[填空题]Quite on the contrary—brands can increase in value indefinitely as long as they’re well-managed.

[填空题]Manners can be quite different in different countries. In China when people (11) , they often ask each other "Where are you going" or "Have you had your meal" But in England the (12) is usually about the weather. English people do not ask others about their ages and never ask how much money they (13) . It is rude to ask "How old are you", especially to a woman. When someone tells you "Your English is good", you are expected to say "Thank you." If your (14) is "Oh, no, my English is poor" or "Not at all", you will make the speaker (15) very awkward. Try to remember the proverb: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

[单项选择]Smoking can （　） quite a few lung diseases.
A. result from
B. result in
C. sink in
D. go with

[填空题]The company can provide us a quite (competition) ______ price.

[单项选择]Earned value technique(EVT)can best be defined as ______ .
A. analysis of the value of the equipment that has been installed as of the date
B. analysis of the sum of the labor costs, which have been incurred on the project to date
C. a method of project performance measurement
D. a method of measuring the amount of money that has been spent to date

[单项选择]Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of travelling （） heavy schedules.
A. with regard to
B. as to
C. in relation to
D. owing to

[填空题]Can you find the missing value on the roof of the following house Each of the numbers on the windows and door must be used only once and no number can be reversed.

[单项选择]Who can it be I’m quite （） a loss to guess.
A. of
B. on
C. in
D. at

[填空题] American money can be quite (36)_________. The bills — or paper money — are all the same color and (37)_________. One has to look carefully to be sure he is giving out a $ 1 bill and not a $ 10 bill, for example. Furthermore, new bills (38)_________ together easily. Be sure this does not happen to you. Coins are also confusing. This is partly because some of them have two names, partly because the size does not (39)_________the value. The ten-cent coin is smaller than the five-cent coin, for example. In addition all coins are (40)_________except for the penny (one cent) which is brown color or copper colored. 1 cent, or penny, is the coin of smallest value, equal to 1/100 of a dollar. It is useful for some parking (41)_________and some sales taxes but a penny does not buy very much! Five pennies are equal to one (42)_________. A coin of 10 cents, the smallest in size of all the coins, is one of the most useful. It is used for pay-phones, buying newspapers, coin-operated