7. It is, now (　　) to import goods into the country than it was a few years ago.

　　A. harder

　　B. more hard

　　C. hard

　　D. much harder

　　【答案】D。考察比较级。A 项 hard 的比较级;B 项表述错误;C 项原形;D 项表示程度更加难。排除 BC。句意：与几年前相比，现在向中国进口商品要困难得多。根据句意可知是更加难。故本题正确答案选 D。

　　8. The high-context Chinese are frequently comfortable with a(n) (　　) position at the start.

　　A. ambiguous

　　B. deliberate

　　C. comprehensive

　　D. alternative

　　【答案】D。词汇辨析。A 项：模棱两可的;B 项：深思熟虑的;C 项：全面;D 项：交替的、供选择的。Alternative position 意为不同主张。句意：高语境的中国人往往在一开始就能接受不同的立场。故本题正确答案选 D。

　　9. We agreed to sign the contract, the only (　　) being that it would run for at least five　years.

　　A. stereotype

　　B. stethoscope

　　C. stimulation

　　D. stipulation

　　【答案】D。名词辨析。A 项：刻板印象;B 项：听诊器;C 项：刺激;D 项：规定。句意：我们同意签合同，唯一的规定是它至少要持续五年。故本题正确答案选 D。