When the American economy was running full tilt two years ago, few places were as breathlessly delighted as Seattle. Its port was thronged with ships bringing goods from Asia. The Boeing Company could barely keep up with demand for its airliners. Microsoft was hiring hordes of software engineers. After each rain shower, another Internet millionaire sprang up. Here was a city that had it all--Old Economy, New Economy, Not-Yet-Invented Economy.
Now it has all gone sour. The past 12 months have been a non-stop succession of disappointments. Boeing’s headquarters decamped to Chicago. The Internet economy popped alike a balloon in a nail factory, taking with it once promising local ventures such as Homegrocer.com and leaving can’t-possibly-miss companies such as drugstore.com barely hanging on. And an already troubled Boeing was hit even harder after September 11th both by a steep drop in airliner orders and by losing a $ 200 billion Joint Strike Fighter contract t
A. Its headquarter has been moved from Chicago to Seattle
B. It’s to be blamed for the economic depression in Washington
C. Boeing itself is having a hard time
D. It’s expected to have a revival in the year 2003
When the American economy was running full tilt two years ago, few places were as breathlessly delighted as Seattle. Its port was thronged with ships bringing goods from Asia. The Boeing Company could barely keep up with demand for its airliners. Microsoft was hiring hordes of software engineers. After each rain shower, another Internet millionaire sprang up. Here was a city that had it all--Old Economy, New Economy, Not-Yet-Invented Economy.
Now it has all gone sour. The past 12 months have been a non-stop succession of disappointments. Boeing’s headquarters decamped to Chicago. The Internet economy popped alike a balloon in a nail factory, taking with it once promising local ventures such as Homegrocer.com and leaving can’t-possibly-miss companies such as drugstore.com barely hanging on. And an already troubled Boeing was hit even harder after September 11th both by a steep drop in airliner orders and by losing a $ 200 billion Joint Strike Fighter contract t
A. They are neither promising companies
B. They are affiliated to large companies
C. They are dealing in medical products
D. They are also affected by the economic crisis
When the American economy was running full tilt two years ago, few places were as breathlessly delighted as Seattle. Its port was thronged with ships bringing goods from Asia. The Boeing Company could barely keep up with demand for its airliners. Microsoft was hiring hordes of software engineers. After each rain shower, another Internet millionaire sprang up. Here was a city that had it all—Old Economy, New Economy, Not-Yet-Invented Economy.
Now it has all gone sour. The past 12 months have been a non-stop succession of disappointments. Boeing’s headquarters decamped to Chicago. The Internet economy popped alike a balloon in a nail factory, taking with it once promising local ventures such as Homegrocer.com and leaving can’t-possibly-miss companies such as Drugstore.com barely hanging on. And an already troubled Boeing was hit even harder after September 11th both by a steep drop in air
A. many people get rich quickly and easily with the New Economy
B. it takes only the time between showers for someone to become boss
C. Seattle’s development is sudden like rain showers
D. Seattle has as many business millionaires as its rain showers
The American economy is growing,
according to the most recent statistics, at the sizzling rate of 7%, and is in
the middle of the largest peacetime expansion in American history. We read in
the newspapers that practically everyone who wants a job can get one. Microsoft
is running advertisements in the New York Times practically begging Congress to
issue more visas for foreign computer and information technology
workers. In this environment, it is shocking that one group of Americans, people with disabilities, have such a high level of unemployment: 30% are not employed the same percentage as when the Americans with Disabilities Act became law. Not only did their employment and labor earnings fall during the recession of the early 1990s, but employment and earnings continued to fall during the long economic expansion that followed. Ma A. Not enough help from relatives in their transportation. B. Prevailing discrimination in work place against the disabled. C. The ineffective system of the federal government, D. The courts’ general favor in employers over the disabled. 我来回答: 提交
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