[简答题]With the oil prices ever rising, she tried to talk ________ (说服他不买车).

[单项选择]Last week oil prices finally stopped rising. They now hover around $43 a barrel, a 20-year high. The average American family will spend about $2,700 on gasoline this year (driving 22,000 miles). That’s twice as much as it spent on gas two years ago. These prices are having a predictable consequence. The consumer price index has risen by 4.9 percent to date, versus 1.9 percent last year. And last week President Bush’s economic adviser, Gregory Mankiw, acknowledged that a $10 rise in the price of oil probably translates into a half-percentage-point drag on economic growth. For countries like Japan, China and India, the effect is even greater. How did this happen And can Washington—or anybody—to much about it
The answer that flashed on our television screens is instability in the Middle East. Pipeline explosions in Iraq, tensions with Iran and terror attacks in Saudi Arabia all contribute to what analysts call the "security premium" on the price of oil. But that premium might be
A. Pipeline explosion in Iraq.
B. Tensions with Iran.
C. Terror attacks in Saudi Arabia.
D. A massive increase in deman

[单项选择]She tried hard, （　）she was unsuccessful.
A. therefore
B. but
C. or
D. unless

[单项选择]She tried （　） her nervousness as she waited to make her speech.
A. to hold up
B. to hand over
C. to cover up
D. to put up

[简答题]Why do food prices keep on rising, when there seems to be much more food Is the abundance only temporary, or has it come to stay.

[单项选择]During periods of rising prices and stable or growing inventories, the most informative inventory accounting method for income statement purposes is: （）
A. FIFO because it allocates historical prices to cost of good sold (COGS) and provides a better measure of current income.  
B. LIFO because it allocates historical prices to cost of good sold (COGS) and provides a better measure of current income.  
C. LIFO because it allocates current prices to cost of good sold (COGS) and provides a better measure of current income.

[单项选择]In a period of rising prices and stable or increasing inventory quantities, use of the first in, first out (FIFO) inventory cost flow assumption results in all of the following EXCEPT: （）
A. higher earnings before taxes than under last in, first out (LIFO).  
B. higher earnings after taxes than under last in, first out (LIFO).  
C. lower inventory balances than under last in, first out (LIFO).

[单项选择]During a period of rising prices a company may change from LIFO to FIFO to:（）
A. takes advantage of tax deferrals and reduce overall taxes paid.  
B. increase COGS and, hence, increase the overall cash flow position of the firm.  
C. increase reported inventory and, hence, improve various accounting constructs such as working capital

[填空题]The rising rate of house prices is usually faster than that of inflation and so the American government sometimes adjusts the property taxes to make it exceed the rate of inflation.

[判断题]In times of rising prices, the LIFO method of inventory valuation is more prudent than the FIFO method.

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As prices and building costs keep rising, the"do-it-yourself"(DIY) trend (趋势) in the U.S.continues to grow.
"We needed furniture(家具) for our living room," says John Ross,"and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it.So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs."(76) John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a two-week course for $280 at a night school.Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died.He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoemaking factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420."I was deeply upset about it.Now I’ve finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix the car by myself."
John and Jim are not unusual people.In order to save money, most families
A. The Joy of DIY.
B. You Can Do It Too!
C. Welcome to Our DIY Course!
D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY.