Cloze Test 77 Welcome to your Cloze Test 77 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-4): Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to make the passage meaningful. President Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief plan, added to the stimulus measure Congress passed in December with the incoming administration’s strong support, would represent the boldest act of macroeconomic _______________ (1) policy in U.S. history. Its ambition, its rejection of _______________ (2) orthodoxy and its commitment to reducing economic inequality are all admirable. It is imperative that safety-net measures for those suffering and investments in vaccination and testing be undertaken rapidly after the _______________ (3) delays of the last months of the Trump administration. Yet bold measures need to be accompanied by careful consideration of risks and how they can be mitigated. While the arguments for providing relief to those hurt by the economic fallout of the pandemic, investing in controlling the virus and supporting consumer demand are compelling, much of the policy discussion has not fully _______________ (4) with the magnitude of what is being debated. (a) Defamation (b) Destruction (c) Stabilization (d) Foundation (e) Deception None 2 . President Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief plan, added to the stimulus measure Congress passed in December with the incoming administration’s strong support, would represent the boldest act of macroeconomic _______________ (1) policy in U.S. history. Its ambition, its rejection of _______________ (2) orthodoxy and its commitment to reducing economic inequality are all admirable. It is imperative that safety-net measures for those suffering and investments in vaccination and testing be undertaken rapidly after the _______________ (3) delays of the last months of the Trump administration. Yet bold measures need to be accompanied by careful consideration of risks and how they can be mitigated. While the arguments for providing relief to those hurt by the economic fallout of the pandemic, investing in controlling the virus and supporting consumer demand are compelling, much of the policy discussion has not fully _______________ (4) with the magnitude of what is being debated. (a) Adversity (b) Prosperity (c) Audacity (d) Absurdity (e) Austerity None 3 . President Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief plan, added to the stimulus measure Congress passed in December with the incoming administration’s strong support, would represent the boldest act of macroeconomic _______________ (1) policy in U.S. history. Its ambition, its rejection of _______________ (2) orthodoxy and its commitment to reducing economic inequality are all admirable. It is imperative that safety-net measures for those suffering and investments in vaccination and testing be undertaken rapidly after the _______________ (3) delays of the last months of the Trump administration. Yet bold measures need to be accompanied by careful consideration of risks and how they can be mitigated. While the arguments for providing relief to those hurt by the economic fallout of the pandemic, investing in controlling the virus and supporting consumer demand are compelling, much of the policy discussion has not fully _______________ (4) with the magnitude of what is being debated. (a) Inflexible (b) Indefensible (c) Credible (d) Negligible (e) Compatible None 4 . President Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief plan, added to the stimulus measure Congress passed in December with the incoming administration’s strong support, would represent the boldest act of macroeconomic _______________ (1) policy in U.S. history. Its ambition, its rejection of _______________ (2) orthodoxy and its commitment to reducing economic inequality are all admirable. It is imperative that safety-net measures for those suffering and investments in vaccination and testing be undertaken rapidly after the _______________ (3) delays of the last months of the Trump administration. Yet bold measures need to be accompanied by careful consideration of risks and how they can be mitigated. While the arguments for providing relief to those hurt by the economic fallout of the pandemic, investing in controlling the virus and supporting consumer demand are compelling, much of the policy discussion has not fully _______________ (4) with the magnitude of what is being debated. (a) Unskilled (b) Undisguised (c) Tangled (d) Reckoned (e) Unconfined None Time's up