There were no breakthroughs in the Uruguay Round of CATI' negotiations on key elements.（     ）

A. achievements

B. Failures

C. accommodations

D. sluggishness

The world' s second largest economy, Japan,  has beenlanguishing for nearly a decade, after the boom of the early 1980s collapsed.（      ）

A. active

B. Robust

C. Inactive

D. encouraging

One key commodity, sugar,has rebounded impressively from the lows of last year.（      ）

A. risen again

B. risen above

C. dropped off

D. fallen off

Speculators deserted the soft commodities for the big yields afforded by the ecluitl and money markets.（     ）

A. stock

B. Assets

C. equality

D. sales

Victims of the world's largest industrial accident got $470 million compensation.（      ）

A. conversation

B. Payment

C. preparation

D. competition