______ the way, we set of on foot into the dark night.

A.The guide led B.With the guide leading C.With the guide to lead D.With the guide lead

一天中我最喜欢的是最后那段时刻——至少是醒着的最后那段时刻。我再三努力不让眨动的眼皮合上，不让书本掉落在胸前，这时候我知道真的该入睡了。我深情地把书放在身边的床上。我们一起入睡——我和我的书，我和书中的人物，我和交杂的梦境，都一起入睡。躺在床上看书似乎成了家传。上一次母亲帮我照看孩子时，我回到家里发现整幢房子一片漆黑，只有两处微弱的灯光。一处在我儿子的房间，我看到八岁的儿子拿着一本书，打着电筒躲在被窝里看书。房子的那头，母亲拿着书已经打起盹来。

Parents have legal（ ）to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.

A.impulse B.influence C.obligation D.sympathy

He anticipated ______ much pleasure from the reading of that well-sold book.

A.to get B.getting C.to have got D.having got

In recent years, railroads have been combining with each other, merging into super systems, causing heightened concerns about monopoly. As recently as 1995, the top four railroads accounted for under 70 percent of the total ton-miles moved by rails. Next year, after a series of mergers is completed, just four railroads will control well over 90 percent of all the freight moved by major rail carriers.Supporters of the new super systems argue that these mergers will allow for substantial cost reductions and better coordinated service. Any threat of monopoly they argue, is removed by fierce competition from trucks. But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain: trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.The vast consolidation within the rail industry means that most shippers are served by only one rail company. Railroads typically charge such “captive” shippers 20 to 30 percent more than they do when another railroad is competing for the business. Shippers who feel they are being overcharged have the right to appeal to the federal government’s Surface Transportation Board for rate relief, but the process is expensive time consuming, and will work only in truly extreme cases.Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces everyone’s cost. If railroads charged all customers the same average rate, they argue, shippers who have the option of switching to trucks or other forms of transportation would do so, leaving remaining customers to shoulder the cost of keeping up the line. It’s theory to which many economists subscribe, but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail. “Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and who loses in the marketplace?” asks Martin Bercovici, a Washington lawyer who frequently represents shipper.Many captive shippers also worry they will soon be hit with a round of huge rate increases. The railroad industry as a whole, despite its brightening fortuning fortunes: still does not earn enough to cover the cost of the capital it must invest to keep up with its surging traffic. Yet railroads continue to borrow billions to acquire one another, with Wall Street cheering them on. Consider the 2 billion bid by Norfolk Southern and CSX to acquire Conrail this year. Conrail’s net railway operating income in 1996 was just million, less than half of the carrying costs of the transaction. Who’s going to pay for the rest of the bill? Many captive shippers fear that they will, as Norfolk Southern and CSX increase their grip on the market.31. According to those who support mergers railway, monopoly is unlikely because（ ）.32. What is many captive shippers’ attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry?33. It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that（ ）.34. The word “arbiters” (Paragraph 4) most probably refers to those（ ）.35. According to the text, the cost increase in the rail industry is mainly caused by（ ）.

A.cost reduction is based on competition B.services call for cross-trade coordination C.outside competitors will continue to exist D.shippers will have the railway by the throat
问题2：
A.Indifferent B.Supportive C.Indignant D.Apprehensive
问题3：
A.shippers will be charged less without a rival railroad B.there will soon be only one railroad company nationwide C.overcharged shippers are unlikely to appeal for rate relief D.a government board ensures fair play in railway business
问题4：
A.who work as coordinators B.who function as judges C.who supervise transactions D.who determine the price
问题5：
A.the continuing acquisition B.the growing traffic C.the cheering Wall Street D.the shrinking market

When seen in this light, the language these reporters use is more complex than it _____.

A.needs B.needs to C.needs to be D.needs to be so