Cia Andina do Triconos , a Bolivian joint venture of the U.S. Dresser Industries and local investors, which and based its investment __________ an allocation under the metalworking program, closed its doors after _________ to penetrate the Andean market after more than two years in operation.
The prospect of __________ access to the Andean market, plus protection provided by a 55 percent ad valorem common outer tariff on bits sourced from outside the bloc, made the sales outlook seem __________.
However, CATSAs monopoly position in Ancom proved specious. __________ the plant went on stream in 1974, the company was never able to export a single drill bit to the Andean market; and its local sales were __________ a state-owned petroleum company. This market was clearly __________, since the operation had been based on exporting the bulk of the plants 200-unit-per-month capacity to the Andean area.
CATSA could not penetrate the Ancom market for several reasons:
Although Ancom __________ a 55-percent common outer tariff on third-country imports, some Ancom countries had previously __________ LAFTA tariff concessions, which take precedence over the Ancom tariffs.
Ancom members simply did not __________ the spirit of the metalworking agreement. After the installation of the CATSA facility, plants producing tricone bits __________ in Peru and Venezuela. Under the metalworking program, participating __________ were committed to prohibiting new foreign investment in allocations of other Ancom countries. But on the question of new investment by local industry, the obligation was only not to encourage it, with no requirement to prevent it. __________ Venezuela, it has no commitment to limit local production or to honor the outer tariff, because it was not yet a member of Ancom when the metalworking agreement was signed and was thus not a __________ to the pact.
Also, according to Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador employed __________ obstacles to avoid applying the common outer tariff.
The withdrawal of Chile from Ancom cost Bolivia a lucrative potential market too.
1. A) in
B) to
C) under
D) on
2. A) fail B) to fail C) failing D) succeeding
3. A) no duty B) no-duty C) duty-bound D) duty-free
4. A) good B) well C) bad D) badly
5. A) So B) Although C) But D) Therefore
6. A) confined to B) confined in C) expanded to D) exported to
7. A) big enough B) sufficient C) too big D) insufficient
8. A) has got B) got C) has imposed D) has imposed on
9. A) admitted B) admitting C) granting D) granted
10. A) learn B) honor C) take D) give
11. A) are put B) are established C) were set up D) had set up
12. A) member government B) members government C) member governments D) members governments
13. A) In case of B) In the case of C) In case D) On case
14. A) party B) member C) person D) partner
15. A) a series of B) a great deal of C) a large amount of D) a great number
KEY:DCDAB ADCDB CCBAA
雅思阅读趋势及备考
雅思阅读材料:古希腊主神介绍(阿瑞斯)
雅思阅读T/F/NG模拟练习题(3)
雅思时事阅读:康涅狄格州校园枪击案详细情况
10日阅读8分总分7分的一点感想
我的雅思阅读8分心得
雅思阅读T/F/NG题型的解题原则
雅思阅读材料:古希腊主神介绍(宙斯)
雅思阅读技能的训练方法
雅思阅读难句分析:定语从句(2)
雅思阅读五大题型的解题方法
雅思阅读通关指南:两招轻取单词和句子
如何解决雅思阅读的四大障碍
雅思阅读难句分析:定语从句(1)
雅思阅读满分备考方法指导(英)
雅思阅读简答题题型全面分析
王晓春:雅思阅读考试-图式理论
A类雅思阅读技巧和实用网站
雅思阅读技巧:判断与猜测词义
详解雅思阅读八大题型的解题方法(下)
详解雅思阅读考试的四大要素
详解雅思阅读八大题型的解题方法(上)
雅思阅读材料:古希腊主神介绍(雅典娜)
雅思阅读是非无判断题的核心策略
雅思阅读T/F/NG模拟练习题(1)
权威解析:雅思考生阅读考试主要问题
提高雅思阅读速度的方法
雅思学术类阅读的万能标记法
雅思阅读:List of headings中标题结构的启示
雅思时事阅读:康涅狄格州校园枪击案细节报道
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |