2022年职称英语理工类完形填空练习(4)Cia Andina do Triconos （CATSA）， a Bolivian joint venture of the U.S. Dresser Industries and local investors， which and based its investment _（1）_ an allocation under the metalworking program， closed its doors after _（2）_ to penetrate the Andean market after more than two years in operation.The prospect of _（3）_ access to the Andean 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 _（4）_.However， CATSAs “monopoly” position in Ancom proved specious. _（5）_ the plant went on stream in 1974， the company was never able to export a single drill bit to the Andean market; and its local sales were _（6）_ a state-owned petroleum company. This market was clearly _（7）_， since the operation had been based on exporting the bulk of the plants 200-unit-per-month capacity to the Andean area.CATSA could not penetrate the Ancom market for several reasons：Although Ancom _（8）_ a 55-percent common outer tariff on third-country imports， some Ancom countries had previously _（9）_ LAFTA （Latin American Free Trade Association） tariff concessions， which take precedence over the Ancom tariffs.Ancom members simply did not _（10）_ the spirit of the metalworking agreement. After the installation of the CATSA facility， plants producing tricone bits _（11）_ in Peru and Venezuela. Under the metalworking program， participating _（12）_ were committed to prohibiting new foreign investment in allocations of other Ancom 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. _（13）_ Venezuela， it has no commitment to limit local production or to honor the outer tariff， because it was not yet a member of Ancom when the metalworking agreement was signed and was thus not a _（14）_ to the pact.Also， according to Bolivia， Colombia and Ecuador employed _（15）_ obstacles to avoid applying the common outer tariff.The withdrawal of Chile from Ancom cost Bolivia a lucrative potential market too.1. A） inB） toC） underD） on2. A） fail B） to fail C） failing D） succeeding3. A） no duty B） no-duty C） duty-bound D） duty-free4. A） good B） well C） bad D） badly5. A） So B） Although C） But D） Therefore6. A） confined to B） confined in C） expanded to D） exported to7. A） big enough B） sufficient C） too big D） insufficient8. A） has got B） got C） has imposed D） has imposed on9. A） admitted B） admitting C） granting D） granted10. A） learn B） honor C） take D） give11. A） are put B） are established C） were set up D） had set up12. A） member government B） members government C） member governments D） members governments13. A） In case of B） In the case of C） In case D） On case14. A） party B） member C） person D） partner15. A） a series of B） a great deal of C） a large amount of D） a great numberKEY:DCDAB ADCDB CCBAA