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[单项选择] Fred Cooke of Salford turned 90 two days ago and the world has been beating a path to his door. If you haven’’t noticed, the backstreet boy educated at Blackpool grammar styles himself more grandly as Alastair Cooke, broadcaster extraordinaire. An honorable KBE, he would be Sir Alastair if he had not taken American citizenship more than half a century ago.
If it sounds snobbish to draw attention to his humble origins, it should be reflected that the real snob is Cooke himself, who has spent a lifetime disguising them. But the fact that he opted to renounce his British passport in 1941 -- just when his country needed all the wartime help it could get -- is hardly a matter for congratulation.
Cooke has made a fortune out of his love affair with America, entrancing listeners with a weekly monologue that has won Radio 4 many devoted adherents. Part of the pull is the developed drawl. This is the man who gave the world "midatlantic", the language of the disc jockey and public
A. Cooke’’s obscure origins.
B. Cooke’’s broadcasting style.
C. Cooke’’s American citizenship.
D. Cooke’’s fondness of America．
[简答题] Directions:
Two days ago, you witnessed a robbery case when you were dining in a fast-food restaurant. As an eye-witness of that case, now you write a brief account of the crime to a police officer. You writing should be based on the following outline.
1) specific description of the scene
2) and your reactions.
Write your letter in no less than 100 words. Write it neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.
Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter, use "Li Ming" instead.
Do not write the address.
[单项选择]You gave them a talk two days ago, ______ you Yes, I ______.
A. did; did
B. did; gave
C. didn’t; did
D. didn’t; gave
[简答题]Two years ago, David, Edward and Fred formed a partnership for the purpose of running a garment trading business in a shop, by a partnership agreement in writing.
Fred has never taken part in the management of the business even though he made the same fi nancial contribution to the partnership as other partners.
Ever since last year, David and Edward have made use of the shop and the services of the employees of the partnership to carry on a sports equipment trading business. David and Edward have never informed Fred about the sports equipment business and shared with Fred the profit they earned from the sports equipment business.
Fred has just learnt about the sports equipment business and requested David and Edward to let him inspect the accounts of the partnership. Fred has also demanded that David and Edward share the profi t they have earned from the sports equipment business.
Required:
In relation to partnership law, advise David and Edward as to Fred’s right to insp
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