[B] aside [C] out [D] down
22.The wealth of a country should be measured ________ the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce.
[A] in line with [B] in terms of [C] in regard with [D] by means of
23.He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any ________ on what he promises.
[A] faith [B] belief [C] credit [D] reliance
24.My students found the book ________: it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.
[A] enlightening [B] confusing [C] distracting [D] amusing
25.Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will ________ down the economy.
[A] put [B] settle [C] drag [D] knock
26.In this factory the machines are not regulated ________ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.
[A] independently [B] individually [C] irrespectively [D] irregularly
27.Every chemical change either results from energy being used to produce the change, or causes energy to be ________ in some form.
[A] given off [B] put out [C] set off
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[D] used up
28.If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that incomes from taxation might actually ________.
[A] shrink [B] delay [C] disperse [D] sink
29.American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to ________ enterprises.
[A] moveable [B] changing [C] flexible [D] varying
30.If you know what the trouble is, why don’t you help them to ________ the situation?
[A] simplify [B] modify [C] verify [D] rectify
31.I can’t ________ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.
[A] figure out [B] draw out [C] look out [D] work out
32.I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat ________. [A] disapproval [B] rejection [C] refusal [D] decline
33.From this material we can ________ hundreds of what you may call direct products.
[A] derive [B] discern [C] diminish [D] displace
34.She had clearly no ________ of doing any work, although she was very well paid. [A] tendency
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[B] ambition [C] intention [D] willingness
35.What seems confusing or fragmented at first might well become ________ a third time.
[A] clean and measurable [B] notable and systematic [C] pure and wholesome [D] clear and organic
36.The public opinion was that the time was not ________ for the election of such a radical candidate as Mr. Jones.
[A] reasonable [B] ripe [C] ready [D] practical
37.Hudson said he could not kill a living thing except for the ________ of hunger. [A] sensation [B] cause [C] purpose [D] motive
38.For the new country to survive, ________ for its people to enjoy prosperity, new economic policies will be required.
[A] to name a few [B] let alone [C] not to speak [D] let’s say
39.Foreign disinvestment and the ________ of South Africa from world capital markets after 1985 further weakened its economy.
[A] displacement [B] elimination [C] exclusion [D] exception
40.When a number of people ________ together in a conversational knot, each individual expresses his position in the group by where he stands.
[A] pad [B] pack [C] squeeze [D] cluster
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Section II Cloze Test
Directions:
For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C], and [D]. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (10 points)
Manpower Inc., with 560,000 workers, is the world’s largest temporary employment agency. Every morning, its people __41__ into the offices and factories of America, seeking a day’s work for a day’s pay. One day at a time. __42__ industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive __43__ reducing the number of employees, Manpower, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming.
__44__ its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part timers and temporary workers. This __45__ work force is the most important __46__ in American business today, and it is __47__ changing the relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive __48__ avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens __49__ by
employment rules, healthcare costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of __50__ that came from being a loyal employee.
41.[A] swarm [B] stride [C] separate [D] slip 42.[A] For [B] Because [C] As [D] Since 43.[A] from [B] in [C] on [D] by
44.[A] Even though [B] Now that [C] If only [D] Provided that 45.[A] durable [B] disposable [C] available [D] transferable 46.[A] approach
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