问答题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

Practice 3　　● You are going to attend an international conference on HR management in Geneva soon.　　● Write a message to your assistant:　　● explaining why you will be away,　　● letting her know the dates you will be away,　　● saying what work she should do while you are away.　　● Write 30-40 words on your Answer Sheet.

Practice 5　　● The company you work for has decided to join a scheme in which members of staff exchange places for six months with people from other companies overseas.　　● The Chief Executive has asked you to suggest which members of staff should be the first to take part in this scheme and why.　　● Write your proposal for the Chief Executive:　　● suggesting which members of staff should be chosen and why they are suitable　　● describing what their current responsibilities are　　● explaining what these staff could learn from the exchange scheme　　● outlining the benefits to the company as a whole of its participation in the scheme.　　● Write 250~300 words on the separate answer paper provided.

Practice 6　　● You are the line manager in a large company. You have been informed that your marketing manager had an outstanding performance and deserved a reward.　　● Write a memo to him:　　● informing him about the reward　　● explaining why the reward is given　　● saying what the reward is going to be　　● Write 40-50 words.

Practice 3　　For two or three candidates　　I’m going to describe a situation.　　You are going to look for a job. Talk together about the topics you could include when you decide to look for a particular job. Decide which 3 factors you think are most important.　　* three minutes for groups of three candidates　　Prompt material　　Factors to consider　　●Chance of promotion　　●Salary　　●Responsibilities of post　　Follow-up questions:　　(1) Is salary the most important thing for you?　　(2) Which one do you prefer, a well-paid job that is boring or a low-paid job that you like very much?

Practice 5　　● You are a manager in a company which manufactures office furniture. Next month you are going to New York to discuss an important contract.　　● Write a note to your assistant:　　● Saying when you want to leave and return;　　● Telling her which hotel to book.　　● Write 30-40words.

Practice 6　　● You are working for a large export company. The Export Company is going to arrange meetings of the clients in America, in Europe and in Asia. The CEO has asked you to write a letter to invite a guest speaker at a luncheon to be held by leaders in commerce, or specialists in a field of science.　　● It is necessary to include the information below in the letter:　　● Why are you writing to the guest speaker, say, Mr. Bush?　　● What event is going to be held?　　● When and where the event is going to be held?　　● What do you offer the guest speaker by way of compensation?　　● Write 200-250 words.

You work in a company which uses SQL Server 2008. You are the administrator of the company database. Now you are in charge of a SQL Server 2008 instance. Now according to the requirement of the company CIO， users on the SQL Server instance must be able to use the OPENROWSET（） function to query remote data source.  In the options below， which sp_configure configuration option should you configure？

You work in a company which uses SQL Server 2008. You are the administrator of the company database. Now you are in charge of a SQL Server 2008 instance. Now you get an order from your company CIO， you have to identify whether a database integrity check （DBCC CHECKDB） was run for a particular database.  Which log file should you examine？（）

You work in a company which uses SQL Server 2008. You are the administrator of the company database. Now you are in charge of a SQL Server 2008 instance. The company wants to export data from SQL Server to a Microsoft Excel file. The company assigns this task to you. You perform this by using the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard. After this， you save the package definition to a file. Now you have to reexecute the package from the command line.  In the options below， which utility should you choose to use？（）

You work in a company which uses SQL Server 2008. You are the administrator of the company database. Now you are in charge of a SQL Server 2008 instance. For some reason, now the company wants to view the number of users who access the SQL Server instance. The company CIO assigns this task to you. You have to use Windows System Monitor to find out the concrete number. Which performance object should you capture?（）

Practice 4　　● You work for a company which produces laser printers. You are visiting another company, to buy some computer software for your department. They have expressed an interest in your company’s printers and you would like to take twenty brochures and three sample printers with you.　　● Write a short note to Mr. Jim Asana, the sales manager.　　● Asking for his permission to take these items.　　● Explaining why you want them.　　● Mentioning the time and date when you want to collect them.　　● Write 40—50 words on a separate sheet.

Practice 5　　● You are a department manager at a large IT company. Next week you are going to Beijing to discuss an important contract.　　● Write a note to your assistant:　　●Saying when you want to leave and return;　　●Asking him to book flights;　　●Telling him in which hotel to book a room.　　● Write 40-50 words on your separate sheet.

Practice 12　　● You work in a company which deals with industrial waste. You have read about a new kind of pump which could save your company thousands of dollars in servicing and maintenance costs.　　● Write a memo of 30—40 words to your Head of Department saying:　　● where you read about the new pump,　　● why you think it could be a good investment,　　● how you might get more information about it.

Practice 2　　● You recently attended an exhibition and saw some equipment you think your company should buy.　　● Write an email to your company’s Purchasing Manager:　　● saying what the equipment is　　● suggesting how the equipment could benefit the company　　● explaining why it is important to place an order soon.　　● Write 40 - 50 words.

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.

Practice 5　　For two or three candidates　　I’m going to describe a situation.　　The retail company you work for is planning to improve its website. Talk together about some of the things that are important for the improvement of the website and decide which 3 you think are most important.　　* three minutes for groups of three candidates　　Prompt material　　●Contents　　●Design　　●Computer system　　●Personal firewall　　Follow-up questions:　　(1) Do you think a company’s website is important?　　(2) Do you often surf the internet to get some useful information?　　(3)What are the advantages for a company to have a website?

Practice 4　　Discussion—about 5 minutes　　In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.　　For two candidates　　Business Seminar　　Your company is going to hold a seminar on a certain topic about marketing　　You have been asked to help with the preparation for the seminar.　　Discuss the situation together and decide:　　● What facilities and seminar arrangements you will need to make　　● Who you are going to invite to attend the seminar and how to contact them　　For three candidates　　Business Seminar　　Your company is going to hold a seminar on a certain topic about marketing·　　You have been asked to help with the preparation for the seminar.　　Discuss the situation together and decide:　　● What facilities and seminar arrangements you will need to make　　● Who you are going to invite to attend the seminar and how to contact them　　● Where and when you will hold the seminar

Practice 5　　● You are on a business trip to one of your company’s factories in Paris to inspect some machines in trouble. You are asked to report to your Department Manager about your work progress there.　　● Write a memo　　● telling him what you have done so far,　　● stating what the trouble is,　　● saying what you are going to do next.　　● Write 40—50 words on the opposite page.

Ivan: I brought you the new Groove People CD.　　Dale: What good is a CD if I haven’t got a CD player?　　Ivan: I can bring you a CD player.　　Dale: What good is a CD player if I don’t even have electricity?　　Ivan: ________.　　Dale: What good is calling the Electric Company if I haven’t got a house?

You work in a company which uses SQL Server 2008. You are the administrator of the company database. Now you are in charge of a SQL Server 2008 instance. There is a database named DB1 in the instance. When you are absent, a user will use a login named Mary to log in and maintain the database snapshots. The user has to delete the database snapshots for DB1, so you have to give the appropriate permissions to the user.  So which database permission should you give the user?（）

Practice 2　　● You are a manager in a company which manufactures office furniture. Next month you are going to London to discuss an important contract.　　● Write a note to your assistant:　　● saying when you want to leave and return　　● asking him to book flights　　● telling him which hotel to book.　　● Write 40-50 words on a separate sheet.

Practice 1　　● You work in the IT Center of a company, which is going to upgrade the software installed on the computers throughout the whole company over the weekend.　　● Write a memo to all staff:　　● informing all staff of the upgrading,　　● telling them when it is to happen,　　● telling them to call the IT Center for help in case of inaccessibility to their computers on Monday morning.　　● Write 30-40 words.　　MEMO　　To: All staff　　From:　　Date: 27 March 2008　　Subject:

Practice 6　　● You work for a company, which is going to buy a set of equipment from America. You are asked to translate a lot of specifications and instructions within four months, which is impossible. Therefore you decide to advertise for one experienced translator as soon as possible.　　● Write a short note to Mr. Max Jackson, the Human Resources Manager. Ask for an advertisement for one translator.　　● Explain the reason.　　● Mention your urgency.　　● Write 40-50 words on your separate sheet.

Practice 2　　● You work in a company which deals with industrial waste. You have read about a new kind of pump which could save your company thousands of dollars in service and maintenance costs.　　● Write a memo to your Head of Department saying:　　● where you read about the new pump　　● why you think it could be a good investment　　● how you might get more information about it.　　● Write 40—50 words on a separate sheet.