He practices _______the ball four hours everyday.

A. to sing

B. sing

C. sings

D. to sings

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Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past．There is another largereservoir (知识库) which may be called experience, and the college student will find that everycraftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college studentwho does not look down upon them．But the demonstration (示范) and report of what happens,and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms (术语)．Presently the college student will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject．

Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional practices handed down from fatherto son, or mother to daughter, of old country customs, of folklore (风俗)．All this is very diffi-cult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed hereto separate good plants from wild grass．The college student should learn to realize and rememberhow much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness．

In the last paragraph the phrase "this wide， confused wilderness" refers to __________． 查看材料

A.personal experience

B.wild weeds among good plants

C.the information from the parents

D.the vast store of traditional practices

Youth Council of Arlington

The Youth Council of Arlington is an association dedicated to improving the lives of young people through education in leadership skills, personal growth, and economic independence.

Director of Finance

The successful candidate will enjoy challenges and know how to solve problems effectively. In addition, he or she will have a recognized accounting certificate, over ten years of a related experience for the not-for-profit sector, and a strong understanding of teamwork.

To apply, please forward a resume to the Executive Director immediately. While we thank the candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We regret we are unable to accept any telephone inquiries.

Send to:

1325 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, Virginia, 22209

What is the stated purpose of this organization？

A．To raise money for school trips

B．To help local youth lead productive lives

C．To renovate the community center

D．To provide training in accounting practices

As a boy he was taught by his father to hunt and fish along the shores and in the forests around Lake Michigan. The Hemingways had a summer house in northern Michigan, and the family would spend the summer months there trying to stay cool. Hemingway would either fish the different streams that ran into the lake, or would take the small boat out to do some fishing there. He would also go squirrel hunting in the woods, discovering early in life the peace to be found while alone in the forest or going through a stream. It was something he could always go back to throughout his life, and though he often found himself living in major cities like Chicago, Toronto and Paris early in his life, once he became successful he chose somewhat isolated places to live in.

When he wasn't hunting or fishing his mother taught him the good points of music. She was a skilled singer who once had wished a life on stage, but at last settled down with her husband and spent her time by giving voice and music lessons to local children, including her own. Hemingway was never talented for music and suffered through singing practices and music lessons, however, the musical knowledge he got from his mother helped him share in his first wife Hadley's interest in the piano.

Ernest Hemingway died in______.

A．1969

B．1979

C．1981

D．1961

Grandpa My Hero

My grandfather had only one child and that was my mother. He always wanted a son but it never happened.__26__When my mom got pregnant, he thought he finally had a boy in the family, but it turned out that her first child was my older sister. When I was born, Grandpa was very happy.

He was the first person to give me a baseball glove and to play baseball with me. My first glove was as small as my whole hand is now. When Grandpa gave me that glove, I was very excited.__27__It was my pride and joy.

When I was five, I played on my first baseball team and Grandpa was the coach. He wanted me to play one position, but I wanted to play another. __28__I tried so hard that I made good progress. Grandpa was very proud of me. Ever since then, he has worked with me to make me a better player.

Grandpa has helped me become not only a better player,but a better person.__29__Today Grandpa does not play baseball with me so often, but he still comes to every practice and game. He sits and watches my practices through rain and shine. __30__I love him and hope he will be around for many more years to support me and baseball.

developing countries. Professor James West from North America argued that one of the key needs for developing

countries was to implement rigorous systems of corporate governance to underpin investor confidence in businesses

in those countries. If they did not, he warned, there would be no lasting economic growth as potential foreign inward

investors would be discouraged from investing.

In reply, Professor Amy Leroi, herself from a developing country, reported that many developing countries are

discussing these issues at governmental level. One issue, she said, was about whether to adopt a rules-based or a

principles-based approach. She pointed to evidence highlighting a reduced number of small and medium sized initial

public offerings in New York compared to significant growth in London. She suggested that this change could be

attributed to the costs of complying with Sarbanes-Oxley in the United States and that over-regulation would be the

last thing that a developing country would need. She concluded that a principles-based approach, such as in the

United Kingdom, was preferable for developing countries.

Professor Leroi drew attention to an important section of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to illustrate her point. The key

requirement of that section was to externally report on – and have attested (verified) – internal controls. This was, she

argued, far too ambitious for small and medium companies that tended to dominate the economies of developing

countries.

Professor West countered by saying that whilst Sarbanes-Oxley may have had some problems, it remained the case

that it regulated corporate governance in the ‘largest and most successful economy in the world’. He said that rules

will sometimes be hard to follow but that is no reason to abandon them in favour of what he referred to as ‘softer’

approaches.

(a) There are arguments for both rules and principles-based approaches to corporate governance.

Required:

(i) Describe the essential features of a rules-based approach to corporate governance; (3 marks)

Negotiation in Western Europe is different from【C10】______ in the United States. For the French, business is a very formal issue, and any【C11】______ of a casual attitude will have a negative influence on the transaction. Their eye contact tends to be so intense that even North Americans may feel【C12】______ . In Germany, business is also conducted very formally【C13】______ great attention to order, planning, and schedules. Because of this slow methodical process, it is virtually impossible to speed up a business transaction. Humor, compliments, and personal questions are not a part of German negotiations.【C14】______ , business may begin immediately after an introduction. Although the Dutch are also straightforward and【C15】______ in negotiations, business is conducted at a slower pace than in the United States.

Swedes are also very serious about business. They show little【C16】______ during negotiation and expect the same from you.【C17】______ is important to Swedish negotiations, and they tend to avoid confrontation. They may【C18】______ a discussion abruptly if they think it will lead to an argument over a sensitive topic. In conversation, Swedes do not【C19】______ exaggeration or superficiality. However, silence is part of their language pattern, so they expect【C20】______ to be filled with long pauses.

【C1】

A．However

B．Moreover

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

①Many of today’s most trusted sales techniques were invented over a century ago by a young merchant named Eaton in Toronto.21 When he was young, Eaton worked briefly with his brothers in small-town stores. In 1869, he set up his own shop in downtown Toronto. He had many competitors, but he was also ambitious and had a plan for success. He offered a unique style. of trade, but as was expected, all the other shopkeepers laughed at him, believing he would eventually fail. However, Eaton was not a man to be easily defeated; he came up with（To bring forth or discover ） a brand new notion of business – “Goods satisfactory, or money refunded.(to give back)” He sold all his goods at fixed prices and only for cash.23

②With a sharp sense of what the public wanted, he went out of the way(To inconvenience oneself in doing something beyond what is required.不怕麻烦地：超出要求之外做某事而使自己麻烦) to meet their needs. His business grew rapidly. He set up new branches and started mail order service that allowed people to buy from a list of his goods.

③Eaton’s list—advertisements of his day—was the first of its kind. It was distributed and read all over the country. It was the only way to access good-quality goods at reasonable prices for people living far away from big cites.25 It became part of their life. They even called it The Wishing Book. The secret of the list’s success was that Eaton gained the respect of these customers22; they trusted him for good prices and quality goods. Probably because he remembered his miserable early days in Ireland, Eaton thought much of the welfare of his employees: better working conditions, shorter weekday（除了周日或者除了周六周日）hours than his competitors and Saturday afternoons off in the summer. In all this, he was a leader.

21. The best description of Eaton is that ______.

A. he was the richest merchant in Toronto

B. he was a successful technical inventor

C. he introduced new sales practices

D. he changed people’s ideas about businessmen

1.Which of the following statements is supported by the passage？ ()

A、The college students have trouble separating good plants from wild grass

B、Craftsman s experience is usually unscientific

C、The contemptuous (傲慢的 ) college students will receive nothing from craftsmen

D、Traditional practices are as important as experience for the college student

2.The main idea of this passage is about ().

A、what to learn from the parents

B、how to gain knowledge

C、why to learn from craftsman

D、how to deal with experience

3.From this passage we can infer that ().

A、we ll invite the craftsman to teach in the college

B、schools and books are not the only way to knowledge

C、scientific discoveries late based on personal experience

D、discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source of knowledge for a college student

4.In the last paragraph the phrase "this wide, confused wilderness" refers to ().

A、personal experience

B、wild weeds among good plants

C、the information from the parents ？the vast store of

D、traditional practices

5.The author advises the college student to () .

A、be contemptuous to the craftsman

B、be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific terms

C、learn the craftsman s experience by judging it carefully

D、gain the craftsman s experience without rejection

Admittedly, rough acts in sports are difficult to police. But here, too, we find reflected the conditions of everyday life. Ambiguities in the law, confusion at the scene, and the reluctance of witnesses cloud almost any routine assault case. Such uncertainties, however, have not prevented society from arresting people who strike their fellow citizens on the street.

Perhaps our troubles stem not from the games we play but rather from how we play them. The 1979 meeting between hockey(曲棍球) stars from the Soviet Union and the National Hockey League provided a direct test of two approaches to sport—the emphasis on skill, grace, and finesse(技巧) by the Russians and the stress on brutality and violence by the NHL. In a startling upset, the Russians embarrassed their rough-playing opponents and exploded a long-standing myth: that success in certain sports requires excessive violence.

Violence apologists cite two additional arguments: First, they say, sports always have been rough; today things are no different. But arguments in America's Old West Were settled, on Main Street with six-guns, and early cave-dwellers chose their women with a club. Civilizing influences ended those practices; yet we are told sports violence should be tolerated. The second contention is that athletes accept risk as part of the game, and, in the case of professionals, are

paid handsomely to do so. But can anyone seriously argue that being an athlete should require the acceptance of unnecessary physical abuse？ And, exaggerated as it may seem, the pay of professional athletes presumably reflects their abilities, not a payment against combat injuries.

"Clearly we are in deep trouble," says perplexed former football player AL DeRogatis. "But how and why has it gotten so bad？"

According to the author, the distinction between violent acts and non-violent ones in sports is ______.

A．impossible to make

B．not very clear in any circumstances

C．too obvious to escape observation

D．not very difficult to make if enough attention is paid to