12.1.TheworldisquicklyrealizinghowmuchitdependsonChina.2.Appleisreroutingsupplychains.Ikeaisclosingitsstoresandpayingstaffmemberstostayhome.Starbucksiswarningofafinancialblow.FordandToyotawillidlesomeoftheirvastChineseassemblyplantsforanextraweek.3.Themysteriouscoronavirushasvirtuallyshutdownoneoftheworld’smostimportantgrowthengines.Desperatetoslowthefast-movingvirus,theChineseauthoritieshaveextendedthecountry’snationalholiday,andcrippledland,railandairtransport.Entirecitieshaveshutdown.4.Thefullextentofthehittothebroaderbusinessworldisnotyetclear.“Ourmembersaredealingwithvaryingdegreesofdisruptionintheirbusinesses,”saidJakeParker,theseniorvicepresidentoftheUS-ChinaBusinessCouncil.5.Iftravelrestrictionsandquarantinesareexpandedortheholidayextendedfurther,hesaid,“thatwillamplifytheseproblems.”Question:Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace"virtually"in"Themysteriouscoronavirushasvirtuallyshutdownoneoftheworld’smostimportantgrowthengines"?
22.JudgeHaltsWorkonMicrosoft’sJEDIContract,aVictoryforAmazonAfederaljudgeinWashingtonorderedMicrosoftonThursdaytohaltallworkona$10billioncloud-computingcontractforthePentagon,inavictoryforAmazon,whichhadchallengedtheawardingofthecontract.Inasealedopinion,thejudgeoftheCourtofFederalClaimsorderedworktostopontheJointEnterpriseDefenseInfrastructureproject,knownasJEDI,untilAmazon’slegalchallengewasresolved.The10-yearcontractwasoneofthelargesttechcontractsfromthePentagon,andMicrosoftwassettobeginworkonitthismonth.Thedecisionaddstotheacrimonysurroundingthelucrativedeal,whichwasamajorprizeinthetechnologyindustry,andratchetsupthelegalbattlearoundthetransformationofthemilitary’scloud-computingsystems.InDecember,AmazonfileditslegalchallengeagainsttheawardingofJEDI,sayingthatMr.Trumpused“improperpressure”onthePentagonatitsexpense.Inanothercourtfilingthismonth,Amazonarguedthataninjunctionwasnecessarytopreventitfromlosingtheprofititcouldearnfromthecontract.“ThisisallsettingthestageforamajorcourtfightbetweenAmazonandMicrosoft,withtheD.O.D.caughtinbetween,”saidDanielIves,ananalyst.“It’sapoliticalfootballthat’sbeingkickedaround.”Question:Whichofthefollowingexpressesangryandunpleasantfeelings?