Question

The defining purpose of the International Trade Administration (ITA) is helping to create economic opportunity for American workers and businesses. By promoting trade and investment we are promoting prosperity and a better world.
To increase trade and investment, ITA helps U.S. companies navigate foreign markets. We help educate companies about how to tailor their activities to the specific market with respect to their product slate, financing, marketing, assembly and logistics. While the United States exports more than any other country, making that first export can still be a daunting challenge for a small or medium sized business. ITA helps equip those businesses with the knowledge and tools that they need to meet that exporting challenge, and by extension, promote the trade and investment that helps us all.
Read about the purpose of the International Trade Association.

According to the passage, which phrases describe the purpose of the ITA? Choose three correct answers.

Responses

to assist US companies as they trade
to assist US companies as they trade

to create trade opportunities for US companies
to create trade opportunities for US companies

to reduce levels of investment in trade
to reduce levels of investment in trade

to steer small- and medium-sized businesses away from exporting

Answer 1

Correct answers:
- to assist US companies as they trade (this option appears twice)
- to create trade opportunities for US companies

Explanation: The passage says ITA helps U.S. companies navigate foreign markets and promotes trade and investment. The other options (reduce investment in trade; steer small- and medium-sized businesses away from exporting) contradict the passage.