单选题
Questions 196-200 refer to the following agenda and fax.
Central Engineering Company
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, November 15, 20 8:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M.
Place: Suite 10
AGENDA

1. Hiring challenges Jorgen Spelman
2. Management changes Narelle Dundee
3. Financial report Madeira Jones
4. Technology upgrades Jerry Carver
FAX COVER SHEET
CENTRAL ENGINEERING COMPANY
294 Green Street
Brasilia
Brazil
Tel: (55) 61 3420 4015
Fax: (55) 61 3420 4017

To: Ruben Baker
From: Narelle Dundee
Date: November 15, 20
Pages: 1
Ref: Results of the board meeting
Message:
I hope your business trip is going well. Today's meeting went well for the most part, even though it began 30 minutes late. Jorgen wasn't there at the beginning, so I used his time slot to give my report. Jorgen finally arrived at 9:30 and gave his report. The board members were surprised to hear that job applicants complain about our salary offers. Jerry's report really shocked and upset the board. Fortunately, Madeira's report had the opposite effect. Everyone was happy to hear about our great profits.
The technology upgrades report didn't go so well. Jerry had to leave the meeting before his report because there was an Internet problem in the Electrical Engineering department. Because of this, the presenter for our third agenda item read Jerry's report, and it was a bit confusing. She didn't really know what she was talking about and couldn't answer questions satisfactorily. We decided to ask Jerry to provide written answers to questions raised by board members during the meeting.
Because we started late, we finished a half hour late, but we still had to hurry to finish within the allotted time. We decided to make the next board meeting a half-hour longer to give more time for discussion and questions.
单选题 What time did the meeting start?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】The meeting started 30 minutes later than the scheduled time. Choice (A) is the time it was scheduled to start. Choice (C) is the time that Jorgen Spelman arrived. Choice (D) is the time the meeting was scheduled to end.
单选题 What was the topic of the first report given?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】Narelle Dundee, the writer of the fax, spoke first about her topic, management changes, because Jorgen Spelman arrived late. Choice (A) is the topic that was originally scheduled to be presented first. Choices (C) and (D) are topics that were presented later.
单选题 How did people feel about the financial report?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】Everyone was happy to hear Madeira Jones's report on finances. Choices (A) and (B) are how people felt about the technology report. Choice (D) is how people felt about the hiring challenges report.
单选题 Who spoke about technology upgrades?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】The third presenter also presented the technology upgrades report. Choice (A) is the person originally scheduled to give this report. Choice (B) is the writer of the fax. Choice (D) is the person who spoke about hiring challenges.
单选题 How long did the meeting last?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】The meeting started late and ended late but still lasted the three hours that it was scheduled to last. Choice (A) is the amount of time they plan to add to the next meeting. Choice (B) is half an hour less than the scheduled time. Choice (D) will be the length of the next meeting.