Unit 7 : Economic reforms : Test 2

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.

1. It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey.
2. The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain.
3. he heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey.
4. If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

Despite his ability to do the job, he was not offered the position.

1. It was his ability that helped him do the job and get the position.
2. Although he was able to do the job, but he was not offered the position.
3. He was not offered the position, regardless of his ability to, do the jo
4. If he had enough ability to do the job, he would be offered the position.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointe

1. Mary was too disappointed to keep calm.
2. Disappointed as she was, Mary tried to keep calm.
3. Mary lost her temper because of her disappointment.
4. Feeling disappointed, Mary tried to keep calm, but she faile

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

He had worked very hard but he (aile)

1. Hard as he worked, he faile
2. Thanks to his hard work, he faile
3. He did not succeeded because of his being hard working.
4. Even though being hard working, he faile

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

I did not answer the door even though I knew it was my frien

1. unless I knew it was my friend, I would not answer the door.
2. I knew it was my friend, but I did not answer the door.
3. Only when I answered the door did I knew it was my frien
4. I answered the door since I knew it was my frien

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

I did not answer the door even though I knew it was my frien

1. unless I knew it was my friend, I would not answer the door.
2. I knew it was my friend, but I did not answer the door.
3. Only when I answered the door did I knew it was my frien
4. I answered the door since I knew it was my frien

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

I did not answer the door even though I knew it was my frien

1. unless I knew it was my friend, I would not answer the door.
2. I knew it was my friend, but I did not answer the door.
3. Only when I answered the door did I knew it was my frien
4. I answered the door since I knew it was my frien

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Between 1945 and 1973, the economies of the industrialized nations of Western Europe, Japan, and the U.S. grew fast enough to vastly improve living standards for their residents. A similarly favorable growth was registered by some, but far from all, of the developing or industrializing nations, in particular such thriving Southeast Asian economies as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Kore After the devastation of World War II, a substantial rebuilding boom, combined with lavish flows of aid from the U.S., generated rapid growth in Western Europe and Japan. American multinational corporations invested heavily in the rest of the worl Perhaps the most important of all, energy was plentiful and cheap.

Poor nations need aid from the rich nations in the form of capital and of technological and organizational expertise. They also need easy access to the markets of the industrialized nations for their manufactures and raw materials. However, the political capacity of rich nations to respond to these needs depends greatly on their own success in coping with inflation and unemployment. In democratic communities, it is exceedingly difficult to generate public support for assistance to foreign countries when average wage earners are themselves under serious financial pressure. It is no. easier politically to permit cheap foreign merchandise and materials to freely enter American and European markets when they are viewed as the cause of unemployment among domestic workers.

After World War II, the US invested a lot in many countries.

1. True
2. False
3. No information

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Between 1945 and 1973, the economies of the industrialized nations of Western Europe, Japan, and the U.S. grew fast enough to vastly improve living standards for their residents. A similarly favorable growth was registered by some, but far from all, of the developing or industrializing nations, in particular such thriving Southeast Asian economies as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Kore After the devastation of World War II, a substantial rebuilding boom, combined with lavish flows of aid from the U.S., generated rapid growth in Western Europe and Japan. American multinational corporations invested heavily in the rest of the worl Perhaps the most important of all, energy was plentiful and cheap.

Poor nations need aid from the rich nations in the form of capital and of technological and organizational expertise. They also need easy access to the markets of the industrialized nations for their manufactures and raw materials. However, the political capacity of rich nations to respond to these needs depends greatly on their own success in coping with inflation and unemployment. In democratic communities, it is exceedingly difficult to generate public support for assistance to foreign countries when average wage earners are themselves under serious financial pressure. It is no. easier politically to permit cheap foreign merchandise and materials to freely enter American and European markets when they are viewed as the cause of unemployment among domestic workers.

Japan carried out industrialization before World War II.

1. True
2. False
3. No information

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Between 1945 and 1973, the economies of the industrialized nations of Western Europe, Japan, and the U.S. grew fast enough to vastly improve living standards for their residents. A similarly favorable growth was registered by some, but far from all, of the developing or industrializing nations, in particular such thriving Southeast Asian economies as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Kore After the devastation of World War II, a substantial rebuilding boom, combined with lavish flows of aid from the U.S., generated rapid growth in Western Europe and Japan. American multinational corporations invested heavily in the rest of the worl Perhaps the most important of all, energy was plentiful and cheap.

Poor nations need aid from the rich nations in the form of capital and of technological and organizational expertise. They also need easy access to the markets of the industrialized nations for their manufactures and raw materials. However, the political capacity of rich nations to respond to these needs depends greatly on their own success in coping with inflation and unemployment. In democratic communities, it is exceedingly difficult to generate public support for assistance to foreign countries when average wage earners are themselves under serious financial pressure. It is no. easier politically to permit cheap foreign merchandise and materials to freely enter American and European markets when they are viewed as the cause of unemployment among domestic workers.

Joining the markets of the industrialized nations is the need of many poor countries.

1. True
2. False
3. No information

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Between 1945 and 1973, the economies of the industrialized nations of Western Europe, Japan, and the U.S. grew fast enough to vastly improve living standards for their residents. A similarly favorable growth was registered by some, but far from all, of the developing or industrializing nations, in particular such thriving Southeast Asian economies as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Kore After the devastation of World War II, a substantial rebuilding boom, combined with lavish flows of aid from the U.S., generated rapid growth in Western Europe and Japan. American multinational corporations invested heavily in the rest of the worl Perhaps the most important of all, energy was plentiful and cheap.

Poor nations need aid from the rich nations in the form of capital and of technological and organizational expertise. They also need easy access to the markets of the industrialized nations for their manufactures and raw materials. However, the political capacity of rich nations to respond to these needs depends greatly on their own success in coping with inflation and unemployment. In democratic communities, it is exceedingly difficult to generate public support for assistance to foreign countries when average wage earners are themselves under serious financial pressure. It is no. easier politically to permit cheap foreign merchandise and materials to freely enter American and European markets when they are viewed as the cause of unemployment among domestic workers.

Vietnam got a lot of investment from the US from 1945 to 1973.

1. True
2. False
3. No information

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Between 1945 and 1973, the economies of the industrialized nations of Western Europe, Japan, and the U.S. grew fast enough to vastly improve living standards for their residents. A similarly favorable growth was registered by some, but far from all, of the developing or industrializing nations, in particular such thriving Southeast Asian economies as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Kore After the devastation of World War II, a substantial rebuilding boom, combined with lavish flows of aid from the U.S., generated rapid growth in Western Europe and Japan. American multinational corporations invested heavily in the rest of the worl Perhaps the most important of all, energy was plentiful and cheap.

Poor nations need aid from the rich nations in the form of capital and of technological and organizational expertise. They also need easy access to the markets of the industrialized nations for their manufactures and raw materials. However, the political capacity of rich nations to respond to these needs depends greatly on their own success in coping with inflation and unemployment. In democratic communities, it is exceedingly difficult to generate public support for assistance to foreign countries when average wage earners are themselves under serious financial pressure. It is no. easier politically to permit cheap foreign merchandise and materials to freely enter American and European markets when they are viewed as the cause of unemployment among domestic workers.

Joining the markets of the industrialized nations is the need of many poor countries.

1. True
2. False
3. No information

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Between 1945 and 1973, the economies of the industrialized nations of Western Europe, Japan, and the U.S. grew fast enough to vastly improve living standards for their residents. A similarly favorable growth was registered by some, but far from all, of the developing or industrializing nations, in particular such thriving Southeast Asian economies as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Kore After the devastation of World War II, a substantial rebuilding boom, combined with lavish flows of aid from the U.S., generated rapid growth in Western Europe and Japan. American multinational corporations invested heavily in the rest of the worl Perhaps the most important of all, energy was plentiful and cheap.

Poor nations need aid from the rich nations in the form of capital and of technological and organizational expertise. They also need easy access to the markets of the industrialized nations for their manufactures and raw materials. However, the political capacity of rich nations to respond to these needs depends greatly on their own success in coping with inflation and unemployment. In democratic communities, it is exceedingly difficult to generate public support for assistance to foreign countries when average wage earners are themselves under serious financial pressure. It is no. easier politically to permit cheap foreign merchandise and materials to freely enter American and European markets when they are viewed as the cause of unemployment among domestic workers.

In many democratic communities, average wage earners are never under serious financial, pressure.

1. True
2. False
3. No information