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7. It can be inferred from the last paragraph but two that

A. the United States intended to control Iraq for its oil.

B. Saudi Arabia has been a major supplier of oil for the United States.

C. the United States wanted to replace Saudi Arabia with Iraq for oil supply.

D. disagreement between Saudi Arabia and the United States was growing.

8. Which of the following is NOT true according to the author?

A. Oil is the real motivation behind the US attack of Iraq.

B. Saddam Hussein‘s sins are only excuses for the western nations to secure their own oil supply.

C. Oil has saved Iran but brought war to Iraq.

D. Many western nations have given up their moral principles in face of oil.

9 All the three oil crises in 30 years are NOT related to

A. political changes.

B. the war.

C. the Middle East.

D. international conflict.

10. Which of the following would be the most likely ending of this article?

A. But it is as well to remember that in Wagner‘s epic the gods who had built a great new home

through labor bought by the gold destroyed themselves.

B. The question now is whether this third shock is a replay of 1973 or 1978 or perhaps different and

more frightening than either.

C. If we are to use more oil at the present rate of growth, most of it will have to come from OPEC,

which may not be able or want to provide it.

D. The end of the oil era is upon us.

Passage Three

It was 2 a.m – the universal cue for closing time. Claude Willis III, overruled the signal. He would linger as long as necessary to address concerns and calm nerves.

His marathon day had just begun. Since GM put the plant on death watch in November and pitched early retirement and buyout enticements to its work force nationwide, Shop Chairman Willis and other union heads have tried to shepherd 2,700 hourly employees through a maze of information toward what many label a life-altering decision.

It‘s your call, Willis tells them, whether to take General Motors‘ money and run into retirement or to a fresh pursuit. Or, to keep punching a GM clock and count on the gods of global business to find way that spares the choking company from further retrenchment.

Consensus at the union hall holds that the offers are fair, even generous. Workers with up to 10 years of service can walk with $70,000. The next level of seniority, ranging to 27 years, can pocket $140,000 apiece. The 30-plus gang, already eligible for retirement benefits, can sail away with an extra $35,000. Those within three years of 30 qualify for a slightly smaller inducement.