China is trying its best to speed up its （economy) ______ development.

A.adopt

B.adapt

C.adult

D.adaptation

What Chinese government is trying to achieve shows that______.

A．China doesn"t want its citizens influenced by foreign ideologies

B．the introduction of foreign investment on media is an inevitable trend

C．media giants such as Viacom deserves China"s trust during its time-honored efforts

D．China yearns to form. its own media empires

n Saturday with no significant breakthrough, but with all sides saying they are prepared to keep talking. The bare bones of a possible deal had emerged on Friday: North Korea would end its military nuclear programme in return for aid from China, Russia and South Korea.

There is a change for the better in North Korea nuclear crisis.

A．正确

B．错误

听力原文： The United Kingdom will seek a closer tie with China in its bid to make the country one of the leading business partner in the world of economic globalization, a senior trade official has said. "China, with its massive influence in global trade, is of great importance to U.K.'s trade and industry, which is trying to attract a new wave of high-value investment," Alistair Darling, Britain's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, said in the weekend before his visit to China. Darling, who will visit Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, is on his first ever trip to China's mainland. Darling, who will lead a 15-strong delegation, said that Sino-British trade ties will be strengthened through mutual investment, not only trade.

The U.K., whose manufacturing industry has shrunk much during its economic structure readjustment in the past decades, finds that it has opportunities in helping China in fields like environment protection and power plant building. The British Trade and Industry leader said that globalization provides a tremendous opportunity for both the U.K. and China in which both countries could cooperate to curb climate change and improve bilateral trade. Darling was appointed Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, replacing Alan Johnson in the government reshuffle in May.

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A．Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Trade.

B．Britain's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.

C．Britain's Secretary of State for Investment.

D．Britain's Secretary of State for Commerce.

ess than a month. The State Department has confirmed that its special negotiator for North Korea Joseph Detrony and Jim Foster, director of the department's office of Korean affairs met with North Korean diplomats in New York. The United States is trying to persuade North Korea to return to six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program. Those talks have been stalled for a year, but there have been strong signals coming from Pyongyang in the last week that the North Koreans would like to return to the negotiating table. Those talks also include China, Japan, Russia and South Korea. An American scholar who recently met with North Korean leaders in Pyongyang said they are eager to resume the six-party negotiations, but they are continuing to expand their nuclear arsenal and now they want the negotiations to focus on mutual steps they and the US can take to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.

Where did the US and North Korean diplomats meet？

A．In Washington.

B．In the White House.

C．In New York.

D．In Pyongyang.

When the United States and Korea(SOK) announced their new free-trade agreement last month, the news was mainly economic. The deal would give American farmers and bankers alike better access to Korean consumers and help Korean companies push more electronics, cars and textiles into the United States. Largely unreported was the political angle—the U.S.-Korea(SOK) free trade agreement comes at precisely the moment when America's military presence on the Korean Peninsula is rapidly diminishing, anti-U.S. nationalism in Korea(SOK) is growing and China is playing an ever more important leadership role in the region. This FTA is much more significant in strategic than economic terms.

It is the same about any number of trade deals in Asia these days. While free-trade agreements have always been somewhat political, solidifying national relationships, the use of FTAs in geopolitical jockeying(竞赛) is reaching new heights in East Asia. Since 1997, the number of FTAs in the region has risen from seven to 38. Last time we saw this sort of frenzied bilateral activity was back in the 1930s. That worries some economists, who fear that all the free-trade politicking will further erode an already beleaguered global trading system, and create a snowball effect of countermeasures.

It's no accident that the activity in the region has increased since 2004, which marked the beginning of a massive free trade agreement between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. China offered countries like Laos and Cambodia an "early harvest", unilaterally opening up markets for hundreds of different kinds of agricultural products. That in turn helped smooth the way for a reduction in tension in hot spots like the disputed South China Sea territories. FTAs are becoming a key instrument for great-power diplomacy.

That worries rivals, who are rushing to find their own partners. The Japanese, for example, have always been cautious when it comes to bilateral agreements. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently announced a new push for more Japanese FTAs in the region. Meanwhile, the EU is trying desperately to push its way back into the region, recently announcing plans to negotiate its own deals with both South Korea and the ASEAN nations.

How will all the wheeling and dealing end？ Not with more efficient trading. A recent map of Asian trade deals shows an increasingly complicated "spaghetti bowl" hindering broader global efforts to liberalize trade. Such deals have a disproportionately negative effect on small and medium-sized enterprises, representing as much as 80 percent of jobs in some parts of Asia. Already, the U.S.-Korea(SOK) deal is causing grousing(不满) in Japan, which would take a hit as Korean competitors no longer have. to deal with U.S. tariffs. Still, that probably won't turn the tide—the most important criterion in motivating a country to seek FTAs, well ahead of economic reform, was—surprise—politics.

By signing a new FTA with Korea(SOK), U.S. wishes to ______.

A．withdraw rapidly its military troops in Korea(SOK).

B．arouse pro-U.S. sentiments in Korea(SOK).

C．check the increasing significance of China there.

D．fulfill its magnifying global economic strategy.

The Long March

A Long Way to Go for Chinese Entrepreneurs

Prospects of a new direction

"Made in China" lost its novelty long ago. The label has become widespread in much of the world, affixed to shoes, toys, apparel and a host of other items produced for global companies. What is novelty, however, are China-made goods sold under Chinese brand names. Only a handful of Chinese firms so far have the money and the management expertise to establish international brands. Most of the vast remainders are struggling to get even national recognition. But the pioneering companies which have started exploring overseas market might be regarded as on the threshold of something big.

Some believe that individually, with the help of enterprising local management or eager multinational partners wanting to add new products to their stable, Chinese brands could become a global phenomenon within a decade, marketed on quality and foreign appeal, as well as competitive pricing. Says Viveca Chan, Hong Kong based managing director at Grey China, an advertising agency: "If there' s one country in the world that has ample potential for taking brands global, it's China."

Why going abroad？

The concept of Chinese brands has been evolving through the 1990s, but is now getting greater attention at home. Although the domestic market is still robust, a handful of state-owned enterprises, or SOEs, including listed Chinese companies, are now looking to establish international brands because they believe the quality of both their products and their management has improved. Chinese joint ventures think their products can compete on quality with foreign brands anywhere, while enjoying the advantage of being perceived as exotic.

Besides bringing in additional revenue, a global brand also burnishes a company's image in China, stimulating sales among status-conscious domestic consumers. For example, state-owned soft-drinks maker Jianlibao has developed its overseas market in part to "establish a good image", which in turn enhances consumption at home, says Chief Executive Han Weixian.

Difficulties on the way

But building a brand takes time, money and marketing wisdom. Many Chinese brands have nudged into the international market on the back of competitive pricing and only a few have utilized other strategies. Jianlibao has highlighted its Asian appeal, presenting itself as the preferred sports-drink of China's athletes. Others like Haier, one of China's leading home-appliance producers, have pointedly avoided pricing strategy, competing instead on product quality and an efficient distribution and after-sales service.

Of course, global sales don't mean global brands, as Grey China's Chan points out. And it's still early days for Chinese companies. For a start, investment funds for brand promotion are hard to obtain, says Chu Liangjin, the Qingdao-based director of the overseas division of China's Tsingtao Brewery. "No more than 5% of our total export sales can be reinvested in promoting our brand overseas," explains Chu, adding that Tsingtao is trying to persuade the foreign-currency authorities to change this standard practice for SOEs. With the government's emphasis on preventing the outflow of foreign currency, the chances of the restrictions being lifted are small.

Although targeted only at SOEs, the 5% limit is bound to hamper Chinese brands. Jianlibao, for example, has invested about ＄10 million to sell its brand in the U.S. market, but Li Jingwei, the company's general manager, knows that's just a drop in the bucket. He believes that to successfully generate brand recognition among Americans, the company needs to spend at least ＄50 million to ＄100 million on marketing. He has no doubt that consumers will like Jianlibao's range of sports and soft drinks, but explains that

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

听力原文： Washington

The United States has blocked a UN Security Council statement that was drafted by Arab nations and aimed at putting pressure on Israel to stop military strikes on Palestinian targets. Washington does not have formal veto power when it comes to council statements. But it is able to block the draft single-handedly because council rules require that statements be unanimous and supported by all 15 of its members. Violence and bloodshed in Palestine is getting more serious during the past several months, and the Israeli military is criticized for over-reacting to protests by Palestinian people, causing serious casualties of civilians.

London

Three of the main suspects in a failed attempt to bomb the London transit system made a court appearance in London Monday. Ibrahim, 27, and Mohammed, 23, were charged Sunday. Police suspect Ibrahim of trying to blow up a bus and accuse Mohammed of attempting to bomb a train in the Oval subway station on July 21-one of three trains that were targeted two weeks after similar bombings killed 56 people. They face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment on each charge, if convicted. Ibrahim and Mohammed were arrested in a police raid on a public housing estate in west London on July 29, eight days after knapsack bombs on three trains and the bus failed to detonate.

Beijing

An old tradition in China is changing. In some areas of China, some people often eat wild animals, and this tradition can be traced back a long time ago. However, such a tradition is changing today as most city dwellers interviewed by the latest survey on wild animal consumption said that they have gone off the creatures. Co-sponsored by the China Wildlife Conservation Association and its partner Wild Aid, a non-governmental organization from the United States, the survey found that 54 percent of urban interviewees chose "potential health risks" as the reason for giving up the wild dishes.

Washington

Global finance chiefs have wrapped up three days of talks in Washington DC, calling for action against runaway oil prices. They also urged the IMF to strengthen its monitoring of national currency policies. Finance ministers and central bank governors have backed plans to meet a long- standing demand by emerging market countries for a greater stake in decision-making at the International Monetary Fund. The IMF currently has 184 member countries. Each member country is assigned a quota, based broadly on its relative size in the world economy. A member's quota determines its maximum financial commitment to the IMF and its voting power. Recently, the Board of Governors of the IMF adopted a resolution on quota and voice reform. in the IMF.

Berlin

A German church association and a Chinese foundation have jointly launched a five-million-Yuan program to alleviate iodine deficiency disorders in northwest China. The program is expected to benefit 144,000 newborn babies and women of child-bearing age in eight counties and cities in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province. Lack of iodine stands out to be a serious endemic disease in those areas. It may cause breast and prostate cancer, as well as goiter, or enlargement of the thyroid gland. Scientists have identified iodine deficiency as the most common cause of preventable mental retardation and brain damage in the world.

Questions:

6. According to the news, what is the US response to the military strikes of Israel against Palestine？

7.On what account were Ibrahim and Mohammed charged in London？

8.What is the main finding of the latest survey on wild animal consumption in China？

9.According to the news, which of the following is NOT discussed by global finance chiefs in Washington DC？

10.According to the news,

A．It blocked a UN Security Council statement against Israel.

B．It criticized Israel for over-reacting to protests by Palestinian people.

C．It drafted a statement together with Arab nations.

D．It used its formal veto power to prevent possible condemnation against Israel.