B. If the listener has a bad memory, you will succeed in lying.
C. If you lie, you will forget what you said and be found out.
D. If you remember your lie well, nobody can see through it. 2.
Why did the man call the woman into his office?