The word "boost" (Line 5, Para.3) probably means ______.A.to cutB.to lowerC.to keepD.to in
The word "boost" (Line 5, Para.3) probably means ______.
A.to cut
B.to lower
C.to keep
D.to increase
The word "boost" (Line 5, Para.3) probably means ______.
A.to cut
B.to lower
C.to keep
D.to increase
The underlined word "boost” in the last paragraph means
A.watch
B.stop
C.lower
D.increase
&8226;Read the articie below about a financial plan Of the IMF。
&8226;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.
&8226;If a line is correct,write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.
&8226;If there is an extra word in the line,write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.
The IMF launches a financiaI rescue plan for itseIf
41.generating enough income to cover up its $1 billion budget.By 2010 its deficit will
42.be about $ 400m each a year.It has enough reserves to tide it over.But ultimately it
43.needs its own financial rescue plan.That is why,on April 7th,the fund's board have
44.agreed to cut costs and boost income.A quarter of the gap will be plugged
45.by cutting costs,which including 380 jobs(or 15%of the total).The rest will come
46.from new income source&It wants to sell out 12.5%of its vast gold stocks,
47.which almounts to 403.3 tonnes.Using a(conservative)price to estimate of $ 850
48.an ounce,the fund reckons such a sale would raise about $ 11 billion.In order to
49.avoid upsetting the gold market,it would be done over the several years.The fund
50 also wants to broaden its investment of strategy.At present it may invest its reserves
51 not only in government bonds.In future.it hopes to boost returns by half a percentage
52 point every year by broadening its portfolio to include Corporate bonds and shares.
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Read the article below about a manufacturing company called Lebrun.
In most of the lines, there is one extra word. It either is grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.
If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS .
Lebrun Steel Facing up to Tough Times
34. Since many of the nation's largest production companies which are its customers,
35. Lebrun is adversely affected by any change for the worse in the economy. Yet Lebrun
36. has managed to keep on sales steady (in the region of approximately $2.5 billion)
37. and has recorded only one annual loss during the difficulties of the past five
38. years, but despite the effects of the ongoing industrial slowdown. James Griffith,
39. president of Lebrun, now has the task of turning up survival into growth, and
40. his strategy is already becoming clear to those industry observers. In February of
41. this year, the company acquired Bronson plc, additionally a one-time competitor.
42. This merger will greatly expand the size of both Lebrun's labour force, and
43. Griffith estimates it will boost its revenue by nearly 50%, while too increasing
44. the number of plants and R&D centres in much a similar way. Griffith is
45. optimistic that while the steel industry is about to pull out of recession, and he wants Lebrun to be ready for this.
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● Read the memo and advertisement below.
● Complete the order form. blow.
● Write a word, or phrase (in CAPITAL LETTERS) or a number on lines 41-45 on your Answer Sheet
Memo
To: Mr. Li
Message:
I saw this ad during my trip to Hong Kong. These thermometres are suitable for our greenhouse Please fill in the Order Form. and send it to the seller. We need 20 outdoor thermometres and 50 indoor thermometres. We'll pay by international money order.
Advertisement
* Outdoor thermometre MOdeI:WG-9X Price: USS 25 each
* Indoor thermometre ModeI:GA-4E Price: USS 23 each
Add: KBF Thermometre Company, 9, Green Road, Hong Kong
Tel: 67889636 Fax:67889637
Order Form
Item Model Qty Unit price Total
Outdoor thermometre WG-9X (41)______ US$28 (42) ______
(43) ______ GA-4E (44) ______ US$27 US$1350
Payment: (45) ______
(41)______
?Read the findings below on psychology of consumption.
?Choose the best word to fill each gap from A. B. C or D on the opposite page.
?For each question 19-33, mark one letter(A, B, C or D).
Pricing and the Psychology of Consumption
Ask any executive how pricing policies influence the demand for a product or service, and you'll get a confident, well-reasoned reply。Ask that same executive how pricing policies affect consumption—the extent to which customers use products or services that they've (19) for—and you'll get a muted response at best. It is found that managers rarely, if ever, think about consumption when they (20) prices—and that be an (21) oversight.
For many executives, the idea that they should (22) consumers' attention to the price that was paid for a product or service is counterintuitive. Companies have long (23) to mask the costs of their goods and services in order to boost sales. And rightly (24) —if a company fails to (25) theinitial sale, it won't have to worry about consumption. To promote sales, health club managers encouragemembers to get the payment out of the (26) early;HMOs encourage automatic payroll deductions;and cruise lines bundle small, specific costs into a single, all-inclusive (27) .
However, executives may be discouraging consumption when they (28) those pricing practices. People are more (29) to consume a product when they are (30) of its cost—when they feel'out of pocket'. But (31) pricing practices such as advance sales, season tickets, and price bundling all serve to mask howmuch a buyer has (32) on a given product, decreasing the likelihood that the buyer will actually use it. And a customer who doesn't use a product is unlikely to buy that product again. Executives who (33) those pricing tactics without considering their impact on consumption may be trading off long-term customer retention for shorf-term increases in sales.
(19)
A.funded
B.paid
C.bought
D.expended
We ask_______to provide information that will permit us to boost your site visit.
A.you
B.ourselves
C.us
D.yourself
What does the example mean in the third paragraph?
A.There is little room to boost your energy while not appearing too zany.
B.There is a little room to boost your energy while not appearing too zany.,
C.There is much room to boost your energy while not appearing too zany.
D.There is no room to boost your energy while not appearing too zany.
What is the predicament that faces East Timor?
A.How to boost economy while building infrastructure.
B.How to develop tourism with a lack of infrastructure.
C.How to develop tourism without destroying its natural beauty.
D.How to develop tourism while boost economy.