一、单选题（共 25 道试题，共 100 分。）V 1. High-tech profits ______stock prices, making investors more willing to spend. And rising wages and bonuses for high-tech workers finance the purchases of new cars and homes.
A. rise
B. arise
C. boost
D. carry
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2. The ____ crisis highlights the strategic missteps of Seoul’s policymakers.
A. profound
B. superficial
C. superior
D. sharp
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3. Brazilian auto analysts say it’s only a matter of time before it ______ Volkswagen, which holds 29.1% of the market, to become No.1. “Fiat has clearly done a marvelous job of coming from third place to threaten VW,” says Francisco H. Passos Fernandes, a d
A. exceed
B. overtake
C. lag
D. surpass
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4. As important, Asia must find ways to ___ the balance between saving and consumption.
A. reconstruct
B. construct
C. restructure
D. rebuild
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5. As the task force nears the end of its life it will probably want to create some permanent agency, perhaps under the aegis of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ______ to enforce the agreed upon rules.
A. symmetry
B. forum
C. foam
D. summary
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6. He would move from the company’s headquarters in Turin to take ____ operations in faraway Brazil.
A. up
B. over
C. in
D. out
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7. _____ experiencing the booms and busts of old, the economy is on a steady growth.
A. Other than
B. Rather than
C. No more than
D. No other than
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8. A move is ____ in Congress to oppose U.S. help.
A. in the way
B. under way
C. out of the way
D. across the way
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9. Brazil became the key ____ Fiat’s new globalization strategy.
A. of
B. to
C. for
D. with
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10. If he succeeds, he will return to Turin a hero wrapped ___ glory.
A. with
B. in
C. of
D. by
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11. Back then, when unemployment fell below 6.5%, inflation ______ .
A. got up
B. shut down
C. took off
D. put on
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12. For your future ____, we operate an insurance scheme, covering the equipment against breakdowns for a small additional cost.
A. awareness
B. concern
C. notice
D. reference
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13. He was ______from his country for political reasons.
A. chased
B. exiled
C. accompanied
D. pursued
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14. The company just finished ______ automated defect-removal systems in the last of its nine U.S. potato plants.
A. installing
B. to install
C. to set
D. setting
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15. Information technology has doubtless _____ the stability of business operations.
A. enhanced
B. raised
C. increased
D. rose
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16. One of ___great insights was the paradox of savings.
A. Keynes'
B. Samuelson's
C. Friedman's
D. Smith's
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17. Thailand announced a bank reconstructuring plan last month, but none of the banks ____has agreed to it.
A. by far
B. so far
C. so far as
D. far from
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18. If the stagnant economy actually goes into recession, Hashimoto will face pressures to ease up ___ his fiscal reform.
A. to
B. for
C. with
D. on
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19. It is free market and it controls most of the ___ of savings to investment.
A. curving
B. direction
C. flow
D. stream
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20. The 40% ______of the yen against the dollar is helping the comeback. But the multinationals are gaining even more advantages from their production bases that have sprung up around the world.
A. depreciation
B. appreciation
C. discrimination
D. depression
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21. The children walked to the ___ of the cliff and looked down at the sea below.
A. border
B. edge
C. limit
D. rim
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22. That could be enough to ______Greenspan to relax.
A. confirm
B. persuade
C. suggest
D. insist
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23. As they ____ over their options, all roads eventually led to Brazil.
A. pored
B. calculated
C. considered
D. judged
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24. Tens of thousands of people poured into the streets of Kuala Lumpur to express their support ____ Anwar and his message.
A. of
B. with
C. to
D. for
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25. Communications industries have grown ____ far exceeding the rest of the economy over the past years.
A. at a pace
B. off a pace
C. at a pace of
D. off a pace of
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