[单项选择]Yet with economies in free fall, managers also need up-to-date information about what is happening to their businesses, so that they can change course rapidly if necessary. Cisco, an American network-equipment giant, has invested over many years in the technology needed to generate such data. Frank Calderoni, the firm’s CFO, says that every day its senior executives can track exactly what orders are coming in from sales teams around the world, and identify emerging trends in each region and market segment. And at the end of each month, the firm can get reliable financial results within four hours of closing its books. Most firms have to wait days or even weeks for such certainty.
Admittedly, Cisco’s financial results have not made happy reading recently because, in common with many other large technology companies, it has seen demand for its products decline in the downturn. In early February it announced that its fiscal second-quarter revenues of ＄9.1 billion were 7.5% lower t
A. It did not issue first-quarter forecast for great decrease in January.
B. Inters chain store used to report sales estimates by year.
C. Only retailers and chipmakers are greatly influenced.
D. Intel’s profit was greatly decreased in 2008’s last quarter.

[单项选择]Yet with economies in free fall, managers also need up-to-date information about what is happening to their businesses, so that they can change course rapidly if necessary. Cisco, an American network-equipment giant, has invested over many years in the technology needed to generate such data. Frank Calderoni, the firm’s CFO, says that every day its senior executives can track exactly what orders are coming in from sales teams around the world, and identify emerging trends in each region and market segment. And at the end of each month, the firm can get reliable financial results within four hours of closing its books. Most firms have to wait days or even weeks for such certainty.
Admittedly, Cisco’s financial results have not made happy reading recently because, in common with many other large technology companies, it has seen demand for its products decline in the downturn. In early February it announced that its fiscal second-quarter revenues of ＄9.1 billion were 7.5% lower than
A. It will keep a record of the orders from sales teams.
B. It cut ＄1 billion cost by solely relying on its own technologies.
C. Unlike other technology companies, its financial reports are encouraging.
D. Only employees can use the video-conferencing to pass information.

[单项选择]In the sentence "This fall also reflects the power of price itself", the italicized word is used to modify
A. the object.
B. the verb.
C. the subject.
D. the conjunction.

[简答题]Chinese people nee getting accustomed to using credit cards，but not yet to personal checks，which have long been popular in the Western countries：

[填空题]Playing in the athletic fields, children still need ______ so that the play time can be more effective and productive.

[填空题]This article tells us that further studies are needed to assess the potential risks of GM foods even though the technology promises many benefits.