Industrial growth in countries had formerly been markets __1__ hastened regional self-sufficiency and, in the consequence, __2__ hastened the collapse of organized long-distance trade. This process was intensified by the spread of a new metal, iron.In almost 1400 B.C. new smelting techniques led to the high __3__ temperatures which could produce an iron superior in strength to bronze. Probably developing in northeastern __4__ Turkey, this process spread over Europe considerately more __5__ rapidly than the art of processing bronze.This rapid spread was due not only particularly war and the movements __6__ of people, but chiefly, to the wide occurence of iron ore as well. __7__ Iron was available for smelting in almost every land and, in efficiency,iron forging offered almost every country the __8__ prospect of economical self-sufficiency. It was eagerly seized __9__ upon, and the bottom fell out of the bronze market and the　general economics. Trade stagnated, ships were laid up, and __10__ a recession set in.

　　答案： had前加that/which．由that/which引导定语从句 去掉the．in consequence of 为习语　考试吧almost—about/around developing—developed．过去分词表示该工艺已经开发完成 considerately—considerably．两者为形近词，前者意为“体谅地，体贴地”，后者则是“相当地”

　　6. 在war前加to．此处为due not only to...but chiefly to...的结构　考试吧

　　7. occurence—occurrence．拼写错误

　　8. efficiency—effect．in effect为习语，相当于in fact

　　9. economical—economic．前者意味“节省的，经济的”，后者意为“经济状况的，与经济相关的”

　　10. economics—economy．前者意为“经济学”，后者意为“经济”