?Read the article below about the impact of technology on the environment.
?Choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B, C or D on the opposite page.
?For each question 21-30, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.
Business and the environment
These days in business, people have to face many challenging questions when designing , and implementing new projects in undeveloped areas of the countryside. One issue which has to be faced is whether it is possible to introduce new technology without destroying the local environment.
Economic (21) and environmental conservation are often seen as natural enemies. It is unfortunate that in the past this has often been true, and it has been necessary to choose between (22) the project or protecting the environment. However, by taking environmental considerations (23) at an early stage in a project, companies can significantly reduce any impact on local plants and animals.
For example, in southern Africa, a company called CEL was asked to put up 410 km of a power transmission line without disturbing the rare birds which inhabit that area. The project was carried out with (24) disturbance last summer. What may surprise many business people is the fact that this consideration for local wildlife did not in any way (25) down the project. Indeed, the necessary advance planning (26) with local knowledge and advanced technology, (27) that the project was actually completed ahead of schedule. CEL was contracted to finish the job by October and (28) to do so two months earlier.
CEL is one of those companies which is (29) to the principle of environmental conservation. Many other companies have yet to be (30) of the importance of balancing the needs of people with those of the environment. However, it may be the only realistic way forward.
(21)
A．development
B．progression
C．rise
D．increase
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聽力原文：Host: Welcome to our program. There is no doubt that the Internet has been a valuable tool in our business and personal life. On this segment we are going to see how the network is being used to
Well, let's introduce our guests. Mike Emmi, the Chairman and Executive Officer of Systems & Computer Technology Corporation, or SCT, and Scott Nevins, President and Chief Executive Officer of ClientSoft Incorporated. Gentlmen, welcome to both of you. Scott, let's start with you. I understand that you've been using proprietary technology to help organization maximize their investment and technology. What does all that mean？
Scott Nevins, President & CEO, ClientSoft Inc.: It's a good question. We are a software technology company and we use our produces to build these Web-based applications, e-business applications, to take and leverage the information that an organization has on its mainframe. Without making any changes whatsoever, within a very short period of time, we take that information and translate that into something that's useable for a person like you and I to be able to get that information and understand what the information is all about.
Host: Well, we want to have a closer look at how this works, so we sent our correspondent to MetLife in Warwick, Rhode Island to send back this report.
Correspondent: Yesterday, an independent insurance agent would write up a policy and submit it on paper to the parent company's main office. Then it might take a day or two or three to be processed. Tomorrow, that same agent will point a click through a secure, easy-to-navigate browser that connects to the company's mainframe. for instant and accurate policy transactions. Well, tomorrow is today at MetLife in Warwick, thanks to ClientSoft's Webpack 2000. In the past, MetLife never gave its agents access to its mainframe. because it's not easy to do business with mainframe. The application of Webpack 2000 just changed the whole equation between the parent company and its agents. It significantly improves the ease of doing business. Even for today's computer-savant insurance agents, the language of the computer mainframe. is far from English. ClientSoft takes that computereae and translates it into easy, fill-in-the-blanks Web pages. Not only does ClientSoft make the agent's job easier in the officer, but now combing the portability of cell phones with Internet access of a Lap-top PCm the agent is able to access the company's mainframe, access to powerful information from any remote location, for example, from a customer's house. This revolutionary technology is hoped to change the way the insurance industry operates.
Host: Well, Mike, as I understand, the SCT is focused on making life easier for the customers. What can you tell us about that, Mike？
Mike Emmi, Chairman and Executive officer, SCT: We think the world is changing pretty dramatic- ally and the customers now have the power. Smarter organizations are recognizing that, so they realize that they have to build relationships and develop loyalty with their customers. SCT is helping organizations identify and leverage key relationships using Internet technology. For ex- ample, Campus Pipeline Solutions, one of our integrated enterprise software solutions, provides students, faculty administrations, and staff with access to information they need when and where they want it.
Don't confuse this with a website. Campus Pipeline gives each user their own personalized pipeline that brings together research materials, course materials, online registration and other relevant information the institution or the Internet can provide. For new students on the campus, Pipeline is making college life a lot easier. Campus pipeline is just one example of how SCT is helping organizations use technology to leverage key relationships.
Host: Well, obviously, on the bottom line you're trying to est
A．By extending the enterprise.
B．By using proprietary technology.
C．By improving customer relationships.