Which car company has the most market in America？（)A、GMB、FordC、ToyotaD、Honda

In most of our US and Canadian offices, we'll rent you cars of high quality for seven days for $ 99.

You can drive as far as you like without paying us a penny over the $ 99 as long as you return the car to the city from which you rented it.Insurance(保险) is included, gas is not.

If you rent the car in Florida or in California, the rate is the same, but you can return the car to any city in the state.

If you'd like some suggestions on what to do with the car once you've got it, we have driving and touting guides for almost every part of the country.No matter which rate you choose, the company comes at no extra cost.You don't just rent a car.You rent a company!

26.According to the advertisement, $ 99 is the rate offered for _____.

A.traveling a limited distance

B.renting a car for seven days

C.hiring a driving guide

D.driving within a state

27.Which of the following is included in the car-renting rate？()

A.Gas used

B.Car repairs

C.The hotel charge

D.Insurance fee

28.The car-renting rate remains $ 99if you _____.

A.return the car to where you rent it

B.drive within the same city

C.buy the insurance

D.pay for the gas

29.The last sentence of the passage "You rent a company" means that _____.

A.you have to be responsible for the company

B.you should obey the rules set by the company

C.you can enjoy all-round services of this company

D.you may choose the best car from the company

30.The purpose of the passage is to advertise _____.

A.car-renting services in the US

B.a special rate of car-renting

C.the advantages of car-renting

D.a US car-renting company

. However, when you are actually purchasing car insurance, it can be difficult for you to decide which is your best choice. The ideal buying process is to first research and decide, then purchase.

Research first

Before buying car insurance, you should find out the purpose of your purchase and how the insurance meets your needs.

Decide on suitable Car Insurance Policies(保单)

A neglected part of car insurance is the part which covers medical bills. Medical payments can add up very quickly in an accident situation, and the insurance should cover the bills incurred (招致) both by you and by the passengers in your car. Make sure you know the full value that your insurance covers.

Purchase the best Car Insurance for your needs

You have a number of choices when it comes to the actual purchase of the car insurance. Each has advantages and disadvantages, and these may be influenced by your individual taste and previous buying experience. Insurance companies may offer you good advice, but prices on the Internet are often better.

1. According to the first paragraph, when buying car insurance, one should first ___________.

A. decide on the number of policies to purchase

B. do careful research on the different choices

C. choose the best insurance company

D. look for the lowest insurance rate

2. The purpose of research is to find out whether the car insurance _____________ .

A. includes all the advantages

B. best meets your needs

C. offers the best rate

D. is easy to purchase

3. When buying car insurance, people often neglect________________ .

A. the damage to the car

B. the bills paid by the passengers

C. the part covering the medical bills

D. the background of the insurance company

4. According to the last paragraph, your choice of car insurance may also be influenced by _________________.

A. your driving habits

B. the kind of car to be insured

C. the attitude of your family members

D. your own taste and buying experience

5. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？

A. Medical Bills Covered in Car Insurance

B. Importance of Buying Car Insurance

C. Advice on Buying Car Insurance

D. Advantages of Car Insurance

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Do you know insurance (保险)？Buying insurance is a means by which people can protect themselves____51____large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay____52____sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only____53____will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it has collected.

The first modem fire insurance company was____54____in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just____55____most of the city, and people wanted to protect against____56____losses. The fire company grew rapidly. Soon, other companies were founded in other areas.

Benjamin Franklin helped form. the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also____57____a new kind of insurance for farmers. The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops by storm.

In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start____58____new insurance. This company, which offered life insurance, collected some money regularly from different men. Although a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is still in business.

Over the years, people have____59____from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from such accidents as car, plane crashes. Tomorrow, almost everyone has____60____kind of insurance.

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A.against

B.to

C.from

D.on

Transport can be a major expense for many companies,especially when cars have to be provided for both managerial and sale staff. __1__As a result, it's important to keep a close eye at the many costs __2__associated with company cars and how these different costs compare.

The moment a new car is driven away from the showroom,its value will drop as much as 12 percent. This is what is __3__known as depreciation and is the largest single cost to the buyer of a new vehicle. Depreciation is the highest in the __4__first two years of a vehicle's life: at the end of that period a car could be worth just the third of its brand new price. __5__Although the rate of depreciation decreases as time goes by, it remains a major cost factor, as around 85 percent

of company vehicles are brought brandly new. __6__However, it is important to know that some cars depreciate much more than others——regardless of price. This is often __7__to do with rarity and prestige value. The more common the car, the more quickly, in general, it loses vaule. Exported __8__models, which are restricted in number, can hold their value better than those are produced domestically and widely available. __9__In the same way, depreciation on a new model of a particular make may be low for the first few years after their launch. __10__This happened when diesel cars were first introduced. They depreciated more slowly when they were rarely seen; now that they are relatively common, this is no longer true.

year end. Damian personally owns 10% of the ordinary issued share capital of Linden Limited, for which he paid

￡10,000 in June 1998. He estimates that the current market value of Linden Limited is ￡9 million and that the

company will make taxable profits of ￡1·4 million in the forthcoming year to 31 July 2007.

(a) Damian believes that Linden Limited should conduct its activities in a socially responsible manner and to this

end has proposed that in future all cars purchased by the company should be low emission vehicles. The sales

director has stated that several of his staff, who are the main recipients of company cars, other than the directors,

are extremely unhappy with this proposal, perceiving it as downgrading their value and status.

The cars currently provided to the sales staff have a list price of ￡19,600, on which Linden Limited receives a

bulk purchase discount of 6% from the dealer, and a CO2 emission rate of 168 grams/kilometre. The company

pays for up to ￡400 of accessories, of the salesmen’s own choice to be fitted to the cars and all of the running

costs, including private petrol. The cars are replaced every three years and the ‘old’ cars are sold at auction,

because they are high mileage vehicles.

The low emission cars it is proposed to purchase will have the same list price as the current cars, but the dealer

is only prepared to offer a bulk discount of 5% on these vehicles. Damian does not propose to make any other

changes to Linden Limited’s company car policy or practice.

Required:

(i) Explain the tax consequences of the proposed move to low emission vehicles for both the individual

salesmen and Linden Limited, illustrating your answer by means of relevant calculations of the tax and

national insurance (NIC) savings arising. (9 marks)

A.Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower.

B.Fine, I never go to birthday parties.

C.Ha…ha, I don’t like birthday parties.

D.Sorry, but my wife had a car accident.

A.Excuse me,my friend sent me a flower

B.Fine,I never go to birthday parties

C.Ha…ha,I like swimming

D.Sorry,but my wife had a car accident

A.Excuse me， my friend sent me a flower.

B.Fine， I never go to birthday parties.

C.Ha…ha， I like swimmin

D.Sorry， but my wife had a car accident.

of selling cars to the public which takes advantage of the greater freedom given to independent car distributors to

market cars more aggressively within the European Union. This reduces the traditional control and interference of the

automobile manufacturers, some of whom own their distributors. He has opened a number of showrooms in the

London region and by 2004 Auto Direct had 20 outlets in and around London. The concept is deceptively simple;

Mark buys cars from wherever he can source them most cheaply and has access to all of the leading volume car

models. He then concentrates on selling the cars to the public, leaving servicing and repair work to other specialist

garages. He offers a classic high volume/low margin business model.

Mark now wants to develop this business model onto a national and eventually an international basis. His immediate

plans are to grow the number of outlets by 50% each year for the next three years. Such growth will place

considerable strain on the existing organisation and staff. Each showroom has its own management team, sales

personnel and administration. Currently the 20 showrooms are grouped into a Northern and Southern Sales Division

with a small head office team for each division. Auto Direct now employs 250 people.

Mark now needs to communicate the next three-year phase of the company’s ambitious growth plans to staff and is

anxious to get an understanding of staff attitudes towards the company and its growth plans. He is aware that you

are a consultant used to advising firms on the changes associated with rapid growth and the way to generate positive

staff attitudes to change.

Required:

(a) Using appropriate strategies for managing change provide Mark with a brief report on how he can best create

a positive staff response to the proposed growth plans. (12 marks)

– Wait here and I'll get my car and go there together.– ().

A. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

B. Your sports car is fabulous

C. I'm afraid I won't wait very long

D. Why bother？ It's within walking distance