Letter One

                                                                                      21 July, 2008

Dear Sirs,

Our foreman, Mr. Li Ming, had an accident on July 6, 2008. He crushed his forefinger when operating a machine. At that time, we didn’t think the accident was serious enough to report, but Mr. Li has returned to his work after an absence of two weeks and is still unable to carry on his normal duties. We therefore wish to make a claim (索赔) under the above policy (保险单) and shall appreciate your sending us the necessary claim form.

                                                                             Yours faithfully,

                                                                           (Signature)

Letter Two

27 July, 2008

Dear Sirs,

     We have received your letter of July 21 and noted that you made a claim for the accident of Mr. Li Ming. We would, however, remind you of the terms of the policy that this claim should have been submitted within three days after the accident. More than two weeks have now passed. Consequently, your claim to compensation（赔偿）under the policy has been forfeited (放弃、没收).

Nevertheless, as an exceptional measure, we have decided to overlook its late submission, though we are bound to say that it should have been clear from Mr. Li’s absence from work that this accident was more serious than you had supposed and that there seems to be no good reason why this claim should not have been made earlier.

We are enclosing (附上) a claim form as requested, but must emphasize that future claims cannot be entertained if you cannot comply with the terms of the policy.

                                                                                 Yours faithfully,

                                                                            (Signature)

67. What is the main idea of these two letters?

A. Mr. Li crushed his forefinger when operating a machine.

B. Mr. Li can’t work after an absence of two weeks.

   C. Asking for a claim for injury.

D. The insurer compensates Mr. Li.

68. What happened to Li Ming on July 6?

A. He crushed his forefinger while working.

   B. He was hurt by a car accident.

C. He was ill.

D. He didn’t go to work.

69. The reason why they didn’t report the accident to the insurer in time is that ______.

A. they didn’t think of the claim

B. they didn’t think it was serious enough to report

C. they didn’t insure in the company

D. they want more compensation

70. What’s the attitude of the insurer to this injury?

A. He doesn’t want to compensate.

B. He compensated in time when they received the letter for claim.

C. He thinks it doesn’t matter to tell him a little late.

D. He thinks that the accident should be informed in time.

BEIJING — After a night of wining and dining with 50 of China’s richest people, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates told the journalists on Thursday that the biggest difference between eating with Chinese tycoons(企业界大亨) and Western ones was the food.

    “I was amazed last night, really, at how similar the questions and discussions and all that were to those in the dinners we had in the U.S.,” said Mr. Buffett.

    Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates, two of the best known Westerners here, announced in September, 2010 that they planned to invite 50 wealthy Chinese tycoons to dinner in Beijing to encourage philanthropy(慈善事业) among China’s new rich.

    On Thursday, the two men pronounced the dinner a great success, saying that two-thirds of those invited had shown up, and that more than half of them had offered their own ideas on how Chinese philanthropy should work.

    The guest list wasn’t made public, but the Chinese news media reported that it included Jet Li, the movie star; Niu Gensheng, the founder of a Chinese dairy business; and Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, who control the SOHO China real estate(房地产) empire.

    As with four earlier dinners held in the United States, Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates said, no one at the Beijing event was asked to donate money or to promise to engage in charity. “Bill and I won’t be calling anybody. What happens in China will depend on what the Chinese people feel about a project of this sort,” said Mr. Buffett.

    China is widely reported to be second only to the United States in the number of dollar billionaires. Mr. Gates and Mr. Buffett said the nation was unique because its wealthy class had arisen almost wholly in the past 30 years, so the philanthropic practices established among European and American dynasties are new here, and open to change.

    The two said the dinner wasn’t a long planned matter, but an offshoot of a trip that Mr. Buffett had already scheduled to Guangdong and Hunan Provinces, where BYD Company, a maker of clean-energy automobiles, has factories. Mr. Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, holds a 10% stake(股金) in the company.

    But Mr. Gates suggested that their philanthropic trip wasn’t yet over. “We may do an event in India,” he said.

1.What is the text mainly about?

   A. A brief analysis of future philanthropy.

   B. The development of Chinese philanthropy.

   C. An introduction on Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates’ trip in China.

   D. A charity dinner held in Beijing by Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates.

2.According to the first two paragraphs, Mr Buffett really wanted to say that ________.

   A. the dinner was quite a success   

   B. the food in the dinner was very delicious

   C. Chinese tycoons are similar to Western ones

   D. it was pleasing to discuss with Chinese tycoons

3.We can learn from the text that __________.

   A. China has the largest number of dollar billionaires in Asia

   B. many people have promised to donate money at dinner

   C. Beijing will be the last stop of their philanthropic trip

   D. the Chinese news media published the complete guest list of the dinner

4.The underlined words “an offshoot” in Paragraph 8 can probably be replaced by “________”.

   A. a report          B. an addition        C. a beginning            D. an end