[单项选择]Most of Hardy’s novels are set in ______, the fictional primitive and crude region which is really the home place he both loves and hates.
A. London
B. Yoknapatawpha
C. Wessex
D. Paris

[单项选择]Thomas Hardy wrote the following novels EXCEPT

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Why don’t most people set and achieve personal goals, career goals and business goals Goal setting is a positive, powerful practice when it ignites enthusiasm and provides clear direction.
When practiced poorly, however, goal setting also has a serious downside which can undermine your success. Poor goal setting makes people upset, wastes their time and fosters confusion about where to concentrate actions and energy. How does such a potentially successful practice as goal setting, go wrong, so often
Goal setting, once executed poorly, thoughtlessly, or for the wrong reasons, can have a significant negative impact on both people and your organization business plan. Avoid these five misuses of a potentially positive, powerful practice: goal setting for personal goals, career goals and business goals.
41. Goal Setting Under Intimidation
Sometimes intimidation brings driving force which stimulates staff members to go on, but usually it onl

[单项选择]Thomas Hardy wrote the following novels EXCEPT
[A] Great Expectations. [B] Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
[C] The Return of the Native. [D] Under the Greenwood Tree.

[填空题]During the 1980s, most U. S. department stores stopped carrying furniture because turnover was too slow and costs were too high. That created an opportunity for smaller, limited-line stores specidlizing in bedding, upholstery, or casual dining.Now the Ikea (pronounced I- KEY-ah) retail chain is, in turn, shaking up these traditional home-furnishings retailers. When Ikea opened its first U. S. store in 1985, it had already developed a low-cost, low- service strategy that was successful in Sweden (where it started) and other parts of Europe. (9) .
It’s difficult for small retailers to compete with Ikea’s low prices or the 12,000-item selection it offers in each of its 200,000-square-foot stores. (10) .But Ikea uses a clever store layout that helps consumers get information and make purchase decisions without costly help from salespeople. A couch, for instance, is displayed both in a real life setting and in a group with other couches so people can compare and ma

[单项选择]Which of the following most accurately describes society’s allocation of resources to the production of goods with external costs or external benefits External costs External benefits（） ①A. Over-allocation Over-allocation ②B. Under-allocation Under-allocation ③C. Over-allocation Under-allocation
A. ①
B. ②
C. ③

[填空题]Fiction and Reality
The relationship between fiction and reality
1. Fiction: the(1) ______reflection of reality (1) ______.
Reality: the(2) ______of the creation of fiction (2) ______.
e.g. Why Tortoise’s Shell Is Not Smooth
The writer’s purpose: to reveal(3) ______ (3) ______.
2. Fiction: the(4) ______recreation of reality (4) ______.
--it gives us the impression of(5) ______ (5) ______.
e.g. Carton in A Tale of Two Cities
Rebecca in Vanity Fair
--Fiction: the reflection of life based on their(6) ______thought and judgment (6) ______.
--Typical characters: an element(7) ______the art of fiction (7) ______.
3.Fiction:(8) ______on reality (8) ______.
e.g. Robinson Crusoe: the(9) ______of conqueror, adventure and expansion (9) ______.
Robinson Complex: a great(10) ______driving people’s pursui