A. active B. broadly C. commitment D. crack E. critical F. differential G. exotic H. fabricated I. hospitable J. ironic K. occupation L. prompted M. publicity N. reflect O. upgrade Walmart doesn’t make anything. But the giant retailer could play a part in the manufacturing rebound that is taking place in the U.S. made goods over the next decade for its Walmart and Sam’s Club stores. It’s a bit 1._________, given Walmart’s vast global sourcing organization. But the same forces that are making the U.S. a more 2.___________place for manufacturing---higher shipping costs and wage rates overseas among them ---have 3._____________the company to reevaluate its sourcing on a variety of products. “This is a 4.______________ around manufacturing and more economic renewal. We see it as a 5._________issue for us in the American economy,” says Duncan Mac Naughton chief merchandising and marketing officer for Walmart U.S. What Walmart sees is a way to lower costs while smoothing its supply cycle by looking more _6.__________at its distribution system. Although the company may be able to buy an item cheaper from China, the price it pays per piece doesn’t always 7._______what it spends to get the product to the shelves. This isn’t Walmart’s first 8._________at a Made in America program. An earlier one fizzled ( 终成泡影 ), amid some bad 9._________, because Walmart couldn’t get enough low-priced merchandise to sell. Americans may love their country, but they will buy Chinese if the price 10._________is too high. This time Walmart says consumers won’t have to pay up to buy domestic. “I hope the American consumer values this and we’ll make it easy for them,” says Mac Naughton. If not, consumers won’t make it easy for Walmart.