Eventually he managed to () his shyness in class.
A.overcome
B.overflow
C.overtake
D.overlap
A.overcome
B.overflow
C.overtake
D.overlap
第1题
Although the company did manage to make a small profi t in its fi rst year of trading, it was never a great success and in its second year of trading it made a loss of £10,000.
At that time Fran said he thought the company should cease trading and be wound up. Gram and Hen, however,were insistent that the company would be profi table in the long-term so they agreed to carry on the business, with Fran taking less of a part in the day-to-day management of the business, although retaining his position as a company director.
In the course of the next three years Gram and Hen falsifi ed Ire Ltd’s accounts to disguise the fact that the company had continued to suffer losses, until it became obvious that they could no longer hide the company’s debts and that it would have to go into insolvent liquidation, with debts of £100,000.
Required:
Advise Fran, Gram and Hen as to any potential liability they might face as regards:
(a) fraudulent trading, under both criminal and civil law; (5 marks)
(b) wrongful trading under s.214 of the Insolvency Act 1986. (5 marks)
第2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3题
阅读理解
It was unfortunate that,after so trouble-free an arrival,he should stumble(磕绊)in the dark as he was rising and severely twist his ankle on a piece of rock.After the first shock the pain became bearable,and he gathered up his parachute(降落伞)before limping into the trees to hide it as best as he could.The hard ground and the deep darkness made it almost impossible to do this efficiently.The pine needles lay several inches deep,so he simply piled them on top of the parachute,cutting the short twigs that he could feel around his legs,and spreading them on top of the needles.He was not sure if it would stay buried,but he could do nothing else about it.
After limping for some distance from his parachute he began to make his way downhill through the trees.He had to find out where he was,and then decide what to do next.But walking downhill on a rapidly swelling ankle soon proved to be almost beyond his power.He dragged his legs with increasing difficulty,walking in long side-way movements across the slope,which meant taking more steps but less painful ones.By the time he cleared the trees and reached the valley,day was breaking.Mist hung in soft sheets across the fields.Small cottages and farm houses grouped around a village church,the spire(尖顶)on its top pointing high into the cold winter air to greet the morning.
“I can’t go much further,”John Harding thought.“Someone is bound to find me.What can I do?I must get a rest before I go on.They’ll look for me high up there in the mountains where the plane crashed.I bet they’re out looking for it already.They’re sure to find the chute in the end.So they’ll know I wasn’t killed and must be somewhere.They’ll think I’m hiding up there in the trees and rocks and look for me there.I’ll go down to the village.If I’m lucky my foot will be good enough by the evening and I can manage to get to the border.”
He could hear the faint echoes of voices far above him on the mountainside,startling him after great silence.Looking up,he saw lights like pinpoints moving across the face of the mountain in the gray light.The road was deserted,and he struggled along,still almost invisible in the first light,easing his aching foot wherever he could,avoiding stones and rough places,and limping quietly and painfully towards the village.He reached the church at last.A great need for peace almost drew him inside,but he knew that would not do.Instead,he limped along its walls towards a very old building a short distance from the church.It seemed to have stood there forever,as if it had grown out of the hillside.It had the same air of timelessness as the church.John Harding pushed open the heavy wooden door and slipped inside.
1.In spite of his bad ankle Harding was able to ().
A.walk in a direction that was less steep
B.bear the pain without changing direction
C.bury his parachute perfectly in a safe place
D.check the surroundings and locate where he was
2.Why was his attention drawn to the mountain again?()
A.He was surprised to notice some torches moving around.
B.He was astonished to hear some voices far away.
C.He could see the searchers’ faces in spite of the poor light.
D.He could feel a shower of small rocks falling from above.
3.Which of the following do you think John Harding was?()
A.An escaped prisoner trying to hide away.
B.A criminal on the run from the police.
C.An airman landing in an enemy country area.
D.A spy in search of an important person.
4.Harding’s plan was ().
A.to cross the border as soon as possible
B.to rest in the church as long as he could
C.to have his injured foot treated
D.to stay in the village for the day
5.We can tell from the story that ().
A.Harding had a cool head in emergency
B.Harding was strongly against war
C.the plane crash took place at dawn
D.it was unwise to bury the chute
第5题
第6题
A.fsum Manage All
B.fs Credential Service Manage
C.fsum Manage Excl Passwords
D.fs Credential Service Manage
第9题
第10题
A、if was he
B、that if he was
C、whether he
D、that whether he was