[填空题]
Canada’s premiers (the leaders of provincial governments), if
they have any breath left after complaining about Ottawa at their late July
annual meeting, might spare a moment to do something, to reduce health-care
costs.
They’re all groaning about soaring health budgets, the
fastest-growing components of which are pharmaceutical costs.
66.
______.
What to do Both the Romanow commission and the Kirby
committee on health care -- to say nothing of reports from other experts --
recommended the creation of a national drug agency. Instead of each province
having its own list of approved drugs, bureaucracy, procedures and limited
bargaining power, all would pool resources, work with Ottawa, and create a
national institution.
67. ______.
But "national" doesn’t have
to mean that. "National" could mean interprovincial -- provinces combining
efforts to create one body.
Either way, one benefit of a
"national" organization would
[单项选择]Manufacturing is Canada's most important economic activity, （） 17 percent of the workforce.
A. to engage
B. engages
C. engaging
D. engaged
[简答题]Because of Canada’s abundant production and relatively small population, it is a leading exporter of food products; these account for 8.6 percent of goods exported, compared with 0.5 percent for Japan, 6.2 percent for Mexico, and 8.3 percent for the United States.
[单项选择]Canada’s largest city is
[A] Montreal. [B] Toronto. [C] Ottawa. [D] Vancouver.
[单项选择]Leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations have promised 20 billion dollars to improve food security in poor countries．
A. 世界最富裕国家的领导人已经承诺要拿出200亿美元改善穷国的食品安全。
B. 世界最富裕国家的领导人已经承诺要用200亿美元改善穷国的食品安全。
C. 世界富国领导说了算。他们承诺在贫穷的国家投200亿美元搞食品安全。
D. 在世界上，最富裕的国家就是领导。他们已经承诺要拿出200亿美元改善穷国的品安全。
[单项选择]
Passage Two
According to the United States government, people are classified as homeless if they have no place to
stay and no expectation of finding a place for the next thirty days. Although technically accurate, that is an impersonal assessment of an enormous and very human problem.
The homeless population represents all of us Americans. It includes men and women, the elderly, children, and infants. Its members are from all ethnic(种族的) groups. What they have in common is poverty.
Currently in the U. S. , thirty-nine million people live in poverty. When money is really tight, paying the rent or buying food often becomes a choice. Government assistance in the form of food stamps does help but, as one homeless man explains, you can’t pay the rent with food stamps.
With no money for rent, the streets and homeless shelters become the alternative. Although men constitute the largest group within the homeless population, homeless wo
A. giving them homeless allowances
B. giving them food stamps
C. finding jobs for them
D. finding residences for them
[单项选择]More than 85 percent of French Canada’’ s population speaks French as a mother tongue and______ to the Roman Catholic faith.
A. ascribes
B. subscribes
C. adheres
D. caters
[填空题] TRAVEL TIPS
No Smoking
Federal (联邦的) and State Government Regulations do not allow you to smoke on board express coaches within Australia.
Luggage Allowance
As a fare paying customer you can take 2 pieces of personal luggage. Each piece must not be over 75cm in length, or weigh more than 20kg.
Baggage Tips
1) Keep your valuables with you. Money, jewellery, valuable documents, credit cards, medications, keys should be kept by you and not left on the coach at meal or transport stops.
2) Use strong and lockable baggage. Do not use plastic bags as these may split during transit(运送).
3) Make sure you identify your luggage with a name tag.
Departure Times
The time shown on your ticket is the coach departure time. If you are not boarding at a travel center you should be at the pick up point 15 minutes ahead of this time, so you can be comfortably on board by the time the coach is due to l
