I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz (爵士乐) concert last Friday. The advertisement (广告) in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day be- tween 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9:00 to 5:00, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45 minutes lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky (幸运的) , you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes wait- ing the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box of
A. over the radio
B. from one of his workmates
C. from the newspaper
D. from his friends
| Conventional wisdom has it that concern for the
environment is a luxury only the rich world can afford; that only people whose
basic needs for food and shelter have been met can start worrying about the
health of the planet. This survey will argue that developing countries, too,
should be thinking about the environment. True, in the rich countries a strong
environmental movement did not emerge until long after they had become
industrialized, a stage that many developing countries have yet to reach. And
true, many of the developed world’s environmental concerns have little to do
with immediate threats to its inhabitants’ well-being. People worry about
whether carbon-dioxide emissions might lead to a warmer climate next century, or
whether genetically engineered crops might have unforeseen consequences for the
ecosystem. That is why, w A. only rich countries can afford to care about environmental problems B. developing countries should also be thinking about the environment C. environmental problems exist only in the rich world D. rich countries have not paid enough attention to the health of the planet [单项选择]Passage Two
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