waking Up from the American
Dream There has been much talk recently about the phenomenon of "Wal-Martization" of America, which refers to the attempt of America’s giant Wal-Mart chain store company to keep its cost at rock-bottom levels. For years, many American companies have embraced Wal-Mart-like stratagems to control labor costs, such as hiring temps (temporary workers) and part-timers, fighting unions, dismantling internal career ladders and outsourcing to lower paying contractors at home and abroad. While these tactics have the admirable outcome of holding down consumer prices, they’re costly in other ways. More than a quarter of the labor force, about 34 million workers, is trapped in low-wage, often dead-end jobs. Many middle-income and highs killed employees face fewer opportunities, too, as comp A. there are always possibilities offered to people to develop themselves in the society B. Americans can always move up the pay ladder C. American young people can have access to college, even they are poor D. the labor force is not trapped in low-wage and dead-end jobs [填空题]People fly to other places from there.
[单项选择]From the first two paragraphs we can learn that the trend of food obsession is______.
A. adventurous B. more and more popular in the world C. a global phenomenon D. sweeping up every corner of the earth [单项选择]The owner’s equity in a business comes from two sources: ______.
(1) Investment by the owner (2) Notes receivable (3) Earnings from profitable operation of business (4) Accounts receivable A. (2) and (4) B. (1) and (3) C. (1) and (2) B. (3) and (4) [填空题]People benefit from stocks in obtaining two parts of return:____________.
[填空题]John has been missing from home for two days now, and______(我开始担心他的安全).
[简答题]If you count from one to two hundred, how many eight’s will you meet on the way
[简答题]You graduated from a commercial school two years ago and have worked as an accountant in an import-export company for two years. Write a letter to a company applying for a position of accountant which is advertised in Shanghai Daily. Your letter should include:
1. a self-introduction 2. your qualification for the position 3. asking for an interview You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter. Use "Liu Hua" instead. You do not need to write the address. [单项选择]It usually takes much (less) time to fly from one country to (another) than (traveling) (by) train.
A. less B. another C. traveling D. by 我来回答: 提交
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