单选题What advantage does Room 402 have over auditorium 2?A It can seat more people.B It has better technology.C Its seats are more comfortable.D It was recently refurbished.

One advantage of chain over wire rope for a tow bridle is that chain（）.

Why has Ms. Washington only placed a small order?

Practice 2　　Prices have fallen in the food business because of advances in food production and distribution technology. Consumers have benefited greatly from those advances. People who predicted that the world would run out of food were wrong. We are producing more and more food with less and less capital. Food is therefore more plentiful and cheaper than it has ever been. Spending on food compared with other goods has fallen for many years, and continues to drop.　　Supermarkets have helped push down prices mainly because of their scale. Like any big business, they can invest in IT systems that make them efficient. And their size allows them to buy in bulk. As supermarkets get bigger, the prices get lower.　　Huge retail companies such as Wal-Mart have tremendous power and they can put pressure on producers to cut their margins. As a result, some producers have had to make cuts. In recent years, Unilever has cut its workforce by 33,000 to 245,000 and dropped lots of its minor brands as part of its “path to growth” strategy. Cadbury has shut nearly 20 per cent of its 133 factories and cut 10 per cent of its 55,000 global workforce. These cuts help keep costs down, and the price of food stays low.　　Does cheap food make people unhealthy? Cheap food may encourage people to eat more. Food companies certainly think that giving people more food for their money makes them buy more. Giving people bigger portions is an easy way of making them feel they have got a better deal. That is why portions have got larger and larger. In America, soft drinks came in 8oz (225g) cans in the past, then 12oz (350g), and now come in 20oz (550g) cans. If a company can sell you an 8oz portion for $ 7, they can sell you a 12oz portion for $ 8. The only extra cost to the company is the food, which probably costs 25 cents.　　Now companies are under pressure to stop selling bigger portions for less money. But it is hard to change the trend.

The harmful effects that excessive drinking can have on the liver is increasingly well publicized.

What does his/her feedback focus on if a teacher's comment is "John, it would be much better if you have given more details!"?

When a dog has received effective obedience training, its owner _____.

What does Ms. Kuhn suggest about Mr. Morales?

Centrifugal pumps have what advantage(s) over reciprocating pumps?（）.

One possible reason why women have better memories than men is that _____.

Recently, people have more and more confidence in the government because of its works.

Practice 4　　In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to tap the consumer market. More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion, companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another. Such business-to-business sales make sense because businesspeople typically know what product they’re looking for.　　Nonetheless, many companies still hesitate to use the Web because of doubts about its reliability. “Businesses need to feel they can trust the pathway between them and the supplier,” says senior analyst Blane Erwin of Forrester Research.

Recently, the fact that more and more students are spending too much time playing computer games has aroused great concern. What influences do the computer games have on people and what should we do with them? Write a composition to give your views. You should write at least 120 words.

Which of the following is an advantage that a USB mouse has over a PS/2 mouse?（）

Read the passage carefully and answer questions 1 to 5. Answer each question in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet　　Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being “out of sight and out of mind.” He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company’s plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superior will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more prevalent.　　Thanks to a variety of relatively inexperience communications devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets. English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isn’t generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.　　The employee posted abroad who speaks the country’s principal language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign clients over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm.　　Questions:　　1．What is the author’s attitude toward high-tech communications equipment?　　2．What is becoming more and more important to promotion?　　3．What does “out of sight and out of mind” (Line 2. Para. 3) probably mean?　　4．According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in 　　employing people today?　　5．What is the advantage of employees having foreign language skills?