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单选题FLIGHT TIMETABLE FROM SHANGHAI TO NEW YORK Tue Dep. 08.07 Wed Dep. 09.08 Thurs Dep. 20.30 FROM NEW YORK TO SHAGNHAI Sat Dep. 14:35 Sun Dep. 23:40 You cannot fly to Shanghai from New York ______.A. at nightB. on weekdaysC. at weekends

单选题Telecommuter portrait: editing facts by fax Jennifer Porter is the managing (29) of Healthcare, a (30) of the American Pharmaceutical Association. (31) her private office in her Virginia home, she assigns (32) to ten articles for each issue of the magazine. The writers send her their stories on a computer disk, usually (33) means of an overnight delivery service. Porter checks them and then sends them (34) the designer's office in New York. Porter's biggest problem (35) electronic publishing is training her writers. "One sent the story on a wrong-sized disk; (36) used a disk that my computer couldn't read; a third used software I couldn't decipher." The disk problems should improve on the next issue (37) Porter has recently invested in a modem (38) writers can send their stories directly to her computer, Porter says she is a skeptical technical consumer. I like a computer the same way I (39) a pencil. They are both tools that must work. (40) something goes wrong with my electronic equipment out here in the middle of Virginia, I have to put it in the car and take it someplace.

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单选题As he took his foot off the clutch the car ______ forward and the passenger was almost thrown through the windscreen. A. swirled B. lurched C. staggered D. wobbled

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单选题Office Staff Required Experience essential Ful I training given(1eading to recognised qualifications) Applicants must have______. A. relevant qualifications B. previous experience C. recognised training

单选题______ by weakness at home and in Europe, even small companies are seeking a toehold in emerging markets. A. Deserved B. Renewed C. Furthered D. Constrained

单选题MEMO To : Factory staff From : Factory Manager Date : 19 November 2008 Subject : Quality control The new system starts Monday week. Please read attached leaflet and contact me if there are any queries. What does the Factory Manager want the staff to do?

单选题To: Delivery Staff From: Sander De Haan ①Today's meeting is now postponed. ②You will receive further information about a new date tomorrow. A. The meeting is rescheduled to be held in a later time of the day. B. The meeting is put off to the next day. C. The rearranged time of the meeting is not settled yet.

单选题 In our zeal to protect the "innocent" consumer, we need to recognize that each protective step necessarily limits our productive capacity as a nation. It may be argued that a wealthy nation can afford such luxury and, though this is true, we need also to take into account the price we are paying for consumerism. Risk is inherent in every consumer purchase—in every consumer act—and man can do nothing to alter that fact. The efforts of man to eliminate risk in the market place contain much political appeal but are nonetheless futile because the reduction of one kind of risk must always be accompanied by a compensating increase in another kind of risk. The cost of protection is deprivation. But the cost of consumer protection is not apparent. We have no way of putting a value on the sacrifice in foregone products and services that a free market could provide. Perhaps a specific illustration may help to expose consumerism in its true light. I have heard it said that if strawberries were a manufactured product, they would be restricted from the market today because so many people are allergic to them! Indeed, the long arm of consumerism will soon reach back to the products of the farm as it already has in its intense concern with antibiotics, insecticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. Anyway, my little story has to do with unit pricing. A few years ago someone had the thought that if all products in the retail store were price-marked in equivalent units of pounds, quarts, square feet, and the like, then the consumer could better identify the best buy. There was an implied assumption that the variety of package sizes on the market were a calculated attempt to deceive the consumer. Gradually the idea began to catch on and more and more people began to accept and champion it. I know of no strong bona fide consumer support for the idea but I do know of a lot of passionate pleas made by consumerists who thought the idea had merit, especially for people on a tight budget. But, as in any fight, charges and countercharges flew wildly. The merchants claimed that the costs of so marking products would be prohibitively expensive—that the net increase in cost would be borne by the consumer. The consumerists claimed that such marking would enable some consumers, and particularly those who needed it most, to save up to 10 percent on their grocery bill. No one really had any facts, though the idea sounded plausible and workable. This is the typical way consumerist issues arise and generate support, first among those who would like to do something for the consumer, and then among consumers who innocently become effective consumerists without really knowing it. It also reveals the typical negative reaction of the business community which serves only to add the fire of certainty to the consumerist's eyes. Fortunately, this is one idea that could be tested with reasonable preciseness, and one of my colleagues at Cornell undertook to do that in a chain of stores in the Midwest. The most interesting of his conclusions is that both the costs and benefits were grossly overstated. The costs in the smallest stores ran to over 4 percent of the sales value but in large supermarkets they amounted to less than a tenth of one percent of sales. But a check of product movement over time indicated no significant shift in purchases by the consumer. In two broad food categories the consumer actually shifted her trade up to the higher cost per unit item; in the cereal category she shifted to lower-cost packages; and there was no change in the others. Surveys of consumers shopping these test stores revealed that awareness of the availability of the information was greatest among the high-income, well-educated consumers. Despite these findings, the only real facts on the issue available, it is my prediction that the consumerist will continue to champion unit pricing, will continue to talk about how it will benefit the poor, and eventually will succeed in getting widespread regulations making unit pricing mandatory. The issue of unit pricing did not originate from any factual base, and accordingly, facts are not likely to alter the decisions of those who champion its cause. It makes no difference that the theory of unit pricing is based on a false and strictly materialistic premise. It makes no difference that it gives the large merchant a competitive advantage over the small. It makes no difference that the wealthy take greater advantage of the information than do the poor. Even if the benefits are not very great, it may be argued that the costs are insignificant. At least the consumer doesn't need a computer when she shops and she gained a notch in her right to be informed. But is the cost really insignificant if we add this to the hundreds of other laws and regulations that have been forced on the consumer within the last several years?

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单选题Meeting Hall Multi-language instant translation system, 4th floor.A. Translation is done at the same time.B. Speeches will be translated later.C. You will get translated version right away.

单选题Gatwick's atrium is larger than that of the Heathrow Lake.

单选题Questions 16-22 ·Read the minutes of the meeting below. ·Are the sentences 16-22 "Right" or "Wrong"? If there is not enough information to answer "Right" or "Wrong", choose "Doesn't say" . ·For each sentence (16-22), mark one letter (A, B or C). MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD IN CONFERENCE ROOM NO. 8 ON MONDAY 19TH MAY 2008 Present: Mr Wang Kai, General Manager, in the chair Mr Li Fei, Production Manager Mr Huang Shu, Purchase Manager Ms Oheng Li, Sales Manager Miss Song Yu, Secretary (Minutes Keeper) The meeting was opened at 8.30 a.m. by Mr Wang Kai. {{U}} Apologies for absence{{/U}} Mr Hu Su, Personnel Manager Miss Lu Ping, Sales Assistant Ⅰ．{{U}}Minutes of the last meeting.{{/U}} The minutes of the last meeting were read, confirmed and signed. Ⅱ．{{U}}Changing of promotion materials{{/U}} Ms Chena Li suggested changing the company's promotion materials as many new products have been launched since 2005. It was agreed that Ms Cheng would update the promotion materials and that she would submit the drafts at the next meeting on 18th June. Ⅲ．{{U}}The company's holidays{{/U}} Mr Wang announced the dates of the company's holidays= 5th to 16th July, inclusive:24th December to 5th January, inclusive. Ⅳ．{{U}}Security{{/U}} Mr Wang raised the problem of office security, who suggested that all important papers should be kept in the safe. It was agreed that only those present at the meeting would have the key to the safe. Ⅴ．{{U}}There being no further business, Mr Wang closed the meeting at 9:30am.{{/U}}

单选题TRANSFER: To transfer from one training program to another, you must notify The Grantsmanship Center at least five working days before the original program. There is a $50 fee per transfer, and no more than two transfers will be accepted.A. There is no fee for the first transfer.B. You have to pay for the transfer.C. More money is charged for the second transfer.

单选题NOTICE--FLIGHT STATUS TIME FLIGHT DESTINATION FLIGHT INFORMATION 8:00 BA 211 Tokyo Estimated departure 8:30 8:10 RL 166 Moscow Final call 8:25 TE 675 Taipei Check in at desk 8 A. The plane to Tokyo is an hour late. B. The plane to Moscow is about to take off. C. The Plane to Taipei is ready for boarding.

单选题The Asia Hotel is the perfect place for a conference. Containing 186 super bedrooms, the Asia Hotel is one of Nataukok's finest and friendliest hotels. In addition to its attractive gardens and small golf course, the hotel has one of the largest underground car parks in Asia. The hotel contains a large exhibition hall as well as four smaller exhibition halls, 3 large lecture theatres and 5 smaller rooms, one of which is specially equipped for viewing films and videos. Photocopying, faxing and computer facilities are also available. To help participants relax, there is a pleasant lounge, two bars, two restaurants and a coffee shop, the latter being open for 24 hours a day. A full range of leisure amenities include a sauna, a large swimming pool, a gymnasium, and tennis courts. For further information, please contact Mr. Victor Wong (588-46280) and for conference bookings/hotel accommodation, contact Miss Helena Wu.