单选题

A、 I will build a branch in Belgium with the board advisors.
B、 I have determined that Mr. Johnson"s plan should be adopted.
C、 Mr. Johnson is going to be responsible for the scheme.
D、 Mr. Johnson is going to build a branch in Belgium.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析]
After much discussion and argumentation with the board advisors, I finally decided to adopt Mr. Johnson"s scheme to build a branch in Belgium.

A、 Mr. Smith is one of the best businessmen because he is well-educated.
B、 Mr. Smith has the best education of all the businessmen in the company.
C、 Mr. Smith has no education to be a businessman.
D、 Mr. Smith is an excellent businessman despite his poor education.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析]
Although Mr. Smith has no formal education, he is one of the shrewdest businessmen in the company.

A、 I will go on a vacation after the target has been accomplished.
B、 I will sell as many products as possible to save enough money to take a holiday.
C、 If I don"t take a holiday, I may not be able to reach the sales quota.
D、 The sales quota is really hard to reach, so I have a lot of pressure.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析]
Once the sales quota has been reached, I"d like m take a stress-free 3-week-long holiday.

A、 The price of the house has now nearly doubled.
B、 The price of the house has been reduced by 50%.
C、 The price of the house has increased by 50%.
D、 The price of the house nearby remains the same.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析]
The house that used to cost around 210, 000 dollars 10 years ago now cost 400,000 dollars in my neighborhood.

A、 They were through with the job before 6 o"clock.
B、 They were 3 hours late.
C、 The completion of the job took more time than they had expected.
D、 It was at 9:30 that they began to do the job.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析]
They should have finished this job before 6 o"clock, but for some unknown reason, it was not until 9:30 that they were through with it.