恰好动心●Choose the best sentence from the list on the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.
●For each gap 8-12, mark one letter (A-I) on your Answer Sheet.
●Do not use any letter more than once.
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A. These new methods of handling paperwork have already greatly improved efficiency.
B. This would be a key way of improving white collar productivity.
C. It will help them to make better use of all office employees.
D. However, this enormous investment has not improved productivity as expected.
E. Laser printers have many limitations, and photocopiers have few applications.
F. Most technology has concentrated its attention on the first two of these stages.
G. These figures are hardly surprising since documents convey nine-tenths of all information.
H. Nevertheless, it is an important way to improve business processes and workflow.
I. Since then, these machines have caused a revolution in the way we work in the office.
答案：8.D 9.F 10.G 11.B 12.E
试题3
PART TWO
Questions 8-12
●Read this text about electrical power in Canada.
●Choose the best sentence from the list A-I to fill each of the blanks.
●For each blank (8 - 12) mark one letter (A - I) on your Answer Sheet.
●De not mark any letter twice.
●One answer has been given as an example.
ELECTRICITY: WEALTH, MONEY, POWER
Canadian industries have prospered for more than a century on the country‘s abundance of cheap, reliable electrical power. ____ example ____. In fact, Canada consumes more electricity on a per person basis than any country except for Norway ____ 8 ____
Electricity is a significant source of export income for Canada. ____ 9 ____ But in the 1970s , Canadian exports rose sharply to address the U. S. demand for cheaper and more reliable.
In 1985, exports of Canadian electrical power reached 1,400 million US dollars ____. 10 ____. Net electricity exports account for more than 60% of Canada‘s balance of trade.
Domestically, Canada continues to generate electrical power, primarily from water ____ 11 ____ Exports of electricity are now subject to forces far beyond the control of utility managers ____ 12 ____
Example: B
A.Besides, electricity from coal and nuclear is 50% to 75% cheaper than many other industrial
nations.
B.Generated primarily by water, our power supplies have attracted and supported energy-intensive
industries such as mining.
C.It also ranks among the top three electricity producers in the world, behind the U. S. and Russia.
D.Next to electricity, Canadian paper exports came to 900 million US dollars every year in the 1960s.
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