6. What is mentioned about the gasoline prices in the market? //
(A) It has been predicted / that they will gradually increase. //
(B) The retail prices have dropped over the last three months. //
(C) The wholesale prices are expected to increase within three months. //
(D) The retail prices decreased over the previous three quarters. //
7. According to the article, / what is indicated about the situations in Oklahoma and Hawaii? //
(A) The average price for regular leaded gasoline / was lowest in Oklahoma. //
(B) The highest gasoline prices were posted in Hawaii. //
(C) The gasoline prices remained stable in both states. //
(D) Hawaiians suffered from outrageous gasoline prices. //
8. What is inferred about the surcharges? //
(A) They might be reduced next season. //
(B) Airlines are making great efforts / to minimize their running costs. //
(C) The state government has implemented new regulations for surcharges. //
(D) An extensive survey of the surcharges will be conducted in autumn. //
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Travelers looking to go on vacation by car this summer /
can look forward to more reasonable gasoline prices, /
according to a survey by Skinner Business Research. //
The survey of 7,500 gasoline stations / across the United States /
indicated that retail prices have dropped an average of 9.9 cents per gallon /
over the past three months, / with no signs of an impending return to the high prices /
that had been setting records for the previous three quarters. //
The lowest statewide average price for regular unleaded gasoline /
was found in Oklahoma, / while the highest prices were recorded in Hawaii. //
Despite this good news, however, / analysts say /
the lower gasoline prices do not directly affect the fuel surcharges /
that airlines add to airfares. //
So no reductions in the surcharges / are expected until autumn. //
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