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

參考譯文：

在圣地亞哥郊外的一個社區，山羊被雇傭來替人干活。四年前發生在Hillborough的那場大火毀掉了30戶人家。在承包商還在重建這些家園的時候，大自然又重新讓野草和灌木生長。現在這個地區野草灌木過度生長，造成嚴重的火災隱患。

參考譯文：市政局招標來清理這些雜草和灌木。他們收到的更低的報價是5萬美金。而且前提是，在清理這些雜草叢生的地區所需要的6周時間內，市政局得為工作人員提供早餐和午餐。市政局討價還價，愿意每天為每個員工無限量提供咖啡和漢堡。這個提議被拒絕之后，市政局在其網站上尋求幫助。

參考譯文：一個飼養山羊的人在上網的時候了解到市政局的難題。他提出要2.5萬美金來做這個工作。市政局同意了。當被告知市里的垃圾場垃圾過剩，這個養羊人說：“沒問題，我的羊會將垃圾堆里的所有東西都吃掉。當然，汽車發動機除外。”就這樣，市政局又出了5000美金，一石兩鳥，既清理了雜草，又清除了垃圾。如果一切順利，市政局每三年都會邀請這個養羊人以及他的羊群回來一次。

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