[简答题]A good beginning is half done.

[单项选择]（　） a good beginning is made, the work is half done.
A. As soon as
B. While
C. As
D. Once

[填空题]A good beginning of a negotiation doesn’t mean a good ending.

[单项选择]（　） to make a good beginning, these new comers did all that they could to get themselves well prepared.
A. To be determined
B. Determined
C. Being determined
D. Determining

[单项选择]The result made me （　）. It was not half so good as I had expected.
A. disappointing
B. disappointed
C. disappoint
D. be disappointed

[填空题]Most people are half optimists and half pessimists.

[简答题]

Is the glass half-full or half-emptyDepends whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist.
But those two words are more than casual labels:research has established that(91) optimists have a consistent and upbeat way of dealing with adversity and that they are more successful in work,health and life in general than pessimists.
Optimists bounce back from trying times,generally with good grace,and see failure as a stepping-stone to success.Any problem tends to be minimised and dealt with later while the rest of life goes on as usual.
(92)Their upbeat approach,resilience and perseverance makes them ideal for jobs in high-pressure areas where setbacks are part of the territory:sales,brokering,public relations,presenting,creative jobs and high burn-out posts.They are often a company's visionaries.
Pessimists,however,risk unravelling and sinking into depression when one thread of their life breaks.They are less likely to cope well with

[填空题]The beginning of modern dance

[单项选择]
American has always been a land of beginnings. After Europeans "discovered" America in the fifteenth century, the mysterious New World became for many people a genuine hope of a new life, an escape from poverty and persecution, a chance to start again. We can say that, as nation, America begins with that hope. When, however, does American literature begin
American literature begins with American experiences. Long before the first colonists arrived, before Christopher Columbus, before the Northmen who "found" America about the year 1,000, Native Americans lived here. Each tribe’s literature was tightly woven into the fabric of daily life and reflected the unmistakably American experience of lining with the land. Another kind of experience, one filled with fear and excitement, found its expression in the reports that Columbus and other explorers sent home in Spain, French and English. In addition, t
A. The hope that America would be discovered.
B. The hope to start a new life.
C. The hope to see the mysteries of the New World.
D. The hope to find poverty her

[多项选择]Some more information: The beginning time of the party: 7:00; Plan on Sunday: go fishing or play table tennis together; How to find your house: a board "Kelly’s Home" near the road; The distance from Petty’s house to yours: one hour of driving. Dear Petty, I hope you didn’t make any plans for this weekend. You know I’ve moved into a new house.______ Looking forward to your reply soon. Yours affectionately, Kelly

[单项选择]At the beginning of 1998, they will
A. promote Sales
B. lower price
C. launch new product