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环球时代 模拟题（十五） I. Multiple Choice: (30 points) Each of the following sentences demands one word for its completion. Your task is to pick from the four choices a word that you think may fit in the blank in the sentences. Write the letter that corresponds to your choice in the answer booklet. By putting billions of dollars into the ailing automaker, the Obama administration has placed a huge bet on the effort to revive and________ the company through the elimination of brands, dealerships and factories. A. streamline B. stray C. strike D. strife ______ , the United States has invested ＄20 billion to keep GM in business and would contribute about ＄30 billion as part of a bankruptcy restructuring. A. so as to B. in so far as C. so far D. so be it 3. Those filings also assume the GM market share will slump slightly between now and 2012, to 18.4 percent from 19.5 percent, presumably because the company will offer _______ brands. A. fewer B. a few C. less D. a little 4.The United Auto Workers _______ contract changes yesterday that will help General motors cut more than ＄1 billion in labor costs. A. verified B. ratified C certify D. confirm 5. We’ll smooth _____ any difficulties when we reach them. A. away B. over C. down D. out 6 Nature is material, ________ , the world is made up of matter. A. that is to say B. at that C. that’s that D. with that 7. Under the deal, the union’s cost-of-living increases, performance bonuses and some holiday pay will be ______ to offset health-care costs. A. sustain B. suture C. swab D. suspended 8. GM would ____ 35 percent of the company, unions would get 10percent and Magna would get a controlling stake, the source added. A. retain B. retake C. retaliate D. retard 9．The stark reality is that our education system_____ people, but industry does