Europe and Japan do not use fuel economy standards to any significant degree, but instead rely principally on high taxes to reduce gas consumption. Their average tax i is more than $2 per gallon, while in the US, federal gas taxes are only 18 EURO per gallon and average state taxes 22 euro per gallon. Higher prices at the pump rusulting from higher taxes increase consumer demand for cars with better fuel economy. They aslo encouarege consumers to reduce their driving. Research shows that federal taxes on gasoline would have to increase by a bit less than 50 euro per gallon to cut gasoline consumptin in the US. Although a 50 euro incerase is a lot compared with the present average total tax of 40 euro, it would raise retail gas prices to only a little more than $2 per gallon, tax included. This is far below prices in europe and Jaan. even if federal taxes on gas were doubled, US retail gas prices would still be much below those in other developed natşions.

91. According to the passage, efforts have been made —.
A) to compare the levels of fuel consumption as well as fuel prices in Europe
B) to assess what price increases would lead to a significant reduction in fuel consumption in the US
C) to give more appeal to public transport
D) to establish what vehicle types consume less fuel
E) to develop fuel-efficient vehicles for sale in the US

92. It is clear from the passage that Japan's strategy to keep fuel consumption down —.
a) Depends largely on the high taxation of fuel
B) has been greatly criticized by the public
C) has not been as effective as was originally envisaged
D) has set an example that Europe is now adopting
E) has had no effect upon the country's car production technologies

93. According to the passage, the combined federal and state taxes on gas in the US —.
A) have exceeded those currently in use in Europe
B) Are so high that they have forced Japanese car manufacturers to change their production strategies
C) have become a major public concern
D) have suddenly caused fuel prices to rise sharply
E) amount to much less than the tax paid in Japan

94. We learn from the passage that one effect of higher taxes on fuel —.
A) has been a great deal of uneasiness and even anger among consumers
B) has been a noticeable drop in car sales everywhere
C) has been to draw attention to a much wider range of energy sources
D) is an increased demand for vehicles which consume less fuel
E) is that Europe's production of fuel-economy vehicles has increased remarkably

95. One point stressed in the passage is that fuel prices in Jhe US, —'—.
A) which inciude both federal and state taxes, are expected to rise considerably
B) which have been increasing steadily for quite some time now, have almost equalled those in Japan and even Europe
C) even if the taxes were to be increased considerably, would stili be much lower than in other industrialized countries
D) which have not risen for a long time, seem likely to remain stable
E) where consumers go for cars with better fuel economy, have caused no change in driving habits

Throughout his workinq life, Shakespeare worked as an actor in the midst of a troupe. We know little about his first years in London, For a few years between 1585 and 1592 his name disappears altogether from the public records, and the most likelt reason for this is that, for at least some of this time, he was working for one of the city's acting companies; as a junior member he would not be listed among the troupe's principal playres. In the late 1580s theatrical activity in london was largely concentrated in shoreditch and Southwark, districts of london. Shakespeara could have lived anywhere, but Shoreditch, which would have been cheap and convenient, is a likely candidate for a young actor. In his early career Shakespeare may have moved from troupe to troupe in order to survive. Whatever the case, working conditions must have been similar. Sundays, religious holidays and disasters aside, a company would perform a different play each afternoon of the week, though some plays would be repeated in the weeks ahead. An actor usually had to keep at least 30 parts in his memory and a leading player such as Alleyn or Burbage must have kept in mind nearly 5,00 lines a week.

96. According to the passage, in Shakespeare's time,--------
A) it was not unusual for actors to appear in a great many roles each week
B) there was no theatrical activity anywhere in England except for London
C) leading actors would only agree to appear in certain roles
D) an acting company usually staged a new play each week
E) acting was regarded as an immoral occupation

97. We learn from the passage that, in Shakespeare's London, theatres —.
A) competed with each other to get Alleyn or Burbage in their troupe
B) were normally öpen to the public six afternoons a week
C) provided actors with a comfortable and profıtable way of life
D) were rather like drama schools and they trained actors
E) all had their own leading players

98. it is clear ,from the passage that Shakespeare, during his earty years in London, —.
A) gained experience as an actor by appearing in a huge variety of parts
B) was encouraged to write plays by Alleyn and Burbage
C) devoted himself primarily to the writing of plays
D) preferred living in Southwark to Shoreditch
E) was little known as an actor though he was probably acting

99. We understand from the passage that in the late 16th century—-.
A) it was illegal to hold theatrical performances on religious days
B) Shoreditch and Southwark were heavily populated, commercial districts
C) there was apparently a great deal of public interest in the theatres
D) the popularity of Alleyn and Burbage was already on the decline
E) working conditions in the theatres varied enormously

100. it was clear frorm the passage that, for Shakespeare, they years in London up to 1592 —.
A) were times of hardship and uncertainty
B) were a period of widespread public recognition
C) marked a tuming point in his life
D) brought many great changes and opportunities
E) were the period during which he established a lifelong friendship with Alleyn and Burbage