According to the company profile in"A Manager’s Dilemma," what is the probl

What is the most outstanding about Cafepress. com according to the author？

A．The help it offers major companies in marketing their commodities.

B．The conveniences it gives to companies in selling their commodities.

C．The high quality of the merchandise it offers to customers.

D．The speed and security it offers users to put their ideas into practice.

What kind of customers need Cafepress. com most according to its vice-president.？

A．Those who sell a great variety of items.

B．Those who sell unconventional commodities.

C．Those who want to avoid the trouble of negotiating with clients.

D．Those who have problem keeping their commodities moving.

What kind of customers need cafepress. com most according to its vice-president'？

[A] Those who sell a great variety of items.

[B] Those who sell unconventional commodities.

[C] Those who want to avoid the trouble of negotiating with clients.

[D] Those who have problem keeping their commodities moving.

What is true according to the passage？

A．Winning means losing as well.

B．You can't trust commercial ads.

C．Whenever people tell truth, they are lying.

D．Truth can be used in dishonest ways.

According to the passage, the reason why the author opposes to Amazons DRM is that __

A.ebooks can only be purchased on Amazon. com

B.Kindle books are not compatible with other electronic reading devices

C.once implemented, ebooks cant be transferred to other equipments

D.ebooks installed on Kindle 2 cant be edited freely

uld be in the form. of cash or agricultural products, often subsidized by donors. [27] The European Union argues that cash donations are the best way to quickly purchase food in an emergency because food shipments are sometimes sold in local markets at the receiving end. And European countries say flooding markets with cheap imported food drives local farmers out of business. Edward Clay, Senior Research Associate at the Overseas Development Institute in London says the European approach makes food aid more flexible. [28] The United States argues that the European cash-only approach has been ineffective, causing a steep decline in food aid since the 1990s. According to a report published by the World Food Program, food aid contributions suffered a ＄1 billion shortfall last year. In contrast, the U.S. sends donations to developing countries in the form. of com, wheat and other commodities.

The dispute between the European Union and the United States is mainly about

A．whether there is a steep decline in food aid since the 1990s.

B．whether food aid drives local farmers out of the market.

C．whether food aid displaces local products in developing countries.

D．whether food aid should be in the form. of cash or agricultural products.

Questions36-45 are based on the following passage.

One in five US workers regularly attends after-work drinks with co-workers, where the most common 36_________range from bad-mouthing (说……的坏话. another worker to kissing a colleague and drinking too much,according to a study 37_________on Tuesday.

Most workers attend so-called happy hours to 38_________ with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear thelatest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel obligated, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder. com,an online job site.

As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow,16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague,10percent shared a secret about a colleague,8 percent kissed a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much andacted 39_________ .5 percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent 40________ to singing karaoke.While 21 percent of those who attend say happy hours are good for 41_________,85 percent said attending had nothelped them get 42_________ to someone higher up or get a better position.

An equal number of men and women said they attend happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least 43_________to attend.

Overall,21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and, of those,44_________a quarter go at least once a month.

The survey was 45 _________online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder. com among 6,987 full-time employees.

A. bond

B.acknowledged

C. nearly

D. specially

E. anywhere

F. mishaps

G. obligated

H. likely

I. conducted

J. idly

K. unprofessionally

L. networking

M. released

N. confessed

O. researched

el that over 80 percent of their decision to purchase or not reside in issues beyond their online experience. What's really important to customers is brand performance.

The research was based on interviews with 976 active customers of various top performing e-commerce companies (excluding travel) including Amazon, com, AOL-Time Warner, BN.com, eBay, Monster.com and Yahoo. Current, former and potential customers were asked to describe their ideal e-commerce company vis- avis a subset of the top e-commerce companies.

Of the five attributes customers use to evaluate e-commerce companies, the Clicks Interaction driver makes up only 15 percent of decision-making. The Clicks driver incorporates all aspects of the customer's online experience, including pricing, customer support, the quality of offerings, and mistake rectification. Brand Performance topped the list (35 percent), followed by Financial Longevity (18 percent), Strategic Direction (17 percent) and Clicks Interaction (15 percent). These five attributes, or drivers, make up 100% of a customer's decision to purchase from a site or not. Customers recognize the value of a well-performing brand and today's top e-commerce companies are clearly meeting their expectations-- a key to their success. Based on this response, the study suggests that companies should continue, or even increase, their investments in traditional advertising campaigns.

According to the study, Amazon. com is the premier e-commerce company, having translated its Brand Performance into value on the Bricks Interaction. The research shows Amazon's value here is essentially the equivalent of a retail storefront, something that customers don't see in the other e-commerce companies.

Customers wholeheartedly agree that e-commerce companies need to better demonstrate their financial security. What's more interesting is that customers do not necessarily equate financial resources such as revenue, net profits and market value with financial stability. Instead, customers see a company's aggressiveness and ability to seize new markets as increasing their financial longevity. After analyzing 27 bricks & mortar and e-commerce market leading companies, customers ranked Oracle number one in terms of financial security, outperforming others such as AOL-Time Warner, Dell Computer and General Motors. Amazon and Barnesandnoble.com enjoy a high ranking on perceived financial security.

"This shows us why so many recent activities and acquisitions have been taking place in e-commerce," said Miller-Williams CEO, Gary A. Williams." Their revenues and profits are stabilizing and becoming more predictable so they make nice merger or alliance candidates. E-Commerce customers are voting with their dollars, and the winners are companies that have shown their brand strength and ability to execute in a proven market space."

With respect to Brand Performance, the study warns e-commerce companies currently evaluating the use of pop-up advertisements: Customers see the use of technology and marketing and advertising as being an inseparable part of the company's brand. Key groups of e-commerce users have been resistant to this form. of advertising, so use of it may have an impact on the customer's decision to purchase from a site or not.

The thing that most e-commerce customers are concerned about is ______.

B．their own online experience

C．brand performance

D．their decision to purchase

E．percentage of the issues

through reading the following S/C and the main clauses abstracted from the covering L/C.

Sales Confirmation

CHINA NATIONAL LIGHT

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS IMPORT

AND EXPORT CORPORATION SHANGHAI BRANCH

128 Huchiu Road

Shanghai, China

Cable Address: INDUSTRY Telex: 33054 INDUS CN

Web Site: E-mail Address:

http : //www．sinolight, com × × @ sinolight, com

SALES CONFIRMATION (ORIGINAL)

No．7008 Date: May 12, 20 ______

Your Letter: 30/4/20 ______

Our Cable: 12/5/20．______

To Messrs

J．B．Lawson & Company

854 California Street

San Francisco, California 94104

Cable: LAWSON

The undersigned Sellers and Buyers have agreed to close the following transaction according to the terms and conditions stipulated below:

1．Commodity and Description: Canvas Folding Chairs with Wooden Frame Quantity : 5000 pcs.

Unit Price: US ＄12.00 Per piece CFR San Francisco

Total Amount: US ＄60000.

2．Loading Port and Destination: From Dalian Ports in China to San Francisco.

3．Time of Shipment: During July , 2009.

4．Packing: In cartons.

5．Shipping Marks : At the Sellers' option.

6．Insurance: To be effected by the Buyers.

7．Terms of Payment: By confirmed, irrevocable, L/C payable at sight and valid in China till the 15th day after shipment.

8．Shipment: Transshipment and partial shipment allowed, and with 5% more or less in quantity and value permissible.

REMARKS:

……

Accepted by:

The Buyers The Sellers

Issue of a Documentary Credit

We are pleased to inform you that the L/C No．808A issued by the Bank of China under our S/C No．7008.

43D

L/C NUMBER : 808A

BENEFICIARY: DALIAN SEAFOOD IMP.

Type of Documentary Credit

40A

IRREVOCABLE

Currency Code，Amount

32B

USD——信用证总额660000

Drafts at

42C

AT SIGHT见证付款

Drawee

42D

BANK OF CHINA LIAONING BRANCH

Partial Shipments

43P

NOT ALLOWED分装不允许

Transhipment

43T

NOT ALLOWED转船不允许

Shipping on Board/Dispatch/Packing in Charge at/from

44A SAN FRANCISCO．——Loading Port

Transportation to

44B

DAHANPORT，P.R.CHINA——DestinationPort

Date of Shipment

44C

Before July，20，2009

Description of Goods or Services：45A

Commodity and Description：Canvas Folding Chairs with Wooden Frame

Quantity：500pcs

Unit Price：US ＄12.00 Per piece CFR San Francisco

Total Amount：US ＄60000

There are many different kinds of music in the world. Let 5 study some of them.

Classical Music Classical music is a form. of music needing high musical sills. If you wish to learn this kind of music, you have to go through

proper training,

Heavy Metal Music Heavy metal music came out after the Second World War. The melody of the song is heavily influenced by the structure of it. It is also known as "information music" In heavy metal music, songwriting is based on a from.

Hip hop Music this music always includes the use of instruments such the guitar, violin, piano, bass, drums and so on In this type of music,

the bass is the main instrument. It was first played by a group of traveling singers and poets of West Africa

Opera Music t first appeared in Italy in the 1600s. It has a great mixture of theatrical art and musical invention and is used in theaters.

Jazz Music This type of music has strong and complex melodies. The main musical instruments are the cornet, trumpet and violin, which

help carry the melody.

Besides these, there are many others such as the blues, New Age music, Celtic music, religious music, and chamber music.

1.（）music needs high musical skills.

A.Classical

B.Heavy metal

C.Hip-hop

D.Opera

2.The main instrument in Hip-hop music is the（）.

A guitar

B.violin

C.piano

D.bass

3. The（）is used in both Hip hop music and jazz music com

A.piano

B.Trumpet

C.violin

D.cornet

4. Opera music first appeared in（）.

A.Africa

B Italy

C.American

D.China

5. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage？（）

A.Heavy metal music appeared after the First Word War.

B.Only after proper training can you learn the blues

C.People cal jazz music "information music"

D.in the world there are many kinds of music

eem to want to talk about things formerly judged to be best left unsaid. The newcomers also tend to see office matters with a fresh eye, in the process sometimes coming up with critical analyses of the forces that shape everyone's experience in the organization.

Consider the novel views of Harvey Coleman of Atlanta on the subject of getting ahead. Coleman is black. He spent 11 years with IBM, half of them working in management development, and now serves as a consultant to the likes of AT&T, CocaCola, Prudential, and Merch. Coleman says that based on what he's seen at big com panics, he weighs the different elements that make for longterm career success as follows: performance counts a mere 10%; image, 30%; and exposure, a full 60%. Coleman concludes that excellent job performance is so common these days that while doing your work well may win you pay increases, it won't secure you the big promotion. He finds that advancement more often depends on how many people know you and your work, and how high up they are.

Ridiculous beliefs？ Not to many people, especially many women and members of minority races who, like Coleman, feel that the scales have dropped from their eyes. "Women and blacks in organizations work under false beliefs," says Kaleel Jamison, a New York based management consultant who helps corporations deal with these issues. "They think that if you work hard, you'll get ahead that someone in authority will reach down and give you a promotion." She added, "Most women and blacks are so frightened that people will think they've gotten ahead because of their sex or color that they play down their visibility." Her advice to those folks: learn the ways that white males have traditionally used to find their way into the spotlight (公众注意中心).

According to the passage, "things formerly judged to be best left unsaid" (in Para. 1) probably refers to ______.

A．the opinions, which contradict the established beliefs

B．criticisms that shape everyone's experience

C．the tendencies that help the newcomers to see office matters with a fresh eye

D．the ideas which usually come up with new ways of management in the organization