What’s the purpose of the talk A: To interest students in a career in counseling. B: To recruit counselors to work in the placement office. C: To inform students of a university program. D: To convince local merchants to hire college students.

According to Sen. Claire McCaskill, the victims of the ANC program are ______. A: Alaska officials and corporation executives B: American officials and Alaska taxpayers C: Alaska natives and American taxpayers D: American citizens and corporation executives

The local residents of Venice move out of the city because ______________. A: there is too much water B: the houses are few and expensive C: there are too many residents D: the city is too crowded

The company wanted to close down the railway line, but the local residents objected.

Hundreds of local residents signed a ______ against closing the swimming-pool. A: petition B: perceive C: partition D: participation