单选题 In January 1995, the world witnessed the emergence of a new international economic order with the launching of the World Trade Organization. The WTO, which succeeds the GATT, is expected to strengthen the world trading system and to be more effective than the GATT in governing international trade in goods and services in many aspects.
First, trade liberalization all over the world is expected to increase via the dramatic reductions in trade barriers to which the members of the WTO are committed. Under the WTO, members are required to reduce their tariff and non-tariffs on manufacturing goods. In addition, protecting domestic agricultural sectors from foreign competition will become awfully difficult in the" new WTO system.
Second, rules and regulations governing international trade will be more strongly enforced. Under the old system of the GATT, there were many cases where trade measures, such as anti-dumping and countervailing duties, were intentionally used solely for protectionist reasons. The WTO's strengthened rules and regulations will significantly reduce the abusing of such trade measures by its member countries. The WTO is also equipped with an improved dispute settlement mechanism. Accordingly, we expect to see a more effective resolution of trade disputes among the member countries in this new trade environment.
Third, new multilateral rules have been established to cover areas which the GATT did not address, such as international trade in services and the protection of intellectual property rights. There still remain a number of problems that need to be resolved before international trade in services can be completely liberalized, and newly-developed ideas or technologies are fairly compensated. However, just the establishment of multilateral rules in these new areas is a distinguished contribution to the progress toward a global tree trade system.
Along with the launching of the WTO, this new era in world trade is characterized by a change in the structure of the world economy. Today, a world-wide market for goods and services is rapidly replacing a world economy composed of relatively isolated national markets. Domestic financial markets have been integrated into a truly global system, and the multinational corporation is becoming a principal mechanism for allocating investment capital and determining the location of production sites throughout much of the world.

单选题 Between WTO and GATT ______.
A. WTO and GATT govern the international trade at the same time
B. WTO is the pre-existence of GATT
C. GATT is the pre-existence of WTO
D. GATT is more effective than WTO in some aspects

单选题 According to this passage, under the WTO, ______.
A. measures of anti-dumping and countervailing were solely used for protectionist reason
B. it is still easy to protect domestic agricultural sectors from foreign competition
C. people can enjoy better life
D. members should reduce their tariff and non-tariffs on products

单选题 Which of the following is NOT true about the WTO?
A. WTO has achieved liberalization of international trade in service.
B. WTO ensures effective settlement of trade dispute.
C. Under WTO, regulations concerning international trade can be more strongly enforced.
D. WTO covers intellectual property rights.

单选题 It can be inferred from this passage that ______.
A. under GATT some measures can not be effectively enforced
B. under GATT, the intellectual property right has been properly protected
C. it is not easy for a country to get absorbed by WTO
D. WTO cannot change the structure of world economy totally

单选题 Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. The Launching of WTO and GATT.
B. The Influence on WTO.
C. The Superiority of WTO over GATT.
D. The Influence Caused by WTO.