Question

Over the past few decades, more and more countries have opened up their markets, increasingly____the world economy into one free-flowing global market. The question is: Is economic globalization ____ for all?

According to the World Bank, one of its chief supporters, economic globalization has helped reduce ______ in a large number of developing countries. It quotes one study that shows increased wealth ____ to improved education and longer life in twenty-four developing countries as a result of integration (融合）of local economies into the world economy. Home to ____ three billion people, these twenty-four countries have seen incomes ______ at an average rate of five percent ____ to two percent in developed countries.

Those who _____ globalization claim that economies in developing countries will benefit from new opportunities for small and home-based businesses. ______ , small farmers in Brazil who produce nuts that would originally have sold only in ____ open-air markets can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet.

Critics take a different view, believing that economic globalization is actually ____ gap between the rich and poor. A study ____ by the U.N.-sponsored World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization shows that only a few developing countries have actually ____ from integration（融合）into the world economy and that the poor, the uneducated, unskilled workers, and native peoples have been left behind. _____ , they maintain that globalization may eventually threaten emerging businesses. For example, Indian craftsmen who currently seem to benefit from globalization because they are able to __ their products may soon face fierce competition that could put them out of ____ When large-scale manufacturers start to produce the same goods, or when superstores like Wal-Mart ____ , these small businesses will not be able to _____ and will be crowded out.

One thing is certain about Globalization—there is no ______ . Advances in technology combined with more open policies have already created an interconnected world. The ______ now is finding a way to create a kind of globalization that works for the benefit of all.

1.A. transforming B. translating C. transporting D. transiting

2.A. possible B. smooth C. good D. easy

3.A. crime B. poverty C. conflict D. population

4.A. contributing B. responding C. turning D. owing

5.A. or so B. some C. certain D. only

6.A. remain B. drop C. shift D. increase

7.A. connected B. contrary C. compared D. competing

8.A. doubt B. define C. advocate D. ignore

9.A. In addition B. For instance C. In other words D. All in all

10.A. mature B. new C. local D. foreign

11.A. finding B. exploring C. bridging D. widening

12.A. conducted B. carried C. got D. missed

13.A. suffered B. profited C. learned D. withdrawn

14.A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise

15.A. consume B. deliver C. export D. advertise

16.A. trouble B. business C. power D. mind

17.A. go B. leave for C. stop D. move in

18.A. keep up B. come in C. go around D. help out

19.A. taking off B. getting alone C. holding out D. turning back

20.A. agreement B. prediction C. outcome D. challenge

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