Having been born to privilege in old Hollywood, she was ________ a family tradition
A.going on
B.moving on
C.putting on
D.carrying on
A.going on
B.moving on
C.putting on
D.carrying on
A.being built
B.built
C.had been built
D.having been built
A.being built
B.having built
C.to have built
D.to have been built
A、Caught
B、Being caught
C、Having caught
D、Been caught
A、to promote
B、having been promoted
C、having promoted
D、to be promoted
A.off
B.back to
C.at
D.out of
A.being spent
B.having spent
C.to spend
D.to have been spending
budgeting approaches.
However, academic studies (e.g. Beyond Budgeting – Hope & Fraser) argue that the annual budget model may be
seen as (i) having a number of inherent weaknesses and (ii) acting as a barrier to the effective implementation of
alternative models for use in the accomplishment of strategic change.
Required:
(a) Identify and comment on FIVE inherent weaknesses of the annual budget model irrespective of the budgeting
approach that is applied. (8 marks)
When the Nanking Massacre occurred,Fitch ()
A、was in Shanghai
B、saw the crime with his own eyes
C、became the first person able to leave Nanking
D、was able to let the world know about the event immediately
e been in () since 1923 and can boast having vast and wide experience in all lines we handle. Our Bankers are Bank of China, and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation of Hong Kong, from whom you will be able to () all the information you may require in regard to our business integrity and financial ().We shall be () if you let us know your trade terms, etc. and forward samples and other helpful literature with a view to getting into business in near future. We hope this letter will be a forerunner to many years of profitable business to both parties and look forward to the () of hearing from you.
Scientists have found that the cause of this strange weather is that the air circulation pattern has changed and is now more variable than earlier in the twentieth century. This means that different regions of the world get long spells (持续时间) of the same type of weather, whether hot , cold, wet or windy.
However, weather experts have different views about why this has happened. One theory is that the temperature of the sea has increased. Another is that man’s activities on earth have disturbed the balance of nature.
Whatever the cause, the economics of many countries in the world depend upon the weather. And until we know exactly what effect man’s activities are having on the weather, we cannot make changes which might help. So for the moment the only answer is …wait and see!
26. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
A. We have never predicted the weather.
B. Man is now able to control the weather.
C. Strange weather has appeared only in some North American countries.
D. It has always been impossible for man to predict the weather accurately.
27. The strange weather patterns on the earth can he best described as ________.
A. steady and balanced C. likely to cause serious disasters
B. changeable but predictable D. unpredictable but favorable to man
28. The word “affecting” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ________.
A. yielding good crops in C. causing few losses in
B. having harmful effects on D. producing desired effects on
29. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A. weather patterns are similar in different regions of the world
B. the air circulation pattern remains unchanged in the last century
C. our weather depends on the changes in the air circulation pattern
D. it is possible to predict weather patterns over a long period of time
30. It can be learned from this passage that ________.
A. scientists have similar opinions about the changing weather
B. no one is sure about the cause of the changing weather
C. cutting down forests has affected the climate
D. the weather will become worse in the future
Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the flat.At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my re- cords after having just had a truly wonderful meal.He had found a pan on the gas stove and fried two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the refrigerator.Now he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice and he hoped I would join him.I asked him if he had reached the flat without difficulty, he answered that he had not been able to find the key under the stone, but fortunately the living-room window just by the apple tree had been open and he had climbed in.I listened to all this in astonishment.There is no apple tree in front of my living room, but there is one in front of my neighbor's.
1.When his friend arrived from abroad the writer was______ .
A . at the airport
B . at home
C . still at the office
D . on his way home
2.As the writer was busy and couldn't go home on time, he asked his friend ().
A.to cook something for him
B.to have a meal and drink himself
C.to wait for him to have dinner together
D.to go into the kitchen and cook first
3 .Two hours later, the writer () .
A.got home and met his friend
B.was listening to some records
C.rang up his friend
D.got a phone call from his friend
4.Knowing his friend's arrival, the writer had ().
A.left the living room window open
B.asked his neighbor to receive his friend
C.managed to go home later than usual
D.hid the key for him somewhere near the door
5.The writer was surprised to find that his friend had () .
A.entered his neighbor' s house by mistake
B.entered his living room by climbing the apple tree
C.entered his house through a neighbor' s window
D.got into the living room with a neighbor' s key