在职攻人员攻读公共管理硕士学位英语模拟练习六
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Meanwhile, employment put women al a disadvantage. It became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife.
All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the impractical goal of creating jobs for all to the urgent practical' task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.
Question
It can be inferred from the two paragraphs that __
A. the creation of jobs for all is an impossibility
B. we must make every effort to solve the problem of unemployment
C. people should start to support themselves by learning a practical skill
D. we should help people to get full-time jobs
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In 1980, Canada announced strict additional limits on ownership of energy companies by foreign institutions and individuals. Since these may no longer own more-than 50 percent of such companies, sources of capital for these corporations are now sharply restricted.
Question
Which of the following can be inferred from the paragraph?
A.Before 1980, foreigners were allowed to own a majority of shares in Canadian energy companies.
B. Canada's 1980 limitations might get some foreigners into trouble.
C. After 1980, foreigners may not own a majority share in a Canadian company.
D. Before 1980, there were no limitations on foreign individuals owning Canadian energy companies.
Judging True/False
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The word "television", derived fiom its Greek Ode: distant) and Latin (vision: sight) roots, can literally be interpreted as sight from a distance. Very simply put, it works in this way:. through a sophisticated system of electronics television provides the capability of converting an image (focused on a special photoconductive plate within a camera) into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or a cable. These impulses, when fed into a receiver (television set), can then be electronically reconstituted into that same image.
Question
Which of tile following is NOT mentioned in the paragraph as a function of electronics in television transmission?
A. Tile conversion of image into electronic impulses.
B. The sending of impulses through a wire cable.
C. hanging of one image into another image.
D. The feeding of impulses into receiver.
Paragraph Two
If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define "price" many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money value of a product or service as agreed. upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which file exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that supply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or science, delivery terms, return privileges, and other factors.
Question
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a factor in the complete understanding of price?
A.instructions that come with a product
B. the quality of product
C. the quantity of a product
D. guarantees on a product
