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VIIIA
An election year is one in which all four numbers are evenly divisible by four (1944, 1948, etc.). Since 1840, American presidents elected in years ending in zero have been destined to die in office.
Which of the following was NOT an election year?
A. 1960
B. 1930
C. 1888
D. 1824
根據第一句話中對潤年的定義，只要被四整除即可，所以答案為B.

VIIIB
A few government officials even estimate that the war has created more than half a million refugees who need immediate food, clothing, and shelter.Exactly how many refugees are there?
A. Half a million
B. Over half a million
C. We don't know exactly
D. Only a few government officials know the exact figure.
實際上解答此類問題時不需要什么技巧，只需注意有的要求的是精確數字，有的則是粗略值或近似值。所以此題，原文中estimate, 而問題中為exactly, 顯然不吻合。故選C.

VIIIC
They are among the 250,000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Negherlands, a group that accounts for 40 percent of the nation's unemployed.
Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected _______.
A. one million people
B. roughly 0.6 million people
C. 250,000 people
D. less than half of the population
此題答案為B.