[单项选择]According to Martin Dunkley, a result of competition in the future will be ______.
A. fewer manufacturers of sportswear
B. lighter and more practical sportswear
C. lower prices for sportswear

[单项选择]Martin Dunkley works ______
A. as a consultant to the sportswear industry
B. as a trainer at a sports centre
C. for a sportswear company

[判断题]According to Martin, the riches have the priority choosing the best schools for their children.

[单项选择]According to the result of the tests of the body’s energy needs, physiologists concluded that _______.
A. two meals a day is best to the elderly people
B. three-meal pattern is suitable nutritionally to the average adult.
C. children need more than three meals a day
D. having snacks is very popular in America.

[单项选择]According to Brent Collins, a result of competition in the future will be
A. fewer manufacturers of sportswear.
B. practical sportswear.
C. inexpensive sportswear.

[填空题]Martin

[单项选择]According to Mr. Landale, what will be the result of the trial
A. Slobodan Milosevic will be tried.
B. Slobodan Milosevic will be convicted.
C. Slobodan Milosevic will be proved to be innocence.
D. It is difficult for The Hague to decide whether Slobodan Milosevic has committed a crime or not.

[简答题]We are now living in a society of severe competition. Students need to compete for better school; companies compete for better products and more customers. Many people neglect the role of cooperation. What do you think of the relationship between competition and cooperation
Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:

You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your idea is.
In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your idea OR describe your idea.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.

[单项选择]

The European Union’s Commission on Competition ruled Wednesday that the Microsoft Corporation’ has used its powerful market position illegally. The E-U ordered Microsoft to provide information about its Windows operating system to other software companies. The E-U commission also ordered Microsoft to make a version of Windows without one of the company’s own software products. And, it ordered the American software company to pay about six-hundred-million dollars.
Microsoft says it will appeal the decision to the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg.
Microsoft is the world’s biggest software maker. Software is a set of orders for the parts of a computer. An operating system is a complex set of orders that control the computer, its software and other devices. Microsoft software runs more than ninety percent of all personal computers in the world.
The E-U commission ruled about Microsoft’s addition of a media player to
A. 19%.
B. 90%.
C. 40%.
D. 70%.

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Cost as a Factor in Supply
In a purely competitive market, the supplier of goods and services has no control over the market price, because he produces too little to influence market conditions. With no difference between his products and the products (51) his competitors, he will sell nothing if he charges above the market price and he will sell all if he charges at or (52) the market price. However, in considering the price, he must take the (53) of production into consideration. There are times when he may be willing to sell below his cost. This might happen when prices tumble for (54) he believes will be a short time. However, no business person can (55) to lose money for a prolonged period. He must be constantly (56) of his costs in relation to the market price if he is to compete successfully and earn a profit.
Many people have the impression that as production increases, costs per unit decrease. (57) m
A. price
B. cost
C. worth
D. profit