[单项选择]Dear Residents,
The Holt Towers Residents’ Association will hold its monthly meeting next Monday evening at 7 pm. The event will take place in the conference room on the first floor of the main building. Please aim to arrive 10 minutes in advance, so that the meeting can begin on time. A brief agenda of items to be discussed is included below.
-Security: Several residents have expressed concern about security guards being inattentive while on duty. Possible solutions to this problem will be discussed at length.
- Playground: The children’s playground in front of the north tower is in need of repair. Attendees will review plans for a renovated playground.
- Association fees: The annual review of the association’s fees will take place.
What are readers asked to do
A. Confirm their attendance
B. Suggest ideas for the agenda
C. Get to the venue by 6:50 pm
D. Read the minutes of a meeting

[单项选择]Dear Residents,
The Holt Towers Residents’ Association will hold its monthly meeting next Monday evening at 7 pm. The event will take place in the conference room on the first floor of the main building. Please aim to arrive 10 minutes in advance, so that the meeting can begin on time. A brief agenda of items to be discussed is included below.
-Security: Several residents have expressed concern about security guards being inattentive while on duty. Possible solutions to this problem will be discussed at length.
- Playground: The children’s playground in front of the north tower is in need of repair. Attendees will review plans for a renovated playground.
- Association fees: The annual review of the association’s fees will take place.
What is suggested about the apartment’s security service
A. It is performing poorly.
B. It is currently understaffed.
C. It is due for its annual review.
D. It is expected to expand in future.

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A. to
B. of
C. with
D. at

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A. A utile capacity
B. The correspondence of form with task
C. High regard for aesthetics
D. Unlimited production
E. A prototypal form

[简答题]Suppose you are the Chairman of the Student Association in charge of the treatment of a group of visiting student from Canada. Write a letter to the manager of the hotel to arrange the boarding.
You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ying" instead. You do not need to write the address.

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A. At least sixteen months.
B. As few as six months.
C. At least sixty months.
D. As few as three months.

[简答题]

Although Henry Ford’s name is closely associated with the concept of mass production,he should receive equal credit for introducing labor practices as early as 1913 that would be considered advanced even by today’s standards. Safety measures were improved, and the workday was reduced to eight hours, compared with the ten-or-twelve-hour day common at the time. In order to accommodate the shorter work day, the entire factory was converted from two to three shifts.
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