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Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.
: M8 ]' b5 V$ G5 G+ V$ v1 ^ How many of you drink cola? Nearly everyone. Did you know that [14] cola started out not as a soft drink but as a cure for headaches back in the late 1800s? John S. Pemberton, a druggist from Atlanta, had experimented for many months trying to find a cure for the common headache. He worked in his backyard, mixing and heating different combinations of oils and flavors until he found one that seemed promising. Pemberton bottled the mixture and began selling it in drugstores as concentrated syrup that [15] the customer had to mix with water before drinking.
2 D1 M) X+ N, E @9 `2 U [16]Cola's transformation from medicinal syrup to a carbonated soft drink came about quite by accident. One day, a customer came into a drugstore complaining of a headache and asked for a bottle of cola syrup. He wanted to take it right away. So he asked the clerk to mix the medicine while he waited. The clerk, instead of walking to the other end of the counter to get plain water, suggested mixing the syrup with soda water. The customer agreed, and after drinking it, remarked how good it tasted. The clerk continued offering the mix and carbonated cola grew in popularity. [I7] Today carbonated cola is sold in most countries around the word. And although they no longer contain the ingredients used to cure headaches, they are still very refreshing.
) ]* z; I$ `1 A1 q+ }. c0 l: `% a Keys: 14. [B] 15. [D] 16. [A] 17. [C]</p> Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.
6 o; @* x) J: c Ladies and gentlemen, we've commenced our descent in the Sydney Airport and we'll be parked outside the terminal building about 30 minutes from now. [18]For those of you visiting the ci.ty for the fast time, I have some information for you. The distance from the airport to the center of Sydney is approximately 10 km, [19] Taxis are available. You'll find taxis right outside the terminal building. The cost of a taxi trip to the city is about 12 Australian dollars. [19]There is a coach service available and the cost of the journey to the city and major hotels is 6 dollars for adults and 2 dollars and 50 cents for children. [19]There is also the Urban Yellow bus No. 300 to the city at a cost of 3 dollars for adults or 1 dollar and 50 cents for children. Banking facilities are available outside the Customs Hall. Hotel booking facilities can be found at the Travelers Information Service.. v$ F; K4 o: |7 P
[20]I'd like to remind you when you leave Sydney Airport on the next international flight, you'll be required to pay a Departure Tax of 10 dollars. Thank you.
& ?2 g4 D4 |+ h, j f8 s" w Keys: 18. [C] 19. [B] 20. [C]
# N {- g! \8 n- A- c SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST# _/ r# K2 Z( V" f; v$ X: l. J0 U
Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news./ {, f5 r& v0 ^0 }- |
[22]The G8 group of industrial countries has announced an economic initiative targeting the Afghan-Pakistan border. [21]The plan, made public at a meeting of G8 ministers in Canada, aims to help improve trade between the two countries and strengthen border infrastructure. Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said that stability in the Afghan-Pakistan region was "critical for global security". Foreign ministers from Britain, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States are taking part in the two-day meeting in Gatineau, Quebec. [22]Other items on the agenda are taking steps to curb Iran's nuclear program, nuclear proliferation and the threat posed by extremist groups.* n# t) L4 M8 {% ~- ]4 l
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Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news.7 x# c3 a7 G' F9 A& O: d
As recently as last year, many states and major cities seemed ready to adopt complete indoor smoking bans. [23]But the movement to kick all smokers outdoors has stalled as the recession worsens and lawmakers fear hurting business at bars, restaurants and casinos. In Colorado, lawmakers are considering easing the rules after they banned smoking in most bars, restaurants and casinos.
. c+ a$ N( S7 K8 B, f2 JOpponents of indoor bans insist they are not just blowing smoke about the economy. "To say that people want to roll back smoking laws because of the economy, it's absurd," said Karen Blumenfeld, who runs the New Jersey Group Against Smoking Pollution. "We might as well repeal child-labor laws to make factories more profitable. It makes no sense."
3 r C. H9 [$ c' a7 ~ [24]Health advocates are also citing the economy to argue their side, too. With state budgets burdened by rising health care costs, banning smoking saves the government money in the long run, they say. I, ^/ [; U7 g! |
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Questions 25 to 27 are based on the following news.$ u2 t8 j+ k8 O
China overtook the US to become the leading investor in renewable energy technologies, according to a new analysis. Researchers calculate that China invested $34.6bn in clean energy over the year, almost double the US figure. [25]The UK emerges in third place among G20 nations, followed by Spain and Brazil. [26]The most spectacular growth has come in South Korea, which saw installed capacity rise by 250% in five years. Globally, investment has more than doubled in the last five years, with the recent economic turmoil generating only a slight dip. [27]Investing in clean energy can renew manufacturing bases, and create export opportunities, jobs and businesses.
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1 m- z p: q& Z. A" h1 G8 b0 p: y$ T Questions 28 and 29 are based on the following news.
3 ~+ A' B! Q& K NASA's first dedicated mission to measure carbon dioxide from space has failed following a rocket malfunction.
: A/ }+ Z% Y' L" ]) Y% Y [28]Officials said the fairing the part of the rocket which covers the satellite on top of the launcher did not separate properly. Data indicates the spacecraft crashed into the ocean near Antarctica. [29]The Orbiting Carbon Observatory was intended to help pinpoint the key locations on our planet's surface where CO2 is being emitted and absorbed." i+ `. l2 S& v- B- ^. e
Keys: 28. [C] 29. [D]
$ v, D; t( e$ B Question 30 is based on the following news.2 v$ A+ w! S3 |8 C9 f
[30]Baton-wielding Egyptian police have broken up a pro-democracy demonstration in Cairo. Riot police beat and dragged protestors away from outside the upper house of Parliament, put them in trucks and took dozens away. Demonstrations are illegal under Egypt's stern "emergency laws", which have been in place for 30 years. The protesters were calling for a change to the constitution that they say would make elections fairer.% d7 Y$ @4 W3 n; M7 a
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