If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain __1__ consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family __2__ he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insurance __3__ the unpredictable effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to __4__ old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to __5__ the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation __6__ and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a farmer cannot be __7__. He must either sell some of his property or __8__ extra funds in the form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low __9__ of interest, but loans of this kind are not __10__ obtainable.

　　1、[A] other than　[B] as well as　[C] instead of　[D] more than

　　2、[A] only if　　[B] much as　　[C] long before　　[D] ever since

　　3、[A] for　　[B] against　　[C] of　　[D] towards

　　4、[A] replace　　[B] purchase　　[C] supplement　　[D] dispose

　　5、[A] enhance　　[B] mix　　[C] feed　　[D] raise

　　6、[A] vessels　　[B] routes　　[C] paths　　[D] channels

　　7、[A] self-confident　　[B] self-sufficient

　　　  [C] self-satisfied　　[D] self-restrained

　　8、[A] search　　[B] save　　[C] offer　　[D] seek

　　9、[A] proportion　　[B] percentage　　[C] rate　　[D] ratio

　　10、[A] genuinely　　[B] obviously　　[C] presumably　　[D] frequently

　参考答案：

　　1、C　2、A　3、B　4、A　5、C

　　6、D　7、B　8、D　9、C　10、D