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Factory staff From: Factory Manager
Date: 19 November 2008 Subject:
Quality control The new system starts Monday week. Please read
attached leaflet and contact me if there are any queries. What
does the Factory Manager want the staff to do?
A.suggest additions to quality-control instructions
B.ask if they don't understand something
C.contact him when the new system starts
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单选题Questions 23-28 · Read the article below from
a company's staff magazine, about a recent training course. · For each question
(23-28) on the opposite page, choose the correct answer. · Mark
one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
Training for new sales
staff Our pipe systems division has just held a
successful two-day training course for new sales staff from all over the world.
This course was rather different from usual. Our products,
like those of our competitors, are well known in our main markets, and our aim
now is to introduce those products into other countries. This course was
targeted at the new sales staff employed to carry out that strategy, and who
therefore needed to be prepared to face strong competition.
Unlike our other training events, this course was held in the factory, despite
our careful plans to ensure that the improvements to the training centre were
finished in time, and that regular courses were moved somewhere else. But at
almost the last moment, it became clear that numbers attending the course were
too great for everyone to fit in. And so the factory it was.
Following presentations on our products and production processes, there were
practical workshops, in which participants could watch each other trying to sell
to possible customers. These ended with what proved to be the most popular
section of the training an in-depth discussion of the difficulties of selling.
Also included in the programme was a tour of the factory,
where special attention was given to our efforts to achieve high quality. We
were particularly pleased to show that we are committed to high environmental
standards. What was perhaps rather unexpected for many participants was how much
we ourselves use the pipe systems we produce: for drinking water, cooling, and
so on. There wasn't time to cover every aspect of selling, but
participants learned how different methods can suit different people. More
importantly, the training meant our staff from around the world could meet and
learn from each other. While the two presentations-by senior managers from Head
Office-provided information, it was the contact with colleagues that created
this feeling of belonging. The participants' questionnaires
showed they enjoyed being in the factory. However, this cannot be the regular
venue, because of the problems it would cause for production. There was great
interest in meeting again for a higher-level course, and we plan to hold one
next autumn. And there seems to be no reason to change the balance of the
programme between presentations and workshops. And now-go out
and sell!
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If you want to know what someone is like, look at their office. Tidy desk, efficient mind. Untidy desk, busy mind. But this doesn"t fit Gordon Jackman, who started business software producer Quillatic. He works at home, in the untidiest kitchen I"ve ever seen, yet he strangely hates untidiness in business more than anything else. At the same time he admits that he has little interest in detail.
Jackman describes his colleagues as "sweepers". He explains: "I can only get as far as the first 80% of an idea, but I know this weakness, so I leave it to everyone else to finish my ideas, to make sure details aren"t forgotten. People who don"t know their weaknesses run untidy companies and have unhappy companies."
Jackman is a strong believer in testing people"s personal qualities as part of the recruitment process, and he and his 60 employees were all tested. He admits that such a strong belief in this is unusual in business, but adds, "Have you ever noticed how teachers seem to be the same type of person? People do seem to select the job that"s right for their type."
Most of his ideas, he says, are not new but come from reading just about every management book that"s published. "You wouldn"t expect a doctor not to have read anything about medicine since qualifying, yet with management it seems to be allowed," he says. "You have to read whatever"s out there. Even if a book gives you only one idea, it"s something you didn"t have before."
Jackman believes in developing his staff, but business deals come first. "I believe in appointing people to do what they can and not more. So, for example, at the moment I have a very good salesman who has almost completed a sale but won"t close the deal himself as he doesn"t have enough experience yet."
At the same time, he has strong ideas about rewards. "Sales staff can earn as much as managers, because I recognise that if one person"s doing a great job at managing, and another at selling, there"s no reason for a difference in pay. And although experience may make a difference, in the end it"s actions that count."
Running a company from a kitchen may not be recommended by many writers on management, but for Gordon Jackman it"s a great success.
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单选题Questions 29-40 · Read the introduction to a
company report below. · Choose the correct word to fill each
gap from A, B or C on the opposite page. · For each question
(2940), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
GLOBAL CHALLENGES, LOCAL ACTIONS Every day
around the world, 150 million people choose our products. They buy them
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keep their homes clean. By making and selling brands that {{U}} {{U}}
2 {{/U}} {{/U}}people's everyday needs, we have {{U}} {{U}}
3 {{/U}} {{/U}}into one of the world's largest consumer goods
businesses. We believe that the very business of '{{U}}
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{{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}positive social effects. We not {{U}}
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{{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}global company, we play our part {{U}}
{{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}addressing global social and environmental
concerns such as health and hygiene, and water quality.
However, we do not believe {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}is
practical to respond to these concerns purely {{U}} {{U}} 10
{{/U}} {{/U}}an international level. Nor do we believe that our company can
make a difference {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}working in a
number of partnerships. That is {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}we
work together with local agencies and governments.
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问答题●YouhaverecentlystartedanewjobandthePersonnelManagerhasaskedyoutowriteanarticleforthecompanymagazine.●WriteanotetothePersonnelManager:●agreeingtowritethearticle●givingbriefdetailsofwhatyouwillwriteabout●askingaboutthedeadlineforthearticle.●Write30-40wordsonyourAnswerSheet.
问答题· What other things could visitors to a company do?
· Why is it important to entertain company visitors?
· How can companies attract new customers?
· What kinds of things can companies do to keep their existing customers?
· Why is competition among companies sometimes a good thing?
问答题In this part the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn. You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions.
问答题A: What is important when... ?
Choosing a computer skills course
· Topics
· Size of group
· Qualification offered
B: What is important when... ?
Deciding the price of a product
· Cost of production
· Cost of similar products
· Type of customer
问答题Dear Ms Kranz,
问答题●Read the advertisement below written by Karen Petersen, who is looking for business premises.
Wanted: Business Premises
I am a local businesswoman who intends to open an internet café and I am looking for premises. If you have a building for rent which may be suitable, please contact me with details.
Karen Petersen
PO Box 53
●Write a
letter
to Ms Petersen:
●informing her that you own a suitable building
●describing the facilities the building has
●explaining where the building is located
●saying when the building is available.
●Write
60-80
words on your Answer Sheet.
●Do not include any postal addresses.
问答题●ReadthepartofaletterbelowfromMsLambert,theBookingsCoordinatoratabusinesstrainingcentre.●WritealettertoMsLambert:●thankingherforherletter●sayinghowmanypeoplewillbeonthecourse●explainingwhyyoucannotgiveherthecoursedateyet●enquiringaboutdiscounts,●Write60-80wordsonyourAnswerSheet.●Donotincludeanypostaladdresses.
