[填空题]In his great Victorian novel A Tale of Two Cites, Charles Dickens begins his story with these well-known lines:
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..., it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going the other way.
______ In fact he was just stating some facts about the way people view time and events differently.

• A. The English language is loaded with phrases that express the value of time.
• B. It is a good idea to take a close look at the fascinating concept of time, and examine how it is treated differently in America by various cultures and in different situations.
• C. Regions, groups, organizations, and individuals all have their own concepts of how to view time.
• D. No matter how we want to look a
  

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HERE’S A TALE OF TWO COMPANIES. Both are foreign owned, both are embroiled in scandals are foreign owned, both are embroiled in scandals involving allegations of sexual harassment. Company A is confronted with the problem and punishes top execs. Company B stonewalls and mounts an aggressive campaign to discredit its accusers and portray itself as a victim of corporate slander.
(41) For business schools looking for a few good case studies in damage control, last week was about as good as it gets. One was Swedish pharmaceuticals company Astra USA, a maker of asthma medications and the popular anesthetic Xylocaine. Facing similar charges, Mitsubishi Motor manufacturing of America opted for in your-face denial. Who did it right It’s too soon to know for sure. Astra’s strategy may seem smarter. Financially speaking, at least, one can see why Mitsubishi is reluctant to issue a public mea culpa. Fessing up could expose it to as much as $ 200 million in d

[简答题]Alex, who has recently lost his two dogs, decides to stick a poster outside his offi ce describing the characteristics of the dogs and offering EUR5,000 as reward to anyone who returns the dogs to him. Beatrice, who has read the advertisement, fi nds and returns one of the lost dogs to Alex. Catherine, who has not read the advertisement, fi nds and returns the other lost dog to Alex. Required: Advise Alex as to his liability, if any, to Beatrice and Catherine. (10 marks)

[单项选择]Mr. Green, his two sons, Jim and Tom, and their friends, Joe and Rose, were all out in Mr. Green’s boat. Mrs. Green was sitting on the beach and Kate, their daughter, was swimming in the sea. Mr. Green made the boat go fast and this made it jump up and down. All the children held on tightly but Joe slipped and fell down into the bottom of the boat. She soon got up again, laughing.
"Why are you making the boat go so fast " asked Jim. "Are we trying to catch a big fish "
"I can see something in the water," said Mr. Green. "I think it is a man. Yes, it is. Now he is waving to us."
When they reached the man, they pulled him into the boat. At first he was so tired that he could not speak! Then he said, "Thank you for saving my life. My boat hit a rock and sank. My wife and I were trying to swim to the shore. I don’t know where she is now. Have you seen her
Mr. Green and the children stood up and looked all around. Then Rose said "There she is! I can see her on t
A. Right.
B. Wrong.
C. Doesn’t say.

[填空题]Jim, as well as his two elder brothers, ______ (teach) in Harvard University now.

[填空题]John, along with his two friends, (be)______going to the cinema this evening.

[填空题]Jim,as well as his two elder brothers,______(teach)in Harvard University now．

[填空题]Jim, as well as his two elder brothers, ______(teach) in Harvard University now.

[单项选择]When did Wolfe publish his first novel
A. The tragic briefness of man’s life.
B. Every man and woman he met.
C. The memory of his experience.
D. His loneliness.