For years, business people in Western Europe were worried. They knew they could not compet

For years, business people in Western Europe were worried. They knew they could not pete against business from the U.S. The United States is much larger and had many more resources than any Western European countries
Some European people realized that the European nations need to join together to help each other. If they could forget their language differences and the differences in customs, they might bee strong petition against other countries.
In 1958, six of the European countries --- Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Italy got together and decided to cooperate. They called their group the European Economic Community, or the Common Market. These countries agreed to join their resources together.
Within a few years, the European Economic Community had worked so well that its members were more prosperous than many other European nations. Soon, other nations began to realize the advantage of the Common Market. Today the Common Market includes most of the important countries in Western Europe. It is helping Western Europe to again take its place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world.
【小题1】From the passage we know the U.S. is much richer than      in resources.A．any other Western European countriesB．any other country in Western EuropeC．any country in Western EuropeD．every country in Europe【小题2】 The members of the European Economic Community have developed fast because they     .A．share their resources and bee more prosperousB．can again take the place as a leader in the worldC．forget the differences in their languages and customsD．have bee strong petition against the U.S.【小题3】Which statement is true?A．The Common Market is only a political association.B．The Common Market is an economic and political associationC．The Common Market is only an economic associationD．The Common Market is neither an economic association nor a political one.【小题4】In order to      the Western European countries decided to cooperate.A．join together to found a united countryB．help each other to smooth away the differences in customsC．work and act together for mon purposeD．work together and fight against the U.S.C