28. The expression ‘working poor’ in paragraph 4 means （ ）
A. poor people and family
B. people living under the poverty line
C. individuals and families who maintain regular employment but remain in relative poverty
D. poor who are supported by government aid or charity
29. Which sectors would the current crisis hit hardest? （ ）
A. transportation and construction B. automotive and tourism
C. real estate and food D. tele-communication and tourism
30. What is needed to deal with the financial crisis for working families and the real economy, with rules and policies that deliver decent jobs at present? （ ）
A. more money B. the government concern
C. an economic rescue plan D. the effort of financial sector
B．Read this passage and decide whether these statements are true （T） or false （F）．
Business as we know it today would be impossible if there was no agreement or contract to bind the contracting parties. Long ago, people devised a means for bargaining for the conduct of others by exchanging promises. The exchange of promises came to be known as “agreements” and gradually became very important in the lives of the people and in the field of business. A promise or an agreement is reached as a result of the process of offer and acceptance. When an agreement is reached, a contract is formed, which creates legal obligations enforceable by law.
Contracts can be long or short, formal or informal, simple or complicated, and verbal or written, of which the most popular is the written contract （or pre-printed contract）.The importance of a contract in an international sales transaction cannot be underestimated. Often it is the only document between the parties to which they may refer for clarification of mutual responsibilities, resolution of disputes in the event of disagreement. And such a contract serves as a “living document” that may well survive the relationship it defines. So the exporter should avoid viewing the contract merely as a document that initiates transaction and subsequently is filed and forgotten.
31. If there was no agreement or contract to bind the contracting parties, business today would be impossible. （ ）
32. Exchanging promises was something very old and disappeared completely. （ ）
33. Contracts can be various in forms, of which the most popular is the written contract. （ ）
34. Very often apart from the contract there are other documents between the parties to which they may refer for clarification of mutual responsibilities and resolution of disputes in the event of disagreement. （ ）
35. The contract is merely a document that initiates transaction and subsequently is filed and forgotten. （ ）
