The Canterbury. Tales was written by (). A: Alfred the Great B: Thomas Malory C: Geoffrey Chaucer D: Edmund Spencer

The concept “survival of the fittest” was put forward by_____. A: Charles Darwin B: Emile Zola C: Stephen Crane D: Herbert Spencer

胜任特征理论最早是由（）提出的 A: McClelland B: Boyatizis C: Spencer D: 韦克斯勒

胜任特征理论最早是由（ ）提出的 A: A、McClelland B: B、Boyatizis C: C、Spencer D: D、韦克斯勒

At the beginning the 16th century the outstanding humanist_____ wrote his Utopia in which he gave a profound and truthful picture of the people’s suffering and put forward his ideal of a future happy society. A: Christopher Marlowe B: Thomas More C: Phillip Sidney D: Edmund Spencer

· You will hear an interview with Ms Spencer about the change of telephone numbers in the city.· For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.· You will hear the interview twice. The telephone company is going to A: launch a nation-wide campaign to inform people about the change. B: write most of the new numbers on White Pages directories. C: inform about the change right away.

· You will hear an interview with Ms Spencer about the change of telephone numbers in the city.· For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.· You will hear the interview twice. Why are telephone numbers changing A: The telephone company is running out of numbers because of rapid growth of phone systems. B: There is an increasing demand of mobile phones and fax machines. C: All kinds of businesses are expanding in the city.

Exercise28 Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletter. Isitcheapertobeawoman--oraman? A.Tocelebratethelaunchofgenderequalityinfinancialservices,Moneyexploredotherareasofspendingtofindoutifthere’sdiscrimination—andaftercrunchingthenumbersfoundthecostofbeingawomanis(mildlyunscientifically)6%morethanaman. Clothes B.Someretailerschargedifferentpricesfornearidenticalitems,dependingonwhetheryouareinthemen’sorthewomen’ssections.Youmightthinkthatmen’sclothesshouldcostmoreastheyarelikelytoinvolvemorematerial,andthisisthecaseatsomeshops-atUniqlo,forinstance，skinnyjeansare£5more,acashmeresweater£10more.However,otherretailerschargewomenmore:atNext,forexample,youwillpay£24fora“supersoftrobe”dressinggown,whileaman’sis£22.Women’sLevi’sjeansare£20morethanthe£70formen’s501s.Overall,wheretherewasadifference,ifyouboughtthesamenumberofidenticalgarments,youwouldpaymoreasaman.ThisseemstobeborneoutbytransactiondatafromBarclaycardwhichshowsthatamongstitscustomers,womenspendanaverageof£59atimeonclothes,whileformenitis£65. C.Butacrossthecourseofayear,womendohaveamuchbiggeroutlay(花费).ThelatestONS(OfficeforNationalStatistics)surveyonhouseholdspendingshowsthatin2011itwasanaverage£244ayearonmen’sclothes,againstanaverageof£458onwomen’sclothes.Women’sshoesaccountedfor£109ayear,whilemen’scost£68.Men’saccessoriescost£10ayear,whilewomen’s£21.Addthisallupandonaveragewomenarespending£588ayearontheirwardrobes,whilemenareshellingout(花大笔钱)£322. Single-sexspending D.TheONSalsohasdataforthecostofunderwear--anditmaynotbeasurprisethathouseholdspendingonwomen’sunderwearishigher,atanaverageof£57.20ayearversus£26formen.AtriptoMarks&Spencerestablishedthatmen’spantscostmorethanknickers,butwomenfaceadditionalcostsfortightsandbras.Asurveyearlierthisyearsuggestedtheaveragewomanhasninebrasinherunderweardrawer-evenifyougoforMarks&Spencer’sbasictwo-packofwhitebras,thatmeansanoutlayofalmost£70,andyouwillneedtoreplacethematsomepoint. E)Anotheritemwomenwillhavetobuypurelybecauseoftheirgenderissanitaryproducts.Theaveragewomanhasperiodsforatleast30yearsofherlifeandtheaveragecycleis28days,soshehas13ayear.Assumingherperiodlastsfivedaysandsheusesfoursanitarytowelsaday,that’s260ayear.Apacketof26AlwaysUltracosts£3.85inBoots,sothataddsupto£38.50ayear,oratleast£1155overalifetime.Fortampons(assuming20cost£1.99)theoutlayislikelytobearound£776over30years. F)Formanywomen,thecostofmake-upaddsaconsiderableamounteachmonth.TheONSsays£2.70aweek,or£140ayear,isspentoncosmetics.Menmightarguethattheyneedtobuyrazors(剃须刀),butsodomanywomen-andtheytendtocostmore.AtBoots,apackof10WilkinsonSwordrazorsaimedatthefemalemarketcost£4.39-£1.30morethanasimilarproductaimedatmen. Thecostofliving G)Thereareothercoststhataredictatedbynature.Women,forexample,areadvisedtohaveanaveragecalorieintakeof2000aday,whileamanneeds2500tomaintainhisweight,somenneed25%morecalorieseveryday.Thiswillnotnecessarilycost25%more-youcanbulkupamealbythrowinginmoreofthecheaperstaplessuchaspastaandriceetc.,butitwilladdtothecost.AsurveyofUSofficeworkersfoundthatmenwhoboughttakeawaysandwicheswerespendingalmostdoubleonluncheachweekthantheirfemalecounterparts. H)Womenarealsoadvisedtodrinkless-twotothreeunitsadayagainstthethreeorfourguidelineformen.Abottleofwineat13.5%alcoholcontains10.13units.Ifitcosts£4.99,assumingyouhavethemaximumeachday,asawomanyouwillspend£1.47andasaman£1.96.That’sabigassumption--manypeopledrinkless,somemore. I)Onebigthingtorememberisthatalthoughalcoholmaybeapreservative,womenarelikelytolivelonger,andwillthereforehavetomeettheirlivingcostsformoreyears.In2010theaveragelifeexpectancyatbirthwas82forwomenand78formen:thatmeansforkingoutforfood,heating,travel,entertainment,forfourextrayears.Thechangetoannuityratesbroughtinbythegenderdirectivemeansthatwomenwillgetthesameincomeasaman,regardlessofthefactthattheyareexpectedtolivelonger,buttheywillneedtofactortheseyearsofextraspendingintotheirothersavings. Haircuts J)Askmostmenhowmuchtheypayforahaircutandthey’llprobablysayaroundatennerattheirlocalbarber.Unlesstheyarefriendswithahairdresser,womenwillusuallyspendatleastdoublethat.Thiswillbeinpartbecausetheygotodifferentplacesfortheircuts,butevenifamanandawomanwalkedintothesamesalonthewomanwouldprobablyenduppayingmore. K)Manysalonshavestoppedpricingaccordingtosex,butsomequotedifferentcostsaccordingtothelengthofhair,whichmeanswomenarelikelytoendupspendingmore.InSupercuts,forexample,pricesareadvertisedasstartingfrom£13.95foracutand£16.95foracutandwash.Atmylocalsalonthehairdressersaidamanwouldpay£16.95or£18.95,whileacutandshampooofmyshoulder-lengthhairwouldcost£23.90. L)Bythispointyoumaywellbeshouting“Ineedtobuyrazorsfarmoreoftenthanmygirlfriend”or“Ihavetospendonmyhair,you’reabaldie(光头)”,andofcourseyourindividualcircumstanceswillaffectyourspendinghabitsandneeds-oryoumayhaveotherexamplesofinstanceswherepricingisdifferentforeachsex. 1.Intermsofasingledayoryear,menusuallyconsumemorealcoholthanwomen. 2.Morematerialusedmakesthemen’sclothesmoreexpensivethanwomen’satUniqlo. 3.People’sspendinghabitsandneedsaredifferentaccordingtotheirownsituations. 4.AccordingtotheONS,women’sspendingonunderwearismorethantwiceasmuchasthatofmen’s. 5.Razorsseemtobenecessaryforbothmenandwomen. 6.Thelongerlifeofwomenmeanstheirlifetimeexpensesmaygetbigger. 7.Onaverage,thatmenneedmorecaloriesthanwomenisthemaincauseofthedifferencebetweenmen’sandwomen’scostoffood. 8.Nomatterwhethermenandwomengotothesameordifferentplacesforhaircut,womenarelikelytospendmorethanmen. 9.Accordingtoasurveyonhouseholdspending,peoplespendmostonclothesratherthanshoesandaccessories 10.Insomesalons,thepriceofhaircutisnotsetbysexanymore,butsometimesbyhowlongthehairis.

‘Mum, can we go to McDonald’s, please?’ Some people might ask, ‘Where would we be today if we did not have fast food?’ and ‘Where would parents take their children out to eat?’ It has been reported that approximately 30% of meals consumed by families in the USA are eaten at one of the big chains like Burger King and Taco Bell, though probably none is more famous than McDonald’s. The distinctive ‘golden arch’ can now be seen in most major cities in the world. In 2002, McDonald’s had approximately 25,000 restaurants in over 120 countries and served 29 million people a day. Apparently, the secret of their success is a marketing strategy of ‘think global, act local’. McDonald’s learnt that if they adapted their ‘Mac’ meals to different cultures, it was more successful than having a standardized set of products that taste the same everywhere. So now, around 80% of McDonald’s restaurants are franchised to local people who serve food with a ‘local’ flavor. For example, in Hong Kong, food called ‘Shake Shake Fries’ and ‘Red Bean Sunday’ can be found on the menu, while in Switzerland, ‘Vegi Macs’ are served. However, fast food is not popular with everyone. It is often called ‘junk’ food because it is said to be unhealthy and full of fat. Furthermore, many people claim that fast food chains produce enormous amounts of waste, while millions of people in developing countries go hungry. At the same time, more and more people no longer cook fresh food at home. ‘Convenience’ food is just too convenient! It is so easy for people with busy working lives to call into their local branch of Marks and Spencer, or some other supermarket chain, to buy ready-made meals on their way home from work. It is even easier to buy a ‘take-away’ from a local restaurant or pick up the phone and order a pizza to be delivered to your home.