脑疝形成（hemiation)

Women's education in the Middle Ages was intended to make them into good Christians, but in the Renaissance the idea was to ______.

A．make them superior to men in religion and intellectual matters.

B．make them less religious and more rationed and intellectual.

C．make up for their weaknesses of character and brain.

D．develop both their religious and their intellectual capacities.

A、tympanitis

B、sclerosis

C、conjunctivitis

D、otitis

Why does the writer say "at the risk of inflation"?

A．Because he feels that he might be exaggerating

B．Because he has recently praised more works than usual

C．Because he finds it hard to be objective

D．Because he feels he may not praise the work sufficiently

The tension in the Middle East has attracted much attention. The terms of the contract must be clear, definite, certain and complete. Unless these issues are addressed as a matter of urgency, the consequent de-motivation of staff will undoubtedly have a negative impact on the performance of the company. We should learn how to analyze and solve problems. The big company has its disadvantages. Managing multinationals means handling both national and organizational culture differences at the same time. The main difficulty is the shortage of funds, teachers and teaching materials. We thank you very much for the warm hospitality accorded to our trade delegation during this visit to your country and for the close co-operation in the business discussions. With respect to manuscripts and pictures that are provided by the Chinese party, without the consent of the Chinese Party, the other party may not transfer the copyright, or extend the use thereof, or extend the areas where they shall be distributed. A big family has its difficulties.

Silent and Deadly

Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), or ministrokes, result from temporary interruptions of blood flow to the brain. Unlike full strokes, they present symptoms lasting anywhere from a few seconds to 24 hours. Rarely do they cause permanent neurological damage, but they are often precursors of a major stroke.

"Our message is quite clear," says Dr. Robert Adams, professor of neurology at-the Medical College of Georgia in August. "TIAs, while less severe than strokes in the short term, are quite dangerous and need a quick diagnosis and treatment as well as appropriate follow-up to prevent future injury."

Unfortunately, ministrokes are greatly underdiagnosed. A study conducted for the National Stroke Association indicates that 2.5% of all adults aged 18 or older (about 4.9 million people in the U. S.) have experienced a confirmed TIA4. An additional 1.2 million Americans over the age of 45, the study showed, have most likely suffered a ministroke without realizing it. These findings suggest that if the public knew how to spot the symptoms of stroke, especially ministrokes, and sought prompt medical treatment, thousands of lives could be saved and major disability could be avoided.

The problem is that the symptoms of a ministroke are often subtle and passing. Nonetheless, there are signs you can look out for:

▲ Numbness or weakness in the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.

▲ Trouble seeing in one or both eyes.

▲ Confusion and difficulty speaking or understanding.

▲ Difficulty walking, dizziness or loss of coordination.

▲ Severe headache with no known cause.

Along with these symptoms, researchers have identified some key indicators that increase your chances of having a full-blown stroke after a TIA: if you're over 60, have experienced symptoms lasting longer than 10 minutes, feel weak and have a history of diabetes.

As with many diseases, you can help yourself by changing your lifestyle. The first things you should do are quit smoking, limit your intake of alcohol to no more than a drink or two a day and increase your physical activity. Even those who suffer from high blood pressure or diabetes can improve their odds--and minimize complications if they do have a Stroke--by keeping their illness under control.

If you experience any of the symptoms, your first call should be to your doctor. It could be the call that saves your life.

Which of the following is NOT true of ministrokes?

A．The cause of them remains unidentified.

B．They seldom cause permanent neurological damage.

C．The symptoms of them are often passing.

D．They are not unrelated to major strokes.

You create a Web application to process XML documents. The Web application receives XML document files from several sources, reads them, and stores them in a Microsoft SQL Server database. The Web application parses all incoming data files to ensure that they conform to an XML schema. You need to find all validation errors in the XML document. What should you do? （）

A. Load the XML data by using an instance of the XmlDocument class and specify a location for the application schema.

B. Configure the ValidationEventHandler in the XmlReaderSettings of the XmlReader object.

C. Read the XML file into a DataSet object and set the EnforceConstraints property to True.

D. Read the XML file into a DataSet object. Handle the DataSet.MergeFailed event to parse the data that does not conform to the XML schema.

You create a Web application to process XML documents. The Web application receives XML document files from several sources, reads them, and stores them in a Microsoft SQL Server database. The Web application parses all incoming data files to ensure that they conform to an XML schema. You need to find all validation errors in the XML document.What should you do?（）

A. Load the XML data by using an instance of the XmlDocument class and specify a location for the application schema.

B. Configure the ValidationEventHandler in the XmlReaderSettings of the XmlReader object.

C. Read the XML file into a DataSet object and set the EnforceConstraints property to True.

D. Read the XML file into a DataSet object. Handle the DataSet.MergeFailed event to parse the data that does not conform to the XML schema.

Section A暂缺

Section B – ALL FIVE questions are compulsory and MUST be attempted

The Chemical Free Clean Co (C Co) provides a range of environmentally-friendly cleaning services to business customers, often providing a specific service to meet a client’s needs. Its customers range from large offices and factories to specialist care wards at hospitals, where specialist cleaning equipment must be used and regulations adhered to. C Co offers both regular cleaning contracts and contracts for one-off jobs. For example, its latest client was a chain of restaurants which employed them to provide an extensive clean of all their business premises after an outbreak of food poisoning.

The cleaning market is very competitive, although there are only a small number of companies providing a chemical free service. C Co has always used cost-plus pricing to determine the prices which it charges to its customers but recently, the cost of the cleaning products C Co uses has increased. This has meant that C Co has had to increase its prices, resulting in the loss of several regular customers to competing service providers.

The finance director at C Co has heard about target costing and is considering whether it could be useful at C Co.

Required:

(a) Briefly describe the main steps involved in deriving a target cost. (3 marks)

(b) Explain any difficulties which may be encountered and any benefits which may arise when implementing target costing at C Co. (7 marks)