2023年4月自考00096外刊經(jīng)貿(mào)知識選讀試題及答案

外刊經(jīng)貿(mào)知識選讀年月真題

0009620234

1、【單選題】China'saccessto_substantial_sumsofmoneyfromtheWorldBank

alsoreducestheneedtoborrowoncommercialterms.

strong

considerable

A:

various

B:

several

C:

答D:案：B

2、【單選題】_Aggregate_outputfordevelopingcountriesadvancedbyslightly

lessthan2%during1991,impl-yinganeasinginpercapitaincomeof0.1%.

Total

Separate

A:

Increased

B:

Including

C:

答D:案：A

3、【單選題】Theworldneedstohearfromnewpresidentwhathistrade_signals_

meanandwheretheyarelead-ing,MrHirabayashisaid.

contracts

policies

A:

tests

B:

agreements

C:

答D:案：B

4、【單選題】AlsonoteworthywastheimplementationbytheParisClubofanew

_menu_ofenhancedconcessionsindebtreschedulingsfortheseverely

indebted,low-incomecountries.

dish

bill

A:

check

B:

arrangement

C:

答D:案：D

5、【單選題】Grainimportshave_fallen_sharplyoverthepastfewyear-China

becameanetgrainexporterin1984-andin1983thecountrystartedtoexport

soybeansandcotton.

goneup

dropped

A:

devised

B:

departed

C:

答D:案：B

6、【單選題】That’snosmallorder,buttheKoreanthinkitcanbefilled

_fairly_simply.

quite

possibly

A:

probably

B:

indefinitely

C:

答D:案：A

7、【單選題】Navalrequirementsarenowbeingconsideredandcould_produce_

ordersforsixorsevenvessels,includingfrigates,duringthenextthreetofour

years.

investin

bookin

A:

placein

B:

resultin

C:

答D:案：D

8、【單選題】Lastyear,however,itoustedtheUStobecomethesecondlargest

exportertotheemiratewithgoodsworthmorethan$1000million,or8%of

Dubai’stotalimport_bill_.

carning

selling

A:

financing

B:

spending

C:

答D:案：D

9、【單選題】IfitisasmallmattertoFrance'sfarmersthattheUruguayround

shouldfail,_solongas_theykeeptheirsubsidies,thatisunderstandable.

onconditionthat

lonely

A:

notshortly

B:

maybe

C:

答D:案：A

10、【單選題】Withoutallies,itsonly_course_wouldbetoblockthedecision

byciting"vitalnationalinter-ests"-thesortofprofoundlyunEuropeanthing

thatBritainmightdo,butwhichFrancewouldrathernot.

lesson

progress

A:

policy

B:

problem

C:

答D:案：C

11、【單選題】Barterallowsprofitfromexcess_inventory_andservicedead

time,anditcanbringinmorebusi-ness.

factory

package

A:

invention

B:

stock

C:

答D:案：D

12、【單選題】Yoffie_sees_countertradeasaformofprotectionism.

opposes

stares

A:

gazes

B:

regards

C:

答D:案：D

13、【單選題】Asgrowthofhigh-caloriecolasshows,however,Coca-Colaand

PepsiCoareinvadingnew_territory_.

field

mountain

A:

global

B:

airspace

C:

D:

答案：A

14、【單選題】HongKongistopat_cracking_U.S.shelleggs.

consuming

fighting

A:

exporting

B:

throwing

C:

答D:案：A

15、【單選題】Pricesareinmanycasesat,ornear,historiclowsinrealterms

_as_marketsstruggletocopewithfloodsofsurplusproduce.

by

that

A:

because

B:

so

C:

答D:案：C

16、【判斷題】TheCurtainGoesupAclearlyconfidentChinahasrolledupa

largesectionofitsbamboocurtain,declareditself"opentotheoutsideworld"

andhungsignsonnearlyallitscitesinvitingforeigninvestorsto.comeanddo

seriousbusiness.Thefourspecialeconomiczones(SEZs)inGuangdongandFujian

provinces,14costalcitiesandHainanislandhavespecificallydesignedtaxand

otherincentivesfortheforeigninvestor.Buteveryprovincialcapitalisdoing

itsbesttoattractforeigninvestment.InApril1984,afterthecountry'stop

leadershadvisitedtheShenzhen,ZhuhaiandXiamenSEZs,theStateCouncil

declared14citiesalongtheentirecoastplusHainanislandopentoforeign

investment,thusintroducingarealelementofcompetitionintothecountry’s

economic-developmentprogramme.Thencamethemuch-publicized"decisiononreform

oftheeconomicstructure"andsuddenly,theracetogetforeigntechnologyand

fundswason.Stock-takingoftheopenpolicywillcomelaterthisyearwhenthe

NationalPeople'sCongressdiscussestheseventhfive-yearplan,whichwillrunto

theendofthedecade.Chinaisfullyconfidentinhersocialsystem-socialism

withChinesecharacteristics.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

17、【判斷題】TheCurtainGoesupAclearlyconfidentChinahasrolledupa

largesectionofitsbamboocurtain,declareditself"opentotheoutsideworld"

andhungsignsonnearlyallitscitesinvitingforeigninvestorsto.comeanddo

seriousbusiness.Thefourspecialeconomiczones(SEZs)inGuangdongandFujian

provinces,14costalcitiesandHainanislandhavespecificallydesignedtaxand

otherincentivesfortheforeigninvestor.Buteveryprovincialcapitalisdoing

itsbesttoattractforeigninvestment.InApril1984,afterthecountry'stop

leadershadvisitedtheShenzhen,ZhuhaiandXiamenSEZs,theStateCouncil

declared14citiesalongtheentirecoastplusHainanislandopentoforeign

investment,thusintroducingarealelementofcompetitionintothecountry’s

economic-developmentprogramme.Thencamethemuch-publicized"decisiononreform

oftheeconomicstructure"andsuddenly,theracetogetforeigntechnologyand

fundswason.Stock-takingoftheopenpolicywillcomelaterthisyearwhenthe

NationalPeople'sCongressdiscussestheseventhfive-yearplan,whichwillrunto

theendofthedecade.SpecialtaxisonlyforforeigninvestorsinSEZsand

otherincentivesareforinvestorsinthe14coastalcities.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

18、【判斷題】TheCurtainGoesupAclearlyconfidentChinahasrolledupa

largesectionofitsbamboocurtain,declareditself"opentotheoutsideworld"

andhungsignsonnearlyallitscitesinvitingforeigninvestorsto.comeanddo

seriousbusiness.Thefourspecialeconomiczones(SEZs)inGuangdongandFujian

provinces,14costalcitiesandHainanislandhavespecificallydesignedtaxand

otherincentivesfortheforeigninvestor.Buteveryprovincialcapitalisdoing

itsbesttoattractforeigninvestment.InApril1984,afterthecountry'stop

leadershadvisitedtheShenzhen,ZhuhaiandXiamenSEZs,theStateCouncil

declared14citiesalongtheentirecoastplusHainanislandopentoforeign

investment,thusintroducingarealelementofcompetitionintothecountry’s

economic-developmentprogramme.Thencamethemuch-publicized"decisiononreform

oftheeconomicstructure"andsuddenly,theracetogetforeigntechnologyand

fundswason.Stock-takingoftheopenpolicywillcomelaterthisyearwhenthe

NationalPeople'sCongressdiscussestheseventhfive-yearplan,whichwillrunto

theendofthedecade.Foreigndirectinvestmentisregardedasarealelementof

competitionintroducedintoChinesemarketin1984.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

19、【判斷題】TheCurtainGoesupAclearlyconfidentChinahasrolledupa

largesectionofitsbamboocurtain,declareditself"opentotheoutsideworld"

andhungsignsonnearlyallitscitesinvitingforeigninvestorsto.comeanddo

seriousbusiness.Thefourspecialeconomiczones(SEZs)inGuangdongandFujian

provinces,14costalcitiesandHainanislandhavespecificallydesignedtaxand

otherincentivesfortheforeigninvestor.Buteveryprovincialcapitalisdoing

itsbesttoattractforeigninvestment.InApril1984,afterthecountry'stop

leadershadvisitedtheShenzhen,ZhuhaiandXiamenSEZs,theStateCouncil

declared14citiesalongtheentirecoastplusHainanislandopentoforeign

investment,thusintroducingarealelementofcompetitionintothecountry’s

economic-developmentprogramme.Thencamethemuch-publicized"decisiononreform

oftheeconomicstructure"andsuddenly,theracetogetforeigntechnologyand

fundswason.Stock-takingoftheopenpolicywillcomelaterthisyearwhenthe

NationalPeople'sCongressdiscussestheseventhfive-yearplan,whichwillrunto

theendofthedecade.Wecannotuse"drive"tosubstitutetheword"race"in

"theracetogetforeigntechnologyandfundswason”.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

20、【判斷題】TheCurtainGoesupAclearlyconfidentChinahasrolledupa

largesectionofitsbamboocurtain,declareditself"opentotheoutsideworld"

andhungsignsonnearlyallitscitesinvitingforeigninvestorsto.comeanddo

seriousbusiness.Thefourspecialeconomiczones(SEZs)inGuangdongandFujian

provinces,14costalcitiesandHainanislandhavespecificallydesignedtaxand

otherincentivesfortheforeigninvestor.Buteveryprovincialcapitalisdoing

itsbesttoattractforeigninvestment.InApril1984,afterthecountry'stop

leadershadvisitedtheShenzhen,ZhuhaiandXiamenSEZs,theStateCouncil

declared14citiesalongtheentirecoastplusHainanislandopentoforeign

investment,thusintroducingarealelementofcompetitionintothecountry’s

economic-developmentprogramme.Thencamethemuch-publicized"decisiononreform

oftheeconomicstructure"andsuddenly,theracetogetforeigntechnologyand

fundswason.Stock-takingoftheopenpolicywillcomelaterthisyearwhenthe

NationalPeople'sCongressdiscussestheseventhfive-yearplan,whichwillrunto

theendofthedecade."Stock-takingoftheopenpolicy"meansreviewingofthe

openpolicy.

正確

錯誤

A:

B:

答案：A

21、【判斷題】BeijingRisingChinaremainsprimarilyanationoffarmers,and

thetransitiontoanindustrialfreemarketismuchlikethetrafficonHighway

204-unpredictable.Fewstate-ownedfirmshavebeensold,andmostarelaggard

behemoths.Growthisdrivenbynewjointventures,collectivesandprivate

busines-ses,whichnowaccountformorethan50%ofChina’sindustrialproduction.

ForChina’snewly-risingenterprises,profitsareupthroughouttheregion-

thankslargelytolowwages.LastyeartheBeiBeicompanyinZhangjiagangcleared

$14milliononexportsof10mil-lionpairsofshoestoU.S.departmentstores.

Typically,Chineseworkersinaplantlikethismakeabout34centsanhour,

comparedwith$3.50forKoreanworkers,accordingtoSouthKoreanesti-mates.

ThatgivesChinaahugecompetitiveadvantage.LastfallBeijingagreedtoopen

itsmarketstomoreU.S.goods,includingeverythingfromPolaroidfilmto

automobiles.Inreturn,WashingtonwouldsupportChina’smembershipinGeneral

AgreementonTariffandTrade.Membershipinthisclub,whichincludesallthe

world'sleadingeconomies,couldprovideahugeboostforlow-wageexporteconomy.

LastyearChina’stradesurplussurged,buoyedbyexportsoftoys,textilesand

consumerelectronics."Thetradesurplusit-selfwillbetheNo.1problemthis

year,"saysoneChineseofficials."AfterJapan,we’llbefirstinline

forretalintion."Atthesametime,Americanshasanincreasinglylargestake

ingoodrelationswithChina.TransitionofChinafromanagriculturalnationto

anindustrialcountrywillbeslowanddifficult.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

22、【判斷題】BeijingRisingChinaremainsprimarilyanationoffarmers,and

thetransitiontoanindustrialfreemarketismuchlikethetrafficonHighway

204-unpredictable.Fewstate-ownedfirmshavebeensold,andmostarelaggard

behemoths.Growthisdrivenbynewjointventures,collectivesandprivate

busines-ses,whichnowaccountformorethan50%ofChina’sindustrialproduction.

ForChina’snewly-risingenterprises,profitsareupthroughouttheregion-

thankslargelytolowwages.LastyeartheBeiBeicompanyinZhangjiagangcleared

$14milliononexportsof10mil-lionpairsofshoestoU.S.departmentstores.

Typically,Chineseworkersinaplantlikethismakeabout34centsanhour,

comparedwith$3.50forKoreanworkers,accordingtoSouthKoreanesti-mates.

ThatgivesChinaahugecompetitiveadvantage.LastfallBeijingagreedtoopen

itsmarketstomoreU.S.goods,includingeverythingfromPolaroidfilmto

automobiles.Inreturn,WashingtonwouldsupportChina’smembershipinGeneral

AgreementonTariffandTrade.Membershipinthisclub,whichincludesallthe

world'sleadingeconomies,couldprovideahugeboostforlow-wageexporteconomy.

LastyearChina’stradesurplussurged,buoyedbyexportsoftoys,textilesand

consumerelectronics."Thetradesurplusit-selfwillbetheNo.1problemthis

year,"saysoneChineseofficials."AfterJapan,we’llbefirstinline

forretalintion."Atthesametime,Americanshasanincreasinglylargestake

ingoodrelationswithChina.Non-stateownedbusinessescontributemorethan50%

oftheeconomicgrowth.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

23、【判斷題】BeijingRisingChinaremainsprimarilyanationoffarmers,and

thetransitiontoanindustrialfreemarketismuchlikethetrafficonHighway

204-unpredictable.Fewstate-ownedfirmshavebeensold,andmostarelaggard

behemoths.Growthisdrivenbynewjointventures,collectivesandprivate

busines-ses,whichnowaccountformorethan50%ofChina’sindustrialproduction.

ForChina’snewly-risingenterprises,profitsareupthroughouttheregion-

thankslargelytolowwages.LastyeartheBeiBeicompanyinZhangjiagangcleared

$14milliononexportsof10mil-lionpairsofshoestoU.S.departmentstores.

Typically,Chineseworkersinaplantlikethismakeabout34centsanhour,

comparedwith$3.50forKoreanworkers,accordingtoSouthKoreanesti-mates.

ThatgivesChinaahugecompetitiveadvantage.LastfallBeijingagreedtoopen

itsmarketstomoreU.S.goods,includingeverythingfromPolaroidfilmto

automobiles.Inreturn,WashingtonwouldsupportChina’smembershipinGeneral

AgreementonTariffandTrade.Membershipinthisclub,whichincludesallthe

world'sleadingeconomies,couldprovideahugeboostforlow-wageexporteconomy.

LastyearChina’stradesurplussurged,buoyedbyexportsoftoys,textilesand

consumerelectronics."Thetradesurplusit-selfwillbetheNo.1problemthis

year,"saysoneChineseofficials."AfterJapan,we’llbefirstinline

forretalintion."Atthesametime,Americanshasanincreasinglylargestake

ingoodrelationswithChina.ThelowcostlaborforceenabledChinatohavea

greatcompetitiveadvantageoversomeofherAsianneighbors.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

24、【判斷題】BeijingRisingChinaremainsprimarilyanationoffarmers,and

thetransitiontoanindustrialfreemarketismuchlikethetrafficonHighway

204-unpredictable.Fewstate-ownedfirmshavebeensold,andmostarelaggard

behemoths.Growthisdrivenbynewjointventures,collectivesandprivate

busines-ses,whichnowaccountformorethan50%ofChina’sindustrialproduction.

ForChina’snewly-risingenterprises,profitsareupthroughouttheregion-

thankslargelytolowwages.LastyeartheBeiBeicompanyinZhangjiagangcleared

$14milliononexportsof10mil-lionpairsofshoestoU.S.departmentstores.

Typically,Chineseworkersinaplantlikethismakeabout34centsanhour,

comparedwith$3.50forKoreanworkers,accordingtoSouthKoreanesti-mates.

ThatgivesChinaahugecompetitiveadvantage.LastfallBeijingagreedtoopen

itsmarketstomoreU.S.goods,includingeverythingfromPolaroidfilmto

automobiles.Inreturn,WashingtonwouldsupportChina’smembershipinGeneral

AgreementonTariffandTrade.Membershipinthisclub,whichincludesallthe

world'sleadingeconomies,couldprovideahugeboostforlow-wageexporteconomy.

LastyearChina’stradesurplussurged,buoyedbyexportsoftoys,textilesand

consumerelectronics."Thetradesurplusit-selfwillbetheNo.1problemthis

year,"saysoneChineseofficials."AfterJapan,we’llbefirstinline

forretalintion."Atthesametime,Americanshasanincreasinglylargestake

ingoodrelationswithChina.ThestrategyofopeningmarketstomoreU.S.goods

isadoptedbyChineseleadersinthehopeofobtainingWashington'ssupportin

winningbackChina'smembershipinGATT.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

25、【判斷題】BeijingRisingChinaremainsprimarilyanationoffarmers,and

thetransitiontoanindustrialfreemarketismuchlikethetrafficonHighway

204-unpredictable.Fewstate-ownedfirmshavebeensold,andmostarelaggard

behemoths.Growthisdrivenbynewjointventures,collectivesandprivate

busines-ses,whichnowaccountformorethan50%ofChina’sindustrialproduction.

ForChina’snewly-risingenterprises,profitsareupthroughouttheregion-

thankslargelytolowwages.LastyeartheBeiBeicompanyinZhangjiagangcleared

$14milliononexportsof10mil-lionpairsofshoestoU.S.departmentstores.

Typically,Chineseworkersinaplantlikethismakeabout34centsanhour,

comparedwith$3.50forKoreanworkers,accordingtoSouthKoreanesti-mates.

ThatgivesChinaahugecompetitiveadvantage.LastfallBeijingagreedtoopen

itsmarketstomoreU.S.goods,includingeverythingfromPolaroidfilmto

automobiles.Inreturn,WashingtonwouldsupportChina’smembershipinGeneral

AgreementonTariffandTrade.Membershipinthisclub,whichincludesallthe

world'sleadingeconomies,couldprovideahugeboostforlow-wageexporteconomy.

LastyearChina’stradesurplussurged,buoyedbyexportsoftoys,textilesand

consumerelectronics."Thetradesurplusit-selfwillbetheNo.1problemthis

year,"saysoneChineseofficials."AfterJapan,we’llbefirstinline

forretalintion."Atthesametime,Americanshasanincreasinglylargestake

ingoodrelationswithChina.TheAmericanswouldnotcaresomuchastheChinese

inkeepinggoodrelationsbetweenthetwocountries.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

26、【問答題】經(jīng)常項目

答案：currentaccount

27、【問答題】基礎設施

答案：infrastructure

28、【問答題】集裝箱工廠

答案：containerplant

29、【問答題】國內(nèi)需求

答案：domesticdemand

30、【問答題】自由貿(mào)易區(qū)

答案：free-tradezone

31、【問答題】管理貿(mào)易

答案：managedtrade

32、【問答題】顧問班子

答案：braintrust

33、【問答題】競爭力

答案：competitiveness

34、【問答題】自助食堂

答案：cafeteria

35、【問答題】贈券

答案：coupons

36、【問答題】customsduties

答案：海關稅，進口稅

37、【問答題】capitalgoods

答案：資本貨物

38、【問答題】preferredstatus

答案：優(yōu)先權

39、【問答題】portfolioinvestment

答案：證券投資

40、【問答題】toughpolicy

答案：強硬政策

41、【問答題】debtrestructuring

答案：債務調(diào)整

42、【問答題】hermitnation

答案：閉關自守的國家

43、【問答題】indeficit

答案：逆差，赤字

44、【問答題】intellectualpropertyright

答案：知識產(chǎn)權

45、【問答題】visibletrade

答案：有形貿(mào)易

46、【問答題】AmericawantsJapantomeetimporttargetsforsomeAmericangoods.

AnunwillingJapanhasdecidedto_drawtheline_.Once,whenJapan

faced_pressure_fromabroad,itwouldeithergiveinre-luctantlyorkeepquiet

andhopethatthefusswoulddiedown.Nolonger,itseems.TheClintonad-

ministrationstronglybelievesinexertingsuch_pressure_.Itspolicyistoopen

someJapanesemarkets(whichitdeemstobeclosed)bysettingimporttargets-an

approachtotradepolicythatsupporterscall"results-oriented",Thisuglyterm

foreshadowsuncertainconsequences.Farfromcapitulatingtothisnewthrustof

Americantradepolicy,Japanistakingastandthatcouldleadtoatrans-Pacific

confrontation.Japan'sgovernmentisdeeplyopposedtowhatAmerica'strade

representative,MickeyKantor,hascalledanewpolicygearedto"quantifiable

results"forsomeproducts.Instead,Japanisundertakingadetailed_defense_of

itsrecordontrade.Whatisthemeaningof"drawtheline"?

答案：Todrawtheline:tosetlimits,tosetalimitonwhatoneiswillingto

do.

47、【問答題】AmericawantsJapantomeetimporttargetsforsomeAmericangoods.

AnunwillingJapanhasdecidedto_drawtheline_.Once,whenJapan

faced_pressure_fromabroad,itwouldeithergiveinre-luctantlyorkeepquiet

andhopethatthefusswoulddiedown.Nolonger,itseems.TheClintonad-

ministrationstronglybelievesinexertingsuch_pressure_.Itspolicyistoopen

someJapanesemarkets(whichitdeemstobeclosed)bysettingimporttargets-an

approachtotradepolicythatsupporterscall"results-oriented",Thisuglyterm

foreshadowsuncertainconsequences.Farfromcapitulatingtothisnewthrustof

Americantradepolicy,Japanistakingastandthatcouldleadtoatrans-Pacific

confrontation.Japan'sgovernmentisdeeplyopposedtowhatAmerica'strade

representative,MickeyKantor,hascalledanewpolicygearedto"quantifiable

results"forsomeproducts.Instead,Japanisundertakingadetailed_defense_of

itsrecordontrade.Couldyouguesswhatsortof"pressure"thewniterrefers

to?

答案：Aceordingtothecontestofthearticleandthedevelopmentsin

internationaltradeinrecentyears,the"pressure"mentionedhereshouldinclude

mostlyeconomicsanctionsorthreatsofthat.

48、【問答題】AmericawantsJapantomeetimporttargetsforsomeAmericangoods.

AnunwillingJapanhasdecidedto_drawtheline_.Once,whenJapan

faced_pressure_fromabroad,itwouldeithergiveinre-luctantlyorkeepquiet

andhopethatthefusswoulddiedown.Nolonger,itseems.TheClintonad-

ministrationstronglybelievesinexertingsuch_pressure_.Itspolicyistoopen

someJapanesemarkets(whichitdeemstobeclosed)bysettingimporttargets-an

approachtotradepolicythatsupporterscall"results-oriented",Thisuglyterm

foreshadowsuncertainconsequences.Farfromcapitulatingtothisnewthrustof

Americantradepolicy,Japanistakingastandthatcouldleadtoatrans-Pacific

confrontation.Japan'sgovernmentisdeeplyopposedtowhatAmerica'strade

representative,MickeyKantor,hascalledanewpolicygearedto"quantifiable

results"forsomeproducts.Instead,Japanisundertakingadetailed_defense_of

itsrecordontrade.Whatdoes"defense"mean?

答案：AnargumentinsupportofJapan'sstand.

49、【問答題】Anotherexplanationisthatmanyofthemarket'soriginal282

directivehavealreadybeenimple-mented."ByJan.1wewillhavepassed95%of

whatwesoughtin1986tocreatethesinglemar-ket,andmuchofthatwillalready

havebeentranslatedintonationallaw,"saidPerissich,EuropeanCommunity

director-generalforthesinglemarket._"Adjustmenttothemarkethasbeengoing

onforyearsandwon'tbeexpectedover-night"._Perissichagreesthatthe

currentweaknessofEuropeanleadershipisaproblem,butheaddsthatthesingle

marketisnowlargelyinthehandsofallEuropeans."Whatthecommunityhascom-

pletedratherwellisthe_legalframework_,butitisnotablueprintforhow

thesinglemarketwillactu-allywork,"saysPerissich."Theyhavetoinventtheir

ownsinglemarketaccordingtotheirtastes,imagination,andambition,"he

adds.“That’snotforustosayfromhere."Howwouldyouinterprettheword

"translate"?

答案：Inthegivencontest,thewordtranslatemeanstochangefromoneform

toanother.

50、【問答題】Anotherexplanationisthatmanyofthemarket'soriginal282

directivehavealreadybeenimple-mented."ByJan.1wewillhavepassed95%of

whatwesoughtin1986tocreatethesinglemar-ket,andmuchofthatwillalready

havebeentranslatedintonationallaw,"saidPerissich,EuropeanCommunity

director-generalforthesinglemarket._"Adjustmenttothemarkethasbeengoing

onforyearsandwon'tbeexpectedover-night"._Perissichagreesthatthe

currentweaknessofEuropeanleadershipisaproblem,butheaddsthatthesingle

marketisnowlargelyinthehandsofallEuropeans."Whatthecommunityhascom-

pletedratherwellisthe_legalframework_,butitisnotablueprintforhow

thesinglemarketwillactu-allywork,"saysPerissich."Theyhavetoinventtheir

ownsinglemarketaccordingtotheirtastes,imagination,andambition,"he

adds.“That’