Section A
Directions:/n this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are
required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a
word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making
your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter Please mark the
corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through
the centre.You may not use any on the words in the bank more than once.
Questions __36__ to__45__are based on the follow inggpassage.
“Made in China” lost its novelty(新颖)long ago.The label has become _36_ in
much of the world,stick to shoes,toys,clothes and a host of other items produced
for global companies.What is novelty, however, are China.made goods __37__ under
Chinese brand names.Only a handful of Chinese firms so __38__ have the money and
the management technique to establish international__39__.Most of the vast
companies are struggling to get even national recognition.But the pioneering
companies which have started exploring overseas market might be _40_ as on the
beginning of something big.
Some__41__ 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 __ 42 __ as competitive pricing.
The concept of Chinese brands has been evolving through the 1990s,but is
now getting__43__ attention at home.Although the domestic market is still
robust,a handful of__ 44__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 _45_.Chinese joint
ventures think their products can compete on quality with foreign brands
anywhere,while enjoying the advantage of being perceived as exotic.