1. The main reason for the latest rise of oil price is _______。

　　[ A ] global inflation

　　[ B ] reduction in supply

　　[ C ] fast growth in economy

　　[ D ] Iraq’ s suspension of exports

　　2. It can be inferred from the text that the retail price of petrol will go up dramatically if_______。

　　[ A ] price of crude rises

　　[ B ] commodity prices rise

　　[ C ]consumption rises

　　[ D ] oil taxes rise

　　3. The estimates in Economic Outlook show that in rich countries_______。

　　[ A ] heavy industry becomes more energy-intensive

　　[ B ] income loss mainly results from fluctuating crude oil prices

　　[ C ] manufacturing industry has been seriously squeezed

　　[ D ] oil price changes have no significant impact on GDP

　　4. We can draw a conclusion from the text that_______。

　　[ A ] oil-price shocks are less shocking now

　　[ B ] inflation seems irrelevant to oil-price shocks

　　[ C ] energy conservation can keep down the oil prices

　　[ D ] the price rise of crude leads to the shrinking of heavy industry

　　5. From the text we can see that the writer seems_______。

　　[ A ] optimistic

　　[ B ] sensitive

　　[ C ] gloomy

　　[ D ] scared