[单项选择]When an associate of the Mus6e d’Art Moderne Andr6-Malraux in Normandy flipped through the catalogue for the auction of impressionist art at Sotheby’s in New York on November 2nd, he made a startling discovery. On sale was "Blanchisseuses souffrant des dents", a painting by Edgar Degas, which had been stolen in 1973 from a museum where it had been on loan from the Louvre. After being alerted by the French authorities, Sotheby’s dropped the painting from the sale. Now an investigation is under way. The owner is likely to lose it without compensation when it is returned to France. Like most art collectors, the owner had no art-title insurance, which would have provided compensation for the painting’s value.
"Theft accounts for only a quarter of title disputes," says Judith Pearson, a co-founder of ARIS, a small insurance firm that has been selling title insurance since 2006 and which was taken over by Argo Group, a bigger insurer, earlier this month. Three-quarters of squabbles occu
A. this painting had been stolen from the Louvre
B. he didn’t have art-title insurance
C. this painting belonged to the French authorities
D. this painting used to belong to from the Louvre

[单项选择]When an associate of the Mus6e d’Art Moderne Andr6-Malraux in Normandy flipped through the catalogue for the auction of impressionist art at Sotheby’s in New York on November 2nd, he made a startling discovery. On sale was "Blanchisseuses souffrant des dents", a painting by Edgar Degas, which had been stolen in 1973 from a museum where it had been on loan from the Louvre. After being alerted by the French authorities, Sotheby’s dropped the painting from the sale. Now an investigation is under way. The owner is likely to lose it without compensation when it is returned to France. Like most art collectors, the owner had no art-title insurance, which would have provided compensation for the painting’s value.
"Theft accounts for only a quarter of title disputes," says Judith Pearson, a co-founder of ARIS, a small insurance firm that has been selling title insurance since 2006 and which was taken over by Argo Group, a bigger insurer, earlier this month. Three-quarters of squabbles occu
A. squabbles of the collections occurred frequently
B. it was necessary to guarantee title insurance
C. collectors needed to purchase the art-title insurance
D. collecting stolen goods had no ownership

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When an associate of the Mus6e d’Art Moderne Andr6-Malraux in Normandy flipped through the catalogue for the auction of impressionist art at Sotheby’s in New York on November 2nd, he made a startling discovery. On sale was "Blanchisseuses souffrant des dents", a painting by Edgar Degas, which had been stolen in 1973 from a museum where it had been on loan from the Louvre. After being alerted by the French authorities, Sotheby’s dropped the painting from the sale. Now an investigation is under way. The owner is likely to lose it without compensation when it is returned to France. Like most art collectors, the owner had no art-title insurance, which would have provided compensation for the painting’s value.
"Theft accounts for only a quarter of title disputes," says Judith Pearson, a co-founder of ARIS, a small insurance firm that has been selling title insurance since 2006 and which was taken over by Argo Group, a bigger insurer,
A. this painting had been stolen from the Louvre
B. he didn’t have art-title insurance
C. this painting belonged to the French authorities
D. this painting used to belong to from the Louvre

[单项选择]In the early 1970’s, when art reached its current high levels of popularity and value, a rash of thefts of works by great artists occurred in major art museums around the world. But, after 1975, sophisticated new security systems were installed in every major museum. As a consequence, important thefts in major museums declined markedly.
Which of the following, if true, is strongest if offered as part of the evidence to show that improved security systems were responsible for the decline in thefts of important works from major museums
A. The typical art work stolen during both the 1970’s and the 1980’s was a small piece that could be concealed on the person of the thief.
B. Premiums paid by major museums to insure their most important works of art increased considerably between 1975 and 1985.
C. The prices paid to art thieves for stolen works were lower during the 1980’s than the prices paid to art thieves for comparable works during the 1970’s.
D. Thefts from private collections and smaller galleries of works by great artists increased sharply starting in the late 1970’s.
E. (E) Art thefts in Europe, which has the largest number of works by great artists, outnumbered art thefts in the United States during the 1980’s.

[单项选择]McGrady’s Spectacular Art 　　1 When Tracy McGrady is healthy, his play can be so beautiful that even his own teammates on the court cannot help but admire it - in the middle of a game. 　　2 "It’s hard for me, because I’m a fan of basketball," Houston point guard (负责组织进攻的后卫) Rafer Alston told The Houston Chronicle (记事) newspaper after McGrady’s 44-point performance against Utah on January 5. "When he’s shooting the ball like that, a lot of times I’m standing there watching and, all of a sudden, the other team’s getting the ball and going on a fast break (快攻), and I’m getting yelled at by the coach." Indeed, McGrady’s body control, his energy, his shooting - watching these is like watching an artist at work, blending colors, constructing sentences, or playing music. 　　3 Unfortunately, McGrady, 27, hasn’t always been on the job. Already this season, he’s missed seven games with back spasms (痉挛). After Yao Ming was injured on Dec. 23, it appeared Houston would be without both of its stars

[单项选择]When the Art Gallery was being opened for the public, the Prime Minister was the first entering the gallery following other visitors.
A. was open to... entering the gallery followed with
B. was opened for... to enter the gallery following by
C. was opened to... to enter the gallery followed by
D. was to be opened for... entering the gallery followed with