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閱讀測驗： Genocide occurs when one group of people want to exterminate another group of people because their race, religion, culture, or political views differ from their own. The extermination of the Tutsis by the Hutus in the East-African country of Rwanda in 1994 is just one recent horrific example of genocide, where almost a million people were killed in a three-month period. It is widely-believed that the origin of the genocide came from the fact that Hutu-president Habyarimana’s plane was shot down by the Tutsi-led Rwandan Patriotic Front, but the actual derivation of the Hutu-Tutsi conflict is based on centuries of racial hatred. The Tutsis had ruled over Rwanda since the fifteenth century, but the Hutus had always comprised 80-85% of the population. The Hutus were generally considered peasants and were quite impoverished compared to the Tutsis. As the Tutsis continued to centralize their power and authority, they distributed land to individuals they favored—usually other Tutsis—instead of allowing it to be passed from Hutu generation to generation as had been done for centuries. This caused immense resentment amongst the Hutu, as they were forced by Tutsis to labor on their own land in exchange for the right to inhabit it. A social revolution in 1959 secured a Hutu in the presidency, though the Tutsis who had fled the country were forming resistance groups and demanding to be part of the governing body. The Hutus and Tutsis could not see eye to eye. It was agreed amongst many of the Hutus that the only way Rwanda could ever become a stable country would be if the Hutus drove out or killed all of the Tutsi people. The organization of the killings happened swiftly, as governmental forces sent radio broadcasts to Hutu citizens, urging them to slay their Tutsi neighbors. The Hutus succeeded in wiping out 75% of the Tutsi race, and thought it is unfortunate that all those lives were lost, this genocide is testament to what happens when one race represses another.
（ ） What do you think is the opinion of the writer?
(A) The Hutus are horrible people.
(B) The Tutsis are horrible people.
(C) What happened was unexpected.
(D) What happened was horrible, but it could have been expected under the circumstances.

參考答案

答案：D
難度：簡單0.727273
統計：A(0),B(1),C(0),D(8),E(0)

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