Our cost has gone up from US$20.00 to US$25.00, so we have to decrease our quotation.

As the cost of gas and oil for home heating has gone up, many Americans have switched from these fuels to wood for heating their homes. In 1973, approximately 200,000 wood-burning stoves, intended for home use, were sold in the United States; by 1979, this figure had reached one million; and by the end of 1981, there were as many as seven million home-owned wood-burning units in operation in the U. S.

In addition to low fuel bills, many people choose these stoves because their initial cost is very low (the prices range from $ 50 kits to $ 5,000 top-of-the-line models) , and because new technology has made wood fires more efficient, cleaner, and, therefore, safer than ever before.

One new technological feature of this type is the catalytic(催化) combustor which adds about $100 to $ 200 to the cost of the stove, but which causes much more complete combustion(燃烧) of the wood and therefore burns up more of the pollutants left by incomplete combustion and produces more heat.

A second cost-saving innovation is a device which agitates the wood, increasing the amount of oxygen that reaches the center of the wood pile, and leading to more efficient combustion. The real advantage of this device is that it allows the owner to make use of cheap sources of wood such as dirty wood chips ( an industrial by-product) that have almost no commercial value, cost as little as $ 20 a ton, and burn very inefficiently in furnaces without an agitator.

According to the passage, the number of wood-burning stove sold for home use _______.

A．went up fivefold over a six-year period.

B．rose to seven million during the seventies.

C．multiplied thirty-five times between 1973 and the beginning of 1981.

D．increased by 6,000,000 over an eight-year period.

Abankruns50workstationsandwouldliketodecreaseitselectricitycosts，whilenotsacrificingfunctionality.Alloftheworkstationsarehigh-endperformanceunitsthatareintendedtobeusedforCAD-likeapplications.Analystsbenefitfromtheaddedperformance，buttellersandassociatescouldusemoreminimalistsystems.Whichofthefollowingmethodswoulddecreasethebankselectricityandhardwarecosts？（）

A.Swapalltellerandassociatemachineswithservers.

B.Swapalltellerandassociatemachineswiththinclients.

C.Swapalltellerandassociatemachineswithlow-profilehigh-endworkstations.

D.Swapalltellerandassociatemachineswithlaptops.

While completing a project, a project manager realizes he needs to decrease project costs . After researching his options, he comes up with the following choices . Which choice would DECREASE project costs?

A.Change to component A form component B . Component A costs more to purchase but has a lower life-cycle cost than B .

B.Change task A to be component B instead of resource C . Resource B is a more experienced worker .

C.Move tasks B and H to occur concurrently, and take the risk of a 30% increase in the need for five more resources later .

D.Delete an acceptance test from the project plan .

Our university has one of the most___financial support programs in the US to ensure that students can meet the cost of their college education, regardless of background.

A．extend

B．extent

C．extensive

D．extending

The bus______has gone up another nickel.

A．expense

B．cost

C．fee

D．fare

A、up to

B、to up

C、up too

D、too up

Our holiday in Australia proved very (cost) ______.

The government has to decide whether cost or concern for the environment should take____when choosing the route for the new road crossing the well known scenic spot.

A．solution

B．sight

C．intellect

D．precedence