The Most Powerful Man in Music
LONDON Thur Oct 3 　　（Reuters）-U2’s lead singer 　　Bono is the most powerful 　　man in music and not just 　　because of his singing, says a 　　poll of top music business 　　people. 　　Irishman Bono is number one 　　on the list in British music 　　magazine“ Q”because he 　　speaks publicly about his 　　views on political issues such 　　as Third World Debt.	The 42-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Hewson, has used his fame to meet with the world’s political leaders and has even met the Pope. The singer is not only successful at talking with leaders about political issues but his band also still enjoys worldwide hits 25 years after it started.
Article  2002 Reuters Limited Lesson  2002 www. english-to-go. com

　　1．U2’s lead singer Bono is ________.

　　A．the most powerful man in music because of his singing

　　B．the most powerful man in music but he is not powerful because of his singing

　　C．the most powerful man in music because of his singing and because of something else

　　D．the most powerful man and the most important music businessman as well

　　2．In the sentence “... political issues such as Third World Debt” the underlined part means ________.

　　A．money that poor or developing countries owe

　　B．money that all the countries in the world owe

　　C．the problems of poor countries

　　D．the music of developing countries

　　3．Which is true about the 42-year-old singer?

　　A．the singer’s real name isn’t Bono.

　　B．the singer has a friend called Paul Hewson.

　　C．the band U2 sing about political issues.

　　D．Bono is in fact a politician.

 

　　

The Most Powerful Man in Music
LONDON Thur Oct 3 　　（Reuters）-U2’s lead singer 　　Bono is the most powerful 　　man in music and not just 　　because of his singing, says a 　　poll of top music business 　　people. 　　Irishman Bono is number one 　　on the list in British music 　　magazine“ Q”because he 　　speaks publicly about his 　　views on political issues such 　　as Third World Debt.	The 42-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Hewson, has used his fame to meet with the world’s political leaders and has even met the Pope. The singer is not only successful at talking with leaders about political issues but his band also still enjoys worldwide hits 25 years after it started.
Article  2002 Reuters Limited Lesson  2002 www. english-to-go. com

　　1．U2’s lead singer Bono is ________.

　　A．the most powerful man in music because of his singing

　　B．the most powerful man in music but he is not powerful because of his singing

　　C．the most powerful man in music because of his singing and because of something else

　　D．the most powerful man and the most important music businessman as well

　　2．In the sentence “... political issues such as Third World Debt” the underlined part means ________.

　　A．money that poor or developing countries owe

　　B．money that all the countries in the world owe

　　C．the problems of poor countries

　　D．the music of developing countries

　　3．Which is true about the 42-year-old singer?

　　A．the singer’s real name isn’t Bono.

　　B．the singer has a friend called Paul Hewson.

　　C．the band U2 sing about political issues.

　　D．Bono is in fact a politician.

 

 

 

B

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45. If you want to have a guitar lesson, you may ________ .

A. call Susan at 7328059                                 　　B. surf the website:www.music.com.au

C. telephone Mr. White at 5132683                       D. e-mail sdgt@yahoo.cn

46. Who is the owner of the lost dog?

   A. Mr. White                         B. Larry                                C. Susan                     D. David

47. If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should ________.

A. master at least three languages                                      B. know the city very well              

C. be an experienced driver                                            D. both B and C

48. Which information about the apartment is not mentioned in the table?

A. It has a beautiful view.                                               B. It has hot water in the daytime.

C. It has three floors.                                                    D. It has a kitchen.

 

B

45. If you want to have a guitar lesson, you may ________ .
A. call Susan at 7328059                       　　B. surf the website:www.music.com.au
C. telephone Mr. White at 5132683                 D. e-mail sdgt@yahoo.cn
46. Who is the owner of the lost dog?
A. Mr. White                  B. Larry                       C. Susan                D. David
47. If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should ________.
A. master at least three languages                        B. know the city very well             
C. be an experienced driver                                 D. both B and C
48. Which information about the apartment is not mentioned in the table?
A. It has a beautiful view.                                  B. It has hot water in the daytime.
C. It has three floors.                                      D. It has a kitchen.

Which credit card do you find the best, as a woman? As a sports lover, which credit card serves you best? Questions like these threw up the first credit cards ranking by top Chinese credit card doorway 51credit.com and Shanghai-based poll firm 51poll.com as they released the result of a three-month survey via Internet and telephone.

The ranking came from the survey of 20,000 cardholders in more than 100 cities, according to Tu Zhiyun, CEO and founder of 51credit.com. China Merchants Bank (CMB), one of the best performing commercial banks and the largest card issuer in China, was rated the best in the general group for its popular dual-currency (双币) credit card. Shanghai-based Pudong Development Bank was crowned the best in the platinum (白金) card for successfully targeting high-end customers, thanks to its close cooperation with Citibank (花旗银行). The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, topped the ranking in the co-branded (联名的) group for its card issued in association with China National Petroleum Corporation, China's largest oil company.

Several others got the top honors as the best credit card for women, travel, sports and best design. The total number of credit cards in China is around 30 million, compared with 500 million in the United States. The growing wealth of the Chinese people has added attraction to the credit card business. The number of credit cards issued is expected to double in 2007．

However, most banks are losing money in their credit card businesses as a large portion of the cards have apparently never been used since they were issued. CMB is currently the only commercial bank to have made a profit in the section. The bank said the circulation of its dual-currency credit card reached 10 million by the end of 2006, a jump of 100 percent from 2005, and accounted for 35 percent of the credit card market in China.

1．Which of the following has close relationship according to the text?

　 A．China Merchants Bank; the co-branded credit card

　 B．Shanghai-based Pudong Development Bank; the platinum credit card

　 C．The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; the dual-currency credit card

　 D．Citibank; China National Petroleum Corporation

2．The number of credit cards issued in China in 2007 will reach about _____.

　 A．10 million 　　　　　　　　 B．30 million 　

　 C．60 million 　　　　　　　　 D．500 million

 

3．If more people used credit cards in their businesses, banks would _____.

　 A．make profits 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．restrict the number of cards

　 C．lose money 　　　　　　　　 D．charge holders more

4．Which statement is true according to the text?

　 A．The survey was conducted by 20,000 cardholders in more than 100 cities.

　 B．The growing number of credit cards attracts more foreign investigations.

　 C．No bank makes profits in credit card businesses.

　 D．More and more Chinese people will hold credit cards.