ICBC C:

As we all know ( ) is a tool for communication.

A:English
B:Business English
C:Chinese
D:language
答案: language

We will study together some knowledge about（ ）.

A:business code/protocol
B:Company benefits
C:recruitment
D:starting a business
答案: business code/protocol;Company benefits;recruitment;starting a business

Like 中 i 的发音（ ）

A:口型要小
B:口型要大
答案: 口型要大

Sometimes, the obstacles in the way of trading affect the mutual relationship （ ）

A:advantageously
B:usefully
C:profitably
D:adversely
答案: adversely

（ ） gives consumers and countries the opportunity to be exposed to new markets and products.

A:Trading globally
B:Trading regionally
C:Trade barriers
D:Trad protectionism
答案: Trading globally

International trade is the exchange of goods and services between （ ）.

A:countries
B:religious
C:people
D:culture
答案: countries

In 2015, governments quietly added（ ） trade restrictions. These included tariffs, government subsidies to domestic industries, and anti-dumping legislation.

A:53
B:53900
C:539
D:5390
答案: 539

The only way to boost exports is to make trade （ ）overall.

A:harder
B:easier
C:more bump
D:more difficult
答案: easier

International trade lowers the （ ） of products through competitive advantages, but it can lead to harm for communities and nations.

A:category
B:service
C:quality
D:cost
答案: cost

Workers in (  ) nations who need jobs that pay (  ) than their counterparts in other parts of the world are sometimes replaced by foreign workers.

A:

developed;better

B:

developing;worse

C:

developed;worse

D:

developing;better

答案:

developed;better

As far as history goes, the Egyptian coastal sailing ships were trading as early as around （ ）BC.

A:

3,200

B:

3500

C:

3300

D:

3400

答案:

3,200

The world’s biggest container ships are about （ ） feet long, 400 meters, the distance around an Olympic running track.

A:13000
B:130000
C:1300
D:130
答案: 1300

The concept of “（ ）” was first introduced by historians A. G. Hopkins and Christopher Bayly.

A:proto-globalization
B:economic globalization
C:modern globalization
D:archaic globalization
答案: proto-globalization

Which one is not belong to supranational institutions ? (  )

A:

EU

B:

ICBC

C:

WTO

D:

G8

答案:

ICBC

Competition is often considered to be the（ ）of cooperation, however in the real world, mixtures of cooperation and competition are the（ ）.

A:opposite;abnorm
B:opposite;norm
C:same;abnorm
D:same;norm
答案: opposite;norm

Which one is not belong to the level of economic competition?

A:indirect competition
B:political competition
C:budget competition
D:direct competition
答案: political competition

The broadest form of competition is（ ）.

A:indirect competition
B:direct competition
C:political competition
D:budget competition
答案: budget competition

（ ） economies such as Singapore, Japan and South Korea tend to emphasize education by allocating a large portion of the budget to this sector, and by implementing programmes such as gifted education.

A:East Asian
B:America
C:Europe
D:Asia-Pacific
答案: East Asian

The （ ） is that a person or business succeeds because they understand you can`t be everything for everybody.

A:truth
B:False
C:phony
D:sham
答案: truth

（ ） in marketplaces for the same customers ultimately leads to a race for businesses to produce products quickly, in addition to lowering costs, to keep customers happy.

A:Oligarch
B:Competition
C:Monoply
D:Oligopoly
答案: Competition

As businesses know, consumers have （ ） options when choosing products.

A:many
B:little
C:no
D:none
答案: many

Consumers enjoy a (  ) variety of similar items for (  ) money.

A:

larger;more

B:

larger;less

C:

less;more

D:

less;less

答案:

larger;less

Today, going global is not only a (   ), it is almost a (   ).

A:

impossibility;unnecessity

B:

possibility;unnecessity

C:

possibility;necessity

D:

impossibility;necessity

答案:

possibility;necessity

In 2018, regardless of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, China’s annual trade surplus reached a record of （ ） billion.

A:323.32
B:32.32
C:0.32
D:3.32
答案: 323.32