According to the text, what are the reasons for the "Renaissance" of gardening、

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• 1What does "a green-fingered demographic" refer to in the 4th paragraph、

  A.Professional gardeners.

  B.People with green fingers.

  C.Amateur gardeners.

  D.Foreign gardeners.

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• 2What does the "new breed of gardener" in the 4th paragraph refer to、

  A.Those who spend their entire time in gardening.

  B.Those who go abroad to train others in gardening.

  C.Those who practice gardening to fill in the time while looking for a job, and grow vegetables for their own use.

  D.Those who help others with gardening.

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• 3What can you infer from the 3rd paragraph、

  A.England enjoys good weather for several springs.

  B.Gardening is classified as a luxury.

  C.Many English people take vacations abroa

  D.D.Good weather is the sole reason for the increase in gardening.

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• 4Which of the following is right according to the 2nd paragraph、

  A.Garden-related expenditure this year is more or less the same as that of last year.

  B.Many retailers are offering deep discounts.

  C.Prices of garden goods tend to remain stable in recent years.

  D.Due to the status quo of economy, garden goods are not promised a bright futur

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• 5Which of the following is Mr. Verhofstadt's main point as a continental liberal、

  A.Heavy regulation should be adopted to facilitate the revival of market.

  B.Nation-state is incapable of managing globalised economy, so Europe must be only way out.

  C.Policies that encourage consumption should be adopted in Europe.

  D.Policies on economy stimulation should cater for different situations of different countries within EU.

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• 6Part BDirections:In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions (41-45), choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps.Coffee is worth approximately $ 50-60bn each year in terms of world sales. It is a truly international commodity, and today more than 50 countries in the world grow coffee beans. This makes the coffee industry fairly universal, according to Pablo Dubois, head of the International Coffee Organisation (ICO), based in London. ICO organization helps coffee producers and promotes coffee consumption worldwide.ICO estimates that world production next year will reach 97.5 million bags, 11.3 million bags higher than the current year. The main reason for this is higher Brazilian output as production recovers from weather damage to crops. 41.______In 1994 Brazil was responsible for 25% of world production, Colombia was next with 13.4%, Indonesia had 7.5%, Mexico 4.7%, Guatemala 3.8% and Ethiopia and Vietnam were equal with 3.4%.Coffee is a tough crop, and can be grown in areas where it is difficult or impossible to grow other crops. It is cultivated in mountain regions which can only be reached by animal transport, and in other difficult areas where modern agricultural equipment cannot be used. 42. ______ICO is active in educating farmers about avoiding disease and dealing with problems when they occur.The distribution chain varies from country to country, explains Pablo Dubois. In most countries the smaller farmers sell their crop to a local trader, who then sells it on to exporters. 43. ______Larger coffee growers, for example, frequently export directly. Some countries, like Vietnam, have special government marketing organizations for coffee.Coffee prices often vary greatly from one year to the next. In 1997, for example, there was a large rise in the world price, which was immediately felt by the consumer. 44.______ In some of these countries, this can amount to as much as 50% of all export earnings.In the opinion of Pablo Dubois, the biggest problem for his organisation is to create greater consumer awareness of the different varieties of coffee and different ways of preparing it. In North America, most consumers already have above average knowledge Of the range available. 45.______It is also encouraging environmentally friendly coffee production, and last year's seminar on coffee and the environment created a lot of interest.The future looks bright for the coffee industry. It is estimated that consumption over the next few years will continue to rise steadily. New markets like Eastern Europe and China are expected to develop fast.[A] However, disease is always problem for coffee production, as we can see in some parts of South America at the moment.[B] Because the amount of coffee demand is on a high rise.[C] ICO is therefore concentrating its promotional activities on Russia and Chin

  A.[D] As the largest producing country, Brazil is particularly important in the coffee world.[E] Rising prices always result in a drop in sales, which will have a bad effect on those developing countries, which are highly dependent on foreign exchange from coffee exports.[F] There are, however, other distribution systems.[G] Almost all the coffee growers share the same distribution channel.A.

  D.[E] Rising prices always result in a drop in sales, which will have a bad effect on those developing countries, which are highly dependent on foreign exchange from coffee exports.[F] There are, however, other distribution systems.[G] Almost all the coffee growers share the same distribution channel.A. B. C. D.

  H.a.[D] As the largest producing country, Brazil is particularly important in the coffee world.[E] Rising prices always result in a drop in sales, which will have a bad effect on those developing countries, which are highly dependent on foreign exchange from coffee exports.[F] There are, however, other distribution systems.[G] Almost all the coffee growers share the same distribution channel.A. B. C. D. E. F. G.

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