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Before the guests come, I must get the glasses ______.
A．washed
B．to be washed
C．being washed
D．to wash
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A.It is appropriate to send your invitation cards three or four days before a dinner party date in U．S．A．
B.It may be appropriate to send your invitation to your guests three or four days before a dinner party date in some cultures．
C.It is best for one to make telephone calls at night because it costs much less．
D.If one is less than 5 minutes late，he has to make a short apology．
1. From the first letter we learn that Mary() .
A) is asking for advice on giving a dinner party
B) knows the secret of giving a pleasant party
C) is going to attend a dinner party
2. Ann s first piece of advice is that Mary should()
A) get the food ready before the guests arrive
B) keep the guests away from the kitchen
C) accept the guests’ offer to help
3. Ann suggests that Mary offer drinks().
A) while the guests are having small talks
B) when all the guests have arrived
C) after the guests finish small talks
4. When having dinner, the guests are expected to ().
A) eat their food slowly
B) help the host serve food
C) help themselves to more food
5. The most important rule for Mary to follow in treating her guests is to ()
A) be as polite as she can
B) let them feel at home
C) prepare delicious food
第二节 短文理解1
阅读下面短文，从[A](Right)、[B](Wrong)、[C](Doesn't Say)三个判断中选择一个正确选项。
Etiquette(礼节) is important at a Chinese dinner party. Usually, the host(主人) should politely ask the guests to be seated first before he sits down. If there is a speech, people stop eating and drinking to listen. Every time a dish is brought out, the host asks the guests to try it first. Guests would not start eating the dish until the host asks them to. While eating, people should stop often to talk for a while. Eating all the time without stopping is not polite, and could be laughed at. Usually, people do not finish a dish. A finished dish would suggest that there is not enough of the dish to eat, which may make the host embarrassed(不好意思的), so people would not usually pick up the last piece off a plate. During a meal, the host asks the guests again and again to eat and drink more. Without this, some people may feel embarrassed about how much they eat. From time to time, people pick up food to give it to those sitting beside them. The host keeps the guests company all the way through the dinner. He would not finish until all the guests do so.
Etiquette at a Chinese dinner party in China is the same as that in western countries.
A．Right.
B．Wrong.
C．Doesn't Say.
In the case of a church wedding, the vicar of each parish in which the ceremony bride and bridegroom live is normally informed about a month in advance of the ceremony so that an announcement of the coming wedding can be made in church on each of three Sundays before it takes place. Anyone who may know of an existing marriage of either partner is ordered to give information about it, though this means of avoiding bigamy must have been more effective in the days when people moved about the world less than they do today. Often up to a hundred or more people attend the religious service and the bride usually wears the traditional long white dress and veil, while her bride - maids, who are often children, wear long dress in attractive colors. This may also happen in the case of a civil wedding in a register office but is probably less usual.
The reception which follows may be held in a restaurant, a local hall or, when there are few guests, in the bride's own home. Refreshments are provided, a special iced wedding - cake is cut (usually to the accompaniment of speeches) and distributed to the guests, toasts are drunk and dancing may follow. At some point in the celebrations, the bride goes off the change into everyday clothes and then leaves the party with her husband to go on their honeymoon, the journey they will make together, often in romantic surroundings abroad.
According to the passage some guests may be invited because _________.
A．they are likely to be annoyed if they are not
B．they may give valuable presents
C．their presence could provide future benefits
D．they may help with the expenses of the wedding
Studio engineers benefit greatly from Auto-Tune in that ______.
A．they no longer need to correct wrong notes
B．it helps them keep songs secret before going public
C．it is totally free and thus saves them lots of money
D．they don't have to waste time on recording music again
It is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning in the USA. If someone is called very early in the morning，while he is shaving or having breakfast，the time of the call indicates great importance of the matter which requires immediate attention of the person called. The same implication is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. at night. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours，he assumes it’s an urgency of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance. Time plays a very important role in our social life as you can imagine. In the USA an invitation should be sent to the guests in advance because guests usually believe that they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not always necessarily true of the case all over the world. In some other countries，it may be taken stupid to make an appointment too far in advance because plans made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The concept of time varies in different regions of the world. Thus，misunderstandings are sometimes inevitable between men of different cultural backgrounds that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in America，for example. A lack of promptness is regarded as being impolite or not being fully responsible. In the US it would be incredible to keep a business partner or a guest waiting for an hour，and it would be too impolite and unacceptable by their social etiquettes. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to give some words of explanation to the people waiting，though he might not complete his sentence.
16. What is the main idea of this passage？
A. It is not customary to telephone someone in the morning or in sleeping hours in the US.
B. The role of time in social life over the world..
C. If people are not prompt，they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible in the US.
D. Not every country treats the concept of time as the same.
17. What does it mean according to the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours？
A. A matter of work.
B. A matter of life or death.
C. You want to see him or her.
D. You want to make an appointment with him or her.
18. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend？
A. At 7:00 a.m.
B. At 4:00 p.m.
C. At the midnight.
D. At 4:00 a.m.
19. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？
A. In the USA guests tend to feel they are highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is expended only three or four days before the party date.
B. There id no misunderstanding between people from different cultures about the concept of time.
C. It may be considered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in the USA.
D. Being on time is highly valued in America.
20. From the passage we can infer that ____________.
A. it’s a matter of life or death if you call someone in daytime
B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world
C. it makes no difference in the US whether you are early or late for a business party
D. if a person is late for a date，he needn’t make any explanation
The ordinary shares of Tinep Co have a nominal value of 50 cents per share and are currently trading on the stock market on an ex dividend basis at $5·85 per share. Tinep Co has an equity beta of 1·15.
The loan notes have a nominal value of $100 and are currently trading on the stock market on an ex interest basis at $103·50 per loan note. The interest on the loan notes is 6% per year before tax and they will be redeemed in six years’ time at a 6% premium to their nominal value.
The risk-free rate of return is 4% per year and the equity risk premium is 6% per year. Tinep Co pays corporation tax at an annual rate of 25% per year.
Required:
(a) Calculate the market value weighted average cost of capital and the book value weighted average cost of capital of Tinep Co, and comment briefly on any difference between the two values. (9 marks)
(b) Discuss the factors to be considered by Tinep Co in choosing to raise funds via a rights issue. (6 marks)
On the wedding day it is supposed to be bad luck for the bride and groom to see each other before the wedding. Another old custom that many people believe will bring good luck to the marriage is for the bride to wear 'something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue'.
Before the wedding day the groom always chooses a "best man", a good friend to help him and stand beside him during the wedding ceremony. The custom of having a "best man" is thought to have come from ancient times when a strong friend helped the groom and bride escape from the bride's father.
When a couple marries, the groom gives his bride a wedding ring. Many marriages are double-ring ceremonies—that is, the bride and the groom exchange rings. The wedding ring is customarily a simple plain gold band. The roundness of the ring symbolizes eternity and announces that the couple is united for life. The wedding ring is worn on the third finger of the left hand. People believe that a vein from the third finger runs directly to the heart.
Near the end of the reception, which is offered by the bride's parents, the bride throws her bouquet of flowers to the unwed bridesmaids. The lucky girl who catches it is supposed to be the next in the group to be married. As the bride and groom leave for their honeymoon, the guests all throw confetti on them. This is a symbol of joy and happiness.
Questions:
15.Which of the following requirements is essential if a young couple wants to get married？
16.Why shouldn't the bride and groom see each other before the wedding on the wedding day according to the passage？
17.What does the custom of having a 'best man' for the groom tell us about an cient times？
18.Why is the wedding ring worn on the third finger of the left hand？
(35)
A．To get consent from their parents.
B．To prepare rings for exchange.
C．To be of legal age and to meet certain medical requirements.
D．To send out announcements and invitations.
The following scenario relates to questions 1 to 5.
Herd Co is based in a country whose currency is the dollar ($). The company expects to receive €1,500,000 in six months’ time from Find Co, a foreign customer. The finance director of Herd Co is concerned that the euro (€) may depreciate against the dollar before the foreign customer makes payment and she is looking at hedging the receipt.
Herd Co has in issue loan notes with a total nominal value of $4 million which can be redeemed in 10 years’ time. The interest paid on the loan notes is at a variable rate linked to LIBOR. The finance director of Herd Co believes that interest rates may increase in the near future.
The spot exchange rate is €1·543 per $1. The domestic short-term interest rate is 2% per year, while the foreign short-term interest rate is 5% per year.
What is the six-month forward exchange rate predicted by interest rate parity？
A.€1·499 per $1
B.€1·520 per $1
C.€1·566 per $1
D.€1·588 per $1
As regards the interest rate risk faced by Herd Co, which of the following statements is correct？A.In exchange for a premium, Herd Co could hedge its interest rate risk by buying interest rate options
B.Buying a floor will give Herd Co a hedge against interest rate increases
C.Herd Co can hedge its interest rate risk by buying interest rate futures now in order to sell them at a future date
D.Taking out a variable rate overdraft will allow Herd Co to hedge the interest rate risk through matching
Which of the following hedging methods will NOT be suitable for hedging the euro receipt？A.Forward exchange contract
B.Money market hedge
C.Currency futures
D.Currency swap
Which of the following statements support the finance director’s belief that the euro will depreciate against the dollar？
(1) The dollar inflation rate is greater than the euro inflation rate
(2) The dollar nominal interest rate is less than the euro nominal interest rate
A.1 only
B.2 only
C.Both 1 and 2
D.Neither 1 nor 2
As regards the euro receipt, what is the primary nature of the risk faced by Herd Co？A.Transaction risk
B.Economic risk
C.Translation risk
D.Business risk
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In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person, who is 5 minutes late, will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.
11.What is the main idea of this passage？ ________
A.It is not customary to telephone someone in the morning and in sleeping hours in the U.S.
B.The role of time in social life over the world.
C.If people are late, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible in the U.S.
D.Not every country treats the concept of time as the same.
12.What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours？ _______
A.A matter of work.
B.A matter of life or death.
C.You want to see him or her.
D.You want to make an appointment with him or her.
13.Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend in the U.S. A.？
A.at 7:00 am
B.at 4:00 pm
C.at the midnight
D.at 4 am
14.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？ ________
A.In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.
B.No misunderstandings arise between people from different cultures about the concept of time.
C.It may be considered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in the U.S.A..
D.Promptness is valued highly in American life.
15.From the passage we can safely infer that _______
A.it’s a matter of life or death if you call someone in day time.
B.the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world.
C.it makes no difference in the U.S. whether you are early or late for a business party.
D.if a person is late for a date, he needn’t make some explanation.
