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A.YOU CAN SCHEDULE AN AUTOMATIC PAYMENT.
B.TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE LATE FEE SOMETIMES.
C.YOU'D BETTER PLAN TO PAY AHEA
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D.CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT DUE DATE IN ORDER TO AVOID LATE FE
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E.YOU COULD ALSO SET FOR YOURSELF A REMINDER TO PAY IN TIM
E. SOME TIPS TO AVOID A CREDIT CARD LATE FEE IF YOU'RE EVEN A MINUTE LATE WITH A PAYMENT, YOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY CAN HIT YOU HARD IN THE WALLET—AS MUCH AS $39 EACH TIME, ACCORDING TO A JULY 2008 SURVEY. HOWEVER, SOME SIMPLE STEPS CAN HELP KEEP YOUR EXPOSURE TO THESE EXTRA COSTS TO A MINIMU
M. 【A1】______ A FEW CARD ISSUERS, INCLUDING CHASE AND HSBC, CHARGE EXTRA FEES FOR ONLINE PAYMENTS THAT YOU NEED TO POST THE SAME DAY, SO EVEN IF YOU PAY ELECTRONICALLY, DO IT THREE TO FOUR DAYS AHEAD SO YOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY WILL PROCESS THE PAYMENT BY THE DUE DAT
E.IF YOU'RE SNAIL-MAILING CHECKS, ALLOW EVEN MORE TIME—ABOUT 10 DAYS—TO ALLOW FOR MAIL SNAFUS.AND UNLESS YOU'RE DESPERATE, FORGET ABOUT PHONE PAYMENTS—A NUMBER OF BANKS CHARGE A FEE FOR THEM, NO MATTER WHEN YOU CALL. 【A2】______ A FEW CARD ISSUERS ALLOW YOU TO CHOOSE A DUE DATE TO COINCIDE WITH YOUR PAYDAY SCHEDULE, SO A CASH SHORTFALL WON'T MAKE YOU LAT
E.YOU CAN EVEN CHOOSE A DUE DATE THAT'S EASIER TO REMEMBER.YOUR BIRTHDAY'S ON FE
B.17? MAKE YOUR CREDIT CARD PAYMENT DUE ON THE 17TH OF EACH MONT
H. 【A3】______ SOME BANKS OFFER AN AUTOPAY PROGRAM THAT LINKS YOUR CREDIT CARD TO A CHECKING OR SAVING ACCOUNT; YOU DECIDE WHETHER TO AUTOMATICALLY PAY THE NEW BALANCE, THE CURRENT MINIMUM PAYMENT OR A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT.IF YOU BANK ONLINE, YOU CAN ALSO ARRANGE A DO-IT-YOURSELF AUTOPAY.JUST ESTIMATE YOUR USUAL MONTHLY MINIMUM, SCHEDULE A MONTHLY PAYMENT DATE AND HAVE THE AMOUNT DEDUCTED FROM YOUR ACCOUNT AUTOMATICALLY.JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH IN CHECKING TO COVER IT OR THE OVERDRAFT FEES WILL EAT UP YOUR SAVING ON LATE FEES. 【A4】______ SOME CREDIT CARD COMPANIES, INCLUDING CHASE, WILL ALERT YOU OF UPCOMING DUE DATES BY E-MAIL OR VOICE MAIL.YOU CAN ALSO SCHEDULE A MONTHLY E-MAIL REMINDER THROUGH A WEB SITE, SUCH AS MEMOTO M
E.COM OR REMEMBERTHMIL
K.CO
M. 【A5】______ EVEN CONSCIENTIOUS CONSUMERS WILL PROBABLY GET HIT WITH A LATE FEE AT SOME POINT.HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE A GOOD RECORD OF ON-TIME PAYMENTS, CALL AND POLITELY ASK A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO WAIVE THE CHARG
E.NO DICE? ASK TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR, OR TRY AGAIN ON A DIFFERENT DAY.YOU MIGHT EVEN THREATEN TO CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNTS WITH THE COMPANY—A TACTIC THAT WORKED FOR JEFF ROTH OF MOLALLA, ORE, AFTER HIS WIFE'S CHASE CREDIT CARD WAS HIT WITH A $ 39 LATE FEE WHEN THE FOURTH OF JULY DELAYED PROCESSING OF A PAYMENT.'MY ADVICE TO THOSE WHO FEEL THEY HAVE UNJUSTLY BEEN ASSESSED LATE FEES IS TO BE ASSERTIVE ABOUT GETTING THE CHARGES REMOVE
D.' SAYS ROTH, WHO POSTED ABOUT HIS PLIGHT AT GETRICHSLOW-LY.OR
G.'IT WON'T ALWAYS WORK, BUT MOST CREDIT CARD COMPANIES WILL LEAST GIVE YOU ONE FREEBI
E.' NEXT TIME, THOUGH, YOU MAY BE ON YOUR OW
N.COLOR IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MOST ANIMALS FOR IT HELPS THEM TO GET ALONG IN THE WORL
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未分类题【T9】A.ACCOMMODATE B.IN C.TRANSFER A.EARLY STATESMEN STRONGLY BELIEVED【T7】______PRIVATE ENTERPRISE B.TO【T8】______THEMSELVES TO CHANGE C.THE MERGER OR ACQUISITION WAS TO【T9】______CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF AN ALREADY SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE TO A NEW GROUP THE UNITED STATES IS OFTEN CONSIDERED A YOUNG NATION, BUT IN FACT IT IS NEXT TO THE OLDEST CONTINUOUS GOVERNMENT IN THE WORLD, AND THE REASON IS THAT ITS PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYSBEEN WILLING【T10】______.IT SHOULD BE REALIZED, HOWEVER, THAT SHARING BENEFITS OF OURACHIEVEMENTS WAS THE RESULT OF TRIAL AND ERROR.UNPRINCIPLED BUSINESSMEN HAD FIRST TO BE RESTRAINED BY GOVERNMENT BEFORE THEY CAME TO LEARN THAT THEY MUST SERVE THE GENERAL GOODIN PURSUING THEIR ECONOMIC INTERESTS.THUS, ALTHOUGH【T11】______, THEY CHOSE TO MAKETHE POST OFFICE A GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY AND TO GIVE THE SCHOOLS TO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.SINCE THEN, GOVERNMENT HAS BROADENED ITS ACTIVITIES IN MANY WAYS INCLUDING PREVENTING MONOPO-LIES FROM TAKING OVER THE ECONOMY. INCREASED GROWTH BY ACQUISITION BY OUR LARGEST CORPORATIONS HAS RESULTED IN A SITUATION WHERE VIRTUALLY INDEPENDENT ECONOMIC GIANTS WILL DOMINATE THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. GROWTH OF THESE VAST CORPORATE STRUCTURES, EVEN THOUGH ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MUCH SMALLER AND LESS POWERFUL COMPANIES THAT OPERATE UNDER THEIR CONTROL, FORETELLS THE CREATION OF MONOPOLY—LIKE STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT AMERICAN BUSINESS.IN GENERAL, THE MAJOR ACQUISITIONS BY THE SAMPLE COMPANIES WERE CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL BEFORE ACQUISITION.THE MAIN EFFECT OF【T12】______.PROFITABILITY RATIOS INDICATE THAT, IN MOST INSTANCES, THE ACQUIRED COMPANIES OPERATED LESS EFFICIENTLY AFTER ACQUISITION.此题为多项选择题。

未分类题【T11】A.ACCOMMODATE B.IN C.TRANSFER A.EARLY STATESMEN STRONGLY BELIEVED【T7】______PRIVATE ENTERPRISE B.TO【T8】______THEMSELVES TO CHANGE C.THE MERGER OR ACQUISITION WAS TO【T9】______CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF AN ALREADY SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE TO A NEW GROUP THE UNITED STATES IS OFTEN CONSIDERED A YOUNG NATION, BUT IN FACT IT IS NEXT TO THE OLDEST CONTINUOUS GOVERNMENT IN THE WORLD, AND THE REASON IS THAT ITS PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYSBEEN WILLING【T10】______.IT SHOULD BE REALIZED, HOWEVER, THAT SHARING BENEFITS OF OURACHIEVEMENTS WAS THE RESULT OF TRIAL AND ERROR.UNPRINCIPLED BUSINESSMEN HAD FIRST TO BE RESTRAINED BY GOVERNMENT BEFORE THEY CAME TO LEARN THAT THEY MUST SERVE THE GENERAL GOODIN PURSUING THEIR ECONOMIC INTERESTS.THUS, ALTHOUGH【T11】______, THEY CHOSE TO MAKETHE POST OFFICE A GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY AND TO GIVE THE SCHOOLS TO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.SINCE THEN, GOVERNMENT HAS BROADENED ITS ACTIVITIES IN MANY WAYS INCLUDING PREVENTING MONOPO-LIES FROM TAKING OVER THE ECONOMY. INCREASED GROWTH BY ACQUISITION BY OUR LARGEST CORPORATIONS HAS RESULTED IN A SITUATION WHERE VIRTUALLY INDEPENDENT ECONOMIC GIANTS WILL DOMINATE THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. GROWTH OF THESE VAST CORPORATE STRUCTURES, EVEN THOUGH ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MUCH SMALLER AND LESS POWERFUL COMPANIES THAT OPERATE UNDER THEIR CONTROL, FORETELLS THE CREATION OF MONOPOLY—LIKE STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT AMERICAN BUSINESS.IN GENERAL, THE MAJOR ACQUISITIONS BY THE SAMPLE COMPANIES WERE CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL BEFORE ACQUISITION.THE MAIN EFFECT OF【T12】______.PROFITABILITY RATIOS INDICATE THAT, IN MOST INSTANCES, THE ACQUIRED COMPANIES OPERATED LESS EFFICIENTLY AFTER ACQUISITION.

未分类题【T14】A.THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS B.AS BUNGEE JUMPING C.BE CURED D.TO SEEK DANGER A.DISEASES COULD NOT EASILY【T13】______, AND LIFE WAS A CONTINUOUS BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL B.MOST PEOPLE WOULD SAY ARE AS RISKY【T14】______INVOLVE JUMPING C.THE ANSWER FOR SOME OF THESE PEOPLE IS【T15】______IN ACTIVITIES D.THOSE WHO HAVE CLIMBED【T16】______, EXPLORED UNKNOWN PARTS OF THE WORLD OR SAILED IN SMALL BOATS AROUND THE WORLD MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKING PART IN DANGEROUS SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES.OF COURSE, THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOOKED FOR ADVENTURE—【T17】______ACROSS THE GREATEST OCEANS.NOW, HOWEVER, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SEEK ANIMMEDIATE EXCITEMENT FROM A RISKY ACTIVITY WHICH MAY ONLY LAST A FEW MINUTES OR EVEN SECONDS. I WOULD CONSIDER BUNGEE JUMPING TO BE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF SUCH AN ACTIVITY.YOU JUMP FROM A HIGH PLACE (PERHAPS A BRIDGE OR A HOT-AIR BALLOON) 200 METERS ABOVE THE GROUND WITH AN ELASTIC ROPE TIED TO YOUR ANKLES.YOU FALL AT UP TO 150 KILOMETERS AN HOUR UNTIL THE ROPE STOPS YOU FROM HITTING THE GROUND.IT IS ESTIMATED THAT TWO MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLDHAVE NOW TRIED BUNGEE JUMPING.OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH【T18】______FROM TALL BUILDINGSAND DIVING INTO THE SEA FROM THE TOP OF HIGH CLIFFS. WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE PART IN SUCH ACTIVITIES AS THESE? SOME PSYCHOLOGISTS SUGGEST THAT IT IS BECAUSE LIFE IN MODERN SOCIETIES HAS BECOME SAFE AND BORING.NOT VERY LONG AGO, PEOPLE'S LIVES WERE CONSTANTLY UNDER THREAT.THEY HAD TO GO OUT AND HUNT FOR FOOD,【T19】______. NOWADAYS, ACCORDING TO MANY PEOPLE, LIFE OFFERS LITTLE EXCITEMENT.THEY LIVE AND WORK IN COMPARATIVELY SAFE ENVIRONMENT; THEY BUY FOOD IN SHOPS; AND THERE ARE DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS TO LOOK AFTER THEM IF THEY BECOME ILL.【T20】______SUCH AS BUNGEE JUMPING.此题为多项选择题。

未分类题Williams’ proposal, at a board meeting last week, was to set up a committee to review the marketing plan be discussed

未分类题【T1】A.WITH B.THAT C.THOUGH A.A TREMENDOUS IMPRESSION HAD BEEN MADE UPON ME AS【T1】______I HAD RUN INTO A PERSON B.MIXING【T2】_______THE SOFT-COAL SMOKE C.IT WAS【T3】______MY EYES EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST UPON THE DOLL TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THAT AFTERNOON IN APRIL A YEAR AGO THAT I FIRST SAW THE STRANGE AND APPEALING DOLL IN THE WINDOW OF ABE SHEFTEL'S TOY SHOP ON THIRD AVENUE NEAR FIFTEENTH STREET, JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY OFFICE, WHERE THE PLATE ON THE DOOR READS:DR.SAMUEL AMORY.I REMEMBER JUST HOW IT WAS THAT DAY:THE FIRST HINT OF SPRING FLOATED ACROSS THE EAST RIVER,【T4】______FROM THE FACTORIES AND THE STREET SMELLS OF THE POOR NEIGHBORHOOD. AS I TURNED THE CORNER ON MY WAY TO WORK AND CAME TO SHEFTEL'S, I WAS MADE ONCE MORE AWARE OF THE POOR COLLECTION OF TOYS IN THE DUSTY WINDOW, AND I REMEMBERED THE APPROACHING BIRTHDAY OF A SMALL NIECE OF MINE IN CLEVELAND, TO WHOM I WAS IN THE HABIT OF SENDING MODEST GIFTS.THEREFORE, I STOPPED AND EXAMINED THE WINDOW TO SEE IF THERE MIGHT BE ANYTHING SUITABLE, AND LOOKED AT THE CONFUSING COLLECTION OF UNAPPEALING OBJECTS—A RED TOY FIRE ENGINE, SOME LEAD SOLDIERS, CHEAP BASEBALLS, BOTTLES OF INK, PENS, YELLOWED ENVELOPES, AND ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SOFT DRINKS.AND THUS【T5】______STORED AWAY IN ONE CORNER, A DOLL WITH THE STRANGEST, MOST CHARMING EXPRESSION ON HER FACE.I COULD NOT WHOLLY MAKE HER OUT, DUE TO THE SHADOWS AND THE FILM OF DUST THROUGH WHICH I WAS LOOKING, BUT I WAS AWARE THAT【T6】______, AS ONE DOES SOMETIMES WITH A STRANGER, WITH WHOSE PERSONALITY ONE IS DEEPLY IMPRESSED.此题为多项选择题。