For some real number A, the graph of the line y=（A+1)x+8 in the standard （x,y) coordinate

根据下面材料，回答{TSE}题.{TS}Who will benefit most from the estate-tax repeal in practice？

A. The businessmen dealing in real estate.

B. The inheritors of some small businesses.

C. A very small number of very, very rich people.

D. The people who struggle to make both ends meet.

tate market is white hot, rapidly rising prices are luring a growing number of ordinary people into buying and selling residences they do not intend to occupy, despite warnings from some economists that prices cannot continue to rise as steeply as they have in the last few years.

Which of the following statements is true according to what you hear？

A．Prices for houses in big cities have started to rise since this year.

B．People buy and sell houses to improve their living conditions.

C．Economists believe that residence prices would drop.

D．Economists warn people that price rise might slow down.

u're struggling to keep up on all fronts, and the people side of things can be a real headache. What we do is rather specialised, which means you can't just take people on as and when you need them. That's why making the skills building sessions available to more people was a good idea, as it means we can grow expertise internally.

— You will hear five short recordings about improvements in the workplace.

— For each recording, decide What improvement has been made.

— Write one letter (A - H) next to the number of the recording.

— Do not use any letter more than once.

— You will hear the five recordings twice.

A Some inefficient equipment was replaced.

B A bonus payment system was extended.

C A department was moved to new premises.

D Training opportunities were increased.

E A system of cost control was implemented.

F Some software was upgraded.

G A number of specialist staff were recruited.

H A system of promotion was introduced.

tate market is white hot, rapidly rising prices are luring a growing number of ordinary people into buying and selling residences they do not intend to occupy, despite warnings from some economists that prices cannot continue to rise as steeply as they have in the last few years.

Which of the following statements is true according to what you hear？

A．Prices for houses in big cities have started to rise since this year.

B．People buy and sell houses to improve their living conditions.

C．Economists believe that residence prices would drop.

D．Economists warn people that price rise might slow down.

听力原文：Growth for a new business like ours can be as much of a problem as a positive. You're struggling to keep up on all fronts, and the people side of things can be a real headache. What we do is rather specialised, which means you can't just take people on as and when you need them. That's why making the skills building sessions available to more people was a good idea, as it means we can grow expertise internally.

— You will hear five short recordings about improvements in the workplace.

— For each recording, decide What improvement has been made.

— Write one letter (A - H) next to the number of the recording.

— Do not use any letter more than once.

— You will hear the five recordings twice.

A Some inefficient equipment was replaced.

B A bonus payment system was extended.

C A department was moved to new premises.

D Training opportunities were increased.

E A system of cost control was implemented.

F Some software was upgraded.

G A number of specialist staff were recruited.

H A system of promotion was introduced.

In every city and town there arc people named as 【S1】______

real estate agents who will help you find a house to

rent. But they may charge a fixed number of money, 【S2】______

such as a month's rent or a percentage of the year's

rent, to help you find a place. Some companies pay the

amounts for their workers; others do not. If you have a

work in the United States, be certain that you ask 【S3】______

if your company will pay for this service or not 【S4】_______

after you sign any papers with a real estate agent. You 【S5】_______

can also find a house by yourself by noticing "For Rent"

signs and following newspaper advertisement. The sign

will list a telephone number for you to call.

When you rent a house, in addition to the rent,

you will generally be expected to pay for what we called 【S6】_____

utilities gas and electricity, heat and hot water

besides for simple electrical and other repairs. 【S7】______

However, this is a good idea to be sure what the rent 【S8】______

does and docs not include. As there is often the case 【S9】______

with most house rentals, you will probably be expected

to have certain demands for the care of the house, such 【S10】______

as grass-cutting and snow removal. For example, in

most cities, you, not the city, are responsible for

clearing the walk of snow in front of the house within a

few hours after each snowfall.

【S1】

CIn hopes of becoming millionaires, many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a bottle cap with the winning number on it. In May 1992, the number was announced: 349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle caps worth a million pesos (about US $ 40,000) each.

But Pepsi wouldn’t pay. The company said there was a mistake. The numbers on the caps did not include a security code (保险号), so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps had the number 349.

Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The company has paid 54 million pesos to real winners. It also paid 500 pesos for each No. 349 cap without the security code.

第44题：Which of the following is not true？

[A] All those who got the number of 349 got some money.

[B] All those who got the number of 349 didn’t get the same amount of money.

[C] None of those who get the number of 349 wasn’t rewarded.

[D] The company made a mistake so as to sell more Pepsi.

The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects.

Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertisers have appealed to people's desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers' money.

Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a brand of bread was offered to turned out that the bread was not dietetic(适合于节食的), but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf.

On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer's real concerns. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance maybe sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising.

Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it？ Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision.

Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by ______.

A．stressing their high quality

B．convincing him of their low price

C．maintaining a balance between quality and price

D．appealing to his buying motives

bly have various reasons to study【M1】______ English than your classmates. But have you ever thought about creating entirely new language from scratch？ Theres been a boom【M2】______ in made-up languages recently, driving by the epic "Lord of the【M3】______ Rings" and other fantasy movies and books. The trend has also fueled as more and more people venture online. There are【M4】______ websites, discussion boards, and chat rooms that teach how to build a language, others that share new languages, and some that seek collaborators. Made-up languages arent restricted on Star【M5】______ Trek fans and Esperanto speakers. It spends time and determination to create a new language. A【M6】______ creator needs to do more than substitute existing words with invented ones. Theres rhythm and intonation to consider—how does the language sound when spoken？ If its invented for humans【M7】______ in a movie or book, how does biology change the sound？ How does it represent the culture of the people who speak it？ Then there are grammar rules, such as masculine and feminine nouns or verbs, word order, or the use of irregular verbs. Even if a simple language【M8】______ can take years to develop. Yet the new languages dont have the same sticking power as real languages like English. As for the made-up languages of today, there are an infinite number of reason behind their creation.【M9】______ Some people do it as a hobby, another as a way to relax. Some just【M10】______ like the challenge.

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