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