Part V Cloze (15 minutes)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答。

We are living in the age of a tele- communications revolution. In order to keep from getting _67_ many developing countries are making an intensive effort to strengthen their telecommunications infrastructure.（基础设施） This will help them _68_ the developed countries. It was, after all, advanced tele- communications_69_ gave some countries an

economic advantage _70_ others during the 20th century. There is one place that developing nations are _71_ improve upon. That is enabling their citizens and businesses to get _72_ to the Web. They are installing advanced optical fibers. These fibers, a millimeter in _73_ can bring the information super-highway

to their door. The _74_ investments that countries like Vietnam are making may seem too great because they still lack basic_75_, like electricity and water. However, government officials say that these moves are _76_. They

are also confident that their countries will _77_ the benefits. They will benefit from having more _78_ and up-to-date telecommunications

equipment and gaining more _79_. One Vietnamese leader said, "It is understandable that people want to _80_ their immediate

problems first. Still, our entire future is _81_.

People don't always understand the _82_ of the problem, though." He continued, "There are problems with using the antique communications equipment. And if we continue to use such old equipment, the _83_ between us and the developed world will continue to widen. _84_ have to be made now so that our children will have a country with opportunities equal _85_ those they see in the

developed world." It will not be far _86_ they can cruise alongside Americans and Western Europeans on the information superhighway.

67. A) left out B) left alone

C) left behind D) left off

68. A) make up for B) stand up to

C) get involved in D) catch up with

69. A) that B) what

C) where D) which

70. A) above B) over

C) than D) with

71. A) looking up B) looking to

C) looking for D) looking into

72. A) assistance B) approval

C) access D) asset

73. A) circle B) length

C) round D) diameter

74. A) partial B) initial

C) potential D) influential

75. A) appliances B) standards

C) utilities D) conveniences

76. A) temporary B) magic

C) logic D) strategic

77. A) reap B) sustain

C) derive D) assign

78. A) available B) comparable

C) reliable D) considerable

79. A) inputs B) revenues

C) arrangements D) payments

80. A) accomplish B) complete

C) master D) tackle

81. A) at odds B) by accident

C) at stake D) for certain

82. A) length B) strength

C) volume D) breadth

83. A) hole B) gap

C) space D) extent

84. A) Sacrifices B) Costs