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How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. though B. altogether C. apparently D. anyhow

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
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How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. Supposedly B. Actually C. Objectively D. Fortunately

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
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The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(1)()

A.insignificant
B.important
C.magnificent
D.respected

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How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. reliable B. enduring C. valuable D. appealing

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
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The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(2)()

A.emphasizes
B.praises
C.evaluates
D.compares

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How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. though B. altogether C. apparently D. anyhow

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
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The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(3)()

A.major
B.minor
C.most
D.less

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How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. merely B. nearly C. precisely D. especially

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
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The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(4)()

A.while
B.but
C.although
D.and

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How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. burst B. breach C. crack D. crash

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
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The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(5)()

A.government
B.business
C.individuals
D.families

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How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. noteworthy B. trustworthy C. convincing D. perplexing

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(6)()

A.such
B.so
C.very
D.extremely

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How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. scale B. gauge C. lever D. mirror

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
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The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(7)()

A.market
B.people
C.consumer
D.plan

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How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. prescriptions B. precautions C. predictions D. preconceptions

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
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The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(8)()

A.on
B.in
C.with
D.at

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How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. breed B. hatch C. sow D. harbor

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(9)()

A. in effect
B. in the light of
C. in short
D. in part

单项选择题

How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. clear B. sort C. stand D. map

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(10)()

A.invented
B.forged
C.manufactured
D.created

单项选择题

How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. instead of B. more than C. rather than D. other than

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(11)()

A.exterminated
B.scared
C.appreciated
D.feared

单项选择题

How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. agreement B. accordance C. comparison D. conjunction

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(12)()

A.expand
B.develop
C.limit
D.destroy

单项选择题

How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. isolate B. detach C. remove D. reduce

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(13)()

A.However
B.Nevertheless
C.Additionally
D.Similarly

单项选择题

How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. from B. in C. with D. by

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(14)()

A.powerfully
B.efficiently
C.sufficiently
D.fundamentally

单项选择题

How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. caring B. catering C. answering D. accounting

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(15)()

A.those
B.these
C.it
D.one

单项选择题

How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. design B. frame C. model D. shape

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(16)()

A.order
B.illustrate
C.manifest
D.determine

单项选择题

How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. associated B. acquainted C. combined D. concerned

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(17)()

A.falls
B.raises
C.rises
D.climbs

单项选择题

How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. hike B. boost C. addition D. incentive

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(18)()

A.neglecting
B.overcoming
C.feeling
D.sensing

单项选择题

How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. cut B. lessen C. increase D. supplement

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(19)()

A.than
B.of
C.off
D.on

单项选择题

How do people decide whether to trust a country’s investment climate, or the quality of its goods and services (1) , to a degree: places with skilled workers and high technology tend to make (2) stuff; countries with clear laws and clean politicians are more trustworthy. You might suspect, (3) , that plain prejudice also affects trade and capital flows. Three economists have found evidence of (4) that.A. For B. As C. But D. So

As a first (5) , the trio looked at Eurobarometer surveys, which frequently ask EU citizens how much they trust people from various countries. To the authors, it is much more (6) that different countries give different answers. When two sets of people (7) a country’s reliability differently, cultural (8) may be at work. Because trading with another country may also (9) trust, the economists had to (10) out which causes the other. So (11) rely only on Europeans’ direct answers about trust, they looked at these in (12) with three long-run factors that might affect prejudices—religion, a history of wars and widespread genetic differences—and used these to try to (13) the effects of cultural biases on trust and trade.
The economists find that cultural biases do drive wide variations (14) trust among European countries. And after (15) for other factors (such as geography) that also foster trade, they claim to show that culturally driven trust does (16) trade and investment patterns. A one-standard-deviation increase in their trust measure is (17) with a(n) (18) to trade between two countries of 30%, and a rise in bilateral foreign direct investment of as much as 75%. They also find that high education levels and more information tend to (19) these effects by correcting misconceptions about unfamiliar countries. (20) ignorance, it seems, does even more damage than free traders thought.
单项选择题

The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play (1) roles. The American free enterprise system (2) private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce (3) goods and services, (4) almost two-thirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to (5) for personal use. The consumer role is (6) great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a " (7) economy".
This emphasis (8) private ownership arises, (9) , from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was (10) , Americans have (11) excessive government power, and they have sought to (12) government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm.
(13) Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more (14) than (15) with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand (16) the prices of goods and services. Prices, in tum, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods (17) . That catches the attention of new or other companies that, (18) an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more (19) that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing (20) goods.

(20)()

A.different
B.better
C.qualified
D.authentic

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