Now, with our stock ______ , the maximum we can supply is 50 tons.
A.diminishes
B.diminished
C.diminish
D.diminishing
A.diminishes
B.diminished
C.diminish
D.diminishing
第1题
What is being sold?
A.Office space.
B.Office supplies.
C.Down pillows.
D.Sailboats.
第2题
What is this advertisement selling?
A.Cars
B.Computers
C.Furniture
D.Office equipment
第3题
What type of Web site is being advertised?
A.A cooking site
B.An online store
C.An educational site
D.A business news site
第4题
Computer software
As more and more companies are using the Internet to do business, Mark Williams explains how a new software package is helping the efficient transfer of medicines from factory to patient.
AHL Pharmaceuticals is one of Britain's largest wholesale distributors of medicines. Under a European parent company, Setra AG, it covers 40 per cent of the British market. The company buys medicines from the manufacturers and delivers them on a twice-daily basis to hundreds of hospitals and pharmacies around the country.
The responsibility for supplying such large quantities of medicines is frightening,' says IT director, Stephen Smith. 'If a manufacturer has quality control problems, creating a shortfall in supply, or if medicines are suddenly needed in large quantities somewhere else in the world our stock levels can fall dramatically. In the past such a lack of balance between supply and demand was a huge problem. With our new software system, we know immediately of any possible manufacturing or supply difficulties, can warn our customers and suggest possible alternatives.'
This system is so efficient because manufacturers can update details themselves of stock levels and product information. Twice a day staff at AHL transfer this data to their main computer system where it is made available through the AHL website to company personnel and customers.
With so many people having access to the data, isn't the security of the system at risk? 'Not at all,' says Smith. 'We run the software within our own internal security system. The data goes into a special "sandbox" which is separate from the rest of the system. Even if someone manages to get into the software, they can't go anywhere else on the network.'
And does he think that this is the limit of the software's use? 'The first time I saw this I had the feeling that life would be different from now on. Instead of having lots of pieces of paper flying around, an expansion of the software system into the purchasing department means that orders can now be dealt with in a moment. The only delay to further expansion is deciding what area of the company to apply it to next.'
AHL Pharmaceuticals
A.manufactures medicines.
B.puts drug companies in contact with customers.
C.supplies medicines to customers.
第5题
M We only have this style. in black in our store right now. If you want, we can have a brown one sent over from our store downtown. That store also has one in tan with a special winter liner so you can even wear it in the winter, but that's an extra one hundred twenty dollars more than this one.
M I would really appreciate it if you would have a brown one sent over from your downtown store. I don't really like tan, and I already have a really nice warm winter coat.
M That's fine. I'll call the office to have them send that jacket over. Just give me your phone number and I'll let you know when it arrives. It should only take about three days.
What color jacket is in stock now?
A.Black jacket
B.Red jacket
C.Brown jacket
D.Tan jacket
第6题
M: I'm sorry I'm late, Janet. It has been a real mess this morning. I didn't think I was going to make it here at all.
W: But why are you late? You know our whole presentation depends on the graphs you're holding.
M: Yes, I'11 tell you later about it. Thank God. There are still two groups ahead of us. The one being giving now is on the rights of the consumer and analysis of the stock market.
W: Yes. But James! You do look cold! You are shivering! What happened?
M: I've been standing outside in freezing temperature for over an hour, waiting for the bus.
W: Over an hour? But isn't your apartment only a ten-minute bus ride to our school?
M: Yes. But the bus this morning was delayed because of the weather. And when I stepped into a drug-store to call home for a ride, the bus went by. And there was no one at home! So I had to wait another 40 minutes for the next bus to come.
W: That's too bad, isn't it?
M: Yeah. Well, Janet, we'd better stop talking. People are turning around and looking at US.
(23)
A.Taking an exam.
B.Having a class discussion.
C.Giving presentation.
D.Drawing graphs.
第7题
听力原文:M: How can I help you?
W: I would like to open a new savings account, please.
M: You need to deposit $100 to open your account.
W: But I called last week and was told it was $ 50.
M: I'm sorry, but we've changed our policy.
W: You mean if I'd come last week, I could have opened an account and today I can't!
M: That's right. I'm very sorry.
W: I want to see the person in charge.
M: You're speaking to him.
W: In that case, I guess I'll have to go someplace else with my business.
M: Now don't be hasty. Maybe we can work something out. After all, every person who walks in here is a valued customer. Tell me, are you a student by any chance?
W: Yes, I'm enrolled at the university.
M: Why don't you say that before! There's no problem then. Our minimum amount for opening a student account is $50.
W: Well, that's fine, but now I don't know if I want to open an account here.
M: We'll give you a free backpack. It's perfect for carrying your books.
W: Where are the forms?
(27)
A.A bank teller and a patron.
B.An accounts manager and a customer.
C.A sales clerk and a shopper.
D.A stock broker and a client.
第8题
How much does one share of Big Buy Electronics stock now cost?
A.$5.90
B.$13.10
C.$15.00
D.$17.52
第9题
A.failure
B.hesitation
C.trouble
D.fail
第10题
Keep an Eye on CEOs
Government policy decisions could speed or slow the pace of rehabilitation for the banks, and (31) turn, the stock market. David A. Hendler, a New York-based bank analyst at Credit-Sights, says his job has shifted from financial analysis toward Washington analysis. Essentially, his task is to figure (32) how quickly the government will permit weak banks to consolidate. When investors believe (33) know which banks will survive, they'll buy their stocks. The process is (34) critical to the stock market that Richard Bernstein, chief investment strategist at Merrill Lynch, is tracking six signposts for financial industry consolidation. Among them: the extent to which the government carves up and sells bad banks rather than buying into them to prop them (35) Other strategists are keeping a close eye on the people who really know what's happening in the economy: business leaders. Biderman says he'll know corporations are getting confident (36) they start buying back their own shares and acquiring other companies. Right now they show no such bravado. Announcements of share buybacks are down 90% from a year ago, leaving that market thermometer so cold that the mercury is off the scale.
In the end, the timing of the bear's retreat (37) likely hinge on that great market imponderable: psychology. How investors feel has a lot to do with (38) they start seeing mixed signals as proof of a glass half-full. "The market stress causes the analytical part of our brains to shut down, and that makes us hyperreactive (39) bad news, "says Michael A. Ervolini, CEO of Cabot Research, a consultancy catering to institutional investors. People become convinced conditions are worse than rock-bottom bad, he says. Only (40) they see that they've overacted can things improve: "We look for the market to start saying tomorrow will be brighter."
(31)
第11题
Thanks for your order of December 7. Unfortunately the ordered goods are now ( ) stock and will not be available before the end of the year.
A. in B. on C. off D. out of