(1)It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.

　　[A]America is busy dealing with the Iraq war and the Guantánamo Bay prisoners

　　[B]America is interested in stem-cell research

　　[C]America despises the global climate-change deal

　　[D]America declines to sign the Kyoto protocol

　　(2)"Dig one's heels in" in the second paragraph means _______.

　　[A]improve by pressure

　　[B]judge by oneself

　　[C]refuse to change one's mind

　　[D]pay more attention to

　　(3)Which is NOT the reason that causes the corporate America to change its mind over carbon

　　controls ? ________.

　　[A]The state regulations are getting strict

　　[B]There is an opportunity to profit from new technologies

　　[C]Some competitors approve of carbon controls

　　[D]The loudest voices are supporting carbon controls

　　(4)According to the author, which is NOT a practicable way to reduce carbon emissions in America? _______.

　　[A]Imposition of a carbon tax

　　[B]Establishment of a cap-and-trade system

　　[C]Permission to buy and sell permits to pollute

　　[D]Setting a price on carbon

　　(5)Because of the Americans' distaste for tax, the author suggests that all of the following should be done EXCEPT that ________.

　　[A]a suitable number of permits be offered

　　[B]the price for the permits be set

　　[C]carbon emissions be tackled in a long-term view

　　[D]carbon emissions be loosened after 2012

　　(6)The polluters' "windfall profits" (para. 8) stands for _______.

　　[A]the privilege granted by the permits

　　[B]the unexpected lucky gain from the permits

　　[C]the financial support from the federal government

　　[D]the illegal interests made by the polluters

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