[单项选择]If you haven’t heard or seen anything about Road Rage in the last few months, you’ve probably been avoiding the media. There have been countless stories about this new and scary phenomenon, considered a type of aggressive driving. You have more likely encountered aggressive driving and/or Road Rage recently if you drive at all.
While drunk driving remains a critical problem, the facts about aggressive driving are surely as disturbing. For instance, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association, 41, 907 people died on the highway last year. Of those fatalities, the agency estimates that about two-thirds were caused at least in part by aggressive driving behavior.
Why is this phenomenon occurring more than ever now, and why is it something that seemed almost nonexistent a few short years ago Experts have several theories, and all are probably partially correct. One suggestion is sheer overcrowding. In the last decade, the number of cars on the roads has in
A. people not interested in the media know little about recent happenings
B. Road Rage has received much media coverage in the last few months
C. one may be raged by media report and wants to avoid them
D. the media coined the term "Road Rage" only a few months ago

[单项选择]If you haven’t heard or seen anything about Road Rage in the last few months, you’ve probably been avoiding the media. There have been countless stories about this new and scary phenomenon, considered a type of aggressive driving. You have more likely encountered aggressive driving and/or Road Rage recently if you drive at all.
While drunk driving remains a critical problem, the facts about aggressive driving are surely as disturbing. For instance, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association, 41, 907 people died on the highway last year. Of those fatalities, the agency estimates that about two-thirds were caused at least in part by aggressive driving behavior.
Why is this phenomenon occurring more than ever now, and why is it something that seemed almost nonexistent a few short years ago Experts have several theories, and all are probably partially correct. One suggestion is sheer overcrowding. In the last decade, the number of cars on the roads has in
A. drunk driving remained the NO. 1 killer on the highway
B. more people were killed by aggressive driving than by drunk driving
C. two thirds of drivers were killed by aggressive driving
D. 41,907 people fell victim to aggressive driving

[单项选择]Passage Four If you haven’t heard or seen anything about Road Rage in the last few months, you’ve probably been avoiding the media. There have been countless stories about this new and scary phenomenon, considered a type of aggressive driving. You have more likely encountered aggressive driving and/or Road Rage recently if you drive at all. While drunk driving remains a critical problem, the facts about aggressive driving are surely as disturbing. For instance, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association, 41, 907 people died on the highway last year. Of those fatalities, the agency estimates that about two-thirds were caused at least in part by aggressive driving behavior. Why is this phenomenon occurring more than ever now, and why is it something that seemed almost nonexistent a few short years ago Experts have several theories, and all are probably partially correct. One suggestion is sheer overcrowding. In the last decade, the number of cars o
A. people not interested in the media know little about recent happenings
B. Road Rage has received much media coverage in the last few months
C. one may be raged by media report and wants to avoid them
D. the media coined the term "Road Rage" only a few months ago

[简答题]Have you heard about new compact DiscsThey’re the latest invention from Sony. A CD consists of a piece of aluminium coated with transparent plastic，12 cms across，for producing sound. It’s similar to an ordinary record，except that it’s read by a laser beam，and the information recorded on the aluminium is digital. The makers claim that a CD can reproduce the original sound perfectly，without any distortion or background hiss. As the system is computerized，there’s no loss of quality between the studio master and the record you buy. Also，a CD is much tougher-than a vinyl(乙烯基)record，so it doesn’t need such careful handling. Dust and dirt won’t damage it，and as there’s no contact between the laser and the disc, it will never wear out.

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W: Have you heard about the air crash that occurred last Wednesday
M: Yes. The newspaper said six crew members and 64 passengers were killed, and 15 others were injured.

How many people suffered in the air crash （　）
A. 85.
B. 70.
C. 64.

[单项选择]Nancy: Have you heard about Dana She is going to get married with Graham. Scott: ______
A. You’re kidding.
B. Congratulations.
C. Is it a real thing
D. Good luck.

[填空题]After her friends heard about her family difficulties,________________________(都主动伸出援助之手)．

[单项选择]"Dimpy," as her friends call her, heard about the hazards of smoking in health class. "They showed pictures of lungs of people who smoked. It was gross," says the petite 14-year-old. Yet, as she shops along the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Calif. , the ninth grader points out all the places where she regularly buys cigarettes without hassle. "All my friends smoke," She shrugs, explaining the habit she developed in the sixth grade. "Once they pressure you, you start. And it’s kind of hard to stop. "
As the cigarette industry draws increasing fire, teen smokers like Dimpy are becoming the focus of concerned policy makers around the country. Supported by a University of Michigan study showing a dramatic rise in adolescent tobacco use, the White House is considering ways to curb the surge. Among the options: eliminating cigarette vending machines, restricting tobacco advertising, increasing the federal excise tax on cigarettes and launching a national media campaign directe
A. the anti-smoking advertisements are not convincing owing to their exaggeration
B. the teenage smokers developed the habit of smoking out of the compulsory pressure from their schoolmates
C. smoking is a relatively low-costing bad habit
D. one can always get cigarettes in pubs when vending machines are removed