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PART FOUR：Questions 16-22
51、Read the article below about a success story.
Are sentences 16-22 ' Right' or ' Wrong' ? If there is not enough information to answer ' Right' or ' Wrong', choose ' Doesn't say'.
For each sentence (51-57), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
Louise Wood's Success Story
Three years ago, Louise Wood set up her own hair products company. She soon found she had more orders than she could handle by herself, and now employs ten people. Her turnover last year was ￡5.8 million.
I used to work as a rep, selling hair products to people like fameus hair-dressers. One day someone suggested to me that I should make and sell similar products myself, and I thought, why not?
"Before I started, I thought running my own business would be similar to my previous job, but straight away I had problems t'd never dealt with before. I'm glad I took the risk, though. "
"I've always insisted on 90 day's credit to make the company self-supporting, without huge loans from banks. Luckily my manufacture.s agreed!" Louise uses local suppliers and expects them to come to her if they want to do business with her. "1 rarely leave the office and try to fit everything onto normal working hours. I'm no good at working late. "
So what are Louise's plans now?. "My friends predicted I wouldn't keep this business for long as I'm always having new business ideas, but at the moment I want to see this project through."
Louise Wood recruited her staff as soon as she set up her business.
A．Right
B．Wrong
C．Doesn't say
52、 As a rep, Louise enjoyed meeting famous hair-dressers. A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say
53、 Louise's first few months of business were less difficult than she had expected A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say
54、 Louise has avoided borrowing large amounts of money to finance her business. A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say
55、 Her suppliers have complained about having meetings at her office. A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say
56、 Louise regularly does overtime. A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say
57、 Louise feels committed to this business for the present. A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say
PART FIVE：Questions 23-28 58、Read the article below about a company which repairs turnstiles (the metal gates used at sports grounds). For each question (58-63 on the opposite page, choose the correct answer. Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Master of the Turnstiles For years, Jim Cartwright enjoyed spending his spare time repairing his local football club's turnstiles, the metal gates which allow one person at a time into the football ground. When Jim was made redundant from his full-time job selling equipment to sports organizations, he realized he already knew plenty of people responsible for turnstiles. This made him sure that his hobby could become a successful new career. He had 1000 brochures printed and posted them to clubs around the country. For two weeks he heard nothing. Then Troon Football Club requested a quotation for repairing their turnstiles, with the possibility of the work becoming regular. He wanted the contract so much that he cut his profit margin to a minimum. He won it, though with no guarantee of further work, and celebrated the launch of his new business. In the next month, club after club offered Jim work, and he recruited his first employee, Alec, to help re-install the repaired turnstiles. Alec, however, took frequent breaks and never put in more effort than he had to. What's more, he seemed unhappy working for Jim. Although Jim had no complaints about the quality of his work, Alec's attitude made him difficult to work with. Jim considered-dismissing Alec, but recruiting him had taken a long time because there had been so many suitable people to interview. Now he was simply too busy to go through that process again. And anyway, Jim had employed Alec on the understanding that the job would probably end when the current contracts were completed. Suddenly, though, Jim's business was at risk. He made very few mistakes, and calculated his costs and the time that a job would take very accurately. BUt rhe had forgotten that generally clubs have repairs done between the end of one football season and the start of the next. Now no mjor jobs were coming in. After buying a replacement van, as his old one was beyond repair, he could only just cover Alec's wages and his own. But without more work he had no future. The solution was something more regular, and he decided to produce turnstiles, as well as repair them. For an investment like this, though, he needed help, and he persuaded his bank to give him a loan. From then on, Cartwright Turnstile Services just grew and grew and now employs three full-time workers. Why was Jim Cartwright confident about starting a business repairing turnstiles? A．He had learnt from mistakes that his previous employer made. B．He had a lot of contacts with possible customers. C．He had experience of doing the work in his previous job.
59、 Why was Jim happy that Troon Football Club gave him the contract? A．It was the first his firm had received. B．It led to long-term work for the club. C．It provided him with a good profit.
60、 What problem did Jim have with Alec? A．His work was not of a high enough standard, B．He did as little work as possible. C．He made a lot of complaints about the business,
61、 Why did Jim decide to continue employing Alec? A．It would take too long to fin~ a replacement B．There was a lack of people with the right qualifications. C．Jim had given him a contract which guaranteed him work.
62、 Why did Jim find himself in danger of going out of business? A．His costs were higher than he had estimated. B．He found that each job took longer than he expected. C．His work was mostly limited to certain times of year.
63、 Jim asked his bank for a loan in order to A．pay the wages bill B．start manufacturing. C．buy a new van.
PARI SIX：Questions 29-40 64、Read the article below about working as a secretary in Hong Kong. Choose the co-rect word to fill each gap from A, B or C. For each question (64-75), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Secretaries in Hong Kong Secretaries in Hong Kong work hard. They work a 12-hour days, and are expected to work five and a half days (29)_________week: They need good qualifications,and (30)_________be able to speak and read English (31)_________ well as Cantonese or Mandarir. Most of (32)_________are university graduates, so working as a secretary is (33) _________ as a "fill in job" (34)_________ they can find something ~ better. Most (35)_________ between $17,000 and $ 22,000 pa, and get (36)_________ more than eleven days' annual holiday. You really have to work herd (37)___________ yeur money in Hong Kong. And it is very expensive to live there. Employers provide medical insurance, but it only covers (30) to 50% of the costs. A very small apartment can (39)_________$2,000 per month rent. Cars are expensive, and petrol is so dear that (40)_________ very well-paid people use public transport. 第29題答案。 A．the B．a(chǎn) C．by
65、 第30題答案。 A．need B．must C．can
66、 第31題答案。 A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．a(chǎn)s
67、 第32題答案。 A．them B．him C．her
68、 第33題答案。 A．seeing B．see C．seen
69、 第34題答案。 A．unil B．when C．while
70、 第35題答案。 A．win B．gain C．earn
71、 第36題答案。 A．a(chǎn)ny B．some C．no
72、 第37題答案。 A．for B．with C．to
73、 第38題答案。 A．in B．up C．next
74、 第39題答案。 A．cost B．costs C．costing
75、 第40題答案。 A．even B．a(chǎn)lso C．just
PART SEVEN：Questions 41- 45 76、Read the memo below. Complete the form below. Write a word or phrase (in CAPITAL LETTERS) or a number on lines76-80 on your Answer Sheet. Memo To: Yolanda From: May Lee Date: 16 June 2009 Subject: Business Trip for GM Our General Manager will represent the branch to attend the the annual gala of our company. During his one-week absence, you are entitled to be responsible for the daily business. Thanks. May Lee CEO, IAS Inc. Yolanda, Thanks for your help during my absence. There are three scheduled appointments that you have to deal with for me. Recruitment interview and stipulating the articles of association of our branch are very important. As for the four orders of the steel plant, we also decided to cut down one to meet the budget. Please negotiate it with the manufacturer. I will be back next Monday 24,. June, and you could contact me at 6275833 if any problems may arise during my absence. Andrew Collier THE DETAILS OF THE WORK IN A WEEK Company: (41)__________ General Manager ( full name) : (42)__________ Orders to be handled: (43)____________________ Contact method with GM: (44)__________ Date of Leaving: (45)__________ Absence days from office: One Week 回答第41題。
77、 回答第42題。
78、 回答第43題。
79、 回答第44題。
80、 回答第45題。
52、 As a rep, Louise enjoyed meeting famous hair-dressers. A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say
53、 Louise's first few months of business were less difficult than she had expected A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say
54、 Louise has avoided borrowing large amounts of money to finance her business. A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say
55、 Her suppliers have complained about having meetings at her office. A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say
56、 Louise regularly does overtime. A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say
57、 Louise feels committed to this business for the present. A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say
PART FIVE：Questions 23-28 58、Read the article below about a company which repairs turnstiles (the metal gates used at sports grounds). For each question (58-63 on the opposite page, choose the correct answer. Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Master of the Turnstiles For years, Jim Cartwright enjoyed spending his spare time repairing his local football club's turnstiles, the metal gates which allow one person at a time into the football ground. When Jim was made redundant from his full-time job selling equipment to sports organizations, he realized he already knew plenty of people responsible for turnstiles. This made him sure that his hobby could become a successful new career. He had 1000 brochures printed and posted them to clubs around the country. For two weeks he heard nothing. Then Troon Football Club requested a quotation for repairing their turnstiles, with the possibility of the work becoming regular. He wanted the contract so much that he cut his profit margin to a minimum. He won it, though with no guarantee of further work, and celebrated the launch of his new business. In the next month, club after club offered Jim work, and he recruited his first employee, Alec, to help re-install the repaired turnstiles. Alec, however, took frequent breaks and never put in more effort than he had to. What's more, he seemed unhappy working for Jim. Although Jim had no complaints about the quality of his work, Alec's attitude made him difficult to work with. Jim considered-dismissing Alec, but recruiting him had taken a long time because there had been so many suitable people to interview. Now he was simply too busy to go through that process again. And anyway, Jim had employed Alec on the understanding that the job would probably end when the current contracts were completed. Suddenly, though, Jim's business was at risk. He made very few mistakes, and calculated his costs and the time that a job would take very accurately. BUt rhe had forgotten that generally clubs have repairs done between the end of one football season and the start of the next. Now no mjor jobs were coming in. After buying a replacement van, as his old one was beyond repair, he could only just cover Alec's wages and his own. But without more work he had no future. The solution was something more regular, and he decided to produce turnstiles, as well as repair them. For an investment like this, though, he needed help, and he persuaded his bank to give him a loan. From then on, Cartwright Turnstile Services just grew and grew and now employs three full-time workers. Why was Jim Cartwright confident about starting a business repairing turnstiles? A．He had learnt from mistakes that his previous employer made. B．He had a lot of contacts with possible customers. C．He had experience of doing the work in his previous job.
59、 Why was Jim happy that Troon Football Club gave him the contract? A．It was the first his firm had received. B．It led to long-term work for the club. C．It provided him with a good profit.
60、 What problem did Jim have with Alec? A．His work was not of a high enough standard, B．He did as little work as possible. C．He made a lot of complaints about the business,
61、 Why did Jim decide to continue employing Alec? A．It would take too long to fin~ a replacement B．There was a lack of people with the right qualifications. C．Jim had given him a contract which guaranteed him work.
62、 Why did Jim find himself in danger of going out of business? A．His costs were higher than he had estimated. B．He found that each job took longer than he expected. C．His work was mostly limited to certain times of year.
63、 Jim asked his bank for a loan in order to A．pay the wages bill B．start manufacturing. C．buy a new van.
PARI SIX：Questions 29-40 64、Read the article below about working as a secretary in Hong Kong. Choose the co-rect word to fill each gap from A, B or C. For each question (64-75), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Secretaries in Hong Kong Secretaries in Hong Kong work hard. They work a 12-hour days, and are expected to work five and a half days (29)_________week: They need good qualifications,and (30)_________be able to speak and read English (31)_________ well as Cantonese or Mandarir. Most of (32)_________are university graduates, so working as a secretary is (33) _________ as a "fill in job" (34)_________ they can find something ~ better. Most (35)_________ between $17,000 and $ 22,000 pa, and get (36)_________ more than eleven days' annual holiday. You really have to work herd (37)___________ yeur money in Hong Kong. And it is very expensive to live there. Employers provide medical insurance, but it only covers (30) to 50% of the costs. A very small apartment can (39)_________$2,000 per month rent. Cars are expensive, and petrol is so dear that (40)_________ very well-paid people use public transport. 第29題答案。 A．the B．a(chǎn) C．by
65、 第30題答案。 A．need B．must C．can
66、 第31題答案。 A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．a(chǎn)s
67、 第32題答案。 A．them B．him C．her
68、 第33題答案。 A．seeing B．see C．seen
69、 第34題答案。 A．unil B．when C．while
70、 第35題答案。 A．win B．gain C．earn
71、 第36題答案。 A．a(chǎn)ny B．some C．no
72、 第37題答案。 A．for B．with C．to
73、 第38題答案。 A．in B．up C．next
74、 第39題答案。 A．cost B．costs C．costing
75、 第40題答案。 A．even B．a(chǎn)lso C．just
PART SEVEN：Questions 41- 45 76、Read the memo below. Complete the form below. Write a word or phrase (in CAPITAL LETTERS) or a number on lines76-80 on your Answer Sheet. Memo To: Yolanda From: May Lee Date: 16 June 2009 Subject: Business Trip for GM Our General Manager will represent the branch to attend the the annual gala of our company. During his one-week absence, you are entitled to be responsible for the daily business. Thanks. May Lee CEO, IAS Inc. Yolanda, Thanks for your help during my absence. There are three scheduled appointments that you have to deal with for me. Recruitment interview and stipulating the articles of association of our branch are very important. As for the four orders of the steel plant, we also decided to cut down one to meet the budget. Please negotiate it with the manufacturer. I will be back next Monday 24,. June, and you could contact me at 6275833 if any problems may arise during my absence. Andrew Collier THE DETAILS OF THE WORK IN A WEEK Company: (41)__________ General Manager ( full name) : (42)__________ Orders to be handled: (43)____________________ Contact method with GM: (44)__________ Date of Leaving: (45)__________ Absence days from office: One Week 回答第41題。
77、 回答第42題。
78、 回答第43題。
79、 回答第44題。
80、 回答第45題。