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• 1What is the village shoemaker’s reaction to mass-produced shoes、

  A.He considers they are not worth the effort of mending properly.

  B.He is angry with the customers for bringing in such rubbish.

  C.He despises their quality.

  D.He feels exasperated because people waste their money on inferior shoes.

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• 2The writer appreciates the village shop because____.

  A.he welcomes competition with organized business

  B.he likes the ides that a humble person can be successful

  C.this is a case of individual success in a world of increasing

  D.he welcomes an example of private enterprise surviving in an age of giant companies

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• 3The writer implies that one disadvantage of town shops is that____.

  A.their prices are higher

  B.people cannot telephone them

  C.their staff may take less trouble to satisfy customers

  D.one has to queue up in them

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• 4The local grocer’s shop is expanding even though____.

  A.women spend a lot of their time there just gossiping

  B.town shops are larger and rather cheaper

  C.people like to shop where they are less well-known

  D.people get personal service in his shop

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• 5The writer considered the old country guide interesting because he found in it____.

  A.the names of so many of the shops in the village around

  B.the many people selling to, and doing jobs for, residents in local villages at the time it appeared

  C.the variety of shops and services available in Victorian days in Britain

  D.information about all the jobs there were in his own and surrounding villages at the time it appeared

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• 6According to the passage, most farmers’ debts had to be paid____.

  A.when the autumn harvest had just been completed 

  B.because wheat prices were high

  C.as soon as the Winnipeg Grain Exchange demanded payment

  D.when crop failure caused depression

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• 7According to the passage, wheat prices became unmanageable because of conditions caused by____.

  A.farmers

  B.supervisors

  C.weather

  D.war

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• 8In line 11, the word “check” could best be replaced by which of the following、

  A.control

  B.investigate

  C.finance

  D.reinforce

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• 9According to the passage, a preliminary step in the creation of the Canadian Wheat Board was the appointment of____.

  A.the Winnipeg Grain Exchange

  B.a board of supervisors

  C.several producer groups

  D.a new government

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• 10What is main idea of the passage、

  A.During the 1970’s, old building in many cities were recycled for modern use.

  B.Recent interest in ecology issues has led to the cleaning up of many rivers.

  C.The San Antonio example shows that bulldozers are not the way to fighturban decay.

  D.Strong government support has made adaptive rehabilitation a reality in Boston.

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