商务英语考试

【单选题】CATSA
GiaAndina de TriconosCATSA、, aBolivian joint venture of the U. S.Dresser Industries and local investors, which had based its investment (19) an allocation under the metalworking program, closed its doors after (20) to penetrate theAndean market after more than two years in operation.
The prospect of (21) access to theAndean market, plus protection provided by a 55 percent "ad valorem" common outer tariff on bits sourced from outside the bloc, made the sales outlook seem (22) . However,CATSA’s "monopoly" position inAncom proved specious. (23) the plant went on stream in 1974, the company was never able to export a single drill bit to theAndean market, and its local sales were (24) a state-owned petroleum company. This market was clearly (25) , since the operation had been based on exporting the bulk of the plant’s 200-unit-per-month capacity to theAndean areA、
CATSA、could not penetrate theAncom market for several reasons:
AlthoughAncom (26) a 55 percent common outer tariff on third-country imports, someAncom countries had previously (27) LAFTA、(LatinAmerican Free TradeAssociation) tariff concessions, which take precedence over theAncom tariffs.
Ancom members simply did not (28) the spirit of the metalworking agreement.After the installation of theCATSA、facility, plants producing tricorne bits (29) in Peru and VenezuelA、Under the metalworking program, participating (30) were committed to prohibiting new foreign investment in allocations of otherAncom countries.But on the question of new investment by local industry, the obligation was only not to encourage it, with no requirement to prevent it. (31) Venezuela, it has no commitment to limit local production or to honour the outer tariff, because it was not yet a member ofAncom when the metalworking agreement was signed and was thus not a (32) to the pact.Also, according toBolivia,Colombia andEcuador employed (33) obstacles to avoid applying the common outer tariff.
The withdrawal ofChile fromAncom costBolivia a lucrative potential market, too.
A．In case of
B．In the case of
C．In case
D．On case

网考网参考答案：B
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