44. According to John Barrett, what is the key to attracting more U.S. families to broadband service?

　　　　 A. making the Internet look more similar to TV set

　　　　 B. applying the Internet more to entertainment

　　　　 C. providing more pay-TV programs

　　　　 D. chipping away at the core of non-subscribers

43. From the passage we can infer that ________.

　　　　 A. It is not an easy job to transform those holdouts into the Internet users

　　　　 B. people will adopt dial-up Internet access no more

　　　　 C. many Americans enjoy doing e-commerce shopping at home

　　　　 D. more than half of the population are using the Internet in 2005

42. Many potential customers refuse to subscribe to the Internet mainly because _________.

　　　　 A. they show too much concern about the cost B. they can find little value of it

　　　　 C. they do most YouTube-watching at work D. the Internet doesn’t reach their homes

41. What does the underlined word “holdouts” in the first paragraph most probably mean?

　　　　 A. some American families

　　　　 B. those who hold out one’s opinions

　　　　 C. those who have been surveyed

　　　　 D. those who still haven’t access to the Internet currently

29. A. language　　 　　　　 B. way　　 　　　 　　　　　　 C. world 　　　　　　　　　 D. family

28. A. prayers　　　 　　　 B. players　　 　　　 　　C. seekers 　　　 　　　　　　 D. watchers

27. A. visible　　 　　 　　B. possible　　 　　　　 　　C. reasonable　 　　　　 D. accessible

26. A. power　　 　　　　　　 B. peace　　 　　　　　　 　　C. faith 　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. energy

25. A. work　　 　　　　　　　　 B. regard　　 　　　　　 　　C. consider 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. identify