It gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of a man we will all miss very much. To be honest, I can't imagine we will do without him when he's gone.

  Bill Masters almost single-handed built up our sales force in the Houston area and developed the market position that we enjoy today. In only six years, he has brought the firm from a very low fifth position in the area sales to the point where we now outsell all but one of our competitors. Not only have we got 37 per cent of the market under Bill's leadership; we are increasing our share with each passing month.

  As you know, the company has moved Bill to northern California to work his sales magic in one of this company's most competitive(竞争的) areas. But we know that if anyone can do it, Bill Masters can, and I know you all join me in wishing him the best of luck in his new work.

1.The speech was made _______.

A.at a welcome meeting

B.at the opening of a new school term

C.when somebody was leaving

D.when they had a new manager

2.How long did Masters worked there?

A.37 years                              B.less than 5 years

C.about six years                         D.since he began to work

3.When Bill started to work in Houston area, he had _______to help him.

A.many people                           B.nobody

C.about 37 people                        D.very few people

4.Bill increased the company's sale _______.

A.by 37 per cent every month

B.to the second largest in the area

C.to be the fifth largest in the area

D.five times as much as before

 

South Asia heatwave kills nearly 100.

DHAKA - A heat wave sweeping India, Bangladesh(孟加拉国) and Nepal has killed nearly 100 people over the past two weeks, officials said on June 3, 2005.

A third of the people died in northern Bangladesh, mostly women and children from dehydration(脱水), heat stroke and diarrhoea(腹泻).

"We are getting reports of several deaths due to heat wave and related diseases almost every day," an official said, as temperatures touched 43degC .

The weather office in Dhaka said the hot weather will persist for another week until the monsoon(季风) rains which are normally due by the middle of June.

Severe heat conditions in the southern Indian have killed at least 55 people, officials in the two states said.

While temperatures have fallen from a high of 45degC in Andhra Pradesh to around 40degC, giving a respite to people, they are still on the rise in Orissa with Talcher town registering 48.5deg C, a weather official said.

At least five people have died in Nepal from extreme heat, the government said.

1.We can infer that the heatwave can cause ______.

A.heat stoke         B.dehydration        C.diarrhoea         D.all above

2.When the monsoon rains come, the temperature will _______.

A.remain the same

B.go on to rise sharply

C.begin to drop obviously

D.rise a little

3.Which place is the hottest in the early June, 2005?

A.Dhaka            B.Talcher           C.Andhra Pradesh    D.Nepal

 

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