Collecting bank is employed by ______．

If a bank at the request of the Issuing Bank confirms a credit, but it is not authorised as Nominated Bank. When a Nominated Bank forwards documents for reimbursement, where are the documents despatched to?

  (1)( ) Issuing Bank

  (2)( ) Confirming Bank

In his passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned by the author?

A．How interesting American night life is

B．How busy some Americans are

C．Some Americans' attitude toward sleep

D．People should have more sleep

The tooth that is being extracted by the dentist_____me for some time.

A.has hurt

B.had been hurting

C.is hurting

D.hurts

The idea of Chris DiBona, according to the text, is enriched by ______.

A．T shirt sales

B．open-source

C．programmers' talent

D．others' wisdom

If payment is not received by the () date,the agreement will be cancelled.

A、refering

B、due

C、whereas

D、thus

Pre______ investigation shows that the tank is not leaking, but this has to be confirmed by detailed tests.

Greg Focker, played by Ben Stiller, represents a generation of American kids (1)_____ in the 1980s on the philosophy that any achievement, however slight, (2)_____ a ribbon. (3)_____ replaced punishment; criticism became a dirty word. In Texas, teachers were advised to (4)_____ using red ink, the colour of (5)_____. In California, a task force was set up to (6)_____ the concept of self worth into the education system. Swathing youngsters in a (7)_____ shield of self-esteem, went the philosophy, would protect them from the nasty things in life, such as bad school grades, underage sex, drug abuse, dead-end jobs and criminality.

(8)_____ that the ninth-place ribbons are in danger of strangling the (9)_____ children they were Supposed to help. America's (10)_____ with self-esteem—like all developments in psychology, it gradually (11)_____ its way to Britain—has turned children who were (12)_____ with (13)_____ into adults who (14)_____ at even the mildest brickbats. Many believe that the feel-good culture has risen at the (15)_____ of traditional education, an opinion espoused in a new book, Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can't Read, Write, or Add, by the conservative commentator Charles Sykes.

Not only that, but the foundations (16)_____ which the self-esteem industry is built are being (17)_____ as decidedly shaky. Roy Baumeister, professor of psychology at Florida State University and once a self-esteem enthusiast, is now (18)_____ a revision of the populist orthodoxy. "After all these years, I'm sorry to say, my recommendation is this: forget about self-esteem and (19)_____ more on self-control and self-discipline," he wrote recently. "Recent work suggests this would be good for the individual and good for society—and might even be able to (20)_____ some of those promises that self-esteem once made but could not keep."

A．born

B．cared

C．yielded

D．reared

In presenting her analysis, the author does all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A．describe some of the criteria employed by traditional historians

B．question the adequacy of the psychohistorians' interpretation of events

C．point out inconsistencies in the psychohistorians' application if their methods

D．contrast the underlying assumptions of psychohistorians with those of traditional historians.

Which of the following is NOT a measure suggested by WHO that the Chinese government should take?

A．Providing free TB drugs and diagnosis.

B．Funding health promotion and training.

C．Supplying money for supervised treatment programs at all levels.

D．Developing the rural economy so as to increase health budgets.

Contract Appendix of Employing Foreign Teachers

  I．Work assignment

  English teaching(listening，speaking，reading and writing)and conducting English comer．

  Ⅱ.The salary treatment

  1．Monetary salary 4500-5500 yuan/rnonth.The salary will be paid on the 15th of each month with RMB from the day of starting work to the expiration of the contract.In case the time is shorter than a whole month,the payment shall be counted by day。The daily wage shall be 1/30 of the monthly salary(the same with February).No more than 70%of the salary can be changed into foreign currencies monthly.The employed party shall pay the personal income tax in accordance with the Personal Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China.

  2.The host college pays 2,200 yuan for one year's contract for traveling or 1,100 yuan for half year's contract.

  3.The medical expenses will be reimbursed by the host college if the amount is no more than 2,200 yuan per year or 1,100 yuan for half year's contract.

  4.The host provides the employed with a flat free of charge with bedroom,sitting room, kitchen and bathroom as well as a set of fumiture,TV set,ffidge,washing machine,heater, and kitchen utensils.

  5.The host provides the employed with a bicycle.If the bicycle is stolen or damaged, the employed is responsible to have them repaired and/or buy a new one.At the end of the contract the employed should return the bicycle to the host.

  6.The host college provides the employed with telephone,computer and printer.The expenses of using telephone will be paid by the employed.

  7.For the employed teacher whose period of stay for half a year the host college provides single international flight fare(international economy class for the nearest distance between China and the country of the employed party)；for the employed whose period of stay for one year the host college provides double international flight fare(international economy class for the nearest distance between China and the country of the employed party).

  Ⅲ. Work time, rest and holidays

  1. The host college assigns the employed no more than 20 hours of teaching Monday through Friday each week and the employed works 5 days every week. If more work is to be assigned, the host college must obtain the employed agreement and pay him 40 yuan for each extra working hour.

  2. The employed party is entitled to the following holidays and festivals in China: New Year's Day, Spring Festival, May Day, National Day and other holidays stipulated by laws and regulations.

  3. The employed party is entitled to the following holidays and festivals according to his nationality: two days off for Christmas and one day off for the National Day of his home country.

  4. The employed party under one-year contract is entitled to a four-week paid vacation. The employed party under half a year contract has no paid vacation.

  Ⅳ. Sick leave and private affairs leave

  1. Certificate from doctors for foreigners appointed by the host college should be presented when the employed party asks for sick leave. If the sick leaves amount to less than 30 days within one-year contract (15 days for half a year contract), the employed shall be paid with 100% of the salary. In case the leaves exceed 30 days, the host college has the right to terminate the contract.

  2. Private affairs leave absence of the employed party shall be approved by the host college. The host college will deduct the salary by day. In case of absence from work without the host college's permission, three days' pay will be deducted for each day absent. For serious circumstances, the host college has the right to terminate the contract and investigate the liability of the employed party for violation of the contract.

  Ⅴ. The employed party's responsibilities

  1. The employed observes the regulations of host college and the regulations for foreign teacher apartment.

  2. Teach classes as designated by the host college.

  3. Prepare individual lesson plans as well as teaching plan for semesters according to the host college teaching plans and textbooks.

  4. Dress professionally. No shorts, vest or slippers in classrooms.

  5. Start and end classes promptly. Notify the host college at least three hours ahead of time if unable to teach a class because of illness.

  6. Spend time on preparing for classes, grading homework, preparing and grading exams, and other teaching-related activities.

  7. Participate in conferences and meetings of the college.

  8. Take blood test and physical examination as required by Chinese laws.

  9. Keep the apartment tidy and clean. Pay for damages done to furniture inside the apartment.

  Ⅵ. The probation period of the contract

  The probation period of the contract shall be 30 days. In the probation period, if the host college finds out the employed party is unfit for the assignment specified in the contract for reasons of health or professional ability, the host college has the right to terminate the contract.

  Ⅶ. Others

  1. The host college responsible for renewing the employed visa or changing a tourist visa into a working visa, a residence card for foreigners, and a foreign expert certificate. The host college pay for all the costs involved. The employed party shall pay for all the costs involved in obtaining a visa to return to China if the employed is traveling outside of China on his own during holidays. The Public Security Bureau shall impose a fine if the employed visa is not renewed in time. If the delay is caused by the host college, then the host college shall pay the fine; if the delay is caused by the employed party, then the employed party shall pay the fine.

  2. This appendix has equal validity of the standard contract and comprises an integral part of the contract.

  (the signature of the host college)     (the signature of the employed party )

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