Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks. Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.EarlyTudorEnglandwastoalargeextentself-sufficient. Practicallyallthenecessitiesoflife-- food, clothing, fuelandhousing-- wereproducedfromnativeresourcesbynativeeffort, anditwasto(26)_____ theseprimaryneedsthatthegreatmassofthepopulationlabored(27)______ itsdailytasks. Productionwasforthemostpartorganizedininnumerablesmallunits. Inthecountrythefarm, thehamletandthevillagelivedon(28)____ theycouldgrowormakeforthemselves, and(29) _____ thesaleofanysurplusinthelocalmarkettown,(30) ____ inthetownscraftsmenappliedthemselvestotheirone-manbusiness, makingthebootsandshoes, thecapsandthecloaks, the(31)____ andharnessoftownsmenandcountrymen(32)____. Onceaweektownandcountrywouldmeettomake(33) ___ atamarketwhichcame(34) ___ realizingthemedievalideaofdirectcontactbetweenproducerand(35) _____. Thiswasthetraditionaleconomy, whichwashardlyalteredforsomecenturies, andwhichsetthe(36) _____ ofworkandthestandardoflifeofperhapsniceoutof(37) ____ tenEnglishmenandwomen. Theworkwaslongand(38)____, andthestandardoflifeachievedwasalmost(39)___ low. MostEnglishmenliedbyadietwhichwasoften(40)____ andalwaysmonotonous, worecoarseandill-fittingclotheswhichharboreddirtundermine, andlivedinholeswhosesqualorwouldaffrontthemodernslumdweller.

26.A. settleB. answerC. satisfyD. fill

27.A. atB. inC. onD. with

28.A. whichB. whatC. whetherD. where

29.A. withB. byC. onD. for

30.A. althoughB. whileC. neverthelessD. when

31.A. machinesB. apparatusC. equipmentD. implement

32.A. similarB. skinC. likeD. alike

33.A. exchangeB. bargainC. dealingD. ride

34.A. closeatB. adjacenttoC. neartoD. near-by

35.A. consumerB. buyerC. userD. shopper

36. A. modelB. formC. patternD. method

37.A. everyB. eachC. theD. other

38.A. cruelB. hardC. ruthlessD. severe

39.A. unimaginativelyB. unimaginablyC. imaginarilyD. unimaginably

40.A. weakB. littleC. meagerD. sparse