题目内容：

    President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still points to an important truth today-that business institutions have more prestige(威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions___________ this great prestige?

One reason is that Americans ___________ business as being more firmly based on the ideal of ___________ than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major ___________ of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are _________. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American ___________ such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.

Competition ___________ the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly(垄断) of power. In contrast to one all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for _________. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers’ dollars, they cannot afford to ___________ them like inferiors or slaves.

A __________is often made between business, which is competitive, and ____________, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy in preserving ____________.

Competition in business is also believed to __________ the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person ____________his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American ____________ to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic(贵族的) idea of inherited privilege.

1.A.qualify B.restrict C.impress D.possess

2.A.refer B.view C.reflect D.confirm

3.A.competition B.cooperation C.admiration D.determination

4.A.result B.component C.source D.resource

5.A.estimated B.respected C.admitted D.rejected

6.A.manners B.cultures C.values D.customs

7.A.protects B.builds C.illustrates D.presents

8.A.profits B.savings C.costs D.funds

9.A.attend B.treat C.serve D.charge

10.A.comment B.complaint C.choice D.contrast

11.A.department B.government C.business D.economy

12.A.security B.prices C.freedom D.discipline

13.A.strengthen B.define C.cherish D.supervise

14.A.as a result of B.by means of C.in terms of D.regardless of

15.A.contribution B.solution C.alternative D.appeal