No quiero que mi madre _______（） la nota de este curso.

听力原文：M: I'm interested in your children shoes. Can I place an order of 20 pairs?

W: Sorry, Sir, we can't accept an order of such a small quantity.

Q: Why doesn't the woman accept the man's order?

(5)

A．They can't agree on the price.

B．The man's order is too small.

C．The man asks for earlier delivery.

D．They disagree on the discount.

听力原文：M: I'm interested in your children shoes. Can I place an order of 20 pairs?

W: Sorry, Sir, we can't accept an order of such a small quantity.

Q: Why doesn't the woman accept the man's order?

(5)

A．They can't agree on the price.

B．The man's order is too small.

C．The man asks for earlier delivery.

D．They disagree on the discount.

The author believes that having a large number of currencies in circulation

A．leads to an unstable money supply

B．reduces the efficiency of the international economy

C．makes international travel more complex

D．requires the creation of a central monetary authority

A．The new law expanded the number of baggage screeners.

B．It required that security personnel operate metal detectors and X-ray machines for possible weapons or illegal substances.

C．It required that ail passenger luggage, including checked luggage, be screened.

D．It required that all checked luggage be put through special explosives-detecting devices.

Web Co is an online retailer of fashion goods and uses a range of performance indicators to measure the performance of the business. The company’s management have been increasingly concerned about the lack of sales growth over the last year and, in an attempt to resolve this, made the following changes right at the start of quarter 2:

Advertising: Web Co placed an advert on the webpage of a well-known online fashion magazine at a cost of $200,000. This had a direct link from the magazine’s website to Web Co’s online store.

Search engine: Web Co also engaged the services of a website consultant to ensure that, when certain key words are input by potential customers onto key search engines, such as Google and Yahoo, Web Co’s website is listed on the first page of results. This makes it more likely that a customer will visit a company’s website. The consultant’s fee was $20,000.

Website availability: During quarter 1, there were a few problems with Web Co’s website, meaning that it was not available to customers some of the time. Web Co was concerned that this was losing them sales and the IT department therefore made some changes to the website in an attempt to correct the problem.

The following incentives were also offered to customers:

Incentive 1: A free ‘Fast Track’ delivery service, guaranteeing delivery within two working days, for all continuing customers who subscribe to Web Co’s online subscription newsletter. Subscribers are thought by Web Co to become customers who place further orders.

Incentive 2: A $10 discount to all customers spending $100 or more at any one time.

The results for the last two quarters are shown below, quarter 2 being the most recent one. The results for quarter 1 reflect the period before the changes and incentives detailed above took place and are similar to the results of other quarters in the preceding year.

Required:

Assess the performance of the business in Quarter 2 in relation to the changes and incentives that the company introduced at the beginning of this quarter. State clearly where any further information might be necessary, concluding as to whether the changes and incentives have been effective.

"The Child is Father of the Man," wrote the English poet William Wordsworth. Adults today are as aware as Wordsworth of the importance of childhood experiences that a cherished and well-behaved child has a better chance of growing into a balanced , loving and law-abiding adult than an unloved one. (1) The Children Act of 1989, created to give children much-needed protection against abuse, in the process legalized the ideology: the child comes first.

But while the nurturing of self-esteem in children is now accepted as a requisite of their development, the social and economic demands on over-worked, harassed parents often prevent them from putting this theory into practice where it matters most—in the home. (2) Indeed, much of the time it seems that parents themselves are suffering a crisis of self-esteem.

Reports show that teenagers are increasingly obese and slothful. They watch on average between four and six horns of television a day. No longer subject to the discipline of the evening family meal-the cradle of manners and civil behavior-one in three people eats his or her dinner in front of the television. (3) The fashion industry is increasingly targeting guilty parents and their demanding children; it is not uncommon to see children wearing designer jeans and the latest trainers that they will soon grow out of.

Pre-Christmas toy advertising is designed to strike terror into the hearts of parents and make their children even more demanding and greedy. (4) Every office in the land harbors parents who are exasperated especially by boys who are arrogant, rude, boastful and undisciplined. Many parents are too guilt-ridden or too bewildered by conflicting child-rearing advice to do anything other than wringtheir hands with worry. (5) The language of civil rights has entered childhood. Children as young as six are now so keenly aware of their "rights" that they freely complain of "unfair" treatment by their elders.

"The Child is Father of the Man," wrote the English poet William Wordsworth. 111. Adults today are as aware as Wordsworth of the importance of childhood experiences that a cherished and well-behaved child has a better chance of growing into a balanced, loving and law-abiding adult than an unloved one. The Children Act of 1989, created to give children much-needed protection against abuse, in the process legalized the ideology: the child comes first.

112. But while the nurturing of self-esteem in children is now accepted as a requisite of their development, the social and economic demands on over-worked, harassed parents often prevent them from putting this theory into practice where it matters most in the home. Indeed, much of the time it seems that parents themselves are suffering a crisis of self-esteem.

Reports show that teenagers are increasingly obese and slothful. They watch on average between four and six hours of television a day. 113. No longer subject to the discipline of the evening family meal-the cradle of manners and civil behavior-one in three people eats his or her dinner in front of the television. The fashion industry is increasingly targeting guilty parents and their demanding children; it is not uncommon to see children wearing designer jeans and the latest trainers that they will soon grow out of.

114. Pre-Christmas toy advertising is designed to strike terror into the hearts of parents and make their children even more demanding and greedy. Every office in the land harbors parents who are exasperated especially by boys who are arrogant, rude, boastful and undisciplined. 115. Many parents are too guilt-ridden or too bewildered by conflicting child rearing advice to do anything other than wring their hands with worry. The language of civil rights has entered childhood. Children as young as six are now so keenly aware of their "rights" that they freely complain of "unfair" treatment by their elders.

(111)

The number of vehicles leased remained low throughout the year, rising only briefly above sales, which fluctuated dramatically in the first six months.

The number of able seamen required on board is stated in the ______.

A.American Bureau of Shipping code

B.Solas Certificate

C.Classification Certificate

D.Certificate of Inspection