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5. According to Paragraphs 1-7,

A. a group of oil exporting countries formed OPEC to protect their legitimate rights in international

oil market.

B. oil has always been regarded as both a blessing and a curse.

C. the ―seven sisters‖ multinational companies monopolize the world oil market.

D. Russia‘s oil industry belongs to the state.

6. Which of the following CANNOT be in the omitted part?

A. Oil.

B. Stone.

C. Gold and silver.

D. Coal.

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7. It can be inferred from the last paragraph but two that

A. the United States intended to control Iraq for its oil.

B. Saudi Arabia has been a major supplier of oil for the United States.

C. the United States wanted to replace Saudi Arabia with Iraq for oil supply.

D. disagreement between Saudi Arabia and the United States was growing.

8. Which of the following is NOT true according to the author?

A. Oil is the real motivation behind the US attack of Iraq.

B. Saddam Hussein‘s sins are only excuses for the western nations to secure their own oil supply.

C. Oil has saved Iran but brought war to Iraq.

D. Many western nations have given up their moral principles in face of oil.

9 All the three oil crises in 30 years are NOT related to

A. political changes.

B. the war.

C. the Middle East.

D. international conflict.

10. Which of the following would be the most likely ending of this article?

A. But it is as well to remember that in Wagner‘s epic the gods who had built a great new home

through labor bought by the gold destroyed themselves.

B. The question now is whether this third shock is a replay of 1973 or 1978 or perhaps different and

more frightening than either.

C. If we are to use more oil at the present rate of growth, most of it will have to come from OPEC,

which may not be able or want to provide it.

D. The end of the oil era is upon us.

Passage Three

It was 2 a.m – the universal cue for closing time. Claude Willis III, overruled the signal. He would linger as long as necessary to address concerns and calm nerves.

His marathon day had just begun. Since GM put the plant on death watch in November and pitched early retirement and buyout enticements to its work force nationwide, Shop Chairman Willis and other union heads have tried to shepherd 2,700 hourly employees through a maze of information toward what many label a life-altering decision.

It‘s your call, Willis tells them, whether to take General Motors‘ money and run into retirement or to a fresh pursuit. Or, to keep punching a GM clock and count on the gods of global business to find way that spares the choking company from further retrenchment.

Consensus at the union hall holds that the offers are fair, even generous. Workers with up to 10 years of service can walk with $70,000. The next level of seniority, ranging to 27 years, can pocket $140,000 apiece. The 30-plus gang, already eligible for retirement benefits, can sail away with an extra $35,000. Those within three years of 30 qualify for a slightly smaller inducement.

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As of a week ago, 714 had signed on to GM‘s attrition program. Willis forecasts the final count at between 800 and 850, Doraville doing its share to advance the company toward its goal of shaving 30,000 manufacturing jobs by 2008.

For many, especially the graybeards, it‘s a ―duh‖ decision. Many have socked away enough earnings to kick back while still in their 50s. Some welcome the nudge into second careers.

For others, an exit strategy has not come easily. Departing workers shy of 27 years‘ experience would forfeit all benefits other than vested pension, a scary proposition in a period of mounting health costs.

And the hangers-on cannot be certain when the plant will get unplugged. GM will not confirm the commonly accepted summer-of-2008 projection for closing. Once the facility goes dark, workers would face transfers to other cities.

Assessing the tense times, Willis cites two heart attacks and a stroke, none fatal, among workers. Another turns violently ill at the mention of the topic.

―Stress,‖ he explains. ―Some are so fraught with anxiety on the choices, it‘s taking a heavy emotional toll on them.‖

At the workplace, ―There‘s lots of tension, lots of distraction‖ says team leader Harold Marshall, 51, determined to reach his 30th anniversary on the plant floor in 2008, then bolt to coach basketball for a living. ―People are doing well to keep it down, but it‘s underneath the surface.‖

Ron Lockhart, 55, a preventative management coordinator, hears in almost every conversation ―the big question: What are you gonna do?‘‖ Lockhart‘s stock answer: ―I‘m straddling the fence, with one foot on the ground.‖ Meaning he‘s tilted toward the retirement camp after 33 years, so he can turn a moonlighting gig, photographing weddings and sports, into full-time.

Some workers hold out hope for a plant life beyond mid-2008, but the poorly performing GM minivan segment makes for iffy prospects. On May 22, Willis reports, assembly will scale back from 54 to 42 vehicles per hour, a consequence of diminished market demands.

―No surprise; the competition is crushing them,‖ says auto industry analyst Catherine Madden of Global Insight, listing Toyota, Honda and Daimler-Chrysler as the sector‘s heavyweights. ―They‘re not expected to turn upward anytime soon.‖

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