To say "no news is good news" is a ________sort of comfort. A: contrary B: uncooperative C: negative D: defective

1. 他的不合作态度使这个项目进展十分缓慢。______ A: The project is making slow progress due to his lack of cooperation.B: His uncooperative attitude accounted for the slow progress of the project.2. 该航空公司最感到头痛的问题是，飞行燃料价格几乎不停地上涨，仅在6月至9月间，就上涨了23%。______ A: The biggest headache to the airline is the sharp increase in the price of aviation fuel. The period between June and September witnessed an increase of 23%.B: The airline’s gravest headache is the sharp increase in the price of aviation fuel, which went up by 23% just between June and September.3. 20世纪50年代，随着电视机进入越来越多的家庭，人们从此可以得到电视机所提供的免费娱乐，电影院因此遭受重创。______ A: The 1950s witnessed the crash of the movie theater industry as television sets were admitted into more and more homes providing free entertainment.B: In the 1950s, movie theaters suffered a crippling blow when television sets made their way into more and more homes, offering entertainment at no charge.4. 广州近几年来发生了巨变。______ A: There have been great changes in Guangzhou these years.B: Great changes have taken place in Guangzhou these years.5. 我们相信，政府一定会支持这个项目。______ A: We are convinced that the government will be behind this project.B: We believe that the project will surely be supported by the government.6. 食在新疆。______ A: Xinjiang, a paradise for eating.B: East or west, Xinjiang cuisine is the best.7. 调查表明，伴随国家消费信贷的稳步推行，上海城乡居民的电冰箱需求量还逐步增大。______ A: Surveys suggest that with the steady implementation of consumer credit policy, the demand for refrigerators will grow among urban and rural residents in Shanghai.B: Surveys suggest that with the steady implementation of consumer credit policy, the refrigerators will be in greater demand among urban and rural residents in Shanghai.8. 中国的富强和发展不会对任何国家构成威胁。______ A: The strength, prosperity and development of China will pose no threat to any country.B: A strong, prosperous and developed China will pose no threat to any country/any other countries.9. 由于中国实行正确的政策，在中国的大部分合资企业都盈利，有些可能不盈不亏，而几乎没有一家是亏本的。______ A: As a result of China’s enforcement of a correct policy, most joint ventures in China are making a profit; some may break even, while practically no firm is suffering a loss. B: Owing to China’s carrying out a correct policy, most joint ventures in China are making a profit; some of them may post neither a profit nor a loss, while almost no one is suffering a loss.10. 有些经济学家说，温和的通货膨胀对一个国家的经济是好的，甚至是必须的；但也有一些经济学家认为，通货膨胀的意义不能过分估计。______ A: Some economists say that warm inflation is a good thing, or even a necessity, for a country’s economy; but there are also economists who think the significance of inflation cannot be overestimated.B: Some economists say that mild inflation is good, or even necessary, for a country’s economy; but some others think the significance of inflation should not be overestimated.

A) A Gold Coast-based working holiday company has agreed to pay back thousands of dollars to young travelers after a Queensland Government investigation found what it believed were some unfair terms in the company’s contracts. Twenty-nine people who had signed up for assistance on their gap-year travels are receiving partial refunds (退款) from The Global Work and Travel Co. (Global), totalling $25,655. Global arranges travel and employment packages for 10,000 young people each year, primarily in Australia, UK, USA and Canada. B) In November 2014, a joint ABC and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) investigation discovered dozens of angry customers, who accused Global of charging big mark-ups (增高标价), using high-pressure sales tactics, and making false promises about employment. The company, however, denied misleading consumers or marking up flights and said its customer satisfaction rate was between 97.5 and 99 per cent. C) The partial refunds, which range from approximately $200 to $1,500, come after a 13-month investigation by the Queensland Office of Fair Trading (OFT). OFT investigators raided the company’s headquarters in February 2015, seizing documents and computer files, and handed over the case to the OFT’s Major Investigations Unit. The director of tactical compliance (遵守，合规) for the OFT, Steve L’Barrow, said the office’s main concern was the terms and conditions in Global’s contracts. “Our view was that several of the terms were unfair under the Australian consumer law,” Mr L’Barrow told the ABC. “Our focus was to try and get The Global Work and Travel Co. to change those terms and correct the problems they’d actually caused by relying on those terms.” D) Mr L’Barrow said many of the young travellers the OFT investigators spoke to claimed they had felt pressured to sign up for expensive Global programs and some arrived in other countries to find the services they had paid for, such as assistance with setting up a bank account, were not comprehensive or helpful. Some customers complained after arriving for volunteer programs in Africa and Sri Lanka that did not exist. “I would describe the conduct of this company as unethical (不道德的) and indifferent (冷漠的),” Mr L’Barrow said. “They really didn’t care about what financial position they were putting the kids in and they didn’t care that their conduct was unfair. The young customers are bright kids but they’re not sophisticated consumers in terms of contractual obligations and negotiations, and our view was that the conduct of this company really took advantage of that.” E) The OFT began to negotiate with Global’s directors in mid-2015, after threatening to publicly name the company as a trader that posed an unacceptable risk to consumers. As part of the negotiations, Global agreed to appoint an independent compliance advisor to help the company review its business practices and complaint-handling procedures. “The company is doing the right thing now, we will give them the credit, but they were dragged all the way to do it,” Mr L’Barrow said. “In my opinion they were probably one of the most uncooperative companies that we’ve actually dealt with. We will keep them on our radar and if there is any significant surge in complaints again about their conduct they can certainly be assured we will be knocking on their door again.” F) The Global Work and Travel Co. issued a press release acknowledging that the company had been working with the OFT and had reached an agreement to make compensations and resolve complaints. “We admit — readily admit — that we are a very fast growing start-up company, and in that growth process, we have overlooked a few things and learned some valuable lessons along the way,” the company’s statement said. The statement confirmed that Global has sought external compliance advice. “Our aim is to ensure our clients are fully protected, and that we are not just following the letter, but also the spirit of the law,” the statement said. “And for that reason, we have voluntarily brought on board the services of an independent compliance advisor, to review all of our internal processes and make sure clients are treated fairly.” G) The 29 customers who are receiving partial refunds were notified by email from the OFT. Ingrid Micallef, 20, from Melbourne, has been refunded $1,500 after she paid $6,000 for an airfare and a three-month volunteering program in Kenya in 2014. “The program I signed up for wasn’t quite there, it didn’t really exist,” Ms Micallef said. “The school and the camp weren’t open, I was put in a host home about an hour away from the actual camp, there was no medical centre that they said there was, and there was no training they said there was. It was a big shock, and it was the first time I had travelled by myself as well, so it was really hard to be over there without support.” Ms Micallef ended up joining other volunteer programs. H) Glenn Anderson from the New South Wales Central Coast paid Global more than $5,000 for a package including flights and a job on arrival in Canada in 2012. Mr Anderson claims the company pushed him to travel to Vancouver prior to Christmas in 2012, but when he arrived there was no job for him and he had to make his own arrangements because the company shut its offices for the holidays. He has now been refunded his program fee of $595. He said that was “better than nothing I guess, but is still not near what we spent with them, so kind of a bit disappointing overall”. I) During the course of the OFT investigation, officers spoke to several of Global’s former employees, many of whom had blown the whistle about the company’s practices in November 2014. “I’m really glad that we all spoke out,” former sales person Louisa Canning said. “I’m glad that the customers are getting their money back. None of us wanted really to be working there at the end of the day and pushing people into buying things, so I’m delighted the customers have been able to get back what they deserve.” 请选择每句话所出自的段落 1. The working holiday company had their business practices reviewed by a third party and admitted their mistakes. 2. Some young inexperienced students were taken advantage of by the company when they were told to sign contracts that had problems. 3. Many people who had worked for the company exposed its dishonest practices and felt happy that the young customers got their money back. 4. Twenty-nine people were contacted by the OFT concerning partial refunds they could receive. 5. The OFT made an investigation for more than a year with a focus on the terms of the company’s contracts. 6. Despite some customers’ complaints, the company claimed that almost all of their customers were satisfied with their work and travel arrangements. 7. The company would not cooperate with the OFT until it was told that its name would appear on a warning list for the public. 8. One young customer paid the company for a job placement in Canada, but he didn’t have a job on his arrival. 9. The company makes money by making arrangements for young people to travel and work mainly in English-speaking countries. 10. An OFT director promised to continue checking on the company and take action against it if there is a significant increase in customers’ complaints again.