◆D◆Most British teleph; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Britain and collectors even have their own magazine, International Telephone Cards. One reason for their interests is that cards from around the world come in a wide variety of different and often very attractive design. There are 100, 000 different cards in Japan alone, and there you can put your own design onto a bank card simply by using a photograph or a business card. The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first British telephone cards appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are attractive, small and light, and they do not need much space. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some French cards cost up to 4,000 pounds. The first Japanese card has a value of about 28,000 pounds. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors’ magazine.

12. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. the history of phone cards                     B. phone cards collecting as a hobbyC. reasons for phone cards collecting     D. the great variety of phone cards

13. When did people in Britain begin to use phone cards?A. In 1971.            B. In 1975.            C. In 1976.            D. In 1981.

14. The main reason for most people to collect phone cards is that ______.

A. they find the cards beautiful and easy to keepB. they like to have something from different countriesC. they want to make money with cards D. they think the cards are convenient to use

15. The writer mentions a market in Paris in order to show that

A. card collecting is popular among young peopleB. French and Japanese cards are the most valuableC. people can make money out of card collectingD. card collectors’ magazines are very useful

◆E◆WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 — The House of Representatives, which prides itself on being " the People’s House" has been turning into, a rich men’s club.The representatives newly elected in 1984 were almost four times as wealthy as the first term lawmakers elected only six years before, according to a new study on the members’ financial reports.Behind this remarkable swing, the study says, there are two main factors: a court decision that outlawed limits on what candidates could give to their own campaigns, and the enormous growth in the cost of pursuing a seat in Congress. As a result, it is increasingly difficult for candidates of modest means, particularly women to amount successful challenges to entrenched office holders.One solution, the authors contend, is a system of public financing for campaigns, but Congress seems in no mood to change the political rules any time soon." The lower chamber is going upper class," said Mark Green, the President of the Democracy Project, a public policy institute based in New York. ".But this evolution from a House of Representa­tives to a House of Lords denies the diversit Grey of our democracy. It establishes a de facto property qual­ification for office that increasingly says: The people with low and middle income need not apply. " The Democracy Project produced the study in cooperation with the United States Public Interests Research Group, a similar institute situated in Washington. But their research was not entirely theo­retical. In 1980 Mr. Green was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 15th District, in Manhattan. The winner was. Bill Green, one of the wealthiest members of Congress.

16. What can we know from the passage?

A. The House of Representatives is poor men’s club.B. The House of Representatives was made up of people with low and middle income.C. The House of Representatives, was rich men’s club;D. The House of Representatives is made up of people with low and middle income.

17. What does "this remarkable swing" in the third paragraph refer to?

A. The House of Representatives prides itself on being" the people’s House".B. The new study based on the members’ financial reports.C. A court decision that outlawed limits on what candidates could give to their own campaigns.D. The representatives elected now are much wealthier than those elected a few years ago.

18. Which of the following is wrong according to the study?

A. Any honest man can become a repre="sentative of the House.B. Women are more difficult than men to be an entrenched office holder.C. Limits on what a candidate could give to his campaign are outlawed.D. One must spend much money getting a seat in the Congress.

19. What is the United States Public Interests Research Group like?

A. The House of Representatives.B. A public policy institute based in New York.C. A public policy institute based in Washington.D. The House of Lords.

20. What does the writer think of the study?

A. Doubtful.              B. Believable.           C. Opposed.            D. Normal.

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