Directions:(1-5) In the following passage there are blanks each of which have been numbered. Against each number, there are five blanks one of which fills the blanks appropriately. Find the most suitable word in each case.
1.When disaster strikes, why does law and order ___(1)___ almost immediately? Whether it is a natural or man-made event, why do the people in the vicinity suddenly act as though laws don’t exist? During electricity failures some cities ___(2)___ looting. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina there was intimidation and shootings. Race and poverty-related riots occur ___(3)___ in major cities. One minute the citizens obey the laws and then something ___(4)___ the citizens to disregard the law. Could it be that laws are only tolerated and functional in a society when everything is peaceful and prosperous ? Is a large percentage of the population secretly desiring to steal and maim, but only act upon their ___(5)___ impulses when authorities are distracted and they are likely to avoid punishment ?
2.When disaster strikes, why does law and order ___(1)___ almost immediately? Whether it is a natural or man-made event, why do the people in the vicinity suddenly act as though laws don’t exist? During electricity failures some cities ___(2)___ looting. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina there was intimidation and shootings. Race and poverty-related riots occur ___(3)___ in major cities. One minute the citizens obey the laws and then something ___(4)___ the citizens to disregard the law. Could it be that laws are only tolerated and functional in a society when everything is peaceful and prosperous ? Is a large percentage of the population secretly desiring to steal and maim, but only act upon their ___(5)___ impulses when authorities are distracted and they are likely to avoid punishment ?
3.When disaster strikes, why does law and order ___(1)___ almost immediately? Whether it is a natural or man-made event, why do the people in the vicinity suddenly act as though laws don’t exist? During electricity failures some cities ___(2)___ looting. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina there was intimidation and shootings. Race and poverty-related riots occur ___(3)___ in major cities. One minute the citizens obey the laws and then something ___(4)___ the citizens to disregard the law. Could it be that laws are only tolerated and functional in a society when everything is peaceful and prosperous ? Is a large percentage of the population secretly desiring to steal and maim, but only act upon their ___(5)___ impulses when authorities are distracted and they are likely to avoid punishment ?
4.When disaster strikes, why does law and order ___(1)___ almost immediately? Whether it is a natural or man-made event, why do the people in the vicinity suddenly act as though laws don’t exist? During electricity failures some cities ___(2)___ looting. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina there was intimidation and shootings. Race and poverty-related riots occur ___(3)___ in major cities. One minute the citizens obey the laws and then something ___(4)___ the citizens to disregard the law. Could it be that laws are only tolerated and functional in a society when everything is peaceful and prosperous ? Is a large percentage of the population secretly desiring to steal and maim, but only act upon their ___(5)___ impulses when authorities are distracted and they are likely to avoid punishment ?
5.When disaster strikes, why does law and order ___(1)___ almost immediately? Whether it is a natural or man-made event, why do the people in the vicinity suddenly act as though laws don’t exist? During electricity failures some cities ___(2)___ looting. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina there was intimidation and shootings. Race and poverty-related riots occur ___(3)___ in major cities. One minute the citizens obey the laws and then something ___(4)___ the citizens to disregard the law. Could it be that laws are only tolerated and functional in a society when everything is peaceful and prosperous ? Is a large percentage of the population secretly desiring to steal and maim, but only act upon their ___(5)___ impulses when authorities are distracted and they are likely to avoid punishment ?
Directions:(6-10) For each blank in the passage, select the word from the options that makes the most sense.
6.Waste Management is the 6. ___________ world leader in nearly all facets of waste treatment, including low-level nuclear, chemical, and asbestos cleanup; and daily garbage removal, waste reduction, and recycling. Waste Management has expanded its operations both technically and geographically, acquiring a host of 7. ___________ suppliers of trash-to-energy plants, pollution control equipment, and recycling services, while signing contracts with municipalities from Buenos Aires to Hong Kong. The company has frequently been attacked by governmental agencies and environmental groups for a variety of alleged failings, but its 8.___________ growth and strenuous efforts in the recycling and pollution-control areas make it likely that in the future Waste Management will be perceived as a hero rather than a 9.___________ by the world’s increasingly polluted cities. Waste Management, it seems, is well on the way to becoming the planet’s garbage collector. It was an exceedingly good time to join the waste-treatment industry. Not only was the national economy at the peak of its postwar prosperity, but also the U.S. consumer was just then beginning to be inundated with a wave of new packaging and convenience items designed to be used once and thrown away. The nation’s production of garbage was growing much faster even than its population, and companies such as Ace Scavenger found themselves in great 10.___________.
7.Waste Management is the 6. ___________ world leader in nearly all facets of waste treatment, including low-level nuclear, chemical, and asbestos cleanup; and daily garbage removal, waste reduction, and recycling. Waste Management has expanded its operations both technically and geographically, acquiring a host of 7. ___________ suppliers of trash-to-energy plants, pollution control equipment, and recycling services, while signing contracts with municipalities from Buenos Aires to Hong Kong. The company has frequently been attacked by governmental agencies and environmental groups for a variety of alleged failings, but its 8.___________ growth and strenuous efforts in the recycling and pollution-control areas make it likely that in the future Waste Management will be perceived as a hero rather than a 9.___________ by the world’s increasingly polluted cities. Waste Management, it seems, is well on the way to becoming the planet’s garbage collector. It was an exceedingly good time to join the waste-treatment industry. Not only was the national economy at the peak of its postwar prosperity, but also the U.S. consumer was just then beginning to be inundated with a wave of new packaging and convenience items designed to be used once and thrown away. The nation’s production of garbage was growing much faster even than its population, and companies such as Ace Scavenger found themselves in great 10.___________.
8.Waste Management is the 6. ___________ world leader in nearly all facets of waste treatment, including low-level nuclear, chemical, and asbestos cleanup; and daily garbage removal, waste reduction, and recycling. Waste Management has expanded its operations both technically and geographically, acquiring a host of 7. ___________ suppliers of trash-to-energy plants, pollution control equipment, and recycling services, while signing contracts with municipalities from Buenos Aires to Hong Kong. The company has frequently been attacked by governmental agencies and environmental groups for a variety of alleged failings, but its 8.___________ growth and strenuous efforts in the recycling and pollution-control areas make it likely that in the future Waste Management will be perceived as a hero rather than a 9.___________ by the world’s increasingly polluted cities. Waste Management, it seems, is well on the way to becoming the planet’s garbage collector. It was an exceedingly good time to join the waste-treatment industry. Not only was the national economy at the peak of its postwar prosperity, but also the U.S. consumer was just then beginning to be inundated with a wave of new packaging and convenience items designed to be used once and thrown away. The nation’s production of garbage was growing much faster even than its population, and companies such as Ace Scavenger found themselves in great 10.___________.
9.Waste Management is the 6. ___________ world leader in nearly all facets of waste treatment, including low-level nuclear, chemical, and asbestos cleanup; and daily garbage removal, waste reduction, and recycling. Waste Management has expanded its operations both technically and geographically, acquiring a host of 7. ___________ suppliers of trash-to-energy plants, pollution control equipment, and recycling services, while signing contracts with municipalities from Buenos Aires to Hong Kong. The company has frequently been attacked by governmental agencies and environmental groups for a variety of alleged failings, but its 8.___________ growth and strenuous efforts in the recycling and pollution-control areas make it likely that in the future Waste Management will be perceived as a hero rather than a 9.___________ by the world’s increasingly polluted cities. Waste Management, it seems, is well on the way to becoming the planet’s garbage collector. It was an exceedingly good time to join the waste-treatment industry. Not only was the national economy at the peak of its postwar prosperity, but also the U.S. consumer was just then beginning to be inundated with a wave of new packaging and convenience items designed to be used once and thrown away. The nation’s production of garbage was growing much faster even than its population, and companies such as Ace Scavenger found themselves in great 10.___________.
10.Waste Management is the 6. ___________ world leader in nearly all facets of waste treatment, including low-level nuclear, chemical, and asbestos cleanup; and daily garbage removal, waste reduction, and recycling. Waste Management has expanded its operations both technically and geographically, acquiring a host of 7. ___________ suppliers of trash-to-energy plants, pollution control equipment, and recycling services, while signing contracts with municipalities from Buenos Aires to Hong Kong. The company has frequently been attacked by governmental agencies and environmental groups for a variety of alleged failings, but its 8.___________ growth and strenuous efforts in the recycling and pollution-control areas make it likely that in the future Waste Management will be perceived as a hero rather than a 9.___________ by the world’s increasingly polluted cities. Waste Management, it seems, is well on the way to becoming the planet’s garbage collector. It was an exceedingly good time to join the waste-treatment industry. Not only was the national economy at the peak of its postwar prosperity, but also the U.S. consumer was just then beginning to be inundated with a wave of new packaging and convenience items designed to be used once and thrown away. The nation’s production of garbage was growing much faster even than its population, and companies such as Ace Scavenger found themselves in great 10.___________.
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