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I.Choose right words or expressions.
1.Fill in the blanks with tariff, tax, duty.
(1)The government may impose ________ on imports.
(2)Do I have to pay the ________ on cigarettes?
(3)The Budget Committee is planning for a reduction on the corporate income ________.
2.Fill in the blanks with credit, loan, bond.
(1) It is said that 56 percent of new cars were bought on ________ in the US.
(2)She’s trying to get a $50,000 ________ from the World Bank to start her own business.
(3)Whenever government ________ were issued in China, there would always be long queues outside the doors of the banks.
(4)Several stores are offering interest-free _______.
3.Fill in the blanks with merger, acquisition, takeover.
(1)The bank declared that 1, 750 workers would be fired as a result of the _______ .
(2)IBM will look at __________ including small service companies that complement its offerings.
(3)He prevented a hostile ________ of the Harbin Beer Co. Ltd.
II.Choose the right answer to fill in blanks.
1. As general manger his job is to _______ profits and minimize costs. But he failed _______ .
A. increase, on both accounts B. make, on both respects C. maximize, on both counts D. maximize more, in both areas
2. The insurance business is now _______ . the sector’s total income _______ _______ by 15 percent compared with last year.
A. thriving, went up B. thriving, is up C. proposering, has been up D. developing fast, increased
3. Today we are hard-pressed to _______ out reform and _______ the changing times.
A. accelerate, keep abreast of B. speed, stay abreast of C. speed up, keep abreast with D. deepen, catch up
4. His power was seriously _______ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle _______ .
A. weakened, was ensued B. eroded, ensued C. damage, followed D. reduced, occurred
5. He keeps reminding the party that it might _______ if it does not _______ corruption effectively.
A. Explode, struggle against B. Implode, fight with C. Implode, combat D. Collapse, battle against
