Large volumes of carbon dioxide are safe and effective for fighting fires in enclosed spac

not meant to handle the large volumes of traffic so common today. __________, the streets in the center of Toronto are narrow and the traffic moves very slowly, particularly at rush hour. Cities such as Jakarta and Bangkok are famous for their traffic jams and, _________, a 10 km journey can take up to two hours.

A.For one thing ... for the other thing

B.As a result ... in all

C.For instance ... in fact

D.Meanwhile ... in case

A.SYN flood

B.Spam

C.Ping of death

D.Macro virus

be impracticable to maintain ambient conditions within the comfort zone by air conditioning or any other means. The normal practice is to provide copious mechanical ventilation; in boiler rooms, the quantity is equated to the combustion requirements, while in a motor ship engine room the supply may be 25-50% in excess of the requirements of the engines.

The axial flow fan is particularly suited to handle these large air volumes at the moderate pressures required, while of course the “straight-through” flow feature places it at an advantage over the centrifugal fan.

The increasing adoption of automation, with the provision of a separate control room makes less significant the fact that comfort conditions cannot be maintained in the engine room all the time. Which of the following devices should be taken to maintain ambient conditions of the boiler and machinery space？

A.air compressor

B.air cooler

C.air-conditioning plant

D.mechanical ventilation plant

rket opportunity during

her first job with a large supermarket chain. She knows there is a growing market for distinctive, quality cakes in the

bakery sections of the supermarket chains, as well as in supplying independent individual premium cake shops, and

also for catering wholesalers supplying restaurants and hotels.

Helen is very determined to set up her own business under the brand name of ‘Helen’s cakes’, and has bought some

equipment – industrial food mixers, ovens, cake moulds – and also rented a small industrial unit to make the cakes.

Helen has created three sets of recipes – one for the premium cake shop market, one for the supermarkets and one

for the catering wholesalers but is uncertain which market to enter first. Each channel of distribution offers a different

set of challenges. The premium cake shop market consists of a large number of independent cake shops spread

through the region, each looking for daily deliveries, a wide product range and low volumes. The supermarkets are

demanding good quality, competitive prices and early development of a product range under their own brand name.

The catering wholesalers require large volumes, medium quality and low prices.

Helen has learnt that you are a consultant specialising in start-up enterprises and is looking to you for advice.

Required:

(a) Acting as a consultant, prepare a short report for Helen advising her on the advantages and disadvantages

each channel offers and the implications for a successful start-up. (12 marks)

Generally, data mining (sometimes called data or knowledge discovery) is the process of analyzing data from different perspectives and (1) it into useful information information that can be used to increase revenue, (2) costs, or both. Data mining software is one of a number of analytical tools for analyzing data. It (3) users to analyze data from many different dimensions or angles, categorize it, and summarize the relationships identified. Technically, data mining is the process of finding correlations or patterns among dozens of fields in large relational databases.

Although data mining is a (4) new term, the technology is not. Companies have used powerful computers to sift through volumes of supermarket scanner data and analyze market research reports for years. However, continuous innovations in computer processing power, disk storage, and statistical software are dramatically increasing the accuracy of analysis while driving (5) the cost.

A．organizing

B．summarizing

C．composing

D．constituting

it would be impracticable to maintain ambient conditions within the comfort zone by air conditioning or any other means. The normal practice is to provide copious mechanical ventilation; in boiler rooms, the quantity is equated to the combustion requirements, while in a motor ship engine room the supply may be 25-50% in excess of the requirements of the engines.

The axial flow fan is particularly suited to handle these large air volumes at the moderate pressures required, while of course the “straight-through” flow feature places it at an advantage over the centrifugal fan.

The increasing adoption of automation, with the provision of a separate control room makes less significant the fact that comfort conditions cannot be maintained in the engine room all the time.

问题：Which of the following devices should be taken to maintain ambient conditions of the boiler and machinery space？

A.air compressor

B.air cooler

C.air-conditioning plant

D.mechanical ventilation plant

In a motor vessel, the air quantity which the engine room need is_______ of the requirements of the engines.A.less than 25-50%

B.more than 125-150%

C.more than 25-50%

D.less than 125-150%

According to this passage, which of the following statements is true？

A.In boiler and machinery spaces, there is the air conditioning

B.In the boiler rooms the requirement of air volume should meet 25-50% of combustion requirement

C.To maintain the comfort zone in the separate control room the air conditioning plant should be fitted

D.The comfort conditions can be maintained in the engine room all the time

At the middle pressure and large air quantity,_________ is more suitable.A.an axial flow fan

B.a radial flow blower

C.a centrifugal fan

D.an auxiliary blower

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

at they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn't feel really poor when he has a car.

Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large【22】He probably didn't know how much the car was going to【23】American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.

There are three main reasons the car【24】so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides【25】comfortable and cheapest form. of all the means of transportation. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.

The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States has never really【26】an efficient and inexpensive form. of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air service【27】by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.

The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is【28】really made cars popular. Americans don't like to wait for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don't like to have to【29】an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is【30】that Americans want most to have.

(61)

A．the

B．an

C．a

D．not

Section B – TWO questions ONLY to be attempted

Perkin manufactures electronic components for export worldwide, from factories in Ceeland, for use in smartphones and hand held gaming devices. These two markets are supplied with similar components by two divisions, Phones Division (P) and Gaming Division (G). Each division has its own selling, purchasing, IT and research and development functions, but separate IT systems. Some manufacturing facilities, however, are shared between the two divisions.

Perkin’s corporate objective is to maximise shareholder wealth through innovation and continuous technological improvement in its products. The manufacturers of smartphones and gaming devices, who use Perkin’s components, update their products frequently and constantly compete with each other to launch models which are technically superior.

Perkin has a well-established incremental budgeting process. Divisional managers forecast sales volumes and costs months in advance of the budget year. These divisional budgets are then scrutinised by the main board, and revised significantly by them in line with targets they have set for the business. The finalised budgets are often approved after the start of the accounting year. Under pressure to deliver consistent returns to institutional shareholders, the board does not tolerate failure by either division to achieve the planned net profit for the year once the budget is approved. Last year’s results were poor compared to the annual budget. Divisional managers, who are appraised on the financial performance of their own division, have complained about the length of time that the budgeting process takes and that the performance of their divisions could have been better but was constrained by the budgets which were set for them.

In P Division, managers had failed to anticipate the high popularity of a new smartphone model incorporating a large screen designed for playing games, and had not made the necessary technical modifications to the division’s own components. This was due to the high costs of doing so, which had not been budgeted for. Based on the original sales forecast, P Division had already committed to manufacturing large quantities of the existing version of the component and so had to heavily discount these in order to achieve the planned sales volumes.

A critical material in the manufacture of Perkin’s products is silver, which is a commodity which changes materially in price according to worldwide supply and demand. During the year supplies of silver were reduced significantly for a short period of time and G Division paid high prices to ensure continued supply. Managers of G Division were unaware that P Division held large inventories of silver which they had purchased when the price was much lower.

Initially, G Division accurately forecasted demand for its components based on the previous years’ sales volumes plus the historic annual growth rate of 5%. However, overall sales volumes were much lower than budgeted. This was due to a fire at the factory of their main customer, which was then closed for part of the year. Reacting to this news, managers at G Division took action to reduce costs, including closing one of the three R&D facilities in the division.

However, when the customer’s factory reopened, G Division was unwilling to recruit extra staff to cope with increased demand; nor would P Division re-allocate shared manufacturing facilities to them, in case demand increased for its own products later in the year. As a result, Perkin lost the prestigious preferred supplier status from their main customer who was unhappy with G Division’s failure to effectively respond to the additional demand. The customer had been forced to purchase a more expensive, though technically superior, component from an alternative manufacturer.

The institutional shareholders’ representative, recently appointed to the board, has asked you as a performance management expert for your advice. ‘We need to know whether Perkin’s budgeting process is appropriate for the business, and how this contributed to last year’s poor performance’, she said, ‘and more importantly, how do we need to change the process to prevent this happening in the future, such as a move to beyond budgeting.’

Required:

(a) Evaluate the weaknesses in Perkin’s current budgeting system and whether it is suitable for the environment in which Perkin operates. (13 marks)

(b) Evaluate the impact on Perkin of moving to beyond budgeting. (12 marks)

e cities. Their【21】is the bicycle, or bike. In a great【22】cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have been formed a group【23】Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work, there【24】be fewer cars in the downtown section (闹市区) of the city and【25】less dirty air from car engines. For several years this【26】has been trying to get the city government【27】bicycle riders. For【28】, they want the city to paint special lanes (narrow, often winding roads or ways) for bicycle only on some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the【29】lanes as cars, there may be【30】Bike for a Better City feels that if there were【31】lanes, more people would use bikes. But no bicycle lanes have been【32】yet.【33】thinks they are a good idea. Taxi drivers don't like the idea--they say it will slow transport. Some store owners on file main streets don't like the idea--they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less【34】. And most people live【35】far from downtown to travel by bike.

(46)

A．way

B．answer

C．help

D．means