Out of the crowded bus        , who was dressed in a black suit and waved to a woman.

A. a tall man in his thirties stepped               B. stepped a tall man in his thirties

C. did a tall man in his thirties step              D. did a tall man step in his thirties

“You           have a wrong number,” she said. “There’s no one of that name here.”

    A. need                 B. can              C. must             D. would

Three engineers(工程師) and three accountants (會計) were traveling by train to a meeting. At the station, the three accountants each bought a ticket, but the three engineers bought only a single ticket. “How are three people going to travel    36    only one ticket?” asked an accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer.

    They all    37   the train. The accountants took their own    38   , and all the three engineers went into a restroom and   39    the door behind them. The train    40   the station, and after a while the conductor (售票員) came to    41    tickets. He knocked on the restroom door and said, “Ticket, please!” The door opened just a    42    and a single arm appeared with a ticket in hand. The conductor    43    it and moved on.

    The accountants saw this and    44    it was quite a clever idea.    45    after the conference, the accountants decided to    46    what the engineers did on the return trip and    47    some money.

    When they got to the station, they bought a single ticket for the return trip. To their 48    , the engineers bought no tickets    49   .

“How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asked one    50    accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer.    51    they got on the train the three accountants went into a restroom and the three engineers went into another one that was   52   . Then the train started. Shortly afterwards(不久之后) , one of the engineers left his restroom and walked    53   to the restroom   54   the accountants were    55  . He knocked on the door and said, “Ticket, please!”

A. in             B. at               C. with             D. to

A. put on         B. got off     C. got on       D. put off       

A. seats          B. chairs       C. desks            D. tables

A. closed         B. hit              C. opened       D. knocked

A. arrived            B. left         C. walked       D. passed

A. get            B. put              C. collect     D. fetch

A. hole           B. cut              C. half             D. crack

A. brought        B. took             C. held             D. returned

A. expected       B. agreed       C. showed      D. advised

A. So              B. Although     C. Or           D. But

A. learn          B. copy         C. tell             D. praise

A. save           B. earn             C. make         D. spend

A. pity           B. fear             C. joy          D. surprise

A. above all     B. after all        C. at all           D. in all

A. frightened    B. puzzled      C. excited      D. scared

A. After         B. Since        C. During       D. Before

A. not near            B. not far      C. not nearly       D. not closely

A. on              B. up          C. at          D. past

A. which          B. that          C. where        D. at where     A. hiding             B. standing    C. sitting          D. resting

Holiday Inns and Mc Donald’s, both saw unmatched growth in the 1960s. Their growth opened another direct business operation—franchising(特許經(jīng)營).

    These operations have the same general pattern. The franchisor, the parent company, first establishes a successful retail(零售)business. As it expands, it sees a profit potential in offering others the right to open similar business under its name. The parent company’s methods and means of identification with consumers are included in this right. The parent company supplies skill, and may build and rent stores to franchisees. For these advantages the franchisee pays the franchisor a considerable fee. However, some of the advantages and disadvantages are different.

    By extending a “proven” marketing method, a parent can profit in several ways. First, the franchisee’s purchase price gives the parent an immediate return on the plan. Then the sale of supplies to the franchisee provides a continuing source of profits. As new businesses are added and the company’s reputation spreads, the value of the franchise increases and sales of franchises become easier. The snowballing effect can be dramatic. Such growth, too, brings into play the economies of scale (規(guī)模經(jīng)濟(jì)). Regional or national advertising that might be financially impossible for a franchisor with 20 franchises could be profitable for one with 40.

    The parent, then, finds immediate gains from the opportunity to expand markets on the basis of reputation alone, without having to put up capital or take the risk of owning retail stores. Added to this advantage is a less obvious but material one. Skilled, responsible retail managers are rare. People who invest their capital in franchises, though, probably come closer to the ideal than do paid managers. In fact, the franchisee is an independent store operator working for the franchisor, but without an independent’s freedom to drop supplies at will. Of course the factory’s costs of selling supplies are less. But also certainly the franchisee buying goods that have had broad consumer acceptance will not casually change supplies, even when the contract permits. If the hamburger is not what the customer expected, they may not return. Having paid for the goodwill, the franchisee won’t thoughtlessly destroy it.

   Franchising may give you the idea that as a franchisor, you need only relax in the rocking chair. Franchising, however, has problems to be solved.

Franchising refers to a business operation in which a successful parent company_________.

         A. sells name-brand goods to a private investor

         B. rents proven ideas and techniques for investment

C. sells the right, the guidance to a business under its name

         D. takes no advertising responsibility for individual investors

The advantages of franchising to the parent company are all the following EXCEPT________.

         A. an immediate investment return

B. the ownership of additional retail stores

         C. the profit from the sale of supplies

         D. the possibility of profitable advertising

The passage mainly tells the reader_________.

         A. the advantages and disadvantages of franchising

B. the benefits of franchising to the franchisor

         C. the unmatched economic growth in the 1960’s

         D. some regional and national business operation

What will the author probably discuss after the last paragraph?

         A. More advantages of franchising.

         B. Risks of investment besides franchising.

         C. The standard of consumer acceptance.

         D. Negative aspects related to franchising

_______ seen the film, so everyone wants to see it.

A. As nobody has                        B. All the students haven’t 

C. None of us has                        D. Any students haven’t

—You seem tired, David.

—Yes. I _____ all day long and can’t wait to go to bed now.

A. am working           B. had been working

C. have been working    D. was working

I would appreciate         back this afternoon.

A. you to call          B. you call     C. your calling              D. you’re calling

I’m calling to enquire about the position ________ in yesterday’s China Daily.

A. advertised        B. to be advertised     C. advertising        D. having advertised

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從對話后的選項中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

A：Hello! This is Li Mei Calling from Jilin．May I speak to Carla?

C：Just a moment，please． ___1___

B：Hello?

A：Hi，Carla! This is Li Mei calling from Jilin．How are you?

Bt Oh，hi，Li Mei! How nice to hear your voice! I’m fine，thank you．

A：Thank you so much for giving me such a lovely time in Trindad．

B： ___2___  I hope you can come again some day!

A：I’d love to ! I wonder，though，if you are interested in visiting me during the Spring Festival this year． __3___.

B：Oh．I’d love to, but I don’t know if I will be free then. What time of year is it?

A： ___4___ but this year it’s at the beginning of February．

B：I’d love to come.  I’ll try to find out if I can take off work then．It’s very kind of you to invite me!

A：Oh，don’t mention it! I hope you can come! Say hello to Hari for me! I hope he can come to

China with you．

B：That would be fun! Thanks a lot for calling !__ 5___

A：OK, great! Have a good day!

B：Thanks，you too，bye!

A：Bye!

A .Oh．sorry．he isn’t here at the moment

    B. I’ll get her for you

    C. It was a pleasure having you here．

D. It is always the same each other．

E. I’d love to show you one of our Chinese festivals．

F. I’ll let Hari know you called．

G. It’s different every year．

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請將補(bǔ)全對話答案涂在機(jī)讀卡上   E=AB        F=AC      G=AD

．一Daddy，look! Why_______ rainbow is like a bow?

一Oh，it is apologizing to ________angry sky．

A．the；an    B．a(chǎn)；／    C．a(chǎn)；an    D．the；the