[单项选择]In (its) life expectancy, (although) in most (other) things, the Sun is a (typical) star.
A. its
B. although
C. other
D. typical

[单项选择]Lifestyle Foods sells most of its breads under
A. supermarkets’ own labels.
B. Lifestyle Foods’ own name.
C. a different brand name.

[填空题]Typically, a pidgin language derives most of its vocabulary from ______.

[简答题]Busy Company is a retailer. Most of its sales are made on credit terms. The following information relates to the first 4 years. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 ＄ ＄ ＄ ＄ Trade Debtor as at 31 December 500,000 400,000 550,000 600,000 Bad debt written off for the year ended 31 December - 30,000 10,000 29,000 Busy Company decides to set aside a provision for bad debts equivalent to 5% of trade debtors as at year end. Required: (a)Show how the provision for bad debts would be disclosed in the balance sheet as at 31 January Year 1 to Year 4. (b)Calculate the bad debt expenses for the respective profit and loss account for each of the 4 years.

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I have always found country life most (76) . The city, a place for business is only to be visited; it is not an ideal place for (77) residence. People may say that the city can provide you with the best (78) life can offer.
Your friends are always (79) for an informal chat or an evening’s entertainment. The (80) exhibitions, films or plays are always within easy reach. Shopping, too, is always a pleasure. But what about the hustle and bustle of city life The city dweller neverhas a moment (81) peace; he is always (82) . And what about the noise and pollution of the city Day and night the city is in uproar with its unceasing traffic. The air is polluted with poisonous gases emitted by the smokestacks of factories.
Country life is in many aspects (83) city life. For one thing, the people there are friendly. People are (84) with one another. You can never (85) receive a friendly nod

[单项选择]In their everyday life, most Americans seem to agree with Henry Ford who once said, "History is more or less absurdity. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker’s damn is the history we make today. " Certainly a great—but now also deadlocked—debate on immigration figures prominently in the history being made today in the United States and around the world.
In both history and sociology, scholarly work on immigration was sparked by the great debates of the 1920s, as Americans argued over which immigrants to include and which to exclude from the American nation. The result of that particular great debate involved the restriction of immigration from Asia and southern and eastern Europe.
Reacting to the debates of their time, sociologists and historians nevertheless developed different central themes. While Chicago School sociologists focused on immigrant adaptation to the American mainstream, historians were more likely to describe immigrants
A. show the absurdity of history
B. indicate the significance of the history we make today
C. emphasize the role of immigrants in the U.S. history
D. introduce the debate on immigration worldwide

[填空题]Things have changed in your life. Most notably, you are no longer{{U}} (36) {{/U}}Perhaps you’ve been laid off from your former workplace. Perhaps you are in the process of starting a business. Perhaps you are staying home to care for a child you’ve recently{{U}} (37) {{/U}}. You decide to apply for a variety of{{U}} (38) {{/U}}that will help you to manage the risks inherent in life (health, life, disability). A few weeks after filling out your{{U}} (39) {{/U}}, you receive a reply from the insurance company that goes something like, "Dear So-and-so. Upon review of your application we are sorry to report that we cannot insure you at this time". A rejection What’s that all about You call them up and find that they have rejected your application for certain insurances because of your past history of mental illness. {{U}} (40) {{/U}}, right Nope. This is more or less how our insurance system works. The chain of events that has led up to your insurance rejection went