Because an empire was set up.
Because the empire fell to pieces.
Because it lost all its trees.
Because too much had been spent on wars.
第1题：
According to the passage, companies often look for IT managers from ________.
(A) non-computer technicians
(B) their own professionals
(C) other companies
(D) another country
第2题：
Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？
A. They did not dare to answer.
B. They had mistaken the relationship of the mice.
C. They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away.
D. They did not express themselves much better.
第3题：
Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到)in this passage?
A. The problems that light pollution has caused.
B. The reason why humans use too much light.
C. The ways that light pollution can be reduced.
D. The reason why fewer stars can be seen than before.
第4题：
We can learn from the second paragraph of the passage that there are some equations of market which can explain the demand and supply of the currency of a country.
A．Right
B．Wrong
C．Doesn't say
第5题：
It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War Ⅱ , most Americans ______.
A. were very rich
B. lived in poverty
C. did not own automobiles
D. had own automobiles
第6题：
Why did Peter create eBay after graduating from university?
A. For fun
B. To make money
C. For gathering the engineers
D. To fulfill a task of his company
第7题：
We can infer from the passage that ______.
［A］Hollywood hardly improves southern California's economy
［B］the shipping industry there is as dirty as other industries
［C］people living near these ports suffer the most
［D］the polluted air may cause both asthma and smaller lungs
第8题：
A.Because he comes from Red
B.Because it is his nickname
C.Because his skin is red, he is an Irish
D.Because the cigar he smokes is Red.
第9题：
A: he knew
B: he didn't know
C: did he know
D: he couldn't know
第10题：
A、Why did you quit your last job?
B、Why did you do your last job? C.Why did you resign from your last job?
D、Why did you give up your last job?