In order to attract more excellentstudents, some schools have to ____recruiting teachers from overseas.

A.attracting

B.to be attractive

C.attract our attention

D.attractive

A.data pirate

B.data haven

C.country of convenience

D.sanctional nation

A.revenue

B.income

C.salary

D.pay

A. attract

B. distract

C. direct

D. prevent

an invention—to universities , not the government, when those patents result from government-sponsored university research． Administrators at Logos University plan to sell any patents they acquire to corporations in order to fund programs to improve undergraduate teaching． Which of the following, if true,would cast most doubt on the viability of the college administrators plan described above A．Profit-making corporations interested in developing products based on patents held by universities are likely to try to serve as exclusive sponsors of ongoing university research projects．

B．Corporate sponsors of research in university facilities are entitled to tax credits under new federal tax-code guidelines．

C．Research scientists at Logos University have few or no teaching responsibilities and participate little if at all in the undergraduate programs in their fiel

D．Government-sponsored research conducted at Logos University for the most part duplicates research already completed by several profit-making corporations．

E．Logos University is unlikely to attract corporate sponsorship of its scientific research．

for sale to a customer. There are costs of production, transportation, storage, advertising, and more. Each of these costs must bring in some profit at each stage: truckers must profit from transporting products, or they would not be in business. Thus, costs also include several layers of profits. The selling price of a product must take all of these costs(and built-in profits) into consideration. The selling price itself consists of a markup over the total of all costs, and it is normally based on a percentage of the total cost.

The markup may be quite high 90 percent of cost or it may be low. Grocery items in a supermarket usually have a low markup, while mink coast have a very high one. High markups, however, do not in themselves guarantee big profits. Profits come from turnover. If an item has a 50 percent markup and does not sell, there is no profit. But if a cereal has an 8 percent markup and sells very well, there are reasonable profits.

While most pricing is based on cost factors, there are some exceptions. Prestige pricing means setting prices artificially high in order to attract select clientele. Such pricing attempts to suggest that the quality or style. of the product is exceptional or that the item cannot be found elsewhere. Stores can use prestige pricing to attract wealthy shoppers.

Leader pricing and bait pricing are the opposites of prestige pricing. Leader pricing means setting low prices on certain items to get people to come into the stores. The products so priced are called loss leaders because little or no profit can be made on them. The profits are made from other products people buy while in the store. Bait pricing, now generally considered illegal, means setting artificially low prices to attract customers. The store, however, has no intention of selling goods at the bait prices. The point is to get people into the store and persuade them of the inferiority of the low-priced item. Then a higher-priced item is presented as a better alternative.

A common retail tactic is odd priced products. For some products of $300, the store will set the price at $295 or $299.95 to give the appearance of a lower price. Automobiles and other high-priced products are usually priced in this manner. For some reason $7995 has more appeal to a potential car customer than $8000.

Bid pricing is a special kind of price setting. It is often used in the awarding of government contracts. Several companies are asked to submit bids on a job, and normally the lowest bidder wins. A school system may want to buy a large number of computers. Several companies are asked to submit prices, and the school district will decide on the best bid based as well on considerations of quality and service.

What is the base of selling price？

A．the cost of production

B．a percentage of total cost

C．the cost of transportation

D．the cost of storage.

.There are many other names for it, such as Chalou and Chating.Although the names are different, they have similar forms and contents.

Small teahouses existed long before in China.During the Song Dynasty, Chasi and Chafang were places where tea was sold.During the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu people from high society often spent their time in teahouses.As a result, teahouses became important meeting places for people from all walks of life.

To the Chinese people, teahouses are similar to the cafés in western countries.They are social places.People gather and spread all kinds of social information; customers taste tea and talk about news and daily things there.In order to attract customers, some teahouses build stages for shows like Chinese drumming, Storytelling and Beijing Opera.

The rise of teahouses is closely related with Chinese tea culture.After several thousand years of development, the teahouse has become a part of life for the Chinese people.Now, those who come to Beijing will be attracted to the famous teahouses to experience Chinese tea culture.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each statement based on Passage A.

21.The teahouse is a place for the Chinese people to ______ tea.

A.process

B.buy

C.sell

D.drink

22.______ was a place to sell tea.

A.Chalou

B.Chafang

C.Chating

D.Chatan

23.Finally, teahouses became important meeting places for ______.

A.all kinds of people

B.important people

C.upper class

D.the Manchu people

24.The word “similar to” means ______.

A.different from

B.the same as

C.close to

D.related to

25.People come to teahouses not to ________.

A.share social information

B.taste tea

C.eat

D.chat

I always enjoy the drive into Marley.It is a good straight road with pleasant views of the countryside (1) either side.There are woods and hills,villages and farms and,about halfway,a large lake.And because there is rarely much traffic on the road, I can usually enjoy the view (2)I drive along. I was rather (3) the other morning,therefore,when a small green car began to drive very close behind me.I went a little (4)，hoping to get rid of it.But whenever I slowed down，the little car caught up (5) me.The driver,a middle aged man，was grinning and waving to me. (6)，I did not know him.

“Perhaps I am doing (7) wrong，”I thought.I checked my lights and my indicator,but they were both (8).And I certainly had not got a puncture.I did not slow down until I got to Marley.As I was crossing the railway bridge into Marley,the lights turned (9).I was waiting there when the little green car pulled up beside me.The driver got out and tapped on my window.I opened it.“Can I help you？”I asked rather (10).“I’m trying to help you!”the man said.“You see,your number plate fell off about fifteen miles back.I tried to attract your attention,but you didn’t take any notice!”

1. (A). of (B). by (C). on (D). with

2. (A). since (B). as (C). until (D). for

3. (A). annoyed (B). pleased (C). excited (D). disappointed

4. (A). slower (B). faster (C). earlier (D). later

5.(A). after (B). along (C). on (D). with

6. (A). Therefore (B). However (C). Thus (D). So

7. (A). everything (B). nothing (C). something (D). anything

8. (A). in order (B). out of order (C). in place (D). out of place

9. (A). on (B). off (C). green (D). red

10. (A). coldly (B). helpfully (C). earnestly (D). excitedly

0 of them, as compared with 180 in Japan, 144 in Argentina and 111 in Britain.The quality of some American papers is extremely high and their views are quoted all over the world.Disting uished dailies like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence all over the country.However the Post and the Times are not national newspapers in the sense that The times is in Britain or Le Monde is in France, since each American city has its own daily newspaper.The best of these present detailed accounts of national and international news, but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news.

Like the press in most other countries, American newspapers range from the “sensati onal”, which feature crime, sex and rumor, to the serious, which focus on factual news and the analysis of world events.But with few exceptions American newspapers try to entertain as well as give information, for they have to compete with television.

Just as American newspapers give way to all tastes, so do they also try and apply to readers for all political persuasions.A few newspapers support extremist (过激分子)groups on the far right and on the far left, but most daily newspapers attempt to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are essentially moderate.Many of these papers print columns by well-known journalists of different political and social views in order to present a balanced picture.

As in other democratic countries American newspapers ca n be either responsible or irresponsible, but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once bravely uncovered political scandals (丑闻)or crimes, for instance, the Watergate Affair.The newspapers dr ew the attention of the public to the fears of the Vietnam War.

1.There are fewer national newspapers in ().

A.Britain than in the U.S.A

B.France than in Britain

C.the U.S.A.than in Britain or France

D.France than in t he U.S.A.or Britain

2.Most American newspapers try to entertain their readers because ().

A.they have to keep up a good relation with them

B.they have to compete with television

C.they have to write about crime, sex and rumor

D.t hey have to give factual news in an interesting way

3.Many American newspapers attract readers of different political tendency by ().

A.supporting extremist groups from time to time

B.inviting middle-of-the-road Americans to write articles for them

C.avoiding carrying articles about extremists

D.printing articles representing different political viewpoints

4.In this passage the underlined word “press” (Para.2) means ().

A.a machine for printing

B.the business o f printing

C.great force

D.newspapers

5.The passage is mainly about ().

A.the characteristics of American newspapers

B.the development of American newspapers

C.the functions of American newspapers

D.the m erits and shortcomings of American newspapers