单选题What is the purpose of the memo?A To communicate a change in meeting arrangementsB To request the relocation of a company eventC To discuss the details of some construction workD To notify a manager of an upcoming staff reduction
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单选题
What is the purpose of the memo?
A
To communicate a change in meeting arrangements
B
To request the relocation of a company event
C
To discuss the details of some construction work
D
To notify a manager of an upcoming staff reduction
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第1题：
Questions 19~22 refer to the following memo
Glenford Manufacturing, Inc.
Official Communication
From: Sean Carmichael, Operations Department
To:Inna Tucker, Sales Department Manager
The monthly sales staff meeting has been relocated from auditorium 3 to room 402. Auditorium 3 will be undergoing repairs from April 8-15, which is why it will be unavailable for your usual meeting on the 10th.
Room 402 contains the same audiovisual capabilities as auditorium 3, but its seating capacity is smaller. It can only fit 65 people comfortably, whereas the auditorium can do over 100.
If this change is unacceptable, there are two alternatives. First, auditorium 2 is available on the afternoon of the 10th. It holds as many people as auditorium 3, but it has really outdated electronic equipment compared to auditorium 3. And second, if the meeting is rescheduled for after the 15th, the newly refurbished auditorium 3 will be available to you.
Please contact me or another member of the operations department if you wish to change your current room reservation.
Thank you and have a nice day.
What is the purpose of the memo?A. To communicate a change in meeting arrangements
B. To request the relocation of a company event
C. To discuss the details of some construction work
D. To notify a manager of an upcoming staff reduction答案：A解析：第一段第一句提到会议场所的变更，故选A。 -
第2题：
资料：October 20,2013
Mr.Eng Tan
10010 George Ave.
New York
Dear Mr. Chen,
As the president, I am proud to announce that this Friday marks the 50th anniversary of long and successful company. This, of course, calls for a night of celebration. And for this reason, we have reserved the Grand Hall at the Garden Hotel this Friday at 6 p.m. for a night of fine dining and dancing.
On this special evening, the food will be superb. I’ve had a chance to dine at the hotel several times in the past in other functions, and it was the food that convinced me to hold our event here. I am quite certain that all of our staff will share my feeling. Anyhow, I am looking forward to this Friday when all of our staff can let loose and have some fun.
Therefore, this is a letter to officially invite you and your spouse or significant other to join us on this memorable evening.
Please let us know if you can’t attend.
Yours Sincerely,
Jeff Connelly
What is the main purpose of this letter?A.To invite the staff to an upcoming event
B.To welcome the newest staff to the company
C.To notify the employees of a yearly meeting
D.To provide information about the company’s product答案：A解析：本题考查主旨大意。
【关键词】main purpose; the letter
【主题句】倒数第二段Therefore, this is a letter to officially invite you and your spouse or significant other to join us on this memorable evening. 因此，这封信正式邀请您和配偶或其他重要人士加入我们这个难忘的夜晚。
【解析】题目意为“这封信的主要目的是什么？”选项A意为“邀请人员参加即将举行的活动”；选项B意为“欢迎最新的员工到公司”；选项C意为“通知员工年度会议”；选项D意为“提供有关公司产品的信息”。根据主题句，只有选项A与题意相符。 -
第3题：
Write a memo in about 50 words. You are Human Resources Manager. Your company is going to provide the staff with training in E-Commerce. There will be two course levels: intermediate level and advanced level. The training course will be given on Saturdays for five weeks. Write a memo to department managers: ·Informing them of the coming training course; ·Asking them to encourage the staff to participate; ·Asking them to help obtain the names of the interested staff.
To: Department Managers
From: (your name)
Subject: E-Commerce Training Course
Date: April 18, 2013
From March 20 an E-Commerce course will be held on Saturdays for five weeks. There will be 2 groups: intermediate level and advanced level. Please encourage your staff to attend the training course and send me the names of all interested staff by next Friday. These staff will take a test the week before the training course starts.
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第4题：
问答题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.正确答案： 【参考范文】
To: Mr. Bill Gates
From: John Black
Date: 2 March 2009
Subject: Work Progress
I’ve been inspecting the machines which are reported to be in troubles since the day I arrived in Paris. It turns out that something goes wrong with the engines, so I decide to call the machine manufacturers tomorrow and ask their technicians to do something about it.解析： 暂无解析 -
第5题：
单选题Senior members of the staff competed eagerly（）the position of sales manager in the company.Ain
Bwith
Cfor
Don
正确答案： A解析： 暂无解析 -
第6题：
单选题Notice: Week commencing 7 JanuaryMarketing workshop 8 January postponed until further notice;All staff meeting on 9 January;Repairs to staff Canteen throughout January.What is happening this week?AA seminar.
BA meeting.
CA staff dinner.
正确答案： A解析：
题意：1月8日的营销讲习班延迟，何日举办再行通知；1月9日召开全体员工大会；整个l月份职工食堂都要进行修缮。由此可知这周只有召开staff meeting（员工大会）。故选B。workshop讲习班；研究会。seminar研讨会。 -
第7题：
问答题Discuss, and decide together: ● What kinds of reasons might there be for staff leaving their jobs? ● What steps could be taken to reduce staff turnover?正确答案：
【参考范例】
Candidate A=A Candidate B=B
A: Let’s get started. I think a lot of reasons account for staff leaving their jobs. Among these reasons, the most common one may be that some staff members feel that he/she is earning very little in his/her job. What do you see it?
B: Well, I also think there are several reasons, really. I mean, with employees expanding their horizon their outlook becomes more global. To employees, certain questions may be asked like: What do you enjoy about working here? Over the past year, have you considered about leaving? If so, why is that? What can be done to improve our company and create an even better place to work? Form employees, we are most likely to get answers like they want better training, better working conditions and better communications with their supervisors. And, above all, they want their bosses to “make me feel like I make a difference”.
A: So how can we weigh up all these factors and take appropriate steps to reduce staff turnover?
B: Well, it’s vital that the management knows exactly what they want from staff and that they have a full understanding of their key steps, one of which is linking pay and bonuses with performance. What do you think about it?
A: Yes, it’s difficult to change how things are done. Just like people, bureaucracies fall into bad habits, and the process of adapting to change can be painful. All the departments of the company should do their job well to reform the rules and working environment. So far as I am concerned, most employees are reliable and loyal and they are willing to take hard work.
B: That’s true. Surveys have been conducted recently. They show that when 15,000 employees in retail shops across the country were asked to list the 18 reasons for working where they did in order, they ranked “good pay” third. And “appreciation of work done” is in first place, with “respect for me as a person” second.
A: Therefore, the management need to put high value on staff moral. High labor turnover that results from the indiscriminate hiring of “cheap” workers can cost a lot. Many companies have declared a “war for people” so as to recruit and keep better staff.
B: If correct steps are taken to boost staff moral, labor turnover is bound to decline by more than haft. There is enough evidence that the management should spend more money on retaining employees if they hope to spend less on finding and training new ones.
A: I agree with you. I think, to reduce its labor turnover, we need to get across a simple message throughout our operating divisions, that is loyal, well-motivated employees make customers happy, which in turn, creates bigger profits and happier shareholders. It could also help to improve training of middle manager.. So could a change in bonus arrangements.
B: Meanwhile, the senior managers may become fussier about the people they recruited. They prefer to screen out job applicants who are mainly motivated by money, in other words applicants, who are pejoratively described as “pay first people” by some companies. Such people make up a surprisingly small, yet evidently disruptive, part of the service-industry workforce. Many companies found in its employee-attitude surveys that only about 20% of their workers regarded pay as their principal reason for working there.
A: Probably, you’re right. But people do annoying things out of their own will in exchange for money or entertainment, so they may go for the bait. And many middle managers in service industries are more comfortable managing demands for more money than those for increased recognition and better communications. They will need to change their ways. Well, let’s conclude what we have said and make a decision, shall we?
B: Yes, first we will go over the questions, and then make decisions together.解析： 暂无解析 -
第8题：
问答题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:正确答案： 【参考范文】
To: All staff
From: Jane Joes, IT Center
Date: 27 March 2008
Subject: Computer Upgrading
The software installed on all the computers in our Center is going to be upgraded over this weekend. Consequently, some of you may have problem accessing your computers on Monday morning. Please call the IT Center if you need any help.解析： 暂无解析 -
第9题：
单选题What does the notice mainly discuss?AAn approaching pay cut
BEmployees’ vacation schedules
CAn upcoming renovation
DNewly hired kitchen supervisors
正确答案： A解析：
根据短文开头的第1句Ally’s Seafood House … health standards可知短文通知人们改装厨房设备的期间，饭店暂不营业，故选C。 -
第10题：
问答题Practice 2 ●You are the secretary of the manager of the Sales Department. A recent decline in sales volume worried the manager deeply and he wanted to hold a meeting to discuss the reasons at 4 p.m. today in the 2nd Meeting Hall. ●Write a note to all the staff of the Sales Department: ● informing them of the time, place and content of the meeting, ● asking them to sum up the reasons before hand, ● telling them to prepare to discuss in details. ●Write 30-40 words.正确答案： 【参考范文】
To: All the Sales Department Staff
From: Lucy Taylor
Date: 12 April 2009
Subject: Staff Meeting
Dear all,
Our manager is about to held a meeting about the recent decrease in sales volume on 12 April 2009 in the 2nd Meeting Hall at 4 p.m. Please sum up the reasons beforehand since you are expected to discuss them in details in the meeting.解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
单选题What is the purpose of Mr. Patil’s email?ATo thank the newspaper for its coverage
BTo request that information be corrected
CTo introduce his company to the newspaper
DTo question the safety of a construction project
正确答案： C解析：
邮件中第三句话“While reading, though, I did note a few issues I feel need to be addressed”提到有问题要讲，后文中提出了问题，要求主编更正信息，写一篇随后的文章，所以他写邮件是要求更正一些信息。选择B。 -
第12题：
问答题Write a memo in about 50 words. You are the Personnel Manager of a company, and have been approached by your IT Department to recruit three new members of staff. Write a memo to Miss Kate Bush, the Manager of the IT Department, ·informing her you have received over 100 applications and have selected 10 candidates for interview, ·telling her you will write to the candidates inviting them for interview, and ·asking her to tell you the time and the place of the interview.正确答案： To: Miss Kate Bush
From: your name, Personnel Manager
Subject: IT Department job interview
Date: April 18, 2013
I have received over 100 applications for the three new positions in the IT Department and have put together a short list of 10 candidates. I will shortly write to the candidates inviting them for interview. Please let me know when and where you would like the interview to take place so that I can inform the candidates when I write to them.解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
What is the main purpose of this letter?
A. To make sure the company sent the order
B. To complain about some products
C. To report mistakes in an order
D. To ask for a refund on all items答案：C解析：Janet Perez在第一段中说“but there are some mistakes with my order(我订购的商品有一些问题）”，并在下面接着列举了订购中出现的问题，因此信的目的是选项C，To report mistakes in an oder为了告知订购中出现的错误）。 -
第14题：
I propose that we discuss this at the next meeting.A:suggest
B:demand
C:order
D:request答案：A解析：我建议我们在下一次会上讨论这个问题。demand, request均有“强烈要求”之意：只有suggest意为“建议、提议”。 -
第15题：
Write a memo in about 50 words. You are the Personnel Manager of a company, and have been approached by your IT Department to recruit three new members of staff. Write a memo to Miss Kate Bush, the Manager of the IT Department, ·informing her you have received over 100 applications and have selected 10 candidates for interview, ·telling her you will write to the candidates inviting them for interview, and ·asking her to tell you the time and the place of the interview.
To: Miss Kate Bush
From: your name, Personnel Manager
Subject: IT Department job interview
Date: April 18, 2013
I have received over 100 applications for the three new positions in the IT Department and have put together a short list of 10 candidates. I will shortly write to the candidates inviting them for interview. Please let me know when and where you would like the interview to take place so that I can inform the candidates when I write to them.
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第16题：
问答题Practice 1 ● You are the training manager of a company which has won a large export order. You have been asked to organise foreign language training for some of your staff. ● Write a memo to staff: ● explaining why the courses are necessary, ● saying which members of staff should attend, ● announcing when the courses will start. ● Write 40-50 words on a separate sheet.正确答案： 【参考范文】
Memo
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
Memo
To: All staff
From: The Training Manager
Date: 1 March, 2012
Subject: A Foreign Language Training Course
I was told a foreign language training course needs to be organized for some employees because of the large export order we received recently. It will start next Monday. Those who are involved in the orders should attend the course.解析： 暂无解析 -
第17题：
单选题What is the main purpose of the letter?ATo describe a change in the company’s customer policy
BTo announce the use of new communications technology
CTo inform executives of a professional gathering
DTo notify employees of the company’s expansion
正确答案： A解析：
根据短文第3段第1句you will attend a conference可知写信人要求区域主管下月参加会议，故选C。 -
第18题：
问答题Discuss, and decide together: ● What effects moving premises could have on staff? ● How suppliers and customers might be affected by the relocation?正确答案：
【参考范例】
Candidate A=A Candidate B=B
A: Well, relocation will concern practically all the employees. One of the concerns might be the effect of the changes while their main concern is to remain in the position. They are concerned about issues like salary, working conditions, cultural differences, and so on as well.
B: Yes, it is natural that they might be worried about their job. If business relocates, they’ll have no choice but to move to a different place. Actually, some of them will be earning less, while some others may be earning more than before.
A: That’s true. I think many employees will face redundancy or feel nervous about changing job.
B: I see what you mean. Some may feel threatened by redundancy if our company relocates to new premises. Although most of the staff may be not happy with the decision made, some of the employees might be pleased with relocation for they are looking forward to working overseas, which can offer them a once in a lifetime opportunity to live, work and build friendship in a quite different environment.
A: Right. This experience will also provide them with a chance to widen their outlook on life, appreciate cultural differences and develop new skills. But I think the company needs to employ fully qualified professionals who are resourceful, and sensitive to cultural differences.
B: In addition, being flexible is also an extremely important quality. They need to be able to imagine themselves happily adjusting to new codes of behavior and dressing, different food and even opening hours. What about the perks for working abroad, do you have any ideas?
A: Well, those to work overseas will be offered a comprehensive package, including free travel, subsidized accommodation as well as a general local salary.
B: Sounds a good idea. Anyway, I think the company will have to be careful about relocation, for the failure of a big action will have a knock-on effect throughout the whole company.
A: Well, I am still doubtful about relocation. Some people may ask: what’s the great attraction? Why is our company so eager to relocate to new premises? Suppose what we are going to say to answer these questions?
B: Well, what I can say is that relocating to new premises could be a good thing and it all depends on the circumstances of the company under discussion. It can be anything from better access to overseas markets, less labor costs, lower taxes,, quicker delivery or even a combination of any of these.
A: You’re probably right. However, it would be fair to say that the financial benefits are the main motivation, wouldn’t it?
B: Under most circumstances it probably would, yes. Without them, I believe very few companies would be interested in that. Considering our position, I think our priority is to do some market research. We need to know something about our customers and suppliers. How suppliers and customers might be affected by the relocation? Any ideas?
A: I’m not certain about what response we may receive from the existing suppliers and customers. The important issue is if the relocation will damage their confidence. Once the company has lost the confidence of the customers and suppliers, it will be very difficult to win it back.
B: Anyway, it is somehow inevitable that the company will lose some old suppliers and customers in the course of relocation. In that event, positive actions need to be taken on the part of the company to restore confidence of the suppliers and Customers.
A: Yes, we should make recommendations not only to boost moral of the employees, but also to attract customers and suppliers. You must use some advertising gimmicks to please the suppliers and customers.
B: Let’s work together to make a good proposal, shall we? First, I would propose that we conduct a survey among the employees to find out views about the relocation, and then we can pick out the thorny problems.
A: Sure. And a customer survey should also be carried out in order to get the possible responses from the suppliers and customers, and after that we can work out solutions to the problems.
B: Well, let’s get started with the findings…解析： 暂无解析 -
第19题：
问答题Discuss, and decide together: ● What the likely reactions from staff might be to the introduction of the scheme? ● How feedback should be given to staff on their performance?正确答案：
【参考范例】
Candidate A=A Candidate B=B
A: ABC Company is about to introduce an appraisal scheme to assess the performance of staff. It will benefit both individual and company. Individual appraisals are not always very effective, and people tend to think that there are too many categories. They are not sure how the system works, so they are not happy with the legal aspects. What might be the likely reactions of the staff to the introduction of the scheme?
B: I think some employees would accept the appraisal scheme, in the hope that introduction of the scheme will be beneficial to both individual and company. Some would regard it as a chance to improve their salary. Some others may dislike it for they don’t like the way they are assessed. Many more have doubt about the meaning of the staff appraisal. Everybody works in teams these days and team members share responsibility for results. And team leaders could sense resentment between members. Teams much prefer to be awarded a group rating. We often receive complaints about the system of performance appraisals. What is your opinion of the feedback on appraisal? I think the feedback on performance appraisal is very likely not as positive as the leaders have expected.
A: I agree with you. The staff appraisal may be one of the biggest causes of dissatisfaction at work. In America, the unhappy workers even sue their employers over appraisal interviews. Problems will rise from the scheme itself and from the implementation and understanding of that scheme. Senior staff find it difficult to do appraisals. They have no choice but to listen to staff’s complaint about the company during the appraisal.
B: Therefore, I recommend that before reversing the appraisal’s negative associations, an organization needs to find out the underlying reasons contributing to them. The guidelines should be given to the employees by the management These guidelines suggest that a successful scheme have a clear appeal process, that all the negative feedback should be accompanied by evidence like dates, times and outcomes and that, most importantly, ratings should be able to reflect specific measurable elements of the job requirements.
A: I suggest we should make some changes to the current schemes. But how should feedback be given to staff on their performance?
B: That’s the question that needs discussion. Yes, you’re right. Some changes to current schemes are actually simply a matter of logic.
A: For example, if employees are constantly encouraged to work in teams and to shoulder joint responsibility for their successes and failures, it practically makes little sense for the appraisals to focus on individuals, as this may result in resentments and cause divisions within the group. Therefore, it is possible, and more suitable in some cases to arrange appraisals where performance is rated for the group.
B: And in addition, staff members should also be educated about the best way to approach appraisals. They feel uncomfortable about being asked to play a more supportive role than they are accustomed to without any training. I think it is sensible to give written feedback to most staff members. For some employees, we’d better give them oral feedback on their performance plus the written one.
A: Your idea is acceptable. However, those who are appraised may regard it as a chance to air their grievances and highlight the company’s failings instead of considering their own role. Therefore, the feedback to be given to staff should not be too negative. Rather, the appraisal needs to be positive.解析： 暂无解析 -
第20题：
问答题Practice 6 ● You are the factory manager of a car company. You are waiting for urgently needed components from your purchasing department. ● Write a note to Mr. Smith, the Assistant Purchasing Manager: ● Enquiring about the reason for the delay; ● Stating when the components are needed; ● Suggesting a meeting to discuss future deliveries. ● write 30-40 words.正确答案： 【参考范文】
I’m writing to enquire about the reason of the delay of the ordered components. The components are needed by next Friday. In order to smooth our collaboration, I suggest we should have a meeting to discuss future deliveries.解析： 暂无解析 -
第21题：
单选题What is the purpose of the memo?ATo communicate a change in meeting arrangements
BTo request the relocation of a company event
CTo discuss the details of some construction work
DTo notify a manager of an upcoming staff reduction
正确答案： D解析：
短文第1段第1句The monthly sales staff meeting has been relocated提到会议场所的变更，故选A。 -
第22题：
问答题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.正确答案： 【参考范文】
Memo
To: Sales Manager
From: General Manager
Date: 3 July, 2012
Subject: Meeting on promotion expense.
There will be a meeting to be held on 9 Thu. at 14:00 to discuss the promotion expense of our company. You should take a detailed report on the promotion expense with you. If you have further questions, please contact me.解析： 暂无解析 -
第23题：
单选题A customer's plant maintenance manager invites a solution advisor to discuss Enterprise Asset Management in general and how it might help the maintenance group work more effectively and efficiently. What should the solution advisor do in the first meeting with the plant maintenance manager?（）AAsk the plant maintenance manager about the company's history, competition, and market value.
BAsk the plant maintenance manager about their background, education, and professional experience.
CAsk the plant maintenance manager about current systems in use, issues with the system,and key areas where the manager wants to see improvements.
DAsk the plant maintenance manager about the number of employees, union representation, and how IBM Maximo Asset Management can represent employees and their skill sets.
正确答案： A解析： 暂无解析 -
第24题：
问答题Write a memo in about 50 words. You are Human Resources Manager. Your company is going to provide the staff with training in E-Commerce. There will be two course levels: intermediate level and advanced level. The training course will be given on Saturdays for five weeks. Write a memo to department managers: ·Informing them of the coming training course; ·Asking them to encourage the staff to participate; ·Asking them to help obtain the names of the interested staff.正确答案： To: Department Managers
From: (your name)
Subject: E-Commerce Training Course
Date: April 18, 2013
From March 20 an E-Commerce course will be held on Saturdays for five weeks. There will be 2 groups: intermediate level and advanced level. Please encourage your staff to attend the training course and send me the names of all interested staff by next Friday. These staff will take a test the week before the training course starts.解析： 暂无解析