Paul needs to take sample products for inspection.

What does the man think？

A．That Paul should go home and take over his uncle's business now.

B．That Paul should stay in this country for another year.

C．That Paul shouldn't waste his time here.

Task 1

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice.

Adidas-Salomon AG, the German athletic-apparel maker, reached an agreement Wednesday to purchase U.S. rival Reebok International Ltd. for $3.8 billion in a bid(企图) to boost its presence in North America and better compete with Nike Inc..

Adidas and Reebok are two of the world's best-known consumer brands, but they're in the shadow of Nike, the giant of the sports wear industry. This deal is intended to help them take on Nike.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to combine two of the most respected and well-known companies in the worldwide sporting goods industry," said Herbert Hainer, chairman and chief executive of Adidas-Salomon. Reebok's top executive, Paul Fireman, said the combination would mean that "we are able to offer an enhanced portfolio(优化的投资组合) of global brands that truly addresses the needs of today's and tomorrow's consumers." Reebok will continue to have a separate identity, retaining its name and its headquarters in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

The enlarged company will have a fifth of the all-important U.S. market for sports shoes and clothes. The plan is to focus the two brands on different segments of the market. The German arm, Adidas, will continue its emphasis on goods for competitive sports while Reebok will be more of a youth and consumer lifestyle. brand.

Adidas pays a large number of very famous people including the footballer David Beckham and the rap musician Missy Elliot to endorse its products. Reebok has a different approach to marketing which makes less use of big name sponsorship.

What does the underlined phrase "take on" in paragraph one mean？

A．become popular

B．begin to have a particular quality

C．become an opponent in a competition

D．to catch up with

Helen: This pair needs new heels and soles. Janet: ______

A．Let's take them to the cobbler.

B．Let's take them to the weaver.

C．Let's mend them with needle and thread.

D．No, it needn't.

rtment has a Windows 2000 Professional computer. Paul needs to access the files that are in a shared folder on his computer. A local group named Sales has permissions to access the data. Paul is a member of the Sales local group but he cannot access the file he needs.

What should you do？

A．Grant Paul NTFS permission so that he can access any parent folder to files in the shared folder.

B．Share the Sales folder and grant Paul shared folder permission to access the shared Sales folder.

C．Remove Paul from any other group that has been explicitly denied access to the Sales folder.

D．Delete the Sales local group and recreate it. Add individual user accounts from the Sales department back into Sales local group.

"Today, California took off a giant step toward a brighter future for the 【S1】______

frail elderly patients who receive care in skilled nursing of facilities," 【S2】______

said Jim Gomez, President and CEO of the California Association of

Health Facilities. "At a time when legislators, regulators, residents and

families are rightfully demanding for the best care possible, California 【S3】______

now has a funding system which will actually pay for the cost of 【S4】______

providing care and take into consideration the level of care which each 【S5】______

patient needs," continued Gomez.

"Governor Schwarzenegger's support of AB 1629 (Frommer-D, Glendale)

is consistent with the expectation when he laid out last January. He 【S6】______

said that in this current environment of record state budget deficits,

where it would be necessary to develop creative solutions and 【S7】______

leverage additional federal policies. Though clearly we have 【S8】______

accomplished that," said Paul Tunnell, Chairman of the Association.

In signing AB 1629, Governor Schwarzenegger said, "The quality

assurance fee when authorized in this legislation will provide funds 【S9】______

that would be otherwise unavailable in these times of fiscal constraint,

thus enabling the State to provide with a much needed increase in 【S10】______

Medi-Cal reimbursement rates to skilled nursing facilities. Higher

rates, combined with the facility-specific rate of methodology specified in 【S11】______

the bill, which will result in better wages for nursing home 【S12】______

employees, compensation for structural improvements and better

quality of care for the residents. "

【S1】______

Why did Beryl decide to take the job-share arrangement？

A．She needs money to pay for her children's tuition.

B．She is afraid of depression and losing self-esteem.

C．She loves her job and the factory.

D．She believes her luck will not change.

ion into the UN oil-for- food program which was intended to lessen the hardship caused by sanctions against Saddam Hussein's Iraq. It is expected to conclude that UN needs sweeping reform. including stronger leadership. Lora T. reports,

UN Security Council members are now hearing the conclusions of Paul Volcker's report. The preface released on Tuesday made some comfortable reading for the UN. Paul Voleker says there were serious instances of illicit, unethical and corrupt behavior. within the organization. The UN was asked to do too much too soon in running the "oil-for-food" program, he says. The Secretary General's diplomatic and political responsibilities were all consuming, says the report. And Kofi Annan didn't have the administrative structure to oversee the enormous program.

What is the aim of the oil-for-food program？

A．To punish Saddam Hussein's government.

B．To lessen UN sanctions against Iraq.

C．To increase the production of crude oil.

D．To make more money for the United Union.

听力原文：M: The front tire is flat, and the seat needs to be raised.

W: Why not take it to Mr. Smith？

Q: What kind of work does Mr. Smith probably do？

(15)

A．He fixes bicycles.

B．He raises sheep.

C．He sells chairs.

D．He's a gardener.

A．Women are bearing the burden for the holidays by themselves.

B．Women needs to satisfy their children's expectations.

C．Women have to take care of family relationships during this period.

D．Women may feel they are not doing it as well as their mothers did.

Smith？Question: What kind of work does Mr. Smith probably do？

A．He fixes bicycles.

B．He raises sleep.

C．He sells chairs.

D．He's a gardener.