[简答题]What today’s global market economy teaches many of us who are involved in political life is that even when they are inconvenient, the laws of economies, like the laws of physics, cannot be repealed for the convenience of governments. The economic principles for national success are as difficult to implement as they are easy to state. There is a paradox in all our countries. Just as a new global economy creates more to look forward to than ever before, it also brings more uncertainty and more change to worry about than ever before.
That is why the challenge of crafting economy policy in your country as in mine is one of balance. A balance between moving toward necessary objectives and maintaining stability. A balance between responding to global realities and upholding domestic traditions. And a balance between the virtues of competition as the best known motivator and driver of success, and the importance of cohesion and cooperation as sources of strength for our societies. Thes

[单项选择]To succeed in today’s global market place, it is essential to learn as much as possible about the conditions in overseas markets. In the past, companies with international aspirations simply familiarised themselves with any differences in the legal system or in the (1) used in the day-to-day business of import and export.
Modern trade, however, (2) more. Today the company seeking international success must also understand the people who live and work in countries they deal with, how they think, behave and do business. In short, today’s market leaders must (3) greater Cultural awareness. Business people operating in foreign markets often fail to consider that cultural differences can result in a (4) of approaches to everyday business activities such as the way a cross-cultural team (5) or how it conducts its meetings.
One of the main (6) of investing in our cultural awareness programmes is that they can he
A. procedures
B. technicalities
C. mechanics
D. schedules

[简答题]Today, many countrymen are returning after they finish their study abroad. 2. Reasons for their returning. 3. Significance of their returning both to China and to themselves. Please write your essay on the back of the Answer Sheet.

[单项选择]Passage Two Today, many people are starving to death. There is a shortage of food and the available food is too expensive for hungry people to buy. Therefore, they go without food, or each day have only one or two small meals lacking the necessary vitamins to maintain good health. Recently, a man who wanted to understand the conditions of such people conducted an experiment. He only ate one meal a day for a month but continued to work as he normally did. During the first five days he was hungry at his regular meal times. but after he had drunk a glass of water his hunger went away. In the evening. when he ate his one meal. he ate quickly and consumed a large amount. During the next few days, although he was not hungry during the day, he quickly noticed every food stall, and the smell of food caught his attention. During the third and fourth weeks, he had hunger pains and lacked physical strength. He looked forward to his one meal and ate it very slowly.
A. they don’t eat
B. they are too poor to buy food
C. the food they
D. not enough food is provided to them

[单项选择]Passage 2 Today ,many people are starving to death. There is a shortage of food and the available food is too expensive for hungry people to buy . Therefore , they go without food, or each day have only one or two small meals lacking the necessary vitamins to maintain good health. Recently, a man who wanted to understand the conditions of such people conducted an experiment . He only ate one meal a day for a month but continued to work as he normally did. During the first five days he was hungry at his regular meal times, but after he had dunk a glass of water his hunger went away. In the evening, when he ate his one meal,he ate auickly and consumed a large amount. During the next few days, although he was not hungry during the day , he quickly noticed every food stall, and the smelt of food caught his attention. During the third and fourth weeks, he had hunger pains and lacked physical strength. He looked forward to his one meal and ate it very slowly, enjoying every bite. Without
A. most people are just eating for fun
B. overweight people are wasting food
C. food has a different meaning for people
D. leftover food shouldn’t be thrown away