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MTIME PLS B NOTED MY VSL NEEDS TO TAKE PROVISIONS AND BUNKERS SOON AFTER HER BERTHING ALONGSIDE. This fax indicates that（）.
A . she needs provisions and bunkers immediately after berthing
B . even she will berth here the vessel does not need any provisions and bunkers
C . she will take provisions and bunkers at other berth
D . she needs no provisions and bunkers even after berthing
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Please（）that my ship is ready in every respect to load her cargo.
A . advised
B . to be advised
C . be advised
D . are advised
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“380V/220V Y/△” noted on the nameplate of a non-synchronous motor means that（）
A . the armature terminals of the motor should be connected in star formation when voltage of power supply is 380
B . the armature terminals of the motor should be connected in star formation when voltage of power supply is 220
C . both A and B are correct
D . the armature terminals of the motor should be connected in reverse ways of A and B
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Please instruct the stevedores that on no account（）to exceed this limit．
A . they are
B . are they
C . they were
D . were they
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Please be advised that my radio transmitter broke downn and needs（）.
A . repair
B . repairing
C . to repair
D . be repaired
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It is important to note that the injection only takes place when the plunger is moving up the cam （）.
A . base circle
B . slope
C . bottom point
D . top point
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How much is that meat, please?（）
A . Ten o'clock.
B . Ten yuan a kilo.
C . I like it very much.
D . I don't like.
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Please note that Item no．789 can be certainly promised for immediate shipment ____ receipt of your order.
A . if
B . whether
C . upon
D . at
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It is noted that by D/D the draft must be paid on demand.
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Only to please his girlfriend, the author finally accepted the invitation.
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Identify Which sentences use the rhetorical device of antithesis.2. There is only one good, that is knowledge; there is only one evil, that is ignorance.
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Only bank notes and coins are foreign currency ( )
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Please note that our offer is subject _____prior sale．
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There are only two parties in a promissory note. ( )
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We expect all debts to be settled within seven days. Please note creditcards are not accepted. You can pay ______ .
A．by credit card within seven days.
B．in weekly instalments.
C．by cheque or cash within one week.
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The documents commonly used in carriage of goods by sea are bills of lading, sea waybills, cargo manifests, booking notes and delivery orders etc. Please point out the( ) are issued by the shippers or their agents.
A. booking notes B. delivery orders
C. sea waybills D. cargo manifests
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The paradox of value notes that:（).
A．A.there is no rational explanation why people should set a high value on objects such as diamonds, which have little real usefulness.
B．B.the price obtained from selling any commodity may bear little relationship to the cost of producing it.</sup>
C．C.no one consumer has any control over the price (or value) of a commodity, but consumers collectively do have such control.
D．D.there is no consistent relationship between the total utility obtained from any commodity and the price charged for it.
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Historians have only recently begun to note the increase in demand for luxury goods and service that took place in eighteenth century England. McKendrick has explored the Wedgwood firm's remarkable success in marketing luxury pottery; Plumb has written about the proliferations of provincial theaters, musical festivals, and children's toys and books. While the fact of this consumer revolution is hardly in doubt, three key questions remain: Who were the consumers？ What were their motives？ And what were the effects of the new demand for luxuries？
An answer to the flint of these has been difficult to obtain. Although it has been possible to infer from the goods and services actually produced what manufacturers and servicing trades thought their customers wanted, only a study of relevant personal documents written by actual consumers will provide a precise picture of who wanted what. We still need to know how large this consumer market was and how far clown the social scale the consumer demand for luxury goods penetrated. With regard to this last question, we might note in passing that Thompson, while rightly restoring laboring people to the stage of eighteenth century.
English history, has probably exaggerated the opposition of these people to the inroads of capitalist consumerism in general: for example, laboring people in eighteenth century England readily shifted from home-brewed beer to standardized beer produced by huge, heavily capitalized urban breweries.
To answer the question of why consumers became so eager to buy, some historians have pointed to the ability of manufacturers to advertise in a relatively uncensored press. This, however, hardly seems a sufficient answer. McKendrick favors a Veblen model of conspicuous consumptions stimulated by competition for status. The "middling sort" bought goods and services because they wanted to follow fashions set by the rich. Again, we may wonder whether this explanation is sufficient. Do not people enjoy buying things as a form. of self-gratification？ If so, consumerism could be seen as a product of the rise of new concepts of individualism and materialism, but not necessarily of the frenzy for conspicuous competition.
Finally, what were the consequences of this consumer demand for luxuries？ McKendrick claims that it goes a long way toward explaining the coming of the Industrial Revolution. But does it？ What for example does the production of high-quality pottery and toys have to do with the development of iron manufacture or textile mills？ It is perfectly possible to have the psychology and reality of a consumer society without a heavy industrial sector.
That future exploration of these key questions is undoubtedly necessary should not, however, diminish the force of the conclusion of re cent studies: the insatiable demand in eighteenth century England for frivolous as well as useful goods and services foreshadows our own world.
In the first paragraph, the author mentions McKendrick and Plumb most probably in order to _______.
A．contrast their views on the subject of luxury consumerism in eighteenth century England
B．indicate the inadequacy of historiographical approaches to eighteenth century English history
C．give examples of historians who have helped to establish the fact of growing consumerism in eighteenth century England
D．support the contention that key questions about eighteenth century consumerism remain to be answered
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In paragraph 3, some political observers note that Bushs executive order may be ineffective because______.
A．there are not enough resources to monitor cloning
B．some abortion groups have a lot of political power
C．only the public sector is affected
D．other countries do not have presidential systems
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If that's the case, could you please be big enough to say you are sorry？
A．如果事实如此，请你大大方方地去说声抱歉好吗？
B．在那个案子上，你能大度一点去说声对不起吗？
C．如果事实就是那样，你能大度一点去说声对不起吗？
D．如果事实如此，你能大度一点去说声对不起吗？
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Please try your best to ship our order__that steamer（）
A．for
B．in
C．with
D．by
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You need to photocopy some notes that are written on pages 14，15，27，31，32and34 of a pocketYou need to photocopy some notes that are written on pages 14，15，27，31，32and34 of a pocket notebook．Without damaging the book，how much will that cost at 5p per photocopy
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Mrs. gmithwas so about everything that no servants could please her.
A:speeific;
B:speeial;
C:precise;
D:particular
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Please remember that it is （) to interrupt people when they are speaking.
A．personal
B．polite
C．proper
D．rude
