A. For stealing salt.
B. For making salted fish. C. For taking salt form the king’s table. D. For selling salt.
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A. He would lose his life. B. He would lose all his salt. C. He would lose an ear. D. He would be heavily fined. 16
A. On the king’s seat.
B. In front of the king C. A long way from the important guests D. In front of everyone. 17
A. Three thousand years ago
B. When man began to salt fish C. When man began to preserve the dead.
D. No one knows
Passage 6
Questions 18 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18
A. Chemicals
B. Vapor C. Water D. Gas
19.
A. By passing steam over dry ice. B. By turning ordinary ice into steam C. By heating dry ice. D. By mixing dry ice with ordinary ice.
20.
A. It takes a longer time to melt.
B. It is lighter to carry.
C. It is cleaner to use than ordinary ice. D. It is not so cold as ordinary ice. 21.
A. In the 1920’s B. In the 1930’s C. In the 1940’s
D. In the1950’s Passage 7.
Questions 22 to 24 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22
A. Electricity.
B. Steam. C. Water. D. Boats. 23
A. The Ohio B. The Mississippi C. The Missouri. D. The Mackenzie 24 A. Farmers. B. Tourists. C. Manufacturers.
D. Traders.
Passage 8
Questions 25 to 27 are based on the passage you have just heard. 25
A. The trees. B. The hair-like parts of plants. C. The rubbish.
D. Cloth.
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A. In 1100 B. In 1500 C. In 1000 D. In 1515 27
A. 300 square meters B. 6 square meters C. 1000 square meters
D. 1800 square meters
Passage 9
Questions 28 to 30 are based on the passage you have just heard. 28
A. A journey B. A passenger C. A pilot D. A jet plane
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A. $25 million B. $400million C. $35 million D. $6,000 million 30
A. Because there are many pilots
B. Because there are twice as many engines as the jet needs C. Because it is very big
D. Because it does not fly very fast
Passage 10
Questions 31 to3 3 are based on the passage you have just heard. 31
A. The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants B. The exhaustion of energy resources
C. The destruction of oil wells
D. The spread of the black powder from the fires
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A. The underground oil resources have not been affected
B. Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survivor C. The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating D. The underground water resources have not been polluted 33
A. To restore the normal production of the oil wells B. To estimate the losses caused by the fires C. To remove the oil left in the desert D. To use the oil left in the oil lakes
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