Aksun
4th October 2007, 17:42
Until the giant American energy company Enron collapsed, and its director Kenneth Lay was imprisoned, his life had been a model of the American dream of rising from rags to riches on the strength of merit and hard work. His beginnings were socially and financially very modest. He was born in Tyrone, Missouri, in 1942, as the son of a preacher who was also a part-time salesman. He helped his father make ends meet by cutting grass and delivering papers. His start in the energy industry seemed similarly modest. After obtaining a doctoral
degree in economics from the University of Houston, he got his start in the booming Texan oil industry. In 1985 he merged Houston Natural Gas with InterNorth of Nebraska in order to form Enron. As Enron became stronger, Mr Lay turned increasingly to politics and was one of the biggest donors to the Bush-Cheney campaign. After Mr Bush entered the White House, Mr Lay had hopes of a seat in the cabinet, perhaps as energy secretary or even at the Treasury. However, for reasons that remain unclear, Mr Bush overlooked him, so his Professional life ended in frustration.
96. According to the passage, after Mr Bush was elected president of the US, Kenneth Lay ----.
A) turned increasingly to politics
B) became involved in the Texan oil industry
C) was not offered a cabinet seat
D) obtained a doctoral degree from the University of Houston
E) dissolved Enron, the company he had created
97. It is clear from the passage that the giant American energy company Enron was founded through ----.
A) Kenneth Lay’s increasing interest in politics
B) Kenneth Lay’s dream of rising from rags to riches
C) the fact that Kenneth Lay had been imprisoned
D) Kenneth Lay’s modest beginnings as the son of a preacher and part-time salesman
E) the merging of two companies: Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth
98. We understand from the passage that, when Kenneth Lay was a child, he ----.
A) worked as a part-time salesman together withhis father
B) wanted to become a preacher like his father
C) moved with his family from Tyrone, Missouri, to Houston, Texas
D) contributed to his family’s income by working at part-time jobs
E) dreamed of becoming an oil tycoon
99. We can infer from the passage that Kenneth Lay expected Mr Bush to offer him a high position in his administration because Mr Lay ----.
A) had contributed a very large amount of money to Mr Bush’s presidential campaign
B) was an important player in the Texan oil industry
C) was frustrated with his political life
D) had obtained a high level of education, and was therefore quite knowledgeable
E) had become very rich through his hard work
100. We see from the passage that Kenneth Lay’s imprisonment was ----.
A) the result of his involvement in the Bush-Cheney campaign
B) a miscarriage of justice
C) due to a crime he had committed while studying at the University of Houston
D) carried out despite the fact that he was a good friend of President Bush
E) implemented at around the same time that Enron, the company he had founded, collapsed
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degree in economics from the University of Houston, he got his start in the booming Texan oil industry. In 1985 he merged Houston Natural Gas with InterNorth of Nebraska in order to form Enron. As Enron became stronger, Mr Lay turned increasingly to politics and was one of the biggest donors to the Bush-Cheney campaign. After Mr Bush entered the White House, Mr Lay had hopes of a seat in the cabinet, perhaps as energy secretary or even at the Treasury. However, for reasons that remain unclear, Mr Bush overlooked him, so his Professional life ended in frustration.
96. According to the passage, after Mr Bush was elected president of the US, Kenneth Lay ----.
A) turned increasingly to politics
B) became involved in the Texan oil industry
C) was not offered a cabinet seat
D) obtained a doctoral degree from the University of Houston
E) dissolved Enron, the company he had created
97. It is clear from the passage that the giant American energy company Enron was founded through ----.
A) Kenneth Lay’s increasing interest in politics
B) Kenneth Lay’s dream of rising from rags to riches
C) the fact that Kenneth Lay had been imprisoned
D) Kenneth Lay’s modest beginnings as the son of a preacher and part-time salesman
E) the merging of two companies: Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth
98. We understand from the passage that, when Kenneth Lay was a child, he ----.
A) worked as a part-time salesman together withhis father
B) wanted to become a preacher like his father
C) moved with his family from Tyrone, Missouri, to Houston, Texas
D) contributed to his family’s income by working at part-time jobs
E) dreamed of becoming an oil tycoon
99. We can infer from the passage that Kenneth Lay expected Mr Bush to offer him a high position in his administration because Mr Lay ----.
A) had contributed a very large amount of money to Mr Bush’s presidential campaign
B) was an important player in the Texan oil industry
C) was frustrated with his political life
D) had obtained a high level of education, and was therefore quite knowledgeable
E) had become very rich through his hard work
100. We see from the passage that Kenneth Lay’s imprisonment was ----.
A) the result of his involvement in the Bush-Cheney campaign
B) a miscarriage of justice
C) due to a crime he had committed while studying at the University of Houston
D) carried out despite the fact that he was a good friend of President Bush
E) implemented at around the same time that Enron, the company he had founded, collapsed
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