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OriginalityandFairPlay3
OriginalityandFairPlay(3)
GrammarandVocabulary
Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachsentence。
1、However,healwaysdistinguishedbetweenthe______ofaserviceanditsfinancing.
A。
store B。
provision C。
reserve D.supply
2、Atfirst,wheneverhewasonleavehewaskeentohang______withhisoldno-goodfriends,buteventuallyhelostinterestinthem。
A。
up B.about C.on D。
over
3、Menmustpayintothetradesocietytowhichthey______theirlabour.
A。
alter B。
shift C。
transfer D.vary
4、Hewasacourtly,gentleand______man,neverknowntoslightorembarrassothers.
A。
consistent B.continuous C.considerate D.continual
5、Sotojustifytheextraeffortneeded,thedemandforfluencyinMandarinwouldhavetobe______abovedemandfor,say,French.
A.way B。
all C。
more D.high
6、Therefore,anyonehawkingaprogramforaperfectedworldwassellinga______promise.
A。
blank B.hollow C.vacant D.bare
7、Evenbeforeannouncinghisrunforthepresidency,BushwasquiteexplicitwithabiographeraboutthejoyousprospectsofinvadingacountrylikeIraqto______hisapprovalnumbersandbuildpoliticalcapital。
A。
pumpup B。
makeup C.drillfor D.turnon
8、WhileAfricanAmericansasawholearelesslikelytoaffordlaptopsandpersonalcomputers,Internet-savvyblacksaremore______toblogthanwhitesandLatinos。
A.opt B。
apt C.bound D。
prostrate
9、Manyoftheseextinctionsurvivorsseemedtoshareacommon______:
Theywereallsmall。
A。
trail B.trait C。
trace D.track
10、Twoyearsago,afederaladministrativelawjudgefoundthatthenewspaperhadbargainedinbad______withtheunionsince2007.
A.taste B.shape C。
light D.faith
11、Thefactthatabillwhichoverhaulsourcomplexhealthcaresystemwaspassedinmerehourswithoutdebateshouldworryallofus,butAmericansareperfectlycapableofbuyingapigina______.
A。
pen B.poke C.wok D。
field
12、Australia'sskislopescouldbecompletely______ofnaturalwintersnowby2050unlessconcertedactionistakenagainstglobalwarming。
A。
bare B.free C。
full D。
critical
13、Suchpaybackmeans,bydefinition,thatwhileweoncecouldfloatalifestylethatcost,say,120%ofwhatweearned,nowweshallhavetodowithlifestylethatcosts,say,80%ofourincome,______。
A.withtherestgotopaydownwhatweowe
B。
withrestgoestopaydownwhatweowe
C。
withtherestgoingtopaydownwhatweowe
D。
therestgoingtopaydownwhatweowe
14、Theysay______peopleputwallsup,notbecausetheywanttoblockpeopleout,butbecausetheywanttoseewhocaresenoughtoknockthemdown。
A。
sometime B.sometimes C。
sometime D。
sometimes
15、Japan'straditionalNakizumo,orcryingsumo,festivaltookplaceSundayasbabiescompetedto______theloudestinthearmsofsumowrestlersasaprayertothegodsforgoodhealth.
A.bawl B。
peddle C.vend D。
weep
16、The______sideisthatitcostsjobs,withfactoriestypicallyonlyneedingasmallproportionoftheworkforcerequiredwhenoperatedconventionally。
A.ill B.leaky C.flop D。
flip
17、Thepromiseofaschemethatcan______75%-90%ofyourdebtisnottobetakenlightly。
A.writeoff B。
writeover C。
letfall D.stickdown
18、The15”recommendedgoods"havephotosandresumeswiththeir”startingprices",______theirexpectedmonthlypay,rangingfromRMB2000—3000。
A。
e。
g. B。
viz。
C。
n.b。
D.vs。
19、Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasesfunctionsasanobjectcomplement?
A。
Backathisfarm,Penelope,hiswife,calledhersuitorsfools.
B。
Mostpeopledidnotgetafirstglimpseofthewonderoftelevisionuntilthe1939—1940World'sFairinNewYork。
C。
Mysupervisorconsidershisleastfavoritedutydealingwithcustomers。
D。
Theguidebookhasannouncedthebestplacetoswimalongthenorthbeach.
20、______beforewedepartthedayaftertomorrow,weshouldhaveawonderfuldinnerparty。
A。
Hadtheyarrived B.Wouldtheyarrive
C。
Weretheytoarrive D。
Weretheyarriving
ReadingComprehension
Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer。
Thewordonthelipsofmanyofthe17leadersoftheeurozonefollowingthisweek'smeetingofheadsofstate—the18thsummit,forthosewhoarecounting-isEurobonds。
Theideasbehindthem,though,areoutofsync.”EuropecanhaveEurobondssoon,"ItalianPrimeMinisterMarioMontiinsisted.”[The]taboosurroundingEurobondshasbeenlifted,"EuropeanCouncilPresidentHermanVonRompuydeclared.Notsofast,GermanCentralBankchiefJensWeidmannchimedin,"ItisanillusiontothinkEurobondswillsolvethecurrentcrisis.”
So,whatexactlyisaEurobond?
Brieflyput,itisatoolintendedtocollectivizedebtacrossalleurozonecountries。
Rightnow,toraisefunds,eurozonemembershaveonlyoneoption:
sellingnationalbonds.Themarketdeterminesthevalueofthesebondsbasedoneachcountry'sfiscalandeconomichealth.TheproblemisthatassomeEuropeancountrieswereroiledbyanationalassetbubble(Ireland)orexperiencedadecadeoflacklustereconomicgrowthwhilerackingupunsustainablelevelsofdebt(GreeceandPortugal),theybecameunabletotapprivatemarkets,andtheirexistingdebtbecameprohibitivelyexpensivetopayback.Toservicetheirdebt,thesecountrieshadtoreceivefundsfromtheInternationalMonetaryFund,theEuropeanCentralBank,andtheEuropeanCommission。
ButwiththecrisisdeepeningandspreadingtoItalyandSpain,itlookslikeanothersolutionisrequired:
theEurobond。
Intheory,Eurobondswouldallowdebt-riddencountrieslikeGreecetoborrowatmoreaffordableinterestrates.Forinstance,accordingtotheGuardiannewspaper,ifEurobondswereadopted,Portugalwouldseeitsannualdebtrepaymentsfallbyasmuchas$18billionor9percentofGDPOtherstrugglingEuropeancountries,suchasItaly,Spain,orevenFrance,wouldlikelyseesimilarsavings。
ButevenasEurobondsrelievedthecrisisintheperiphery;theywouldincreasetheborrowingcostsofcountriesinbetterfinancialhealth.Forexample,accordingtothesamearticle,ifEurobondswereintroduced,Germany’sborrowingcostswouldriseabovethecurrenteurozoneaverage,costingBerlinanextra$62billion,or2percentofGDP,peryeartoserviceitsdebt.
Whatpreventsthewealthiercountries,ormorespecificallyGermany,fromgettingtoyesonEurobonds?
Inanutshell,moralhazard:
IfGreece,Ireland,Italy,Portugal,andSpainwereallowedtoborrowatlowerrates,themarketpressuretoimplementdeepanddifficultstructuralreformswoulddisappear。
ThepathtoEuropeanredemption,accordingtoGermanleadersandtheEuropeanCentralBank,mustonlycomethroughdifficultreformsandfiscaldiscipline,notthesamesortoflow-costborrowingthatgottheperipherycountriesintotheircurrentdifficulties.ThismoralhazardargumentwaspreciselywhyGermanydemandedafiscalcompacttreaty(whichmaintainsstrictfiscaldebtanddeficitlimits)inDecemberinreturnforadditionalbailoutfunds.
21、Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?
A。
Germany'sattitudetowardsEurobonds.
B。
ThedebateofusingEurobondstorelieveEuropeaneconomiccrisis。
C。
TheEUisrepletewithdivergencesandconflicts.
D.Thedebt—riddenEuropeancountriesarestrugglingtosurvive。
22、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.Germanypintheirhopesondifficultreformsandfiscaldiscipline.
B.Eurobondsarebothablessingandacurse.
C。
Germanycannotseeeyetoeyewithotherdebt—riddencountries。
D.GermanystokestherecoveryoftheEuropeaneconomiccrisis.
23、WhatistheroleofGermanyintheEU?
A。
Itplaystheroleofavillain。
B。
Itonlyhelpsitselfregardlessofothercountries.
C.ItisrespectedandsupportedbyEuropeannations。
D.Itsroleistoominimaltobecounted.
24、WhydidtheEuropeancountriesfailtoattractprivatemarkets?
A。
Theyhaveterriblefiscalandeconomichealth。
B。
Theyarecharacterizedbyinternaldissension。
C。
Theglobaleconomyisinrecession。
D.Theinvestorsareoverwhelminglypessimistic.
25、WhyisGermanyagainstthepassingofEurobonds?
A.Itimposesstressonitscostofdebtandmoralhazard。
B.Itdoesnotwanttogetinvolvedinthetroubledwaters.
C.ItcannotsolvetherootproblemofEuropeaneconomy。
D。
Itwantstoprotectitsowninterests。
LordLeveson'sinquiryintotheBritishpressyesterdaytackledoneofthemostpressingmysteriesfacinggovernmentandthemedia:
howonearthdoesRupertMurdochevergetanythingdone?
Byhisown,oftenamusing,account,the81—year—oldheadofNewsCorporationneverasksforfavoursfrompoliticians,doesnotgiveorderstohiseditorsandhasverylittlecharisma.Giventhis,itisapuzzlehow,over43years,hehasmanagedtobuildtheUK’smostpowerfulmedia
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