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  About 600 business, professional(职业的) and governmental leaders attended the Global Summit of Women(全球妇女高峰会). The three-day meeting was about economic development for women around the world. The Global Summit of Women brought together women from more than 70 countries. The Global Summit of Women began in 1990. It has been held every year since 1997. Most of the women attending the meeting are owners of small businesses. The meeting offers women a chance to increase business and to talk about their ideas in order to increase women’s economic progress even though there are cultural barriers(文化障碍)in many countries.

The summit did with problems that women face in starting or expanding businesses. It provided information in many areas. For example, the meeting provided information about doing business on the Internet Web sites. The women also discussed how to get financial support(财政支援)for business owners and form important business partners. The women discussed how to turn traditional activities into successful modern businesses. And another was what women could do with problems in their lives, including work, family and health.

The director of the Global Summit of Women says in Europe, Canada and the United States, at least one-third of all small and medium-size(中等规模的)businesses are now owned by women. And 80% of small businesses in developing countries are owned and led by women. She says small businesses are an important part of every free market economy and women are also an important part of every economy. Yet she says many businesses fail to recognize the importance of women. She says women must do more to have economic equality. She also called on women to do more to improve the education of girls and women around the world, especially in science and math. She says this is important for the new world economy.    

68.Which of the following is right according to the first paragraph?

 A. The summit is held every year.

 B. The women from more than 70 countries are very successful.

 C. All the women to the meeting came from big companies.

 D. The summit gives women a chance to increase their economic progress.

69.The underlined word “expand” means _____.

 A. to sell something at high price                            B. to make greater or larger 

 C. to control the use of                                          D. to bring down the price

70.It is very important for women to ____for the new world economy.

 A. make a lot of money                                     B. develop more small business

 C. receive more education                             D. get more financial support

71. The main subject of the meeting was that ____.

 A. women played important part in the market economy of the world

 B. more questions could be discussed at the meeting

 C. a great many jobs could be offered for women around the world

 D. women around the world could get more help for economic development