Supplementary Reading

　　Wal-Mart: Measuring Just How Green

　　1) War-Mart will begin its green initiative with suppliers in the following product categories EXCEPT .

　　A. toothpaste and soap

　　B. milk, beer and soda

　　C. DVD players and vacuum cleaners ∨

　　D. DVDs and vacuum cleaners

　　2) According to the passage, the CDP is an organization that focuses on .

　　A. global warming and carbon emission

　　B. climate change and global warming

　　C. carbon emission and climate change ∨

　　D. climate change and animal protection

　　3) Which of the following statements is NOT the environmentalists’ opinion about War-Mart’s green initiative?

　　A. Some people believe Wal-Mart has been using green initiatives to burnish its image which has been stained by its worker pay and benefits policies.

　　B. Some environmentalists are supportive of Wal-Mart’s green initiative and are ready to cooperate. ∨

　　C. Some environmental activists are cautiously optimistic about Wal-Mart’s green initiative.

　　D. Even the most radical environmental activists acknowledge that if War-Mart really pushes for change with the latest initiative, it has the size and scale to make a real difference.

　　4) What will be the key test to Wal-Mart?

　　A. How Wal-Mart balances the green of the environment with the green of its balance sheet. ∨

　　B. How Wal-Mart balances the green of the environment with the green of its products.

　　C. How Wal-Mart balances the green of its products with the green of its balance sheet.

　　D. How Wal-Mart balances the green of the environment with the green of its marketing strategies.

　　5) Which of the following states is true?

　　A. War-Mart will cut off those suppliers who do not use energy in a green way.

　　B. War-Mart will stop doing business with high-polluting companies.

　　C. War-Mart hasn’t decided how it will use the new measurement system. ∨

　　D. War-Mart will only do business with those that supplies the lowest-cost goods.

　　6) After being advised by which company did War-Mart launch its green initiative?

　　A. McKinsey & Co. ∨

　　B. Accenture

　　C. Arthur Anderson

　　D. the Boston Consulting Group

　　7) Wal-Mart’s plan to double the fuel economy of its trucks by 2015 would save:

　　A. 20 million gallons of diesel fuel a year

　　B. 3.5 million gallons of diesel fuel a year

　　C. 60 million gallons of diesel fuel a year ∨

　　D. 3 billion gallons of diesel fuel a year

　　8) According to Heather Rogers, it would be more meaningful for Wal-Mart to focus on items like than on “low tech” products:

　　A. tooth paste and soup

　　B. cell phones and DVD players ∨

　　C. DVDs and DVD players

　　D. milk, beer and soda

　　9) Wal-Mart admitted to emit in 2005

　　A. 1.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide

　　B. 2.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide

　　C. 28 million metric tons of carbon dioxide

　　D. 15.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide ∨

　　10) Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A. Some skeptics say the number from War-Mart’s environmental efforts just don’t add up.

　　B. Critics suspect that War-Mart uses its green initiatives to deflect attention from its workplace policies as well as financial performance in recent years.

　　C. Many War-Mart’s skeptics see the latest initiative with the CDP as full of promise.

　　D. One skeptic suggests that War-Mart maintain its carbon emission. ∨