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• 1Apart from enormous productivity, another important impetus to high consumption is ________.

  A.the conversion of the sale of goods into rituals

  B.the people’s desire for a rise in their living standards

  C.the imbalance that has existed between production and consumption

  D.the concept that one’s success is measured by how much they consume

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• 2The emergence of the affluent society after World War II ________.

  A.gave birth to a new generation of upper class consumers

  B.gave rise to the dominance of the new egoism

  C.led to the reform of the retailing system

  D.resulted in the worship of consumerism

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• 3The author ends the passage with the implication that ________.

  A.compensation benefits in America are soaring to new heights

  B.the workers are not the only ones to benefit from the compensation system

  C.people from all walks of life can benefit from the compensation system

  D.money floating in the compensation system is a huge drain on the U.S. economy

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• 4After 1972 workers’ compensation insurance in the U.S. became more favorable to workers so that ________.

  A.the poverty level for a family of four went up drastically

  B.there were fewer legal barriers when they filed for claims

  C.the number of workers suing for damages increased

  D.more money was allocated to their compensation system

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• 5One of the problems the American injured workers faced in getting compensation in the early 19th century was that ________.

  A.they had to have the courage to sue for damages in a court of law

  B.different states in the U.S. had totally different compensation programs

  C.America’s average compensation benefit was much lower than the cost of living

  D.they had to produce evidence that their employers were responsible for the accident

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• 6According to the passage, consumerist culture ________.

  A.cannot thrive on a fragile economy

  B.will not aggravate environmental problems

  C.cannot satisfy human spiritual needs

  D.will not alleviate poverty in wealthy countries

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• 7It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

  A.human spiritual needs should match material affluence

  B.there is never an end to satisfying people’s material needs

  C.whether high consumption should be encouraged is still an issue

  D.how to keep consumption at a reasonable level remains a problem

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• 8I have had my eyes tested and the report says that my ________ is perfect.

  A.outlook

  B.vision

  C.horizon

  D.perspective

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• 9He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in ________ with the Imperial Museum.

  A.collection

  B.connection

  C.collaboration

  D.combination

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• 10In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and, unless they were dismissed for ________, to retire at the age of 65.

  A.integrity

  B.denial

  C.incompetence

  D.deduction

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