59. The main idea of the passage is___________________ .

A. the oil prices in the world were stable though Iraq has stopped oil deliveries

B. OPEC has stopped the oil price.

C. OPEC will not increase oil production to make up the shortfall caused by Iraq

D. oil is connected with people's daily life.

58. The words "The organization" in the fourth paragraph refers to_____________ .

A. OPEC　　 B. the E. U. Commission

C. APEC　　 D. WTO

57.The attitude the E.U. Commission took towards Iraq's output stop is____________.

A. active B. surprising C. cold D. concerned

56. Iraq made the decision to stop oil deliveries because_________ .

A. oil price is too low in the international market

B. the U. N. Security Council has decided to shorten the time for the oil-for-food programme

C. many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980s

D. it couldn't get enough money to develop its economy

55. The owner of the passage advertises ________.

A. to introduce the new sections　 B. to announce the new sections of the Times

C. to make known his new plan of the Times　 D. to persuade people to buy the Times

E

Vienna----In spite of Iraq's decision to stop oil deliveries, the 11-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will not increase production to make up the shortfall, ministers decided Tuesday in Vienna.

The 11 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary stop. The organization's president, Charktd Khelil of Algeria, said after the meeting that stocks were high and prices were stable, so quota (配额) increases were not necessary.

The E. U. Commission has expressed concern about Iraq's output stop. A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price.

Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfall of oil in the market. The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap, he said. OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of the Iraq stop to exports was not known, so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet. If the market was destabilized (动摇的), a suitable response could be made.

Iraq on Monday stopped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U.N. Security Council's decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month, instead of the normal six-month renewal (延期).

Just before the Vienna meeting, oil prices had gone up, with a barrel of OPEC crude selling for 27.05 dollars, up from 26.81 dollars last Friday. North sea oil was at 29.26 dollars Monday evening

OPEC wants the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2, 5 million barrels per day off quotas.

54. From the passage we know that _______.

A. the Times sells at a lower price than before

B. the Times has improved a great deal and everyone likes to read it

C. many of the good features of the Times remain unchanged

D. you will learn everything by reading the Times every day

53. If you want to order home delivery, you may ________.

A. use the order card　 B. send E-mail to the sales office

C. telephone sales manager of the the Times　 D. pay for the postage yourself

52. If you want to find out the more information of films you should _________.

A. call 1-800-311-1969　 B. go over the House and Home section

C. read the Art section　 D. read Weekend section

51.This passage is about 　　　　　　in the 19th century.

　　　 A. service and industry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. female and male jobs

　　　 C. women and their work　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. female jobs and the pay

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　D

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50. We know from the passage that in the 1800s _________.

A.　　 more and more women began to work in domestic service

B.　　 women mainly worked as servants, nurses, and miners

C.　　 service and industrial jobs absorbed more women than men

D.　　 women enjoyed working as sellers, teachers, and miners