Ⅱ.Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item)
下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
For over a hundred years Japan has consistently spent large sums of money and considerable human resources in an effort to obtain technology. Her ability to negotiate __11___ by the fact most of the technology she wanted was no commercial secrets. Japan’s __12__ has also been strengthened by the fact that her internal market was large, so that __13__ to this market could be offered to multinational companies as an attraction to them to grant licenses. Besides, Japan’s work force was disciplined, so it was capable __14__ applying the information it acquired. Finally, American and European companies, who were __15__ licensers, felt that the Japanese companies might take a large share of the world market __16__ they were not limited by licensing agreement.
Conditions of this sort, __17__ together in one nation, may well be unique, and the case of Japan may therefore not actually demonstrate that licensing is just as efficient as multinational ownership for the __18__ of technology. In fact, Japan
may be finding this method of operation __19__ effective than in the past ,as her needs for outside technology now require information which __20__ only a few companies and is more closely held.
11. A. was strengthened B. will be strengthened
C. will have been strengthened D. has been strengthened
12. A. position B. location C. place D. point
13. A. entry B. access C. presence D. acceptance
14. A. at B. in C. for D. of
15 .A. potential B. feasible C. liable D. inevitable
16. A. until B. before C. if D. after
17. A. came B. come C. will come D. coming
18. A. transformation B. transfer C. transmission D. shift
19. A. much B. little C. less D. more
20. A. sticks to B. belongs to C. draws on D. takes on
