[单项选择]Which of the following best describes the Boston University
A. A public school.
B. An independent university in the nation.
C. The third-largest one in the world.
D. An international college.

[单项选择]Which of the following best describes the Boston University
A. A public school.
B. An independent university in the nation.
C. The third-largest one in the world.
D. An international college.

[单项选择]Which of the following best describes financial reporting and financial statement analysis（）
A. Financial reporting refers to how companies show their financial performance and financial analysis refers to using the information to make economic decisions.
B. Financial reporting is performed by investors, creditors, and other interested parties.
C. Financial reports assess a company’ s past performance in order to draw conclusions about the company’s ability to generate cash and profits in the future.

[单项选择]Which of the following best describes the underlying principles upon which the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) are based（）
A. Fair and consistent application of a global set of regulatory requirements. 
B. Fair treatment of entities associated with securities law infractions. 
C. Full disclosure and fair representation of performance results.

[单项选择]Which of the following best describes the relationship of the second paragraph to the first
A. The second paragraph relies on different evidence in drawing a conclusion similar to that expressed in the first paragraph.
B. The second paragraph provides further elaboration on why an assertion made at the end of the first paragraph proves true in most cases.
C. The second paragraph provides additional information in support of a hypothesis stated in the first paragraph.
D. The second paragraph provides an example of a case in which the assumption described in the first paragraph is unwarranted.
E. The second paragraph describes a phenomenon that has the same cause as the phenomenon described in the first paragraph.

[单项选择]Which of the following best describes taxes payable（　）
A. Total liability for current and future taxes.
B. Tax return liability resulting form current period taxable income.
C. Actual cash outflow for income taxes including payments for other years.

[单项选择]Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage
A. The author compares and contrasts the work of several historians and then discusses areas for possible new research.
B. The author presents his thesis, draws on the work of several historians for evidence to support his thesis, and concludes by reiterating his thesis.
C. The author describes some features of a historical study and then uses those features to put forth his own argument.
D. The author summarizes a historical study, examines two main arguments from the study, and then shows how the arguments are potentially in conflict with one another.
E. The author presents the general argument of a historical study, describes the study in more detail, and concludes with a brief judgment of the study’s value.