Questions 8 and 9 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question.

Haier Group bid for Maytag is ______.

单项选择题What strikes the woman most about the male robber is his ______.

单项选择题Which of the following is not the reason for the English couple’s divorce

单项选择题The longest reign in British history was ______.

单项选择题William Faulkner was the foremost American ______ writer of the 20th century.

单项选择题Black people were first brought to America from Africa as ______.