Over the last few decades there has been a tremendous growth in information technolo
How much has Shell invested in China so far?
A.1.6 billion USD
B.1.6 million USD
C.5 billion USD
D.5 million USD
The biggest increase will occur at private colleges. Public colleges, heavily subsidized by rax funds, will also【24】their tuition, but the increase will be a few percentage points【25】than their privately sponsored neighbors.
As a follow-up, the United Press international did their own study【26】Massachussetts Institute of Technology. At M. I. T. advisors recommended that students have $ 8,900【27】for one year's expenses, including $ 5,300 for tuition, $ 2,685 for room and【28】, $ 630 for personal expenses, and $ 285 for books and supplies. Ten years ago the tuition was only $ 2,150. To【29】that another way, the cost has climbed 150 percent in the last【30】.
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A.published
B.declared
C.written
D.quoted
According to the passage, the "happy few" (Last Line, Para. 3) refers to ______.
A.children who had the privilege of going to school
B.civilized nations that had a lot of schools
C.those countries like Germany, France and England
D.illiterate people in primitive cultures
Without computers, we ______ the tremendous medical advancement in the last few decades.
A.would not make
B.will not have made
C.could not make
D.couldn't have made
There are two ways to defend the deal. One is to point out its advantages, which is what Ms Fiorina did this week. Merging with Compaq, she said, would enable HP to reach its goals faster than it could on its own. The deal would improve HP's position in key markets such as storage and high-end computing, as well as the economics of its PC business. It would double the size of HP's sales force and broaden its customer base, providing more potential clients for its services and consulting arms. It would improve cashflow, margins and efficiency by adding "breadth and depth" to HP. "Having spent the last several months planning the integration of these two companies, we are even more convinced of the power of this combination," Ms Fiorina concluded.
It sounds too good to be true, and it almost certainly is. But the other way to defend the deal is to point out that, even if it was a bad idea to start with, abandoning it could be even worse—a view that, unsurprisingly, Ms Fiorina chose not to advance, but is being quietly put forward by the deal's supporters.
Scrapping the merger would be extremely painful for a number of reasons. Since the executive teams of both firms have committed themselves to the deal, they would be utterly discredited if it fell apart, and would probably have to go. Under the terms of the merger agreement, HP might have to pay Compaq as much as $675m if it backed out. The two firms would be considerably weakened; they would also be rivals again, despite having shared confidential technical and marketing information with each other over the past few months. In short, it would all be horribly messy. What can be done to save the deal? Part of the problem is that HP has no plan B. "They need a brand-recovery effort immediately," says one industry analyst. HP must give the impression that it is strong and vital, rather than desperate, and that its future is not dependent on the deal going forward. That could make the merger look more attractive and bring investors back on board.
This week's results will certainly help. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, which owns just over one-tenth of HP's shares, will decide whether to back the merger in the next few weeks, and HP's shareholders are to vote on it early next year. The more credible HP's plan B, the less likely it is that it will be needed.
What is Ms Fiorina's attitude toward the merging of HP and Compaq?
A.Reserved consent.
B.Strong disapproval.
C.Enthusiastic support.
D.Slight contempt.
A.family
B.home
C.house
D.household
We'll never forget ______in New York last year.
A.us to meet a few friends
B.our meeting a few friends
C.a few friends to meet
D.a few friends meeting
A.love story
B.bitter tragedy
C.tragicomedy