Revise each of the following sentences according to the requirement given in the brackets.

There was a "mistake" in each of the following sentences. Can you identify and revise them？ 1) A rent charge is the right to receive an annual sum out of the income of land every year. 2) All of the solutions considered so far have only involved Legendre functions of even order. 3) Before spelling out exactly what this means, it is worth first asking whether translating machinery is necessarily irreversible. 4) Being in charge, the accusation was particularly annoying to me. 5) However, there were other patients whose lives had ended by suicide.

A.revise 修订；复习

B.revolution 革命

C.revolutionary 革命的

D.revolve 旋转

E.reward 报酬

F.无错误

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

听力原文：W: I'm scurry, Mike. I have to put off our meeting till four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Anderson wants me to revise the annual report right now.

M: Take your time. My schedule is flexible.

Q: What does the man mean？

(12)

A．The meeting is not on his schedule.

B．He doesn't mind postponing the meeting.

C．The meeting goes against his schedule.

D．He doesn't mind having meeting ahead of schedule.

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

听力原文：W: I'm sorry, Mike. I have to put off our meeting till four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Anderson wants me to revise the annual report right now.

M: Take your time. My schedule is flexible.

Q: What does the man mean？

(12)

A．The meeting is not on his schedule.

B．He doesn't mind postponing the meeting.

C．The meeting goes against his schedule.

D．He doesn't mind having meeting ahead of schedule.

ortant decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Proponents of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. Although there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets can take, they are all similar in their essential aspects. Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. Next, the pertinent considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined. Each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is mathematically calculated by adding these values together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision.

Since most important problems are multifaceted, there are several alternatives to choose from, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember. On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet can be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with complex relationships. A realistic example for many college students is the question "What sill I do after graduation？" A graduate might seek a position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or travel abroad for a year.

A decision-making worksheet begins with a succinct statement of the problem that will also help to narrow it. It is important to be clear about the distinction between long range and immediate goals because long-range goals often involve a different decision than short range ones. Focusing on long-range goals, a graduating student might revise the question above to "What will I do after graduation that will lead to successful career？"

What does the passage mainly discuss？

A．A method to assist in making complex decisions.

B．A comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisions.

C．Research on how people make decisions.

D．Differences between long-range and short-range decision making.

ortant decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Proponents of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. Although there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets can take, they are all similar in their essential aspects. Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. Next, the pertinent considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined. Each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is mathematically calculated by adding these values together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision.

Since most important problems are multifaceted, there are several alternatives to choose from, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember. On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet can be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with complex relationships. A realistic example for many college students is the question "What sill I do after graduation？" A graduate might seek a position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or travel abroad for a year.

A decision-making worksheet begins with a succinct statement of the problem that will also help to narrow it. It is important to be clear about the distinction between long range and immediate goals because long-range goals often involve a different decision than short range ones. Focusing on long-range goals, a graduating student might revise the question above to "What will I do after graduation that will lead to successful career？"

What does the passage mainly discuss？

A．A method to assist in making complex decisions.

B．A comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisions.

C．Research on how people make decisions.

D．Differences between long-range and short-range decision making.

Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization (最优化 ) compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Proponents (支持者) of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. Although there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets can take,they are all similar in their essential aspects. Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. Next, the pertinent (相关的) considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined. Each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is mathematically calculated by adding these values together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision. Since most important problems are multifaceted (多层面的), there are several alternatives to choose frown, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember. On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet can be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with complex relationships. A realistic example for my college students is the question "What will I do after graduation？" A graduate might seek a position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or travel abroad for a year. A decision-making worksheet begins with succinct (简洁的) statement of the problem that will also help to narrow it. It is important to be clear about the distinction between long-range and immediate goals because long-range goals often involve a different decision than short-range ones. Focusing on long-range goals, a graduating student might revise the question above to "What will I do after graduation that will lead to a successful career？" Of he following steps__________ is the one that occurs before the others in making a decision worksheet.

A.listing the consequences of each solution

B.calculating a numerical summary of each solution

C.writing down all possible solutions

D.deciding which consequences are most important

—Read the article about People Express.

—Choose the best word to fill each blank, from A, B, C or D.

—For each question 19-33 mark one letter (A, B, C or D )on your Answer Sheet.

—There is an example at the beginning.

People Express

People Express, founded in April 1981, grew rapidly on the basis of low fares and no-frills service. It soon became a leading airline and (19)______ changed the industry as firms constantly engaged in price wars to lure passengers. Then, People Express' bubble (20)______ because it overexpanded, consumer complaints mounted and other airlines matched its fares on popular routes. In 1986, People Express (21)______ hundreds of millions of dollars and was forced to sell out to Texas Air, the owner of Continental and Eastern Airlines.

In early 1987, Texas Air (22)______ People Express into its Continental division and industry observers believed (23)______ the costly fare wars would be ended. They could not have been more wrong. To stimulate business for its (24)______ Continental Airlines, Texas Air instituted a new low fare category (25)______ MaxSaver. The fare offered prices that were up to 40 per cent lower than "supersaver" rates offered (26)______ all airlines. For example, the round-trip MaxSaver fare from New York to Houston was $79. The MaxSaver fares were immediately matched by all major airlines, (27)______ feared losing business.

While MaxSaver rates were low, they also had restrictions. Tickets could not be (28)______ or flight times modified after purchase. Passengers would have to stay over either a Saturday or Sunday, Reservations had to be made at least two days (29)______ and there were limited seats available. Three weeks after MaxSaver rates were (30)______ American Airlines announced plans to raise its discount fares and require 30-day (31)______ purchasing for its lowest fares. It felt it could not continue at the rates in effect. However, just 10 days (32)______ American Airlines had to revise its plan. Texas Air refused to abandon the MaxSaver fare; it even extended the program into the busy summer sea son. Competitors went along and the price war raged on, (33)______ an executive's comment that "nobody's cost structure can survive MaxSavers."

A．little

B．slowly

C．quick

D．radically

Please compare Letter A with Letter B, and comment on both of them. Then, revise your favorite one for effectiveness. You might rewrite or add any information if necessary. Letter A Dear Sir We are writing to ask if you would like to buy some of our new bears. They are really good and we have sold many. Tom Teddy Bear is 30 cm high and dark brown. He has an appealing face, and he talks, crawls and clings to people-with a little help from his batteries. Why not try 20 or 30 teddies to start with？ You can have some more later if you like them. Call me and we will sort something out. Yours faithfully Letter B Dear Mr Hope Tom Teddy Bear We are writing to tell you about our brand-new product which, we think, will revolutionize the teddy bear world. Tom Teddy Bears stands a full 30 cm high and is made of dark brown plush fur. He talks, crawls and even clings to people. He operates via 4 AA size rechargeable batteries. Tom Teddy Bear will normally be $9.99 trade each, but for a limited period only we are offering you supplies at $7.50. Why not try 20 or even 30 at this very special price？ We know you will be pleased to hear that one of our representatives will call on you within the next few days to show you Tom Teddy Bear in person. We are sure that you will be as impressed as we are with this exciting new product. Yours sincerely Sara Wang