Service stations, motels and restaurants promoted the development of the interstate highwa
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
Our aim was to update the health service, and we succeeded.
A. offer
B. provide
C. fund
D. modernize
Our aim was to update the health service, and we succeeded.
A. offer
B. provide
C. fund
D. modernize
What does "man" in the third sentence of the fifth paragraph mean?
A.It means "to supply with men, as for defence or service".
B.It means "to take stations, as to defend or operate".
C.It means "to cheer up".
D.It means "to track".
What will Mr Murdoch do to get more customers?
A.to offer better service and develop the most advanced technology
B.to invite more experts
C.to get customers through in 30 seconds
What is the main reason for universal acceptance of tipping?
A.It is an easy way to make money.
B.It supplies the service class with a sort of reliable income.
C.It ensures people a good and prompt service.
D.It enables the service class to be free from taxes.
•Read the following passage about successful business executives.
•Are the sentences 16-22 "Right" or "Wrong"? If there isn't enough information to answer "Right" or "Wrong", choose "Doesn't say".
•For each sentence (16-22), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
Why Seeing Is Succeeding
Robert Celik of the New York Business Institute tells
There are some executives who get it right. They launch winning products, and have a feeling for what customers like and dislike. They do not depend on research or secondary information, and yet they know the market extremely well.
Take Steve Banks, developer of the best-selling personal finance software, Nicat. He had noticed how difficult it was to use existing software products, and realized there was a gap in the market. Although 51 competing packages were available when Nicat was launched, it quickly succeeded in attracting the majority of customers.
Then consider the JR oil group who learnt that a new chain of hypermarket petrol stations was overtaking its own outlets. The competitor's success was due to a higher standard of service and facilities. The oil group's managers could have discovered this by going to observe these stations for ten minutes. Instead the oil group contacted an agency to carry out more market research.
One of the institute's most striking findings is that the best business strategists see things for themselves. They do not just analyze, but get out into the field with their customers, and gain first-hand experience of their products.
Successful executives base their strategies on reliable data about their clients' requirements.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn't say
So why is it that flying is getting 【23】______ for so many passengers, 【24】______ airlines are spending billions of dollars to improve service, 【25】______ in new equipment such as mobile check-in stations and portable phone banks so travelers can quickly 【26】______ a flight when it is delayed or canceled? The fact is that air travel has 【27】______ been such an annoyance, and customer complaints to the Transportation Department doubled in 1999 【28】______ 1998.
It seems Mother Nature would 【29】______ people by bus this year. An unusual run of bad weather, 【30】______ long walls of thunderstorms, has crippled airports lately and led to widespread delays and cancellations. After similar problems last summer, the FAA promised to work more closely with airlines 【31】______ weather slowdowns--for example, FAA and airline representatives now gather at a single location in Herndon, Va. , to 【32】______ the best way to allocate the available airspace. But even the FAA 【33】______ the new initiative has fallen 【34】______ of expectations, and many passengers complain that the delays seem 【35】______ .
Part of the problem is overcrowded planes. 【36】______ the strong economy, U.S. airlines are expected to carry a record 665 million passengers this year, up 5 percent from last year. On 【37】______ , planes are about 76 percent full these days, also a 【38】______ . That's good news for the Transport Department, which are profitably loading more passengers 【39】______ each flight, and bad news for passengers, 【40】______ irritations build rapidly in fight quarters.
【21】
A.under
B.below
C.beneath
D.beyond
Some of the HDTVs Weigh over 200 lbs., and a variety of retailers offer a delivery service to the buyer's home to help install the heavy sets. This is known as a white-glove service and usually comes with an extra fee. After HDTV purchasers get their sets home and hook them up, they will still need to Work to get the digital signals to their systems. Most of the industry's cable providers do not yet offer high-definition programing, and only about 15% of commercial television stations have switched over to even the lowest improved digital pictures. Worse yet, viewers may need to install antenna before they can even get the digital signals to their new HDTV sets. Another frustration for home-theater seekers is that the current HDTV sets allow owners only to watch high-definition programs, not to record them.
According to the first sentence, the sales of HDTV sets since last year, by the time when this article was written, had reached______.
A.4.6 million
B.9.2 million
C.18.4 million
D.I do not know how many
听力原文: PARIS--French voters chose Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president on Sunday, giving the conservative a mandate for change. His Socialist opponent conceded minutes after polls closed.
With nearly 70 percent of ballots counted, Sarkozy had just over 53 percent of the vote, according to the Interior Ministry.
The results dashed Socialist Segolene Royal's hopes of being elected France's first woman president. The projections were based on vote counts from representative samples of hundreds of polling stations across the country.
"Universal suffrage has spoken. I wish the next president of the Republic the best in accomplishing his mission in the service of all the French people," Royal told supporters in Paris.
Washington can "count on our friendship," Sarkozy told hundreds of cheering supporters, though he added that "friendship means accepting that friends can have different opinions."
Sarkozy's election could help restart the process of finding a way forward on reviving the European Union constitution, which has been held up as Europe awaited the results of the French election.
In remarks just after his election, Sarkozy said: "France is back in Europe."
Nicolas Sarkozy ______.
A.was defeated by his socialist opponent
B.was elected as the new President of France
C.had more than 70 96 of the vote
D.announced after the election that France and the U.S. would share opinions.
Why Seeing is Succeeding
Lee Chung of the Seattle Business Institute explains
There are some executives who get it right. They launch winning products, and have a feeling for what customers like and dislike. They do not depend on research or secondary information, and yet they know the market extremely well.
Take Steve Banks, developer of the best-selling personal finance software, Finax. He had noticed how difficult it was to use existing software products, and realised there was a gap in the market. Although 46 competing pack- ages were available when Finax was launched, it quickly succeeded in attracting the majority of customers.
Then consider the UK oil group which learnt that a new chain of hypermarket petrol stations was overtaking its own outlets. The competitor's success was due to a higher standard of service and facilities. The oil group's managers could have discovered this by going to observe these stations. for ten minutes. Instead the oil group contacted an agency to carry out more market research.
One of the Institute's most striking findings is that the best business strategists see things for themselves. They do not just analyse, but get out into the field with their customers, and gain first-hand experience of their products.
Successful executives base their strategies on reliable data about their clients' requirements.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn't say