He has no other interests ______ he is fond of collecting stamps.
A.except that
B.beside
C.besides
D.except for
A.except that
B.beside
C.besides
D.except for
第1题
He _________the other students because he studies harder.
A、has an edge on
B、is an edge on
C、will be an edge on
D、sits an edge on
第2题
A. as better as
B. as well as
C. as right as
D. as good as
第3题
Which of the following is true of Livingston? ______
A.He thinks he has discovered a new possibility in the link between sun spots and the weather on the Earth.
B.He has great doubts about the theory that the sun's frequent changes have an influence on the Earth's climate.
C.He has been recently informed by other scientists of the possibility that more sun spots will appear.
D.He does not think the causes of the sun spots will be fully revealed by scientists in the near future.
第4题
One of the obligations a bank has to a customer ______. ()
A.is that it can't take instructions from other people
B.is that it can avoid complications and problems
C.it must pay money to the customer even if he is seriously overdrawn
D.it must print the customer's signature
第5题
One of the obligations a bank has to a customer_________.
A.is that it Can’t take instructions from other people
B.is that it can avoid complications and problems
C.it must pay money to the customer even if he is seriously overdrawn
D.it must print the customers signature
第6题
Since he lost his job ______.
A.dozens of people have rung him but haven't given him a job
B.he has applied for jobs but nobody ever replies to his letters
C.he has not seen any other jobs advertised
D.only four times have employers asked him to come and see them
第7题
You are a sub-manager of a bank. There has been a change in government regulations Interest rates have increased to 12% for deposits. Write a short letter to customers who have deposit accounts at your branch.
第8题
The results of the test show that______.
A.breakfast has great effect on work and studies
B.breakfast has much to do with people's health
C.a person will work better if he has simple breakfast
D.breakfast only affects those who work with their brains
第9题
Napoleon once called the British " a nation of shopkeepers" . That was intended as an insult , but had he called us a nation of traders it could not have been disputed. In Britain we buy and sell more per head of population than the people of any other country. Our island is too small to grow enough food for our people and so we need to eam enough from our exports to sustain our population.
One complication of export trade is that each country has its own independent currency system; and another is that many countries impose custom duties or other restrictions on imports.
The would-be exporter is faced with a number of problems. First there is the need to find a customer for his goods. The actual operation of selling is made more difficult because of language barriers and cultural differences. There are also additional transport problems because of the greater distances involved and often unfamiliar territories. When the manufacturer turns from selling at home to selling overseas, his problems are magnified. This is particularly true in terms of finance.
The first financial problem facing the exporter is the time taken to deliver his goods. There could be a long delay while his merchandise is in transit between London and, say, Karachi. He has incurred the costs of production, but when is he going to be paid? The second problem is even more serious. How sure can he be that he is going to be paid at all? And even when he receives payment his troubles may not be over. If he is paid for his goods in other currency other than sterling, and what if the other currency has fallen in value since the contract is made? These are the perennial problems for the exporter.
Fortunately for our exporters and for our economy generally, help is available both from the government and the banks. From the government side, the Export Credits Guarantee Department offers British exporters, in return for a fee, insurance against bad debts incurred as a result of sales to foreign buyers. The Export Intelligence Department also helps by providing them with useful advice and information. The most straightforward method of financing the operations for the exporter is to borrow the necessary funds from his bank. This way he can ship his goods abroad and draw on his bank for the funds needed to carry on production while he is awaiting the proceeds. But of course the borrowings from the bank will lower his p rofit margins.
Another method of financing international trade is by documentary credit. A document known as a bill of exchange is drawn by the importer in favor of the exporter and, although the bill of exchange is a very convenient method of payment for oversea trade, once again it serves to reduce the profit margin for the exporter.
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第10题
21_______for career reasons; she moved far away. For this reason ,a 36-year- old 22_______father has custody of his two children , eleven and eight years old. He works long hours as a 23_______, including weekends. On his days off from work , he goes to a local 24_______college. He' s studying to 25 his job skills so he can make more money for his family. At night he does his homework at the same table as the 26_______. But who takes care of the kids in the evenings when their father is working or 27_______to school? His "extended family"- his mother , other 28_______, and his new girlfriend 29_______out as much as they can. He thinks his girlfriend , who is from Mexico , his home country , is good for his family. He doesn’t want to date "Anglos"or"Anglicized" women because he thinks they value their 30_______over motherhood. He wants a wife with traditional , religious values like his mother.