"Dusting upstarts in a cutthroat arena" in paragraph 3 means______.A．matching your competi

Why might less mean more as far as modern gadgets are concerned?

A．Gadgets cost less and do more things.

B．Simple gadgets cost more than complex ones.

C．Gadgets with fewer features are less likely to let you down.

D．Most people prefer simple gadgets.

In paragraph 1, the author cites the examples in order to demonstrate that______.

A．gadgets do not function as we would like

B．gadgets work, but we do not use them properly

C．gadgets are smaller and cost less

D．people need clear instructions on how to use new gadgets

Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．US"s Ramshackle Hegemony over Innovation

B．China: The Intellectual-Property Battleground

C．IP Infringement in China

D．China: An Incoming Creativity Hub

The authors attitude towards Chinas advancement on patents is one of______.

A．objectiveness

B．ambivalence

C．skepticism

D．concern

On which of the following statement would the author LEAST agree?

A．China, as a superpower, should be responsible for containment of IP abuses.

B．U.S. companies operating in China should be on a more equal footing to China"s own.

C．It is of great difficulties for America to have a trade surplus with China.

D．The mass-production of new ideas and intellectual property is a blessing and curse.

What China has scored in the field of patent indicates that______.

A．China will overtake US as the dominant country in innovation and creativity

B．China"s focus is to create the new and revolutionary and to repurpose others" ideas

C．China"s accomplishment concerning innovations still leaves much to be desired

D．U.S. is in danger of losing the patent race to China

According to the text, we can learn that Chinese patent filings______.

A．are not 100 percent home-conceptualized

B．mainly take place in sustainable power and car technologies

C．could arouse American government"s fearfulness and agitation

D．are expected to excel US in number and quality

From the text we can see that the writer seems______.

A．pessimistic

B．frightened

C．carefree

D．optimistic

We can draw a conclusion from the text that______.

A．increasing the retirement age will be beneficial for many people

B．there will be fewer workers beyond retirement age than there was in the past

C．it is more difficult to train older workers than it is to train younger workers

D．older workers are less capable now than they used to be

pen-minded if______.

A．the current age of retirement is lowered to 70

B．the current age of retirement is raised to people"s late 70s

C．the current age of retirement stays the same

D．the current age of retirement changes slightly