Targeting The 18-26 year-old age group
Expanding The line of athletic shoes, particularly jogging shoes and tennis footwear
Not neglecting The 46 to 55 age group, because they are becoming more concerned about staying fit
Keys: 1.C 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.D
Historically, the term business referred to activities or interests. By extension, the word became, as recently as the 18th century, synonymous with ―an individual commercial enterprise‖. When referring to activities, the terms business and industry sometimes appear interchangeable. Thus a fisherman might say either that he is in the ―fishing business‖, which is a bit colloquial or that he works in the ―fishing industry‖, which sounds somewhat formal. The word ―trade‖ may serve as an equivalent of both ―business‖ and ―industry‖.
People establish business in order to perform economic activities. With some exceptions, such as non-profit organizations and institutions of the government, businesses exist to product profit. In other words, the owners and operators of a business have receiving or generating a financial return for their time, effort and capital as one of their main objectives.
We hope that when the state attorney general fully reviewed the settlement, they will also agree that it‘s the right way forward. Litigation is never a good thing for any industry or any company. We have said for some time that we would go the extra mile to resolve this case. That is exactly what we did in reaching this settlement.
The experience of the past the three years has had a profound impact on me personally and on our company. We are in a fast-moving, competitive industry, but we will focus more on how our actions affect other companies. John Ashcroft, U.S Attorney General:
Today we are announcing a strong, historical settlement reached by the Department of Justice and the Microsoft
Corporation that will put an end to Microsoft‘s unlawful conduct, bring effective relief to the marketplace, and ensure that consumers will have more choices in meeting their needs of computing and working with their computers. This settlement is the right result for consumers and for businesses, the right result for the economy, and the right result for government. It provides prompt, effective, certain relief for consumers and removes the uncertainty in the computer market, a critical factor in today‘s economy.
Unit6
Keys: 1.C 2.C3. B 4.A 5.D
Alan‘s accountant is preparing his income tax return, so he needs to go over some of the receipts with her. Pamela complains that the government just squanders people‘s hard-earned tax money on some unnecessary projects. But Alan does not mind paying taxes, saying it means he is earning money, which is better than living on charity. Pamela insists that if the poor would just get jobs, taxes would bee much lower. Alan disagrees, saying most people would rather work than receive
charity, but sometimes there are no jobs that they are trained for. But Pamela asserts that the jobless people should take the needed training to upgrade their skills and knowledge to become more employable. Alan believes that some of the government tax dollars are already directed to training and upgrading programs that help the poor to get jobs. When Pamela says some of the unemployed don‘t want to work, preferring to have handouts, Alan points out that some people have to be educated to realize how much fuller their life would be if they were not dependent on charity. Pamela is, however, more down-to-earth, thinking the government should attack unemployment by reducing the tax rate. That would give people more money; then, they would spend more, which would create more jobs for the poor.
Keys: TFTFT
Keys: 1D 2.A 3. B 4.C 5.
1.To improve health care systems In the poorest countries: 1. People are expected to live just 49 years.
2. One in ten children doesn‘t reach his or her first birthday. 3. Women are affected most by poor health-care systems, especially pregnant women.
2.To reduce birth rates 1. Smaller families have fewer expenses and more chance of increasing their earnings and savings.
2. Countries with lower birth rates have had faster economic growth.
3. To popularize education
Investing in education, especially
for women, can reduce poverty:
1. Educated women have more opportunities to work and can live better
2. They are more likely to send their children to good schools