Canadian smart－phone maker Research In Motion(RIM), which makes the BlackBerry, says it's back. The company is ___16___ to reclaim a market it once dominated by ___17___ two new devices. The last few years have been a painful time for the company as customers deserted its platform in ___18___ of newer and more ___19___ devices. This may be the company's last chance to ___20___ a vital player in an increasingly crowded market place.
Two brand new devices are perhaps a fresh ___21___ for a company that has seen its global market share ___22___ from 20 percent three years ago to just over 3 percent today.
For BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins, it's another chance to remake a faded ___23___. “We have ___24___ been on a journey of transformation, not only a journey to transform our business and our brand, ____25____ one that I truly ____26____ transforms mobile communications into true mobile computing，” he said.
The company promises the same ____27____ level of network security the BlackBerry is known for, ____28____ a fast new browser and a more intuitive operating system. The Z10 ____29____ much like the touch－screen phones popularized by its competitors(竞争者), but the Q10 maintains the “qwerty” keyboard that has become BlackBerry's trademark.
Besides the technical and cosmetic(外观上的) updates, Heins says the company will no longer be called RIM or Research In Motion.
“Our customers use a BlackBerry, our ____30____ work for BlackBerry and our shareholders are owners of BlackBerry. From today on, we are BlackBerry ____31____ in the world，” he said.
Shareholders will be watching if customers ____32____ the new devices. The company's stock has dropped as much as 90 percent in the last four years as it lost ____33____ to competitors. But company shares have doubled in the last four months as anticipation(预期) ____34____ for the new models.
Analysts say the new devices could make or ____35____ a company, which many people praise for starting the technological revolution in smart－phones.
16. A. refusing B. trying C. urging D. pretending
17. A. introducing B. reviewing C. rejecting D. discovering
18. A. favor B. charge C. honor D. defense
19. A. popular B. expensive C. complicated D. familiar
20. A. replace B. react C. remain D. reset
21. A. record B. dilemma C. end D. start
22. A. lose B. increase C. rise D. fall
23. A. brand B. trade C. technique D. phone
24. A. specially B. definitely C. doubtfully D. essentially
25. A. and B. or C. but D. so
26. A. agree B. believe C. suspect D. deny
27. A. high B. average C. backward D. normal
28. A. except for B. regardless of C. despite D. along with
29. A. sounds B. smells C. looks D. finds
30. A. employees B. consumers C. relatives D. competitors
31. A. however B. whenever C. nowhere D. everywhere
32. A. adapt B. adjust C. adopt D. advocate
33. A. land B. ground C. soil D. earth
34. A. dropped B. changed C. remained D. grew
35. A. desert B. abandon C. break D. deny
【答案】16. B 17. A 18. A 19. A 20. C 21. D 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. C
