International business involves the cross-border transactions in goods, services and _________.

The U. N. agency urged Asia to______.

A．stimulate trade and investment in the cross-border region

B．open more border ports to improve trade and investment

C．develop infrastructure projects on networks of transportation

D．develop according to the model of European countries

In the cross country race;

Brown came in 22nd;

Williams came in 31st;

Jones came in 19th;

Samuels came in?

What position was Samuels in?

A．26.

B．20.

C．35.

D．17.

On a summer evening I was caught in the crossfire of dueling wood thrushes, each defending his portion of the forest. Their chosen weapons were their voices; melodies were their ammunition. Each sought to wound the other's pride, but their sweet fluting pierced only the evening silence.【71】

I doubt that the duelists saw one another, because the wood thrush is content to pour out his nocturne from the middle of a low limb draped by leaves. He needs no approving audience and can project his voice without resorting to a singing perch in the treetop. The brown-backed, speckle-breasted, eight-inch wood thrush only looks drab. All of his beauty is concentrated in his voice. Let the scarlet tanager take the prize as the forest's flashiest dresser. Among his winged brethren, the song of the wood thrush has no equal. He sings more enchantingly than any bird I know.【72】On the trail, I often find myself stopping to admire the wood thrush's gift.

After wintering mainly in Mexico and Central America, wood thrushes return north to breed. The male's echoing melody challenges his rivals, wakes the raccoon and serenades the woodland sojourner. In California they don't hear wood thrushes, which in summer occur only in the eastern forest. It's enough to prevent me from moving West.

【73】While traveling in Europe, John James Audubon got homesick for "the sweet melodious strains of that lovely recluse, my greatest favorite, the Wood Thrush." Henry David Thoreau said, "He touches a depth in me which no other bird's song does," and he called the wood thrush "a Shakespeare among birds."

Ancient magic lives on in the woods.【74】The Pilgrims must have heard it, too, and perhaps the wood thrush comforted them in their wild new world.

The wood thrush's song consists of several phrases, variations on his basic ee-o-lay theme, in quality like a flute but richer, not airy. Each phrase usually concludes with a high-pitched chord. Throaty utterings audible at close range may introduce the next phrase. The song's ending is sometimes marked by a downsliding note that slows and trails off. After a pause, the song is repeated. Occasionally, the wood thrush launches into a series of sustained intonations, a haunting counterpoint to his primary song.

【75】Some are almost mechanical, others merely sweet--the inspired wood thrush sings with a certain soulfulness. He plays his fine vocal instrument with great sweetness, yet there is an undercurrent of sadness. He speaks to me of struggle and survival, of loss and rebirth, and ultimately of hope. He awakens me to the indefinable yearnings that humans and wood thrashes share.

A. A special gene make certain wood thrushes exceptional.

B. Lyrical, liquid and loud, his voice has beauty and depth to match nature's.

C. There is wide variation in the singing ability of wood thrushes.

D. I was moved, but both wood thrushes stood their ground.

E. You can go there and hear what Audubon and Thoreau heard, the same song Native Americans heard in the virgin forest.

F. His singular talent won this common bird the unabashed affection of two of America's foremost naturalists, an artist and a writer.

(71)

Shoppers shop for products and services across the country and around the world, they use______, using a computer.

&8226;Read the article about international auditing standards.

&8226;For each question 31-40, write one word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.

International Auditing Standards

Generally accepted accounting principles are different all over the world. As a result, worldwide harmonization (31) auditing standards is made difficult. Besides, required qualifications for auditors also differ (32) different countries. While MNEs, audit firms, and governments attempt to standardize their practices (33) also permit the cross national transfer of audit, services there will still be obstacles to auditing. Although there are a number of obstacles in worldwide harmonization of auditing standards, there (34) a clear trend toward this harmonization. Internationalization of capital market is the driving force behind this trend, and its impact is quite evident.

International auditing standards encourage and assist developing nations (35) adopt codified sets of national auditing standards. Corresponding benefits in the evolution of domestic accounting standards in developing nations can (36) expected to flow from the work of the IASC. Many developing countries rely (37) a large extent on foreign investment, and foreign investors are more likely to channel funds into a developing country if they have confidence (38) the accounting and auditing standards used in that country. For example, countries such as China have adopted international accounting standards as they move capital pursuits.

When auditing standards are determined and set on a country-by-country basis, financial statement users may be confused (39) the proliferation of different national auditing standards. In the extreme, in those countries which lack adequate national auditing standards, there is a danger (40) users may place unwarranted reliance on an entity's audited financial statements.

(31)

A、nonlinear, warp

B、linear, warp

C、constant, rotate

D、linear, rotate