73. A good title for this passage is ______.
A. Ellen Logan at the Holiday Inn B. American Holiday Inn
C. A Special Holiday Inn Hotel in Manhattan D. How to Deal with People
74. The underlined words "a veterinary surgeon" means ______.
A. an animal doctor B. restaurant waitress C. a hotel manager D. a psychiatrist
75. From the passage we can infer that ______.
A. waitresses in the Holiday Inn are all students
B. waitresses are required to buy a good pair of shoes before they go to work
C. waitresses should be familiar with the food there
D. waitresses need to know more about people than food
76. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Businessmen like to be suggested what to eat.
B. Many couples often want waitress to recognize them.
C. Why people like to eat in the hotel is that it is full of a friendly atmosphere.
D. If waitress knows a lot about people, she’ll be a good veterinary surgeon.
D
An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province.
The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city’s commercial hub（商業(yè)中心），where lots of shops and restaurants are concentrated.
The ear-splitting blast was heard around 12:50 p.m.，said a local newspaper, citing witnesses. The power of the blast shattered（使粉碎）nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless（不生銹的）steel rubbish can to pieces.
One passer-by，identified（確認(rèn)）only as Zhang，said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians lying on the ground when she got to the scene.
Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt.
The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate as to the cause.
77. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. All the injured were taken to a hospital B. eight of the injured were not taken to a hospital
C. The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurant
D. The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a shop
78. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. One passer-by, identified only as Zhang, saw the man throwing a bomb into a bin.
B. Some customers in restaurants were injured.

C. The writer didn’t get to the scene.
D. All customers in shops got hurt.
79. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Bomb Hidden in a Rubbish Bin B. The Cause of the Explosion
C. A Terrible Thing D. Street Blast Kills 1, Injures 21
80. In the last paragraph the underlined word “speculate” probably means ______.
A. tell B. guess C. discuss D. talk
E
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81. The above is most probably ______.
A. a report B. a letter C. an announcement D. an advertisement
82. What is really true according to the above?
A. Travelers Insurance Company provides services of accident insurance.
B. An important person of the firm has just had an accident.
C. Accident Insurance will protect the important person from accident.
D. Unfortunately the important person has become disabled.
83. Whom might the writing be mainly for?
A. An important person in a firm. B. An employee of a firm.?
C. The boss of a company. D. Readers of a newspaper.
84. Why would the pay be doubled?
A. Because two persons are doing one job of the same.
B. Because the important job is worth double pay.
C. Because it is necessary that the injured person should be paid.
D. Because the double pay is for two persons.
85. Travelers Insurance Company ______ for a person insured.
A. will pay for all the cost of life B. will pay the weekly income or even that of lifetime
C. won’t get much from the firm D. will provide everlasting pension as well as medical expense