Conversation One
19.[A]The benefits of strong business competition.
[B]A proposal to lower the cost 0f production.
[c]Complaints about the expense of modernization.
[D]_Suggestions concerning new business strategies.
20.[A]It cost much more than its worth.
[B]It should be brought up-to-date.
[c]It calls for immediate repairs.
[D]It can still be used for a long time.
21.[A]The personnel manager should be fired for inefficiency.
[B]A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.
[c]The entire staff should be retrained.
[D]Better-educated employees should be promoted.
22.[A]Their competitors have long been advertising on TV.
[B]TV commercials are less expensive.
[C]Advertising in newspapers alone is not sufficient.
[D]TV commercials attract more investments.
W：Hello，Gary.How're You?
M：Fine!And yourself?
W：Can't complain.Did you have time tO look at my proposal?
M：No，not really.Can we gO over it now?
W：Sure.I've been trying to come up with some new production and advertging strategies.First of all，if we want to stay competitive，we need tO modernize our factory.New equipment should've been installed long ago.
M：How much will that cost?
W：We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a million.
M：OK.We'll have to discuss these costs with finance.
W：We should also consider human resources.I've been talking to personnel as well as our staff at the factory.
M：And what's the picture?
W：We'll probably have to hire a couple Of engineers tO help us modernize the factory.
M：What about advertising?
W：Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials.
M：TV?Isn't that a bit too expensive for us?What's wrong with advertising in the papers，as usual?
W：Quite frankly，it's just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors.
M：Will we be able tO afford aU this?
W：I'll look into it，but I think higher costs will be justified.These investments will result in higher profits for our company.
M：We'll have tO look at the figures more closely.Have finance draw up a budget for these investments.
W：All right.I'll see tO it.
Questions 19 t0 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.What are the two speakers talking about?
20.What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory? ‘
21.What does the woman suggest about human resources?
22.Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?
19.[A]The benefits of strong business competition.
[B]A proposal to lower the cost 0f production.
[c]Complaints about the expense of modernization.
[D]_Suggestions concerning new business strategies.
20.[A]It cost much more than its worth.
[B]It should be brought up-to-date.
[c]It calls for immediate repairs.
[D]It can still be used for a long time.
21.[A]The personnel manager should be fired for inefficiency.
[B]A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.
[c]The entire staff should be retrained.
[D]Better-educated employees should be promoted.
22.[A]Their competitors have long been advertising on TV.
[B]TV commercials are less expensive.
[C]Advertising in newspapers alone is not sufficient.
[D]TV commercials attract more investments.
W：Hello，Gary.How're You?
M：Fine!And yourself?
W：Can't complain.Did you have time tO look at my proposal?
M：No，not really.Can we gO over it now?
W：Sure.I've been trying to come up with some new production and advertging strategies.First of all，if we want to stay competitive，we need tO modernize our factory.New equipment should've been installed long ago.
M：How much will that cost?
W：We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a million.
M：OK.We'll have to discuss these costs with finance.
W：We should also consider human resources.I've been talking to personnel as well as our staff at the factory.
M：And what's the picture?
W：We'll probably have to hire a couple Of engineers tO help us modernize the factory.
M：What about advertising?
W：Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials.
M：TV?Isn't that a bit too expensive for us?What's wrong with advertising in the papers，as usual?
W：Quite frankly，it's just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors.
M：Will we be able tO afford aU this?
W：I'll look into it，but I think higher costs will be justified.These investments will result in higher profits for our company.
M：We'll have tO look at the figures more closely.Have finance draw up a budget for these investments.
W：All right.I'll see tO it.
Questions 19 t0 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.What are the two speakers talking about?
20.What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory? ‘
21.What does the woman suggest about human resources?
22.Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?