2. 外语
  3. Everyone knows that taxation is necessary in a modern state: without it, it【C1】______not be possible to pay the soldiers and pol

Everyone knows that taxation is necessary in a modern state: without it, it【C1】______not be possible to pay the soldiers and pol

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问题     Everyone knows that taxation is necessary in a modern state: without it, it【C1】______not be possible to pay the soldiers and policemen who protect us; 【C2】______the workers in government offices who【C3】______our health, our food, our water, and all the other things that we cannot do for ourselves. 【C4】______taxation, we pay for things that we need just【C5】______we need somewhere to live and something to eat.
    But【C6】______everyone knows that taxation is necessary, different people have different ideas about【C7】______taxation should be arranged.
    In most countries, a direct tax on【C8】______, which is called income tax, 【C9】______. It is arranged in such a【C10】______that the poorest people pay nothing, and the percentage of tax grows【C11】______as the taxpayer’s income grows. In some countries, for example, the tax on the richest people【C12】______as high as ninety-five per cent!
     【C13】______countries with direct taxation nearly【C14】______have indirect taxation too. Many things imported into the country have to pay taxes or " duties. " Of course, it is the men and women who buy these imported things in the shops【C15】______ really have to pay the duties, in the【C16】______of higher prices. In some countries, 【C17】______, there is a tax on things sold in the shops. If the most necessary things are taxed, a lot of money is【C18】______but the poor people suffer most. If unnecessary things【C19】______jewels and fur coats are taxed, less money is obtained but the tax is【C20】______, as the rich pay it.
【C18】
选项 A、collected
B、borrowed
C、saved
D、lent
答案A
解析 句意理解题。句意为：如果连必需品也需要缴税，虽然可以收到大笔税款，但最苦不堪言的是穷人。选项[B]意为“借，借入”；[C]意为“节省，保存”；[D]意为“把……借给”；[A]collected意为“收集，收取”，符合句意，故为答案。
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