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1.{{B}}TEXTB({/BJ)

Theromanticimageofthetrustypostman,deliveringletterstothe

farthest-flungcornersoftheIand,makesthereformofpostaIservices

asensitivesubject.Thisisespecia11ytruewhentheimpetusforreform

comesfromtheEuropeanUnion.ThismonththeEuropeanParIiamentstarts

workonadirective,drawnupbytheEuropeanCommission,toremovethe

lastmonopoIiesinpostaImarketsby2009-thefinalstageinaslowand

laboriousIiberalisationthatbeganin1992.Directivesin1997and2002

chippedawayatthecenturies-oldmonopoIiesenjoyedbynationaI

operators,andtheproposednewlawwi11openthewholemarketto

competitionbyabolishingthe"reservedarea"onmaiIweighinglessthan

50grams.ButalthoughthelegislativewheeIsareinmotion,some

countriesareasscepticaIasever.

ThecommissionsaysithasdeIiberateIypursuedpostaIIiberalisation

ataslowerpacethanothermarketopenings.Thisispartlyduetoits

technicalcompIexity.Uniikeintelecoms,posthasnophysicaInetwork

toshare.Manycountrieshadtocreateindependentregulatorsfrom

scratchinordertomonitormarketaccessandprices.Thesizeofthe

heavilyunionisedpostaIindustryaIsopromptedcaution.11empIoyssome

5mpeopIedirectlyandindirectly,anditsturnoverisroughly1%of

Europe,scombinedGDP.

ButarguablythebiggestdragonIiberalisationisold-fashioned

resistancetoopenmarkets,plusadashofreverenceforletterwriting.

Oneopponentofthe2009deadIinetalksof"anobleindustrythatwewant

toprotect"andlaudsthevirtuesofpenandpaper.AlIpostaIoperators

recognise,however,thattheepistolaryhabithastakenahitfromthe

Internet.Withdeadeningpragmatism,thecommissionsaysIiberalisation

wiIIimprovequaIityandchoiceandreducestatesubsidies.

Countriesthathavealreadyopenedtheirmarkets,suchasSwedenand

Britain,agree.SinceSweden7sPostenABwasprivatisedin1993,prices

forbusinesscustomershavefaIlenby30%,thoughtheyhaverisenfor

consumers.ThepostaInetworkhasbeenextended,withnewoutIetsin

supermarketsandIongeropeninghours.Proponentsofreformarguethat

Sweden,whichhasoneoftheIowestpopuIationdensitiesintheEU,

disprovestheargumentthatruraIcountriescannotbothhaveopenmarkets

andprovideastandardserviceforeveryone.

ButFrance,SpainrItalyandothercountriesworrythatabolishing

thenreservedarea"wi11damagethisuniversaI-serviceobiigation.Last

monthFrancoisLoos,France1sindustryminister,said2009was"an

indicativedate"forcompetitionratherthanafirmdeadIine.Aspokesman

forPostEurop,aIobbygrouprepresentingEuropeanpostaIoperators,says

severalcountrieswouldpreferadeadIineof2012attheearIiest,with

thewhoIIyimplausibleargumentthatmoretimeisneededtoresearchthe

impactofIiberalisation.

Thecommissionknowsadelayingtacticwhenitseesone.Operators

havehadyearstoprepareforIiberalisation.Butsomecountries,such

asGreeceandLuxembourg,seemtowanttoprotecttheirnational

monopoIiesatanycost.TheattitudesofcentralEuropeancountriesare

moredifficulttopredict.TheirgovernmentssupportedtheIiberal

servicesdirective,whichfavouredtheirmobiIe,comparativelycheap

workforces,buthaveexpresseddoubtsaboutopeningprotectedhome

marketstocompetition.

Incumbentsmayhavelesstofearfromcompetitionthantheythink,

however.Incountrieswithopenmarkets,theformermonopolistshave

remaineddominant.InBritaintheRoyalMaiIhas96.5%ofthemarket;

inSwedenPostenABhas91.5%.ReguIatorsdonotexpectbigchangesin

eithercountry.Indeed,someadvocatesofIiberalisationworrythatopen

postalmarketswi11faiItoattractnewentrantsandthateliminating

thereservedareawi11notguaranteecompetition.

Thedebateovermarketopeningisanopportunitytofindoutwhat

peoplereaIlywantfromtheirpostaIservicesandachancetorethink

howtheywork,saysMichaelOritelIi.thebossofPitneyBowes,acompany

thatmakespostaIequipmentandsoftware.SomepeopIemight,forexample,

choosetohavedomesticmaiIdeliveredtotheirofficesonweekdays,he

suggests.Butsuchinnovationswi11happenonlyifnationalgovernments

canbediscouragedfromstampingthecommission'sproposaIs"returnto

sender".

Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethepassage

A.ThereformofpostalservicesisundergoinginEurope.

B.ProtectionismhanpcrsthereformofEurope,spostalservices.

C.Monopoliesofpostalservicesaretobebrokenup.

D.TheEuropeanmarketofpostalservicesisopenlouonipelilion.

2.{{BJ}TEXTD{{/BJ)

IfthebiddingfrenzyoverSafewaywereanyindication,you'dthink

thatbiggrocerystoreshadbecomeluxurycollectibles.Everyoneof

Britain,stopretailers-Tesco,Wal-MartownedAsda,Morrisonsand

Sainsburys-aremakingaplayforSafeway,whichbecameatakeovertarget

whensalesstartedlaggingatits480stores.ButthereaIappealof

SafewayhasIittIetodowiththevalueofitsstores:it'saboutthe

Iandtheysiton.There,snowsoIittIepropertyavaitableforcommerciaI

deveIopmentinBritain,orinWesternEurope,thatbuyingoldstoresis

thefastestwaytofindspacefornewones.

ThisexpIainswhyEuropeanretaiIisoneofthefewindustriesanywhere

ontheglobethathavebeengeneratingasteadystreamofdealmakingbuzz.

AtatimewhenglobalmergersandacquisitionshavefaIlen81percent

froma2,000peakof$3.4tri11ion,theSafewaydeaIhasbeengenerating

headIinessinceJanuary.Thebids,whichstartedat￡22.9billion,are

nowunderreviewbyBritain*sCompetitionCommission,thenationaI

trustbuster.Itsrecommendationcoulddecidethewinner.

Thecommercial_1andshortageislargelyaresultofthecampaignto

preventtheWaI-MartificationofEurope.Inrecentyearsauthoritieshave

imposedstiffIimitsonthegrowthofsuperstores,effectiveIyblocking

theopeningofnewonesincountriesfromBritaintoFrance,Germanyand

theNetherIands.SafewayhasbecomeaparticuIarIyhotcommodityinpart

becausemanyofitsstoreshavethecombinationofsizeandIocationthat

big-boxretaiIerscrave."ThereareSafewaystoresinthisportfoIiothat

wiIIhavedirectorsoftheothercompaniessaIivating,"saysDavid

SouthweI,spokesmanfortheBritishRetaiIConsortiumtradegroup.

Gonearethedaysofthe'70sand'80s,whenlaxzoninglawsmade

iteasytobuiIdnewstoresinBritain,andtownsgeneraIIyweIcornedthe

taxrevenueandjobs.AccordingtoIGD,afoodand-grocery-industrythink

tank,thenumberofsuperstoresinBritainshotupfrom403in1985to

990in1995butsIowedthenextyear,afterpassageofnewdeveIopment

rules.Designedtoprotecttheeconomicvitalityoftowncenters,the

1996rulesrequiredeveloperstodemonstratethatasuperstoreisneeded

outsidetown,andtherearenoavailablealternativesinthecenter."Most

ofthezoninglegislationhasgottheretailersbythethroat,MsaysHaIey

Meyers,headofEuropeanretaiIresearchatLondonbasedMintelResearch.

Intheearly1990sTescoforesawtheendofthebuiIdingbinge,and

begansnatchinguplandaIreadyapprovedforretaiIdeveIopment.By"land

banking"inthisway,saysSafewayspokesmanKevinHawkins,bigretailers

couldkeepbuiIdingthroughthe1990sandsidesieptheredtape.Butwhen

landbanksrundry,thereisIittlechoicebuttobuyotherchains.Last

October,FretaiIgiantCarrefouracquiredafurther20percentstakein

Spain1slargestretaiIer,CentroCommercialeCarrefour,for1billion.

"ThefoodandgeneralretaiIsectorhasrecentlyseenagooddegreemore

mergeractivitythanothersectors,"saysTimAtten,retaiIanalystat

BNPParibas."It'sdifficultforthesepIayerstoexpandinmanycountries

inWesternEuropewithoutbuyingotherstores.”

It1sevenmoredifficultontheContinentthaninBritain.German

Iawessentia11yprohibitsstoreslargerthan1,200squaremetersiflocal

authoritiesobject.Frenchlawrequiresstrictreviewsofstoreslarger

than300squaremeters,andstatesthatpreservingthenation*seconomy,

Iifestyleandculturemustbeweighedagainstanynewproject."It's

virtuallyimpossibletoopenahypermarketinFrance,"saysJohanna

Water-ous,directoratMcRinseyConsulting."TheplanninglawsinFrance

maketheonesintheU.K.lookIiketheAmericanMidwest."

TherealmegastoreactionismovingoutsideWesternEurope.Tescois

now"placingemphasisonotherpartsoftheworld,"saysaspokesman.

Carrefourisheadinginthesamedirection:in2002,itopenedone

hypermarketinFranceandfourinPoland.

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Accordingtothepassage,theauthor

A.ismadatBritain'spreventionofsuperstores.

B.isinfavorofFrance'srestrictionsonbigstores.

C.isimpartialandmakesnotendentiousstatements.

D.hasmadesomefavorablecommentsonretailers.

3.{{B}}TEXTC{{/BJ}

Marriagemaybeaboutlove,butdivorceisabusiness.ForgIobaI

couples-bornindifferentcountries,marriedinathird,nowworking

somewhereelseandwithchiIdren,pensionsandotherassetssprinkled

overtheworId-acontesteddivorceisblissforlawyersandanightmare

forothers.

DivorcelawsvarywiIdlytfromcountries(suchasMalta)thatstill

forbidittoIslamicstateswhereforthehusband,atleast-itmaybe

obtainedinminutes.Rulesonthedivisionofpropertyandfuture

financialobIigationsvaryhugeIytoo.Franceexpectsthepoorerparty,

usuallythewife,tostartfendingforherselfaImostimmediateIy;

EnglandandsomeAmericanstatesinsistonIifelongsupport.Somesystems

lookonlyatthe"acquest";otherscountthelot.Afew,IikeAustria,

stillIinkcashtobIame.JapanoffersatemptingIyquickcheapbreak,

but-forforeigners-IittIeornoenforceablecontactwiththekids

thereafter,notesJeremyMorley,aNewYork-based"internationaIdivorce

strategist".Otherplacesmaybemum-friendlywhenitcomestomoneybut

dad-friendlyonchildcustody.

TheEuropeanUnionistryingtotidyupitsdivorcelaws.Areform

in2001calledBrusseIsIItriedtostopforumshopping,inwhicheach

partysoughtthemostfavourablejurisdiction,byrulingthatthefirst

courttobeapproacheddecidesthedivorce.Thatworked-butatthecost

ofencouragingtrigger-happyspousestokiIItroubledmarriagesquickIy,

ratherthantryingtopatchthemup.This,saysDavidHodson,aspecialist

ininternationaldivorcelaw,favoursthe"wealthier,moreaggressive,

moreunscrupulousparty".Itgoesagainstthegeneraltrendtowards

counselIingfmediationandout-of-courtsettlement.

AnEllmeasurecalledRomeIIItnowundernegotiationandpenci11edin

tocomeintoforcein2008,triestoensurethatthemarriageisended

bythelawthathasgoverneditmostclosely.ItmaybeeasyforaDutch

courttoapplyBelgianlawwhendealingwiththeuncontesteddivorceof

aBelgiancouple,butlesssoforaSpanishcourttoapplyPolishrules,

letaloneIranianorIndonesian,andespeciallynotwhenthedivorceis

contested.

SuchsnagsmakeRomeIIINlaughablyidiotic-arecipeforincreasing

costs",accordingtoJohnCornwe11,aLondonlawyer.BritainandIreIand

saytheywiIIoptout.That,saysMr.Hodson,wiIIgiveafurtheredge

toLondon.Sinceajudgmentin2000entrenchedtheprincipIeof"equality"

indivisionofmarital,assets,England,hometohundredsofthousands

ofexpatriates,hasbecomea"Meccaforwives",saysLouiseSpitzof

Manches,aLondonlawfirm.DavidTruex,whorunsaspecialist

internationaldivorceoutfit,reckonsthatatleastafifthofdivorce

casesregistoredinLondon'shighorcourtsnowhaveaninternationaI

eIement.

ForthetypicalgIobaIcoupIeysuchhigh-profiIe,big-moneycases

matterlessthanthethreebasic(anddeepIyunromanticfactors)in

marriageplanning.AccordingtoMr.Truex,arichmanshouldchoosehis

bridefromacountrywithastingydivorcelaw,suchasSwedenorFrance,

andmarryherthere.Second,heshoulddrawupapre-nuptiaIagreement.

ThesearebindinginmanycountriesandhavebeguntocounteveninEngland.

Third,oncedivorcelooms,awifemaywanttomovetoEnglandorAmerica

(butshouldavoidno-alimonystatessuchasFlorida)Iforhusbands,

stayingincontinentaIEuropeiswise.

OutsideEurope,thecountry——orAmericanState——deemedthemost

"appropriate'1intermsofthecouple9sfamilyandbusinessconnections

wiIInormaIlygettohearthecase.Butheretoounilateralactionmay

bedecisive.WhenEarISpencer,brotherofPrincessDiana,divorcedhis

firstwifehesurprisedherbyissuingproceedingsinSouthAfricawhere

theywerethenIiving.InEngland,wheretheyhadbeendomiciled,she

mighthavegotabetterdeal.Sheendedupsuingherlawyers.

ThelessonforcouplesHowyouIivemaydeterminetheIengthand

happinessofyourmarriage.WhereyouIiveislikelytodeterminehow

itends.

Rome111isquestionedbysomepeopIebecause

A.itisnotapplicable.

R.itcnstsahngpsumnfmnnpy.

C.somecountriesareopposedtoit.

D.itisridiculous.

4.

{{B}}TEXTA{{/B}}

Exceptatnight,theyhardIyeverhavetimetogether.Heoftensits

aloneinthehousewaitingforJuIie-JuIietocomehome.Itwouldbenice

tohavekidstoplaywithwhenonecomeshomefromwork.But,Oh,the

houseistoosmaIIfKappy-Pappydear.Weneedtosaveandmovetoabigger

placebeforewecanstartafamily.

Kapsakneverunderstandsthat.Whatdoesabighousehavetodowith

havingchiIdrenWhenheandEkaUdohadchildren,didtheyhaveabig

houseButtheydied,didn'ttheyAndthedoctorlatersaidsomething

aboutcrampedIivingconditionsmakingiteasyformalariatovirtua11y

wipeouthisfamily.SomaybeJulie-JuIiehasapoint.AlIhischiIdren

haddiedbecauseofbeingcoopedupinoneroom.AlIexceptUdo.UdoKapsak

wouldnotordinarilyadmititbutthetruthishemissestheboysomuch.

Udo'sfu11-facedsmiIe.Hisquirky-chirpyways.Hisinnocentprobing

manner.OhUdo!He'11beapproachingfivenow.Five!Abigbaby!

Sighingnoisily,Kapsaktriestoputthoughtsofhissonoutofhis

mind.Hehasnotseentheboyinoverthreeyears.Andmaybehehasgone

thewayhisbrotherandsisterswent.No.NotIikely.Awadamotowould

havetoldhim.Awadamoto.It'sbeenalongtimesinceKapsaksawhim.

Throwingonashirt,Kapsakhurriesofftothetaxirankinthebusiness

district."Kapsak,Kapsak!"AwadamotocheersashischiIdhoodfriend

approaches."Awadamoto!Youhaveabandonedme!M"UsethatwordIightly,

Kapsak.Youknowwhohasdonethemostabandoningbetweenmeandyou."

"ButAwad,weIivehereintowntogether.""Blamethatwifeofyours.

IdidnotgotoschooIandIdon'tlikegoingnearpeopIewhomakeme

rememberthatalIthetime."Kapsakhasitinmindtosaysomethinggood

abouthiswife,butsomethingelsejumpstohismouth.

"ComeAwad,whatisGestapo""Gestapo""No,Gestapo.""Man,Idon'

tknow.Wheredidyouhearit""Eh,Ihearditsomewhere.Howisthe

villageM"Exactlyasyouleftit.""And..."“EkaUdo”“Yes.Howis

she""HowdoesitconcernyouAnyway,Iheardsomebigchieffromher

mother*sviIIagehastakenherforhisthirdwife.""WhatofmysonIs

itweIIwithhim""Youwouldhaveknownifyouhadbotheredtogoand

checkonhim.Look,it'smyturn."Bawlingouttopassengerstoclimb

intohisramshackletaxi,AwadamotoambIesoff.

ItispouringheaviIywhenJuIie-JuIiereturns.Outside,itisrain.

Inside,itisconfusion.KapsakisatfirsthappytoseeherbacksafeIy.

Thenhishappinessturnstoangerasshecarriesonaboutwhatanexciting

timeshehad.FinallyhisangersuccumbstohergentIecaressesand

passionrulestheirworld.Julie-JulieshootsoutatfirstIight."I’

vegottoseesomeoneurgently,Kappy-Pappy."Kappy-Pappy,thatismy

namenow,Kapsaklaughstohimselfasheshufflesofftotheconstruction

sitewherehemanagestoearnafewbucks.Onhiswayintothemainyard,

heducksoutofthewayofafast-movingfour-wheeldrivevehicledriven

byanexpatriate.CursingIightIy,helooksbacktoseethedriverlocked

inapassionatekisswithawomanwithluxurianthair.

nNowonderhenearlykiIledme!"Kapsakspitsout."EarIymorningand

he,salready..."

Hismouthremainsopenbutthewordsdryup.Iikethewatertapsof

thecity.Thewomanwiththeexpatriateturnsmomentarily,perhapsto

pickupsomethingfromthebackseat.Inthatinstant,KapsakseescIearIy

thewomanforwhomhehadlefthisfirstwifeandforsakenhisfamily

andpeople.

Buthedoesnotseetheearthmoverinfrontofhim.Neitherdoeshe

hearitspowerfuIhorns.Andthedriveroftheearthmoverdoesnotsee

Kapsak.Bythetimesomeonenoticesthecrushedfigurelyingbythe

roadside,ablackeningpoolofbloodhasbeguntoseepintotheearth.

Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldprobablybe

A.KapaskandJulie.

B.DeathofKapask.

C.LoveAffairs.

D.Kapask'sChildren.

5.{{B}}TEXTC{(/B))

Marriagemaybeaboutlove,butdivorceisabusiness.ForgIobaI

coupIes——bornindifferentcountries,marriedinathird,nowworking

somewhereelseandwithchiIdren,pensionsandotherassetssprinkled

overtheworId-acontesteddivorceisblissforlawyersandanightmare

forothers.

Divorcelawsvarywildly,fromcountries(suchasMalta)thatstill

forbidittoIslamicstateswhereforthehusband,atleast——itmaybe

obtainedinminutes.Rulesonthedivisionofpropertyandfuture

financialobIigationsvaryhugeIytoo.Franceexpectsthepoorerparty,

usuallythewife,tostartfendingforherselfalmostimmediately;

EnglandandsomeAmericanstatesinsistonIifelongsupport.Somesystems

lookonlyatthe''acquest";otherscounttheIot.Afew,IikeAustria,

stillIinkcashtobIame.JapanoffersatemptingIyquickcheapbreak,

but-forforeigners-IittIeornoenforceablecontactwiththekids

thereafter,notesJeremyMorley,aNewYork-based"internationaIdivorce

strategist,*.Otherplacesmaybemum-friendlywhenitcomestomoneybut

dad-friendlyonchildcustody.

TheEuropeanUnionistryingtotidyupitsdivorcelaws.Areform

in2001calledBrusseIsIItriedtostopforumshopping,inwhicheach

partysoughtthemostfavourablejurisdiction,byrulingthatthefirst

courttobeapproacheddecidesthedivorce.Thatworked-butatthecost

ofencouragingtrigger-happyspousestokiIItroubIedmarriagesquickIy,

ratherthantryingtopatchthemup.This,saysDavidHodson,aspecialist

ininternationaldivorcelaw,favoursthe"wealthier,moreaggressive,

moreunscrupuIousparty".ItgoesagainstthegeneraItrendtowards

counselIing,mediationandout-of-courtsettIement.

AnEUmeasurecalledRomeIII,nowundernegotiationandpenciIIedin

tocomeintoforcein2008,triestoensurethatthemarriageisended

bythelawthathasgoverneditmostclosely.ItmaybeeasyforaDutch

courttoapplyBelgianlawwhendealingwiththeuncontesteddivorceof

aBelgiancouple,butlesssoforaSpanishcourttoappIyPolishrules,

letaloneIranianorIndonesian,andespeciallynotwhenthedivorceis

contested.

SuchsnagsmakeRomeIIInlaughablyidiotic-arecipeforincreasing

costs",accordingtoJohnCornwe11,aLondonlawyer.BritainandIreIand

saytheywi11optout.That,saysMr.Hodson,wi11giveafurtheredge

toLondon.Sinceajudgmentin2000entrenchedtheprincipleof"equality"

indivisionofmarital,assets,England,hometohundredsofthousands

ofexpatriates,hasbecomea"Meccaforwives",saysLouiseSpitzof

Manches,aLondonlawfirm.DavidTruex,whorunsaspecialist

internationaldivorceoutfit,reckonsthatatleastafifthofdivorce

casesregisteredinLondon1shighercourtsnowhaveaninternational

eIement.

ForthetypicalgIobaIcouple,suchhigh-profiIe,big-moneycases

matterlessthanthethreebasic(anddeepIyunromanticfactors)in

marriageplanning.AccordingtoMr.Truex,arichmanshouldchoosehis

bridefromacountrywithastingydivorcelaw,suchasSwedenorFrance,

andmarryherthere.Second,heshoulddrawupapre-nuptiaIagreement.

ThesearebindinginmanycountriesandhavebeguntocounteveninEngland.

Third,oncedivorcelooms,awifemaywanttomovetoEnglandorAmerica

(butshouldavoidno-aIimonystatessuchasFlorida)Iforhusbands,

stayingincontinentaIEuropeiswise.

OutsideEurope,thecountry--orAmericanState-deemedthemost

"appropriate"intermsofthecoupIe1sfamiIyandbusinessconnections

wiIInormaIIygettohearthecase.Butheretoounilateralactionmay

bedecisive.WhenEarISpencer,brotherofPrincessDiana,divorcedhis

firstwifehesurprisedherbyissuingproceedingsinSouthAfricawhere

theywerethenliving.InEngland,wheretheyhadbeendomiciled,she

mighthavegotabetterdeal.Sheendedupsuingherlawyers.

TheIessonforcoupIesHowyouIivemaydeterminetheIengthand

happinessofyourmarriage.WhereyouIiveislikelytodeterminehow

itends.

ThetextintendstotelIusthat

A.Englishdivorcelawsarefavorabletothewivesoftroubledcouples.

B.richpeoplewithwobblymarriagesneedthinkaboutwheretheylive.

C.internationalmarriagesarenotasstableaslocalmarriages.

D.thereformofdivorcelawsinEuropeisquestioned.

6.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

A.Tointerviewafewjobapplicants.

B.Tofillavacancyinthecompany.

C.Toadvertiseforajuniorsalesmanager.

D.Toapplyforajobinamajornewspaper.

7.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

A.ThelatestdevelopmentsofanarmedrebellioninKarnak.

B.ThefallofKarna<'scapitalcityintothehandsoftherebelforces

C.TheepidemicthathasjustbrokenoutinthecountryofKarnak.

D.ThepeacetalksbetweentherebelsandthegovornmontinKarnak.

8.

Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

A.Sheisn'tgoingtochangehermajor.

B.Sheplanstomajorintaxlaw.

C.Shestudiesinthesameschoolasherbrother.

D.Sheisn'tgoingtoworkinherbrother?sfirm.

9.

{{B})PassageOne{{/B}}

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

A.OneofthebridgesbetweenNorthandSouthLondoncollapsed.

B.TheheartofLondonwasflooded.

C.Anemergencyexercisewasconducted.

D.Ahundredpeopleinthesuburbsweredrowned.

10.

{{B}}PassageTwo({/B}}

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassagayouhavejustheard.

A.Itlimitedtheirsupplyoffood.

B.Itmadetheireggshellstofragile.

C.Itdestroyedmanyoftheirnests.

D.Itkilledmanbabybaldeagles.

11.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

A.Ahardworkingambitiousyoungman.

B.Ayoungmangoodatmanaginghistime.

C.AcollegegraduatewiLhpractical