一、單項(xiàng)選擇題（本大題共15小題，每小題2分，共30分）

在每小題列出的四個(gè)備選項(xiàng)中只有一個(gè)可以替代句中劃線的單詞或詞組，請(qǐng)將其代碼填寫在題后的括號(hào)內(nèi)。錯(cuò)選、多選或未選均無分。

1. The authorities are willing to permit a run-down in the country’s international reserves over the next few years as means of accelerating the introduction of foreign technology. (      )

A. speeding up                                               B. speeding on

C. speeding off                                              D. speeding down

2. Another 20% worked well, but the remaining 60% should have been scrapped. (      )

A. scratched                                                  B. renovated

C. stimulated                                                 D. introduced

3. Now Zhangjiagang is China’s seventh largest port and a tumultuous construction zone of half-built office buildings and hotels. (      )

A. tremendous                                               B. numerous

C. noisy                                                        D. orderly

4. Against this deteriorating global background, the improvement in economic performance in a few developing regions in 1991 was especially noteworthy. (      )

A. determinating                                             B. tolerating

C. improving                                                 D. worsening

5. Balanced against that criticism is the positive reaction in Latin America to Mr. Clinton’s embrace of the free-trade agreement. (      )

A. hug                                                          B. embarrassment

C. acceptance                                                D. balance