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inkwasr
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ibl
efort
her
isei
nteaandcoffees
alesi
nthe
quar
ter
?

A)CocaCol
aZer
oSugar
B)Fuz
eTea

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dri
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D)St
arbucks

2. Sodasal
eshav
edecreas
edov ert
hepas
tdecadeascons
umer
shav
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becomemoreheal
thconsci
ous.

A)T
rue
B)Fal
se
C)Uncer
tai
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3. Whatdoes“
mar
gins
”mos
tnear
lymeanasus
edi
npar
agr
aph2?

A)bor
der
B)l
eeway
C)l
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t
D)Sur
plus

4. Anal
yst
spol
ledbyRefini
ti
vhadex
pect
eds
alesof$7.
03bi
ll
ion.

Whati
sthebes
twayt
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it
etheunder
li
nedpor
ti
on?

A)Hadex
pect
ed
B)Hav
eex
pect
ed
C)Ex
pect
ed
D)Wer
eex
pect
ing

5. Fr
om t
hepas
sage,
wecani
nfert
hat
..
.

A)CocaCol
aneedst
orebr
andi
ftheyar
egoi
ngt
okeepupwi
thmoder
n
t
imes.
B)CocaColahadagoodlas
tquart
erbuti
spr
oceedi
ngwi
thcaut
ion
cons
ider
ingit
suns
tabl
econdit
ion.

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 C)CocaCol
a’
ssal
esar
eincr
eas
ings
teadi
ly
,andt
hecompanyi
str
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t
obuildoni
tsmoment
um.
D)CocaCol
aisnotassucces
sfulasitoncewasbecaus
epeopl
ehav
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st
art
edtot
urntootherbever
ages .

6. I
nthef
oll
owi
ngs
ent
ence,
theunder
li
nedwor
dmos
tnear
lymeanswhat
?

J
oys
eemedt
oemanat
efr
om t
hey
oungbr
ide’
sflus
hedf
ace.

A)r
adi
ate
B)emul
ate
C)emer
ge
D)flow

7. Choos
etheans
wert
hats
howshowbes
ttoj
oint
hes
etwos
ent
ences
.

I
fIhadknownitwasgoi
ngtorai
n,Iwoul
dhav
ebr
oughtmyumbr
ell
a.I
s
houldhavecheck
edthefor
ecas
t.

A)I
fIhadknownitwasgoi
ngtorai
n,Iwoul
dhav
ebr
oughtmyumbr
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a
andIshoul
dhavecheck
edthefor
ecast
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B)IfIhadknownitwasgoi
ngt orai
n,Iwoul
dhav
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oughtmyumbr
ell
a,I
shouldhavecheckedt
heforecas
t.
C)I
fIhadknownitwasgoi
ngtor
ain,
Iwouldhav
ebr
oughtmyumbr
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a;
evi
dent
ly,
Ishoul
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orecas
t.
D)IfIhadknownitwasgoi
ngtorai
n,Iwoul
dhav
ebr
oughtmyumbr
ell
aI
shouldhavecheck
edthefor
ecas
t.

8. As
sumi
ngt
hepr
emi
sesar
etr
ue,
whatcanwes
ayaboutt
heconcl
usi
on?

Somer esi
dent
sofOklahomawalkback
wards
.
Somer esi
dent
sofOklahomaeatonl
ywithaspoon.
Therearesomeres
identsofOk
lahomawhowalkbackwar
dsandeatonl
y
wit
has poon.

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B)Fal
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C)Uncer
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hesent
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abdi
cat
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heoppos
iteofwhi
choft
he
f
oll
owingwords
?

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edthatmysupervi
sorwoul
dabdi
cat
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espons
ibi
li
ti
es,
l
eavi
ngmet opickupt
hes l
ack.

A)Renounce
B)Abi
deby
C)Pur
sue
D)Ret
ain

10. Howwoul
dyouedi
ttheunder
li
nedpor
ti
oni
nthes
ent
encebel
ow?

Y
ous
mil
ejus
tli
key
ourmot
her
.

A)l
ik
eher
.
B)asy
ourmot
herdoes
.
C)asher
.
D)Nochange

11. As
sumi
ngt
hepr
emi
sesar
etr
ue,
whatcanwes
ayaboutt
heconcl
usi
on?

J
aimi
eonlyeat
sfishonT
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day
s.
T
odayisT
uesday.

J
aimi
eiseat
ingahambur
ger
.

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B)Fal
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C)Uncer
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12. Whatdoest
heunder
li
nedwor
dmeani
nthi
scont
ext
?

Thetownfuncti
onedindependentl
yofthest
atemanagingal
lpubl
ic
faci
li
ti
esaccor
dingt
ot hemunici
pali
ty’
sownconst
it
uti
on.

A)Notbel
ongi
ngt
oapol
it
icalpar
ty
B)Nots
uppor
tedbypubl
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C)s
elf
-r
eli
antanddet
ermi
ned
D)Fr
eef
rom out
sidecont
rol

13. Whati
sthebes
twayt
ore-
wri
tet
hiss
ent
ence?

Gaz
ingwi
stf
ull
youtt
hewi
ndow,
thes
nowmanhadcaughtJ
enny
’sey
e.

A)Gaz
ingwi
stf
ull
youtt
hewi
ndow,
Jennyhappenedt
oseet
hes
nowman.
B)Gazi
ngwis
tful
lyoutt
hewi
ndow,
Jenny
’sey
ehadgl
ancedatt
he
snowman.
C)Thes
nowmanhadcaughtJ
enny
’sey
ewhi
les
hewasgaz
ingwi
stf
ull
y
outt
hewindow.
D)J
ennyl
ook
edatt
hes
nowman,
whi
chwasoutt
hewi
ndow.

Ques
tions14&15ar
ebas
edont
hef
oll
owi
ngt
ext
.

BRUSSELS—TheEuropeanUnion-Chi
nas ummither eTuesdaywasmeant
tobolst
ercooper
ati
on,especi
all
yagainstcont
roversi
alpoli
ciesof
Pres
identTr
ump.Inst
ead,i
tishi
ghli
ghtingdifferences,l
edbygr owing
tr
adetensi
ons.

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heEUandChi nasei
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rsummittohail
st
rengtheningti
esasabulwar
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rump’s“
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poli
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sel
shopedthatwit
hBeiji
ngatit
ssi
detheEUcoulduphol
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i
nternati
onalrul
esonis
suesfr
om cli
matechangetotr
ade.

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ssummi t
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kelyt
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hEuropeans
questi
oningthei
rnas centpart
nershi
pwi
thBei j
ingandpressi
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unful
fill
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eindustr
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ubsi
diesand
endforcedtechnologyt r
ansf
ers.

“
It
’sti
mefortheChinesetowal
kthet
alk,
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als
aid.
“Wear
enot
j
ustanadver
tis
ingbil
lboar
dfort
heChinese.
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AheadofChi nesePremierLiKeqi
ang’sar
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vali
nBr us
s el
sformeeti
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wit
hEur opeanCouncilPresi
dentDonaldTuskandEur opeanCommi ss
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Pr
esidentJean-ClaudeJuncker
,Europeanofficial
sthreatenedunt
ilt
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astminutetokillapains
taki
nglydr
aftedj
ointst
atement.

TheypushedBeij
ingt oacceptadeadli
netoconcl
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tment
agreementamidincreasi
ngfrus
trat
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hChina’
sref
usaltodialdowni
ts
st
atecapi
tal
is
m, whichEuropeansseeasharmful
.

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gnalsatoughers t
anceagainstChina,
Europeansares t
il
lreluctanttot
akestepsthatwoul dunder minethe
i
nternati
onalorderunder pi
nnedbytheWor ldT radeOr ganiz
ati
on.EU
officialssai
dtheywantt ocoaxBeiji
ngintoaction, r
athert
hans l
appingit
wit
hhuget ari
ffsasMr .Trumpdidtof or
ceChi nai nt
onegot i
ati
ons.

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14. Accor
dingtothepas
sage,
theEUoffici
alsmadewhatas
sumpt
iongoi
ng
i
ntonegoti
ati
ons?

A)Chi
nai
sfinal
lyr
eadyt
ocompr
omi
seoneffor
tst
ost
em cl
imat
echange.

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 B)China’
sstr
ugglewit
hthetradewarispressi
ngenoughontheeconomy
thatt
henati
on’sl
eaderswouldbewi l
li
ngtocooperatewi
tht
he
Europeansonothermatt
ersofint
ernati
onalaffai
rs.
C)TheEUrepr
esentat
ivesneedt
oharas
sChineseoffici
alsi
nor
dert
o
convi
ncet
hegovernmenttomakeconcess
ions.
D)Chi
nahasnoi
nter
esti
nwor
kingwi
tht
heEU.

15. Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngs
tat
ement
s,i
ftr
ue,
woul
dweak
ent
heEU’
sst
ance?

A)T
oget
her
,theEUandChi
nawoul
dbeabl
etoputanendt
othet
rade
war
.
B)Presi
dentTrump’saggres
siv
estr
ategi
esar
ehur
ti
ngi
schanceat
securi
ngfai
rinter
nati
onaltr
ade.
C)His
tor
ical
ly
,sof
ternegot
iat
iont
echni
queshav
ebeenhi
ghl
yeffect
ive
wit
htheChinese.
D)Thechangesini
nternat
ionaltr
adeandenvi
ronmentalr
egul
ati
ons
wouldhur
tChina’
sglobalposit
ionmorethant
hetradewarwit
hAmer i
ca.

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wer
s:

1. C
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. C
9. C
10.B
11.C
12.D
13.A
14.B
15.D

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