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• 1Which of the following is true of the Bilski case、

  A.Its rulling complies with the court decisions

  B.It involves a very big business transaction

  C.It has been dismissed by the Federal Circuit

  D.It may change the legal practices in the U.S。

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• 2Business-method patents have recently aroused concern because of

  A.their limited value to business

  B.their connection with asset allocation

  C.the possible restriction on their granting

  D.the controversy over authorization

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• 3What would be the best title for the text、

  A.Newspapers of the Good Old Days.

  B.The lost Horizon in Newspapers.

  C.Mournful Decline of Journalism.

  D.Prominent Critics in Memory.

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• 4What can be learned about Cardus according to the last two paragraphs、

  A.His music criticism may not appeal to readers today.

  B.His reputation as a music critic has long been in dispute.

  C.His style caters largely to modern specialists.

  D.His writings fail to follow the amateur tradition.

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• 5which of the following would Shaw and Newman most probably agree on？

  A.It is writers’ duty to fulfill journalistic goals.

  B.It is contemptible for writers to be journalists.

  C.Writers are likely to be tempted into journalism.

  D.Not all writers are capable of journalistic writing.

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• 6We learn from the last two pamgraphs that business-meihod Pateats

  A.are immune to legal challenges

  B.are of ten unnecessarily issued

  C.lower the esteem for pateat holders

  D.increase the incidence of risks

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• 7Which of the following would bethe subject ofthe text、

  A.A looming threat to bvamess-melhcd patents

  B.Protection for business-method patent holders

  C.A legal case regarding business-methodpatents

  D.A prevailing tread against business-method patents

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• 8By citing the book The Tipping Point the author intends to

  A.analyze the consequences of social epid emics

  B.discuss influentials’ funcition in spreading ideas

  C.exemplify people’s intuitive response to social epidemics

  D.describe the essential characteristics of influentials

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• 9The author suggests that the “two-step-flow theory”

  A.serves as a solution to marketing problems

  B.has helped explain certain prevalent trends

  C.has won support from influentials

  D.requires solid evidence for its validity

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• 10what the researchers have observed recenty shows that

  A.the power of influence goes with social interactions

  B.interpersonal links can be enhanced through the media

  C.influentials have more channels to reach the public

  D.most celebritiea enjoy wide media attention

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