1、剑桥商务英语中级-116 及答案解析(总分：85.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、READING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、PART ONE(总题数：1，分数：7.00)AVisa Gold CardA Visa Gold Card guarantees youll be welcomed at more than 10.5 million establishments in 247 countries. It gives you access to more ATMs around the world than any other cards. It assures you of un
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5、build and assemble highly reuseable application components. And its best-of-breed applications are integrated with Visual Basic on the PC, yet scaled to support hundreds of users on all manner of client, server and database platforms. DAT Indonesia experienced less of a drag from a drawdown in inven
6、tories, and Singapore saw a gain in exports from its biomedical industry.The region, however, faces a more difficult second half, especially if a domestic demand from business doesnt kick in. Slowdowns in the U.S. and Europe, coupled with the continued problem in Japan, mean that demand for computer
7、s, consumer electronics, and semi-conductors will not continue to grow at double-digit rates. Already, July factory output in Malaysia fell more than 1%, as the output of information-processing gear and electronics plunged.In addition, some countries will face fiscal difficulties. One reason Koreas
8、GDP data fell short of expectations is that the government suddenly stopped funding building projects. Foreign investors are growing worried about the deficit in the Philippines, where the red ink in just the first seven months of the year has exceeded the governments estimate for all of 2002.Anothe
9、r concern is social unrest and corruption, which could destabilize governments. With the world approaching the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the U.S. , clashes between religious groups may pick up in the region. Such unrest could make investors nervous and more likely to pull mone
10、y out of Asia just as capital spending will be needed to offset slower export growth.In Europe, things didnt seem any better. Germanys manufacturing sector is getting hit by softer domestic demand and exports. European Commissions indexes of industrial confidence show German businesses are the most
11、downbeats of all in the euro zone. Since Germany is a major market for other euro zone products and attracts foreign capital, its slowdown will curtail trade and investment flows for the entire region well into next year.Meanwhile, another country of Europe, Italy, also seems unlikely to hit its gov
12、ernments growth target for this year. And the shortfall could cause a big fiscal problem later on. In the past year, consumer spending slowed, and business investment fell. Industrial orders are dropping, consumer confidence is close to a five-year low, and business sentiment in the last month held at six-month low. Companies are cautious about future orders and production plans. On the whole, we can see that economy of the earth is facing a slump. Next week, well discuss some possible solutions to these problems.A.B. C.解析：A. B.C.解析：A.B.C. 解析：A. B.C.解析：A.B. C.解析：A.B.C. 解析：A.B. C.解析：
