一、單項選擇題（本大題共15小題，每小題2分，共30分）

在每小題列出的四個備選項中只有一個可以替代句中劃線的單詞或詞組，請將其代碼填寫在題后的括號內(nèi)。錯選、多選或未選均無分。

1. The authorities are willing to permit a run-down in the country’s international reserves over the next few years as means of accelerating the introduction of foreign technology. (      )

A. speeding up                                               B. speeding on

C. speeding off                                              D. speeding down

2. Another 20% worked well, but the remaining 60% should have been scrapped. (      )

A. scratched                                                  B. renovated

C. stimulated                                                 D. introduced

3. Now Zhangjiagang is China’s seventh largest port and a tumultuous construction zone of half-built office buildings and hotels. (      )

A. tremendous                                               B. numerous

C. noisy                                                        D. orderly

4. Against this deteriorating global background, the improvement in economic performance in a few developing regions in 1991 was especially noteworthy. (      )

A. determinating                                             B. tolerating

C. improving                                                 D. worsening

5. Balanced against that criticism is the positive reaction in Latin America to Mr. Clinton’s embrace of the free-trade agreement. (      )

A. hug                                                          B. embarrassment

C. acceptance                                                D. balance