At a_______dinner you must not wear casual clothes like flip flops and jeans.A. picnicB. formalC. lateD. family

Passage 2Advice for business meals with Chinese customersThe Chinese have a saying, “Fan zhuo shang bu tan sheng yi,” which means “Don’t talk about business at the dinner table.” That might not seem logical when we are talking about business meals, but another saying, “Fan chi hao le, sheng yi ye jiu hao le,” which means “Business can be easily done if you treat them to a good meal,” makes it clear. A Chinese business meal is mostly a social affair — any talk of business will not start until long after the meal has begun, or is sometimes left for the end. Naturally, not too many negotiations are finished or contracts signed during this time, but you can still use the opportunity to strengthen your relationship, present your business or deal with various problems. The social aspect is important when doing business in China. Many business people and customers don’t feel confident about working together until they know each other. Business meals can be large or small, formal or informal, and the way a meal is organised will show how individuals prefer to do things. One thing is for certain: most hosts will want to impress their guest with lots of food and plenty of good rice wine. A. Because the meal is called a business meal. B. Because that is the business. C. Because a business meal is always about other people’s business. D. Because a business meal is where business is done.

The market for products designed specifically for older adults could reach 30 billion by next year, and startups (初创公司) want in on the action. What they sometimes lack is feedback from the people who they hope will use their products. So Brookdale, the country's largest owner of retirement communities, has been inviting a few select entrepreneurs just to move in for a few days, show off their products and hear what the residents have to say.That's what brought Dayle Rodriguez, 28, all the way from England to the dining room of Brookdale South Bay in Torrance, California. Rodriguez is the community and marketing manager for a company called Sentab. The startup's product, SentabTV, enables older adults who may not be comfortable with computers to access email, video chat and social media using just their televisions and a remote control."It's nothing new, it's nothing too complicated and it's natural because lots of people have TV remotes," says Rodriguez.But none of that is the topic of conversation in the Brookdale dining room. Instead, Rodriguez solicits residents' advice on what he should get on his cheeseburger and how he should spend the afternoon. Playing cards was on the agenda, as well as learning to play mahjong (麻将).46. What does the passage say about the startups?A. They invite seniors to their companies to try their products.B. They never lose time in upgrading products for seniors.C. They want to have a share of the seniors' goods market.D. They try to profit from promoting digital products to seniors.

By the last quarter of the football game, the fans were almost _ to losing, but two unexpected touchdowns grabbed victory.A. retiredB. restrainedC. resignedD. resumed

The Chinese are famous for their hot and spicy food and their cuisine is highly ______ to cater for all tastes.A. undevelopedB. undevelopingC. developedD. developing

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According to what you have just said, am I to understand that his newly-offered job--------no responsibility at all?A. shouldersB. possessesC. carriesD. shares

9.（1.0分）The number of______volunteers of this clarity rose from 172 in 2019 to 209 by the end of 2020.A. registersB. disguisedC. registeredD. disguises

There's been no shortage of warnings about the career dangers of posting racy content on social-media websites.Yet many job hunters still don't heed（听从）that advice,and others don't （1） ____ they're doing just as much damage by doing things like bending the truth in their curriculum vitae.   Ms.McCreary,chief people officer of a game developer,says candidates consistently damage their（2） ____ by sending cover letters that disingenuously claim a specific position at the company is their dream job.With a（n）（3） ____ of an applicant-tracking system,she can see that those people submitted the same letter for several other openings,too.As an alternative,she（4） ____ that job hunters write about the two or three positions they're most qualified for in a single letter.Likewise,job hunters repeatedly reduce their chances by applying for positions for which they don't even meet the（5） ____ requirements.These people just go right in the trash folder.   Executive recruiter Russ Riendeau says he compares candidates'（6） ____ with their LinkedIn profiles and often discovers discrepancies（差异）."It's helping me （7） ____ whether candidates are indeed who they say they are," says Mr.Riendeau.Meanwhile,many job hunters are also continuing to（8） ____ the dangers of posting provocative（挑鲜的）photos and other dubious content on social-media sites.They are （9） ____ spoiling their prospects.Last year,a candidate invited Mr.Riendeau to be part of his Facebook network.After accepting,the recruiter found an indecent photo of the candidate,（10） ____ Mr.Riendeau to withdraw this person from consideration. A）amount F）humble K）recommends B）assess G）observations L）reputations C）basic H）overlook M）resumes D）check I）prompting N）skillfully E）hinting J）realize O）unintentionally

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