The word "tough"(Line 7, Paragraph 2) most probably means_____.

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• 1One possible response, when the program "Dr. Phil" was first presented on TV, that people were afraid of was _____.

  A.suspicion

  B.satisfaction

  C.indifference

  D.indignation

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• 2Faced with diversified issues of injustice, Dr. Phil McGraw advised that people should __.

  A.strongly voice their condemnation of those responsible

  B.directly probe the root of their victimization

  C.carefully examine their own problems

  D.sincerely express their sympathy for the victims

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• 3The author’s attitude towards the long-term investors’ decision is _____.

  A.positive

  B.suspicious

  C.negative

  D.ambiguous

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• 4It can be inferred from the text that Lucent, Enron and Xerox are names of _____.

  A.successful businesses

  B.bankrupted companies

  C.stocks

  D.huge corporations

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• 5In the author’s opinion, employees should _____.

  A.invest in company stock to show loyalty to their employer

  B.get out of their own company’s stock

  C.wait for some time before disposing of their stock

  D.give trust to a particular company’s stock

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• 6The author advises the public to _____.

  A.leave out factors such as unconscious impulses

  B.draw lessons of their own from September 11

  C.respond decisively to September 11 tragedy

  D.accept decisions beyond our control

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• 7With a series of questions at the end of the text, the author _____.

  A.feels uncertain of what his own opinion is

  B.differentiates two conflicting views

  C.criticizes the Bush Administration

  D.argues for the US policy on Iraq

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• 8The decision on Anders Moberg’s pay package has _____.

  A.incurred much criticism from the shareholders

  B.helped restore public confidence in Ahold

  C.saved the supervisory board from another crisis

  D.put pressure on the new chief executive

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• 9The recovery strategy by Ahold’s management includes _____.

  A.avoiding the next accounting scandal

  B.diverting investment to other fields

  C.issuing rights to more retailers

  D.selling the retailers with poor performance

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• 10Anders Moberg thought that if his salary had been announced earlier, _____.

  A.the board’s position would have become less difficult

  B.he would have agreed to the contract with Ahold

  C.more time could have been devoted to his recovery plan

  D.the shareholders wouldn’t have strongly opposed

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