Part IV Cloze (10 points)

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the center of the letter.

Goats are being hired to do the work of men in a neighborhood just outside of San Diego. The fires that occurred in Hillborough four years ago __51__ thirty homes. __52__ contractors were rebuilding the homes, nature was regrowing the grasses and bushes. The area is now so overgrown that it again __53__ a major fire risk.

The city council __54__ bids to remove the grasses and bushes. The lowest bid they received was $50,000. And that was if the city provided breakfast and lunch for the work crews for the six weeks __55__ would take to clear the overgrown area. The city countered, __56__ unlimited coffee and a hamburger a day for each crew member. When that offer was __57__ , the city asked for help on its website.

A goat-keeper read about the city's problem while __58__ the web. He offered to do the job for $25,-000. The city council agreed. When told that the city dump was overflowing, the goat-keeper said, "No problem. My goats will eat everything in your dump. Except for the car engines, of course," So, for another $5,000, the city killed two birds __59__ one stone. If all __60__, they will invite the goat-keeper and his "family" back every three years.

51. A. destroyed B. polluted C. fell D. broke

52. A. That B. While C. How D. Which

53. A. takes B. covers C. shows D. poses

54. A. set about B. put up C. asked for D. took in

55. A. they B. it C. as D. that

56. A. putting B. having C. drinking D. offering

57. A. rejected B. accepted C. proposed D. postponed

58. A. surfing B. looking C. scanning D. tracking

59. A. on B. with C. in D. at

60. A. settles down B. comes along C. turns on D. goes well

答案：A B D B B D A A B D

参考译文：

在圣地亚哥郊外的一个社区，山羊被雇佣来替人干活。四年前发生在Hillborough的那场大火毁掉了30户人家。在承包商还在重建这些家园的时候，大自然又重新让野草和灌木生长。现在这个地区野草灌木过度生长，造成严重的火灾隐患。

参考译文：市政局招标来清理这些杂草和灌木。他们收到的更低的报价是5万美金。而且前提是，在清理这些杂草丛生的地区所需要的6周时间内，市政局得为工作人员提供早餐和午餐。市政局讨价还价，愿意每天为每个员工无限量提供咖啡和汉堡。这个提议被拒绝之后，市政局在其网站上寻求帮助。

参考译文：一个饲养山羊的人在上网的时候了解到市政局的难题。他提出要2.5万美金来做这个工作。市政局同意了。当被告知市里的垃圾场垃圾过剩，这个养羊人说：“没问题，我的羊会将垃圾堆里的所有东西都吃掉。当然，汽车发动机除外。”就这样，市政局又出了5000美金，一石两鸟，既清理了杂草，又清除了垃圾。如果一切顺利，市政局每三年都会邀请这个养羊人以及他的羊群回来一次。

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