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1、In the United States, the idea of consumer protection received a big boost in 1962 when President _____ delivered a special message listing four basic consumer rights: the right to safety, the right to be _____, the right to choose, and the right to be heard. （人大2003研）
【答案】Kennedy；informed
【解析】1962年，美国总统约翰·肯尼迪在国会上发表了《关于保护消费者利益的总统特别咨文》，首次提出消费者的四项权利：安全权、知情权、选择权与意见被尊重的权利。
2、In the early 1970s, the IRA ______.
A. killed many Protestants and Catholics
B. burned down the houses of Catholics
C. murdered individuals at random
D. carried out a series of bombing and shooting and attacked the security forces as their main target
【答案】D
【解析】IRA,即Irish Republican Army，爱尔兰共和军。1969年IRA分成正统派和临时派，后者成为主要力量，其思想极左，进行爆炸、暗杀等暴力活动，攻击目标主要是安全部门和军界人物和机构。
3、At the end of WWII, Canada began to develop stronger ______ and ______ industries and followed the US into a period of comparative wealth and growth.
【答案】service；manufacturing
【解析】从二战结束时起，加拿大的服务业与制造业开始快速发展，跟随美国取得了较大的财富增长，但这种增长仍然以原材料的消耗为基础。
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4、After more than a decade of discussion, planning, campaigning, politicking and bickering, six of Great Britain’s colonies in ______ united as a nation when the ______ of Australia was officially inaugurated on January 1, 1901.
【答案】Australia；first Prime Minister
【解析】1901年1月1日，六个殖民区统一成为联邦，澳大利亚联邦成立，第一任首相宣誓就职，同时通过第一部宪法。原来的六个殖民区遂成为联邦下属的六个州。
5、Pensions for the elderly, or retirement benefits, begin for men at the age of ______ and for women at the age of ______.
【答案】65; 60
【解析】英国男性65岁及以上，女性60岁及以上享受退休金。
6、Independent schools provide pupils with two stages of education, mainly in ______ schools and ______ schools.
【答案】prep; public
【解析】近年来，英国私立学校学生的比例有所上升，但大部分学生仍在公立学校就读。independent schools私立学校。
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