Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
By 1830, the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million __1__ of these nations looked __2__ to the future. Born in the crisis of the old regime and Iberian Colonialism, many of the leaders of independence __3__ the ideas of representative government, careers __4__ to talent, freedom of commerce and trade in the __5__ to private property, and a belief in the individual as the basis of society. __6__ there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states, large enough to be economically viable and integrated by a __7__ set of laws.
On the issue of __8__ of religion and the position of the church, __9__, there was less agreement __10__ the leadership. Roman Catholicism had been the state religion and the only one __11__ by the Spanish crown, __12__ most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism __13__ the official religion of the new states, some sough to end the __14__ of other faiths. The defense of the Church became a rallying __15__ for the conservative forces.
The ideals of the early leaders of independence were often egalitarian, valuing equality of everything. Bolivar had received aid from
1. [A] natives
[B] inhabitants
[C] people（B）
[D] individuals
2. [A] confusedly
[B] cheerfully
[C] worriedly（D）
[D] hopefully
3. [A] shared
[B] forgot
[C] attained（C）
[D] rejected
4. [A] related
[B] close
[C] open（A）
[D] devoted
5. [A] access
[B] succession
[C] right（C）
[D] return
6. [A] Presumably
[B] Incidentally
[C] Obviously（D）
[D] Generally
7. [A] unique
[B] common
[C] particular（C）
[D] typical
8. [A] freedom
[B] origin
[C] impact（C）
[D] reform
9. [A] therefore
[B] however
[C] indeed（B）
[D] moreover
10. [A] with
[B] about
[C] among（C）
[D] by
11. [A] allowed
[B] preached
[C] granted（C）
[D] funded
12. [A] Since
[B] If
[C] Unless（D）
[D] While
13. [A] as
[B] for
[C] under（A）
[D] against
14. [A] spread
[B] interference
[C] exclusion（D）
[D] influence
15. [A] support
[B] cry
[C] plea（C）
[D] wish
16. [A] urged
[B] intended
[C] expected（D）
[D] promised
17. [A] controlling
[B] former
[C] remaining（B）
[D] original
18. [A] slower
[B] faster
[C] easier（D）
[D] tougher
19. [A] created
[B] produced
[C] contributed（C）
[D] preferred
20. [A] puzzled by
[B] hostile to
[C] pessimistic about（D）
[D] unprepared for
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