Jane has said little so far, responding only briefly when ______A.spokenB.speaking toC.spe

Jane has said little so far, responding only briefly when______.

A．spoken

B．speaking to

C．speaking

D．spoken to

own family. Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like along-lost cousin.

In my family it was always important to place blame when anything bad happened. But the Whites didn't worry about who had done what. Mr. and Mrs. White had six children: three sons and three daughters.

In July, the White sisters and I decided to take a car trip to New York. The two oldest, Sarah and Jane, were college students, and the youngest, Amy had recently got a driver' s license, and was excited about practicing her driving on the trip.

The big sisters let Amy take over. She came to an intersection with a stop sign, but Amy continued without stopping. The driver of a large truck, crashed into our car.

Jane was killed instantly.

When Mr. and Mrs. White arrived at the hospital, they hugged us all.

To both of their daughters, and especially to Amy, over and over they simply said, "We' re so glad that you're alive."

I was astonished. No blame.

Later, I asked the Whites why they never talked about the fact that Amy was driving and had run a stop sign.

Mrs. White said, "Jane's gone, and nothing we say or do will bring her back. But Amy has her whole life ahead of her. How can she lead a full and happy life if she feels we blame her for her sister' s death？"

They were right. Amy graduated from college and got married several years ago, She works as a teacher of learning-disabled students. She' s also a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane.

The writer of the article is ______ .

A．Mrs. White's niece

B．the Whites' cousin

C．Sarah' s friend at college

D．Jane' s friend at school

hat his first task was to examine the risks that faced the company. He concluded that the company faced three major risks, which he assessed by examining the impact that would occur if the risk were to materialise. He assessed Risk 1 as being of low potential impact as even if it materialised it would have little effect on the company’s strategy. Risk 2 was assessed as being of medium potential impact whilst a third risk, Risk 3, was assessed as being of very high potential impact.

When John realised the potential impact of Risk 3 materialising, he issued urgent advice to the board to withdraw from the activity that gave rise to Risk 3 being incurred. In the advice he said that the impact of Risk 3 was potentially enormous and it would be irresponsible for H&Z to continue to bear that risk.

The company commercial director, Jane Xylene, said that John Pentanol and his job at H&Z were unnecessary and that risk management was ‘very expensive for the benefits achieved’. She said that all risk managers do is to tell people what can’t be done and that they are pessimists by nature. She said she wanted to see entrepreneurial risk takers in H&Z and not risk managers who, she believed, tended to discourage enterprise.

John replied that it was his job to eliminate all of the highest risks at H&Z Company. He said that all risk was bad and needed to be eliminated if possible. If it couldn’t be eliminated, he said that it should be minimised.

(a) The risk manager has an important role to play in an organisation’s risk management.

Required:

(i) Describe the roles of a risk manager. (4 marks)

(ii) Assess John Pentanol’s understanding of his role. (4 marks)

(b) With reference to a risk assessment framework as appropriate, criticise John’s advice that H&Z should

withdraw from the activity that incurs Risk 3. (6 marks)

(c) Jane Xylene expressed a particular view about the value of risk management in H&Z Company. She also said that she wanted to see ‘entrepreneurial risk takers’.

Required:

(i) Define ‘entrepreneurial risk’ and explain why it is important to accept entrepreneurial risk in business

organisations; (4 marks)

(ii) Critically evaluate Jane Xylene’s view of risk management. (7 marks)

of the students who had just stepped out of university, we had to【21】. The first tough test——job hunting to【22】a passport to society. And the most【23】part was the job interview. The【24】was very fierce. Dozens of my classmates, Jane【25】, sent our resumes(简历) to a key middle school for a teaching post, making the chance of success as low as 1 to 20.

Before the job interview, I【26】through preparations, including a formal suit, a new ly-done hair, a few【27】on job interviews, and even some ancient Chinese poems【28】I encountered a learned interviewer. On that day everything went off【29】. I answered all the questions fluently. I felt very【30】. Jane was still there waiting for her turn. I made a "V"【31】to her. She smiled at me, looking a little worried. I【32】she was not as eloquent(雄辩的) as, I a week later, all of us received letters of【33】. Another week later, guess what happened! She got the job!【34】congratulating her, I asked her how she got it. She said, "I did【35】, I just wrote them a note of thanks after receiving the letter of refusal." Only then【36】I realize why all the applicants(应有者) has received the same letters and that was also a part of the【37】.

Only a note of thanks, but that was what made all the difference. This experience【38】me a good lesson, that, is【39】excellent you are, you should never forget the【40】manners of saying "thank you".

(41)

A．look through

B．live through

C．go through

D．go on

Blameless

I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately. Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like a long-lost cousin.

In my family, it was always important to place blame when anything bad happened.

"Who did this？" my mother would scream about a dirty kitchen.

"This is all your fault, Katharine," my father would insist when the cat got out or the dishwasher broke.

From the time we were little, my sister, brothers and I told on each other. We set a place for blame at the dinner table.

But the Whites didn't worry about who had done what. They picked up the pieces and moved on with their lives. The beauty of this was driven home to me the summer Jane died.

In July, the White sisters and I decided to take a car trip from their home in Florida to New York.

The two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, were college students, and the youngest, Amy, had recently turned sixteen. Proud of having a new driver's license (驾照), Amy was excited about practicing her driving on the trip. She showed off her license to everyone she met.

The big sisters shared the driving of Sarah's new car during the first part of the trip, but when they reached less crowded areas, they let Amy take over. Somewhere in South Carolina, we pulled off the highway to eat. After lunch, Amy got behind the wheel. She came to a crossroads with a stop sign. Whether she was nervous or just didn't see the sign no one would ever know, but Amy continued into the crossroads without stopping. The driver of a large truck, unable to stop in time, ran into our car.

Jane was killed immediately.

I was slightly injured. The most difficult thing that I've ever done was to call the Whites to tell them about the accident and that Jane had died. Painful as it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child. When Mr. and Mrs. White arrived at the hospital, they found their two daughters sharing a room. Sarah had a few cuts on the head; Amy's leg was broken. They hugged (拥抱) us all and cried tears of sadness and of joy at seeing their daughters. They wiped away the girls' tears and made a few jokes at Amy as she learned to use her crutches (拐杖).

To both of their daughters, and especially to Amy, over and over they simply said, "We're so glad that you're alive."

I was astonished. No blame. No accusations.

Later, I asked the Whites why they never talked about the fact that Amy was driving and had run a stop sign.

Mrs. White said, "Jane's gone, and we miss her terribly. Nothing we say or do will ever bring her back. But Amy has her whole life ahead of her. How can she lead a full and happy life if she feels we blame her for her sister's death？"

They were right. Amy graduated from the University of California and got married several years ago. She works as a teacher of learning-disabled students. She's als0 a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane.

How did the author's parents differ from the Whites？

A．The author's parents were less caring.

B．The author's parents were less loving.

C．The author's parents were less friendly.

D．The author's parents were less understanding.

attend the concert.

A、any

B、some

C、no

D、little

听力原文：W: Hello？

M: Hey, it's John. I've got good news for you!

W: Really？ What's that？ Come on!

M: You know Tom？

W: Yeah, so what？

M: Tom wants to go out this weekend, so he can finally meet you! Can you make it Saturday night？

W: Hang on, let me look at my PDA. You know, my social calendar is very busy these days!

M: What a pity!

W: Just kidding! Sure, I can make it.

M: That's great! Why don't we meet at that cute little Indian restaurant on the corner of the 1st Avenue and Howell'？ You know the one？ It's called "Gold Pond".

W: Oh yeah, 1 know that one that you're talking about. I've been there before. It has really great food! What time shall we meet？

M: Let's meet at 5:30 on Saturday evening. That way, we can make it to the 7:45 show of that new animated comedy. You know the one'？ Tom and Jane decided they wanted to see that movie. They said that if wc were to pick out the restaurant, they'd pick out the movie.

W: OK. I don't have any problems with that logic! What are you going to wear？

M: I thought about a pair of khakis and a sweater. I don't think it will be too hot on Saturday.

W: Sounds good. I'll try to figure out what I'm going to wear and be my most charming self!

M: Don't worry about it! I know that Tom will like you! Jane has told Tom many great things about you, so he can't wait to meet you! See you Saturday night!

(20)

A．5:30 a.m.

B．7:45 a.m.

C．5:30 p.m.

D．7:45 p.m.

What he has just said has little to do with the question ______ discussion.

A．on

B．under

C．in

D．at

under C. in D. at