TEXT B
The car industry suffered another setback yesterday when Lucas Electrical Company announced that many of its 12,000 workers at 15 factories in the West Midlands would be going on short time.    It was expected that they would work a four-day week starting early next month.
"There will be a requirement for some short-time working in selected product areas and the final details will be organized on a site-by-site basis," a Lucas spokesman said in Birmingham.
The factories cover an area from Telford, Shropshire, to Solihull in the West Midlands.    Many of those involved are women and the products include alternators, batteries and headlamps.    For many families the wife has been the sole earner in recent months.
The Lucas announcement is expected to have an aggravated effect on the region's rapidly declining economy.
The company spokesman said that not all the 12,000 would be affected; about 20 percent of the staff would not be affected at all.
The announcement comes after BL's production cuts in the Austin-Rover division with a two-week extended holiday for 8,000 workers because of the sluggish market.    Dunlop in Birmingham has made a similar decision.
Lucas said that it was also because of reductions in the schedules of other customers in the car industry.    It was emphasized that it was temporary and its duration would depend on how many cars were sold in the coming months.

69. According to the passage, we learn the bad news for the car industry from _____.
A. the announcement of production cuts by the Austin-Rover
B. the report of the sluggish market for the car industry
C. the announcement of short-time working by Lucas
D. the reductions in the schedules of some customers
正确答案是

70. Which of the following is true about the bad news?
A. Workers would work a five-day week.
B. Women would have to take early retirement.
C. 8,000 workers would have fewer paid holidays than before.
D. It will result in an increase of the decline of the area's economy.
正确答案是

71. Which of the following is not produced by the West Midlands factories?
A. Batteries.
B. Horns.
C. Headlamps.
D. Alternators.
正确答案是

72. According to the passage, how many workers would not be affected by the bad news?
A. About 2,400.
B. About 5,000.
C. About 8,000.
D. About 12,000.
正确答案是

TEXT C
George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison.    Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.
Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial.    Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day.    He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money.    I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it -- that would be too much to expect.    But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty."
"Well, George," Jim answered, "as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed in the end by tiring them out.    Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!"

73. We are told that George expected Jim to help _____.
A. prove him innocent
B. him turn over a new leaf
C. lighten his punishment
D. him escape from prison
正确答案是

74. Which of the following is true about Jim?
A. He covered up George's guilt.
B. He persuaded the jury to set George free.
C. He told the jury that George was indeed guilty.
D. He recommended severe punishment to give George a lesson.
正确答案是

75. The passage suggests that _____.
A. it was due to Jim that George was found guilty
B. Jim did not do exactly what George asked him to do
C. Jim asked his colleagues to recommend mercy
D. Jim persuaded the jury to lighten George's punishment
正确答案是