Unit 7_ECONOMIC REFORMS TEST 3 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. develop b. overall c. commitment d. investment 2. a. adopt b. export c. guidelined. money 3. a. administrative b. intervention c. productivity d. opportunity 4. a. ethnic b. enjoy c. legal d. measure 5. a. economy b. experience c. relationship d. renovation Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. There was a shortage _______ food and safe water after the flood. a. on b. with c. for d. of 7. The new measures are aimed _____ increasing the productivity of crops. a. at b. over c. upon d. beyond 8. The _______ challenge of economic, reform was to solve the problems of motivating workers and farmers to produce a larger surplus. a. initial b. initiate c. initiative d. initiation 9. Since 990, India has had high growth rates, and has emerged as one of the wealthiest _______ in the developing world. a. economics b. economies c. economists d. economically 10. Those specialists are trying to find ways of making more _______ use of agricultural land. a. produce b. production c. productive d. productivity 11. Industry in the area consisted mostly of food-processing plants and factories _______ consumer goods. a. renovating b. initiating c. developing d. producing 12. The government gave top _______ to reforming the legal system. a. priority b. primary c. preference d. major 13. A _______ is money that is paid by a government or other authority in order to help an industry or business, or to pay for a public service. a. capital b. subsidy c. investment d. salary 14. They still remain the need for an integrated system of subsidies which will _______ farmers to look after their upland environment and producing food. a. enable b. adopt c. consume d. expand 15. Development plans were to focus equally on agriculture and industry and investment was to favor projects that developed both __ of the economy. a. parties b. parts c. sections d. sectors 16. Despite the plan's emphasis on agricultural _______, the industrial sector received a larger share of state investment. a. shortage b. commitment c. development d. achievement 17. Vietnam's economy, which continues to expand at _______ annual rate in excess of 7 percent, is one of the fastest growing in _______ world. a. an / the b. Ø / a c. a / Ø d. the / a 18. Economic policy encouraged _______ developing of the family economy. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 19. _______ the increase in their salaries, many French employees spend Saturday at work. a. Despite b. Even if c. Even though d. In spite 20. _____ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily. a. Although b. In spite of c. Notwithstanding d. Despite 21. Even if _______, they had to continue practicing. a. the players' soreness b. the players were sore c. the fact that the players were sore d. it was the players' soreness 22. Gannon was a high-performing midfield linkman in spite _______. a. of he was at his age b. he was at his old age c. of his age d. his age 23. Many Americans eat more food than they need, _______ they are harming their bodies and minds by making unhealthful food choices. a. but b. although c. though d. in spite of 24. I have not finished that report yet despite _______. a. of working overtime last night b. to work overtime last night c. working overtime last night d. I worked overtime last night 25. Although sales fell sharply last month , we are on target for the year. a. Even though felling sharply in sales last month b. In spite of there was a sharp fall in sales last month c. Despite the sharp fall in sales last month d. Even if falling sharply in sales last month. 26. Though he was appointed to a higher promotion _______. a. and he decided to quit his job. b. but he still decided to quit his job c. but he decided to quit his job d. he decided to quit his job 27. Despite the increase in their salaries , 60 per cent of Japanese workers still spend Saturday at work. a. In spite of their salaries are increased b. Although they has got the increase in their salaries c. As their salaries have been increased d. Even though their increasing salary 28. _______, he still went on working. a. Tired as he was b. Tired although he was c. Even if his tiredness d. Despite he was tired 29. _______ what I said last night, I still love you. a. In spite b. Despite c. Even though d. Even if 30. I didn't get the job _______. a. even as my qualifications b. in spite of I had some qualifications c. without my qualifications d. despite my qualifications Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given. 31. Vietnam / an average growth in GDP / 7.% per year / 000 to 004. a. Vietnam had an average growth in GDP of 7.% per year from 000 to 004. b. Vietnam, it had an average growth in GDP of 7.%per year from 000 to 004. c. Vietnam, the country had an average growth in GDPof7.%per year from 000to 004. d. .Although Vietnam had an average growth in GDP of7.%per year from 000 to 004 32. The GDP growth / 8.4% / 005 / the second largest growth in Asia, after only China. a. The GDP growth was 8.4% in 005, the second largest growth .in Asia, after only China. b. The GDP growth was 8.4% in 005, that is the second largest growth in Asia, after only China. c. Because the GDP growth was 8.4% in 005, the second largest growth in Asia, after only China. d. The GDP growth, which was 8.4% in 005, the second largest growth in Asia, after only China. 33. November 7, 006 / Vietnam became WTO's 50th member / after several years of preparation and negotiation. a. On November 7, 006, when Vietnam became WTO's 50th member for after several years of preparation and negotiation. b. It was on November 7, 006, Vietnam became WTO's 50th member since after several years of preparation and negotiation. c. On November 7, 006, Vietnam became WTO's 50th member, after several years of preparation and negotiation. d. When November 7, 006, Vietnam became WTO's 50th member after several years of preparation and negotiation. 34. Government figures / GDP growth / 8.7% / 006. a. Government figures of GDP growth up to 8.7% in 006. b. Government figt'res of GDP growth raised 8.7% in 006. c. Government figures in GDP growth had 8.7% in 006. d. Government figures of GDP growth was 8.7% in 006. 35. Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment / the government / target / a GDP growth of around 8.5% / 007. a. To Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment states that the government targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% in 007. b. As Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment, the' government targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% during 007. . c. Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment said that the government, targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% in 007. d. According to Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment, the government targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% in 007. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. In 986 Vietnam launched a political and economic innovation campaign (Doi Moi) that introduced reforms intended to facilitate the transition from a centralized economy to a "socialist-oriented market economy." Doi Moi combined government planning with free-market incentives. The program abolished agricultural collectives, removed price controls on agricultural goods, and enabled farmers to sell their goods in the marketplace. It encouraged the establishment of private businesses and foreign investment, including foreign-owned enterprises. By the late 990s, .the success of the business and agricultural reforms ushered in under Doi Moi was evident. More than 0,000 private businesses had been created, and the economy was growing at an annual rate of more than 7 percent. From the early 990s to 005, poverty declined from about 50 percent to 9 percent of the population. However, progress varied geographically, with most prosperity concentrated in urban areas, particularly in and around Ho Chi Minh City. In general, rural areas also made progress, as rural housel olds living in poverty declined from 66 percent of the total in 99 to 6 percent in 00. By contrast, concentrations of poverty remained in certain rural areas, particularly the northwest, north- central coast, and central highlands. Government control of the economy and a nonconvertible currency have protected Vietnam from what could have been a more severe impact resulting from the East Asian financial crisis in 997. 36. The Vietnamese Doi Moi campaign _______. a. has not interfered with politics b. has focused on centralized economy. c. is not in favour of socialism d. came into being in 986 37. From the content of the text, the readers can learn that _______. a. Vietnam used to have agricultural collectives b. there used to be many foreign-owned enterprises before 986 in Vietnam c. before 986, the Vietnamese government did not control prices on agricultural goods d. The Vietnamese Doi Moi campaign has not allowed foreign- owned enterprises 38. Which rate has decreased? a. Poverty b. Population c. Economy d. Business 39. The development in Vietnam _______. a. has been equal in every part of the country b. has focused only on agriculture c. is more prosperous in big cities than that in the countryside d. is more prosperous in the countryside than that in big cities 40. According to the last paragraph, _______. a. the Vietnamese government did nothing to overcome the East Asian financial crisis in 997. b. The Vietnamese economy was not affected b~ the East Asian financial crisis in 997. c. the Vietnamese government found it difficult to control the financial crisis. d. the Vietnamese government could not protect the economy from the East Asian financial crisis in 997. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Economic issues have occupied people's minds throughout the ages. Aristotle and Plato in ancient Greece wrote about problems of wealth, property, and (4) _____ Both of them were against commerce, feeling that to live by trade was undesirable. The Romans borrowed their economic ideas from the Greeks and showed the same contempt for trade. During the Middle Ages, the economic ideas of the Roman (4) _____ commerce as inferior to agriculture. The development of modern nations during (4) _____ 6th century made many people to pay (44) _____ to the problem of increasing the wealth and (45) _____ of individuals. The economic policy of the leaders of that time was to (46) _____ national self-sufficiency. Gold and silver were regarded as an index of national power. Several powerful countries, such as England and Spain, were trying to expand their colonies and to (47) _____ the gold and silver mines from there. Many countries were always ready to plunge into a new war for gold and silver mines. It was necessary for a nation to keep wages low and the population large and growing. A large, ill-paid population (48) _____ more goods to sell at low prices to foreigners. It also followed that the earlier that children began to work, the better it was for their country's prosperity. One writer had a plan for children of the poor: "(49) _____ the children are four years old, they should be sent to the workhouse, taught to read two hours a day, and kept fully employed the rest of the time in any of the manufactures of the house which best suits their age, (50) _____ and capacity. 41. a. medicine b. philosophy c. education d. trade 42. a. regarded b. chose c. selected d. wondered 43.a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 44. a. attention b. interest c. showing d. expression 45. a. power b. powerful c. powerfully d. powered 46. a. rise b. encourage c. recover d. pull 47. a. research b. create c. invent d. exploit 48. a. invest b. restructured c. inflated d. produced 49. a. While b. When c. Although d. Since 50. a. standard b. property c. health d. wealth . Unit 7_ ECONOMIC REFORMS TEST 3 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. develop b. overall c. commitment d. investment 2. a. adopt b. export c. guidelined. money 3. . to 8 .7% in 006. b. Government figt'res of GDP growth raised 8 .7% in 006. c. Government figures in GDP growth had 8 .7% in 006. d. Government figures of GDP growth was 8 .7% in 006. 35 . Vietnam's. growth in Asia, after only China. 33 . November 7, 006 / Vietnam became WTO's 50th member / after several years of preparation and negotiation. a. On November 7, 006, when Vietnam became WTO's