Question

According to a survey，more Europeans go digital一changing from fixed lines to mobile phones and from narrowband to broadband Internet connections.

The survey showed that 22 percent of EU households use only mobile phones, up from I8 percent a year ago,while the percentage of households with at least one fixed line decreased by 5 percent to 72 percent, although the percentage of households with at least one mobile phone remains fairly stable at 8l per cent.

Broadband is presenting a rapid upward trend in the EU, showed the survey, which polled(对…进行民意调查)27,000 households across the union. 'Itventy-eight percent of households are now connected to the Internet via high-speed "broadband" links, up six percent from last year, while narrowband usage has dipped by three percentage points to 12 percent. More than half of households access the Internet via an ADSL line and 34 percent of broadband connections are wireless.

"Europe's digital economy is growing strongly as more and more households love to choose between fixed, mobile and Internet services," said EU Information Society and Media Commissioner wiane Reding. "The challenge of this year's reform of the EU's telecom rules will be to respond to this rapidly changing technological environment while enhancing(提高）at the same time effective competition:'

Meanwhile, nearly 20 percent of Europeans buy two or more telecom products from a single service provider, the combination of fixed telephony and.Internet access being the most common. The result may strengthen the commission's case for breaking up telecom giants, whose control over the fixed line networks～accused of hindering(妨碍）competition."Today's survey findings will feed into the ongoing public debate on the reform of the EU telecom rules, planned for summer this year," said Reding.

1.Today, the percentage of households with at least one fixed line goes down to

A. 34%％ B, 22% C.72% D. 81%

2.What will be covered in this year's reform of the EU's telecom hales?

A. The quickly changing technological environment.

B. The plan to stop the use of the fixed lines.

C. Breaking up telecom giants.

D. The ongoing public debate on global economy.

3.If a European will buy telecom products from a single service provider, what will be the result?

A. Less than two services are provided for customers.

B. Competition will become fierce in the telecom field.

C. A plan on the reform of the telecom is breaking up.

D. It becomes more difficult to fight off big companies' control.

4.The best title of this article is

A. Mobile Phones Become Popular

B. More Europeans Go Digital

C. The disappearance of the fixed line

D. The Rules of the EU's Telecom

Answer 1