Unit Nine Exploration of the Text I
Reading Comprehension II
Vocabulary A
Complete the sentences with words given below in the box, making sure each word is used in the right form
risk 2
last 3
raise 4
granted 5
opaque 6
vaporized 7
filed 8
underwater 9
rise 10
sense B
Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part of the sentence
1-10 BDACA CADBD III
Cloze Choose the best answer from the choices A, B, C and D provided to fill in each blank
1—15 CADBA DBACD BADCA IV
Translation (for reference only) A
Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese
我们说一家公司破产,通常认为这家公司别无选择、走投无路了
但是最近美航申请破产,却是故意为之
美航在银行还有四十亿美元,还可以支付自己的支出费用
但是它已经有一段时间是亏损经营,所以董事会决定在亏损中继续往里面扔钱的做法是很愚蠢的
宣布破产可以减少美航的债务、允许其违反联盟合约,达到削减和降低成本的目的
美航并没有因为此举而背上坏名声
相反,分析家们还高度赞扬此举非常明智