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Charles thinks that nowadays running a small shop becomes increasingly difficult ______.

A．so his shop will surely go bankrupt

B．but his shop will surely make good money

C．and the only way to save his shop is to change the government

D．because it's hard to keep up with the rising cost

The author of "Auld Lang Sync" Robert Burns was a great ______folk poet.

A．English

B．Scottish

C．Welsh

D．Irish

Which of the following is NOT among the reasons that India is creating a secondary sanctuary for the Asiatic lions?

A．Too many of them in the present sanctuary.

B．Possible outbreak of disease.

C．Clashing with people.

D．Food shortage.

According to Charles, people send messages via facsimile because ______.

A．it is cheaper and faster than ordinary mail

B．it can send things that could not be expressed by telex

C．it is faster and not much more expensive than mail

D．the Royal Mail could not reach places abroad