剑桥Thinking Skills Assessment 真题NO1 2004a

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44 One of the most common causes of the failure of small manufacturing firms is cash flow. It is all very well to win contracts and have a full order book, but if there is insufficient money invested in the company the delay between taking the order and being paid for the goods can be devastating. Even after delivery, customers can take months to settle their accounts. Sadly, therefore, it is not quality, promptness, hard work, or enthusiasm that ensure a company’s survival, it is cash. If enough money has been invested in the business, things really cannot go wrong.

Which of the following exposes the flaw in the argument?

A        It may be necessary for a firm to have a full order book, but unless accounts are settled promptly the business can fail.
B        A firm that produces quality goods and delivers them promptly can still fail if there is a problem with cash flow.
C        Adequate cash flow may be crucial to a firm’s survival, but investment alone may not prevent things going wrong.
D        Saying that it is sad that cash flow is what really matters for the survival of a business does not make it any less true.
E        Some firms manage very well with limited cash flow, but make up for it with hard work and enthusiasm.

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48        Two buses run between the villages of Carrville and Denton with various stops on the way. The timetable assumes that the journey will take 20 minutes and that the buses will stop for 5 minutes at each end to give the drivers a short rest before starting on their return journeys.   On a particular day, one of the buses is held up for 15 minutes by a road accident. In order to get back on schedule, the driver reduces the 5 minute stop at the ends to 2 minutes until he is on time.

How many single journeys between the two villages will he have to make (excluding the one where he is held up) before he can leave on time?

A        3
B        4
C        5
D        6
E        7

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49        Lee took part in a 30-length sponsored swim yesterday at Splasham Leisure Centre. When practising before the event, he had never managed to swim more than 20 lengths consecutively, so to give him an extra incentive his grandfather offered him the following sponsorship deal:

“$2 per length for the first 20 lengths, after which each subsequent length is worth $3 more than the previous length”

On the day Lee surpassed himself and managed 27 lengths. How much sponsorship money does Lee’s grandfather owe?
A        $61
B        $100
C        $124
D        $138
E        $225

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50        A tortoise challenged a hare to a 5 kilometre race.

When the starting pistol was fired the tortoise set off immediately and kept up a steady speed of
0.5 metres per second throughout. The hare didn’t bother to start until 3 minutes later, and stopped to rest for 40 minutes after every completed kilometre, but ran at a steady rate of 20 metres per second.

Who won the race and by what distance?

A        The hare won by 110 metres.
B        The hare won by 75 metres.
C        The tortoise won by 15 metres.
D     The tortoise won by 30 metres.
E The tortoise won by 600 metres.

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