PART ONE · Look at the sentences below and following texts. · Which text does each sentence refer to · For each sentence 1—8, mark one letter A, B, C, D or E. · You will need to use some of the letters more than once.A. Metris Companies, Inc.Metris Companies, Inc. (MCI) provides financial products and services throughout the United States. Its primary line of business is the credit card business. The Company’s credit card products are primarily unsecured credit cards issued through a subsidiary, Direct Merchants Credit Card Bank, National Association. These credit cards generate consumer loans, which, in turn, generate income and cash flow from principal, interest and fee payments. The sales of the Company’s other consumer financial products, such as credit protection products, generate additional cash flow. MCI targets primarily middle-market customers. Direct Merchants Bank obtains information about prospective customers in the middle market from credit bureau information as well as from other third-party sources including other companies’ customer lists and databases.B. Lowe’s Companies, Inc.Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a home improvement retailer, with a specific emphasis on retail do-it-yourself (DIY) and commercial business customers. Lowe’s specializes in offering products and services for home improvement, home decor, home maintenance, home repair and remodeling and maintenance of commercial buildings. As of the end of the fiscal year ended January 30, 2004, Lowe’s operated 952 stores in 45 states, with approximately 108. 8 million square feet of retail selling space. A typical Lowe’s home improvement store stocks more than 40,000 items, with hundreds of thousands of items available through its special order system. Each store carries a selection of national brand name merchandise.C. Altamira Mgmt. Ltd.Founded in 1969, Altamira is an independent investment management firm and has long been recognized as one of Canada’s leading fund managers. Currently, with over $16 billion under management, Altamira’s innovative investment style has proven successful in all asset classes. There is a constant sharing of ideas and insights among the team. The company’s success is dependent on this ideas driven environment, with investment managers from all disciplines being constantly encouraged to participate with their views and opinions.D. PankowSince 1963, Pankow has maintained an enviable position in the building industry with an unsurpassed record of performance, value and quality. As a veteran and pioneer of the Design-Build project delivery system, Pankow boasts a legacy of on time and on budget performance that is respected by clients and peers alike. Pankow is known for its use of innovative management techniques, maintainenance of strict cost and quality controls and as a pioneer of new construction methods. A key to Pankow’s success is a melding of two proven concepts—active participation in the design process by highly experienced personnel and a comprehensive quality control program throughout construction execution.E. EDSEDS, the world’s most experienced outsourcing services company, delivers superior returns to clients through its cost-effective, high-value services model, EDS’ core portfolio comprises information technology and business process outsourcing services, as well as information technology transformation services. EDS’ complementary and subsidiary business is A. T. Kearney, one of the world’s leading high-value management consultancies. It supports the world’s leading companies and governments in 60 countries.Here are the numbers:Employees: more than 130,0002003 revenues: $ 21.5 billionRanked 80th on the Fortune 500 The company enjoys the reputation of advanced management style.
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PART ONE · Look at the sentences below and following texts. · Which text does each sentence refer to · For each sentence 1—8, mark one letter A, B, C, D or E. · You will need to use some of the letters more than once.A. Metris Companies, Inc.Metris Companies, Inc. (MCI) provides financial products and services throughout the United States. Its primary line of business is the credit card business. The Company’s credit card products are primarily unsecured credit cards issued through a subsidiary, Direct Merchants Credit Card Bank, National Association. These credit cards generate consumer loans, which, in turn, generate income and cash flow from principal, interest and fee payments. The sales of the Company’s other consumer financial products, such as credit protection products, generate additional cash flow. MCI targets primarily middle-market customers. Direct Merchants Bank obtains information about prospective customers in the middle market from credit bureau information as well as from other third-party sources including other companies’ customer lists and databases.B. Lowe’s Companies, Inc.Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a home improvement retailer, with a specific emphasis on retail do-it-yourself (DIY) and commercial business customers. Lowe’s specializes in offering products and services for home improvement, home decor, home maintenance, home repair and remodeling and maintenance of commercial buildings. As of the end of the fiscal year ended January 30, 2004, Lowe’s operated 952 stores in 45 states, with approximately 108. 8 million square feet of retail selling space. A typical Lowe’s home improvement store stocks more than 40,000 items, with hundreds of thousands of items available through its special order system. Each store carries a selection of national brand name merchandise.C. Altamira Mgmt. Ltd.Founded in 1969, Altamira is an independent investment management firm and has long been recognized as one of Canada’s leading fund managers. Currently, with over $16 billion under management, Altamira’s innovative investment style has proven successful in all asset classes. There is a constant sharing of ideas and insights among the team. The company’s success is dependent on this ideas driven environment, with investment managers from all disciplines being constantly encouraged to participate with their views and opinions.D. PankowSince 1963, Pankow has maintained an enviable position in the building industry with an unsurpassed record of performance, value and quality. As a veteran and pioneer of the Design-Build project delivery system, Pankow boasts a legacy of on time and on budget performance that is respected by clients and peers alike. Pankow is known for its use of innovative management techniques, maintainenance of strict cost and quality controls and as a pioneer of new construction methods. A key to Pankow’s success is a melding of two proven concepts—active participation in the design process by highly experienced personnel and a comprehensive quality control program throughout construction execution.E. EDSEDS, the world’s most experienced outsourcing services company, delivers superior returns to clients through its cost-effective, high-value services model, EDS’ core portfolio comprises information technology and business process outsourcing services, as well as information technology transformation services. EDS’ complementary and subsidiary business is A. T. Kearney, one of the world’s leading high-value management consultancies. It supports the world’s leading companies and governments in 60 countries.Here are the numbers:Employees: more than 130,0002003 revenues: $ 21.5 billionRanked 80th on the Fortune 500 The company doesn’t deal with wholesale.
Describe a Family MemberDescribe a family member that you are very close to.Your should say:Who this person is.What this person is like.How you are like and unlike this person.And explain why you are close to this person.
一种药物能使另一种药物的原有功效降低,甚至丧失是()
A. 相畏
B. 相须
C. 相使
D. 相恶
E. 相杀
PART THREE · Read the following text. · Each question has four suggested answers or ways of finishing the sentence, A, B, C and D. · Mark one letter A, B, C or D for the answer you choose.Neoware thin clients are connected devices designed for server-based computing, providing a solid foundation for fast and easy application deployment; desktop security and reliability; centralized management and control; and low total cost of ownership.Neoware Capio and Eon thin client appliances make computing: ▲ Open—by using industry standard Linux and Windows operating systems. ▲ Secure—by eliminating local hard drives, floppies, and CDs, helps reduce the susceptibility to standard PC viruses ▲ Manageable—by helping reduce the need to travel from desk to desk to install software, change operating systems or provide technical support to users ▲ Reliable—by eliminating moving parts—including noisy fans—and by minimizing users’ needs to reconfigure their desktopsCAPIO is Neoware’s fast, easy, and affordable thin client family. Choose Capio if you’re looking for a cost-effective, high-quality thin client. Capio models are available with a choice of Linux, Windows CE, and Windows XP operating systems, as well as Neoware TeemTalk host access software for mainframes, UNIX and Linux, and the Netscape and Internet Explorer web browsers. Keyboards and monitors sold separately.EON is Neoware’s powerful, flexible and upgradeable family of thin client appliances. Choose Eon for high performance, flexibility, and investment protection. With Eon, you can choose the thin client platform that is best for you; choose the operating system and software that best meet your needs, and upgrade software and operating systems in the future. Keyboards and monitors (unless otherwise indicated) sold separately.ezRemote Manager is a powerful enterprise-class tool to manage your thin client appliances and comes standard on the entire Capio and Eon product lines. Neoware ezRemote Manager lets you discover, manage, configure, shadow, and upgrade thin client appliances and personal computers without leaving your desk. Because ezRemote Manager is based on industry standards, it can be integrated with other management tools giving you flexibility, investment protection, and low support costs, should your needs change in the future.Local Flexibility, Global Power.With ezRemote Manager, virtually anything you do locally you can do remotely. It’s one of the first enterprise-class management tools to fully integrate the management of Microsoft Windows, CE. NET, Linux, Windows XPe, and Windows NTe appliances. This means that the same software manages all Neoware thin client appliances running Neoware software letting you deploy the model that best fits your needs. And it’s incredibly easy to install and use, with no special server setup and an intuitive point-and-click interface that makes managing thousands of appliances almost as quick and easy as managing one.Enterprise-Ready, Battle-Tested.ezRemote Manager is based on proven technology that’s been working in demanding environments at hundreds of installations, managing thousands of Neoware appliances. It’s scalable to large, .distributed global enterprises and works easily across multiple subnets, whether local area or wide area.Easy to Use, Intuitive.Designed using the familiar Windows Explorer-type interface, ezRemote Manager lets you discover thin client appliances anywhere on your network (including multiple subnets). Sort lists by clicking on list headings. Manage lists easily with fully configurable grouping. Save lists for future activity, like updating software, changing security protection, or configuring network settings or server connections. Why is ezRemote Manager "enterprise-ready"