Question

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. 

A. concerned            B. estimated               C. purposes                 D. intentional              AB. result

AC. nationally

ABC.Obviously  AD. assumed     BC. private         BD. interest       CD. Completely

      By now you know that getting your money’s worth is not just a matter of luck. It is more often the      of buying skill. Nevertheless, even the smartest consumers are sometimes fooled into thinking they are getting their money’s worth when they are not. At one time or another, almost everyone experiences deception (欺骗）in the market place. The deception may not be    . But, whether or not, any kind of deception hurts consumers’ feelings as well as their pocket books. Some kinds of deception even endanger their health and safety as well.     , consumers need protection against the marketing of unsafe goods and false or misleading advertising. Fortunately, there are both public and      agencies working to meet the need. Government’s job in free enterprise system is to protect the public     _  . The public is composed entirely of consumers. When it comes to protecting consumers, therefore, government has the most influence. Because most consumer products are sold     , the major responsibility for consumer protection is      by federal government. That responsibility, however, is shared by many agencies. For example, the US Postal Service works to uncover and stop dishonest schemes operated by mail. The National Highway Safety Bureau is      with all aspects of automobile safety. Certain federal agencies, however, have consumer protection as one of their chief     . Most federal agencies are known by their initials. FDA stands for the Food and Drug Administration, which probably does more to protect consumers than any other agency. Its major concern is the safety, purity, and labeling of foods, drugs, and cosmetics. These are the products for which consumers spends a(n)    38% of their incomes.

Answer

 AB

 D

 ABC

 BC

 BD

 AC

 AD

 A

 C

 B

【解析】

试题分析：消费者在市场经常遇到一些欺诈行为，政府和一些机构应该负责保护消费者的利益。

 这经常是购买技巧的结果。考查名词“结果”：result，选 AB

 从下文的：But, whether or not, any kind of deception hurts consumers’ feelings as well as their pocket books.可知这些欺骗可能不是故意的：intentional ，选D

 很显然，消费者需要保护避免不安全的产品和虚假的广告。考查副词“显然地”Obviously ，选ABC

 既有公共的也有私人的代理来满足这个要求。考查形容词“私人的”：private，选BC

 在自由贸易系统中政府的工作是保护人们的利益。考查名词“利益”interest，选 BD

 大部分商品是在全国被销售的。考查副词“全国地”：nationally，选AC

 主要的对消费者的保护四联邦政府承担的。考查动词“承担”assumed，选AD

 The National Highway Safety Bureau 担心的是车辆的安全问题.be concerned with担心，选A

 某些联邦的机构把保护消费者做为主要目的之一。 考查名词“目的”：one of后面接名词复数：purposes选 C

 这些是消费者花费大约收入的38%的商品。考查过去分词做定语：估计的：estimated B

考点：考查选词填空