47. While serving as a track coach, Bowerman tried to design running shoes that were lighter and more shock-absorbent.
48. During his visit to Japan, Knight convinced the officials of the Onitsuka Tiger Company that its product would have potentials in the U.S.
49. Blue Ribbon Sports as unable to hire experts due to the absence of established athletic footwear in North America.
50. In the early years of Nike, communication within the company was usually carried out informally.
51. What qualities of Bowerman’s teams formed the basis of Nike’s early management style?
The team spirit and shared valves of the athlets.
Passage one
questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage
sustainable development is applied to just about eberything from energy to clean water and economic growth,and as a result it has become difficult to question either the basic assumptions behind it or the way the concept is put to use.this is especially true in agriculture,where sustainable development is often taken as the sole measure of proGREss without a proper appreciation of histrorcal and cultural perspectives.
To start with,it is important to remember that the nature of agriculture has changed markedly throughout history,and will continue to do so .medieval agriculture in northern Europe fed,clothed and shelered a predominantly rural society with a much lower population density than it is today.it had minimal effect on biodiversity,and any pollution it caused was typically localized.in termsof energy use and the nutrients captured in the product it was relatively ineff
