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Saturday,March 20,2011

Dear Mom and Dad,

     The time has come:I'm graduating, and I thank you both for all your help during these

15 years. I still remember when you used to say, "You can be whatever you want" I'm so

glad you are my parents, especially when I hear kids say they don't get on well with theirs.

I'm glad that you support(支持) me when I decide to do anything. You always try to help,

and that's important to me .

     Dad, I remember when you first took me fishing. I loved going even though I never caught

anything. I also remember when you would get angry with me. I realize you were only trying

to show me the right way. When Iwould cry, you would always be there to try to cheer me

up. That's what I call a good, loving, caring dad. Sometimes you and Mom don't agree with

me, but you are there by my side in anything that I do, and that's why I love you both so much.

     Mom, I enjoy going out with you and having our happy time every Friday night, and I hope

that never changes. I love telling you everything;the best part about you is that you listen. I'm

glad we do a lot together. You love to have fun, and Dad does, too. You always give me your

opinion and I listen.

     Thank you for bringing me up.

                                                                                                        Love always,

1. Allison writes the letter to show __________ to her parents.

A. wishes

B. support

C. help

D. thanks

2. In Allison's opinion,other kids of her age may __________ their parents.

A. have problems with

B. get on well with

C. like to talk to

D. like to listen to

3. Father might get angry with her when Alilison __________.

A. didn't accept him

B. didn't do things in the right way

C. didn't catch any fish

D. didn't agree with her parents

4. The underlined part "and Dad does,too" in Paragraph 3 means "__________".

A. and Dad is funny, too

B. and so is Dad

C. and Dad has, too

D. and Dad also loves to have fun

5. What makes Allison and her mother good friends?

A. Cheering up each other.

B. Listening to each other and having fun together.

C. Encouraging each other.

D. Going out together.

Questions from 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: As overseas sales and profits as a percentage of total sales and profits increase, there is likely to be more headquarters’ attention paid to foreign operations. Similarly, there will be pressures to centralize control in order to deal with the growing number of global competitors and the more homogenized(同质的) needs of global consumers. The need for centralization will present more challenges for MNEs in controlling their global operations.One challenge involves management’s position in foreign facilities, where manager may see the erosion of their autonomy over marketing, production, and financial decisions. To keep those managers motivated, the company needs to include more nationalities on boards of directors and use cross-national management teams to develop practices that are globally rather than nationally oriented. But with such cross-national fertilization comes the risk of clashes between cultural traditions.A second challenge for MNEs is a consequence of their size. A number of them already have sales larger than many countries’ GDPs. To manage such organizations may require even greater decentralization and more horizontal communication among subsidiaries in different countries that are mutually dependent on parts, products, and resources. This mutual dependence among subsidiaries may in turn require new hierarchical relationships within the organizational structure.

Usually headquarters would pay more attention to their foreign business if（）.

A．their overseas sales and profits account for much of their total

B．their overseas sales and profits increase

C．their foreign operations perform well

D．they have a better foreign market