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

单选题The ______ of raising the retirement age is specially apparent for those working in low-income, physically demanding jobs. A. downsize B. downset C. downside D. downslide

单选题CARSALESOFBABCOMPANYCarsalesshowedA．asteadygrowth.B．agreatrise.C．agradualfall.

单选题It is difficult to become a telecommuter.

单选题Mixing Business and Golf It's no secret in corporate circles that golf and business offer a near-perfect match. Where else but on a course can executives spend a leisurely four hours in such a private, sociable setting? What the is better way to strengthen a relationship with a client than by lifting a glass together after a round? For all of the game's popularity, though, there's an art of mixing business and golf. How well you behave yourself over those 18 holes — balancing business and friendship, dealing with competition and success — suggests to others how you might behave in the boardroom or around the bargaining table. "If you're out playing golf with your partners, hey, have at it," says John Hansen, a former software-company CEO who now heads the Colorado Institute of Technology. "But when you're playing golf in a business setting — whether with employees, partners, or customers — man, you'd better be hypersensitive about how you act." For starters, team the etiquette. There's a set of rules in golf that includes not talking when someone is hitting, not stepping in the line of a putt, and treating the course with respect. Another key to success is engaging your playing partners but avoiding the hard sell. Less-experienced business golfers, says Hansen, think they need to come back to the office with something to show for all their time spent away. Just focus on the personal side, he says, "I am expecting that, by the 18th hole, you know the spouse, you know their children, you know the church they go to, you know everything about them." Regardless of how serious your partners take the game, don't try to impress. The golf swing is difficult enough when you're relaxed. Add a degree of tension, and it becomes even harder. As CEO of RDA Corp. , a software development outfit outside Baltimore, Don Await plays a lot of business golf. "I've seen cases where people get so intimidated," he says. "You know, they're whiffing or hitting the ball three feet." Actually, most people do not pay much attention to what you shoot; they're too busy focusing on their own game. What people will remember is how enjoyable it was to play with you.

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单选题In the UPC of this mashed potato flakes, the "0' on the left side stands for the location of this manufacturer.

单选题American manufacturers are recapturing some markets once ______ to imports, and pioneering new processes. A. losing B. lost C. loss D. loses

单选题Although market share showed an improvement and turnover also increased, this had no effect on the month's operating profit.

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单选题{{B}} Questions 29-40{{/B}} · Read the information about the communication of information in business. · Choose the correct word to fill each gap from A, B or C. · For each question (29-40) mark one letter A, B or C on your Answer Sheet. A number of business people still believe that information is power and constantly question how {{U}}(29) {{/U}} people need to know. As a result, they tell employees {{U}}(30) {{/U}} as much as they think is essential {{U}}(31) {{/U}} them to do particular jobs. Furthermore, {{U}}(32) {{/U}} business people have been taught {{U}}(33) {{/U}} to communicate effectively and {{U}}(34) {{/U}} they communicate very badly at all levels. Recent research shows that {{U}}(35) {{/U}} most serious problems experienced by modern business are communication {{U}}(36) {{/U}} Research has also shown that there is a clear link {{U}}(37) {{/U}} good communication in a business and the motivation of the employees. Newsletters and notices are not {{U}}(38) {{/U}} It is the attitude and behavior of business managers which {{U}}(39) {{/U}} all the difference. Unfortunately, at present, a lot of employees do not believe all the information they receive from their managers {{U}}(40) {{/U}} they feel that the managers themselves are out of touch with their staff.

单选题Schari wanted to invest more money.

单选题Merchants' companies were granted from the monarchs ______ for exclusive access to new territories or industries and in return they supported the monarchs who were losing power. A. authority B. instructions C. charters D. allowance

单选题The International Monetary System The international monetary system is (29) institutional arrangement among the central banks of the countries (30) belong to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) . This overall monetary system includes different kinds of institutions, financial instruments, rules, and procedures within (31) foreign exchange markets function. This system is the framework within which countries borrow, (32) , buy, sell and make payments across political frontiers. The framework determines how bal- ance of payments disequilibrium is (33) and the consequences that the adjustment process will have on the countries (34) . The objective of this system is (35) an international environment that (36) conducive to the free (37) of goods, services, and capital among nations. (38) , this system also strives to create a (39) foreign exchange market, to guarantee the convertibility of currencies, and to ensure adequate liquidity. The IMF is one of the primary organizations in this (40) .

单选题Two people were arrested for cheating several serving and retired engineers on the of providing them consultancy jobs in their fictitious projects. A. excuse B. pretext C. pretension D. deception

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单选题Which parts of the book did the reviewer most enjoy reading? A. how the interviewees beacme Chief Executives B. what sort of people the interviewees are C. the advice given by the interviewees