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The French have a reputation of not (31) in their own homes. Impressions about this (32) in France are based upon (33) in Paris. In Paris, daily and business life is (34) busy that many families want to cling to their privacy to themselves. But If you go to other places, you will find a person as (35) as almost any in Europe. And young people, (36) themselves from the formal standards and obligations of their parents, have become far more (37) in inviting friends as well as relatives to meals. They will usually make a few hours’ (38) How much they entertain may depend upon (39) and how they live. The deeper you go into rural areas, (40) the welcome will be, and sometimes you will find young French farmers almost (41) hospitable. In Paris, (42) smart society level, the tradition of formality still powerfully exists. Here dinner-party habits can be still Edwardian by most London standards, with printed invitation cards, probably evening dress, white-gloved waiters, rigid conventions about (43) the correct food and wines. Here people’s thought is that, if you are to give a party in your own homes, then it must be done perfectly or (44) . So it is held very often. It is true that the formal tradition is (45) . But (46) in this more casual style, Parisians still wish for excellence. And they habitually stick to their little circles of (47) , (48) they are truly warm and sincere, but they (49) seem to want to meet new people outside their own circle—they’re too busy, too tire, and the (50) in Paris is too exacting.

A. decreasing
B. declining
C. descending
D. reducing

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"What does the middleman do but add to the price of goods in the shops " Such remarks are aimed at the intermediate operations between manufacturers and final customers. This practice usually attracts a lot of attention from the public and the press and the operation most talked about is what is often called wholesaling. The wholesaler buys goods in large quantities from the manufacturers and sells them in smaller parcels, to retailers, and for this service his selling price to the retailer is raised several percent higher. But his job is made more difficult by retail demand not necessarily running level with manufacturer’s production. Because he adjusts or regulates the flow of goods by holding stock until required, he frees the manufacturer, to some extent, from the effect on production of changing demand and having to bear the whole risk. The manufacturer can then keep up a steady production flow, and the retailer has no need to hold heavy stocks, who can call on the wholesaler for supplies any time. This wholesale function is like that of a valve in a water pipe. The middleman also bears part of the risk that would otherwise fall on the manufacturer and also the retailer. The wholesaler provides a purely commercial service, for which she is too well rewarded. But the point that is missed by many people is that the wholesaler is not just someone adding to the cost of goods. It is true one could eliminate the wholesaler hut one would still be left with his function: that of making sure that goods find their way to people who want them. " This practice" in the first paragraph probably refers to the fact that the middleman ______.

A. increases the price of goods in the shops
B. buys from you and sells to me
C. aims such remarks at manufacturers
D. interferes with end user customers

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation. What project is the man’s company involved in at present

A. Building a dam in China.
Building a motorway in Angola.
Constructing a university in Vietnam.
D. Constructing a hospital in Yugoslavi

(二)资料 32岁的刘某2001年8月与广州一家公司签订了一份为期10年的劳动合同,合同中所定的工资低于广州市最低的工资标准,但因公司急需用人,老板强迫刘某在合同上签了字,合同中规定试用期为9个月,但没有规定劳动保护和劳动条件,2001年12月份,刘某因工受伤,公司遂解雇了刘某,刘某不服。 根据以上材料完成下列问题。 如果从合同的期限上来看,该合同属于( )。

A. 有固定期限的劳动合同
B. 无固定期限的劳动合同
C. 以完成一定工作为期限的合同
D. 短期合同

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage. Why couldn’t the fire spread to the south

A. There was a lake there.
B. There was a river there.
C. There was a path there.
D. There were a lot of firemen.

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