单选题Internet shopping is a new way of shopping. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is linked to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming increasingly popular. In the United States, people spent over $2.5 billion on Internet shopping in 1998. This figure is expected to reach $11 billion by the year 2004. People can shop for a variety of products on the Internet. Physical products include items such as books, CDs, clothes and food. These types of products are the most common purchases through the Internet. You can also buy information products such as on line news or magazine stories, or you can download computer software through the Internet. Services such as booking airline tickets, reserving hotels or renting cars are also available on the Internet. You can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in on line games. Internet shopping offers a number of benefits for the shopper. The most important advantage is convenience. You can shop whenever you like as the on-line shops are open 24 hours a day and you don"t have to queue with other shoppers at the check-out counters. Secondly, it is easy to find what you are looking for on the Internet. Even out-of-print books may be ordered on line. Finally, it is of ten cheaper to buy goods through the Internet, and you can tell the shop exactly what you want. The main disadvantage of Internet shopping is that you cannot actually see the products you are buying or check their quality. Also, many people enjoy shopping in the city and miss the opportunity to talk to friends. Some people are worried about paying for goods using credit cards, so Internet companies are now finding ways to make on-line payment safe. Internet shopping is sure to become more and more popular in the years ahead. It promises to change the way we buy all kinds of things—from tonight"s dinner to a new car.

单选题All living organisms, {{U}}regardless of{{/U}} their unique identity, have certain logical, chemical, and physical characteristics in common. A. as a result of B. considering C. on purpose D. whatever

单选题Ms. Adams is hoping that the committee officers will consider ______ request for a new computer system soon. A. herself B. she C. her D. hers

单选题The accounting department will ______ an internal audit into the company's expenditure over the last two quarters. A. conduct B. conducted C. conducting D. be conducted

单选题Whoever is in charge of______ the event must have the ability to work on multiple tasks at the same time.

单选题Peter has been out of work for half a year, so he wants to______ a job in this company.

单选题All the girls swam in the lake except two, who ______ halfway.

单选题A rain shower ______ by cold winds is expected to reach our region by this evening. A. accompany B. accompanied C. accompanying D. will accompany

单选题To: Staff of the Marketing Department From: Colleen Dane, Director of Marketing Date: November 6th This memo is to inform all marketing staff that there will be a mandatory meeting on Tuesday, November 14th at 2:00 p.m. The meeting will be conducted via a video-conference with our company headquarters in Seattle. Form the head office, Joe Lamond, our company vice president, will give us feedback and ask questions regarding our proposals for the new advertising strategy. What do we, the marketing team, want to accomplish in this meeting? The goal is simple: We hope to elicit the vice president's consent for our print media campaign on the new Spring Shoe. Once we receive his approval, we can go ahead and offer our proposal to the advertising firm. If any staff member cannot attend this meeting, that employee is obliged to submit, in writing, a reason for their absence. Colleen Dane Director of Marketing To: Colleen Dane, Director of Marketing From: Keith Wilson, Senior Marketing Consultant Date: November 7th Dear Ms. Dane, I'm writing in response to your department-wide memo of November 6th. Upon review of my schedule, I have to report that I cannot accommodate your request for attending the meeting on the 14th. I have a long-standing commitment on that same afternoon to attend the opening ceremony of our new factory in Wichita. As a consultant, I regret having to miss the meeting, as it's necessary for me to be actively involved in our new advertising campaign. Unfortunately, the president himself insisted that I be present at the upcoming ceremony. What I propose is a sort of compromise for my absence. Sheila Parks, a junior on our marketing team, is willing to transcribe the minutes for me so I can review the meeting's content in detail when I return to the office. If the vice president addresses a question to me directly, I will respond promptly by contacting him by email or phone. Also, I will ask Joe Dunn, senior manager of the marketing team, to brief me on the meeting's outcome. Please understand my position. I wait for you reply. Keith Wilson

单选题Could you tell me something what I haven't known? A. Could B. tell C. what D

单选题It looks as though Ms. Poidevan will not ______ the company at the tradeshow because she is feeling unwell. A. represent B. demonstrate C. expand D. preserve

单选题It' s no use just______me to do it; give me some positive help if possible.

单选题C The law says that women should have the chance of doing the same jobs as men and earn the same as them. The reality is very different. Women lose because, 25 years after the Equal Pay Act, many of them still get paid less than men. They lose because they do lower-paid jobs which men just won't consider. And they lose because they are the ones who interrupt a career to have children. All this is reported in an independent study ordered by the Government's Women's Unite. The biggest problem isn't equal pay in workplaces such as factories. It is a sort of work women do. Make a list of the low-paid jobs, then consider who does them. Try nurses, secretaries, cleaners, clerks, teachers in primary schools, dinner ladies, and child care helpers. Not a lot of men among that group, are there? Yet some of those jobs are really important. Surely no one would deny that about nurses and teachers, for a start. So why do we reward the people who do them so poorly? There can be only one answer —— because they are women. This is not going to be put right overnight. But the Government which employs a lot of them, and other bosses have to make a start. It is disgraceful (可耻的) that we have gone into the 21st Century but still treat women as second-class citizens.

单选题All who completed the voluntary__________ on Friday will receive a certificate recognizing their participation.

单选题 H/KServices Ltd.1st floor, World Building431 Bloor Street EastSeattle, Washington Facsimile HanKyu Services Ltd.Telephone 206 755 8989Fax: 206775 8655Email: enquiry@hankyu.comwww. hankyu.com To: Room 1204-Mr. Mark Newman island Pacific Hotel Fax:555-8624 From: Maggie Wong Fax:7 75-8655 Date: November 3 Pages: 1 page Please pass this message on to your guest, Mr. Mark Newman, who is staying in Room 1204. Thanks. Dear Mr. Newman, Mr. Ron Devereux has asked me to let you know that he would be very interested in meeting with you some time tomorrow on Saturday, November 4. Please give him a call on his mobile phone at (206) 755-1456 to arrange a time. Thanks. Kind regards, Maggie Wong PA to Ron Devereux

单选题_____our English teacher, our English has been greatly improved.

单选题All telemarketers should return to work ______ the cause of the phone line malfunction is determined and repaired. A. once B. or C. while D. yet

单选题All commuters ______ the main highway to get to the center of the city will face delays of up to an hour today because of on-going construction. A. use B. used C. using D. will use

单选题Telephone Billing Statement — City Phone Cellular City Phone Cellular Department of Billing Services 51 Dublin St., Suite 301 Springfield, WI Invoice Date: 08-15-2006 Payment Due Date: 09-14-2006 Customer Information Name: Desire Eberhardt Account Number: 10003483-FFT Account Information Current Charges: $61.59 Outstanding Balance: $35.08 Total Amount Owed: $96.67 Pay your bill online at www.cpcellular.com and receive a discount of 3% before taxes are added. If you have questions about this or other City Phone Cellular policies, please contact our customer service department at 1-888-349-5959. Billing Summary Amount Owed Current Charges: City Phone Premium Cellular Package $49.95 State Taxes $5.65 Service Fee $5.99 Total Current Charges $61.59 Previous Charges: Balance as of Last Month $55.08 Payment Received Last Month $20.00 Outstanding Balance $35.08 Total Amount Owed $96.67

单选题Only native-born citizens are {{U}}eligible{{/U}} for the U.S. Presidency. A. encouraged B. enforced C. expected D. entitled