TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2002)(8)

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2002)

D. a few weeks before

Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the news.

24. Which is the main idea of the news?

A. Industrial relations in Germany.

B. The German energy industry.

C. Coalition in the government.

D. Closure of nuclear reactors.

25. The decision to shut down nuclear reactors resulted from the demand from ________.

A. the Government

B. the energy industry

C. a party in the coalition

D. a declining need for nuclear energy

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PART IV CLOZE (15 MIN)

Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.

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