He said that he had never across a painting which pleased him more.
A.seen
B.viewed
C.happened
D.come
A.seen
B.viewed
C.happened
D.come
第1题
He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell, and when dinnertime came, he refused to go down to the place where people had their dinner, saying that he did not feel well.
The following day he did not get up until breakfast was over, pretending that he had overslept.At lunch time, too, he kept out of the way.By the time of the dinner, however, he became so hungry that he could even have eaten paper.
“I can't stand this any longer,”he said to himself.“I must have something to eat.” At dinner table he ate everything put in front of him.When he was quite satisfied, he felt stronger and at once went to see the waiter."Bring me the bill," he said to the waiter.
“The bill?” said the waiter in surprise.
“Yes,” answered the traveler.
“There isn't any bill here.” Said the waiter.“On this ship, meals are already included in the ticket.”
31.The traveler thought that he().
A.would find no food served on board
B.could not get home_ without having meals on board
C.could do without any food before he got home
D.would not be allowed to eat on board
32.“He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell,” means ()
A.he did not hear the lunch bell
B.he heard the lunch bell but didn't go for lunch
C.he put something in his ears to close them
D.he did not know it was the lunch bell
33.The first day he did not have his lunch because he did not().
A.feel well
B.know the time for lunch
C.hear the lunch bell
D.have the money
34.What did the traveler mean when he said “I can't stand this any longer.”? ()
A.I can't understand it.
B.I can't stay hungry any longer.
C.I can't keep my feet on this place any longer.
D.I must sit down for a while.
35.He became so hungry that he().
A.went to sleep
B.ate paper
C.went to the dinner-table
D.kept out of the way
第2题
Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the flat.At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my re- cords after having just had a truly wonderful meal.He had found a pan on the gas stove and fried two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the refrigerator.Now he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice and he hoped I would join him.I asked him if he had reached the flat without difficulty, he answered that he had not been able to find the key under the stone, but fortunately the living-room window just by the apple tree had been open and he had climbed in.I listened to all this in astonishment.There is no apple tree in front of my living room, but there is one in front of my neighbor's.
1.When his friend arrived from abroad the writer was______ .
A . at the airport
B . at home
C . still at the office
D . on his way home
2.As the writer was busy and couldn't go home on time, he asked his friend ().
A.to cook something for him
B.to have a meal and drink himself
C.to wait for him to have dinner together
D.to go into the kitchen and cook first
3 .Two hours later, the writer () .
A.got home and met his friend
B.was listening to some records
C.rang up his friend
D.got a phone call from his friend
4.Knowing his friend's arrival, the writer had ().
A.left the living room window open
B.asked his neighbor to receive his friend
C.managed to go home later than usual
D.hid the key for him somewhere near the door
5.The writer was surprised to find that his friend had () .
A.entered his neighbor' s house by mistake
B.entered his living room by climbing the apple tree
C.entered his house through a neighbor' s window
D.got into the living room with a neighbor' s key
第3题
Mr Oggon Mordue, a financial journalist who had worked in audit and assurance for many years, was in the audience.
He suggested that the normal advice on threats to independence was wrong. On the contrary in fact, the more services that a professional services firm can provide to a client the better, as it enables the firm to better understand the client and its commercial and accounting needs. Mrs Yttria disagreed, saying that his views were a good example of professional services firms not acting in the public interest.
Mr Mordue said that when he was a partner at a major professional services firm, he got to know his clients very well through the multiple links that his firm had with them. He said that he knew all about their finances from providing audit and assurance services, all about their tax affairs through tax consulting and was always in a good position to provide any other advice as he had acted as a consultant on other matters for many years including advising on mergers, acquisitions, compliance and legal issues. He became very good friends with the directors of client companies, he said. The clients, he explained, also found the relationship very helpful and the accounting firms did well financially out of it.
Another reporter in the audience argued with Mr Mordue. Ivor Nahum said that Mr Mordue represented the ‘very worst’ of the accounting profession. He said that accounting was a ‘biased and value laden’ profession that served minority interests, was complicit in environmental degradation and could not serve the public interest as long as it primarily served the interests of unfettered capitalism. He said that the public interest was badly served by accounting,as it did not address poverty, animal rights or other social injustices.
Required:
(a) Explain, using accounting as an example, what ‘the public interest’ means as used by Mrs Yttria in her
speech. (5 marks)
(b) This requirement concerns ethical threats. It is very important for professional accountants to be aware of ethical threats and to avoid these where possible.
Required:
(i) With reference to the case as appropriate, describe five types of ethical threat. (5 marks)
(ii) Assess the ethical threats implied by Mr Mordue’s beliefs. (8 marks)
(c) Assess Ivor Nahum’s remarks about the accounting profession in the light of Gray, Owen & Adams’ deep
green (or deep ecologist) position on social responsibility. (7 marks)
第4题
"My money has finished and my friends have gone," said the young man. "What will ___3___ to me now?"
"Don't ___4___, young man," answered Nasreddin. "Everything will soon be all right again. Wait, and you will soon feel much happier."
The young man was very glad. "Am I going to get rich again then?"
"No, I ___5___ mean that," said the old man. "I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and having no friends."
1)、A.happen
B.didn't
C.nothing
D.all the
E.worry
2)、A.happen
B.didn't
C.nothing
D.all the
E.worry
3)、A.happen
B.didn't
C.nothing
D.all the
E.worry
4)、A.happen
B.didn't
C.nothing
D.all the
E.worry
5)、A.happen
B.didn't
C.nothing
D.all the
E.worry
第5题
The author’s father applied for a job at the Martin Aircraft Company and his goal was ()
A、to be a good worker with a special knowledge about his work
B、to do everything assigned him willingly
C、to be able to do whatever job there was in the factory
D、to be a good supervisor himself in the future
第6题
“The young man doesn't know I saw him stealing the watch just now,” he thought. The American paid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend ___4___ a look at the watch and started to shout immediately. He said, “You are a fool. This watch is worth only ten dollars. I'm ___5___the shop owner and the young man planned all this together.”
1)、A.into
B.sure
C.took
D.While
E.the watch
2)、A.into
B.sure
C.took
D.While
E.the watch
3)、A.into
B.sure
C.took
D.While
E.the watch
4)、A.into
B.sure
C.took
D.While
E.the watch
5)、A.into
B.sure
C.took
D.While
E.the watch
第7题
New Ideas Company (NIC) was launched early this year as a result of a scientific breakthrough at a university. The company was located in a relatively small regional city, some distance from the main centres of population. Because the initial capital needed was large, the scientists behind the company decided to float the company on the stock exchange and the take up of shares was very good. This meant that the initial capital needs were fully funded. The business itself was highly technical, with many shareholders only weakly understanding the science behind the company. Upon reading the share prospectus, some analysts believed that NIC was a relatively risky business and that it could fail within two years unless a very good management team, including suitable non-executive directors (ideally locally based), was in place.
None of the scientists involved in NIC had any experience of business before and had to learn about the roles of a board and how to effectively run a company. Dr Ranjana Foo, the lead scientist who made the scientific discovery, was thought to be the logical person to become chief executive but she herself questioned her suitability for the role. She said she was happiest working alone and in the quiet environment of her laboratory, and was not inclined to invest valuable time learning about running a business as she was not good at relating to a wide range of people.
Colleagues said of Ranjana that, being a good scientist, she was excellent at detail but sometimes struggled to see the bigger picture on a project. Always popular, however, Ranjana liked to think that all of her colleagues liked her and she tended to avoid confrontation and conflict wherever possible.
One potential director of NIC was an experienced local businessman, Dr Idris. Upon being approached about the position, he said that he may have a conflict of interest because he was a major shareholder in one of the potential suppliers of the capital equipment which NIC would be purchasing.
Required:
(a) Assess Ranjana Foo’s suitability to become chief executive officer (CEO) of New Ideas Company (NIC). Your answer should include an explanation of the roles and personal qualities of a CEO. (10 marks)
(b) Explain the benefits, specifically to NIC, of the appointment of ‘suitable non-executive directors’ and discuss the difficulties which the company may encounter in non-executive recruitment. (9 marks)
(c) Explain ‘conflict of interest’ and briefly discuss how a major shareholding in a potential supplier could be a conflict of interest to Dr Idris were he to become a director of NIC. (6 marks)
第8题
Section B – TWO questions ONLY to be attempted
The independent board of governors (an independent oversight body comprised of local residents, parents and other concerned citizens) of the state-funded Chambon school for 11–16 year old children met to consider its most recent set of public examination results. A key responsibility placed upon the school’s governors is the delivery, to its local government authority, of a report on exam performance in a full and timely manner. A report on both the exam results and the reasons for any improvement or deterioration over previous years are required from the governors each year. Accordingly, this annual meeting on exam performance was always considered to be very important. Although the school taught the national curriculum (a standard syllabus taught in all schools in the country) as required of it, the exam results at Chambon had deteriorated in recent years and on this particular occasion, they were very poor indeed. In order to address the weaknesses in the school, Chambon’s budget had increased in recent years and a number of new teachers had been employed to help improve results. Despite this, exam performance continued to fall. A recent overspend against budget was funded through the closure of part of the school library and the sale of a sports field.
One member of the board of governors was Sally Murol. She believed that the local government authority might attempt to close Chambon school if these exam results were reported with no convincing explanation. One solution to avoid this threat, she said, was to either send the report in late or to select only the best results and submit a partial report so the school’s performance looked better than it actually was. There is no central computerised exam results service in the country in which Chambon is located by which the local authority could establish the exam performance at Chambon school.
A general feeling of the governors’ meeting was that perhaps the school needed some new leadership and it was time to remove the existing headteacher. Mr Besse had been in the role for many years and his management style. was thought to be ineffective. He was widely liked by staff in the school because he believed that each teacher knew best how to manage their teaching, and so he tried not to intervene wherever possible. Mr Besse had sometimes disagreed with the governors when they suggested changes which could be made to improve exam performance, preferring to rely on what he believed were tried and tested ways of managing his teaching staff. He was thought to be very loyal to longstanding colleagues and had a dislike of confrontation.
Required:
(a) Explain, using evidence from the case, the characteristics which identify Chambon school as a public sector organisation and assess how its objectives as a public sector organisation have not been met. (10 marks)
(b) Explain the roles of a board of governors in the governance of Chambon school and discuss, in the context of Sally Murol’s suggestion, the importance of transparency in the board of governors dealings with the local government authority. (9 marks)
(c) Discuss the potential advantages to Chambon school of replacing the headteacher in seeking to address its problems. (6 marks)
第9题
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the 37He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street comer and 38 .He would do this every single day of his life.He sat at the same street comer and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was dirty, and a stench came out of the house and it smelled 39 .The neighbors could not 40 the smell anymore, so they called the police officers to 41 the place.The officers 42 down the door and cleaned the house.There were small bags of 43 all over the house that he had 44 over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a 45 .They waited outside his house in anticipation (预料) to 46 the good news with him.When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no 47 for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
He said 48 at all; he went into his house and locked the door.The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the street and continued to beg.
49 , this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything 50 for his life.We learn nothing from this story other than staying 51 the things we enjoy doing: commitment(信奉).
We should remain true to our course, which may mean devoting yourselves to things that people around you would 52 disapprove of.Let nothing distract us from being happy, let nothing else determine our fate, but 53.
What makes us happy is 54 matters in the end…not what we acquire (获得).
This particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget.Every time I don't concentrate on course, I get reminded 55 this story.
36.A.attracting
B.agreeing
C.believing
D.devoting
37.A.street
B.factory
C.subway
D.airport
38.A.beg
B.wait
C.attempt
D.evaluate
39.A.pleasant
B.horrible
C.endless
D.serious
40.A.explain
B.forget
C.judge
D.tolerate
41.A.clear
B.remove
C.control
D.inspect
42.A.put
B.took
C.knocked
D.cut
43.A.rubbish
B.money
C.waste
D.food
44.A.managed
B.stole
C.arranged
D.collected
45.A.millionaire
B.gentleman
C.boss
D.gift
46.A.satisfy
B.share
C.believe
D.report
47.A.need
B.doubt
C.chance
D.result
48.A.something
B.anything
C.everything
D.nothing
49.A.Clearly
B.Actually
C.Surprisingly
D.Suddenly
50.A.fortunate
B.possible
C.significant
D.worth
51.A.acted out
B.called on
C.turned to
D.focused on
52.A.normally
B.crazily
C.finally
D.completely
53.A.others
B.the others
C.ourselves
D.some
54.A.when
B.that
C.what
D.which
55.A.with
B.of
C.on
D.from
第10题
A.in order to
B.instead of
C.than
D.rather than