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byproduct, substitution, blue chip companies/shares, simplification, franchise, specialization, natural resources, standardization.

Permission given by a company to someone who wants to sell its goods or services.（）

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byproduct, substitution, blue chip companies/shares, simplification, franchise, specialization, natural resources, standardization.

The things we can take from nature.（）

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A research center has been set up in this far-east country to develop advanced micro-chip production technology. The center, which will start out with about US $14 million, will help the country develop its chip industry without always depending on imported technology.
The center will make use of its research skills and facilities to develop new technology for domestic chip plants. The advent of the center will possibly free the country from the situation that it is always buying almost-outdated technologies from other countries, said the country’s flagship chipmaker. Currently, chip plants in this country are in a passive situation because many foreign governments don’t allow them to import the most advanced technologies, fearing they will be used for military purposes. Moreover, the high licensing fees they have to pay to technology provider are also an important reason for their decision of self-
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned

[单项选择]DataPlus and Chip Manufacturing Announce Tie-up
DataPlus and Chip Manufacturing announced Friday that they would soon launch a joint (141) to produce a third-generation data storage technology.A. venture
B. ventured
C. venturing
D. venturesome

[单项选择]As mainstream chip production technology shifts from one generation to the next every three to five years, plants with new technology can make more powerful chips at lower costs, ______ plants with outdated equipment, which often cost billions of dollars to build, will be marginalized by the maker.
A. because
B. even though
C. while
D. since

[单项选择]Technology companies usually focus their employee benefits around making people stay in the office longer: ping-pong tables, game rooms, on-site training rooms, some even offer laundry services. We, ABC Company, don’t do any of these. Instead, we focus on benefits that get people out of the office as much as possible. We designed our benefits system to reflect that. Here are some of the benefits we offer to get people away from the computer: Vacations: For the last three years in a row, we’ve worked with a professional travel agent to prepare different travel packages that employees could pick from as a holiday gift. Everything is paid for and included. Specific, pre-arranged trips—whether for a family to go to Disneyland or a couple to tour Spain—have helped make sure people actually take their vacations. 4-day Summer Weeks: From May through October, everyone who’s been with the company for more than a year gets to work just four days in a week. This started out as "Friday’s off", but roles like customer support and operations need to cover all hours. To come up with the best ideas, you need a fresh mind. These travel and time-off benefits help everyone stay sharp.The usual focus of employee benefits offered by technology companies is to ______.
A. keep employees to stay longer in the office
B. encourage employees to work overtime
C. help employees to participate in exercise
D. ensure employees to work energetically

[单项选择]Representatives from the companies indicated that they should go on working together in ______.
A. unity
B. entity
C. partners
D. partnership

[简答题]Airline companies are responsible for transporting your luggage. If you cannot recover it at the point of arrival, you must inform the airline immediately. They will carry out the necessary search, if the luggage is recovered, it will be delivered to your place of residence. If you wish to insure your luggage, you may do so at your own expense.

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