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{{U}} 38 {{/U}}extra funds in the form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low{{U}} 39 {{/U}}ofinterest, but loans of this kind are not{{U}} 40 {{/U}}obtainable.

单选题

A. other than
B. as well as
C. instead of
D. more than

A
B
C
D

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] instead of“代替，而不是”。

单选题

A. only if
B. much as
C. long before
D. ever since

A
B
C
D

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] only if“只有”，引导条件状语从句。

单选题

A. for
B. against
C. supplement
D. dispose

A
B
C
D

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] against与an insurance搭配， “对……的保险”。

单选题

A. replace
B. purchase
C. supplement
D. dispose

A
B
C
D

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] replace“代替，取代”。

单选题

A. enhance
B. mix
C. t~ed
D. raise

A
B
C
D

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] feed“喂养，使变肥”，这里指给土地增加肥力。

单选题

A. vessels
B. routes
C. paths
D. channels

A
B
C
D

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] channels“水路，水道”。

单选题

A. self-confident
B. self-sufficient
C. self-satisfied
D. self-restrained

A
B
C
D

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] self-sufficient“自给自足的”。

单选题

A. search
B. save
C. offer
D. seek

A
B
C
D

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] seek“寻找，寻求”。

单选题

A. proportion
B. percentage
C. rate
D. ratio

A
B
C
D

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] rate of interest“利率”，interest不与其他三个词搭配。

单选题

A. genuinely
B. obviously
C. presumably
D. frequently

A
B
C
D

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] frequently“经常地”。are not freqtlently obtainable意为“不是经常可以得到的”。