Redmi’s launch of its lowest－priced 5G smartphones was in accordance with experts’ earlier prediction.（)

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The group have now decided to convert their business idea into reality.

(b) What elements should a marketing plan contain to achieve a successful launch of their restaurant？

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A．a woman who does not wear perfume has no future

B．it will be the world’s most popular perfume

C．it will be sold every 30 seconds

D．women are fond of all kinds of perfumes

What is the purpose of the 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Ace？(商业空间的发射修正案)

A.To ensure space travel safety.

B.To limit the FAA's functions.

C.To legalize private space exploration.

D.Tp promote the space tourism industry.

What might the FAA do after the recent accident in California？

A.Impose more rigid safety standards.

B.Stop certifying new space-tourist agencies.

C.Amend its 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act.

D.Suspend Virgin Galactic's licence to take passengers into space.

Which of the following statement is right according to this article？ (More than one answer)

A.Microsoft's evolution to the post PC era has been a fascination of this blog for several years now as the company's once flagship Windows becomes irrelevant in a world dominated by smart phones and tablet computers.

B.The launch of Windows 8 and the Surface tablet were the great hope for the company, but it appears the business model that built Microsoft into one of the world’s biggest companies is doomed. Microsoft is shifting to the post-PC era where Windows has little role.

C.WordPerfect was horribly, horribly wrong in judging the market.

D.Computer was capable of thinking by itself.

ssion. Francis R. (Dick) Scobee was the mission commander. The crew included Christa McAuliffe, a high-school teacher from New Hampshire. The five other crew members were Gregory B. Jarvis, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik, and Michael J. Smith.

After several launch delays, NASA officials overruled the concerns of engineers and ordered a liftoff on a cold morning, Jan. 28, 1986. The mission ended in tragedy. Challenger disintegrated into a ball of fire. The accident occurred 73 seconds into flight, at an altitude of 14020 meters and at about twice the speed of sound.

Strictly speaking, Challenger did not explode. Instead, various structural failures caused the spacecraft to break apart. Although Challenger disintegrated almost without warning, the crew may have briefly been aware that something was wrong. The crew cabin tore loose from the rest of the shuttle and soared through the air. It took almost three minutes for the cabin to fall to the Atlantic Ocean, where it smashed on impact, killing the seven crew members.

All shuttle missions were halted while a special commission appointed by President Reagan determined the cause of the accident and what could be done to prevent such disasters from happening again. In June I986, the commission reported that the accident was caused by a failure of O rings in the shuttle's right solid rocket booster. These rubber rings sealed the joint between the two lower segments of the booster. Design flaws in the joint and unusually cold weather during launch caused the O rings to allow hot gases to leak out of the booster through the joint. Flames from within the booster streamed past the failed seal and quickly expanded the small hole. The flaming gases then burned a hole in the shuttle's external fuel tank. The flames also cut away one of the supporting beams that held the booster to the side of the external tank. The booster tore loose and ruptured the tank. The propellants (火箭燃料) from the tank formed a giant fireball as structural failures tore the vehicle apart.

The commission said NASA's decision to launch the shuttle was flawed. Top-level decision makers had not been informed of problems with the joints and O rings or of the possible damaging effects of cold weather.

Shuttle designers made several technical modifications, including an improved O-ring design and the addition of a crew bail-out system. Although such a system would not work in all cases, it could save the lives of shuttle crew members in some situations. Procedural changes included stricter safety reviews and more restrictive launching conditions. The space shuttle resumed flying on Sept.29, 1988, with the launch of the redesigned shuttle Discovery. (465 words)

The word "overrule" in the first sentence of paragraph 2 means ______.

A．share

B．ignore

C．consider

D．know

ialogue with equal respect for the views of all participants.In terms of the global economic and trade climate,two maj or scenarios distinguish the APEC meetings of this year：One is that some of the major members have suffered economic slowdown such as the United States and Japan；and the other is whether to launch a new round of WTO talks this year remains uncertain.Given that,this year's APEC meetings are focused on the following two issues：(1)Strengthening the cooperation between and among the APEC members in the face of potential economic slowdown for confidence rebuilding；(2)Furthering the liberalization and facilitation process of trade and investment and supporting the development of the multilateral trading system by pushing forward a new round of WTO talks at an earlier date.

"There's an old saying in the space world: amateurs talk about technology, professionals talk about insurance." In an interview last year with The Economist, George Whitesides, chief executive of space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic, was placing his company in the latter category. But insurance will be cold comfort following the failure on October 31st of VSS Enterprise, resulting in the death of one pilot and the severe injury to another.

On top of the tragic loss of life, the accident in California will cast a long shadow over the future of space tourism, even before it has properly begun.

The notion of space tourism took hold in 2001 with a $20 million flight aboard a Russian spacecraft by Dennis Tito, a millionaire engineer with an adventurous streak. Just half a dozen holiday-makers have reached orbit since then, for similarly astronomical price tags. But more recently, companies have begun to plan more affordable "suborbital" flights-briefer ventures just to the edge of space's vast darkness. Virgin Galactic had, prior to this week's accident, seemed closest to starting regular flights. The company has already taken deposits from around 800 would be space tourists, including Stephen Hawking.

After being dogged by technical delays for years, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic's founder, had recently suggested that a SpaceShipTwo craft would carry its first paying customers as soon as February 2015. That now seems an impossible timeline. In July, a sister craft of the crashed spaceplane was reported to be about half-finished. The other half will have to wait, as authorities of America's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board work out what went wrong.

In the meantime, the entire space tourism industry will be on tenterhooks(坐立不安). The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles and services, prohibits the transportation secretary (and thereby the FAA) from regulating the design or operation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or passengers. That means that the FAA could suspend Virgin Galactic's licence to fly. It could also insist on checking private manned spacecraft as thoroughly as it does commercial aircraft. While that may make subotbital travel safer, it would add significant cost and complexity to an emerging industry that has until now operated largely as the playground of billionaires and dreamy engineers.

How Virgin Galactic, regulators and the public respond to this most recent tragedy will determine whether and how soon private space travel can transcend that playground. There is no doubt that spaceflight entails risks, and to pioneer a new mode of travel is to free those risks, and to reduce them with the benefit of hard-won experience.

61.What is said about the failure of VSS Enterprise？

A.It may lead to the bankruptcy of Virgin Galactic.

B.It has a strong negative impact on space tourism.

C.It may discourage rich people from space travel.

D.It has aroused public attention to safety issues.

62.What do we learn about the space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic？

A.It has just built a craft for commercial flights.

B.It has sent half a dozen passengers into space.

C.It was about ready to start regular business.

D.It is the first to launch "suborbital” flights.

63.What is the purpose of the 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Ace？(商业空间的发射修正案)

A.To ensure space travel safety.

B.To limit the FAA's functions.

C.To legalize private space exploration.

D.Tp promote the space tourism industry.

64.What might the FAA do after the recent accident in California？

A.Impose more rigid safety standards.

B.Stop certifying new space-tourist agencies.

C.Amend its 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act.

D.Suspend Virgin Galactic's licence to take passengers into space.

65.What does the author think of private space travel？

A.It is worth promoting despite the risks involved.

B.It should not be confined to the rich only.

C.It should be strictly regulated.

D.It is too risky to carry on.

听力原文：Woman: Hello, Executive Catering Services, Anna speaking. How can I help you？

Man: Hello Anna, this is Julian Russell from Family Holidays. I wondered if you could do some catering for us next week. We're having a small reception - it's to launch a new advertising campaign. Would you be free？

Woman: When exactly is it, Mr Russell？

Man: Next Thursday - that's May the second.

Woman: Oh yes, I can do that. Where will you be holding it？

Man: We thought we'd have it at Head Office and use the Boardroom because there's enough room for everyone there.

Woman: OK. What sort of things would you like？

Man: Just a light lunch, I think, so that people can eat while they move around and talk to each other. You did something similar for us last year - we'd be happy to have the same menu again.

Woman: Right, I'll look in my diary and see what you had. Oh, I nearly forgot to ask you, how many should I cater for？

Man: Well, I think most people will be able to come. Perhaps around 25. No, let's say 30 to be sure.

Woman: Right. Thank you for getting in much, Mr Russell, I'll send you confirmation of the arrangements by the end of the week and then I'll...

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Conversation One

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EXECUTIVE CATERING SERVICES

BOOKING FORM

Booking made by: Julian Russell

Company: Family Holidays

Event: Launch of new (1)______

Date: (2) ______

Location: Head Office, in the (3)______

Number attending: (4) ______