He didn't know whether_____ or _____ when he heard the words.

So at about eleven every night when he sat down for his （1) , I would come out of the

kitchen and sit down (2) to him and read articles from the front page of the (3) . When I ran into a word I didn’t know (and I didn’t know half of the article, because any word (4) than a couple of syllables gave me trouble) he explained the (5) of the word and gave me the (6) .Then he’d send me (7) to the sentences so I could understand the word in (8) . Then I would take the paper away with me, armed now with the meaning of those words, and reread and reread the article (9) that the meaning of those words would get(10) into my memory. Every evening we did that.

Moscow, Russia (Space news) ——"The computer is a better chess player, insisted Viktor Prozorov, the loser. It seemed as if it were laughing after every good move. I know I should have beaten it for the sake of mankind (人类), but I just couldn't win", he announced and shook his head sadly. Prozorovs disappointment was shared by several grand masters who were present, some of whomwere so upset that they shouted at the machine. Many chess players said that this meant the end of chess championships (冠军) around the world, since the fun had been taken out of the game. The computer walked——or rather——rolled away with 5 000 dollars in prize money and limited its remarks to a set of noises and lights.

1.What was it that Prozorov felt most bitter (痛苦 ) about？ ()

A、That he didn''t win the $5 000

B、That he hadn''t tried his best

C、That he had lost to a machine

D、That this was the end of the chess game

2.Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article？ ()

A、5000 dollars goes to a computer!

B、New invention : a laughing computer!

C、World''s best chess player beaten!

D、Computer defeats man in chess!

3.How did some of the grand masters feel about the chess game between Prozorov and the computer？ ()

A、They thought that the game was not fun

B、They thought that the game wasn''t fair

C、They agreed that Prozorov didn''t play well

D、They were unhappy that the cProzoro didn''t play well

4.After wining the game, the computer ().

A、laughed

B、walked away

C、made some remarks

D、gave out some lights and sounds

5.Many chess players felt that playing with a computer would ().

A、make the game tougher

B、make the game less interesting

C、make man appear foolish

D、make man lose lots of money

ound he had only enough money to get a ticket back to England.Thinking the matter over, he decided that as it was only a two-day's voyage he could get home without eating anything.So he bought a ticket with that little money he had and went on board the ship.

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

A.since

B.but

C.even though

D.so

A.irrational

B.loyal

C.prejudiced

D.rival

A.how long he would finish it

B.where you had gone

C.where you have been

D.what was the matter with her

nd assurance industry’s work should always be judged by the effect it has on public confidence in business. She said that it was crucial that professional services such as audit and assurance should always be performed in the public interest and that there should be no material threats to the assurer’s independence. Enron and other corporate failures happened, she said,because some accountants didn’t understand what it was to act in the public interest. She stressed that it was important that firms should not provide more than one service to individual clients. If a firm audited a client then, she said, it shouldn’t provide any other services to that client.

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)

years ago to be close to his daughter’s family, and because his big detached house and garden were too much work for him as he got older. It’s easier in the flat because the letting agent does everything that needs doing. The agent has the not satisfied because the window frames need painted two years ago, but the painters didn’t do it very well, so they need doing again. John pays over ￡1,500 a year for service and maintenance, and he thinks that it’s not good enough because the flats look shabby and a lot of things need repairing.

His daughter June, and her husband, Pete, on the other hand, have to do everything themselves or find builders to do it. They live in a large semi-detached house further out from the center of London than John, but they are still near enough to see him often. They live in the suburbs with a nice garden when their children play. They moved there four years ago to have more space. The only drawback is that June’s husband has to commute into the centre of London every day, but, overall, they are happy with their decision. When they bought the house, a lot needed doing to it and still does. June says, “We have a list of things to do as long as your arm-the roof needs repairing and the chimney needs mending. The bedrooms need decorating and we haven’t had the broken windowpanes replaced yet in the conservatory. We need to fix the gate and repair the path-it looks dreadful when you arrive.

31. John lives in the centre of London.（）

32. The agent hasn’t done anything to John’s flat.（）

33. June and Pete live near to John.（）

34. There are broken windowpanes in conservatory.（）

35. The front of the house is in a good state (处于较好的状态)。（）