【正文】 s expansion strategy eroded sales at existing restaurants. The pany had strayed by focusing on expansion instead of quality control. Franchisees, who were hurt most, said Cantalupo39。s has about 30,000 outlets worldwide. Including 13,000 in the US.) T 10. Cantalupo retired as president in January 2002. (Cantalupo stepped down as president in January 2002.) D: Afterlistening Discussion Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1. New Chief Executive Officer James Cantalupo is shifting toward improving the fastfood giant39。s wil~ serve appetizing food quickly and in a clean, friendly environment. The pany will train staff to smile more, handle irate customers politely and reduce the wait at counters.) T 9. Over 40% of McDonald39。s is adding dressings for salads and try new seasonings for hamburgers.) T 8. McDonald39。s plunged 39 percent, making it the thirdbiggest decliner in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. (Last year, shares of McDonald’s plummeted 39 percent, making it the thirdbiggest decliner in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.) F 7. McDonald39。s reported its firstquarter profit increased as sales rose at the fastest pace in more than a year.)F 3. Net ine rose more than US$100 million. (Net ine rose from US$ million to US$ million, or US$ millions.) T 4. The pany39。s products rather than adding restaurants.)F 2. In late April, McDonald39。s Corp is toasting hamburger buns six seconds longer to make them tasty. That39。s biggest market. Gearing fast food toward local stomachs while retaining its prestige as a foreign brand is a delicate balance. KFC has adapted with fare like the Old Beijing Twister a wrap modeled after the way Peking duck is served, but with fried chicken inside. Plans are also under way for more sites of the Chinese version of Taco Bell, which currently has one location in Shanghai. grow with the affluence of the Chinese people. Yum! is also planning a slower expansion for Pizza Hut. Yum! expects the pizza market to grow with the affluence of the Chinese people. B: Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.C: Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.T 1. McDonald39。s US outlets, while the pany operates the oth15 percent. A: Prelistening Question Taco Bell will expand across China in the near future. Pizza Hut will step up its home deliveries. And McDonald39。s expansion strategy eroded* sales at existing restaurants, said Cantalupo39。s will serve appetizing food quickly and in a clean, friendly environment. The pany will train staff to smile more, handle irate* customers politely and reduce the wait at counters. McDonald39。 Happy Meals and try new seasonings for hamburgers. Longer toasting is just part of the effort to make the buns taste better. McDonald39。s is adding for a healthier menu. McDonald39。s plummeted* 39 percent, making it the thirdbiggest decliner in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Cantalupo, 59, signed up* actor Paul Newman to supply Newman39。s veteran told investors at an April 7 meeting in New York. McDonald39。s largest hamburger chain posted in the red ink for the fourth quarter, its first loss ever.Revenue, which includes sales and franchise* fees, rose percent to US$ billion from US$ billion. Investors say Cantalupo is getting a grip on the troubles he inherited, especially a twoyear sales slump. The pany had strayed by focusing on expansion instead of quality control. After about 100 days on the job, Cantalupo says he will spend 40 percent less on new restaurants and renovation this year. McDonald39。s products rather than adding restaurants.In late April, McDonald39。s Corp is toasting hamburger buns six seconds longer to make them tasty. That39。s had wanted to sell 50 percent to 60 percent of the chains while retaining managerial control. 4. He will be paid a salary of US$ million this year and has options on 600,000 shares if he agrees to take the job.5. Franchisees run 85 percent of McDonald39。s second anniversary with World Scratch Day. More than 80 events are scheduled in 30 different countries, from the United States to Iran. A: Directions: Listen to the science report and plete the summary.This science report is about a new and easytouse programming language called scratch.B: Directions: Listen to the report again and plete the following sentences.1. Two years ago, puter software engineers at The Media Lab, MIT39。s students are creating animated stories using Scratch. Most of them, like Lydia Melgar from El Salvador are learning English as a second language. Elkner, a puter science teacher in Arlington, Virginia, introduced Scratch to his students in March. “At first, I wanted to introduce Scratch to teach programming. And what we found when we were working with Scratch was that it was actually amazingly good at teaching language skills.Scratch is an objectoriented language designed to be simple enough for anyone to use. Instead of writing mands out, users choose from mands that e with the program.We were really inspired by Lego bricks and how you build things in the physical world, how could you apply that to a digital space? So we have these bricks or blocks that you snap together. So you have 100 different blocks that you can choose from.” There is als