Passage1 Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage: DoyouwanttosaywhatyouthinkinalettertothePresidentoftheUnitedStates?You’llgetareplyfromhim—writteninink,nottyped—afteronlyafewdays. ThePresidentgetsabout4,000letterseveryweek.HeanswerseveryonewhowritestohimonspecialWhitesHousepaper.Buthedoesn’tneedalotoftimeforit.Infact,heonlygives20minutesaweektolookathispersonalcorrespondence.Hehasthemostmodernsecretaryintheworldtohelphim. It’scomputer,worth￡800，000，whichhasitsownroomsonthefirstflooroftheWhiteHouse.IthasabankofelectronicpenswhichwritelikethePresidentwrites,inhisfavoritelightblueink.EachletterthePresidentreceivesgetsanumber,accordingtothetypeofansweritneeds.Thepensthenwritethecorrectreplyforit,accordingtothenumber.Eachlettertakeslessthanasecondtowrite.AWhiteHouseofficialsaid,“It’snotimportantthatletterscomefromacomputer.EachlettersayswhatthePresidentwantstosay.” 1.forareplyfromthePresident. A.YouhavetowaitalongtimeB.Youonlyhavetowaitseveraldays C.YouhavetowaitatleastonemonthD.Youonlyhavetowaitafewweeks 2.ThereplyfromthePresident. A.isalwaysprintedB.isalwaystyped C.isalwayswrittenininkD.isalwayswrittenbyhimself 3.Ittakesthecomputertowritetenletters. A.nomorethantensecondsB.alittlemorethantenseconds C.lessthantensecondsD.atleastonesecond 4.Thecomputercanbedescribedas. A.expensivebutefficientB.possessingabeautifulhandwriting C.heavyandinefficientD.thePresident’smostreliablesecretary 5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat. A.thePresidentneverreadsanyletterswrittentohimbyordinarypeople B.thePresidenthiresaveryefficientsecretarytodealwithhiscorrespondence C.thePresidentdoesnotreallycareaboutthelettershereceiveseveryweek D.thePresidentisassuredthatthecomputerexpresshisviewsintheletters