Academic year, Fall term part I. (20 Points) Reading. (10 points) Complete the text with one the words in the box. You will not need all the words

 
Read the text one more time and answer multiple choice questions. Select one 
letter A,B,C,D for each question. 
7.
 
In the writer's view, the main reason the proposed French law was not 
approved was because 
A
it could not truly guarantee that petroleum products would always be available, 
B
the objective was not justified, and the proposed measures cannot be considered 
necessary. 
C
it ultimately served to increase the power of the petroleum companies. 
D
the provisions were excessive, giving the government too much influence over 
the company. 
8.
 
According to the writer, the foremost reason why the Court rejected the 
Portuguese scheme is that 
A
it placed unfair constraints on investment by other Europeans. 
B
it enabled citizens of other member states to purchase shares. 
C
it led to investors discriminating against shareholders from other states. 
D 
there were no sound economic reasons for it. 
9.
 
What does the phrase 
such concerns 
refer to in the third last line? 
A
the German government's valid historical reasons for maintaining a controlling 
share of Volkswagen AG 

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B
the Court's insistence on objective criteria for justifying continued governmental 
control 
C
the Court's position that a member state can only retain control over a company 
if it is in the public interest 
D
the interest of the government of Lower Saxony in preventing unwanted 
takeovers of key industries 
10.
 
What is the main point made by the writer in the sixth paragraph?