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求英语高手做完形填空
Shaking Up Coke In Japan
A silvering population and a sluggish economy are taking the fizz out of Coca-Cola Japan’s business.Now the company is serving up new ways to whet appetites in one of its most important markets.
Today,Japan’s foundations are threatened by deflation,bad loans,___ (0)____ public debt,unprofitable companies and an aging society.There is ___ (1)____though.When Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced his new cabinet,it ____ (2)____ reform-minded individuals such as banking minister Heizo Takenaka,who is all __ (3)____change.Many individuals are emerging who are willing to ____ (4)____ problems,who dare to take risks and who are ____ (5)____ a difference.Whether it is shaking up companies,setting ____ (6)____ moral example or cultivating creativity,none of them is afraid ____ (7)____ shrug off conformity.One company that is shaking up ____ (8)____ Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola’s profit plunged by 11% in July last ____ (9)____ and have remained weak,partly due to wet summer hurting ___ (10)___.However,that is not the only dark cloud sitting ____ (11)____ Coca-Cola’s horizon.Shifts in Japan’s demographics and consumers’ buying ____ (12)____,combined with a sluggish economy and falling prices,are ___ (13)____ Coca-Cola’s growth in one of its most important markets – ____ (14)____ elderly.
In 2012,there will be more over-60s in Japan ___ (15)____ under-30s,according to New Zealand-based consultancy Asian Demographics,and Coca-Cola ___ (16)____ losing many of its best customers - the under-30s who ___ (17)____ freely on colas,coffees and teas.“The days of double-___ (18)___ growth are over,” says Etsuko Katsube,executive vice-president of Coca-Cola Japan and director ___ (19)____strategic marketing.“The big-picture pie is never going to grow ____ (20)____ .”
Coca-Cola is trying to get business bubbling again with a slew of new measures.The Atlanta-based company is trying to revive its high-margin vending-machine sales,cut costs through a new venture with its independent bottlers,and appeal to aging consumers with health-oriented drinks.
This cloze passage tests your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.Common items tested are idiomatic expressions,articles/determiners,nouns,pronouns,verbs,adverbs,conjunctions,adjectives and prepositions.You should read the whole passage entirely before you start filling in the gaps.Careful reading of the sentence in which the gap appears is also essential to helping you identify the most suitable word.Each correct answer carries 1%.
You should not spend more than 30 minutes on this section.
In the passage below,each underlined numbered gap should be filled with one word.There are twenty (20) gaps altogether.Identify each word to be filled and write your answer,number first followed by the identified word,on the answer booklet.
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