【简答题】You are going to read a newspaper article about human beings getting taller. Eight sentences have been removed from the article, Choose from the sentences A-I the one that fits each gap (14-20). There...
【单选题】&8226;Read the article below about Microsoft anti-trust suit. &8226;Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps. &8226;For each gap 8--12, mark one letter (A--G) on your A...
A.
Bob Herbold, the executive vice president and chief operating officer for Microsoft, said that the judge's ruling this week is just a first step in the process that is just getting under way.
B.
Microsoft's competitors know that the company in fact has a referee starting directly over the shoulder every time it moves on a playing field.
C.
What's more, Microsoft erected the barriers to keep others out of the marketplace.
D.
The Justice Department's top anti-trust prosecutor says this week that the government is looking at a full range of remedies.
E.
Jackson said that the company took that additional profit and invested it not in its own products but in efforts to keep other companies out of various software markets. Meanwhile Bill Gates, in a full-page advertisement published in the Washington Post and addressed to the company's customers, partners and shareholders, commented on Friday's ruling. G He claimed that Microsoft is committed to resolving this matter in a fair and responsible manner, while ensuring that the fundamental principles of consumer benefit and innovation are protected. (8)
【单选题】&8226;Read the article about management buyouts of companies. &8226;Choose the best sentence from below to fill in each of the gaps. &8226;For each gap 9—14, mark one letter (A—H). &8226;Do not use an...
A.
Including them in any buy-out, discussions can improve the new company's future prospects.
B.
In such circumstances it is easy for the new board to make the same mistakes as the old.
C.
Possibilities for realising these include decision-, setting goals, and offering the chance of a future stake in the new company.
D.
Whatever its origins, those lower down the corporate ranks can often be left out of the equation, wondering what is to become of them.
E.
Nobody benefits if the company fails to meet its objectives.
F.
Yet the new start represents a golden opportunity.
G.
This requirement is particularly relevant when a company has failed or when staff have lost faith in the previous management.
H.
Internal MBOs can also be particularly unsettling for employees. (9)