C) Because they could sell hamburgers throughout the country.

　　D) Because they thought they could make large profit.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. A) They often take place in her major industries.

　　B) British trade unions are more powerful.

　　C) There are more trade union members in Britain.

　　D) Britain loses more working days through strikes every year.

　　30. A) Such strikes are against the British law.

　　B) Such strikes are unpredictable.

　　C) Such strikes involve workers from different trades.

　　D) Such strikes occur frequently these days.

　　31. A) Trade unions in Britain are becoming more popular.

　　B) Most strikes in Britain are against the British law.

　　C) Unofficial strikes in Britain are easier to deal with now.

　　D) Employer-worker relations in Britain have become tenser.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. A) Education.

　　B) Wealth.

　　C) Diligence.

　　D) Political status.

　　33. A) The change of the nature of occupations.

　　B) The decrease of social wealth.

　　C) The change of educational degree.

　　D) The increase of job opportunities.

　　34. A) Farmers.

　　B) Politicians.

　　C) Manual workers..

　　D) Clerks.

　　35. A) White-collar workers.

　　B) Farm workers.

　　C) Blue-collar workers.

　　D) Not mentioned.

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　Daily newspaper has an editorial page. Here opinion is expressed on events and 36 in the news. But editorial judgment is so persuasively 37 that many people accept these opinions as facts. Good journalists 38 a code of ethics which 39 between news and editorial opinion. This code holds that in an editorial 40 the publisher is entitled to 41 any cause he chooses. It is understood that there he is speaking as a partisan and may express any view he 42 . Because a modern newspaper is so expensive to produce and so 43 to establish, newspapers have increasingly become big business organizations. Although there are exceptions, 44 ________ _________.In the news columns, however, the complete and unbiased facts should be reported. The better metropolitan newspapers and 45 ______ _______. But the less ethical publications 46 _______________ __ _ __ .

　　Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)