In this part there are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one you think is the best answer. Mark your choice on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.
Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:
Until recently the opportunities for criminal activities on the Internet have been low. However, the volume of business done on the Internet is growing rapidly, as people order books and other products and make money transactions. All this is creating temptations for hackers(黑客)。
Hackers are often young people who are interested in computers. They use them to move quietly to the Internet, looking for ways to break into computers systems run by banks, telephone companies and even Government departments. They look for examples of credit cards and try to steal the numbers.
Hackers rarely admit to a successful break-in. The first indication of a hacking may be when a customer discovers a wrong moneytransaction on a credit card account. It is harder to check on som
ebody misusing an online connection unless there is a massive down load of information which would call the attention of the consumer.
11. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______. (A) the opportunities for criminal activities on the Internet have been low (B) the opportunities for criminal activities on the Internet are low (C) there are more opportunities for criminal activities on the Internet (D) people should not make money transactions on the Internet
12. The word "temptations" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______. (A) interests (B) attractions (C) benefits (D) profits
13. In the passage, it s said that hackers may attack the Internet system of all the following institutions except _____. (A) banks (B) telephone companies (C) universities (D) government departments
14. Which of the following is not the reason for a hacking being found? (A) The customer found something wrong with his account. (B) There was a huge amount of information being downloaded. (C) There was a wrong money transaction. (D) The hacker proudly admitted his successful break-in.
15. In the last sentence of the paragraph, "somebody" refers to a______. (A) customer (B) card user (C) hacker (D) bank clerk