Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
The ......... purpose of the International Trade Administration (ITA) is helping to create economic opportunity for American workers and businesses.
A -
defining
B -
definite
C -
delimiting
D -
determined
2-
By promoting trade and investment we are promoting prosperity and a better world; to increase trade and investment, the ITA helps U.S. companies ......... foreign markets.
A -
dominate
B -
estimate
C -
infiltrate
D -
navigate
3-
We help educate companies about how to tailor their activities to the specific market with respect to their product ........., financing, marketing, assembly and logistics.
A -
size
B -
slate
C -
stock
D -
system
4-
While the United States exports more than any other country, making that first export can still be a ......... challenge for a small- or medium-sized business.
A -
daring
B -
dashing
C -
daunting
D -
dawning
5-
The U.S. Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce's ITA; its Web-based services are provided through the U.S. government's export ........., www.export.gov.
A -
portal
B -
portion
C -
position
D -
post
6-
The ITA ......... policies and strategies that stimulate innovation and investment, enhance economic growth, and support U.S. manufacturing and services industries.
A -
advances
B -
airs
C -
processes
D -
programs
7-
Unfair foreign pricing and government subsidies distort the free flow of goods and ......... affect American business in the global marketplace.
A -
adversely
B -
conversely
C -
inversely
D -
perversely
8-
According to a University of Michigan study, the average U.S. family of four still ......... to gain an estimated $7,800 per year if there were total elimination of global barriers to trade in goods and services.
A -
aims
B -
hopes
C -
is
D -
stands
9-
The World Bank has reported that the elimination of global trade barriers could ......... 300-500 million of the world's poor out of poverty over the next 15 years.
A -
free
B -
pry
C -
put
D -
lift
10-
Market Access and Compliance (MAC) country desk officers are experts on the commercial, economic, and political ......... in their assigned countries.