[单项选择]Managers typically attempt to set a price that will maximize a firm’s （）.
A. value
B. cost
C. production
D. advertising
E. promotion

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The methods adopted in price setting are crucial to any business. When setting prices, remember costs will very likely be (29) than you expect. Examples of additional costs that have not been anticipated (30) translation costs, tariffs, regulations and protecting your intellectual property.
You should also build (31) your prices the likelihood that there will be changes to agreements and contracts. The Chinese have flexible attitudes to these and they (32) their partners to be the same.
One New Zealand exporter to China advises that the China price may need to be higher (33) elsewhere because of the number of (34) costs faced after products leave the importer.
You should also (35) for the fact that it will almost certainly take longer than you expect to get your product or service into the market in China.
Watch for exaggerated first order

[单项选择]Hopefully scientific progress in AIDS research will continue at______pace, but nevertheless a current attitude of______prevailing among some biomedical researchers is rather inappropriate.
A. a rapid … hubris
B. an alarming … concern
C. an optimistic … fastidiousness
D. a leaden … nonchalance
E. a vitiated … arrogance

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About 500 cartoons drawn by Chinese cartoomsts will be dis- played in Shanghai on August 25 to entertain local youngsters.
The three-day show at Huangpu Youngsters’ Activity Centre is the largest ever held in Shanghai, with 20 000 visitors expected, said Zhao Jingyi, director of the exhibition’s organizing committee.
Last year’s show, featuring cartoons of young girls, attracted
more than 3 000 girl vistors.
"It is more diverse and different from the previous cartoon show, which featured the Japanese style," Zhao said.
It includes animated cartoons, traditional cartoons and cartoons for children.
Well-known Chinese cartoonists such as Du Jianguo, Zheng Xinyao and Xie Zhenqiang will exhibit their collections.
Xia Weiyi, a famous cartoonist from Hong Kong, will fly to Shanghai and sell his autographed cartoon books during the exhibition.
A room will be devoted to animated cartoon works. &quo
A. Traditional cartoons on display.
B. 500 cartoon films on show.
C. Animated cartoons on display.
D. 500 cartoons on display.

[填空题]The author firmly believes that Chinese brands will become an international phenomenon, especially brands for some special industries.