The main reason for the rise in food prices is that ________.

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• 1Why is there “wide-spread uneasiness and confusion about the food situation in Britain、”

  A.The abundant food supply is not expected to last.

  B.Britain is importing less food.

  C.Despite the abundance, food prices keep rising.

  D.Britain will cut back on its production of food.

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• 2To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be ________.

  A.obedient

  B.responsible

  C.co-operative

  D.independent

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• 3Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they ________.

  A.have already been accepted into the adult world

  B.feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults

  C.are not likely to win over the adults

  D.have a desire to be independent

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• 4Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they ________.

  A.want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own

  B.have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste

  C.have no other way to enjoy themselves better

  D.want to irritate their parents

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• 5The first paragraph is mainly about ________.

  A.the teenagers’ criticism of their parents

  B.misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents

  C.the dominance of the parents over their children

  D.the teenagers’ ability to deal with crises

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• 6Why didn’t the government’s expansion programme work very well、

  A.Because the farmers were uncertain about the financial support the government guaranteed.

  B.Because the farmers were uncertain about the benefits of expanding production.

  C.Because the farmers were uncertain about whether foreign markets could be found for their produce.

  D.B.Because the farmers were uncertain about the benefits of expanding production.C.Because the farmers were uncertain about whether foreign markets could be found for their produc

  E.D.Because the older generation of farmers were strongly against the programmer.

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• 7The decrease in world food price was a result of ________.

  A.a sharp fall in the purchasing power of the consumers

  B.a sharp fall in the cost of food production

  C.the overproduction of food in the food-importing countries

  D.the overproduction on the part of the main food-exporting countries

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• 8What did the future look like for Britain’s food production at the time this article was written、

  A.The fall in world food prices would benefit British food producers.

  B.An expansion of food production was at hand.

  C.British food producers would receive more government financial support.

  D.It looks depressing despite government guarantees.

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• 9According to the author, really good science ________.

  A.would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment

  B.will produce results which cannot be foreseen

  C.will help people to make the right choice in advance

  D.will bring about disturbing results

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• 10It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th century ________.

  A.thought that they knew a great deal and could solve most problems of science

  B.were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research

  C.knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature

  D.did more harm than good in promoting man’s understanding of nature

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