| AVERAGE COSTS TO OPERATE THREE TYPESOF CARS OVER A FOUR—YEAR PERIOD (based Oil 15，000 miles per year) | |||
| Standard Car | COMpact CaR | Subcompact Car | |
| Purchase Price | $8，000 | $5，600 | $4，800 |
| Interest | 2，11 2 | 1，479 | 1，267 |
| Insurance | 2.000 | 2，000 | 2，000 |
| Maintenance/Tires | 1，120 | 1，080 | 920 |
| Fuel*/Oil | 6，429 | 4，500 | 3，000 |
| Subtotal | 19，661 | 14，659 | 11，987 |
| Resale Value | —2，000 | —1，400 | -1，200 |
| Total Cos A. 13 B. 18 C. 20 D. 25 E. 28 [简答题]Indian and Pakistan have fought three wars since 1947, two of them over Kashmir.
[单项选择]（ ）three years since Nancy had her vacation.
A. It was B. There was C. It is D. There is [单项选择]Passage Three
Ever since the 1750s, when the writer, satirist, statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin put political cartooning on the map by publishing the first cartoon of the genre in America, artists have combined their talent, wit and political beliefs to create cartoons that enrage, enlighten or simply engage the viewer.
A picture may paint a thousand words, but a cartoon provokes, protests and entertains all at once. It is this that makes cartoonists so valuable and influential in times of crisis. Today, that crisis is climate change, and clever imagery can give new impetus to our struggle to combat global warming. The organizers of Earthworks 2008, a global cartoon competition, believe that art and humor are simple ways to get the environmental message across.
"We set up the competition to give cartoonists around the world a platform on which to express themselves," says John Renard, one of the Earthworks organizers. "We hoped the competition would stimula
A. invented satirical cartoons B. started cartooning on the map C. initiated publishing cartoons D. originated political cartoons [填空题]Manufacturers must sell cleaner cars.
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Since the energy crisis, these big cars have become a real liability. They cost too much to run（） A. lack of reliability B. substitute C. costly means of transport D. disadvantage [单项选择]
[填空题]It takes ______ minutes to dispatch cars since receiving the call from customers.
[单项选择]Since you have failed three of the last four tests, you cannot afford to be（）about passing for the term.
A. courteous B. relevant C. optimistic D. passive 我来回答: 提交
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