单选题Memo To: All staff From: Ray Hunslon ①Those who are not on the permanent staff are asked to ②book a place for the annual meeting ten days in advance. A. All the employees are asked to book a place for the meeting ten days ahead of time. B. Temporary employees are required to book a place in advance. C. Permanent employees have already booked places.

单选题A Villa to Let: 150 sq meters of 3 stories A beautiful garden in the front with flowers $ 3,200 per month At least rent for one year If you intend to rent it, you will have to rent it for ______.A. 2 years at mostB. 1 year at mostC. 1 year leastways

单选题Whydidlanstarthiscareersellingsportsequipment?A.Hewasparticularlyinterestedinsport.B.Hewantedtopromoteahealthylifestyle.C.Hethoughtitwasaprofitableareatobein.

单选题At the moment, the most widely used language on the web is ______ .

单选题WhatproblemdidBrianhavewithhissandwichbusiness?

单选题Maria, Enclosed is the schedule for this year's training days. If you can't manage any of them, contact John. What should Maria do? A．Notify John of the training days she might miss. B．Inform John about the schedule for his training days. C．Ask John how to arrange her training schedule.

单选题While we are developing the product, we will write regular reports to ensure that you are informed of its progress. A. We're going to write reports at the same time as we develop the product. B. We're going to write reports after we develop the product. C. We're going to write reports before we develop the product.

单选题Sales growth at Medico plc is 1.8% this year,compared to an earlier forecast of 2.5%.The company's sales growth for this year is

单选题Although the situation at the negotiation table is always changeable, it is necessary to make out a detailed plan for the forthcoming negotiation. “Top line” and “bottom line” should be decided. For many negotiations in which more complex issues exist than the single factor of price, it is more useful to identify a “best achievable” top line. The negotiators of course hope for the best, but the fact is that their “best” is hardly satisfied. The limitation of the top line is affected by many factors. The negotiators should be considerate of the other party. They should not be too aggressive even when they are in a favourable position. They can not be too optimistic. If one party demands too much, the negotiation often results in a failure. The bottom line, on the other hand, is the last “line of defence”, which the negotiators will not give up. When setting the bottom line, over-optimism about probable outcome is often linked to a failure to give the bottom line adequate consideration. Identifying the bottom line is perhaps more important then setting the original target. Flexibility in setting the best achievable target is essential.

单选题Business College, UH Real Estate Math 6*4-hours lessons Bi-weekly A. The lesson will last for two weeks. B. Each lesson will last 6 hours. C. It is a 24-hour-lesson course.

单选题 Public companies have been the {{U}}locomotives{{/U}} of capitalism since they were invented in the mid-19th century. They have installed themselves at the heart of the world's largest economy, the United States. In the 1990s they looked as if they would spread round the world, shunting aside older forms of corporate organisation such as partnerships, and newer rivals such as state-owned enterprises (SOEs). China's former president, Jiang Zemin, described NASDAQ as "the crown jewel of all that is great about America". Russia rejected five-year plans in favour of stockmarket listings and Wall Street banks abandoned cosy partnerships in favour of public equity: Goldman Sachs, the last big holdout, went public as the decade came to an end. Public companies triumphed because they provided three things that make for durable success: limited liability, which encourages the public to invest, professional management, which boosts productivity, and "corporate personhood", which means businesses can survive the removal of a founder. In 1997 the number of American companies reached an all-time high of 7,888. Even now, American listed companies are as profitable as they have been for 60 years. But during the past decade, the title of a 1989 essay, "Eclipse of the Public Corporation", by Michael Jensen of Harvard Business School, has turned out to be prescient. In 2001-2002 some of America's most prominent public companies imploded. They included Enron, Tyco, WorldCom and Global Crossing, which, before their demise, were admired. Six years later Lehman Brothers collapsed and Citigroup and General Motors turned to the government for salvation. Meanwhile, SOEs were growing in emerging markets, challenging the idea that public companies are the biggest fishes in the sea. Private-equity firms flourished in the West, challenging the idea that public companies are the best managed. And the rise of the Asian economies, with their legions of family-owned conglomerates, challenged the idea that they are best equipped to advance capitalism's geographical frontier. So, even though public companies are flush with cash (American firms are sitting on $2.23 trillion, see Free Exchange) and even though the world's most talked-about entrepreneur, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, is due to take his company public on May 18th, the signs of health are misleading. Public companies are in danger of becoming like a fading London club. Their membership is falling. They spend their time fussing over club rules. And, as they peer out of the window, they see the bright young things heading elsewhere. The number of public companies has dropped dramatically in the Anglo-Saxon world—by 38% since 1997 in America and by 48% in Britain's main markets. The number of initial public offerings (IPOs) in America dropped from an average of 311 a year in 1980-2000 to just 81 in 2011. Going public no longer has the glamour it once had. Entrepreneurs have to wait longer—an average of ten years for companies backed by venture capital, compared with four in 1985—and must jump through more hoops. Lawyers and accountants are increasingly specialized and expensive; bankers are less willing to take them public; qualified directors are harder to find, since even "non-execs" can go to prison if they sign false accounts.

单选题26/6-11 am URGENT MESSAGE FOR KATE JOHNSONYOUR FLIGHT TO LONDON TOMORROW IS NOW POSTPONED TO 6:15-28/6.When will Mrs. Johnson fly to London?

单选题Chinese currency is the Renminbi (RMB). It is also known as "yuan". The sign of it is " ￥ ", the same as that of Japanese currency. But Japanese currency is called "yen". The Renminbi, China's legal tender, is issued and controlled solely by the People's Bank of China. The exchange rates of the Renminbi are decided by the People's Bank of China and issued by the State Administration of Exchange Control. China operates foreign exchange in a unified way, with the State Administration of Exchange Control exercising the functions and powers of exchange control. Before 1994, the Chinese government managed the system as a dual-track foreign-exchange system. The dual-track system provided for two government-approved exchange rates, one was the official exchange rate, the other was the swap-market rate. The State Administration of Exchange Control (SAEC) set the official exchange rate for the RMB based on China's balance of payments and the exchange rates of her major competitor countries, such as South Korea. In 1986, the SAEC first set the official rates at 3.72 RMB per dollar. Primarily state-owned companies used the official exchange rate, mostly to buy Foreign Exchange Certificates (FECs). FECs are a separate form of currency developed in 1980 for the foreigners to use when they paid for their expenses in China. But, in 1994, the People's Bank of China stopped issuing FECs and gradually withdrew them from circulation. The swap market, the other half of the dual-market system, was created in Shenzhen (the newly-built modern city located opposite Hong Kong) in 1985 for foreign and local businesses that had received official approval to exchange RMB and hard currency, there were quite a lot of swap centres, the one in Shanghai being the largest. During that period, about 80 % of the hard-currency transactions in this country took place in the swap market. The swap rate was 8.7 RMB per dollar. The dual-track foreign exchange system was not favorable to China's international trade and affected China's application for joining the WTO. So in 1994 the Chinese government decided to close the swap centres. The swap centre in Shanghai was replaced by the National Foreign Exchange Centre, which is a national inter-bank centre at which authorized banks can trade and settle foreign currencies.

单选题Reciprocal visits by members of the host communities may or may not be possible, ______ the ever-tightening constraints of border controls. A. since B. given C. for D. subject to

单选题Chicago Chicago, lying in the east of the USA, is the rather young American city. It was almost completely rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1871. One's first impression of the city may include streams of cars running to-and-fro on the highways, skyscrapers and the wide green water of Lake Michigan, which lies to the northeast of the city. The area of the city is over 228 square miles with a population of about 3 million. The climate of Chicago on the whole is almost the same as that of Beijing with rather hot days in summer, colorful and fresh days in fall and icy but often clear days in winter. The spring in Chicago is a little changeable in temperature. For instance, I saw a snowfall in early April this year while some of the flowers were already in full bloom. Chicago is also famous for its frequent strong winds, and as a result has got the name of "the Windy City".

单选题Ring 96354 to place an advertisement in this magazine. A. You can write advertisement on this magazine. B. You can advertise if you ring this number. C. You can make telephone calls from here.

单选题A．free transfer between terminals is available using Heathrow Express and HeathrowConnect trains．A．Heathrow Airport provides free pickup service．B．Heathrow Airport and local destinations are connected by free train services．C．Free train services connect the terminals of Heathrow Airport．

单选题Computer services provider Martin McDonald wants to find out about ways of making useful contacts in other companies.