Questions 33-36
Some lawmakers propose that casinos be opened in a remote city because it would provide extra tax for the local government. However, many
local people voice some serious concerns. The most serious problem is crime. With gambling comes organized crime, and it is not uncommon for
gangs to try to control casinos. Gang violence will ensue. Besides, the sex industry will thrive. People come not only for gambling but also for
womanizing. To meet the demand, gang members might abduct innocent women and force them to work as prostitutes. Then, AIDS might be rampant. Witness the sex industry in Thailand, where a lot of people, male and female alike, have contracted AIDS and a lot of children have been orphaned as a result. Last but not least, traditional values will be ruined. We tell our children that gambling is the root of all evil, but now we are embracing it and
touting it as the only way to revitalize economy. To sum up, allowing casinos to be opened in the city is equivalent to striking a Faustian bargain.
【題組】36. A Faustian bargain means _____.
(A) doing two things in the right order
(B) trying to do more than one can do
(C) exchanging one good thing for several bad things
(D) depending completely on one thing in order to succeed
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