1 The Magic of LanguageThe magical influence of language is a theme which reverberates throughout the literatures and legends of the world. Language, especially in its written form, is thought to contain special powers, which only the initiated are allowed to understand or control. 1. The magic power of language was linked to religion.True2. Witches or wizards often use simple and concise words in ceremonies.False3. In primitive times, people believed that written language had a supernatural power.True4. Taboos only exist in the primitive tribes.False5. The person who uses taboo is doomed to be punished by supernatural power.False6. Euphemisms are words that are often used to replace the taboo words.True7. Many primitive people do not like to be called by their names, because they fear to be controlled by others.True8. In some Australian tribes people have two names, one is used only at home and the other is used in churches.False9. In Madagascar if you ask the name of a village, the villagers are ready to tell you.False10. In Roman legions, soldiers were more likely to have Victor rather than Felix as their names.1. This text implies that in ancient times _.D. the literate people had a higher status2. The word reverberate in line 1 is closest in meaning to _. B. repeatedly appear3. Incantations are more likely to be used in _. C. treatment of the sick4. Words are often repeated in ceremonies to _.B. enhance the mysterious effect5. The primitive people believed that the written language _. B. appeared to have a supernatural power6. According to the text, Napoleon realized that _.C. newspapers could produce a greater effect in defeating enemies7. Verbal taboos are usually connected to all the following EXCEPT_.C. recreation activities8. The use of a taboo word can cause _.D. all of the above9. The author mentioned Lady Chatterleys Lover to show that books with pornographic contents might lead to_.C. a legal action10. Thai learners of English dont like to pronounce the word yet because _. C. in Thai it is quite similar to the pronunciation of a word meaning sexual activity11. Euphemisms are made to help people _. B. avoid using taboo words12. In French parapluie means _. A. umbrella13. People do not like to utter the names of the dead mostly because of _. B. fear14. A mother often changes her childrens name after a childs death to _. C. keep away death spirit15. A new ship is unlikely to be named as Titanic because _. B. it reminds people of terrible disaster2,The Age of Globality Big is in, and very big is very in. Barely a week goes by without another large and often astonishing merger. There is hardly time to recover from Citibank and Travelers, with its frontal challenge to New Deal banking rules, before Daimler-Benz and Chrysler take to the road, 1. It is universally acknowledged that globalization can contribute to the expansion of international trade and foreign investment and the integration of markets.True2. Ours is an era in which big means good, bigger means better.True3. Daimler-Benz and Chrysler is a cross-border merger. Both produce cars exclusively in their own country.True4. E-business makes it possible for an international company to operate smoothly.True5. It took a decade for Daimler and Chrysler to integrate with each other.False6. Chrysler is basically a German company, strong in lower-priced cars, very strong on sport utility vehicles, but weak internationally.False7. Daimler is a North American company. Its Mercedes makes it preeminent in the upper part of the automotive market, but not in Europe.False8. It is of importance for a merger to pay more attention to managerial creativity, entrepreneurial values and initiatives and responsiveness to the market, for the playing field is different.True9. It is hard to get a new merger to work, for the existing friction is inevitable and enduring.True10. In order to solve those complicated problems in the course of integration, we should adopt a more flexible, fast-moving and adaptive policy.True1. The main theme of this passage is_. A.International business mergers have entered a new era2. Big is in means_. C.it is fashionable to form large business companies.3. The scale and audacity of these combinations are impressive, of course. Audacity means_.B. boldness4. International business mergers