Questionsfrom36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage: Againstthisbackground,theWTOfacesseveraldauntingchallenges.Thefirstistocontinuebringingdowntariffsontradedgoods.AveragepenaltieshavefallensteadilysincetheGATT’sformationbuteventhemostopeneconomiesretainloftybarriers:forinstance,Americastillchargesatariffof14.6%onimportofclothing,fivetimeshigherthanitsaveragelevy. Resistancetotariffcutsisstrongestinagriculture.AccordingtoTimJosling,atradeexpertatStanfordUniversity,tariffsandotherbarriersonfarmgoodsaverageacrippling40%worldwideandcreatedistortionsthat“destroyhugeamountsofvalue”.Anewsetofglobalfarmtalkisplannedtostartin1999.Attheleast,youmightthink,thesecouldlockinimpressivereformsinLatinAmericaandencouragefurtherwatering-downoftheEuropeanUnion’sCommonAgriculturalPolicy.Buttheywillprovedifficult:squabblesoveragriculturealmostsanktheUruguayround. What does the WTO face?() A.fair trade rules. B.free trade C.export tax reduction. D.several challenges.
A.Thefirstistocontinuebringingdowntariffsontradedgoods.AveragepenaltieshavefallensteadilysincetheGATT’sformationbuteventhemostopeneconomiesretainloftybarriers:forinstance,Americastillchargesatariffof14.6%onimportofclothing,fivetimeshigherthanitsaveragelevy. Resistancetotariffcutsisstrongestinagriculture.AccordingtoTimJosling,atradeexpertatStanfordUniversity,tariffsandotherbarriersonfarmgoodsaverageacrippling40%worldwideandcreatedistortionsthat“destroyhugeamountsofvalue”.Anewsetofglobalfarmtalkisplannedtostartin1999.Attheleast,youmightthink,thesecouldlockinimpressivereformsinLatinAmericaandencouragefurtherwatering-downoftheEuropeanUnion’sCommonAgriculturalPolicy.Buttheywillprovedifficult:squabblesoveragriculturealmostsanktheUruguayround. What B.fair C. D.free E.export F. G.several