[单项选择] Iris Rossner has seen eastern German customers weep for joy when they drive away in shiny, new Mercedes—Benz sedans. "They have tears in their eyes and keep saying how lucky they are," says Rossner, the Mercedes employee responsible for post-delivery celebrations. Rossner has also seen the French pop corks on bottles of champagne as their national flag was hoisted above a purchase and she has seen American business executives, Japanese tourists and Russian politicians travel thousands of miles to a Mercedes plant in southwestern Germany when a classic sedan with the tradermark three-pointed star was about to roll off the assembly line and into their lives. Those were the good old days at Mercedes, an era that began during the economic miracle of the 1960s and ended in 1991. Times have changed. "Ten years ago, we had clear leadership in the market," says Mercedes spokesman Horst Krambeer, "But over this period, the market has changed drastically. We are now in a pitched battle.
A. 527,500 cars
B. 529,400 cars
C. 600,000 cars
D. 650,000 cars

[单项选择] Iris Rossner has seen eastern German customers weep for joy when they drive away in shiny, new Mercedes—Benz sedans. "They have tears in their eyes and keep saying how lucky they are," says Rossner, the Mercedes employee responsible for post-delivery celebrations. Rossner has also seen the French pop corks on bottles of champagne as their national flag was hoisted above a purchase and she has seen American business executives, Japanese tourists and Russian politicians travel thousands of miles to a Mercedes plant in southwestern Germany when a classic sedan with the tradermark three-pointed star was about to roll off the assembly line and into their lives. Those were the good old days at Mercedes, an era that began during the economic miracle of the 1960s and ended in 1991. Times have changed. "Ten years ago, we had clear leadership in the market," says Mercedes spokesman Horst Krambeer, "But over this period, the market has changed drastically. We are now in a pitched battle.
A. sale strategies
B. market monopoly
C. superior quality
D. past record

[单项选择]German court has sentenced a suspected former terrorist to nine years in prison for her part in the failed 1988 bombing a _________ disco.
A. Spanish
B. German
C. American
D. Swedish

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W: Hi, Jim. I haven’t seen you for a few weeks.
M: Oh, hi, Mary. (9)I have been studying a lot for my final exam.
W: Well, this semester is about over now.
M: Yeah. (8)My brother is coming for a visit this summer, and we’d like to see some of the country, but traveling is so expensive.
W: Have you thought about camping
M: Camping I’ve never done that.
W: I think you’ll really like it. (10)You can rent the equipment you need.
M: Is it cheap
W: Yeah, much cheaper than buying or staying at the hotel.
M: Good idea. Here is my bus. I’ll talk to you about this again and get all the details.

What did the women suggest Jim do in order to make traveling cheaper（　）.
A. To stay in a cheap hotel.
B. To rent camping equipment.
C. To stay in his brother’s house.
D. To buy camping equipment.

[单项选择]The German section of PETA has ______ members.
A. 10,500
B. 15,000
C. 75,000
D. Not known how many

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The man has never seen a horse before, has he