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The permits were stopped suddenly three months ago by the government until new safeguards could be put in place to prevent misuse of the information superhighway, but for cafe owners it’s a business breakdown with no fix in sight.
“I handed in a request to open up an Internet cafe and received the conditions,” said the businessman Obeidallah. “I rented a place in the Sharafiah district at SR45,000 and prepared the place with equipment that cost me more than SR100,000. When I went to the local government after finishing everything, I was surprised to find that they’d stopped issuing permits for Internet cafes.”
Having an Internet cafe without Internet is much like having a coffee shop without coffee. “I’m avoiding closing the place, but it’s been more than three months with the situation ongoing as it is.” Obeidallah said. “Who will bear the losses caused by the permit issue?”
The decision took many cafe owners by surprise. “I asked to open an Internet cafe, and I was handed a list of all the things that were needed to follow through, such as a sign for the place, filling out forms,” said Hassan Al-Harbi.
“I did all that was asked and rented a place. And after the Haj vacation I went to the local government and they surprised me, saying that there are new rules that forbid the issuing of any more Internet cafe permits and that one can’t even renew his permit. I’ve lost more than SR80,000,” Al-harbi added.
As for the government, officials say a method to deal with it is on the way. But security concerns come before profit（盈利）.

1. 1.
   The government stopped issuing or renewing permits for Internet cafes       .
   1. A.
      to prevent misuse of new safeguards in Internet cafes
   2. B.
      to make cafe owners earn less profit from their business
   3. C.
      to stop the use of the information superhighway on Internet
   4. D.
      to make sure of the proper use of the information superhighway
2. 2.
   The government’s decision led to the fact that many cafe owners            .
   1. A.
      suffered heavy financial losses
   2. B.
      asked to open up Internet cafes
   3. C.
      continued to operate Internet cafes
   4. D.
      asked the government for payment
3. 3.
   The underlined phrase in the last paragraph “on the way” means             .
   1. A.
      to be studied
   2. B.
      to be put into practice
   3. C.
      to be changed
   4. D.
      to be improved
4. 4.
   The cafe owners found the government’s decision          .
   1. A.
      surprising and unacceptable
   2. B.
      understandable and acceptable
   3. C.
      reasonable but surprising
   4. D.
      surprising but acceptable

Answer 1

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1.这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段可判断出政府对网吧停止发放或更新许可证的原因是为了保证使信息高速公路合理运用。
2.这是一道细节推断题。根据倒数第二段“I’ve lost more than SR80 000.”可判断出政府的决定使网吧经营者在经济上受到很大损失。
3.这是一道猜义题。根据上文的内容可判断出这个短语的意思是“付诸实施”。
4.这是一道细节推断题。从倒数第二段网吧老板的话语中可以看出他们既感到吃惊又不愿接受。