1. Who is this report most likely intended for?
(A) Companies wanting to expand their market reach
(B) The Department of Labor
(C) Translators for the Pacific region languages
(D) Natural rubber manufactures

Here are some statistics that may heighten your interest in the Pacific Basin. Half of the world’s wealth and over half of its population live in the thirty-four countries and twenty-three island states that embrace the Basin, which itself consists of seventy million square miles. Ninety-five percent of the world’s natural silk can be found there as well as eighty-eight percent of its natural rubber, twenty-two percent of its oil resources, and sixty-four percent of its cotton. Well over a thousand languages are spoken in the area, and it is the source of some of the richest religious and cultural traditions in the world. 

  The most rapidly expanding economy in the region is Taiwan, with South Korea expected to be amongst the richest countries in the world in the twenty-first century. Not enough can be said about the market potential of China. As these countries continue to develop, their manufacturing capabilities will become increasingly complex, and their market for advanced technology will expand. The telecommunications industry, for instance, will soon take off. 

  It is the educated labor force as well as the work ethic that accounts for the growing manufacturing power of the Pacific nations. Lying on the trade routes to both East and West, this area has a unique advantage, something that few businesses can ignore.

以下是一些統計數據，可能會增加您對太平洋盆地的興趣。世界一半的財富和一半以上的人口居住在包圍該盆地的三十四個國家和二十三個島國中，盆地本身包括七千萬平方英里。在那兒可以找到世界上95％的天然絲，以及其天然橡膠的88％，石油資源的22％和棉花的64％。該地區使用超過一千種語言，是世界上一些最豐富的宗教和文化傳統的起源。

  該地區發展最快的經濟是台灣，預計韓國將成為二十一世紀世界上最富有的國家之一。不能不說中國的市場潛力。隨著這些國家的不斷發展，它們的製造能力將變得越來越複雜，其先進技術的市場也將擴大。例如，電信行業將很快起飛。

  受過教育的勞動力以及職業道德構成了太平洋國家日益增長的製造能力的原因。該地區位於東西交界的貿易路線上，具有獨特的優勢，這是很少有企業可以忽略的優勢。

1. Who is this report most likely intended for?

(A) Companies wanting to expand their market reach 

1.該份報告最有可能針對誰？

（A）希望擴大市場目標的公司

題目/選項單字:
poised 準備就緒的.蓄勢待發的
excel 擅長.善於/突出v
intend for sb 為...計畫的v-phr
文章單字:
statistics 統計數據
heighten interest 提高興趣v-phr
Pacific 太平洋
Basin 盆地
wealth 財富
island state 島國
embrace 環繞/擁抱 v
consists of 由..組成v-phr
square miles 平方英哩
silk 蠶絲
rubber 橡膠
cotton 棉花
Well over 超過
religious 宗教
manufacturing 製造的
capability 能力
telecommunications industry 電信行業
labor force勞動力
ethic倫理
accounts for解釋、說明/對...負有責任/佔...比例
Lying on 座落在/位於
trade routes 貿易路線
trade restrictions 貿易限制