PART FOUR

　　Questions 21 -30

　　Read the text below about the improved performance of a car company.

　　Choose the best word to fill each gap from (A, B, C or D) on the opposite page.

　　For each question 21-30,mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.

　　There is an example at the beginning, (0)

　　Improved performance at Carter& Sons

　　There was good news in Carter & Sons’ annual (0) yesterday. Three years of restructuring (21) in an upbeat statement from the company in advance of the official announcement of its interim (22) due early in August. The chairman, David Carter, reported a “ strong start to the year”, which, although helped by a rather weak (23) period last year, highlighted the logic of refocusing the group on growth sectors. Three years ago the company (24) a review of all its operations in view of the serious financial difficulties that it was (25) As a result of this, its car (26) business was sold to an American group, and its car sales and repair divisions were (27) down so as to allow the company to (28) on the sale of vans and heavy goods vehicles. Three new showrooms have been opened in the UK and Ireland , and the sales (29) has more than doubled in the last two years.

　　Growth in business across the group has gone up by almost 12 per cent in the first half of the year. This should reassure investors that Carter & Sons is now on (30) to deliver increased earning in the years ahead.

　　Example :

　　A report B Notice C account D information

　　0 A B C D

　　21 A terminated B culminated C accomplished D completed

　　22 A economics B finances C outcomes D results

　　23 A relative B alike C comparative D equivalent

　　24 A commissioned B assigned C delegated D appointed

　　25 A dealing B facing C undertaking D withstanding

　　26 A additions B extras C accessories D supplements

　　27 A scaled B marked C slowed D put

　　28 A emphasise B concentrate C specialize D strengthen

　　29 A bonus B pack c force D band

　　30 A way B path C road D track[NextPage]

　　参考答案：Part 4

　　21-25 B D D A B

　　26-30 C A B C D

　　讲解：

　　21.根据这一句in an upbeat statement可以看出收到比较好的成效，A terminated和D completed不太合适。而C accomplished是及物动词，所以选择B culminated，达到高潮阶段。

　　22.D

　　23.同期，对等的，应该用D equivalent。

　　24.commission是定制，定做的意思。assign是调派，差遣的意思。delegate是代表，委派代表。appoint也是委任的意思。

　　25.所面临的财务困难，用face。

　　26.汽车配件用accessories，这是固定用法。

　　27.规模减小，用scale。

　　28.concentrate on集中于某事

　　29.销售力度，用force。

　　30.虽然在通往……的路上也可以用Path和way，但是前面要价指示代词the。所以选择D track。