2007年Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and
mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
By 1830, the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent
nations. The roughly 20 million __1__ of these nations looked __2__ to the
future. Born in the crisis of the old regime and Iberian Colonialism, many of
the leaders of independence __3__ the ideas of representative government,
careers __4__ to talent, freedom of commerce and trade in the __5__ to private
property, and a belief in the individual as the basis of society. __6__ there
was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states,
large enough to be economically viable and integrated by a __7__ set of laws.
On
the issue of __8__ of religion and the position of the church, __9__, there was
less agreement __10__ the leadership. Roman Catholicism had been the state
religion and the only one __11__ by the Spanish crown, __12__ most leaders
sought to maintain Catholicism __13__ the official religion of the new states,
some sough to end the __14__ of other faiths. The defense of the Church became
a rallying __15__ for the conservative forces.
The
ideals of the early leaders of independence were often egalitarian, valuing
equality of everything. Bolivar had received aid from Haiti and had
__16__ in return to abolish slavery in the areas he liberated. By 1854 slavery
had been abolished everywhere except Spain's __17__ colonies. Early
promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on people of mixed origin came much
__18__ because the new nations still needed the revenue. Such policies __19__
Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the
population was __20__ self-rule and democracy.
1 [A]natives
[B]inhabitants
[C]peoples
[D]individuals
2 [A]confusedly
[B]cheerfully
[C]worriedly
[D]hopefully
3 [A]shared
[B]forgot
[C]attained [D]rejected
4 [A]related [B]close [C]open [D]devoted
5 [A]access [B]succession [C]right [D]return
6 [A]Presumably [B]Incidentally [C]Obviously [D]Generally
7 [A]unique
[B]common
[C]particular [D]typical
8 [A]freedom [B]origin [C]impact [D]reform
9 [A]therefore [B]however [C]indeed [D]moreover
10[A]with
[B]about
[C]among
[D]by
11[A]allowed
[B]preached
[C]granted [D]funded
12[A]Since
[B]If [C]Unless [D]While
13[A]as
[B]for
[C]under [D]against
14[A]spread
[B]interference [C]exclusion [D]influence
15[A]support
[B]cry
[C]plea
[D]wish
16[A]urged
[B]intended
[C]expected
[D]promised
17[A]controlling
[B]former
[C]remaining
[D]original
18[A]slower
[B]faster
[C]easier [D]tougher
19[A]created
[B]produced
[C]contributed [D]preferred
20[A]puzzled by
[B]hostile to
[C]pessimistic about [D]unprepared
for
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