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To open the trade sector wider, China will lower the capital demand for trading companies and offer an easier process for approval beginning September 1, said an official with the Ministry of Commerce.
Registered capital for professional trading firms will be lowered from 5 million yuan (US $604,000) to 1 million yuan (US $120,800); and the amount for manufacturing companies that want to conduct foreign trade will be dropped from 3 million yuan (US $362,450) to 50,000 yuan (US $6,040). These
companies only need to get approval from the provincial-level foreign trade departments or some city-level ones with special authorization from the ministry, the official, who declined to be named, said. Previously, all of the foreign trading rights should be approved by the ministry.
The policy change has been made in accordance with China's World Trade Organization commitments, the official said. China promised to grant full trading rights to all companies in three years when joining the world body in 2001.
The new regulation will boost the involvement of private companies in China's foreign trade, said an official with the Guangdong foreign economic and trade department. \the small private companies,\companies in Guangdong to apply for approval of their rights to conduct foreign trade.
But trade experts warned the majority of private businesses are not competitive in the world market, and the proportion of their exports in China's total is still small. In Shanghai, 1,980 private firms had gained trading rights by the end of last year, but only 578 of them actually exported to other countries, making up a mere 1.02 per cent of the city's total exports, official statistics indicated. 2、
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?____
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The official mentioned in the first paragraph doesn't work for Ministry of Commerce.
B、
The majority of private businesses in Shanghai exported their products overseas.
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More and more companies especially private ones will be encouraged to apply for approval of foreign trade rights.
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It is China's WTO's commitments to change policies. 3、
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The passage is mainly about____.
A、
the rapid growth of private companies in China
B、
the present and the future of private trading companies in China
C、
the policy of lowering the capital threshold for trade companies
D、
the competitiveness of private trading companies in China 3、
From the passage we can learn that____.
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state-owned businesses cannot enjoy this policy
B、
private companies in Guangdong play a more active role in foreign trade than those in Shanghai
C、
the proportion of the exports of state-owned companies in China's total is bigger than that of the private companies
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the new regulation will take effect in three years 3、
According to the passage, if a toy maker wants to sell his products overseas, his registered capital should be____.
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as much as 1 million yuan
B、
not less than 50,000 yuan
C、
less than 5 million yuan
D、
more than 3 million yuan
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Foreign trading rights used to be granted by____.
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Ministry of Commerce
B、
Provincial or city foreign trade department
C、
World Trade Organization
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Foreign Economic Trade Department
五、英语应用文（共2题，30分）
1 You are requiredto write a letter of enquiry according to the information
given in Chinesebelow.
你叫方兵，是南京师范大学应用数学系02级4班的学生，你想为班级订购《自然与数学》。这是美国自然科学协会出版的一本比较受欢迎的学术刊物。由芝加哥一家邮局代办邮订，地址：Fifth Avenue Post, 231 Fifth Avenue, Chicago。你去信询问有关情况。在信中你：
1) 对这本杂志感兴趣，想订购
2) 想先订半年，希望告知如何办理，能否用人民币代替美元 3) 订两年以上是否给予优惠
4) 国外邮资已包括在订购的价格中还是额外的 (应用数学： applied mathematics；订购（阅）：subscribe / subscription；国外邮资：oversea postage；给予优惠：to offer a discount)
Dear Sir,
参考答案：
2 Suppose you willgraduate soon and you are going to apply for a job. Now
fill in the applicationform with necessary information. You can use of the hints given in Chinese.
提示：
1. 申请人：陈晨，男，1982年8月2日生于上海，上海工商外国语学院商务系学生。
2. 1997年7月—2000年6月在上海七宝中学读书，2000年9月至今在上海工商外国语学院读书，获大学英语六级证书。
3. 2003年1月—3月在ABC进出口公司做兼职秘书，欲觅外资企业秘书工作。
4. 联系地址：上海市松江路4号 电话：68027450
5. 证明人：张华先生 上海工商外国语学院商务系主任 Henry Smith先生ABC进出口公司经理
参考答案：
After I graduated from the university, I go to a new city to start my new job.But if I can make a choice, I hope I can to work in a big city.Here are some of my reasons.
1. applicant: Chen Chen, male, born in August 2, 1982 in Shanghai, Department of business, Shanghai Institute of Commerce and foreign languages.
2. From July 1997 to June 2000, I studied at Qibao Middle School in Shanghai, and from September 2000 to the present, I have received a CET-6 certificate from Shanghai Institute of Business and Foreign Languages.
3.2003 years from January to March, he worked as a part-time secretary in ABC import and export company.
4. contact address: No. 4, Songjiang Road, Shanghai
Telephone: 68027450
5. witness: Mr. Zhang Hua, director, Department of Commerce, Shanghai Institute of Commerce and foreign languages.
Mr. Henry Smith, manager of ABC import and Export Corporation