发展中国家（developing countries)

The risk of dying from cancer in developedcountries is

A．doublethat；n developing countries．

B．much higher than that in developingcountries。

C．the sameas that in developing countries．

D．much lower than that in developing countries

ping countries be treated similarly in the context of a debt-relief proposal？What should be the criteria to differentiate them，if any？

besides the unemployment rate，would you use to evaluate the level of employment and the utilization of the labor force in a developing country？

Microchip Research Center Created

A research center has been set up in this Far Eastern country to develop advanced micro-chip production technology. The center, which will start out with about US ＄14 million, will help the country develop its chip industry without always depending on imported technology.

The center will make use of its research skills and facilities to develop new technology for domestic chip plants. The advent of the center will possibly free the country from the situation that it is always buying almost-outdated technologies from other countries, said the country's flagship chipmaker. Currently, chip plants in this country are in a passive situation because many foreign governments don't allow them to import the most advanced technologies, fearing they will be used for military purposes. Moreover, the high licensing fees they have to pay to technology providers are also an important reason for their decision of self-reliance.

As mainstream chip production technology shifts from one generation to the next every three to five years, plants with new technology can make more powerful chips at lower costs, while plants with outdated equipment, which often cost billions of dollars to build, will be marginalized by the maker.

More than 10 chip plants are being built, each costing millions of US dollars. The majority of that money goes to overseas equipment vendors and technology owners -- mainly from Japan and Singapore.

Should the new center play a major role in improving the situation in the industry, the country admits the US ＄14 million investment is still rather small. This country is developing comprehensive technologies. Most of the investment will be spent on setting alliances with technology and intellectual property owners.

The country says that the investment of US ＄14 million is big enough for developing that country's chip industry.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

的正确性。 It has been said that the debt crisis will hinder economic development in developing countries well after the crisis itself is over．Analyze at least two different reasons to justify this statement．

观察哪些宏观经济变量才是可行的呢？ Many analysts think that bank loans to developing countries in the 1970s were not evaluated with enough care．Which are the appropriate macroeconomic variables to look at before lending money to a foreign government？

应同意减免债务？ Under which circumstances does it make sense for a commercial bank to lend more to a developing country with significant debt-servicing problems？Under which circumstances will it make sense for the bank to agree to debt reduction？

制。整个20世纪80年代，美国银行在伦敦银行业的业务份额大大下降。你能找出这两种现象间的联系吗？

After the developing country debt crisis began in 1982 (see the next chapter)，U.S. bank regulators imposed tighter supervisory restrictions on the lending policies of American banks and their subsidiaries．Over the 1980s，the share of U.S. banks in London banking activity declined．Can you suggest a connection between these two developments？

The Text4baby program is aimed at helping pregnancy women______.

A．in the U.S.

B．in poor countries

C．all over the world

D．in Western European nations

The Marshall Plan offered economic aid to______.

A．European countries

B．Western European Countries

C．Eastern European countries

D．European countries except the Soviet Union