Dear Sir,
I first applied for the installation of a telephone on July 15th, 2007, and since then I have renewed my （144) several times. Rather to my disappointment, each time I received the same reply that there were no telephone wires in my residential area. I have just learned from the morning TV show that the （145) work of lines to my district had been completed three weeks earlier. I should like to remind you of my application and hope that you will （146) my request as soon as possible.
I trust this letter will call your immediate attention to the matter, thus ending the long wait.
Yours Sincerely,
Tom Green
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A．request
B．reply
C．rescue
D．reserve

How is the second part of the reading list different from the first part？
A．More minority authors are represented.
B．All of the writers are from North America.
C．It includes books from the Post Modern Period.
D．In addition to novels, some plays are on the list.

A．expansion
B．exception
C．exhibition
D．extension

The word "prompted" underlined in Paragraph 3 means______.
A．stimulated
B．attracted
C．annoyed
D．shocked

A．allow
B．grant
C．permit
D．donate

Which of the following statements is true？
A．Scientists have solved the mystery about the fish killer.
B．More studies need to be made about the fish killer.
C．It is proved that the algae are reducing fish populations.
D．Humans have already been affected by the toxin.