Fiat’s Brazilian operations now ____ for 18% of the conglomerate’s total auto sales.A

ich holds 29.1% of the market, to become No.1. “Fiat has clearly done a marvelous job of coming from third place to threaten VW,” says Francisco H. Passos Fernandes, a director of Price Waterhouse in Sao Paulo.

A、exceed

B、overtake

C、lag

D、surpass

Brazil became the key ____ Fiat’s new globalization strategy.

A、of

B、 to

C、 for

D、 with

A.emergent

B. imperative

C. inductive

D. instructive

A.attended

B.convened

C.congregated

D.assembled

its example.

A、instructive

B、 inviting

C、 industrious

D、 inductive

Liverpool and Brazilian streets are two geographic terms used to illustrate ______.

A．where soccer players get their way

B．how neighbourhood affects a soccer player's success

C．why they can produce the best soccer teams

D．what a poor, crowded area will provide a future soccer player with

hat______.

A. American students will become impatient if their friend is five minutes late

B. neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in appointment

C. being late in one culture may not be considered so in another culture

D. Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time

告中数字的增加而同样快速地增加。假设一个巴西人买了一份美国国际权益基金，该基金将其客户的资金投入巴西的股市。那么巴西与美国的总的外国资产与负债会有什么变化？巴西与美国的国际多样化会发生什么变化？

In interpreting ratios such as those in Table 21-1，one must be cautions about drawing the conclusion that diversification is rising as rapidly as the numbers that are reported rise. Suppose a Brazilian buys a United States international equity fund， which places its clients' money in Brazil's stock market. What happens to Brazilian and U.S. gross foreign assets and liabilities？ What happens to Brazilian and U.S. international diversification？

rld’s best football.But the football they play will not all be of the same kind.The fans expect different styles of play from Brazil,Germany,or Italy.

What makes Brazilian football Brazilian？Our style. of playing football contrasts with the Europeans because of a combination of qualities of surprise,accuracy and good judgment.This style. has won Brazil five world cups.Yet many Brazilian fans only count four of these victories.In 1994,the team abandoned this style. for modern,scientific training and tactics.The team won the cup,but in a boring way.

The ltalians think differently.“To many ltalians,the score 0-0 has a glorious quality,suggesting perfection,”says the British football writer Simon Kuper.In the ltalian culture,the idea of face is very important.This is why ltalian teams are traditionally built around strong defences.The Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff once said that ltalian teams never exactly beat you.It’s just that you often lose to them.

In Holland,there is a tradition of decision making through argument and discussion.It is a society where everybody is expected to have a point of view.“Every Dutch player wants to control the game,”says Arnold Muhren.“You play football with your brains and not your feet.”

“A Dutch player argues,”says Simon Kuper.“An English player obeys his superior.He is a soldier.”The qualities valued in English football are military-strength,aggression and courage.This can make for exciting football.But it also means that the English find it difficult to use skillful players.David Beckham is usually criticized for his failure to defend-despite the fact that he is an attacker.

If the English like to fight,the Germans like to win.In recent years,Germany has tried to change its image as a country of ruthless efficiency and a desire for victory at all costs.But Germans are quite happy for these qualities to remain in their national football team.“Football is a simple game,”Gary Lineker once said.“You kick a ball about for ninety minutes and in the end the Germans win.”

It’s difficult to predict who will win this year’s World Cup.There is no strong favorite.But a look at the track record of previous winners shows that it is the nations with the strongest national characteristics in the football that perform. best.It seems that you need to know where you come from if you want to get to the top.

第11题：Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Brazilian style. of playing football？

A．Accuracy.

B．Surprise.

C．Good judgment.

D．Ruthless efficiency.