A.nose
B.teeth
C.glottis
D.mouth
A、Balanced
B、Periodic
C、Loose
D、Both periodic and loose
A、Thedealenablesthebuyertoavoidtheseller’shiddenliabilities该交易使买方能够避免卖方隐藏的负债
B、Thedealenablesthebuyertowrite-upthetaxbasisoftheseller’sassetsandtoobtainadditionaltaxdepreciationdeductions该交易使买方能够记录卖方资产的税基,并获得额外的税收折旧扣除
C、ThebuyerremainsobligatedfortaxrecapturechargesbutthesehavealowerNPVthancashbenefits买方仍有义务收回税款,但这些有着比现金收益更低的现值
D、Thedifferentialbetweenbookanddeferredtaxassetswilllessen账面与递延税项资产之间的差额将减少
One thorn (刺) of experience is worth many times of warning.
Ralph Wick was seven years old.In most things he was a fine boy, but he would cry from time to time.When he could not have what he wanted, he would C-31 for it.If he was told that it would hurt him, and he could not C-32 it, he would also cry.
One day, he went with his mother into the C-33 .The sun shone.The grass was cut.The flowers were starting to come out.
Ralph thought he was, for once, a good boy.A C-34 was on his face.He wished to do as he was told.Ralph helped his mother with the farm work and he was very happy.
“Now you must be tired and C-35 said his mother.“Have a good rest here and eat some cookies.I will get a beautiful red rose for you.” So his mother brought the red flower to him.When he saw his mother still had a white rose in her hand, Ralph C-36 it.
“No, my dear,” said his mother.“See how many thorns it has.You must not touch it, or you would be sure to hurt your C-37 .” When Ralph found that he could not have the white rose, he began to cry, and C-38 took it away.But he was soon very sorry.The thorns hurt his hand.It was so C-39 that he could not use it for some time.
Ralph would never C-40 this.From then on, when he wanted what he should not have, his mother would point to his hand which had been hurt before.He at last learned to do as he was told.
31.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?
A.run
B.cry
C.plan
D.call
32.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?
A.save
B.hide
C.have
D.lose
33.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?
A.park
B.garden
C.forest
D.field
34.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?
A.smile
B.sign
C.fear
D.mark
35.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?
A.lazy
B.noisy
C.hungry
D.sleepy
36.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?
A.waited for
B.asked for
C.cared for
D.thanked for
37.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?
A.arm
B.leg
C.hand
D.foot
38.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?
A.quietly
B.proudly
C.politely
D.suddenly
39.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?
A.helpful
B.harmful
C.peaceful
D.painful
40.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?
A.accept
B.refuse
C.forget
D.remember
Gift giving has its own set of protocols(礼仪).As a general rule, a small gift from your home country is appreciated.A gift that is tied to the particular interest of the individual is especially appreciated.Gifts for children are also well received.Be careful that the “hometown” gift you are bringing to Singapore was not made in Hong Kong.Because many gifts carry symbolic(象征性的) meanings, it is always best to seek advice before selecting gifts.The giving of large gifts, or payments for special services, should only be undertaken after consulting(咨询) the legal department in the home and host culture.
6.Which of the following may best summarize the main idea of the passage? ()
A.The cultural differences in business entertaining
B.Importance of gift giving in business
C.How to entertain guest
D.How to entertain guests and give gifts in business
7.What aspects should we pay attention to when we entertain our guests? ()
A.The guests’ status
B.The place
C.How to entertain
D.All of the above
8.What is the topic sentence of the second paragraph? ()
A.Gift giving has its own set of protocols
B.A gift that is tied to the particular interest of the individual is especially appreciated
C.As a general rule, a small gift from your home country is appreciated
D.It is always best to seek advice before selecting gifts
9.How many times does the host usually ask the guests to accept the offer? ()
A.One
B.Two
C.Three
D.Four
10.What is the best way to do when we select gifts? ()
A.Ask the price
B.Notice the hometown of the gift
C.Seek the advice
D.Make sure of the quality
Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: ●summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then ●comment on whether our brains will get lazy in a world run by intelligent machines. You can support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. With intelligent machines to do the thinking, will our brains get lazy? Changing technology stimulates the brain and increases intelligence. But that may only be true if the technology challenges us. In a world run by intelligent machines, our lives could get a lot simpler. Would that make us less intelligent? Artificial intelligence is taking over many human jobs. For instance, planes are being flown much of the time by automatic pilots. And the complex problem of controlling air traffic around large modern airports is also achieved by artificial intelligence that operates well beyond the capacity of mere human air traffic controllers. As machines get smarter, they will do more of our thinking for us and make life easier. In the future, the electronic assistant will develop to the point that it serves similar functions as a real living butler, fulfilling requests such as: “Organize a dinner party for six on Thursday, Jeeves, and invite the usual guests.” At that point, our long struggle with challenging technologies is at an end. Like Be Wooster, we can take it easy knowing that the hard work of planning and organizing is being done by a better brain-the electronic assistant. Starved of mental effort, our brains will regress.
Reexamine the capital investment decision in the disposable diaper industry (Example 15. 3) from the point of view of an incumbent firm. If P&G or Kimberly-Clark were lo expand capacity by
building three new plants, they would not need to spend $ 60 million on R&D before start-up. How does this aleck the NPV calculations in Table 15. 5? Is the investment profitable at a discount rate of 12 percent?
The issue is not that simple. Larger hospitals generally are designed to provide more complex care. Routine care at large hospitals costs more than the same care given at smaller hospitals. Therefore, closure of all the small hospitals would commit the city to paying considerably more for inpatient care delivered at acute care hospitals than would be the case with a mixture of large and small institutions. Since reimbursement rates at the large hospitals are now based on total costs, paying the large institutions a lower rate for routine care would simply raise the rates for complex care by a comparable amount. Such a reimbursement rate adjustment might make the charges for each individual case more accurately reflect the actual costs, but there would be no reduction in total costs.
There is some evidence that giant hospitals are not the most efficient. Service organizations – and medical care remains largely a service industry – frequently find that savings of scale have an upper limit. Similarly, the quality of routine care in the very largest hospitals appears to be less than optimum. Also, the concentration of all hospital beds in a few locations may affect the access to care. Thus, simply closing the smaller hospitals will not necessarily save money or improve the quality of care.
Since the fact remains that there are too many acute care hospital beds in the city, the problem is to devise a proper strategy for selecting and urging the closure of the excess beds, however many it may turn out to be.
The closing of whole buildings within large medical centers has many of the cost advantages of closing the whole of smaller institutions, because the fixed costs can also be reduced in such cases. Unfortunately, many of the separate buildings at medical centers are special use facilities, the relocation of which is extremely costly. Still, a search should be made for such opportunities.
The current lack of adequate ambulatory care facilities raises another possibility. Some floors or other large compact areas of hospitals could be transferred from inpatient to ambulatory uses. Reimbursement of ambulatory services is chaotic, but the problem is being addressed. The overhead associated with the entire hospital should not be charged, even prorated to the ambulatory facilities. Even if it were, the total cost would probably be less than that of building a new facility. Many other issues would also need study especially the potential over centralization of ambulatory services.
(1)、This passage is mainly about ________________.
A、ways to protect small hospitals
B、methods of selecting qualified hospitals
C、solutions to the shortage of hospital beds
D、economic consideration in closing small hospitals
(2)、It seems that the author thinks that the claim made by Planning Commission is ________________.
A、fair
B、wise
C、foolish
D、shortsighted
(3)、The closure of all small hospitals would lead to ________________.
A、a reduction in total costs
B、a reduction in the number of patients
C、an increase in the cost of inpatient care
D、an increase in the number of large hospitals
(4)、The author agrees with all the following statements EXCEPT that ________________.
A、access to medical care is an important issue
B、big hospitals are not necessarily more efficient
C、large hospitals provide better and more complex care than smaller ones
D、the same routine medical care costs more at large hospitals than at smaller ones
(5)、According to the author, the best way to reduce costs in the health system is ________________.
A、to make full use of the existing facilities
B、to update the entire medical service
C、to close most giant hospitals
D、to close all small hospitals