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A schedule defined entirely within the confines of a Scheduler job object is known as a （n） （）
A . Fixed schedule
B . Inline schedule
C . Stored schedule
D . Hard-coded schedule
E . None of the above
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It seemed as if all of a（）the animal had smelt danger in the air.
A . sudden
B . moment
C . minute
D . once
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It （）quite a few years （）the accused was declared innocent and set free．
A . was；since
B . is；that
C . will be；when
D . was；before
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What is the default value for the ENABLED attribute of a job or program when it is created? （）
A . TRUE
B . FALSE
C . There is no default. It must be defined at creation time.
D . PENDING
E . NULL
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I got a job as the ________ manager in a small firm.
A、sell
B、vehicles
C、car
D、commercial
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It is wise to use __________ sentences in formal situations, such as when interviewing for a job. (grammar)
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What does the word “free” mean in The Bluest Eye as a result of failed quest?
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--- Have you considered _____ your job as a teacher?-- Yes. I like the job because a teacher is often considered _____ a gardener.
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Closing the deal means pushing the negotiation for a deal when the other side seems ______ to finalize it.
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As for on-the-job training, it obvious that coaching, mentoring, job rotations and job instruction technique is the four techniques.
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It seems as if the sun_____round the earth since it rises in the east and sets in the west.
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It seems that ______ have a greater impact on Chinese artists than other beverages as many of them have produced their masterpieces in the state of drunkenness.
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26．_________in the doorway，the house appeared to be much smaller than it had seemed to us as children many years a90．A．When we stood B．Being standing C．Standing D．Stood
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As a newcomer, almost everything in the company seems to be （)[interest] to me.
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To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, The umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style. during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that women's umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colors.
The first use of umbrella was as ______.
A．protection against rain
B．a shade against the sun
C．a symbol of power
D．a symbol of honor
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Let’s leave the matter as it is ________, but we can discuss it when we are both free.
A.for the moment
B.at the moment
C.in a moment
D.for a moment
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It would seem to be a general truth______nothing is as straightforward as it at first seems．
A.that
B.when
C.because
D.if
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Remember Second Life, the virtual world that was supposed to become almost as important as the first one？ Now populated by no more than 84,000 avatars at a time, it has turned out to be a prime example of how short-lived Internet fads can be. Yet if many adults seem to have given up on virtual worlds, those that cater to children and teenagers are thriving. Several have even found a way to make money.
In America, nearly 10 million children and teenagers visit virtual worlds regularly, estimates eMarketer, a market researcher-a number the firm expects to increase to 15 million by 2013．As in January, there were 112 virtual worlds designed for under-18s with another 81 in development, according to Engage Digital Media, a market research firm.
All cater to different age groups and tastes. In Club Penguin, the market leader, which was bought by Disney in 2007 for a whopping $ 700 million, primary-school children can take on a penguin persona, fit out their own igloo and play games. Habbo Hotel, a service run from Finland, is a global hangout for teenagers who want to customise their own rooms and meet in public places to attend events. Gala Online, based in Silicon Valley, offers similar activities, but is visited mostly by older teens who are into Manga comics.
Not a hit with advertisers, these online worlds earn most of their money from the sale of virtual goods, such as items to spruce up an avatar or a private room. They are paid for in a private currency, which members earn by participating in various activities, trading items or buying them with real dollars.
This sort of stealth tax seems to work. At Gala Online, users spend more than $1 million per month on virtual items, says Craig Sherman, the firm's chief executive. Running such a virtual economy is not easy, which is why Gaia has hired a full-time economist to grapple with problems that are well known in the real world, such as inflation and an unequal distribution of wealth.
There are other barriers that could limit the growth of virtual worlds for the young, but the main one is parents. Many do not want their offspring roaming virtual worlds, either because they are too commercial or are thought to be too dangerous. Keeping them safe is one of the biggest running costs, because their sponsors have to employ real people to police their realms.
Youngsters are also a fickle bunch, says Simon Levene of Accel Partners, a venture- capital firm. Just as children move from one toy to another, they readily switch worlds or social networks, often without saying goodbye.
Even so, Debra Aho Williamson, an analyst at eMarketer, believes "these worlds are a training ground for the three-dimensional web". If virtual worlds for adults, which so far have been able to retain only hardcore users, manage to hang on for a few years, they may yet have a second life.
In the first paragraph it says that "Several have even found a way to make money" Which of the following could possibly be the "way" ？
A．Sales of the copies of the game.
B．Sales of virtual goods in the game.
C．Sales of game peripheral goods, such as dolls and OST CDs.
D．Development of different games towards gamers of different ages.
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It seemed to me, and still does, that the system of American business often produces wrong, immoral and irresponsible decisions, even though the personal morality of the people running the businesses is often above reproach. The system has a different morality as a group than the people do as individuals, which permits it to willfully produce ineffective or dangerous products, deal dictatorially and often unfairly with suppliers, pay bribes for business, abrogate the rights of employees by demanding blind loyalty to management or tamper with the democratic process of government through illegal political contributions.
I am not a psychologist, so I can't offer a professional opinion on what happens to the freedom of individual minds when they are blended into the group management through process of business. But my private analysis is this: morality has to do with people. If an action is hewed primarily from the perspective of its effect on people, it is put into the moral realm.
Business in America, however, is impersonal. This is particularly true of large American multi-national corporations. They are viewed by their employees and publics as faceless. They have no personality. The ultimate measure of success and failure of these businesses is not their effect on people but rather their earnings per share of stock. If earnings are high, the business is considered good. If they are low or in the red ink, it is considered a failure. The first question to greet any business proposal is how will it effect profits？ People do not enter the equation of a business decisions except to the extent that the effect on them will hurt or enhance earnings per share. In such a completely impersonal context, business decisions of questionable personal morality are easily justified. The unwavering devotion to the bottom line brings this about, and the American public until now has been more than willing to accept this. When someone is forced into early retirement in a management power-play or supplier is cheated out of sale by under-the-table dealings, the public reaction is generally, "Oh, well. That's business." And management's reaction is often, "it's what's on the bottom line that counts." A person who shoots and kills an other is sentenced to life in prison. A business man who makes a defective product which kills people may get a nominal fine or a verbal slap on the hands, ff he is ever brought to trial at all.
In the author's view, if an American business makes an immoral decision as a group, the man aging individuals ______.
A．may be excused from trial
B．are often above reproach
C．may differ in interpreting morality
D．should not escape responsibility
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—You did an excellent job yesterday, Jim! I really enjoyed your presentation.—Oh yeah, it was fabulous. It seems the English program is a great way to practice English. —Yeah. It is fun and motivating.
A．Did you really？
B．Oh, thank you. You are so kind.
C．Really？ What about yours？
D．Not at all. My pleasure.
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听力原文：Man: The interesting part of the job is the staff development side - arranging training and organising appraisals. And we're doing more of that because more training time is necessary to keep staff up-to-date with computer applications. It's nice to do this as a change from the routine of advertising, interviewing, drawing up staff contracts, etc.
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It seems strange that in the past ten years Mike and I might just as well have been in different worlds.
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One of Microsoft's cool people, is Patrick Blackburn. As a test manager for the Product Group, Blackburn's job may sound routine; however, he says it's anything but that.
"Most people ,think of software testing as a mundane task of punching the keyboard like a monkey, trying to break the program," Blackburn says. "Part of that is true, but we write software programs called Monkeys to do that for us so that we don't have to hire real monkeys. Real monkeys are too difficult to manage and don't usually pass the personal hygiene criteria !" In reality, Blackburn says, testing responsibilities are very technically challenging and often include complete development cycles of their own. He spends most of his time coming up with creative incentives to convince his team to believe in schedules for products that don't yet exist, hiring great people to build strong teams, and pounding on the products to find bugs before the customer sees them.
According to Blackburn, the most critical thing you can do to succeed at Microsoft is to focus on what you believe is important. "It's easy to get overwhelmed with everything going on around you, so first and foremost you need to stay focused," he says. "What you focus on needs to be something you firmly believe in so that you'll pursue it and defend your mission with a passion. "
He also thinks that one of the biggest differences between his co-workers at Microsoft and those at his former workplace is the sense of ownership and the impact on the business that everyone shares. "We hire people who tend to become personally attached to the products and the success of the company, and the environment really perpetuates this," Blackburn says. "It's much easier to motivate a team at Microsoft than any other company I've been in. "
One of the most difficult parts of Blackburn's job is staying ahead of the people who report to him. "Because there are so many smart people and technology is changing so quickly, it is a constant challenge to keep up," he says. "I hope that's because I hire such great people!"
To succeed, Blackburn uses time management tactics and allocates a specific amount of time to education. "My personal goal is to spend at least 20 percent of my time learning new things through formal and informal methods. "
Patrick Blackburn thinks software testing is ______ .
A．a routine and mundane job
B．technically challenging
C．like a monkey punching keyboard
D．partly done by monkeys
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The death of her father came as a trance,____ Mary seemed never to have recovered.
A．A.from which
B．B.in which
C．C.at which
D．D.on which
