1.
China
produces about 45 billion pairs of chopsticks a year, ____ millions of birch,
poplar and bamboo trees.
a)
consume
b)
consumed
c)
consumes
2.
The
move came as China said it would raise some consumption taxes next month in a
bid to help the environment and narrow the ____ between rich and poor.
a)
hole
b)
opening
c)
gap
d)
vacancy
3.
Taxes
____ yachts, luxury watches, golf clubs, gas-guzzling cars and wooden floor
panels are rising by 5-20%.
a)
in
b)
on
c)
with
d)
at
4.
The
disposable splints of wood, usually between eight and 10 inches long, ____ a
target for Chinese environmentalists.
a)
have long been
b)
long have been
c)
have been long
d)
been have long
5.
Students
have persuaded some college cafeterias to ____ chopsticks with spoons.
a)
provide
b)
discard
c)
remove
d)
replace
6.
In
recent years, the government has actually encouraged the use of disposable
chopsticks, in a bid to ____ the spread of infectious illnesses by sharing
eating utensils.
a)
enhance
b)
encourage
c)
contribute
d)
reduce
7.
Shanghai
consumers gave a mixed ____ to the new tax.
a)
respond
b)
respondent
c)
responsive
d)
response
8.
Many
of the other tax increases are part of China's attempts to curb the demand ____
luxury goods in its cities.
a)
in
b)
for
c)
with
d)
about
9.
____
the rising incomes for many urban workers, an estimated 200 million Chinese
still live on less than $1 a day each.
a)
Due to
b)
However
c)
Despite
d)
In addition to
10.
The
government has raised the tax on cars with engines bigger than 2 liters from 8%
to 20%, as it looks to reduce ____ and oil consumption.
a)
pollution
b)
pollute
c)
pollutant
d)
polluted
11.
Cars
with smaller engines, between 1 and 1.5 liters, will have their taxes ____ to
3% from 5%.
a)
cutting
b)
to cutting
c)
to cut
d)
cut
12.
The
cost of ____ and running a business in Singapore is much lower than in the US,
Japan or any major European nation.
a)
launch
b)
launching
c)
to launch
d)
launched
13.
Indonesia
has ____ criticized a decision by Australia to grant temporary visas to dozens
of asylum seekers from the province of Papua.
a)
strongly
b)
strong
c)
strength
d)
strengthen
14.
Japan
is to delay a decision on paying further yen loans to China ____ the two
countries' worsening relations.
a)
in spite of
b)
although
c)
because of
d)
on account
15.
Chief
government spokesman Shinzo Abe said Japan would not give any more loans ____
the current fiscal year.
a)
while
b)
during
c)
unless
d)
once
16.
Ties
between China and Japan have ____ due to rows over energy reserves and World
War II history.
a)
improved
b)
strengthened
c)
fostered
d)
deteriorated
17.
Japan's
aid to China is ____ longer significant financially, but delaying further
payments will be viewed as highly symbolic.
a)
not
b)
any
c)
more
d)
no
18.
Tokyo
____ out billions of dollars in yen loans for Chinese infrastructure projects
over the past two decades.
a)
is paying
b)
has paid
c)
paid
d)
had paid
19.
Prime
Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine in
Tokyo have incensed China's leaders, ____ freezing high-level diplomatic
contacts.
a)
effectively
b)
effect
c)
effective
d)
affect
20.
The
two sides have failed to reach ____ on the East China Sea issue despite a
fourth round of talks earlier this month.
a)
limit
b)
destination
c)
agreement
d)
peak
21.
On
Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted that a pipeline carrying
Russian oil ____ through China.
a)
could build
b)
could be building
c)
could to be built
d)
could be built
22.
A
new jet engine design able to fly seven times the speed of sound is ____ to
launch over Australia on Friday.
a)
scheduled
b)
proposed
c)
anticipated
d)
designed
23.
The
scramjet engine, ____ as Hyshot III, has been designed by British defence firm
Qinetiq.
a)
knowing
b)
to know
c)
knows
d)
known
24.
If
successful, it could pave the way for ultra-fast, intercontinental air travel,
and substantially cut the ____ of putting small payloads into space.
a)
loss
b)
cost
c)
rate
d)
supply
25.
The
engine will launch on a rocket ____ by the University of Queensland.
a)
own
b)
to own
c)
owned
d)
owning
26.
The
first Hyshot engine was launched in 2001, but the test flight ____ when the
rocket carrying the engine flew off course.
a)
failed
b)
flourished
c)
missed
d)
booked
27.
A
supersonic combustion ramjet, or scramjet, is mechanically very ____.
a)
simply
b)
simplicity
c)
simple
d)
simplify
28.
The
Hyshot tests will bring the idea of a commercial scramjet one step closer
to____.
a)
real
b)
really
c)
realize
d)
reality
29.
Many
have speculated that they could allow passenger airlines to fly between London
and Sydney ____ just 2 hours.
a)
since
b)
in
c)
at
d)
with
30.
____
this vision maybe many years off, it was given a huge boost when NASA
successfully flew its X-43A plane over the Pacific Ocean in 2004.
a)
Although
b)
Unless
c)
Because
d)
Nevertheless
31.
North
Korea has not ____ had an operational missile that could hit the continental
US.
a)
already
b)
yet
c)
ever
d)
still
32.
Concerns
over North Korea's weapons program rose this month ____ it test-fired two
short-range missiles.
a)
during
b)
where
c)
when
d)
while
33.
A
US military official told a government committee that the missiles represented
a "leap forward" for Pyongyang's program in terms of ____ and
accuracy.
a)
reliable
b)
reliance
c)
rely
d)
reliability
34.
Scientists
believe they _____ a reason why the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus cannot yet jump
easily between humans.
a)
must have been discovered
b)
may have discovered
c)
should have discovered
d)
may have been discovered
35.
Flu
viruses which target man tend to attach ____ cells further up the airway -
maximizing their chances of being passed on by coughing or sneezing.
a)
to
b)
with
c)
for
d)
from
36.
Researchers
found that the bird flu virus attached ____ to cells deep down in the human
airways.
a)
themselves
b)
it
c)
itself
d)
them
37.
The
H5N1 strain of bird flu has spread across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia, and
has killed more than 100 people worldwide ____ it re-emerged in 2003.
a)
until
b)
since
c)
for
d)
during
38.
According
to the scientists, bird flu ____ cannot jump easily from human to human.
a)
already
b)
yet
c)
ever
d)
still
39.
Scientists
fear that if it gains that ability and mutates, it could result ____ a human
flu pandemic, with millions of deaths world-wide.
a)
in
b)
from
c)
of
d)
with
40.
The
Wisconsin team ____ why the virus could not spread easily between humans
despite the fact that it could replicate efficiently in human lungs.
a)
investigator
b)
investigation
c)
investigated
d)
investigating
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