Mr.Hamilton presided ____________ the board meeting on behalf of the Chairman.
A.at
B.over
C.in
D.on
A.at
B.over
C.in
D.on
第1题
In the United States, the House of Representative is presided over by______.
A.the president
B.the speaker
C.the vice president
D.the Secretary of State
第2题
In Britain,______was the highest officer of the Crown and presided in the House of Lords.
A.Prime Minister
B.Lord Chancellor
C.Queen
D.Cabinet Secretary
第3题
In the United States, the Senate is presided over by______of the United States.
A.the president
B.the vice president
C.the speaker
D.the Secretary of State
第4题
Which of the statement is true according to the two passages?
A.Eagles wants to make sure the time of next meeting.
B.Mr. katter made the staff report.
C.Eagles presided the meeting on that day.
D.Susan's work might be related to the human resources.
第5题
Which of the following statements about President Bush's trip to Europe is TRUE?
A.He presided over the Group of Eight summit.
B.He talked with French President on rebuilding Iraq.
C.He discussed with Russian leader on the issue of industrialization.
D.He reached agreement with Italian Prime Minister to continue their effort in Iraq.
第6题
English writers continued to use the French spelling of the word until in 1728 the English spelling "saloon" was used in describing the reception hall of great country houses.
"Salon" continued to be used in more sophisticated literary works in English (since French was considered a more cultured language by the English upper classes) until in the 19th century it came to signify the reception rooms and galleries in a rich person's home, the same as the 18th and 19th century French usage of the word. In literature, the word salon developed a more specific meaning as the room in a great house over which the "lady of the house" presided at gatherings of friends. From about 1815 (after the Napoleonic Wars) the "salon" became a literary cultural institution in which its main significance was "a room in a wealthy lady's home where discussions of art, music, literature and other cultural affairs were held."
The word "saloon" first appeared in American usage in 1841 as a "place where intoxicating liquor is sold and consumed." In the 1880's, the "saloon" was a rather disreputable meeting place where rough and definitely uncultured men met and talked about politics, war, sports and women. Mark Twain, Jack London and other realist writers popularized the "saloon".
Thus, in English, "salon" is usually associated with very high cultural connotations and "saloon" is definitely a low-culture establishment.
Questions:
9.What did the word "salon" originally refer to?
10.When did the English spelling "salon" come into existence?
11.What did the word "salon" develop as after the Napoleonic Wars?
12.Which of the following is true according to the talk?
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A.The reception hall of great country house.
B.A rich person's home.
C.The great hall or reception room in a caste or palace.
D.A disreputable meeting place.
第7题
Fire Charger Exporting Co., Ltd
Date: December 30th, 2009
Present; Dr. Bruce Smith(Chair), Owen Katter, Carl Brown, Leo Black, and Angel Clinton
Apologies for absence; Susan Tim
The year end sales meeting of Fire Charger Exporting Co., Ltd was held at the Meeting Room 302, 2 : 00 p. m., December 30th, 2009. The meeting was called to order and presided over by Dr. Bruce Smith, president.
Old business
None
Sales manager's report
Owen Katter, Sales Manager, reported the year-end sale of 100, 000 items, 12, 400 out of the planned amount. Total revenue was $280, 000.
Staff report
Carl Brown presented the report of the marketing expenditure. A trial advertising was to be released on January 26th, 2010.
New business
It was moved by Leo Black, seconded by Angel Clinton, that about $ 3, 000 be spent on the promotional efforts on the target market located in Argentina.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4: 00 p. m.
Eagles Samuel
Secretary
Subject: minute of the year-end sales meeting
From: eaglessamuel@toney. com
To: susantim@ree201. com
Dear Susan,
How are you feeling now? I am so sorry to hear that you have got the flu and sick in bed. I hope you can be well soon.
We held the year-end sales meeting Friday, I mean yesterday. All the rest managers have come to the meeting. You can read the minutes about the meeting in the attachment. I guess you might be interested in it. So I arranged it on last night, and e-mail you as soon as I can. I hope you can read it and know some information of the meeting.
We have delayed your department report on the new employers' plan because of your health problem, so we hope you can be well and come to work soon.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Eagles Samuel
How long did the year-end sales meeting last?
A.2 hours
B.3 hours
C.1 hour
D.1/2 hour