填空题· Read the extract below from the annual report of a bed manufacturer.· In most of the lines (41-52) there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.· If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.· If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet. {{B}} CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW{{/B}} The prime focus for management recently has been the integration into the Group of Damon Beds. This acquisition is very much greater part of our strategy to grow our41 presence in the UK branded furniture market. We are neither convinced that42 leveraging the proven brand management expertise of which we are proud is the43 optimum route to continued and sustainable growth in shareholder value. Overall,44 sales grew more quickly than 9%, to reach ￡125 million. This represents a small45 increase in market share such as our strategy to build share in growing, added value46 sectors gains momentum. Our established brands had another excellent year with47 volumes and turnover at record levels. While we have increased capacity to cope with48 significantly increased demand, boosted by the return to television advertising in early49 last year. The purpose of the campaign is how to reinforce our position as the UK's50 leading volume bed business by improving brand awareness still further on and, more51 importantly, communicating to consumers regarding the message about the uniqueness52 of the product and yet the benefits and reasons for choosing our beds. Early indications show that the campaign is already having the desired effect.

填空题· Read the text below about an international competition.· In most of the lines 41-52there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.· If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.· It there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet. {{B}} THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SKILLS COMPETITION{{/B}} The International Youth Skills Competition is held in every two years over a period of three days. The purpose is to bring together the world's top41. young technicians. The standard of work is extremely high and the results are42. a good indication of a nation's industrial skill base. Teams take their part in43. a variety of activities ranging from the cookery to leading a hill walking44. expedition. Naturally, these competitions can be stressful' as they test45. skills to the limit. However, they are also a very marvellous opportunity46. for young people to learn from one another's performance and develop47. their own skills. This means that when they return at home they are48. able to transfer that what they have just practised directly into the49. workplace. At the end of the competition, the winning contestants who are50. awarded medals in each event, and the country with the most of medals is51. declared the overall winner, an honour which is becoming increasingly52. prestigious as the competition gains our wider recognition throughout the world.

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填空题Accounting Many people think of accounting as a highly technical field which can be understood only by professional accountants. Actually, nearly everyone practices accounting in one form or an other on an almost daily basis. (9) ... Whether you are preparing a household budget, balancing your checkbook, or preparing your income tax return, you are working with accounting concepts and accounting information. Accounting has often been called the "language of business. " (10) ... What are "corporate profits"? What levels of corporate profits are necessary to finance the development of new products, new jobs, and economic growth? One cannot hope to answer such questions without understanding the accounting concepts and terms involved in the measurement of income. Since a language is a means of social communication, it is logical that a language should change to meet the changing needs of society. (11) ... For example, as society has become increasingly interested in measurements more meaningful and more reliable. (12) ... Although ac counting has made its most dramatic progress in the field of business, the accounting functions is vital to every unit of our society. An individual must account for his or her income, and must file income tax returns. Often an individual must supply personal accounting information in order to buy a car or home, to quality for a college scholarship, to secure a credit card, or to obtain a bank loan. (13) ... The federal government, the states, the cities, the school districts, all must use accounting as a basic for controlling their resources and measuring their accomplishments. Accounting is equally essential to the successful operation of a business, a university, a fraternity, a social program, or a city. (14) ... therefore, some knowledge of accounting is needed by all citizens if they are to act intelligently in meeting the challenges of our society. A. Accounting has changed with the passage of time B. In accounting, too, changes and improvements are continually being made C. In very election the voters must make decisions at the ballot box on issues involving ac counting concepts D. We live in an era of accountability E. Accounting has become an indispensable part of modern life F. Large corporations are accountable to their stockholders, to governmental agencies, and to the public G. In recent years, corporate profits have become a topic of considerable public interest H. Accounting is the art of measuring, communicating, and interpreting financial activity

填空题A．embargo B．subsidy C．tariff D．transaction E．terms of trade F．bullion G．raw materials H．dumping I．invisibles J．balance of trade K．natural resources L．quota M．visibles N．economic community O．balance of payments deficit

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填空题{{B}}PART ONE{{/B}}{{B}}How to approach Listening Test Part One{{/B}}· In this part of the Listening Test you listen to a monologue, e.g. a presentation,· Before you listen, read the notes. Think about what you are going to hear· Note all possible answers as you listen for the first time. Do not worry if you do not know the answers. You will hear the recording a second time.· You should write words that you hear; without changing them. They must fit the meaning of the notes.· Decide on your final answer only after you have listened for the second time,· Check that you have used no more than three words in each numbered space,· You will hear a business lecturer talking about a company called SC Foods.· As you listen, for questions 1 - 12, complete the notes using up to three words or a number.· You will hear the recording twice. {{B}}Early history{{/B}}Company set up as a group of{{U}} (1) {{/U}}Moved into{{U}} (2) {{/U}}in 1990Opened first{{U}} (3) {{/U}}in London{{B}}Current activities{{/B}}▲ making a total of{{U}} (4) {{/U}}▲ supplying products to{{U}} (5) {{/U}}and {{B}}Recent achievements{{/B}}▲ contract to supply{{U}} (6) {{/U}}signed▲ popular{{U}} (7) {{/U}}produced▲ first{{U}} (8) {{/U}}released{{B}}Future plans{{/B}}▲ to form partnership with an{{U}} (9) {{/U}}▲ to develop new{{U}} (10) {{/U}}{{B}}Values{{/B}}Recent article praised SC’s commitment to{{U}} (11) {{/U}}Won award for{{U}} (12) {{/U}}

填空题· You will hear five different business people talking about partnerships, one form of business.· For each extract there are two tasks. For Task One, choose the advantage of partnerships described from the list A—H. For Task Two, choose the disadvantage of partnerships from the list A—H.· You will hear the recording twice. TASK ONE—ADVANTAGE· For questions 13—17, match the extracts with the advantages, listed A—H.· For each extract, choose the advantage stated.· Write one letter (A—H) next to the number of the extract. A Incentive for key employees B Ease of organization C Direct control of business D More specialized management E Tax advantages F Ease of closing G Greater source of capital H Share strength of other owners

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填空题Making It in the USA When it comes to US manufacturing, conventional wisdom says the prognosis is bad. Just read the headlines: During the past three years, the nation has lost 2.7 million factory jobs -- many of them permanently. Manufacturing now employs just 11 percent of the US workforce, compared with 30 percent in the 1950s. But LeRoy Nosbaum, chief executive at Itron Corp., a ＄285 million builder of utility meter readers in Spokane, Wash., sees things differently. "If you can't manufacture in the US efficiently and economically, you don't know how to manufacture," he says. Yes, making stuff in the United States requires merciless, day-by-day cost cutting. (9) "Jumping on the low-cost bandwagon is a quick fix," says Bill Hanson, co-director of MIT's Leaders for Manufacturing program. "But it can hurt you in the long run." Job-loss statistics may overstate the fall in US manufacturing competitiveness (10) Sure, there are fewer factory workers, but thanks to increased automation and a shift to higher-value work, the value of US manufactured goods has grown by 50 percent since 1990. Jim Womack of the Lean Enterprise Institute, a nonprofit training center, adds that cheaper labor doesn't necessarily give offshore manufacturers an insurmountable advantage. (11) Whatever cost advantages do exist can vanish quickly if competitors follow suit and set up shop nearby. But the most compelling reason to build here isn't easily measured in dollars. (12) "The US is good at innovation," he says, "and the only way to become an innovation machine is to closely couple manufacturing with engineering and design." Nosbaum's Itron is an example: a homegrown success that enjoys a 50 percent market in the face of stiff import competition. (13) With input from line workers, Itron has cut labor expenses in half since 1999 to just 8 percent of overall product cost- a rate so low that the wage gap with countries like China has become irrelevant. The Itron case aside, it does make sense for labor-intensive industries like apparels or furniture making to build in low-wage countries. (14) In those fields, the potential of factory-level innovation far outweighs the benefits of lower wages. In the end, that is where American workers will find lasting opportunity.A That is not the case in R&D-dependent industries such as biotech, pharmaceuticals, and aerospace, however.B Productivity gains account for a big chunk of the job shrinkage.C They can face additional costs from time- to-market delays, airfreight charges, employee travel, and local corruption.D The company's quality and test engineers roam its factory floor in Waseca, Minn., constantly searching for ways to improve product designs and production efficiency.E But offshore manufacturing carries hidden costs of its own-in particular, the opportunities you forgo by cutting off access to the wellspring of innovation on your factory floor.F But it doesn't work in high-tech industries.G Manufacturing now employs just 11 percent of the US workforce, compared with 30 percent in the 1950s.H Distance severs what Hanson calls the "tight linkages" between engineers and production workers that spur innovation.

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填空题A．Flat Tax Income tax is a direct tax which is levied on the income of private individuals．There are various income tax systems that exist．ranging frOm a flat tax to an extensive progressive tax systern． A flat tax，also cal led a proportional tax，is a system that taxes．Usual ly the flat tax is proposed to k ick in at a certain income level，or to exempt income below that level，so that the lowest-income members of society don't need to pay income tax． Proposed flat taxes usually allow little or no exemption of earned income besides the bottom-level exemption． Advocates of a flat tax claim that it will end unfair discrimination．They also argue that flat taxes are easier(and cheaper)to administer and comply with than complex，graduated taxes．Most political parties that advocate the introduction of a flat tax are on the right of the pol itical spectrum．B．Progressive Tax A progressive tax，or graduated tax，is a tax that is larger as a percentage of income for those with larger incomes．It is usually applied in reference to income taxes，where people with more income pay a higher percentage of it in taxes．The term progressive refers to the way the rate progresses from low to high．C．Regressive Tax A regressive tax is a tax which takes a larger percentage of income from people whose income is low． A tax which places placesonately more of a burden on those with lower incomes． Regressive taxes，as opposed to progressive taxes，are more burdensome on lower-income individuals than on higher-income individuals and corporations．D．Tax Deduction Within the United States'income tax system，a tax deduction，or" tax-deductible expense" ，is an item which is subtracted from gross income in order to arrive at the taxable income． Effectively，the taxpayer pays no income tax on the amount of money he spent on tax-deductible expenses．For example．if an individual earns$50，000 in a year and gives $5，000 to tax-deductible charities，he will end up paying income tax as though he had earned only$45，000 that year．In this way，the federal and state governments encourage certain types of spending．E．Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion Tax avoidance is the legal exploitation of the tax regime to one's own advantage，to attempt to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law whilst making a full disclosure of the materialinformation to the tax authorities． Tax evasion，on the other hand，is a crime．Tax evasion usually entails taxpayers deliberately misrepresenting or concealing the true state of their affairs to the tax authorities to reduce their tax liability，and includes，in particular，dishonest tax reporting，such as under-declared income，profits or gains；or overstated deductions．

填空题{{B}}PART ONE{{/B}} ·Look at the statements below and at the five extracts that follow. ·Which extract (A, B, C, D or E) does each statement (1-8) refer to? ·For each statement (1-8), mark one letter (A. B, C, D or E) on your Answer Sheet. ·You will need to use some of these letters more than once. A Currently, economic activities in China remain controlled by a government that often makes its decisions based on the unpublished rules, and when the rules are published, they are often vague and unclear to the public and overseas businesses. Appeals are made all the more difficult with no public basis for the initial decisions. The WTO requirements of transparency and justice will help the Chinese state make arbitrary decisions over business activities and economic life. B By requiring the clear publication of quotas and tariff rates-by making them more transparent and public-the arbitrary discretion of local officials to determine whether and at what price a local enterprise can import a foreign product that might be an important input to goods or service will be taken away. In doing so, this agreement not only promotes economic efficiency for American exporters, but also undercuts arbitrary control and promotes the ability of local entrepreneurs to freely contract with foreign importers based not on party connections but on what makes economic sense. Economic freedom and economic efficiency gain at the same time. C The same is true for the free movement of goods. Currently, anybody who does business in China will view distribution as, at best, a headache. The Chinese government controls virtually all aspects of the movement of goods, whether goods can be imported at all, the terms under which it enters, who can bring it in, and who can distribute, sell and service it. Importing and exporting, and distribution rights are privileges granted by the Chinese government to only to a few. D China's WTO commitments in these areas are quite significant. The agreement changes these scarcely allotted privileges into rights that will be widely available to both Chinese and foreign businesses. China has agreed that in 3 years, all individuals and entities in China will be able to import most products into any part of China, and that foreign firms will be able to set up, own and operate their own distribution and related services. It will certainly help promote and enhance the economic activities and people throughout the world would enjoy the freedom of businesses. E Again, however, the benefits go beyond economic efficiency. Every time the multiple areas in which people must seek permission from the government for distribution or trading are reduced, the potential for a larger number of business transactions between Chinese entrepreneurs and American entrepreneurs is increased. As the weight of the government on everyday transactions becomes lighter, layers of middlemen are eliminated, and more and more Chinese salesmen, repairmen, and consumers will come into direct and daily contact with each other and with foreign companies.