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• 1Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage、

  A.Kids are in greater danger than grown-ups in Mexico City.

  B.The author is not a native Mexican.

  C.The author's husband is a pediatrician.

  D.The Mexican history and culture appeal to the author.

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• 2According to the passage, the current emergency in Mexico City refers to ______.

  A.serious air pollution

  B.economic crisis

  C.unemployment

  D.natural disaster

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• 3It can be concluded from the passage that the writer ______.

  A.calls attention to the living conditions of older Americans

  B.believes that the value of older people is gaining increasing recognition

  C.attempts to justify the youth-oriented, throw-away culture of the United States

  D.argues people should not retire at the age of 65 or 70

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• 4According to the third paragraph, it can be seen that older Americans ______.

  A.have more job opportunities than young people

  B.live below the poverty line

  C.have new opportunities to remain active in society

  D.no longer believe in the promise of a happy life upon retirement

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• 5Tish Sommers argues that ______.

  A.older women find it hard to escape poverty

  B.older women usually perform better in their jobs

  C.the major cause of the poverty of older women is sexism

  D.more people have come to believe in sexism and ageism

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• 6The Mexican government takes half measures to solve the pollution problem because ______.

  A.Mexican economy depends very much on cars and factories

  B.it is not wise enough to come up with effective measures

  C.Mexicans are able to adapt themselves to the current emergency

  D.Mexicans enjoy playing dangerous games with their health

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• 7The purpose of the passage is to ______.

  A.describe the harmful air pollution

  B.explain the way to prevent air pollution

  C.show the worries about the air pollution

  D.recommend a method to avoid air pollution

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• 8Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage 、

  A.Business organizations should not spend so much money to attract new customers.

  B.Maintaining customers' patronage is most important to business organizations.

  C.Customers are kings.

  D.Organizations should pay more attention to the benefit of their customers.

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• 9Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the second paragraph、

  A.Customers should always be well serviced.

  B.Without loyal customers an organization might go bankrupt.

  C.Companies can employ customers to advertise their products.

  D.B.Without loyal customers an organization might go bankrupt.C.Companies can employ customers to advertise their products.D.It is difficult for large organizations to provide their customers with good servic

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• 10The author might probably disagree with which of the following statements、

  A.Some errors and failures are unavoidable.

  B.Both an organization and their customer are responsible for certain error.

  C.An attitude of indifference towards their customers might result in a heavy loss of profit.

  D.Only regular customers deserve good treatment

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