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    Towards the end of the last century, there emerged a world language known as Esperanto. It was said this was an  1  of some idealists who wished to  2  the language to promote human solidarity. However, like crops,  3  can not be manufactured in a laboratory, it must  4  in national life. Admittedly the lofty ideal was  5  of respect, and had been in vogue for quite a while,  6 , not many now know the language and very few use it.
   
    Due to  7  and geographical reasons, the English language is still the most extensively used language today, This is due  8  to the fact that Great Britain had once been an Empire where the sun never sets, at the same time, it must be  9  that among the different western languages, English is comparatively easier to learn. For example, English nouns make no stress  10  sexual distinction, therefore there is no flexion of adjectives for a difference in the sex of the noun. 11  is there a nasal sound in pronunciation.
   
    But English as a language also has its peculiar difficulties. First, it is not quite regular, it has  12  many idioms born of habitual use. Therefore when you  13  a dictionary, you can not dwell on the words only,  14  equal importance is that you need to grasp their us-ages.  15  , there are some verbs whose meanings change when the prepositions following them change.
   
    I began learning English from an American sister-in-law of  16  when I was nine years of age. Later on both in the American missionary high school and university which I  17  , I was taught English by direct method.  18  I had never studied English grammar seriously. However, it was my belief that in order to gain a quick  19  of the English language, it is necessary to learn grammar. It is like a tourist who can  20  the pattern easier with a map in his hand.
   
 

　　1. A. discovery B. invention C. restoration D. creation

　　2. A. make use of B. make usage of C. make the use of D. make the usage of

　　3. A. Esperanto B. English C. world D. language

　　4. A. take root B. develop root C. have root D. get root

　　5. A. worth of B. worthwhile C. worthy of D. worth

　　6. A. moreover B. unfortunately C. therefore D. further more

　　7. A. historic B. historian C. historical D. history

　　8. A. on hand B. on other hand C. on the hand D. on one hand

　　9. A. reasoned B. received C. acknowledged D. expressed

　　10. A. on B. in C. to D. with

　　11. A. Neither B. Either C. No D. Not

　　12. A. quite B. very C. too D. rather

　　13. A. read B. study C. refer D. consult

　　14. A. with B. of C. by D. as

　　15. A. For an instanceB. Such as C. For instance D. For an example

　　16. A. mine B. my C. me D. I

　　17. A. went B. took C. studied D. attended

　　18. A. In addition B. In brief C. As a result D. In short

　　19. A. understandingB. mastery C. learning D. remembering

　　20. A. form B. track C. follow D. catch

   
英语四级完形填空精选练习及详细解析(23)
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    Business and government leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important general indicator. Inflation is a period of increased  1  that causes rapid rises in prices.  2  your money buys fewer goods so that you get  3  for the same amount of money as before, inflation is the problem. There is a general rise  4  the price of goods and services. Your money buys less. Sometimes people describe inflation as a(n)  5  when “a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore.”
   
    Inflation is a problem for all consumers. People who live on a fixed income are hurt the  6  . Retired people, for instance, cannot  7  on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serous problems in stretching their incomes to  8  their needs in time of inflation. Retirement income  9  any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices. Many retired people must cut their spending to  10  rising prices. In many cases they must stop  11  some necessary items, such as food and clothing. Even  12  working people whose incomes are going up, inflation can be a problem. The  13  of living goes up, too. People who work must have even more money to keep up their standard of living. Just buying the things they need costs more. When incomes do not keep  14  with rising prices, the standard of living goes down. People may be earning the same amount of money, but they are not living  15  because they are not able to buy as many goods and services.
   
    Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes  16  the rate of change can be determined. A price index measures changes in prices using the price for a  17  year as the base. The base price is set  18  100, and the other prices are reported as a 19  of the base price. A price index makes  20  possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods, for example, with prices of the same goods in previous years.
 

　　1. A. discovery B. invention C. restoration D. creation

　　2. A. make use of B. make usage of C. make the use of D. make the usage of

　　3. A. Esperanto B. English C. world D. language

　　4. A. take root B. develop root C. have root D. get root

　　5. A. worth of B. worthwhile C. worthy of D. worth

　　6. A. moreover B. unfortunately C. therefore D. further more

　　7. A. historic B. historian C. historical D. history

　　8. A. on hand B. on other hand C. on the hand D. on one hand

　　9. A. reasoned B. received C. acknowledged D. expressed

　　10. A. on B. in C. to D. with

　　11. A. Neither B. Either C. No D. Not

　　12. A. quite B. very C. too D. rather

　　13. A. read B. study C. refer D. consult

　　14. A. with B. of C. by D. as

　　15. A. For an instanceB. Such as C. For instance D. For an example

　　16. A. mine B. my C. me D. I

　　17. A. went B. took C. studied D. attended

　　18. A. In addition B. In brief C. As a result D. In short

　　19. A. understandingB. mastery C. learning D. remembering

　　20. A. form B. track C. follow D. catch

   
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