[填空题] Going International
American businesses are part of a global economy regardless of how large and small they may be. Companies such as McDonald’s see expansion into new foreign markets as a primary strategy for boosting sales and profits. McDonald’s expands through various means from building company owned outlets to licensing and partnership agreements. McDonald’s is but one US company that has found domestic sales slowing due to saturated (饱和) domestic markets, thus leaving it little choice about how to increase earnings. PepsiCo is another US company that is pursuing overseas markets to overcome a less than satisfactory 4 to 5 percent domestic sales growth.
In general, companies go international for two basic sets of reasons: proactive and reactive. Proactive motives include the search for new customers, new markets, increased market share, increased return on investments, needed raw materials and other resources, tax

[填空题] Going International
American businesses are part of a global economy regardless of how large and small they may be. Companies such as McDonald’s see expansion into new foreign markets as a primary strategy for boosting sales and profits. McDonald’s expands through various means from building company owned outlets to licensing and partnership agreements. McDonald’s is but one US company that has found domestic sales slowing due to saturated (饱和) domestic markets, thus leaving it little choice about how to increase earnings. PepsiCo is another US company that is pursuing overseas markets to overcome a less than satisfactory 4 to 5 percent domestic sales growth.
In general, companies go international for two basic sets of reasons: proactive and reactive. Proactive motives include the search for new customers, new markets, increased market share, increased return on investments, needed raw materials and other resources, tax

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Going, Going, Gone!
The Haynes Middle School Parent-Teacher Organization invites you to attend our latest fund-raiser.
The Fourth Annual Haynes School Auction (拍卖)!
Saturday, May 10
6:00 p.m. — 11:00 p.m.
in the school hall
6:00 p.m. — 6:30 p.m.: All items for auction are previewed.
6:30 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.: Silent auction begins.
7:00 p.m. — 7:30 p.m.: Highest bidders(出价人) from silent auction are determined.
7:30 p.m. — 11:00 p.m.: Main auction begins.
Items up for bid in the silent auction range in value from $5 to $30.
Items up for bid in the main auction include the following:
Airline tickets to a place of your choice
Weekend getaways at first-class hotels
Season tickets to the Chicago Bears football game
$50 gift tickets to local gift shops, restaurants, and salons
Theater tickets to The Merchant of Venice

A. Tickets for the event will be sold out in less than one week.
B. All items up for bid will be sold for at least twice their value.
C. More money will be raised this year than in any other year before.
D. The airline tickets will receive higher bids than any other item.