PART VI READING COMPREHENSION [30 min.]

SECTION A [25 min.]
Direction: In this section there are four passages followed by fifteen questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer. Mark your choice on your answer sheet.

TEXT A
The Netherlands borders Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North sea to the north and west. The landscape is extremely flat. There are a few hills in the southeast corner of the country. Water is everywhere -- lakes, rivers, and canals, of many types, ranging from the large transport arteries for barge traffic to the narrow drainage ditches that crisscross the fields where Holland's five million cows graze, making fences unnecessary.

Land is very precious in the Netherlands. The special relationship between the Dutch and their lands, which they have so painstakingly reclaimed from the sea or converted from swamp, has shaped their character. The history has been a constant struggle to tame the natural forces of water, and they love the saying that "God made the world, but the Dutch made Holland themselves." Hardly any patch of ground is wasted in the Netherlands. The extreme care in land use can be frustrating to people who would like to build their own house, but it is also the reason why the second most crowded country in the world (after Bangladesh) can be a net exporter of food. In fact only the Americans export more food than the Dutch. Each of the Netherlands' three largest cities is a capital in its own way and each has its own special flavour. Amsterdam is the social and cultural centre, and its theatres, concert halls, museums and cafes are famous. It is full of visitors from many other countries. Rotterdam, with its huge international port, is the industrial centre and the country's commercial capital. Bombs flattened much of Rotterdam in the Second World War, so that its modern buildings contrast sharply with the 17-century centre of Amsterdam. The Hague is the seat of government and diplomacy and the residence of the Queen.

66. ______ make fences unnecessary in keeping the cows.
A. lakes and rivers
B. the large transport arteries for barge traffic
C. the narrow drainage ditches that crisscross the fields
D. all of the above
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67. Holland can be a net exporter of food, mainly because ______
A. the soil in the Netherlands is very rich and productive.
B. the Dutch are very good at planting grains.
C. the Dutch have most advanced machines that help planting.
D. the Dutch value every inch of the ground and make full use of it.
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68. If a president of a certain country wants to meet the leader of Holland, he should go to ______
A. Amsterdam.
B. Rotterdam.
C. Hague.
D. Utrecht.
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69. Holland is a(n) ______
A. a republic.
B. an empire.
C. a monarchy.
D. not mentioned.
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TEXT B
The American cigarette companies are worried that the antismoking campaign is catching fire and the U.S. government may issue stronger regulations concerning the use of tobacco.
   

Many government and private buildings have "No Smoking" regulations, as do airplanes, trains and massage parlors. Golf courses are thinking of banning smokers, as are schools, shopping malls and even football buddies.

So where do people go to fill their lungs with nicotine? The government is working on it. One suggestion making the rounds is that the government set aside a piece of land somewhere in the United States where smokers could go when they want a cigarette. Yellow Stone Park has been mentioned, but conservationists have opposed the idea because they fear that second-hand smoking would make all the grizzly bears sick. The Mojave Desert in California is also being studied, as are Las Vegas Casinos.

The smokers are not too thrilled about the government idea. They say they are not going to Nebraska just to light up. They have a right to smoke at home. To make life more pleasant for those who would be going to the smoking "reservation", the government is seriously thinking of getting the Army Corps of Engineers to build gambling casinos.

The officials in the government say they realize that they are inconveniencing people by making them go so far away to blow smoke rings. But it had to come to this or ban smoking in the entire country. Once everyone gets used to the idea, all will be better off.

The tobacco companies are fighting the idea like mad. They say nobody has proved conclusively that cigarettes are bad for you. They say as a matter of fact, the doctors have proved that a cigarette inhaled after someone has been shot can save that person's life.

Other sites still being considered are the Tundra in Alaska, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Colorado and the Whitewater River in Arkansas.

70. Before the anti-smoking campaign is catching fire, there were ______ concerning the use of tobacco in the U. S. A.
A. no regulations
B. some regulations but not severe ones
C. severe regulations
D. not mentioned in the passage
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71. A smoker can't smoke absolutely in ______
A. all the government buildings.
B. trains.
C. golf courses.
D. shopping malls.
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72. Which place is least likely to be reservations for smokers?
A. The Mojave Desert.
B. The Tundra.
C. Yellow Stone Park.
D. The Whitewater River.
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73. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Antismoking campaign puts pressure on government in restricting tobacco.
B. Smokers has to go to Nebraska only if they want to blow smoke rings.
C. Casinos are built by the Army Corps of Engineers.
D. The officials realize they are inconveniencing smokers, so they will stop banning smoking.
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