[单选题]The CEO of Star Records announced plans for aggressive expansion, saying the company will purchase ( ) new properties in the next two years. A. many
B. little
A.

B.much
C.

D.any

[单选题]The two banks have announced plans to merge next year.
A.combine
B.break
C.sell
D.close

[单选题]The teachers’ association has announced that the food and drinks _____ supplied at the annual conference will not be provided this year.
A.usually
B.hugely
C.evenly
D.strictly

[单选题]The chairperson of Walter Bros. announced that this year's annual bonuses will be ( ) to company employees on Friday. A. awarded
B. transacted
A.

B.published
C.

D.discarded

[单选题]What is Leafman Capital's announced plan for the Hotel Jean-Claude?
A.To build apartments on the property
B.To update some of its facilities
C.To operate it as an economy hotel
D.To turn it into a historical museum

[单选题]Our holiday plans are still rather vague.
A.distinct
B.definite
C.vivid
D.obscure

[单选题]新西兰制定的（　）明确了部长与CEO职责，要求部长与CEO之间签订绩效协议。
A.《国家部门法案》
B.《公共财政法案》
C.《财政责任法案》
D.《政府预算绩效管理法案》

[单选题]The advisory committee ___announced that up to thirty percent of the company's workforcewould have to be let go.
A.regrettable
B.regretfully
C.regret
D.regretfu

[不定项选择题]资料：The business announced that revenues had grown by 10.2 percent year-on-year to RMB 18.264 billion （$2.748billion）. However, profit fell to RMB 2.866 billion （$431.3 billion）, a 17.4 percent decrease from the same period in 2015. Robbin li, Chairman and CEO of Baidu, said:"The challenges Baidu faced in the second quarter served as a healthy reminder to stay focused on the key drivers of growth, sustainability and leadership; delivering the best user experience and staying at the forefront of technology. As we enter the next chapter of the Internet, led by artificial intelligence, Baidu has never been better positioned to serve our users and work with our customers and partners, and change the world through technology." The business has been rocked by a series of high profits issues with its advertising business this year. Baidu was called out for its practices around selling access to forums early this year. Not long after it also agreed to overhaul the way it delivers its search ads, including the volume of ads served, after a huge public backlash saw Baidu taking some of the blame for the death of a student who died after taking experimental cancer treatment that be found from a search ad. The overhaul has been welcomed by the industry which believes will create a better experience, particularly on mobile. The business said the revenue from mobile was growing as it represented 63 percent of total revenues for the second quarter of 2016, compared to 50 percent in 2015. According to Baidu, mobile search monthly active users were 667 million for the month of June 2016, an increase of 6 per cent year-over-year. It said users of its mobile maps service grew by 13 percent and the number of activated Baidu Wallet accounts reached 80 million, representing a 131 percent year-on-year growth. Which of the following is correct about Baidu's business condition in 2016?
A.Baidu has been cutting off their costs.
B.Baidu's profit has fallen.
C.Baidu's revenues have been falling.
D.Baidu has been losing money.

[不定项选择题]资料：Tencent Holdings Ltd has announced that it will fully open up its big data platform and machine learning technology in a move to build a "sharing economy" based on cloud services. Enterprises will be able to use a set of big data analysis tools developed by Tencent, helping them gain a better understanding of their clients and improve their products. The Shenzhen-based internet giant, which owns instant messaging tools QQ and WeChat, has years of experiences storing and analyzing huge amounts of data. The opening of its core technologies is part of Tencent's efforts to develop cloud services, an area which many other big companies including Alibaba and Baidu are also tapping into. "Development of a sharing economy is closely related to cloud services" said Ma Huateng, chairman of Tencent." Like transportation, accommodation and many other areas. cloud services are also a kind of sharing economy. "He said cloud computing has become one of the key areas Tencent focuses on and the company is dedicated to opening its IT resources and technological capabilities to outsiders." In the past, enterprises were only users of internet technology. Now, as they engage themselves in the cloud, they are becoming a part of the internet ecosystem," Ma said at the 2016 Tencent Cloud Summit held in Shenzhen this week. Cloud technology has achieved greater importance in recent years as more and more Chinese enterprises integrate themselves deeper with the internet. However, it remains difficult for companies, especially smaller ones, to build their own data center because it involves large capital investment and a waste of resources, said Dowson Tong. senior executive vice-president of Tencent. Cloud services help enterprises get access to more resources while reducing their operating costs, Tong said. According to the 2016 Internet Trends report, services provided by Tencent are the most commonly used by Chinese internet users. More than 50 percent of their time on the internet is spent on Tencent services." We are not offering cloud services as a separate business. Instead, it is a part of Tencent's entire strategy. Enterprises will be able to get access to all Tencent platforms by using its cloud services," Ma said. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?
A.Tencent is offering cloud services as a separate business.
B.Smaller companies fail to build their own data center.
C.Cloud services slightly increased the operating costs.
D.Cloud technology is widely used in every Chinese enterprise.