A in B to C on D up
(8) 3. The newly-elected president is determined to______________ the established policy of developing agriculture.
A go after B go by C go for D go on
(9) The newly-built Science Building seems_______________ enough to last a hundred years. A spacious B sophisticated C substantial D steady (10)The new washing machines are ______________ at the rate of fifty a day. A turned up B turned down C turned out D turned in
(11) The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than______________. A is necessary B to be necessary C being necessary D be necessary
(12) Above the trees are the hills, ______________ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.
A which B whose C what D where
(13) If he can do so without unreasonable delay and without causing the Buyer unreasonable inconvenience or uncertainty of ______________ by the seller of expenses advanced by the Buyer.
A compensation B payment C reimbursement D capital
(14) These negotiations will aim to ______________ compensation for all investors regardless whether their series is a total loss or not.
A claim B request C revere D require
(15) Business agent's ______________ of goodwill damage is for makes up the contract of bailment the flaw, and it based on the just principle a relief system which provides for the business agent.
A recovery B recourse C payment D compensation
参考答案(1)B (2)B (3)C (4)D (5)A (6)C (7)C (8)B (9)B (10)A (11)A (12)B (13)C (14)A (15)B
2.2 Match the words 1-10 to their definitions A-L. There are two extra definitions you do not need to use.
(1)costly a. spend, used or consumed (2)disposed of b. the state of having little or no money and few or
no material possessions (3)ailments c. structures collectively in which people are
housed (4)a mortician d. the social class lowest in the social hierarchy (5)a plumber e. someone who pays taxes
(6)taxpayer f. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other
countries (7)intervention g. expensive
(8)poverty h. (non-serious) illnesses
(9)underclass i. someone who arranges funerals (10)housing j. to compel people to do something against their will k. someone who fixed water pipes
l. a protective cover designed to contain or
support a mechanical component 参考答案:(1)g(2)a(3)h(4)i(5)k(6)e(7)f(8)b(9)d(10)c
2.3 Fill in gaps with appropriate words from the box. There are three words you do not need to use.
dimension housing premises tax
affluent taxpayer prominent intervention
(1) We also can press governments around the world to spend __________________ money in ways that better reflect the values of the people who pay the taxes.
(2) But inflation does not seem to be a threat with the current softness in the American __________________market.
(3) To build ___________________ society, we must develop the socialism culture, and built the socialism spirit.
(4) There are yet two other and more significant justifications for enlarging the constituency of organized research to an international __________________.
(5) Limited judicial ___________________ becomes necessary when the exertion of the autonomy is infracting the basic rights of the educatees.
参考答案(1) taxpayer (2) housing (3) affluent (4) dimension (5) intervention 2.4 True or False
(1)All the restrictions on our freedom are necessary to avoid others becoming worse.
(2)All business activities and transactions are voluntary, and nobody uses force or coercion. (3)DTI is the abbreviation of Department of Trade and Industry.
(4)You can free to woke over time at terms mutually agreeable to you and your employer,
regardless of rules and regulations laid down by a government official.
(5)The DTI’s most important area of activity is providing detailed analyses of overseas market,
especially for large companies wanting to export goods or services.
(6)Taxpayers are people who pay a percentage of their income to the government as tax. (7)We should hand in more than 40% of our income to our government as taxes.
(8)According to the Friedman, the role of the government has expanded far too much.
(9)Market economy is an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and
resources and to determine prices (10)In the good society, you can do any activities you want. 参考答案:(1)F(2)T(3)T(4)F(5)F(6)T(7)F(8)T(9)T(10)F
Part 3 Comprehensive Exercises
3.1 Filling in the blanks with the words in the box.
toured relied clean true far power emitters provided go including
As the world’s two biggest ____________, we must demonstrate to the developed and developing world that ____________ energy and economic growth can ___________ hand-in-hand. We are already involved in promising partnerships. In Beijing, I ______________ a geo-thermal plant that is a true U.S.-Chinese ___________ . General Electric has _____________ high-tech equipment to produce heat and power with half the emissions, and _______________ less water usage than the coal plants that are ________________ relied on. And Chinese businesses build the steam turbines that help to _______ ___ the plant. This plant saves costs and provides clean energy – _________________ heat for the U.S. Embassy.
参考答案(1) emitters (2) clean (3) go (4) toured (5) collaboration (6) provided (7) far (8) typically (9) power (10) including
3.2 Translate the Chinese words into English.
(1) 低成本 a pre-eminently (2) 能预计到的时间 b market economy (3) 市场经济 c time horizons
(4) 与……不相容 d recreational facilities (5) 卓越地;杰出地 e at odds with (6) 市场力量 f market forces (7) 消费设施 g social insurance (8) 长远利益 h low -cost
(9) 社会保险 I long-run interest (10) 卫生保健 j Health Care 参考答案:(1)h (2)c (3)f (4)e (5)a (6)f (7)d (8)i (9)g (10)j
3.3 Filling the blanks according to the Chinese sentence.
(1) ___________________________ available by draft at sight for the full amount of the invoice value to be established in our favor through a bank acceptable to us.(我们的付款方式,一般是以保兑的、不可撤消的、以我公司为收益人的、按发票金额见票即付的信用证支付。该信用证通过我们认可的银行开出)
(2) _________________ , and build the new customer service department around that center. (要明白客户的共同要求,然后围绕这个中心建立客户服务部) (3) _______________________ Please ask for our company identification.(谨防冒牌分子假冒我公司接待人员,请和公司确认身份)
(4) We shall have to find another source of supply if .(如果再发生这样的延误,我们只好另寻货源)
答案:(1) Our usual mode of payment is by confirmed, irrevocable letter of credit (2) Identify the most common needs of your customer (3) Carefully beware of scam persons posing as our receptionists (4) such a delay is repeated
3.4 Sentence Translation.
(1)Here Britain can proudly point to its leadership.
(2)Few things are more visibly at odds with good society than badly housed or homeless people. (3)In the good society, there must also be attention to a range of activities that are beyond the time horizons of the market economy.
(4)Necessary also-a matter we are beginning reluctantly to recognize- is investment and regulating in the long-term interest of the environment.
答案:(1)在这方面,英国可以夸耀它做得更好。
(2)显然,一个良好的社会不应该有居住条件很差的或者无家可归的人们。 (3)在良好社会中,也必须注意超越市场经济的时间范畴以外的一系列活动。 (4)我们勉强开始认识到,符合环境保护的长远利益的投资和规定也是必要的。
Unit 23 Central banking, money and taxation
Part 2 Vocabulary Exercises
2.1 Choose the best word to fill in the gap.
(1) If a member state levies a higher tax from foreign pension funds this may ______________ these funds from investing in that member state.
A persuade B dissuade C benefit D recover
(2) Therefore, in countries like the United States, which have large and competitive capital markets, diversification does not add to a firm's value or______________ from it. A distract B retreat C subtract D distribute
(3) Land belongs to the city, there is______________thing as private ownership of land. A no such a B not such C not such any D
(4) The flats I have looked at so far were too expensive. So I'm better off _______________where I am.
A stay B staying C to stay D stayed
(5) My son walked ten miles today. We never guessed that he could walk______________far. A / B such C that D as
(6) If talks for the new trade agreements take_______________, food industries in both countries will be seriously affected.
A much too long B too much longer C too much long D (7) It is not so much the language______________the legal jargons that makes the book difficult to understand.
A but B nor C as D like
(8) His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in ______________ with his income. A comparison B proportion C association D calculation (9) The President made his last public ______________ before his term of office ended. A appearance B engagement C gathering D meeting (10) There is no much time left, so I’ll tell you about it_______________. A in detail B in brief C in short D in all
(11) The population is leveling ________________ in the area as a result of family planning. A with B off C up D against
(12) The rain was heavy and ________________ the land was flooded.
A consequently B continuously C constantly D consistently (13) The trade unions in this industry are ______________ any reduction in wages. A objecting against B opposed to C reacted to D (14) She was teaching me _______________ you would teach a younger child to speak the language.
A the way B in the way C a way D
(15) The Browning have not ______________ yet and I doubt whet her they will come. A turned in B turned out C turned up D turned to
参考答案(1)B (2)C (3)D (4)B (5)C (6)A (7)A (8)A (9)A (10)B (11)B (12)A (13)B (14)A (15)C
2.2 Match the words 1-10 to their definitions A-L. There are two extra definitions you do not need to use.
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