全國2007年7月高等教育自學考試
外刊經(jīng)貿(mào)知識選讀試題
課程代碼：00096
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1. If current population trends continue and states do not improve the education of all racial groups, the skills of the workforce and the incomes of U.S. residents are projected to decline over the next two decades.
A. fall B. define
C. increase D. deliver
2. But the company also continues to work in Michigan, including assembling land for retail projects in Commerce Township.
A. associating B. contributing
C. appreciating D. collecting
3. The emergence of new products in the global navigation market is growing so fast that today’s $100 CD-ROM navigation package will be out of date in six months.
A. efficiency B. appearance
C. exercise D. arrangement
4. Discover real practical information that shows you how to manifest your desires.
A. manage B. accelerate
C. demonstrate D. implement
5. A slump in share prices has made life difficult for public companies.
A. slum B. drop
C. pick-up D. contract
6. Divergent creative processes like biological evolution always involve tradeoffs between diversity and concentration.
A. Different B. Absurd
C. Fragile D. Explicit
7. Just as in the stock market, there is opportunity for power-management advances in rough economic times, despite a darkening forecast for many powermanagement devices themselves.
A. coarse B. evident
C. excess D. difficult
8. Trade Minister Mark Vaile today announced a new taskforce designed to help Australian companies deal with business opportunities in the United States.
A. reckon B. argue
C. tackle D. dispute
9. My point in explaining this is not necessarily to discourage developers from creating them.
A. compound B. dissuade
C. evaporate D. persuade
10. Henry was sure the future of the auto industry was in a low-priced car for the general public.
A. automat B. automation
C. autobicycle D. automobile
11. Managers who seek growth at a reasonable price try to strike a balance between strong earnings and good value.
A. fair B. seasonable
C. supreme D. predictable
12. The bank found that from the 1709 postcode districts in England and Wales, 757 (44%) had average detached property prices above the IHT threshold for the new tax year.
A. discharged B. disguised
C. separated D. exerted
13. If you are a new learner at a participating organization you must register to create your own username and password and gain access to the site.
A. have B. make
C. take D. save
14. Garlic mashed potatoes were served perfectly whipped and full of flavor, but the chopped carrots, drenched in cinnamon, brown sugar and a brandy glaze, were very sweet and sugary and did not complement the rest of the meal.
A. soda B. taste
C. syrup D. bubble
15. Customs procedures should, on the basis of compliance on the part of firms, be simplified, facilitating trade for firms.
A. sorting B. grading
C. easing D. shipping
