For most Americans, the word “poverty“ suggests destitution: an inability to provide a family with nutritious food, clothing, and reasonable shelter. But only a small number of the 35 million persons classified as “poor“ by the Census Bureau fit that description. While the poor are generally well-nourished, some poor families do experience hunger, meaning a temporary discomfort due to food shortages. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA), 13 percent of poor families and 2.6 percent of poor children experience hunger at some point during the year. In most cases, their hunger is short-term. Eighty-nine percent of the poor report their families have “enough“ food to eat, while only 2 percent say they “often“ do not have enough to eat. The typical American defined as poor by the government has a car, air conditioning, a refrigerator, a stove, a clothes washer and dryer, and a microwave. He has two color televisions, cable or satellite TV reception, a VCR or DVD player, and a stereo. He is able to obtain medical care. His home is in good repair and is not overcrowded. By his own report, his family is not hungry and he had sufficient funds in the past year to meet his family’s essential needs. While this individual’s life is not well-off, it is equally far from the popular images of frightening poverty conveyed by the press.

W: Tony, you’d better eat less and do some exercise, and then you will feel healthier and look more handsome. M: All right. I’ll try my best to change myself. Q: What does the woman suggest? Eat less. Do more exercise. Eat less and do more exercise. Change himself and be healthier.

Professor Liu ______ for 20 years by the end of next summer. has taught will be teaching has been teaching will have taught

I will have finished in the bathroom ______ a few minutes. after with in on

It is(possible)______ to finish the difficult task in such a short period of time, so I will have to give up.

Eighteen of the thirty respondents said they would welcome training in(science)______ methods and principles.

Suddenly there appeared a young woman(dress)______ in pink.

Advertising played a vital role in the change of the American economy from one in which most goods were produced and sold locally to one developed mainly by brand names and products sold nationally. Before the 1880s, most advertisements consisted entirely of print. The print itself was primarily informational: it described the product and where it could be achieved. The few images that ads contained were highly stylized. Very few ads featured slogans(口号，标语)or brand names. Beginning in the 1890s, however, advertisements experienced a great change. They began to look like advertising today, focusing on visual images, slogans, catch-phrases, and importance of individual’s health and psychological wealth. The J. Walter Thompson advertising agency sold Scott tissue by warning consumers of “the troubles caused by harsh toilet tissue“. Lucky Strike sold cigarettes to women first by using the slogan “Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet“ and later by describing cigarettes as “torches of freedom,“ as symbols of modern values. Advertisements helped to transform American values. They made Americans aware of such “problems“ as halitosis(口臭)and strange smell of body. More seriously, they helped promote a shift from an emphasis on savings toward consumption. They also helped to shift from a culture mainly toward words to the one toward visual images.

19th January, 2006 Ministry of Foreign Trade Chang’an Street Beijing, China Dear Sirs, This letter is in regard to the window glass business between our firm and the China National Light Industrial Products Import & Export Corporation. Our two sides sincerely worked in the past and the window glass business has already been done successfully. However, the quality of products doesn’t meet our requirements. Our company wants to develop the trade and business further in this line. We now expect to begin working with all the other branches and window glass factories on the same basis, i.e. compensation trade. For the U.S.A. market, we require very large quantities of small cut sizes. Therefore, we are asking your prompt assistance to help us out in expanding glass-cutting business. We would highly appreciate it if you take this matter into consideration. We are very sincere in our desire for a long-term relationship between our two countries and during our next visit to China, we hope that we can discuss the appointment of our firm as the exclusive agent for Chinese Window Glass in the U.S.A. market. Thank you for your prompt attention to the above. Best regards. Yours faithfully, John Smith Subject: the【B1】______business between two firms Problem of the business: the【B2】______does not meet the requirements Trade term: on the basis of【B3】______ Requests to the addressee: 1. to help on the expansion of【B4】______for the U.S.A. market 2. to discuss the appointment of the firm of the addressor as the【B5】______during its next visit

A—Relevance of motivation theories B—Systematic Training C—Personnel management D—Utilization of Human Resources E—Prerequisites to Recruitment F—Appraisal Techniques G—Cost Effectiveness H—Organizational Trends I—Trade Union Representation J—Continuous Development K—Approaches to Training L—Problems with Appraisal M—Determination of Rewards N—Human Resources Supply O—Assessment Centers P—Organizational Culture

The marketing manager has little confidence in talking the board of directors out of the plan about the launching of a new product. 销售经理太缺乏信心，根本不可能说服董事会停止谈论推出新产品之事。销售经理在劝董事会放弃投放这项新产品的计划时，表现得毫无信心。营销部经理想劝董事会放弃投放这项新产品的计划，对此他有一点信心。营销部经理对劝说董事会放弃投放这项新产品的计划几乎没什么信心。

M: Hi, Kate. Are you coming for dinner on Wednesday night? It’s my turn to cook. W: You are cooking, Adam? I don’t know if I should believe you. M: My parents do. I have learnt a lot about cooking. And something I make is really good! W: Do you make dinner often? M: Every Wednesday.(9)You see, My Mum has gone back to work for some time. So all the housework is divided(8)among the four of us. W: David cooks too? M: He surely does. And pretty well too. His turn is Tuesday. My Mum cooks on Thursday and my Dad on Monday. W:(10)And who does the shopping? M: Usually my Mum and I. We do shopping on Saturday. W: Oh, that sounds nice. I’d like to go and taste the food you make. Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard. 8.How many members are there in Adam’s family? 9. Why is the housework divided among the family? 10. Who usually does the shopping in this family? Three. Four. Five. Six.

What percentage do the poor countries account for in the world? It’s estimated that ______ countries of the world are very poor.It’s estimated that one-third of the countries of the world are very rich, and two thirds are very poor. People in the richer countries don’t understand the great differences between them and those in the poorer countries. A very simple example is that a dog or a cat in North America is better than a child in the poorer countries.(12)A fisherman in South America may catch the fish which is made into pet food while the children in poor countries are not getting enough to eat for their bodies to grow properly.(13)Although a lot of the world’s natural resources come from these poorer countries,(14)it’s the richer countries that decide what kind of price they are ready to pay for these resources. And(15)the prices the richer countries get from their exports, however, are always rising. So they are getting richer and richer, and the poorer countries are getting poorer. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the passage you’ve just heard. 11. What percentage do the poor countries account for in the world? 12. What may the fish the fisherman catches be made into? 13. Where do a lot of the world’s resources come from? 14. Usually who decides the prices of natural resources? 15. What price do the richer countries always raise?

The prisoner ______ this way, for here are his footprints. should have escaped should escape must have escaped must escape

She has made it clear ______ she will not take part in parties of any kind recently. if that although while

Believe it or not, my situation is even(bad)______ than yours.

Sometimes she wishes she(be)______ a free bird in the sky.

Their most(value)______ belongings were locked in a safe in the bedroom.

She admitted that she(drive)______ her father’s car without his permission.

For most Americans, the word “poverty“ suggests destitution: an inability to provide a family with nutritious food, clothing, and reasonable shelter. But only a small number of the 35 million persons classified as “poor“ by the Census Bureau fit that description. While the poor are generally well-nourished, some poor families do experience hunger, meaning a temporary discomfort due to food shortages. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA), 13 percent of poor families and 2.6 percent of poor children experience hunger at some point during the year. In most cases, their hunger is short-term. Eighty-nine percent of the poor report their families have “enough“ food to eat, while only 2 percent say they “often“ do not have enough to eat. The typical American defined as poor by the government has a car, air conditioning, a refrigerator, a stove, a clothes washer and dryer, and a microwave. He has two color televisions, cable or satellite TV reception, a VCR or DVD player, and a stereo. He is able to obtain medical care. His home is in good repair and is not overcrowded. By his own report, his family is not hungry and he had sufficient funds in the past year to meet his family’s essential needs. While this individual’s life is not well-off, it is equally far from the popular images of frightening poverty conveyed by the press.

Ugly Is Only Skin-deep It may not be much to look at. But beneath that humble exterior beats an air-cooled engine. It won’t boil over and ruin your piston rings. It won’t freeze over and ruin your life. It’s in the back of the car for better traction on snow and sand. And it will give you about 29 miles to a gallon of gas. After a while you get to like so much about the VW, you even get to like what it looks like. You find that there’s enough legroom for almost anybody’s legs. Enough headroom for almost anybody’s head. With a hat on it. Snug-fitting bucket seats. Doors that close so well you can hardly close them. They’re so airtight, it’s better to open the window a crack first! Those plain wheels are each suspended independently. So when a bump makes one wheel bounce, the bounce doesn’t make the other wheel bump. It’s things like you pay the $1585 for, when you buy a VW. The ugliness doesn’t add a thing to the cost of the car. That’s the beauty of it.

We can learn from the passage that the poor American life ______.

Which of the following is NOT true about the poor American defined by the American government?

The word “well-off“(the last sentence of Para. 3)is close in meaning to ______.

In the second paragraph the writer tries to tell us that ______.

For most Americans, a “poor“ man is the person who ______.