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What caused the disaster in Australia's dairying regions?

A. The conversion of the dairy farm.
B. The collapse of the irrigation system.
C. Rural ruin.
D. Water shortage.

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What was declared by the United Nations scientific panel studying climate change?

A. The warming trend is understandable.
B. Human activity is very likely responsible for the warming trend.
C. The change of the climate has been the driving force in human activity.
During the last 50 years, human activity has changed a lot.

CONTENTIOUS:

A. amenable
B. inactive
C. dispassionate
D. callow
E. severe

The author implies that car ownership in China is on the rise because

A. bicycles are seen as old-fashioned
Beijing air pollution makes cycling too difficult
C. there are now more wealthy Chinese able to purchase cars
D. bicycles are easier to maneuver on busy streets
E. government measures to increase bicycle use have been largely unsuccessful

One of the most important features that distinguish reading from listening is the nature of the audience.【67】the writer often does not know who will read what he writes, he must【68】to be as clear as possible. Time can be taken to plan the piece of writing so that it is eventually organized into some sort of【69】sequence of events or ideas. When we speak, however, we normally have very little time to plan what we【70】to say. Since we are actually【71】our audience face to face we may【72】some of the information we believe our audience shares. And the more【73】we are with our audience, the more information we are likely to leave out. In any【74】they can always stop and ask a question or ask for【75】if we have left out too much. A reader, however, cannot do this but can at least attempt comprehension at his own speed;【76】, he can stop and go backwards or forwards,【77】to a dictionary or just stop and rest. When we listen we may have to work hard to【78】out the speaker's thoughts by referring backwards and forwards while the speaker continues. As the speaker【79】to organize his thoughts, he will use Filler phrases to give him time to plan. In spite of these fillers, he will【80】make mistakes and repeat what he has already said. His speech will be characterized【81】a limited range of grammatical patterns and vocabulary and the use of idioms to【82】some general meaning quickly. It should be clear, then, that the listener has to take an active【83】in the process by ignoring the speaker's【84】and mistakes, and by seeking out the main idea information through recall and prediction. To keep the process going【85】he also has to inform. the speaker that he has understood【86】actually interrupting.
(68)

A. However
B. Since
C. Although
D. Unless

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