[单项选择]Cisco Systems' share price has risen considerably ______.

[单项选择]The shoe retailer's market share has increased dramatically ______ the beginning of the financial year.
A. while
B. after
C. since
D. along

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The price of public transportation in Beijing has doubled twice since 1989, but it is still a bargain. Using the subway and minibuses used to show class status; now people of all classes take them, while some wealthy prefer taxis or private cars. What a change in just a few years ! But there are downfalls to having more cars on the roads. Fortunately, the government is aware of the problem. No-lead gasoline is the only one permitted in the city, and the rest of the country follows. Thousands of trees are planted in and around the city every year. Children are taught why and how to protect the environment. At the same time, public transportation has marked real progress: buses are everywhere and run frequently. We no longer see those old buses with broken windows. Instead, there are fast buses, double- decker buses, air-conditioned or heated buses, all offering a good service.

The author mainly discusses （）of public transportation.
A. the price
B. the types
C. the improvement
D. the advantage

[单项选择]The human race has already paid a heavy price for its slow ______ to environmental threats.
A. response
B. responsibility
C. resolution
D. resistance

[单项选择]The price of a 29-inch television has decreased by 300%.
A. increased
B. cut
C. rose
D. dropped

[单项选择]The current price of XYZ Inc. is $40 per share with 1000 shares of equity outstanding. Sales are $ 4000 and the book value of the firm is $ 10000. What is the price/sales ratio of XYZ Inc.（）
A. 0.010.
B. 10.000.
C. 4.000.

[单项选择]The price of many goods in the region has been ______ ; the cost of sugar, for example, has fallen by about twenty percent.
A. cut across
B. cut off
C. cut down
D. cut in

[单项选择]Once the price of the land has been ______ , we can go ahead to build the house.
A. agreed on
B. agreed to
C. agreed at
D. agreed with

[单项选择]Once the price of the land has been ______, we can go ahead to build the house.
A. agreed on
B. agreed to
C. agreed at
D. agreed with

[单项选择]Corp. stock at a price of $60 per share. Kirk wishes to buy on margin. Assuming the margin requirement is 40 percent, how much money does Kirk have to pay up front to make the purchase（）
A. $36000.
B. $24000.
C. $0.

[单项选择]The price of a stock is $44 per share, and the October put with an exercise price of $45 is selling for $3. The intrinsic value of the option is :

[单项选择]Business in this area has been ______because prices are too high.
A. slack
B. prosperous
C. optimal
D. serious