[单项选择]The main measures recently taken by the government to tackle the housing problem are ______.
A. setting limits to public spending
B. restricting house purchasing.
C. extensive construction projects
D. housing subsidies and easy bank loans

[单项选择]The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on these crimes when new ones occurred（）.
A. Hardly had the government taken
B. The government had hardly taken
C. Hardly the government had taken
D. The government is hardly taking

[单项选择]He demanded that effective measures be taken to put an end to cheating in exams.
A. hoped
B. urged
C. persuaded
D. convinced

[单项选择]It is ______ that effective measures be taken to curb the rise of food prices.
A. imposing
B. imperative
C. industrious
D. incidental

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Text 4
The U.S. government has recently helped people learn more about the dangers of earthquakes by publishing a map. This map shows the chances of an earthquake in each part of the country. The areas of the map where government is spending a great deal of money and is working hard to help discover the answer to these two questions:
1. Can we predict earthquakes
2. Can we control earthquakes
To answer the first question, scientists are looking very closely at the most active fault systems in the country, such as the San Andreas fault in California. A fault is a break between two sections of the earth’s surface. These breaks between sections are the places where earthquakes occur.
Scientists look at the faults for changes which might show that an earthquake was about to occur. But it will probably be many years before we can predict earthquakes accurately and the control of earthquakes is even farther away.
Nevertheless
A. They have no practical value in earthquake prevention.
B. They may have practical value in earthquake prevention.
C. They are certain to have practical value in earthquake prevention.
D. The article does not say anything about their practical value in earthquake prevention.

[单项选择]{{U}}The government has hardly taken{{/U}} measures to crack down on these crimes when new ones occurred.
A. Hardly had the government taken
B. The government had hardly taken
C. Hardly the government had taken
D. The government is hardly taking

[单项选择]Measures should be taken to protect our environment before it is too late．
A. 在太晚之前应该立即采取措施来保护环境。
B. 在天黑之前，应该采取保护环境的措施。
C. 应该立即采取措施保护环境，否则为时已晚。
D. 应该立即采取措施保护环境，否则天要黑了。

[单项选择]The following measures could be taken to counter Wal-Martization of the work force EXCEPT ______.

[单项选择]Some other measures have been taken to reduce smoking such as ______.
A. changing the types of cigarette vending machines
B. clearing TV screens of cigarette advertising
C. passing laws to stop cigarette production
D. restricting the sale of cigarettes to special shops only

[单项选择]In large cities, many measures have been taken against______ dreiving.
A. drinking
B. drunken
C. drunk
D. drink

[单项选择]If prompt measures are. taken, we are sure that illiteracy in this region can be ______ in no time.
A. eliminated
B. abandoned
C. diminished
D. withdrawn

[单项选择]The Mexican government takes half measures to solve the pollution problem because ______.
A. it is not wise enough to come up with effective measures
B. Mexican economy depends very much on cars and factories
C. Mexicans are able to adapt themselves to the current emergency
D. Mexicans enjoy playing dangerous games with their health

[单项选择]It is high time that the government（）measures to protect the rare birds and animals.
A. takes
B. took
C. has taken
D. would take