问答题Practice 6　　Task Sheet:　　A: WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN...?　　Planning a presentation　　● Audience　　● Equipment needed　　●…　　B: WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN...?　　Selecting an interpreter for a meeting with foreign clients　　● Experience　　● Reliability ·　　●…　　C: WHAT

Practice 4　　● Your company is planning to launch a new mode of cellphone. You have been asked to do some research and put forward a proposal.　　● Write your proposal, including the following:　　● when and where to launch the cellphone,　　● promotion activities to go with the launch,　　● possible benefits that the launch will bring to the company,　　● possible risks involved.　　● Write 200—250 words.

Interest rates will usually increase after people have borrowed money.

To ensure adequate supplies and smooth purchase is the main task for ______

Mortgage and other financing income decreased $8.8 million to $18.8 for the year ended December 31, 2006.The income in 2006 was reduced

Practice 8　　● You have ordered some new office equipment. However, some of this equipment will arrive a week later than planned.　　● Write a memo to all staff:　　● saying which equipment will be delayed　　● explaining when it will arrive　　● apologizing for the delay.　　● Write about 30-40 words on your Answer Sheet.　　Memo　　To:All Staff　　From:SuppliesManager　　Date:1 March2002　　Subject:New Equipment

Passage 5Eliminating Sweatshops at Nike; Just Do It!　　Over the past decade, Nike has been one of the most profitable companies in the United States. However, at a time when the company’s spokesperson, Michael Jordan, was bringing in over $10 million, the young, mostly women workers in its Indonesian plants were taking home only $ 2.23 a day. (31)______, working conditions in Nike’s Serang plant, 50 miles west of Jakarta, were far from ideal. Hundreds of workers, some children, were crowded into vast sheds where they glued, stitched, pressed, and boxed 70 million pairs of (32)______a year. Collusion between local management and government made organizing workers into unions both difficult and dangerous, and the high level of unemployment left workers powerless. Taken together, these labor practices helped keep cost so low and quality so high that a pair of running shoes that (33)______ for $ 75 retail in the United States cost just $18.25 to manufacture.　　With this type of cost and price structure, it is easy to see how Nike became so profitable. However, the ability to sustain these practices became an issue in 1996 when the U.S. media exposed these sweatshop conditions. As consumers became increasingly aware of (34)______ their sneakers were actually being made, some felt guilty, and human rights groups went so far (35)______ to organize boycotts of Nike products. Given the damage to Nike’s image and future profitability, something had to be done.　　At first, Nike CEO Phillip Knight defended his operations, noting that Nike pays its workers no (36)______ than its rivals do and that these workers make more than minimum wage in the host countries. Critics countered that the level of pay was (37)______ the subsistence level and much lower than what is paid by other U.S. companies such as Coco-Cola, Gillette, and Good-year.　　To end this image problem (38)______ and for all, on May 12,1998, Knight pledged to (a) raise the minimum worker age requirement, (b) adopt U. S.-style safety and health standards, and (c) allow human rights groups to help monitor working conditions in all foreign plants. He again showed his commitment to reform six months later (39)______ raising wages 22 percent to offset the currency devaluation that rocked Indonesia in the fall of 1998. Knight used both occasions to challenge his competitors to do the same, realizing that their failure to do so would put Nike at a competitive disadvantage. Although it is currently unclear how these (40)______ will respond, it is obvious that Nike is at least trying to establish its image as a trend setter in both footwear and working conditions in international locations.

Practice 2　　The interview—about 3 minutes　　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.

What is not mentioned in the last paragraph?

Practice 10　　● You are the general manger of a company, write a memo to your sales manager.　　● Ask him to attend a meeting to discuss affairs about the promotion expense of your company.　　● Mentioning the time of the meeting.　　● Asking him to bring materials needed.　　● Write 30—40 words on your answer sheet.

Practice 1　　● You work for a large company. You are going to be transferred to another department within your company.　　● Write an email to all staff:　　● telling them which department you are moving to　　● saying when you will be moving department　　● explaining what your new responsibility will be.　　● Write 40-50 words.

CleanGreens! is a kind of green food.

Q3: What do you think the long-term effects of high staff turnover might be? (Why?/Why not?)

Practice 1　　●You work for a company which is going to buy a set of equipment from China, You are asked to translate a lot of specifications and instructions within four months, which is impossible. Therefore you decide to advertise for two experienced translators as soon as possible.　　● Write a short note to Mr. Max Remington, the Public Relation’s manager. Ask for an advertisement for two translators.　　● Explain the reason.　　● Mention your urgency.　　● Write 30-40 words on your Answer Sheet.

In this passage puffs can include all of the following except ______.

In job interviews, candidates tend to ignore the fact that

Chinese characters need ______.

Program Cost$7,100 (2007)(covers tuition, all program materials, and some meals)Special pricing available to companies sponsoring three or more participants.A company may be given a discount if they provide

Practice 7　　● Alice Cather, a friend of yours, is going to Birmingham for a year and is looking for a job. This is background information:　　Education and qualification: 1990—1994, Marketing/Boston university.　　Working experience:　　1994—1996: Salesman／Smith company.　　1996-now: Marketing Manager.　　● Use the information given above to write a letter to a British businessman you know. Ask him if he can help Alice find a job in Birmingham. (60-80words)

What is true according to the third paragraph?

According to the research findings, the customers who will bring in more profit are those who

Practice 2　　● You are the General Manager of the Northern Shanghai Import and Export Company. You have arranged to visit a branch office in Luen Wu next week. However, an important client from Hong Kong has just written to tell you that he will be visiting Shanghai next week and would like to meet you for discussions. He says that this is the only time he will be visiting Shanghai during the year, and you know that it is very important for you to see him.　　● Write a fax to the manager of the branch office in Luen Wu.　　● Tell him or her about the client’s visit.　　● Explain why it is important for you to see the Hong Kong client.　　● Re-arrange the date of your visit to Luen Wu.　　●Write 60-80 words.

Discuss and decide together:　　● What travel and accommodation arrangements you will need to make before the trip?　　● Which kinds of business customs in the foreign country would be useful to know about, and how?

The Schools Prom concert is for children from

Ms Varley thinks she would be suitable for the job because of her previous experience.