[单项选择]How many times has Rees-Jones come to Paris for the inquiry
A. Once.
B. Twice.
C. Three times.
D. Four times.

[单项选择]How many years has this advertising man been in the ad. business for
A. Fifteen years.
B. Sixteen years.
C. Fourteen years.
D. Ten years.

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Fresh water life itself, has never come easy in the Middle East. Ever since the Old Testament God punished man with 40 days and 40 nights of rain, water supplies here have been dwindling. The rainfall only comes in winter, Inshallah—Good willing—and drains quickly through the semiarid land, leaving the soil to bake and to thirst for next November.
The region’s accelerating population, expanding agriculture, industrialization, and higher living standards demand more fresh water. Drought and pollution limit its availability. War and mismanagement squander it. Says Joyce Starr of the Global Water Summit Initiative, based in Washington D. C. "Nations like Israel and Jordan are swiftly sliding into that zone where they are suing all the water resources available to them. They have only 15 to 20 years left before their agriculture, and ultimately their food security, is threatened."
I came here to examine this crisis in the making, to investi
A. according to the Ole Testament fresh water is available only in November
B. rainfall comes only in winter starring form November
C. running water systems will not be ready until next November
D. it is a custom in that region that irrigation to crops is done only in November

[单项选择]How many English words has the man learned
A. Two thousand.
B. Three thousand.
C. Two hundred.

[单项选择]How many local newspapers has appeared according to the passage

[单项选择]How many consecutive years has an award been received
A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 20

[单项选择]How many pages has Jane read
A. Two-thirds of the book.
B. Half of the book.
C. One-third of the book.

[单项选择]How many coins has Mary got
A. 150.
B. 15.
C. 52.

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How many new staff has the company taken on since it re-opened five years ago

[填空题]How many years has she been married
She has been married （）.

[填空题]Since the Iraq war, many an American has come to realize that it is almost impossible for him or her to strike it rich no matter how hard he or she works.