Currently the United States has the highest divorce rate in the world.（)

hildren. But one gift is often beyond their reach: the resources to meet the financial demands of college tuition.

For more than 54 years, the United Negro College Fund has fulfilled the dreams of deserving students by closing the gap between the cost of college and what their parents can afford. More than 300,000 students have graduated from United Negro College Fund member colleges since 1944, and 54,000 more axe currently enrolled (入学).

The oldest and most successful minority higher education support organization, the United Negro College Fund is a combination of 39 private, historically black member colleges and universities. Since its founding, it has raised more than $1.3 billion to keep the dream alive for needy families across the country.

What is it that makes the United Negro College Fund so important to America's families？ As well as raising funds and giving technical support to member colleges and universities, it creates hope and opportunity by providing financial assistance to deserving students. Consider the contributions of just a few of the distinguished graduates who have realized the benefits: civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; opera diva Leontyne Price; Olympic track star Edwin Moses; and filmmaker Spike Lee.

Most parents feel embarrassed when their children graduate from high school because they can't ______.

A．afford their children's college tuition

B．offer their children emotional support

C．look after their children

D．give them gifts on their birthdays

families welfare, reputation, and honor. Asian families are often【C1】______ , including several generations related by【C2】______ or marriage living in the same home. An Asian person' s misdeeds are not blamed just on the individual but also on the family--including the dead【C3】______ .

Traditional Chinese, among many other Asians, respect their elders and feel a deep sense of duty 【C4】______ them. Children repay their parents'【C5】______ by being successful and supporting them in old age. This is accepted as a 【C6】______ part of life in China. 【C7】______ ,taking care of the aged parents is often viewed as a tremendous 【C8】______ in the United States, where aging and family support are not 【C9】______ highly. 【C10】______ , in the youth-oriented United States, growing old is seen as a bad thing, and many old people do not receive respect.

Pilipinos, the most Americanized of the Asians, are 【C11】______ extremely family-oriented. They are 【C12】______ to helping their children and will sacrifice greatly for their children to get an education.【C13】______ , the children are devoted to their parents, who often live nearby. Grown children who leave the country for economic reasons【C14】______ send large parts of their income home to their parents. The Vietnamese family【C15】______ people currently【C16】______ as well as the spirits of the dead and of the as-yet unborn.

Any【C17】______ or actions are done from family considerations, not individual desires. People' s behavior. is fudged【C18】______ whether it brings shame or pride to the family. The Vietnamese do not particularly believe in self-reliance; in this way, they are the【C19】______ of people in the United States. Many Vietnamese think that their actions in this life will influence their【C20】______ in the next life.

【C1】

A．enlarged

B．extended

C．expanded

D．lengthened

to book rooms during the 2008 Olympic Games in the Chinese capital. The luxurious and recently-renovated Beijing Hotel said it had received nearly 100 telephone inquiries from people wanting to book rooms during the Games since Beijing won its bid to host the event. "Out of these people, foreigners make up 30 to 40 per cent, including people calling from the United States and Europe," a hotel sales manager surnamed Song said.

Minutes before the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was announced in Moscow, the hotel had already received 50 to 60 such phone calls from would be game-goers gambling on the result. Domestic callers have mainly come from the southern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian. Song said the hotel was not taking reservations, but only noting down names of callers, because seven years was too far in advance. The hotel also may be used by the IOC and would then need to set aside rooms for IOC members, he said.

Beijing will have more than 800 hotels with star ratings before the Olympic Games in 2008. The city currently has 20 five-star hotels, 34 four-star hotels and 338 other hotels with lower ratings. About 70 hotels will be designated to accommodate athletes and Olympic officials during the Games.

In the first paragraph, which of the following is the most possible reason for many people to book rooms in top hotels in Beijing？

A．The 2008 Olympic Games will be hold there.

B．More foreigners want to come to China.

C．People from the United States and Europe are eager to visit China.

D．Those hotels can offer good service.

China Calls for Unified International Rules Against Internet Crime

Cyber security has always been a serious issue as the Internet industry is ever growing. Nowadays, people can easily connect to the Internet with a simple click of a mouse. But the global network can be easily destroyed by a single leak. The world is facing a difficult situation in keeping web security.

Currently, there are no unified international rules for maintaining Internet security. China has called for unified international rules against Internet crime. Last year China and some other countries handed in a draft Code of Conduct on Information Security to the UN.

World leaders and experts discussed the possible Internet threats facing the world. They agreed that the only way to deal with Internet security threats was to trust each other and strengthen cooperation. The threats cannot be solved by any one country alone. And for these reasons, countries would have a greater chance of trusting each other in dealing with such threats.

Though great efforts were made to issue common regulations for the Internet, few results have been achieved yet. There's still a long way to go for unified global Internet security rules and regulations.

26. Maintaining web security is () for the world.

A. easy

B. a piece of cake

C. difficult

27. There are () to maintain cyberspace security.

A. no unified international regulations

B. unified international regulations

C. worldwide unified regulations

28. The only way to deal with cyber security threats was to()

A. depend on China and the United Nations

B. strengthen international cooperation and trust each other

C. ask world leaders and experts for help

29.().results have been achieved in terms of common regulations for the Internet.

A. A lot of

B. Few

C. Good

30.()summited a draft Code of Conduct on Information Security.

A. China only

B. The United States

C. China and some other countries

dle all the scientific and business needs of the United States. Likewise, the chief executive officer of IBM advised the company not to invest time or money in developing computers because he foresaw a limited commercial market. But these predictions were proved totally inaccurate as the computer industry developed into a multibilliondollar business. Today the computer plays a vital role in the lives of many Americans and is seen as one of the greatest technological developments of all times.

Since computers can handle large amount of data rapidly and efficiently, categorize, process, and report information for a variety of business operations, they, in fact, have a virtually unlimited capacity for producing business data. However, computers can't think, their role in business is limited to those areas in which they can process information more efficiently and effectively than human being. At the administrative level, managers decide how computers and humans can be used most effectively to perform. a particular business task.

Computers have become an integral part of day-to-day business transactions as well as analytic tools for long range planning, research, and development. Even a small business can utilize computers by either purchasing a small unit known as a minicomputer, leasing one, or by timesharing. In a timesharing system, each user is regularly scheduled for time to use the computer system. A wide variety of businesses and individuals participate in timesharing computer system.

By performing data processing tasks such as accounting and billing, computers are playing an increasingly important role in businesses. Currently, business are developing overall management information systems in which computers function as essential tools in solving problem and decisionmaking at all administrative levels.

Since 1950s, the computer industry has ______.

A．declined

B．remained about the same

C．increased tremendously

D．increased slightly

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CHINA CALLS FOR UNIFIED INTERNATIONAL RULES AGAINST INTERNET CRIME

Cyber security has always been a serious issue as the internet industry is ever growing. Nowadays, people can easily connect to the Internet with a simple click of a mouse. But the global network can be easily destroyed by a single leak. The world is facing a difficult situation in keeping web security.

Currently, there are no unified international rules for maintaining internet security. China has called for unified international rules against internet crime. Last year China (and some other countries) handed in a draft Code of Conduct on Information Security to the UN.

World leaders and experts discussed the possible internet threats facing the world. They agreed that the only way to deal with internet security threats was to trust each other and strengthen cooperation. The threats cannot be solved by any one country alone. And for these reasons, countries would have a greater chance of trusting each other in dealing with such threats.

Though great efforts were made to issue common regulations for the internet, few results have been achieved yet. There's still a long way to go for unified global internet security rules and regulations.

1. Maintaining web security is _______ for China.{A; B; C}

A. easy

B. a piece of cake

C. difficult

2. There are _______ to maintain cyberspace security.{A; B; C}

A. no unified international regulations

B. unified international regulations

C. worldwide unified international regulations

3. The only way to deal with cyber security threats was to _______.{A; B; C}

A. depend on China

B. strengthen international cooperation and trust each other

C. depend on the UN.

4. _______ results have been achieved.{A; B; C}

A. A lot of

B. Few

C. Good

5._______ summited a draft '_Code of Conduct on Information Security_'.{A; B; C}

A. China only

B. The United States

C. China (and some other countries)

The common forms of business organization are proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability corporation.

A proprietorship is owned by one individual. More than 70% of the businesses in the United States are organized as proprietorships. The popularity of this form. is due to the ease and the low cost of organizing. The primary disadvantage of proprietorships is that the financial resources available to the business are limited to the individual owner,5 resources. Small local businesses such as hardware stores, repair shops, laundries, restaurants, and maid services are often organized as proprietorships.

As a business grows and more financial and managerial resources are needed, it may become a partnership. A partnership is owned by two or more individuals. Like proprietorships, small local businesses such as automotive repair shops, music stores, beauty salons, and clothing stores may be organized as partnerships. Currently, about 10% of the businesses in the United States are organized as partnerships.

A corporation is organized under state or federal statues as a separate legal taxable entity. The ownership of a corporation is divided into shares of stock. A corporation issues the stocks to individuals or other businesses,who then become owners or stockholders of the corporation.

A primary advantage of the corporate form. 15 the ability to obtain large amounts of resources by issuing stock.For this reason,most companies that require large investments in equipment and facilities are organized as corporations.About 20%of the businesses in the United States are organized as corporations.Given that most large companies are organized

As corporations, over 90% of the total dollars of business receipts are received by corporations.Thus,corporations have a major influence on the economy.

Al limited liability corporation combines attributes of a partnership and a corporation in that it 15 organized as a corporation,but it can elect to be taxed as a partnership.Thus,its owners'(or members')liability is limited to their investment in the business,and its income is taxed when the owners report it on their individual tax returns.

Now choose the best sentence(A,B,C or D)for each question.

15.Most businesses in America are organized as proprietorships due to the reason that______.

A. it is owned by one individual

B. it is easy and cheap to organize them

C. the financial resources available to the business are limited

D. small local businesses are organized as proprietorships

16. The difference between a proprietorship and a partnership is that______.

A. a partnership is organized under state or federal statues

B. a proprietorship has the ability to obtain large amounts of resources

C. a partnership has two or more owners while a proprietorship has only one

D. a proprietorship is more welcomed by businesses

17. The corporate form. is quite suitable for companies that______.

A. need large investments in equipment and facilities

B. obtain large amounts of resources

C. have to issue the stocks to others

D. belong to separate legal taxable entities

18. Which of the following organizations has a major influence on the economy？

A. Proprietorships.

B. Partnerships.

C. Corporations.

D. Limited liability corporations.

19. A limited liability corporation has the following features except______.

A. it has the attributes of both a partnership and a corporation.

B. it is organized as a corporation.

C. it can be taxed as a partnership.

D. its owners are liable for all the failures.

20. According to the passage, which of the following is not true？______.

A. Proprietorship, partnership, corporation and limited liability corporation are common forms of business organizations.

B. Most business receipts are received by limited liability corporations.

C. Corporations issue stocks to individuals or businesses, who then become their owners.

D. The owners of limited liability corporations should be taxed.

David () on a new database at the moment.

A. currently work

B. is currently working

C. currently working

A. FREE_SPACE indicates only the space that is currently unallocated.

B. ALLOCATED_SPACE indicates only the space currently allocated and in use.

C. FREE_SPACE indicates only the space that is currently allocated and available for reuse.

D. ALLOCATED_SPACE indicates both the space currently allocated and used, and the space that is available for reuse.

E. FREE_SPACE indicates both the space that is currently allocated and available for reuse, and the space that is currently unallocated.