What is the passage mainly about?

A. setting sales prices
B. influencing competitors
C. lowering fixed exppenses
D. preventing rising expenses

Business are only allowed to lower prices if

A. they are dumping
B. they remain above their costs
C. they are being sued
D. their competitors agree

What can be inferred about dumping?

A. it is considered ethical.
B. it is legal in some countries.
C. it involves the makeup method.
D. it doesn't account for fixed expenses.

1) What was special about the teacher's voice?He spoke with a surprising tone of____________ for his students.2) What was the most valuable thing that a teacher could give his students according to the author?Awakening students' passion for ____________.3) What did Mr. Stone think of the importance of people’s interest in reading and writing?People with interest in reading and writing would ____________ far richer and fuller lives.4) What was Mr. Stone's response to the good-bye party given by the students?He was moved to ____________.

Read the passage and get the answers to the following questions:

Why did Michael Phelps start swimming?

A. To become a famous swimmer
B. To help him manage his excess energy
C. To make his parents proud
D. To work his way toward the Olympics

Which of the following can be inferred about Michael Phelps from the article?

A. He wasn't a talented swimmer as a child,but he worked hard to improve.
B. He has never be enable to pick himself backup after major setbacks.
C. He is not satisfied with average performance and instead strives to be outstanding.
D. He is someone who gets discouraged easily and would rather take the easy way out.

What does the author want to convey through the passage?

A. To encourage people to have persistent and never-say-die spirit
B. To tell people that innate ability is the shortcut to success
C. To tell people that genius doesn't need to work hard
D. To tell people that great people also have failures

Directions: There is one passage in this section, which is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.The latest in cat research reveals that the lovely animal seems to have a basic grasp on both the laws of physics and the ins and outs of cause and effect.According to a newly published study, cats seem to be able to predict the location of hiding prey（猎物）using both their ears and an inborn（天生的）understanding of how the physical world works.In a recent experiment, Japanese researchers taped 30 domestic cats reacting to a container that a team member shook Some containers rattled（发出响声）; others did not. When the container was tipped over, sometimes an object fell out and sometimes it didn't.It turns out that the cats were remarkably smart about what would happen when a container was tipped over. When an object did not drop out of the bottom of a rattling container, they looked at it for a longer time than they did when the container behaved as expected."Cats use a causal-logical understanding of noise or sounds to predict the appearance of invisible objects," lead researcher Saho Takagi says in a press release. The researchers conclude that cats' hunting style may have developed based on their common-sense abilities to infer where prey is, using their hearing.Scientists have explored this idea with other endearing creatures: babies. Like cats, babies appear to engage in what's called "preferential looking"—looking longer at things that are interesting or unusual than things they perceive as normal.When babies' expectations are violated in experiments like the ones performed with the cats, they react much like their animal friends. Psychologists have shown that babies apparently expect their world to comply with the laws of physics and cause and effect as early as two months of age.Does the study mean that cats will soon grasp the ins and outs of cause and effect? Maybe, Okay, so cats may not be the next physics faculty members at America's most important research universities. But by demonstrating their common sense, they've shown that the divide between cats and humans may not be that great after all.What do we learn from a newly published study about cats?

A. They can be trained to understand the physical world.
B. They know what kind of prey might be easier to hunt.
C. They have a natural ability to locate animals they hunt.
D. They are capable of telling which way their prey flees.

Pixar, an animation house, has made a breakthrough in filmaking and has taught traditional studios how to entertain Americans with creative imagination.

A. T
B. F
C. NG