We must give up this new plan because we are __________ funds.

A、Meaning must have priority over elegance

B、We should give up form. and take meaning if we cannot have both

C、The same political slogan should be always translated consistently

D、We must first have a thorough understanding of the original

It is my deepest regret (141) you that the Board of Directors has agreed to require a two-week unpaid leave for all employees in order to avoid an operation budget deficit.

The company is facing a serious crisis (142) poor profits over the past three quarters.

The budget is short by about $7 million and, according to our company policy, the budget must be balanced by September 30, which is the end of this fiscal year.

It is (143) for all employees to give up two weeks' pay in order to put a halt to the budget crisis. Employees are to speak to their managers regarding setting up the two weeks that are convenient for them.

I am genuinely sorry for the need to take such radical measures to end the current emergency, but with your cooperation, we can overcome this situation.

(41)

A．inform

B．informing

C．to inform

D．informed

A.otherwise

B.whether

C.therefore

D.consequently

A.accept

B.admit

C.agree

D.allow

A.since

B.even if

C.until

D.if

A.barely

B.almost

C.would not

D.barely not

A、take credit for

B、give way to

C、work her way into

D、rid herself of

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This evening I met a friend at a local bar. She brought her laptop {along; around; forward} so she could show me some of her latest digital art designs. As we looked through her artwork, the laptop suddenly started making an unhealthy noise, then the screen twinkled on and off and then cut off {normally; completely; suddenly}. And as we both stared at one another surprisingly, the terrible smell of fried computer circuits appeared.

I grabbed the laptop off the bar to inspect it and the problem instantly arose itself. The bottom of the laptop was completely wet and empty, spilt water glass rested against the side of her purse just behind where the laptop was sitting. While we were chatting and shifting the laptop's 17 inch screen {up and down; back and forth; in and out}, we somehow spilt a glass of water that the waiter had inadvertently (无意地) placed behind the screen, which was out of our view.

When life throws id some troubles like this, it typically doesn't make any sense to us, and our natural emotional reaction might get extremely {upset; excited; surprised} at the top of our lungs. But how does this help our dilemma？ Obviously, it doesn't.

The smartest and hardest thing we can do in these kinds of situations is to be more tempered in our reaction. You'd be much wiser and more disciplined than scream extremely. You should remember that emotional rage only makes matters worse. And please remember that once it happens, that will give us an opportunity to grow stronger.

Every difficult moment in our lives is accompanied by an opportunity for personal growth and {creativity; respect; activity}. But in order to attain this growth and creativity.

We must first learn to control our emotions. We must recognize that difficulties pass like everything in our life.