B

　　Successful people in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change their practices in different cultures.They understand the importance of avoiding business decisions based on misconceptions?mistaken ideas.

　　One cause of misconceptions is ethnocentrism,the belief that one?s own culture?s way of doing things is better than the way of other cultures.It?s ethnocentrism that leads to failure in international business.To avoid ethnocentrism,it?s necessary to study the different elements(組成部分) of culture: language,values and attitudes,customs and manners.

　　Language

　　A knowledge of the local language can help international business people in four ways.First,people can communicate directly.Second,people are usually more open in their communication with someone who speaks their language.Third,an understanding of the language allows people to infer meanings that are not said directly.Finally,knowing the language helps people to understand the culture better.

　　Values and Attitudes

　　Values are people?s basic beliefs about the difference between right and wrong,good and bad.An attitude is way of thinking or acting.Values and attitudes influence international business.For example,many people in the United States believe that chocolate from Switzerland is better than chocolate from other countries,and they buy a lot of it.

　　Customs and Manners

　　Customs are common social practices.Manners are ways of acting that the society believes are polite.For example,in the United States,it is custom to have salad(色拉) before the main course at dinner,not after.It?s not acceptable to talk with food in mouth at table.Failure to understand the customs and manners of other countries will bring difficulty selling their products.Orange juice as a breakfast drink of an American company in France doesn?t sell well because the French don?t usually drink juice with breakfast.

　　()25.A knowledge of the local language allows international business people.

　　A.to be more open with their customers

　　B.to communicate without outside help

　　C.to express their thoughts indirectly

　　D.to have a better idea of their own culture

　　()26.The act of many people buying chocolate of Switzerland shows the role of.

　　A.mannersB.values

　　C.attitudesD.customs

　　()27.What would be the best title for the text?

　　A.Misconceptions in Business

　　B.Basic Beliefs in Business

　　C.International Business Culture

　　D.Successful International Business

　　()28.The author?s purpose of writing this article is to tell people.

　　A.how to take a right attitude in business

　　B.how to avoid misunderstandings in business

　　C.how to use a local language in business

　　D.how to act politely and properly in business

C

　　Only three local students won Chinese Blog(博客)Competition.And 15 of the 18 awards want to students from China.

　　170 students? task: to get a fully?designed blog up and running ,complete with many postings based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese.

　　Themes ranged from local opinions—such as the usage of Singlish,education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre—to food blogs.

　　The entries were judged on Language proficiency( 熟練程度)and the quality of writing,as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.

　　Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts,and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.

　　In the end,only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China.

　　“No surprise.”said Mr.Chow Yaw Long,37,teachers in charge from Lanova Junior College,which organized the event.“Although the topics were local subjects,the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”

　　One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao,19,from the Saint Andrew?s Junior College,who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog.Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce,complete with pictures and even podcasts (播客).

　　Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible.

　　“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao.“I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”

　　()29.The competition was organized by.

　　A.the National University of Singapore

　　B.Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao

　　C.Lanova Junior College

　　D.the Saint Andrew?s Junior College

　　()30.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A.Chinese students won most of the awards.

　　B.Not all the themes were about local subjects.

　　C.The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish.

　　D.The judges were from universities in Singapore and China.

　　()31.What Miss Gao said suggests that.

　　A.she likes to blame the authorities

　　B.she has a sense of responsibility

　　C.she thinks highly of the others? blogs

　　D.she loves to read valuable posts

　　()32.The passage is mainly about.

　　A.how Chinese students won the awards in the competition

　　B.why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs

　　C.how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition

　　D.what the result of the competition was