单选题This working life by Maureen Dowd In the world of business, it is not always easy for women to do the same things as mot. Consider the working dinner. In order to do your job well, it's important to, sometimes see clients and business contacts away (29) the office, in a more relaxed atmosphere, you can get to know your business partner (30) . In the end, after alt, people do business with people they like. Women start out (31) a disadvantage because, unless you're Nancy Lopez or Martina Navratilova, it's (32) to invite men out for a game of golf or tennis. Men usually prefer (33) play sports with other men. You might think that restaurants are the perfect playing field. But they can be dangerous ground. (34) people from the office see two men they know having dinner together, they think it's business. If colleagues see a woman dining with a man, they often (35) if it's another kind of business. I'm still locking (36) the perfect solution. Breakfasts are out because I find it impossible to be pleasant at 7 a. m. over a bowl of muesli. I love lurching, but that's usually a bad time for busy people, (37) if they are on the road. So that brings us back to dinner. One answer is to take another colleague or client to dinner (38) no one can think it is a tete-a-tete. Of course, this isn't always convenient. So when I can't do this, I take guys out to dinner one-on-one-to places where I'm most (39) to see colleagues. The more your colleagues see you doing working dinners with different man, the (40) they know it is part of your business style.

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单选题If you plan to change your life ______, start doing things that produce results and doing something today. A. to the better B. for the better C. to a turn D. at every turn

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单选题Problems in doing international trade When companies do business overseas, they come in contact with people from different cultures. These individuals often speak a different language 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 expected 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 ma 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Schedule for a Manager's Meeting 9:00-9:30 Introduction by managing director 9:30-10:00 Presentation by sales manager 10:30-11:00 Morning tea 11:00-12:00 Report by finance managerA. The managing director will attend the meeting but will not make any speech.B. The sales manager will not take longer to present his report than the finance manager.C. The mangers attending the meeting can have a half-hour break during the mornin

单选题● Listen to the talk on import regulations. ● For questions 23--30,which sentence is correct? ● Mark one letter (A,B or C).

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单选题 COMPANY'S MAIN PRODUCTSProduct Brand Date of Present introduction volume of salesHeaters A 1998 $79,000 B 1999 $82,000Freezers C 1997 $79,936 D 2001 $88,000

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单选题A year ago, the only steel assets Tom White Jr. owned were a Chrysler Cherokee and a Mercedes-Benz. Today thanks to his enormous effort with United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard, the New York financier is emerging as one of the most important steel executives in decades. White made a fortune investing in bankrupt companies such as Texaco and Fruit of the Loom, but didn't buy his first steel property until last April, when he bought the mills of bankrupt ATM Corp. no longer in use, for $262 million. At the time the industry was in retreat. Destroyed by extremely cheap imports, nearly half the nation's mills had gone bankrupt, including three of the top five. When assessing White's chances, those in the industry were not optimistic. Yet within a month, White and his partners were rehiring the old workers of what had been the No. 4 steel producer in the U. S. , the International Steel Group. Now, the 1SG chairman is close to finalizing his biggest deal yet—a $1.5 billion bid for the assets of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, which has slowly been descending into bankruptcy since October, 2001. How has White been able to do this? Partly, it is to do with his excellent business understanding. White, 65, perfected his restructuring skills through 24 years at investment bank Rothschild Inc., and negotiated to buy the ATM mills just before President Bush set restrictions that removed foreign suppliers. White brings an outsider's approach to management. Today, ISG has just 22 executives-ATM had more layers than that. More than just salary savings, the cost cuts have shifted more responsibility to the shop floor, which, in turn, has increased productivity. White says that mill workers suggested asking for new pieces of steel ten minutes before a production run was about to end, rather than waiting until it had ended, as was normal. This clever move adds thirty minutes of extra output a day. The bottom line even with a well-paid union workforce, ISG has lifted productivity levels close to the levels of nonunion Nucor Corporation. Not had for such a new businessman.