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Unit 1 Globalization Trend 全球化趋势 Reading comprehension questions: 1. What does a new round of negotiations aim at? 2. What can you infer from U.S. Trade Representative’s saying: “we have removed the stain of Seattle?” 3. Beyond the achievement of launching talks, what else do delegates hope to achieve? 4. What issues will be the primary focus for a new round of talks? Part A Exercises 1) Directions: Listen to the first news item carefully and complete the following passage by filling the missing information. Contradicting the anti-globalization movement’s claims, Dollar says that most “striking in the survey is that views of globalization are distinctly more positive in low-income countries than in rich ones.” For example, in Sub-Saharan Africa ________ of households thought that multinational corporations had a positive influence on their country, compared to only ________ in rich countries. Of the ________ people in ________ nations surveyed, those in the developing world generally blamed their local governments, not globalization, for their country’s ills. There is, however, no ground for complacency. With ________ people still living below the poverty line, Dollar says, the world needs more “international and national actions – including enhanced market access for developing countries, improved investment climates, and effective delivery of health and education.” 2) Directions: Listen to the second news item carefully and decide whether the following statements are “T” (true) or “F” (false). (1) ( ) China is optimistic that a framewor