[判断题]Bills of lading are negotiable.

[多项选择]Normally the marine bills of lading contain some main elements such as ( ).
A. port of loading and discharge
B. date of issuance
C. payment of freight
D. time of delivery

[单项选择]A. Bills of lading. B. Consular invoice.
C. Insurance policy. D. Certificate of origin.

[单项选择]Wage bills have increased because
A. staff demand higher rates of pay.
B. staff work overtime.
C. staff have to sell more goods.

[简答题]Who signs the bill of lading on a ship

[单项选择]A. bill of lading B. documentary letter
C. letter of credit D. insurance document

[单项选择]Under FOB terms the bill of lading would state goods ______.
A. loaded on board, freight paid
B. loaded on board, freight payable at destination
C. received for shipment, freight paid
D. received for shipment, freight payable at destination

[单项选择]

Medical bills in the United States have risen violently since 1960’s and steps need to be taken to reverse this trend or the average American will not be able to afford medical care. The major factor in increasing the cost of medical care has been the dramatic increase in the cost of hospital services. The rise in the cost of hospitalization can be only partly blamed on inflation (通货膨胀)since hospital bills in the last two decades have risen at a considerably higher rate than inflation
Another factor cited by doctors as a major cause for the increase in the cost of medical care is malpractice(治疗错误). Increasingly large awards for malpractice have caused doctors to increase their rates to cover the higher malpractice insurance. Because of the large malpractice awards, doctors are also prescribing more conservative and more extensive and therefore more costly treatment for patients as a defense against malpractice claims. Whatever the causes of the wild increases in the
A. the increasing cost of malpractice insurance
B. factors causing the increase in U. S. medical bills
C. steps for Americans to take to obtain medical care
D. the dramatic medical profession

[单项选择]Why are American bills or paper money unlike that in many other countries
A. American bills are not the same color.
B. American bills are the same size and color.
C. American bills are the same color but different size.

[填空题]Paying all the bills for your girlfriend may wear your love out and finally sets you two apart.

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Crippling healthcare bills, long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily.
Primary care should be the backbone of any healthcare system. Countries with appropriate primary care resources score highly when it comes to health outcomes and cost. The US takes the opposite approach by emphasizing the specialist rather than the primary care physician.
A recent study analyzed the providers who treat Medicare beneficiaries. The startling finding was that the average Medicare patient saw a total of seven doctors — two primary care physicians and five specialists — in a given year. Contrary to popular belief, the more physicians taking care of you don’t guarantee better care. Actually, increasing fragmentation of care results in a corresponding rise in cost and medical errors.
How did we let primary care slip so far The key is how doctors are paid. Most
A. Bridge the salary gap between specialists and primary care physicians.
B. Extend primary care to patients with chronic diseases.
C. Recruit more medical students by offering them loans.
D. Reduce the tuition of students who choose primary care as their major.