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A recession marked the early years of Reagan’s presidency, but conditions started to improve in 1983 and the United States entered one of the longest periods of sustained economic growth since World War Ⅱ. However, an alarming percentage of this growth was based on deficit spending. In 1988, former vice president George Bush became President. He continued many of Reagan’s policies. Bush’s efforts to gain control over the federal budget deficit, however, were problematic. The 1990s brought a new president, Bill Clinton, a cautious, moderate Democrat, whose liberal initiatives created a myth for the American economy.
41)__________. Still, although Clinton reduced the size of the federal work force, the government continued to play a crucial role in the nation’s economy. Mast of the major innovations of the New Deal, and a good many of the Great Society, remained in place. And the Federal Reserve system continued to regulate the overall pace of econ
[填空题]It was in the early years of the nineteenth century that Munich really began to grow, and many of the city’s best known (36) date from this time. Despite being the modern metropolis that (37) the 1972 Olympic Games, Munich has (38) a quiet charm. It is easy to forget you are in a big city as you (39) through the English Gardens, one of Europe’s largest parks— complete with the Chinese Tower—and a beer garden of course.
There is much more to modern Munich than beer gardens. It is Germans’ favorite city. As far as (40) show a majority of Germans would (41) to live there. Some jokingly call it the only Italian city north of the Alps, a reference to Munich’s easygoing spirit that (42) with the calm impression many foreigners have of Germany.
Despite the city’s traditional image, many (43) never set foot inside a beer hall or go anywhere near Oktoberfest, (44) . These citizens se
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During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from
scratch
every day. Fresh potatoes are peeled, cut into strings, and fried in
the 67. ______.
kitchens. With the chain expanded
nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought 68. ______.
to
cut labor costs, reduce number of suppliers, and ensure that its fries
69. ______.
tasted the same at every restaurant.
McDonald’s began switching from frozen French fries in 1996, and few
70. ______.
customers notice the difference. But
the change had a profound effect on the
nation’s agriculture and diet. A
familiar food had been transmitted into a 71. ______.
highly
processed industrial commodity. McDonald’s fries now come from
huge
manufacturing plant that can process two million pounds of potatoes a
72. ______.
day. The expansion of McDonald’s and the popularity of its
mass-producing, 73. ______.
low-cost fries changed the way how
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