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1. Why did the opening of Wal-Mart cause stir?

A) Wal-Mart would have severe competition with the local stores.

B) War-Mart would provide customers with a larger choice and more benefits.

C) It was said to have ruined the scene of the ancient site.

D) There shouldn’t be a store near the ancient site.

2. From Paragraph 2 we can infer that ______.

A) the ancient city means a lot to the Mexicans

B) a store will be too noisy for the ancient city

C) the ancient city is very mysterious

D) the pyramid is a good place for holding a big ceremony

3. According to Wal-Mart, it has a good reason to build a store there because ______.

A) it proves no harm to the nearby ruins

B) the scene of the ancient sites has been damaged

C) customers want to buy some cheap products

D) it has been widely accepted by the customers there

4. It can be learned from Paragraph 5 that ______.

A) the famous view is not as good as it used to be

B) the city lacks planning in building

C) the ancient site is littered with ugly buildings

D) Wal-Mart shouldn’t be fully responsible for the ruined view

5. Toward the fate of Wal-Mart, the writer’s attitude can be said to be ______.

A) objective

B) optimistic

C) pessimistic

D) biased





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