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WhoWinstheLionsShare3
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PartTwo
GrammarandVocabulary
Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachsentence.
1、Sordid______theirancestorsare,thevillagehasbecomeaparadiseoftourists.
A.who B.as C.like D.that
2、Sheseldomvisitshergrandmother,______?
A.doseshe B.doesn'tshe C.wouldshe D.wouldn'tshe
3、Allthedoorswereofstainlesssteelandthewholewaskept______bythecleaningsquad.
A.rightonthenose B.spickandspan
C.underthewire D.safeandsound
4、Thoughsomeissuesremaintobesettled,thegame-overstageis______.
A.athand B.outofhand C.offhand D.insafehands
5、DanielCook'sseriesencouragekidstoexercisewhilehavingfun:
"I______acrazynoiseand______upanddown3times!
"
A.dareyoutomake,tojump B.dareyoumake,jump
C.dareyoutomake,jump D.dareyoumaking,jumping
6、Inlargerbuildingseachfloorhasafire______accesswindowsothatresidentsdonothavetogoinsearchofthefloorthathasone.
A.escape B.staircase C.steps D.ladder
7、______,sheisquiteexperiencedinthework.
A.Asyoungassheis B.Asyoungsheis
C.Youngassheis D.Youngasisshe
8、Itwillprotectoureconomyfromthe______andirresponsibilityofafewonWallStreet.
A.dispatch B.recklessness C.stupidity D.wit
9、Oneoftherequirementsforafireisthatthematerial______toitsburningtemperature.
A.heated B.isheated C.wouldbeheated D.beheated
10、ThecollectionsofMiroandPicassocansweepyouoffyour______.
A.seat B.feet C.sight D.mind
11、Thetradeimbalanceislikelytoriseagain.______anewsetofpolicyactionswillberequiredsoon.
A.Thusfar B.so C.But D.Hence
12、Iseemtohearthelyricswithhishumming:
______whatmay,I'llloveyouuntilmydyingday.
A.Comes B.Willcome C.Coming D.Come
13、Theglobalrecessionandrecoverymay______morelightonboththeroleofsourcecountryconditionsandtheimpactofremittancesonthedestinationcountry.
A.discard B.shine C.shed D.throw
14、Thewaronterrorism______sevenyearsbySeptember2008,makingitmuchlongerthantheAmericanCivilWarorWorldWarII.
A.musthavelasted B.wouldlast
C.willhavelasted D.hasbeenlasting
15、Atthistimethetemperature______somewherebetween20degreeCelsiusanditistheidealtimeformakinganysortofjourneytothisplace.
A.soars B.floats C.fluctuates D.hovers
16、______inherbestsuit,thegirltriedtomakeherself______attheparty.
A.Dressed;noticed B.Dressing;notice
C.Dressed;noticing D.Dressing;noticed
17、Thematter______yourstudysurelyrequires______carefully.
A.relatingto;dealingwith B.relatedto;dealtwith
C.relatedto;beingdealtwith D.relatingto;havingdealtwith
18、Onceyourobservers______theprofile,youwilllearnhowothersseeyourleadershipeffectiveness.
A.complete B.completed
C.havecompleted D.havingcompleted
19、Tohisright,astalwart,ginger-hairedsergeantwitha______facemurmuredvaguely.
A.climate-beaten B.weather-beaten C.weather-strickenD.weather-worn
20、Initsstrict______,however,childlabourdoesnotrefermerelytoanyformofeconomicactivity,asdescribedabove,buttoaformofeconomicexploitationdamagingtothechild.
A.terms B.means C.abstract D.sense
21、Evenharmfuleditsthatarenotexplicitlymadeinbad______arenotconsideredvandalism.
A.faith B.function C.intent D.sake
22、Spanishbanks'badloans______arecordhighinJune,asignofdeepeningwoesastheyawaitaeurozonerescueofupto100billioneuros($124billion).
A.descendedto B.mountedto C.soaredat D.climbedup
23、ApaneloftopSpanish-languagepublishingexecutiveswilltalkaboutwhyebookshavebeenslowerto______inSpanish.
A.takechance B.takehold C.seizeon D.hangloose
24、Australia'smajormountainrange,whichpeakswithMountKosciuszkoat2228metres,isparticularlyvulnerableandfacesadramatictransformation______seriouseffortsaremade.
A.since B.until C.unless D.which
25、Thewarleftinits______threeruinedimperialdynasties(Germany,Austria-HungaryandTurkey).
A.wake B.scene C.agenda D.end
26、Tomoveupmarket,thecompanycreatedaspecialteaminwhichmarketresearchersandindustrialdesignerswereatthetopofthe______insteadofengineers.
A.peckingladder B.peckingorder C.powerorder D.hierarchystructure
27、Asignificantportionofthecurrentdebtwouldbe______toenableperipheraleconomiestohavesomechanceofattainingsolvency.
A.workedup B.writtendown C.writtenoff D.setdown
28、Europehasmanyworld-classcompaniesthatsellgoodsandservicesacrosstheglobeandthatarenotdependentonthefortunesof______membersoftheeurozone.
A.marginal B.peripheral C.connecting D.encircling
29、ThedecisionbytheSupremeCourtmeansthat______byafederalbankruptcyjudgeandaFederalAppealsCourtinManhattan______themethodemployedbyMr.Picardnowstand.
A.rulings,upheld B.rulings,upholding
C.rules,upholding D.rule,upheld
30、Inmanycases,privatedoctorswillmakehousecallsbutdon'tplanonthem______muchhelpintheeventofalifethreateningsituation.
A.toprovide B.provide C.whoprovide D.providing
ReadingComprehension
Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.
MicrosoftowneduponMondaytothecollapseofitsbiggestpushintodigitaladvertising,announcingthatitwouldtakea$6.2billionaccountingchargeinitsonlineservicesdivisionforafailedacquisition.
Theaccountingcharge,calledawrite-downofgoodwill,wasessentiallyawrite-offofthevalueofaQuantive,adigitaladvertisingcompanythatMicrosoftboughtin2007.ItwilleffectivelywipeoutMicrosoft'sfourth-quarterprofit.
Thecompanysaidittookthewrite-downbecause"expectationsforfuturegrowthandprofitabilityarelowerthanpreviousestimates"fortheonlineservicesunit.
Thechargewillnotaffecttheonlineservicesdivision'soperationsorfinancialperformance,Microsoftsaid."It'sdisappointing,butitisnotashockatthispoint,"saidBrendanBarnicle,seniorresearchanalystatPacificCrestSecurities."TheindustryhasevolvedbeyondwhereaQuantivewaswhenMicrosoftboughtit."
Microsoftdoesmakemoneyinonlineadvertising,buthasreliedonanumberofdigitaladvertisingpartnerships.ThedealforaQuantivewasstruckwhentechnologyandtraditionaladvertisingfirmsweredesperatelyseekingfootholdsintheworldofInternetdisplayadvertising.Atthetime,aQuantivewasthebiggestcompanyMicrosofthadboughtinitshistory.AmonthbeforetheaQuantiveacquisition,Google,Microsoft'sbigrivalinonlineadvertising,purchasedasimilarfirm,DoubleClick,for$3.1billion.ThatdealhasbeenhighlyprofitableforGoogle,analystssay.
ThepurchaseofaQuantivemaywellhavebeendrivenbypressureMicrosoftwasfeelingatthetime,notonlyfromtheDoubleClickdeal,butbysimilaracquisitionsbyothercompanies.MicrosoftboughtaQuantiveonedayaftertheWPPGroupbought24/7RealMedia,anotherdigitaladvertisingcompany,for$649million,andamonthafterYahooagreedtopay$680millionforRightMedia,anonlineadexchange.
AlloftheacquisitionswereinoneoranotherpartofthedisplayadvertisingbusinessacrosstheWeb.OncehighlyprofitablebyindiscriminatelypastingdigitaladsacrossthebordersofmillionsofWebpages,thebusinesshasbecomeunderpressureascompanieslikeGooglegotbetterataimingforindividualtasteswithsearchadvertising.WithDoubleClick,Googleappearedtobeusingthatpersonalizationtechnologyfortheplacementofbannersandotherdisplayadvertising.GoogleusedDoubleClick'shugeinventoryofWebadsinsideAdSense,Google'sself-serveadplacementtechnologyforthird-partyWebsites.
AQuantivewasawell-respectedonlineagencybasedinSeattle,butitsfocuswasondesignandclientservices.ThecompanydidhaveadinventoryandanadplacementenginesimilartoDoubleClick'satthetime,butMicrosoftdidlittletoupdateit.
"ItcouldhavebeenanotherDoubleClick,buttheywouldhavehadtoknowabusinesswherepublishersandadvertisersmeet,andtheninvestheavily,"saidToddSawicki,chiefrevenueofficeratCheezburger,apublisherofseveralpopularWebsites."MicrosoftboughtaQuantiveinareactionarymovetoGooglebuyingDoubleClick,thinkingthatadservingwasitscorestrength,"headded."Thentheywokeupthenextm
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