We live in a materialistic society and are trained from our earliest years to be acquisitive.

Our possessions, “mine” and “yours”, are clearly 62 from early childhood. When we grow older enough to earn a living, 63 does not surprise us to discover that success is measured 64 the money we earn. We spend the whole of our lives keeping 65 our neighbors, the Joneses. If we buy a new television set, Jones is 66 to buy a bigger and better one.

It is not only in affluent societies 67 people are obsessed with the idea of making more money. Consumer goods are 68 everywhere and modern industry deliberately sets out to create new markets. 69 are the days 70industrial good are made to 71 forever. The wheels of industry must be kept turning. “Built-in obsolescence” provides the means: goods are made to be 72 . Cars get tinnier and tinnier. You no sooner acquire this year’s model 73 you are thinking about its replacement.

This materialistic outlook has seriously influenced education. Fewer and fewer young people these days 74 knowledge only for its own 75 . Every course of studies must lead somewhere: i.e. to a bigger wage packet. The demand for skilled personnel far 76 the supply and big companies compete with each other to recruit students 77 they have completed their studies. Tempting salaries and “fringe benefits” are 78 to them. Recruiting tactics of this kind have led to the “brain drain”, the process 79 highly skilled people offer their services to the highest 80 . The wealthier nations 81 their poorer neighbors of their most able citizens. While Mammon is worshipped as never before, the rich get richer and the poor, poorer.

62. A) signed C) impressedB) noted D) labeled

63. A) this C) thatB) it D) what

64. A) with respect to C) in terms ofB) in regard to D) on behalf of

65. A) up with C) on aboutB) away from D) out of

66. A) bound C) doomedB) destined D) determined

67. A) what C) ifB) which D) that

68. A) desirable C) desiredB) desirous D) desiring

69. A) Done C) vanishedB) Gone D) passed

70. A) where C) asB) when D) while

71. A) last C) endureB) survive D) stand

72. A) damaged C) discardedB) destroyed D) deteriorated

73. A) than C) rather thanB) when D) then

74. A) learn C) takeB) acquire D) pick

75. A) sake C) reasonB) cause D) justification

76. A) exceeds C) underminesB) overtakes D) underestimates

77. A) before C) whenB) after D) as soon as

78. A) offered C) rewardedB) awarded D) presented

79. A) for which C) with whichB) in which D) by which

80. A) opponent C) negotiatorB) bidder D) competitor

81. A) dispose C) depriveB) disregard D) exploit

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62—66.DBCAA 67—71。DABBA 72—76。CABAA 77—81。AADBC