Improved performance at Carter& Sons
There was good news in Carter & Sons’ annual (0) yesterday. Three years of restructuring (21) in an upbeat statement from the company in advance of the official announcement of its interim (22) due early in August. The chairman, David Carter, reported a “ strong start to the year”, which, although helped by a rather weak (23) period last year, highlighted the logic of refocusing the group on growth sectors. Three years ago the company (24) a review of all its operations in view of the serious financial difficulties that it was (25) As a result of this, its car (26) business was sold to an American group, and its car sales and repair divisions were (27) down so as to allow the company to (28) on the sale of vans and heavy goods vehicles. Three new showrooms have been opened in the UK and Ireland , and the sales (29) has more than doubled in the last two years.
Growth in business across the group has gone up by almost 12 per cent in the first half of the year. This should reassure investors that Carter & Sons is now on (30) to deliver increased earning in the years ahead.
21 A terminated B culminated C accomplished D completed
22 A economics B finances C outcomes D results
23 A relative B alike C comparative D equivalent
24 A commissioned B assigned C delegated D appointed
25 A dealing B facing C undertaking D withstanding
26 A additions B extras C accessories D supplements
27 A scaled B marked C slowed D put
28 A emphasise B concentrate C specialize D strengthen
29 A bonus B pack C force D band
30 A way B path C road D track
Improved performance of a car company，一个汽车公司的业绩改善，在完型填空里面出现的最多的就是这类文章，某某公司的年度总结，业绩增长了，表现改善了，等等。
21、这题要理解整个句子，同时分析词语的意思。是说三年的重组（restructure）在公司的一份积极的报表里达到了最高潮，这份报表先于将于八月初发布的官方中期结果。首先从意思上看，terminate表示终止，肯定不选，重组不会因为一份积极的报表就终止，何况还是非官方的；accomplish和complete都表示实现、完成，也不对，重组(restructure)的实现，一定会通过官方的报告来宣布，不会通过一份简单的积极的报表，所以从意思上看，应该选择culminate，达到高潮。
22题，中期的结果，interim results，不能选outcome，outcome是指the result or effect of an action or event。某个具体的行为或者某件事的结果，比较正式。
23题，去年同期，用equivalent。
24题，这题考查的是commission这个单词的一个用法：to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work。看个例句帮助理解：The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.
在三年前面临一系列财务困难时，公司对他们所有的操作进行了一个回顾。delegate和appoint的用法不对，这俩单词后面都要接sb. to do sth。
25题，面对的困难，face the difficulty。
26题，汽车配件业务，配件是accessory。
27题，完整的看整个句子。配件业务被卖，汽车销售与修理部规模减少，让公司可以将精力集中在vans和heavy goods vehicles上。scale down，词组，相应缩减：reduce something (or be reduced) in size, number or extent
28题，concentrate on，将注意力集中在某事上面，emphasis on只是强调。
29题，开了新的商品陈列室（showroom），销售力量也增加了。Sales force，销售力量，销售的人增多了。
30题，on track to,在什么的轨道上，指准备怎样。固定搭配。这个词组在中级的完形填空里考过。
