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Passage Two
When the TV viewer turns on his set, what sort of programs does he have to choose from You might think there would be more programs devoted to entertainment than to anything else, but that’s not the case. In most countries, fewer than 20% of broadcasting hours are devoted to entertainment. U. S. figures are high-34.8%, and the funlovig Canadians are even higher with 44%. Except Canada and Italy, all countries give more broadcasting time to education than to either information (news, documentaries and so on) or entertainment programs. Of course, few educational broadcasts take place during peak viewing times. In Japan though, more than 60% of broadcasting time is taken up with education of one kind of another-just another example of the businesslike Japanese philosophy. In the U. K. , the figure is 56.4%. The Italians have fewer educational programs than anyone else. They don’t go in for entertainment either. Only about ten percent of viewing time i
A. the U. S. figure is smaller than the U. K. figure
B. the U. K. figure is second to the Japanese figure
C. the Canadian figure is higher than that of any other country
D. the Japanese figure is the highest in the world

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Passage Two
When the TV viewer turns on his set, what sort of programs does he have to choose from You might think there would be more programs devoted to entertainment than to anything else, but that’s not the case. In most countries, fewer than 20% of broadcasting hours are devoted to entertainment. U. S. figures are high-34.8%, and the funlovig Canadians are even higher with 44%. Except Canada and Italy, all countries give more broadcasting time to education than to either information (news, documentaries and so on) or entertainment programs. Of course, few educational broadcasts take place during peak viewing times. In Japan though, more than 60% of broadcasting time is taken up with education of one kind of another-just another example of the businesslike Japanese philosophy. In the U. K. , the figure is 56.4%. The Italians have fewer educational programs than anyone else. They don’t go in for entertainment either. Only about ten percent of viewing time i
A. TV broadcasting hours devoted to education are more than those devoted to entertainment
B. educational programs are shown during peak viewing times
C. most of TV broadcasting hours are given to entertainment
D. TV programs are shown for world audience to watch

[单项选择]When the TV viewer turns on his set, what sort of programs does he have to choose from You might think there would be more programs devoted to entertainment than to anything else, but that’s not the case. In most countries, fewer than 20% of broadcasting hours are devoted to entertainment. U. S. figures are high--34.8%, and the funloving Canadians are even higher with 44%. Except Canada and Italy, all countries give more broadcasting time to education than to either information ( news, documentaries and so on) or entertainment programs. Of course, few educational broadcasts take place during peak viewing times. In Japan though, more than 60% of broadcasting time is taken up with education of one kind of another--just another example of the businesslike Japanese philosophy. In the U. K. , the figure is 56.4%. The Italians have fewer educational programs than anyone else. They don’t go in for entertainment either. Only about ten percent of viewing time’ is devoted to dramas and serials,
A. Japan
B. Italy
C. Canada
D. the United States

[填空题]When did the man set up his own company

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When will his vacation begin
A. (A) This afternoon.
B. (B) On Sunday.
C. (C) On Tuesday.
D. (D) In a few weeks.

[单项选择]When Mike Kelly first set out to build his own private space-ferry service, he figures his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellite into high earth orbit. Now he thinks he may have figured wrong, "People were always asking me when they could go," says Kelly, who runs Kelly Space Technology, "I realized the real market is in space tourism."
According to preliminary market surveys, there are 10,000 would-be space tourists willing to spend $1 million each to visit the final frontier. Space Adventures in Arlington have taken more than 130 deposits for a two-hour, $98,000 space tour tentatively set to occur by 2005. This may sound great, but there are a few hurdles. Putting a simple satellite into orbit--with no oxygen, life support or return trip necessary--already costs an astronomical $2,200/kg. And that doesn’t include the cost of insuring rich and possibly litigious (爱打官司的) passengers. The entire group of entrepreneurs trying to corner the space- tourism market has b
A. The biggest hurdle for the space-tourism project is lack of a life supporting system.
B. The entrepreneurs trying to explore the space-tourism have plenty of money.
C. The government has little interests in this project.
D. The first passenger countdowns are within a few years.