[单项选择]In January ______.
A. lots of people go shopping for discount
B. people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas
C. all the shops close for a two-week Christmas holiday
D. people don’t have enough money to go looking for bargains

[填空题]Activities Programme
TIME AND PLACE
January 24～30
Jan. 24～30, 8:00 a. m.～5:00 p. m.
Jan. 25～29, 12:00 p. m.～9:00 p. m.
Classroom area
1) English Taster Lesson
2) Food health-keeping method
3) E-Photography and Techno-Music
4) Education Software Demonstration
Internet training area
SINA and Capital On-Line will provide Internet training for the public. The focus (焦点) will be on browsing the Internet; how to find useful information on the web and how to design an elementary Web page.
Foyer activity area
5) The students from Beijing TV University for the children will provide a calligraphy course (hand writing demonstration)
6) Children Activities
Lectures
21st Century, the educational weekly of China Daily, will invite experts from English-speaking countries to hold lectures from 18:30 to 20:30 on Jan. 27 to 29 and in the daytime on Jan. 30.

How many areas are tot

[单项选择]What was rejected by Colombia in January
A. The use of reconnaissance satellites in Colombia.
B. The training of counter-narcotics personnel.
C. The proposal of stationing warships off the Colombian coast.
D. The expanded use of military weapons.

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January 8, 2011
237 Haibin St.
Qingdao, 455060
Dear Sir,
I wish to apply for the position of secretary which you recently advertised in Shandong Daily as being vacant. Please note that I have enclosed a resume and two letters of recommendation.
I believe that I meet the qualification you specified in your advertisement, that the applicants have a good command of English. I graduated from ABS University, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature three years ago, and have continued to study English on my own and with foreign tutors since then. Furthermore, I have worked for the FRE Overseas Trading Corporation in Qingda0 for two and a half years as their English secretary.
The primary reason for my seeking new employment is that FRE Overseas Trading Corporation is far away from my home. I believe that with my background and working experience, I can be of g

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January 11, 2006
Alan Cosgray
Bureau Secretary
State Bureau of Businesses
P.O. Box 29022
Kingman, VA
RE: Change of Ownership of Big Sky Networks
Dear Mr. Cosgray,
I am writing to inform the bureau of a change in the status of ownership of the company Big Sky Networks, SBB ID#ALR20-34893B. The company was purchased by the international firm Superior Telecommunications on January 1st, 2006.
At the time of this merger, there were certain organizational and leadership changes made to Big Sky Networks. This included an alternation to the name of the company, which as of January 1st was changed to Superior-Sky Telecommunications. All future correspondence with the State Bureau of Business will be conducted under this title. I have also filed an official Business Name Registration form with Secretary Tanya Maillet of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
Please address any further communications regarding this i
A. To apologize for a violation of regulations
B. To discuss merger negotiations
C. To respond to an offer of membership
D. To report on the status of a company

[单项选择]Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks, they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don’t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents.
Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to Oxford Street, it was so crowded that we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself.
When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby cafe to have a cup of tea. I quickly finished my tea when I saw my h
A. break apart
B. cause to break
C. become pieces
D. go in different directions