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　　 The man sitting opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other.

　　 “Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes.

　　 “And why do you want to do that?” the FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.

　　 The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident (自信). Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it.

　　 The FC looked at it in silence. The figures (数字) proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,”he finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.”Robert noticed the word “may.” He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.

5. ______ caused the ten Thai construction workers’ death.

　 A. An unexpected accident　　　　　　　 B. High blood pressure

　 C. Heart trouble　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Something that was unknown

4. Besides Thongchai Sombattra, the others could be _______.

　 A. from 25 years old to 38 years old　　 B. from 20 years old to 39 years old

　 C. from 21 years old to 39 years old　　 D. from 29 years old to 38 years old

3. Thongchai Sombattra, who died mysteriously, _______.

　 A. was aged 22　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was in his mid twenties

　 C. was not more than 20 years old　　　　 D. was nearly 30 years old

2. During the past three days, Thongchai Sombattra died last Friday, the other passed away ______.

　 A. last Monday　　 B. last Thursday　　 C. last Thursday　　 D. last Sunday

1. According to the passage ______.

　 A. Ten people died mysteriously during the last three days

　 B. Two people died mysteriously during the last three days

　 C. Two people have died mysteriously since the beginning of the year

　 D. Ten people died mysteriously before last Friday

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　　 SINGAPORE-Another Thai worker died in his sleep last Friday, the second such death in the past three days and the 10th since the beginning of the year. Thongehai Sombattra, 22, is said to be the youngest to have died mysteriously this year. A total of 10 young Thai construction workers in their late 20s and 30s who appeared well and healthy when they went to bed have died since the beginning of this year. They were either found dead in the morning or had died suddenly in the middle on the night after some difficulty in breathing.

　　 From China Daily, March 19,1990

6. In order to protect their eyes, children shouldn’t　　　 .

　 A. read books　 B.wear glasses　　 C. make their eyes too tired　　 D. see things far away

5. Because of being shortsighted many school graduates　　　 .

　 A. weren’t allowed to enter college 　 B. couldn’t graduate from high school

　 C. couldn’t choose to study what they liked best D. lost their limited time

4. Generally speaking, high school students have　　　 eyesight than primary school students.

　 A. poorer　 B. still better　 C. poor　　 D. brighter