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ll find their wares attractive in spite of their debts； analysts says。
［B］ Despite such aversion to foreign ownership； some deals are going through。 Directors of Bank of Asia are believed to have approved the sale of a stake in their midsized bank to Dutch bank ABNAmro。 For the Bank of Thailand； the central bank； the ABNAmro deal will send a muchneeded signal that the country is weling foreign capital。
［C］ “The attitude of Koreans is that only foreigners will pay the price they are as
k
ing；” says Daniel Harwood of ABNAmro Asia in Seoul。 But foreigners are look
ing
at these business and saying “How can I make a profit；” not “Oh； its cheap； and Ill buy it。” No one will take over these panies unless they can restructure。
［D］ Survival is usually uppermost in the minds of panies with their backs to the wall； even if that entails being reduced to a minority stake。 In Thailand； however； most ailing panies seem loathe to admit that their conditions may be fatal。 “They arent realistic；” says Henry Conell； Goldman Sachs Hong Kongbased partner in charge of direct investment in Asia。 “Nobody is about to say
to them； you will be gone。”
［E］ In south Korea； interest from foreigners has focused more on the countrys manufacturers。 But； the number of actual purchases； like those in Thailand； is small。 In any event； bigticket crossborder mergers and acquisitions are bound to take time。 Indeed； analysts say the main reason for the dearth of deals so far is due to diligence： foreign investors must thoroughly familiarize themselves with panies they might buy。 “You cant do this stuff overnight；” says a senior official at a large Western bank in Seoul。
［F］ Still； the number of deals is growing by the day。 On February 19； Samsung Heavy Industries simultaneously sold its excavator division to Swedens Volvo Construction Equipment and its forklift operation to the United States Clark Martirial Handling。 Earlier； the chemical giant Hanwha group sold two affiliates to its Japanese and German partners。 Despite the slow start； no one doubts that the bargains at Korea Inc。 are for real。
［G］ Thai businesses unwillingness to sell hasnt been helped by the governments own ambivalence。 While Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda is mitted to attracting foreign money to Thailand； Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi seems less so。 “We dont want foreign firms to e and buy out our businesses。 We want them to e； buy shares； and operate firms—and sell them after making profits；” he told the local media recently。 “This will give Thais a chance to buy them back。”
Order：
D41。42。43。44。45。F
答案与解析
41【答案】G
【解析】从本文首段的In Thailand； however； most ailing panies seem loathe to admit that their conditions may be fatal。 可知泰国许多企业的一种消极应对困境的态度。而在五个备选项中，G项中包含泰国政府对于企业生存的观点阐释，使其与首段有效衔接，为正确选项。
42【答案】B
【解析】本段首句提到“尽管对外国所有权存在这些厌恶，一些交易仍在进行。”这与上段末句所提及的泰国副首相Supachai对于“我们不愿外国公司进来并购买我们的企业……”是同意承接，B项为此题最佳选项。
43【答案】E
【解析】在剩余选项中进行比较，可知接下来的行文应是过渡到韩国公司被国外投资者收购的一些情况介绍上，而E项的。。。 like those in Thailand；。。。 正好是一关键的文意过渡表述段落。E项为此题最佳选项。
44【答案】A
【解析】上段阐释了外国投资者对韩国企业的跨边界并购交易数量少的现实情况，而A段首句阐释的潜在的购买者最担心的是债务正好是交易数量少的一个有效说明。A项为此题最佳答案。
45【答案】C
【解析】末段具体举例说明了外国投资者购买韩国企业的交易数量与日俱增，上段末说明了韩企老总错误地认为外商会被其产品吸引而不顾及其债务。而C项中的Daniel Harwood 的观点正好把两个段落有效联系起来。
答案：
D41。G42。B43。E44。A45。CF
Exercise 2
Part B
Directions：
The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order。 For Questions 4145；you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent article by choosing from the list AG to fill in each numbered box。 The first and the
last paragraphs have been placed for you in Boxes。 Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1。（10 points）
［A］ See yourself as successful。If I could plug into the minds of my patients and lis
ten to the statements they make to themselves；I am convinced that the majority o
f them would be negative：“Im running late again as usual。”“My hair looks te
rrible this morning。”“That was a stupid remark I made—she probably thinks I
m
a dummy。”Since thousands of these messages flash across our brains every day； it is small wonder that the result is a diminished selfimage。
［B］ Author and editor Norman Cousins wrote：“People are never more inse
cure than when they bee obsessed with their fears at the expense of their dre
ams。”There is no doubt that if we can envision beneficial things happening；they
have a way of actually occurring。
［C］ Stevens finally had a hearttoheart talk with herself：“I realized that I simpl
y wasnt a wit or an intellectual and that I could succeed only as myself。I bega
n listening and asking questions at parties instead of trying to impress the gue
sts。When I spoke；I tried to contribute；not to shine。Almost at once I started to
feel a new warmth in my social contacts。They liked the real me better。”If we a
re true to our instincts；most of us will find that we naturally develop certain
trademarks。The discovery and expression of that uniqueness is one reason we are
on this planet。Resisting conformity and developing some small eccentricities a
re among the steps to independence and selfconfidence。
［D］ Many of us get interested in a field；but then the going gets tough；we see that
other people are more successful；and we bee discouraged and quit。But it is of
ten the boring；rep