单选题
Corporate Survey for Upcoming 2nd Fiscal Quarter
Royal Thai Ministry of Economics and Trade
Respondent Information:
Your Name:______
Your Title:______
Your Company's Name:______
Your company's products or services:______
Number of workers in your company(choose one):
1-50 51-100 101-500 over 500
Where is your main office located? (Thailand) (Overseas)
Business Plans, 2nd Quarter
Please inform us of your plans for the 2nd quarter by answering the questions below.
1. Do you plan to hire more workers? (Y) (N)
2. If you answered "Yes" to No. 1, how many, approximately?
______
3. Do you plan to invest(including manufacturing, equipment, facilities or real estate) ? (Y) (N)
4. If you answered "Yes" to No. 3, how much, approximately?
$USD______
5. Do you plan to increase research and development spending? (Y) (N)
6. If you answered "Yes" to No. 5, by how much, approximately?
$USD______
7. Do you plan to increase marketing spending? (Y) (N)
8. If you answered "Yes" to No. 7, by how much, approximately?
$USD______
Your specific responses will be kept confidential. Your and other responses will be combined into statistical research for our ministry.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Royal Thai Ministry of Economics and Trade
By Su Qi Ming (Reporting from Bangkok)
Figures released by the Thai government this week suggest that Thai companies are reluctant to spend. As CEO Yardthip Womsowat of Southeast Industrial Group stated in an interview with us, "Our corporation, along with many other Thai and Thai-based foreign companies, are waiting for local business conditions to improve before actingl However, spending in some areas has fallen beneath 15%. In those areas, spending needs to rise right away just to keep Thai companies at least minimally competitive."
2nd Quarter Business Activity Forecast, Thailand
% of Companies Engaged in Each Activity
Royal Thai Ministry of Economics and Trade
Respondent Information:
Your Name:______
Your Title:______
Your Company's Name:______
Your company's products or services:______
Number of workers in your company(choose one):
1-50 51-100 101-500 over 500
Where is your main office located? (Thailand) (Overseas)
Business Plans, 2nd Quarter
Please inform us of your plans for the 2nd quarter by answering the questions below.
1. Do you plan to hire more workers? (Y) (N)
2. If you answered "Yes" to No. 1, how many, approximately?
______
3. Do you plan to invest(including manufacturing, equipment, facilities or real estate) ? (Y) (N)
4. If you answered "Yes" to No. 3, how much, approximately?
$USD______
5. Do you plan to increase research and development spending? (Y) (N)
6. If you answered "Yes" to No. 5, by how much, approximately?
$USD______
7. Do you plan to increase marketing spending? (Y) (N)
8. If you answered "Yes" to No. 7, by how much, approximately?
$USD______
Your specific responses will be kept confidential. Your and other responses will be combined into statistical research for our ministry.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Royal Thai Ministry of Economics and Trade
Hong Kong Business Weekly
Report on Thai business conditions-where to next?.
By Su Qi Ming (Reporting from Bangkok)
Figures released by the Thai government this week suggest that Thai companies are reluctant to spend. As CEO Yardthip Womsowat of Southeast Industrial Group stated in an interview with us, "Our corporation, along with many other Thai and Thai-based foreign companies, are waiting for local business conditions to improve before actingl However, spending in some areas has fallen beneath 15%. In those areas, spending needs to rise right away just to keep Thai companies at least minimally competitive."
2nd Quarter Business Activity Forecast, Thailand
% of Companies Engaged in Each Activity
单选题
What information is NOT asked for by the survey?
A. Job position
B. Corporate headquarters
C. Corporate financial situation
D. Primary business line
A. Job position
B. Corporate headquarters
C. Corporate financial situation
D. Primary business line
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】本题包括一张调查表(表格)与—份报告。因为问题中含“survey”，所以我们应该看—下表格。这是一道“NOT”型题目，我们需要将选项与表格进行一一对照。“Your Title(职衔)”与(A)对应，“Your comparly'sproducts or services(产品或服务)”与(D)对应，而“where is your mainoffice located?(总部在哪里?)”与(B)对应。因此是(C)。
单选题
What should "yes'answers on the survey be followed by?
A. Specific dates of actions
B. Overviews of policies
C. Explanations for decisions
D. Details on choices
A. Specific dates of actions
B. Overviews of policies
C. Explanations for decisions
D. Details on choices
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】问卷中的第1、3、5、7题属于“Yes/No”型题目，如果选了“Yes”，那么在接下来的题目中就要回答“How many，approximately?(大概有多少)”。这其实是要求填表人继续填写更详细的内容，因此是(D)。这道题要看懂问卷形式还是比较容易的，不过选项有些难度。
单选题
What is implied about the survey?
A. It was conducted in the 2nd quarter.
B. It was supplied to international media.
C. It was developed by Thaibased companies.
D. It was revised by Hong Kong economists.
A. It was conducted in the 2nd quarter.
B. It was supplied to international media.
C. It was developed by Thaibased companies.
D. It was revised by Hong Kong economists.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】在《香港商业周报》的报道开头提到“Figures released by the Thai qovernment this week suggest…”，由此可知，政府问卷调查的结果被该报纸向全世界报道。因此是(B)。一般来说，含“imply”的题目都是需要我们进行“推理”的难题，所以当我们遇到这类题时需要加倍小心。
单选题
What business area does Mr. Yardthip think requires immediate attention?
A. Hiring
B. Investments
C. Research
D. Marketing
A. Hiring
B. Investments
C. Research
D. Marketing
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】问题中的关键词“Mr．Yardthip”出现在报告的第一段里。另外，选项与图表中的项目一致。这道题问的是“Mr．Yardthip认为最需要关注的商业领域是什么”，实际上本题答案藏在他的发言中。他提到“beneath 15%．In those areas，spending needs to rise right away”，而图表中数值最低的一项就是“Marketing Spending Increases”，因此是(D)。
单选题
Which kind of company is likely unaffected by the current economy?
A. Computer makers
B. Investment banks
C. Shipping companies
D. Resort hotels
A. Computer makers
B. Investment banks
C. Shipping companies
D. Resort hotels
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】只要把报告中每一段落的首句浏览一遍，就可以得知有关泰国经济发展的大多是负面信息。那么“不受其负面影响的公司”就是“例外的公司”了。“例外”与“注意事项”一样，一般都会出现在文章的最后。我们看看最后一段，可以发现“Exceptions to this are ThaiIT companies”，本题的答案就藏在这里，显然是(A)。