Directions: Read the following passages.
Each passage is followed by the three or four questions or unfinished statements.
For each of them there are four choices marked (A) (B) (C) and (D) . Choose the
one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have
just read.
A
D day is a term used to stand for the
starting day of a campaign or planned series of actions. When the secret
starting date is unknown, secret or subject to change, D day is the reference
point which helps planners arrange every step of a campaign. For example, the
day before D day is D-1; the day after: D+1, D+2 and so on.
The letter D here stands for Day, so D day
actually means Day day. More commonly the term has a military usage. In fact,
it came into being during the First World War, but it was during the Second
that D day got its common usage.
The beginning of the end of the Second
World War was the allied landing of Europe, and D day was its starting date.
After months of careful planning, the exact day was fixed for June5,1994.
Because of impossible weather conditions, at the minute the landing was put off
until the following day.
71. If a man-made satellite is planned to
launch on August 1st , but for some reason, it is launched on July 29th, then
according to the passage, the day is ______,
(A) D-2 (B)
D-3
(C) D+2
(D) D+3
72. The allied landing of Europe_______.
(A) brought the Second World
War to an end
(B) started the Second World
War
(C) took place on the day
D-1
(D) was the end of the
Second World War
73. Why was the landing of Europe put off
in the Second World War?
(A) Because it had been
carelessly planned
(B) Because it was fine that
day.
(C) Because it wasn't
suitable for attacking that day.
(D) Because it was raining
that day.
74. Which of the following is true
according to the passage?
(A) D day is a term used
only in a campaign.
(B) D day is helpful for
people to plan something to be happening.
(C) In fact, the term D day
is June 5, not June 6
(D) June 1st, Children's Day
can be called D day.