【C10】A．scholarlyB．richlyC．costlyD．unfriendly

【C9】

A．therefore

B．however

C．namely

D．for example

【C8】

A．complex

B．comprehensive

C．complementary

D．commercial

【C7】

A．careless

B．selfless

C．blameless

D．helpless

【C6】

A．ability

B．strength

C．power

D．force

【C5】

A．If

B．Unless

C．When

D．Where

【C4】

A．read

B．break

C．observe

D．execute

【C3】

A．appeals

B．advantages

C．concerns

D．issues

【C2】

A．Also

B．Nor

C．So

D．As

ent. Both the president and the vice-president trained as lawyers.【C2】______did 55% of senators and 100% of Supreme Court justices. There are【C3】______to having a bit of legal expertise among those who write and【C4】______the nations laws, or assess their constitutionality. But there is also a potential conflict of interest.【C5】______florists had such a lock on the levers of【C6】______, you might expect subsidies for weddings and a campaign to beautify cities. Lawyers, alas, are no more【C7】______. The American legal system is the most lawyer-friendly on Earth. It is dizzily【C8】______. The regulations that accompany the Dodd-Frank law governing Wall Street,【C9】______are already more than 3 million words long—and not yet half-written. Companies must hire【C10】______lawyers to guide them【C11】______a maze created by other lawyers. They must also hire lawyers to【C12】______themselves against attacks by other lawyers on a playing field【C13】______by lawyers. The cost—roughly $800 a year for every American—is【C14】______to consumers. The【C15】______are hard to detect. Americans are probably no less likely to be injured or cheated than the citizens of countries【C16】______spend a fraction as much. 【C17】______it is hard to feel sympathy for lawyers facing a【C18】______labour market. Americas 250 biggest law firms shed more than 9500 people last year. Law students are【C19】______to find the lavishly paid work they expected after graduation. One big law firm even went bust. None of this is nice for the people【C20】______especially those with large student debts.

【C1】

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．then

【C20】

A．fail

B．decline

C．strive

D．manage