–If you like I can do some shopping for you.
–That’s a very kind _______ .
A．offer B．service C．point D．suggestion
I could have offered you some help last weekend, but I _______ with my work at that time.
A．would be occupied B．was occupying
C．had been occupied D．was occupied
__________ he sees people in trouble, he always lends them a hand.
A．Every time B．The moment C．The next time D．The first time
Guided writing（25分）
Directions: Write an English composition in 120—150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
人们常说“战胜自己，超越自我”。请你以“I only compete with myself”为题写一篇短文。叙述你生活或学习中的一件事，说明只有战胜了自己，超越了自己才有意义，才是真正意义上的成功。
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English. You are required to use the word given in the bracket for each respective sentence.
这本书将为我们提供所需要的全部信息。（supply）
没人能否认“锻炼有益于健康”这一事实。(同位语从句)
我老是把可乐当成葡萄酒，这令我很尴尬。(mistake)
我去拜访他的时候，他碰巧在给我写信。（happen）
人们把美国西部电影里的牛仔看成是自由的人群，充满了勇气和力量。（think of）
From bankers to factory staff, employees in the west face the bleak prospect (暗淡的前景) of losing their jobs as a global recession (衰退) starts to bite. For colleagues in the East the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.
Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian firms try harder to keep jobs in difficult times, which will stop unemployment and may help keep Asian economies afloat at a time of slowing exports.
The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for firms to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, leaving some experts predicting Western shift to Eastern flexibility.
“In the Confucian (儒家的) attitude, the right thing to do is to share the burden. There is the sense of collective responsibility whereas (然而) in the West, it’s more about the individual survival,” said Michael Benotlel, associated professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University.
Steven Pang, Asian Regional Director for Aquent, a headhunting firm, said in many East Asian companies there was a responsibility “ to take care of the members of the family and go through the pain together” even if that meant causing losses.
US firms from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousand. But at the Asian units of Western multinationals, job cuts will probably be less severe.
Japan’s jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kong’s was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in January.
Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals (对手) from abroad.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
1.What caused the different practices of Asian and Western firms facing the global recession?
2.Why is it easier for the East Asian firms to recover quickly from the economic downturn?
3.Firms in the west would lay off workers when facing a bleak prospect because of ______.
4.______ will make the differences in East and West less noticeable.
