单选题 · For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. · After you have listened once, replay the recording.

单选题According to the article, ______. A. Candidates should ask questions at the end of the interview. B. Interviews should all last for roughly the same length of time. C. Interviewers should ask all the candidates the same question.

单选题"Gray-collar workers" refer to technicians with all of the following qualities EXCEPT:

单选题Confirmation of Follow-up after Business Meeting This is further to our meeting of last week at which we agreed to hold a series of meetings over the next two months to review your experiences with the pilot implementation of the 1-to-1 Customer Relationship Management Programme. As discussed at that meeting, the objectives of our review sessions will be to: · Review and assess the overall effectiveness of the programme; · Identify and document strengths and weaknesses of the programme; · Propose customer-focused solutions to address areas of weakness; · Develop an approach and action plan for Phase 2 of the project; · Determine the staff members who will make up the Phase 2 Team. As agreed, meetings will be held every second Tuesday from 9.00 a.m. until noon, and the location will alternate between our two offices, the first one to be convened here at Inter-Office on August 14,2005. Fred Johnson of your CRM group is to act as the meeting coordinator and recording secretary throughout the process. As discussed, at the end of the process, Deborah Buxton of Consultek will draft the summary report for review by the steering committee. As you requested, a copy of her CV has been enclosed. I trust I have covered all of the points that we discussed. If you have any questions or would like to add anything, please give me a call at 745 -9878. We look forward to seeing you at the August 14th meeting.

单选题He explained how they helped Mr. Madoff perpetuate the crime—using historical stock data from the Internet to create ______ trade blotters. A. fake B. crooked C. mock D. fallacious

单选题Questions 23-28 ·Read the article below about problems in doing international trade． ·For each question(23-28)，choose the correct answer． ·Mark one letter(A，B or C)． PROBLEMS IN DOING INTERNATIONAL TRADE When companies do business overseas．they come in contact with people frOm different cultures．These individuals often speak different languages and have their own particular custom and manners．These differences can create problems．For example，in France， business meetings begin promptly at the designated time and everyone is expected to be there．Foreign business people who are tardy are often left outside to be kept waiting as a means of letting them know the importance of promptness．Unless one is aware of such unexpected behaviors．he may end up insulting the people with whom he hopes to establish trade relations. A second traditional problem is that of monetary conversions. For example, if a transaction is conducted with Russia, payment may be made in rubles. Of course, this currency is of little value to the American firm. It is, therefore, necessary to convert the foreign currency to American dollars. How much are these Russian rubles worth in terms of dollars? This conversion rate is determined by every market, where the currencies of countries are bought and sold. Thus there is an established rate, although it will often fluctuate from day to day. For example, the ruble may be worth 0.75 on Monday and 0.72 on Tuesday because of an announced wheat shortage in Russia. In addition, there is the dilemma associated with converting at 0.72. Some financial institutions may be unwilling to pay this price, feeling that the ruble will sink much lower over the next week. As a result, conversion may finally come at 0.69. These "losses" must be accepted by the company as one of the costs of doing business overseas. A third unique problem is trade barriers. For one reason or another, all countries impose trade barriers on certain goods crossing their borders. Some trade barriers are directly related to exports. For example, the United States permits strategic military material to be shipped abroad only after government permission has been obtained. Most trade barriers, however, are designed to restrict imports. Two of the most common import barriers are quotas and tariffs.

单选题 PRODUCT CATALOGUE/r/n /r/n Art. No/r/n Commodity　　Tins Perease　　Net weight/per Tin/r/n /r/n /r/n C301/r/n C302/r/n C303/r/n C304/r/n Sliced Pork　　 　　60　　　　　　　　　170/r/n Stewed Pork　　 　　36　　　　　　　　　350/r/n Curry Beef　　　　　60　　　　　　　　　201/r/n Stewed Pork Ribs　　36　　　　　　　　　350/r/n /r/n

单选题Enjoying Your career 'My business is my hobby,' someone tells you. 'I wish I could make a living from my hobby,' you may think. 'It sounds ideal.' Yet according to Sue Cole, a management expert, there can be both advantages and disadvantages for those who combine their hobby with their career. 'There's a real possibility that your hobby becomes less attractive when it's your job. But also quite a few people who make their hobby their career become too enthusiastic and forget about the basic principles of business,' she says. 'For example, someone may think: "I love cooking. There aren't enough restaurants in this area. I'll start one up." And they go ahead without establishing how many customers they'll need each day or what income they'll require to cover costs. That can be a recipe for disaster.' Richard Campbell, however, has made a success of it. A keen amateur singer with a passion for travel, he first became involved in organising musical tours as a university student. On graduating, he joined a small student travel company, Sunway Travel, as a tour leader. Thirteen years later, in 1993, he bought the business and repositioned it to focus entirely on musicians, both amateur and professional. It was a successful move and Sunway Travel now arranges worldwide travel for 80% of Britain's classical musicians. Despite the size of the business, Campbell still enjoys touring with orchestras. 'Musicians are usually delightful to travel with and you visit wonderful places.' It can get stressful though. 'They assume it's normal when everything goes right. If something goes wrong, they look for someone to blame, and they can be quite unreasonable and bad- tempered, especially if they are worried about meeting their contracts for the rest of their tour.' Campbell explains that things haven't always been easy. 'Sometimes the company didn't perform as well as I'd expected. There were difficult times and I had to learn to cope with the stress. However, we've now got to a level where my staff can run the business on a daily basis and all I need to do is keep an eye on things.' Campbell recognises that he could have earned more in another line of business. 'Travel generally doesn't pay well. I have friends in other professions who are very highly paid.' But he has no regrets. 'They envy me because I am reasonably well paid to do something that I love doing.'

单选题Shanghai residents will be able to see the best view of a total lunar eclipse in 10 years with their ______ eyes. A. bare B. meager C. naked D. open

单选题The Globe Hotel Ideal for conferences ·International menu ·Beautiful rural t0cation ·Team of fifty experienced staff Call: 0254 6834

单选题ThebiggestproblemwiththecomputeristhatA.itisdifficultforhertoknowtheprogramwellB.itregularlystopsworking.C.themonitoristoosmall.

单选题Follow the instructions in this manual before attempting to use the appliance.A. Make sure that the equipment is regularly serviced.B. Do not connect the equipment before reading the instructions.C. Learn how to use the manual from the instructions

单选题·Read the article below about a new product.·Are sentences 16-22 on the opposite page 'Right' or 'Wrong'? If there is not enough information to answer 'Right' or 'Wrong' choose 'Doesn't say'·For each sentence 16-22, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. {{B}}NEW PRODUCT WILL SAVE LIVES{{/B}}Drinking water that looks clean may still contain bugs, which can cause illness. A small company called Genera Technologies has produced a testing method in three stages, which shows whether water is safe. The new test shows if water needs chemicals added to it, to destroy anything harmful. It was invented by scientist Dr Adrian Parton, who started Genera five years ago. He and his employees have developed the test together with a British water company.Andy Headland, Genera's marketing director, recently presented the test at a conference in the USA and forecasts good American sales for it. Genera has already sold 11 of its tests at ~42,500 a time in the UK and has a further four on order. It expects to sell another 25 tests before the end of March. The company says it is the only test in the UK to be approved by the government.Genera was formed five years ago and until October last year had only five employees; it now employs 14. Mr Headland believes the company should make around ~1.9 million by the end of the year in the UK alone.

单选题 Barbara Pike is going on a business trip. Listen to her asking a colleague for information about the country and choose the correct answer.

单选题If any problem occurs, contact your nearest Sorry dealer. Whenever something goes wrong, ______.A. call the local maintenance engineerB. contact the seller closest to youC. repair it yourself

单选题A.Customersbuyingthreeproductswillonlypayforthemostexpensivetwo.B.Customerswhopayforthreeproductswillreceiveafourthfree.C.Customerscanonlychoosethefreeproductfromdiscountedgoods.

单选题The British work longer hours than anyone else in the European Union (EU), which may account for Britain's faster rate of economic growth in the past decade. But the European Commission wants to put a stop to it. In a recent report it notes disapprovingly that, "the UK is the only member state where weekly working time has increased over the last decade." The commission believes that British companies may be systematically violating the EU's "Working Time Directive". This demands that Europeans should work a maximum of 48 hours a week on average. Under the directive, workers can sign an "opt-out', agreeing to work more than 48 hours. Some 33% of British workers have signed such opt-outs, although only 16% are believed actually to be working more than 48 hours. Anna Diamantopoulou, the European commissioner for employment and social affairs, has a doubt about that. Firms in other European countries have not made much use of opt-outs. But, she thinks, some British bosses may be forcing workers to sign opt-outs as a condition of taking a job. (Some Americans may actually want to work more than 48 hours, but surely no European would be so silly, seems to her reasoning. ) Citing reasons ranging from "health and safety" to the need to maintain "minimum social standards" in the EU and to strike a better balance between work and family life, the commission is launching a "consultation of interested parties" on possible changes to the directive. The commissioner hopes that Britain will be able to come up with solutions on a voluntary basis. This sounds innocent enough. But, in reality, if it does not, the commission will probably devise a new directive. The commission is likely to push for tighter definitions of the conditions under which opt-outs can be used. This will inevitably reduce labour-market flexibility and may introduce yet more burdensome corporate form-filling and regulation. The British government claims to welcome the commission's review. Privately, however, it hopes that the appointment of a new commission next autumn will ensure that Mrs Diamantopoulou does not have enough time to revise the directive. She will certainly need to work long hours to get it done. Fortunately, being classified as a manager, at least she has an automatic opt-out from the Working Time Directive.

单选题 The Inspiron and the Others DELL INSPIRON notebooks are designed for small businesses which demand better performance and more advanced technology at lower prices. The Inspiron is not as expensive as other notebooks, and it is smaller and lighter. The advanced design of the Inspiron makes it easy to upgrade. This same design makes it more reliable than other notebooks. Dell's low price includes higher quality service and support. And we promise faster delivery of your new computer, usually within 6 to 10 days after receiving your order. For a better notebook, buy Dell.

单选题Most of the earliest ______ to America came from Europe. A. pilgrims B. emigrants C. immigrants D. inhabitants