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Which of the following is INCORRECT, according to the passage?

A. Swimming the English Channel is no sport for the physically handicapped.
B. Swimmers usually attempt to cross the Channel between late July and mid-October.
C. Only a few days each year are suitable for Channel swimming.
D. The proper weather pattern must last long enough for one to cross the channel.

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What in the passage is mentioned as being truly remarkable?

A. Many of his observations are still visible and meaningful.
B. The book was so detailed and thorough after only such a comparatively short visit.
C. That the second volume should be so pessimistic in comparison with the first.
D. Tocqueville possesses strong powers of observation.

Many people invest in the stock market hoping to find the next Microsoft and Dell. However, I know 【C1】______ personal experience how difficult this really is. For more than a year, I was 【C2】______ hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars a day in investing in the market. It seemed so easy, I dreamed of 【C3】______ my job at the end of the year, of buying a small apartment in Paris, of traveling around the world. But these dreams 【C4】______ to a sudden and dramatic end when a stock I 【C5】______ , Texas cellular pone wholesaler, fell by more than 75 per cent 【C6】______ a one year period. On the 【C7】______ day, it plunged by more than $15 a share. There was a rumor the company was 【C8】______ sales figures. That was when I learned how quickly Wall Street 【C9】______ companies that, in one way or another, misrepresent the 【C10】______ .
In a 【C11】______ , I sold all my stocks in the company, 【C12】______ margin debt with' cash advances from my 【C13】______ card. Because I owned so many shares, I 【C14】______ a small fortune, haft of it from money I borrowed from the brokerage company. One month, I am a 【C15】______ , the next, a loser. This one big loss was my first lesson in the market.
My father was a stockbroker, as was my grandfather 【C16】______ him. (In fact, he founded one of Chicago's earliest brokerage firms.) But like so many things in life, we don't learn anything until we 【C17】______ it for ourselves. The only way to really understand the inner 【C18】______ of the stock market is to invest your own hard-earned money. When all your stocks are doing 【C19】______ and you feel like a winner, you learn very little. It's when all are losing and everyone is questioning your stock picking 【C20】______ . that you find out if you have what it takes to invest in the market.
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B. in
C. from
D. by

What act will NOT be taken by the decision-maker of Sony?

A. Regain its former dominance in electronics and entertainment.
Break down barriers between different departments.
C. Decide to revive the Sony Company.
D. Take tough decisions and call for consensus and loyalty.

What can we know about Howard Stringer?

A. He is the newly appointed CEO of Sony.
B. He has a joint nationality of Japan and America.
C. He is the former head of the board of directors of Sony.
D. He is the general manager of Sony.

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