[单项选择]The main income of the city of Valencia is from its ______.
A. markets
B. business
C. factories
D. farming

[单项选择]When was Valencia the most important city in Spain
A. 2nd century
B. 8th century
C. 13th century
D. 20th century

[单项选择]Businessmen make most of their income from profit ______ by producing and selling products.
A. earning
B. is earned
C. earn
D. earned

[单项选择]Your employer will ______ income tax from your salary.
A. reconcile
B. reclaim
C. deduct
D. distract

[单项选择] Income Income may be national income and personal income. Whereas national income is defined as the total earned income of all the factors of production-namely, profits, interest, rent, wages, and other compensation for labor, personal income may be defined as total money income received by individuals before personal taxes are paid. National income does not equal GNP (Gross National Product) because the factors of production do not receive payment for either capital consumption allowances or indirect business taxes, both of which are included in GNP. The money put aside for capital consumption is for replacement and thus is not counted as income. Indirect taxes include sales taxes, property taxes , and excise taxes that are paid by businesses directly to the government and so reduce the income left to pay for the factors of production. Three-fourths of national income goes for wages, salaries, and other forms of compensation to employees. Whereas national income shows the income that the factors of production earn, personal income measures the income that individuals or households receive. Corporation profits are included in national income because they are earned. Out of these profits, however, corporation profit taxes must be paid to the government, and some money must be put into the business for expansion. Only that part of profits distributed as dividends goes to the individual; therefore, out of corporation profits only dividends count as personal income. The factors of production earn money for social security and unemployment insurance contributions, but this money goes to government (which is not a factor of production), not to individuals. It is therefore part of national income but not part of personal income. On the other hand, money received by individuals when they collect social security or unemployment compensation is not money earned but money received. Interest received on government bonds is also in this category, because much of the money received from the sale of bonds went to pay for war production and that production no longer furnishes a service to the economy. The money people receive as personal income may be either spent or saved. However, not all spending is completely voluntary. A significant portion of our income goes to pay personal taxes. Most workers never receive the money they pay in personal taxes, because it is withheld from their paychecks. The money that individuals are left with after they have met their tax obligations is disposable personal income. Disposable income can be divided between personal consumption expenditures and personal savings. It is important to remember that personal saving is what is left after spending. This passage is mainly about（）
A. the difference between national income and GNP
B. the difference between national income and personal income
C. the concept of income
D. the difference between disposable income and nondisposable income

[单项选择]Today, it is a very different city from what it was 40 years ago.
A. 今天的城市和40年前的城市是不同的。
B. 今天，它是个很不同的城市，40年前是什么样子的呢。
C. 今天，它和40年前相比是一个截然不同的城市。
D. 今天，它和40年前相比是一个没有什么不同的城市。

[单项选择]His support comes ______ from the income of invested money.
A. generally
B. principally
C. largely
D. chiefly

[单项选择]The main road through the city was blocked for three hours today after an accident ______ two buses.
A. containing
B. connecting
C. including
D. involving

[单项选择]If city noises from increasing, people shout to be heard even at the dinner table 20 years from now.
A. are not kept; will have to
B. are not kept; have to
C. do not kept; will have to
D. do not kept; have to

[单项选择]What is Valencia famous for
A. Its seaport
B. Its university
C. Its churches and museums
D. Its parks and gardens

[单项选择]It can be inferred from the passage that one main difference between termites and ants is that termites
A. (live above ground
B. (are eusocial
C. (protect their nests
D. (eat almost no animal substances

[单项选择]We gather from the passage that his main purpose in travelling was to ______.
A. test his endurance
B. prove his self-sufficiency
C. experience adventure
D. respond to new experiences

[单项选择]The main danger discussed in the passage is from ______.
A. students making their own atomic bombs.
B. foreign spies stealing secrets
C. terrorists stealing plutonium and making their own bombs
D. technicians stealing plutonium

[单项选择]The main rivers parting in Britain run from ______.
A. north to south
B. south to north
C. east to west
D. west to east