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The Steady Progress of APEC

It is a measure of APEC' s success that its summit meetings (stating with the first held in 1993 at Seattle in USA) are now held annually. The second was held in 1994 at Bogor in lndonesia. It adopted a declaration to abolish tariffs between all its members by the year 2020. APEC' s developed economies would, however, follow an earlier schedule of freeing trade by 2010. The third summit at Osake (Japan) in November was to stock of the progress towards the free trade goal.

APEC' s progress is even greater considering that until the first Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting of 12 regional foreign and economic ministers in Australia, it was simply a laudable idea. (8) Ever since that fateful Canberra conference in November 1989, APEC has never looked back. The original 12-member forum has 18 members: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Guinea, the Philip-pines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States. The rush to join the APEC club is so great that it had to impose a three-year moratorium on new membership till 1996. (9) When Australia first mooted the proposal to convene a conference for regional cooperation, there was considerable misgiving and scepticism about it. Most ASEAN countries (Association of South East Asian Nations)--Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysin, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand (Vietnam was not a member of them)--were not particularly enthusiastic. (10) Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Ah Alatas, simply wanted any Pacific organization to be an extension of ASEAN. Indonesia's hosting of the APEC surnmit last year, where President Soeharto played a leading role in putting together the free trade declaration, would suggest that Jakarta's earlier misgivings have disappeared. (11) In the lead-up to the Osaka summit, the report card on the free trade agenda (gleaned from the meetings of officials from member countries) did not seem terribly good. The United States, which seeks expanded access (and at a quicker pace) to regional markets, was unhappy with the slowness of Japan to advance the free trade agenda. Japan was the country chairing APEC for 1995. According to MS Sandra Kristoff, the US State Department's Coordinator for APEC, Japan had "to go out there and create a consensus [on free trade], lead a consensus, make this happen ... The United States doubted Japan's free trade credentials and felt that its heart was not in the APEC pledge. Tokyo has wanted a free trade agenda to develop on a voluntary basis. (12)

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However, because of America's growing preoccupation in the months ahead with presidential elections, the Clinton administration's impatience and consequent negative rhetoric need not be taken at its face value. Washington cannot afford to ignore or opt out of APEC, with the USA having about ＄400 billion annual trade with the region.

A The second summit was held in 1994 at Bogor in Indonesia.

B It was felt that a pan-Pacific organization would dwarf 12 ASEAN, which might then lose its reason for being discussed and even its existence.

C But, it was an idea whose time had come.

D It would, however, be naive to suggest that APEC will be all smooth sailing.

E This in itself is a proof of the considerable headway APEC has made in a short period of about six years.

F It needs emphasizing that all APEC members are in favour of regional free trade but all de not favour set time-schedules and their enforcement.

G Washington has not been happy with this approac

lication form. and then we can register you. Most companies will want computer experience, so you'd better put down the equipment and software you're familiar with. If you have any languages to offer, that would be a great help, and then we'll match you with some of the companies registered with us and you should get a phone call by the end of the week.

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from a customer complaining about the delay of delivery.

&8226;Write a memo to your secretary:

&8226;Telling her about the claim

&8226;Mentioning the serial number of the order and date of delivery

&8226;Asking for relevant files and the duplicate invoice

&8226;Write 40--50 words on a separate sheet

rformance quality. The sheer quality of the picture which will be produced as well as superb sound coming out of our revolutionary speakers should make the new product unbeatable.

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an idea of the sales so far this year and this is the projection for the next half year. From this graph we will preview the expected profits through the end of the year, but we'll have some problems to achieve our targets.

&8226;You will hear another five recordings.

&8226;For each recording, decide what the speaker is doing.

&8226;Write one letter (A--H) next to the number of the recording.

&8226;Do not use any letter more than once.

&8226;You will hear the five recordings twice.

A complain about job interference

B design a package of a product

C review a contract

D work on a TV advertisement

E produce a new soap

F present a yearly projection

G present an operation budget

H talk about profits

have looked into that for you. Would you come up here and we can give you the names of some firms so that you can contact them?

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rge is Mrs Everett's Personal assistant. He is in charge of all the paperwork and he'll be showing you how everything works before he leaves us at the end of the week and you take his place.

&8226;You will hear another five recordings.

&8226;For each recording, decide where the speaker is talking.

&8226;Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording.

&8226;Do not use any letter more than once.

&8226;You will hear the five recordings twice.

A a car repair

B an office

C an employment agency

D a travel agency

E a factory

F a shop

G a computer company

H a solicitor's

听力原文：M: Hello, Karen Williams speaking.

F: Hello, Karen, this is Alice Everett here.

M: Oh, hello, Mrs Everett. How are you?

F: Fine, thanks. Karen, the reason I am ringing is to sort out the arrangements for my visit to Liverpool next month. I'd like to go over the whole itinerary.

M: All right. I think I've got all the details as well as the travel arrangements.

F: OK, then we can start with 24th. What time shall I arrive at Liverpool?

M: Well, the plane arrives at 10:00 a.m.

F: That's good. When am I supposed to meet Mr Davis from Sunrise?

M: At about 11:00 to 11:30, I think. Then you have an lunch appointment with Mrs Rebecca from National Bank at 12:30.

F: Oh, I almost forgot about this. Is it correct that I only have one appointment in the afternoon ?

M: That's right, you have to sign an agreement with Mr McDonald from Ford at 3 o'clock. Then you'll be free in the evening. But you'll have to visit two factories on 25th before your return flight at 2:30 in the afternoon.

F: OK, thank you, Karen, I'll remember that. It sounds like a hectic trip.

M: Yes, it is. Mrs Everett. Bye-bye.

&8226;Look at the form. below.

&8226;You will hear a man calling to check the schedule.

Mrs Everett's Schedule

24th January

10 a.m.: arrive at the airport of (9) ___________________

11:00～11:00: (10) ___________________ from Sunrise

12:30: lunch appointment with Mrs Rebecca from

(11) ___________________

3 p.m.: (12) ___________________ with Mr McDonald from Ford

Evening: no-specific arrangement

tice in this field.