6. As Europe’s economy has soured, free-market ideas that are new to much of Europe face new challenges. ( )
A. increased B. declined
C. sky-rocketed D. tasted
7. At the summit meeting, America insisted that Japan should come up with specific measures that would enable it to meet new import targets. ( )
A. bring forth B. come across
C. put off D. reach out
8. Fearful that rapidly modernizing Korean rivals will intrude on its foreign and domestic markets, Japan has fought to keep the Koreans from appropriating its technologies. ( )
A. competitors B. representatives
C. negotiators D. dealers
9. International consultants who want to secure definite projects at lucrative fees are finding it harder and harder. ( )
A. luxurious B. lubricative
C. penetrative D. profitable
10. A separate, long-running dispute over oilseeds does still pose a threat. ( )
A. possess B. present
C. provide D. purchase
11. With barter, however, debtor nations can continue to import goods while, in effect, concealing export earnings from creditors. ( )
A. loaners B. borrowers
C. owners D. believers
12. However, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo still face a struggle in persuading bottlers across the nation to take the products. ( )
A. dissuading B. persisting
C. encouraging D. discouraging
13. Tractors and other agricultural machines greatly facilitate farming. ( )
A. communicate B. subsidize
C. grade D. ease
14. You can use credit cards but it’s best to take some currency as well. ( )
A. coupon B. money
C. coin D. dime
15. Lead values moved up to their best level since April last year in the absence of a settlement at Australia’s broken hill lead-zinc-silver mines. ( )
A. without B. with
C. as D. through