A businessman must keep records of the money he takes in and the money he spends. The work of keeping such records is called bookkeeping. The work of deciding how the records should be set up is called accounting. An accountant also finds out, by studying the records, whether or not a business is doing well. The accountant must know many things about the business.

Suppose a man owns a small clothing store, he keeps records that show that he spent money for newspaper advertising and for suits, shirts, shoes, and neckties to sell to his customers. He had to pay a young man to help him in the store. He also paid rent and had other expenses.

At the end of the year, he must take an inventory. That is, he counts how many pieces of clothing he has on hand. Then he must find out exactly how many he sold, how much money he took in, and how much money he spent in running the business. If he took in more than he spent, he made a profit for the year. If he spent more than he took in, he suffered a loss. He depends on his store accounting records to get all this information.

The owner of a small clothing store can keep records without much trouble. But a big oil company or a big bank has many difficult accounting problems. The company must know how much money is to be paid by its debtors and how much it owes other companies for supplies. It must know how much it has lost in depreciation, or wear and tear of its equipment. All of this information must be kept in the company’s accounts. Big companies employ many accountants.

After a company’s accountants finish their yearly count, their work must be officially examined. Experts from outside company double-check the records to be sure the accounts are correct.

1. According to the passage, a clothing store owner needs to keep records of the money he spends for ______.

A. clothing only                          B. newspaper advertising  

C. all necessary expenses              D. housing

2. After taking an inventory, if the owner found that he had got more money than he had spent, he made _______.

A. a profit     B. a loss         C. an income     D. an interest

3. A small store owner can usually keep records _______.

A. with difficulty                B. easily          

C. without any help              D. without working

4. In big companies, after the accountants finish the yearly count, _______.

A. the work will be well done              B. no one will check it

C. the records will be finished      D. experts will check the records

The owner of the cinema gradually realized the fact ______ the cinema needs to be improved and employ more people if it is to keep running.

A. which　　

B. as　　

C. when　

D. that

Scientists say they have discovered a promising treatment for sleeping sickness, a killer disease that infects(感染) about 60,000 people in Africa a year.
British and Canadian experts say drugs could attack the parasite（寄生虫） causing the illness needs to survive. They say the drug could be ready for human medical test in about 18 months.
The disease, spread by the bite of a fly, is caused by a parasite attacking the central nervous system. It has similar symptoms（症状） to malaria（疟疾）, making it difficult to diagnose. Left untreated, it moves to the brain, resulting in mental confusion and final death
The "breakthrough" came at the University of Dundee in Scotland, where scientists were offered money to research diseases ignored by major drugs companies.
Professor Paul Wyatt, director of the programme, said: "This is one of the most significant findings made in recent years in terms of drug discovery and development for ignored diseases."
He said the research, published in the journal Nature, represented "significant progress" in the development of a full blown drug against the disease.
The World Health Organization said there are between 50,000 and 70,000 cases of the disease a year, with a further 60 million people at risk of infection.
The research in Dundee was backed by partners at the University of York in England and the Structural Genomics Consortium in Toronto, Canada. The two drugs currently available to treat sleeping sickness both have problems. One is with side effects that kill one in 20 patients and the other is costly, only partially effective and requires long-time hospital treatment, the scientists said.
【小题1】The word backedin the last paragraph probably means_____.

A．conducted

B．supported

C．believed

D．managed

【小题2】What the World Health Organization said suggested that______.

A．about 60000 people died of the disease each year

B．about 60000 people were cured of the disease each year

C．600 million people are likely to get infected

D．the disease is spreading fast in Africa

【小题3】We can read this passage______.

A．in the journal Nature

B．in a newspaper of the University of Dundee

C．in a book about flies

D．in a newspaper about medicine

【小题4】We can learn from the passage that______ .

A．big drug companies play an important role in the research of the new drug

B．people who get infected with the disease are mentally disturbed

C．among 200 people infected with the disease, 5 may die because of the old drug

D． Professor Paul Wyatt may be a professor at the University of York

A good brand agency (代理) can create for you a brand identity (身份) of your products. Having the best agency to help with your business, no matter how small, can be one of the biggest steps you can take in letting the world know and get familiar with your products and brands.
Brand agencies work hand in hand with the company in advertising the brand and its products. The company has to tell the agency how they would like the public to see their products. The agency then talks with the company about the progress of the brand in the market.
Working with brand agencies is a two-way street. When the company is happy and satisfied with how the agency has advertised the brand, the trust the company has in the agency grows. Similarly, when the agency does well in its work, the company’s brand and products get good ideas from buyers and the market.
Regarding the identity of the brand, agencies can help a lot in this aspect. For a brand to have a lasting influence on the buyers, an identity of the brand needs to be formed. If the brand is good, then buyers will feel at ease (轻松自在) buying the products of this brand.
【小题1】We can learn from the text that the best agency is necessary for business EXCEPT for ______.

A．letting customers know about the products

B．earning money directly from the products

C．helping create brand identities for the products

D．helping the brand have a lasting influence on customers

【小题2】The text is mainly written for ______.

A．customers

B．salesmen

C．researchers

D．managers

【小题3】What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this text?

A．To explain the meaning of teamwork.

B．To introduce the importance of a brand agency.

C．To tell the roles of the salesmen.

D．To describe how to run the company.

【小题4】What’s the writer’s attitude towards the brand agency?

A．Doubtful.

B．Supportive.

C．Worried.

D．Disapproving.

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注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Fruit also makes up a flowering plant. It carries the seeds . The purpose of fruit is to protect a plant’s seeds and help them get spread about. Wind and water spread seeds .So do animals when they eat fruit and drop the seeds .
There are two main types of fruit: fleshy and dry. Fleshy fruits are soft and juicy , the way we usually think of fruits . Peaches ,plums ,and apples are all fleshy fruits . Dry fruits are thin and hard . Grains like wheat and rice , or nuts are dry fruits.
You’ve eaten seedless oranges and grapes . How can they be fruits? It’s because people have changed the way they grow fruit. They can now grow seedless fruit . Seedless fruit comes from special plants called hybrids(杂交生物体) . A hybrid is made by combining two varieties of a fruit to form a new variety . This hybrid grows and produces seeds . But the plants grown from these seeds are seedless . These plants cannot reproduce themselves.
A tomato is a vegetable , right? No , it’s actually a fruit . Other food we think of as vegetables—such as squash , peppers ,and eggplant—also are fruit . They’re fruit because they carry seeds and develop from flowers . Here’s another surprise . Scientists classify the tomato as a berry(浆果) . In addition , they don’t consider some fruits we call berries to be true berries because a berry is normally a type of fruit with a lot of seeds inside it . Technically , a strawberry , isn’t a berry , because it has its seeds on the outside . The red part is just the tip of the strawberry stem that’s enlarged.
Fruits are a source of nourishing(滋养) substances that keep us alive and healthy . For example , they contain many vitamins , especially vitamins A and C, and many minerals . They also provide fibre for a healthy digestive system and carbohydrates that the body needs to make energy.

Title：【小题1】
Basic knowledge	Being【小题2】      of a flowering plant and carrying seeds. Protecting a plant’s seeds and helping spread them about. Mainly【小题3】     on wind , water and animals to spread.
	Fleshy fruit :Juicy and【小题4】       , like peaches , plums ,apples ,etc . Dry fruit : Thin and hard , like wheat ,rice , nuts ,etc .
Fruit【小题5】   seeds	Coming from a 【小题6】     ,which is made by combining two kinds of fruit to form a new kind.
Some surprises	Tomato , squash ,peppers and eggplant are fruits because they carry seeds and develop from 【小题7】    . Some fruits like strawberry aren’t technically berries because they have seeds on the 【小题8】      .
Being 【小题9】    to humans	Keeping people alive and【小题10】      . Providing vitamins , fiber and carbohydrates.