[单项选择]Ralph & Sons, Inc., uses the straight-line method of depreciation for its long-lived assets. After a recent meeting with the independent accountants where industry depreciation practices were discussed, Ralph decided to switch to the double-declining balance method. In the year in which the switch occurs, Ralph should report this change as:（）
A. a change in accounting principle and report its effect on prior period results as a non-recurring item, net of tax.  
B. an accounting error and directly adjust retained earnings.  
C. a change in accounting principle and report its effect on prior earnings as part of operating earnings.

[填空题]The method Gabriele Dionisi uses to solve stomach aches.

[填空题]The ______ Method uses translation and grammar study as the main teaching and learning activities.

[单项选择]The Audiolingual Method uses ______ to present the language.
A. dialogues
B. passages
C. movies
D. articles

[填空题]The______Method uses dialogues as the chief means of presenting the language.

[填空题]The Audiolingual Method uses ______ as the main form of language presentation and drills as the main training techniques.

[单项选择]Sweet Milk Inc uses the LIFO inventory method and had 5000 units of beginning inventory on January 1,2002, that was valued at $10.00 a unit. The company purchased 50000 units at $12 a unit and sold 52000 units at $15 a unit. Sweet Milk is considering an additional purchase of 10000 units at $13 a unit. The company will make the purchase at the end of December or in the early part of year 2003. Which statement about the effect of the purchase decision on net income is most accurate（）
A. Making the purchase in December will increase income by $16000 in year 2002. 
B. Income for year 2002 will not be affected no matter when the inventory is purchased. 
C. Postponing the purchase until January will increase income for 2002 by $14000.

[填空题]Modern leisure uses

[填空题]shipping method

[单项选择]Who will be working with Ralph first
A. Those working on the Peters contract
B. People who work at Carlton Brothers
C. Employees from New York
D. The design team

[单项选择]When will Jackson and Sons hire new workers
A. In September.
B. In May.
C. In August.
D. In June.

[单项选择]The Audiolingual Method is a method of foreign or second language teaching which emphasizes the （）.
A. listening and reading before speaking and writing
B. listening and speaking before reading and writing
C. listening and speaking before translating and writing
D. reading and writing before listening and speaking

[单项选择]What is bothering our sons Some experts suggest we are witnessing all epidemic of ADHD (注意力缺陷多动障症) and say boys need more treatment. Others say that environmental pollutants found in plastics, among other things, may be eroding their attention spans and their ability to regulate their emotions.
Those experts may be right but I have another suggestion. Let’s examine the way our child rearing and our schools have evolved in the last 10 years. Then ask ourselves this challenging question : could sonic of those changes we have embraced in our families, our communities and our schools be driving our sons crazy
What might be the reason that caused the problems in the boys according to the author
A. The wide spread of ADHD.
B. Environmental pollutants found in things we use.
C. The way children are reared and educated.
D. Over - attention from parents.

[单项选择]Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) is a method used in activity sequencing．There are four types of dependencies or precedence relationships in PDM．The initiation of thesuccessor activity depends upon the completion of the predecessor activity is called ______．


A. Finish-to-Start
B. Finish-to-Finish
C. Start-to-Start
D. Start-to-Finish

[单项选择]Ralph and his companions would explore the woods on the estate for days on______.
A. show B. time C. end D. hand

[单项选择]The excerpt from Chapter 10 of Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence ends with the conflict between Paul and his mother. The cause of the conflict was probably Paul and his mother’s opposing views towards
A. life.
B. art.
C. culture.
D. politics.

[单项选择]A man had several sons who were always fighting with each other. Try as he might, he could not get them to live together in peace. He decided to show them how foolish they were. He told them to bring a bundle of sticks. He tied the sticks together. He told each son to break off the bundle across his knee. They all tried and they all failed. Then the father undid the bundle. He handed them the sticks one by one. The boys broke the sticks easily.
"You see, my boys," said the father, "When you are together, you are strong. You are more than a match for your enemies. If you quarrel and separate, you are weak and can be broken./

Why did the father ask for sticks
A. To beat the boys.
B. To fight.
C. To prove something to his sons.