IV. Match the sentence halves

1. Consumers have	a) considerable interest in the venture.
2. Foreign investors have shown	b) a highly competitive marketplace.
3. Japan is	c) if there is no financial benefit.
4. Most regions are enjoying	d) individuals with economic security.
5. Only 70 state enterprises exceeded	e) one other useful impact on the culture.
6. Political integration will fall apart	f) productivity by 30 percent.
7. Savings provide	g) rapid economic expansion.
8. The changing marketplace has	h) the biggest producer of stereo equipment.
9. This programme should help	i) their planned profit target in the year.
10. Workers have boosted	j) to slow down the yearly fall in production.

V. Fill in prepositions, where necessary

1. An economy based … free enterprise is generally characterized … private ownership and initiative.

2. … conventional measures, U.S. productivity and standard … living remain … the highest … the industrial world.

3. Clear evidence … the American people's pragmatism is demon­strated … their actions.

4. Ever … colonial times, the government has been involved, … some extent, … economic decision-making.

5. … a myriad … ways and … many decades, it has supported and promoted the development … agriculture.

6. New laws were passed regulating many economic activities — … sales … stock … the right … workers to form unions.

7. The export … American commodities made possible the import … capital and machines … expansion.

8. The federal government, … example, has made huge investments … infrastructure — … canals and post roads … the 19th century, … interstate highways and orbiting Earth satellites … the 20th century.

9. The government began to provide workers … a measure … economic security … their old age.

10. The United States became the world's manufacturing power­house leading the world … the production … steel, automo­biles and other products.

VI. Fill in articles where necessary

1. … Americans accept … important role for government to help create … environment with … widest possible opportunities for individual opportunity.

2. … economy based on free enterprise is generally characterized by private ownership and initiative, with … relative absence of … government involvement.

3. Another recurrent theme has been … transformation of … U.S. economy by emerging technologies.

4. Clear evidence of … American people's pragmatism is demon­strated by their actions.

5. In … myriad of ways and over many decades, … government has supported and promoted … development of agriculture.

6. New service-based and information-processing industries gradually replace some of … old stalwarts of … traditional industrial base.

7. … export of American commodities made possible … import of capital and machines for expansion.

8. … government has provided social welfare programmes that … private sector was unable or unwilling to provide.

9. … US economy is changing continuously, as citizens freely express their economic preferences directly in … marketplace and indi­rectly in … voting booth.

10. U.S. productivity and … standard of living remain among … highest in … industrial world.