15. Information given to employees must be , clear and in easy-to-follow language.
A．convenient B．continuous
C．constant D．concise
16. John was very upset because he was by the police with breaking the law.
A. sentenced B. arrested
C. accused D. charged
17. David likes country life and has decided farming.
A. go in for B. go back on
C. go along with D. go through with
18. Jennifer has never really her son's death. It's very hard to accept the face that she'll never have a child.
A. come to terms with B. come up against
C. come out with D. come down to
19. A national debate is now about whether we should replace golden weeks with paid Vacations.
A. in the way B. by the way
C. under way D. out of the way
20. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people and asks them questions.
A. at ease B. at random
B. in essence D. in sum
In1999, the price of oil hovered around $16 a barrel. By 2008, it had 21 the $100 a barrel mark. Thereasons for the surge 22 from the dramatic growth of the economies of china and India towidespread 23 in oil-producing regions, including Iraq and Nigeria's delta region. Triple-digit oil priceshave 24 the economic and political map of the world, 25 some old notions of power. Oil-rich nations areenjoying historic gains and opportunities, 26 major importers—including china
and India, home to a third of the world's population-- 27 rising economic and social costs.
Managing this new order is fast becoming a central 28 of global politics. Countries that need oil areclawing at each other to 29 scarce supplies, and are willing to deal withany government, 30 how unpleasant, to do it .
In many poor nations with oil , the profits are being ,lost to corruption, 31 these countries of their besthope for development. And oil is fueling enormous investment funds run by foreign governments, 32 somein the west see as a new threat.
Countries like Russia, Venezuela and Iran are well supplied with rising oil 33, a change reflected in newlyaggressive foreign policies. But some unexpected countries are reaping benefits, 34costs, from higher prices. Consider Germany. 35 it imports virtually all its oil, it has prospered fromextensive trade with a booming Russia and the Middle East. German exports to Russia 36 128 percentfrom 2001 to 2006.
In the United States, as already high gas prices rose 37 higher in the spring of 2008,the issue cropped upin the presidential campaign, with Senators McCain and Obama 38 for a federal gas tax holiday during thepeak summer driving months. And driving habits began to 39 ,as sales of small cars jumped and masstransport systems 40 the country reported a sharp increase in riders.
21. A. come B. gone C. crossed D. arrived
22. A. covered B. discovered C. arranged D. ranged
23. A. intensity B. infinity C. insecurity D. instability
24. A. drawn B. redrawn C. retained D. reviewed
25. A. fighting B. struggling C. challenging D. threatening
26. A. and B. while C. thus D. though
27. A. confine B. conflict C. conform D. confront
28. A. problem B. question C. matter D. event
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