“Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.” (345words)

　　1.What has happened to the Vrain School District?

　　A)A huge financial problem has arisen.

　　B)Many schools there are mismanaged.

　　C)Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.

　　D)Many administrative personnel have been laid off.

　　2.How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage?

　　A)They felt somewhat helpless about it.

　　B) They accused those responsible for it.

　　C) They pooled their efforts to help solve it.

　　D) They demanded a through investigation.

　　3.In the view of State Treasurer Mike Coffman, the educational budget shortage is_________.

　　A)unavoidable

　　B)unthinkable

　　C)insolvable

　　D)irreversible

　　4.Why did Coffman request an investigation?

　　A)To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.

　　B)To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.

　　C)To make sure that the school principals were innocent.

　　D)To stop the voters approving the $212 million bong issue.

　　5.Three high school students started a website in order to__________.

　　A)attract greater public attention to their needs

　　B)appeal to the public for contributions and donations

　　C)expose officials who neglected their duties

　　D)keep people properly informed of the crisis

　　【解析】這篇文章報道了美國科羅拉多州首府丹弗北部的Vrain校區面臨的因管理不善而造成的一千多萬美元的財政預算短缺問題。很多學生家長自發籌款，幫助學校解決經費問題。州財政負責人感到發生這樣的情況令人不可思議，要求對此展開調查，弄清該地區官員是否有意掩藏此問題。一些學生建立了一個網站發布消息，告訴人們這一危機的真相。