6. As Europe’s economy has soured, free-market ideas that are new to much of Europe face new challenges. (      )

A. increased                                                 

B. declined

C. sky-rocketed                                             

D. tasted

7. At the summit meeting, America insisted that Japan should come up with specific measures that would enable it to meet new import targets. (      )

A. bring forth                                               

B. come across

C. put off                                                     

D. reach out

8. Fearful that rapidly modernizing Korean rivals will intrude on its foreign and domestic markets, Japan has fought to keep the Koreans from appropriating its technologies. (      )

A. competitors                                              

B. representatives

C. negotiators                                               

D. dealers

9. International consultants who want to secure definite projects at lucrative fees are finding it harder and harder. (      )

A. luxurious                                                 

B. lubricative

C. penetrative                                               

D. profitable

10. A separate, long-running dispute over oilseeds does still pose a threat. (      )

A. possess                                                    

B. present

C. provide                                                    

D. purchase