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1、产品广告（Product Advertisement）

1.These can be piled up neatly without taking up much space.

2.It is usually placed in front of a dressing table.

3.When folded it turns into a soft and comfortable bed.

4.People can adjust the height of this to get a conformable sitting position.

5.There is a circular metal frame at the bottom where you can rest your feet.

6.This set of furniture is characterized by space-saving and easy storage.

7.The top of this can be stretched to certain length.

A.Folding Table with Chairs

Folding Oak Finish Table with 4 Chairs. Unique space saving design converts from a small compact unit to a full size dining table! Chairs fit inside table when folded-Oak finish on selected beech solids and veneers. Table closed: 34 ―wide, 11‖ deep; table opened: 34 ―wide, 62‖ long.

B.High Fashion Bar Stool

Oversized deep slung 3.5″padded seat. Back supports serve as functional armrests. New hefty

1 diameter steel foot-ring. Adjustable height. 24 ―to 30‖ high. Easy to assemble with s imple hand

tools.

C.White Wire Stack Chair

Sturdy wire welded steel construction for a sleek, high tech look. Practical seating that keeps you cool. Outside on the patio or deck; inside in the kitchen or family room. These lightweight chairs stack neatly for easy access. Quick and convenient storage.

D.Folding Cushioned Chairbed

Comfortable seating converts to become a single sleeper in seconds! Sleeps on adult. The perfect solution when unexpected overnight guests arrive! Ideal for college dorm, Kid‘s room, den or spare room. Sturdy Herculon tweed fabric cover in grey/blue. 31 ―W x 72‖ L x 25‖ H.

E.You‘ll be ?sitting pretty‘ with this vanity bench. White powder coated finish on welded steel. It can

be used as a companion to a vanity table or alone as an attractive bath accent. Grid style seat,

complete with removable comfort cushion. 19 ― W x 12.75‖ L x 20‖ H. easy assemble.

Example:

You can take it for only a short time if you prefer. Answer: C

1. It is located outside the city.

2. It will be easy to use for various types of retail business.

3. You know how much money it took last year.

4. This business already manufactures goods for sale.

5. Its price includes living accommodation.

6. It has been operating for many years.

7. You will have to find out the price from the agents.

EBTA BUSINESS TRANSFER AGENTS

The following businesses in the region are offered for sale:

Example:

You must have a first degree in English.

Answer: B

1.You are free to choose when you will begin and end your workday.

2.You should provide the names of two people who can give letters of recommendation.

3.You must have the experience of working abroad.

4.You have to work every other Saturday.

5.You should have successful working experience as a secretary.

6.The job requires some experience as well as excellent qualifications.

7.You need to be able to speak several languages.

Salesperson is required for our new Portman Street Showroom to work a flexitime 30 –hour week, including alternate Saturdays. Fileco specialize in office furniture and equipment. The showroom displays our very latest in integrated office design and is intended to serve as our window on the business world. Applicants should have some experience in business and fluency in a second language would be a distinct advantage.

Eurofile, one of Europe‘s leading publishers is seeking a self-motivated Assistant Accountant to help run its busy accounts department. The successful candidate should possess excellent accounting qualifications and have at least 2 years‘ accounting experience. S/he should also be computer literate and able to carry out all essential day-to-day accounting tasks. Management experience and European languages are a definite advantage, Salary 15 – 17,000 p. a. Send CV to Joanna Jarvis, Eurofile, Stack Street, Manchester, MN8 4TX, quoting reference JAC/01/TN.

The Bell Educational Trust seeks applications from teachers of English as a foreign language to work in China. Candidates should have:

---- a degree plus a qualification in TEEL (PGCE or RSA) diploma

---- a minimum of 3 years experience with at least one year overseas

---- experience in preparation of materials and in teaching ESP / EAP

Applications with full C. V. and the names of two referees, one of whom must be the most recent employer, together with recent photograph of yourself, to Lewis Kerr, The Bell Educational Trust, Hillscross, 1 Red Cross Lane, Cambridge CB2 2QX.

We are a major company with an international reputation with customers throughout Europe, the Middle East and S. E. Asia.

Qualifications:

---- Proven secretarial skills

---- Languages ( French, German, Arabic Mandarin)

---- Ability to work as part of team and on own initiative

Non-native speakers will have a fluent command of spoken and written English.

Benefits include generous salary, 6 weeks‘ holiday, and promotion prospects.

Send C. V. to Video Unlimited, Morecombe Gardens, Manchester.

1.This work has something to do with people‘s ment al health.

2.How much the person earns will depend on his practical experience.

3.This advertisement offers employees the prospect of getting promoted.

4.If you get the job, you‘ll have to make business trips every now and then.

5.This business needs a person with managerial experience and skills.

6.Experience in advertising would be helpful in this job.

7.This business provides a wide range of service items.

A.Management

Diversified service business seeking experienced (10 years plus) executive for top-level spot.

Excellent salary, bonuses, and profit-sharing for person with proven problem-solving, marketing and people skills.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/5717167442.html,munications

Major Southeastern chemical corporation requires a professional to fill a vacancy in the Communications Department. Applications must have demonstrated experience in all phases of promotion, including: media, production, writing, trade shows, public relations and special event handling. Travel required. CBC preferred. Position can lead to Department Management.

C.Technical sales representative

Our Pigment Division seeks a NJ based salesperson for the NJ, PA, MD, DE territory. Pigment sales experience necessary. BS Chemistry or Physical Science degree preferred. Generous, immediate and free benefits package. Salary commensurate with experience.

D.Psychiatric social worker

Private mental-health clinic seeks 2 experienced certified Social Workers to provide individual, group and family psychotherapy to children, adolescents and adults. Function as a member of multidisciplined team. Excellent supervision; starting salary $ 30,988. Comprehensive medical, dental and pension benefits.

E.Marketing executive

This important position has recently been created by one of the country‘s leading clothes manufacturers.

It is an outstanding opportuni ty for a graduate with two years‘ experience in design or magazine publishing. The successful candidate will be given responsibility for a major, recently launched brand. It would be an advantage to have experience of promotional activities. Excellent fringe benefits on offer.

Example:

The job offers perks in addition to the basic salary.

Answer: D

1. Experience in advertising would be helpful in this job.

2. This job would probably suit somebody who has worked in the purchasing department of a large chain of stores.

3. Three years' experience would not be enough for this job.

4. For this job it would be useful if you have studied how to carry out surveys into consumer attitudes.

5. In this job you would take charge of a product which has been on the market for many years.

6. To get this job it is not necessary to have work experience.

7. Such a high-ranking position does not come up very often.

Example: You would learn about deductions from salaries.

Key: C

1.You need to have worked in an office before attending this course.

2.You would learn something about preventing accidents at work.

3.You would be able to sit an examination in typing.

4.This course is useful if your job involves greeting people and dealing with enquiries.

5.This course would suit someone with budgetary responsibility.

6.You would get practice in helping people in a group to communicate.

7.You would learn how to change the appearance of a letter or memo.

Tuesday 13.00-15.00

This course provides training in arranging meetings, conducting them effectively and making travel arrangements. The topics will include drawing up agendas, preparing for meetings, introducing speakers or participants, managing discussions successfully, keeping to an agreed timetable, and writing follow-up reports. Previous experience of typing and general office work are essential for this course.

Mon, Thu, Fri 10.00-12.00

This courses is intended both for beginners and for those who have reached an elementary level in typewriting. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills on up-to-date electronic equipment, gaining experience of producing all kinds of typed material in a variety of modern layouts. Students will be given ample opportunities for ―hands on‖ experience of word-processing on the latest personal computers. Typewriting tests can be taken for widely recognised qualifications.

Monday 9.00-11.00

This course is designed to provide students with experience of operating a set of accounts, comparable with those of a small family firm, and of dealing with the more general financial aspects of running a small business. Topics will include profit and loss, maintaining records efficiently, cash payments, taxation, insurance and computerised accounting. External examinations can be arranged.

Friday 11.00-13.00

Participants on this course will develop their telephone skills and reception techniques in practical situations. Other topics included in the course are dealing with correspondence, the latest development in fax equipment and photocopiers, and the advantages these new facilities offer. The course also covers health and safety, including recent important changes in safety regulations governing the workplace.

Example:

This course will improve your typing skills.

Answer: C

1. Apply for this course if you are interested in running courses in office skills.

2. This course will teach you how to repair computers.

3. Applicants must give reasons for wanting to join this course.

4. This course promises very quick results.

5. You will be shown a range of teaching methods on this course.

6. If you complete this course successfully, you may be given a job.

7. The organisers will cover some of your costs while you are on this course. A

Example:

The book offers some information about communication style.

Answer: A

1. It aims to train the students to become sensitive to different styles of writing.

2. Students are expected to learn something about American society.

3. It mainly focuses on the development of your reading techniques.

4. Students are encouraged to participate in group activities.

5. Some useful information is offered on how to further your academic study.

6. One chapter deals with different aspects of culture in America.

7. The material chosen for the book is from the real life.

This classic cross-culture book provides reading passages, culture notes, and discussion topics which focus on values, behavior, attitudes and communication styles. It features a chapter on cultural diversity in the US; an explanation of mainstream US values with examples which reveal some of the more hidden aspects of culture; examples of cross-cultural differences in a wide variety of cultures; and extensive readings and exercises.

As a multi-stand course---organized according to functions, discussion techniques and communication concepts--- this text develops the speaking skills of business professionals or business students. It is easily adaptable to differing class sizes, student needs and interests. A special feature of the course is its carefully staged discussion activities which structure and facilitate group participation.

This series is intended for students now ready to approach English literature. Each book deals with both the literary and the language aspects of their texts. Some exercises focus on a personal response, others on discussing literary qualities such as style, character, imagery and ideas. Other exercises concentrate on the development of language awareness in terms of grammar, vocabulary and different styles of writing.

Authentic texts covering a wide range of topics provide a stimulating basis for a skills and strategies approach to academic reading. Techniques of skimming and scanning, identifying main

ideas,

understanding text organization and guessing unknown vocabulary provide the basis for each unit. These are followed by more advanced strategies, such as analyzing a writer‘s use of time, evaluating a writer‘s attitude and assessing the degree of certainty in arguments. Each unit ends with discussion topics which lead to a writing task based on the reading texts.

Example:

It is the work of a successful writer.

Answer: C

1. It describes activities which have become increasingly popular.

2. It gives important information as briefly as possible.

3. It deals with an area that has received little attention previously.

4. It describes methods that can help with team-building.

5. It is suitable to people with varying degrees of commercial experience.

6. It was previously published with a different title.

7. It is written for people from different types of professional background.

1.Shareholders seemed to have a final say in top management.

2.This news suggests bitter competition between computer giants.

3.Some people would take advantage of this period of time to make money.

4.The man would be detained on a foreign land for some time.

5.The buy-out seemed to benefit both companies.

6.The company hadn‘t entered into the American market before it was merg ed.

7.The change in personnel has boosted shareholders‘ confidence in the company.

A. In a deal valued at more than $ 5 billion, Crown Cork, a leading American packaging company with

little presence in Europe, agreed to buy Camaud Metalbox of France, one of Europe‘s largest packagers with little presence in America. A frenzy of dealing sent shares in both soaring around 15%.

B. Another top French businessman was placed under investigation for corruption. The man is being

questioned about a 1991 water-supply contract. Meanwhile, a German businessman, who went missing after his property empire collapsed last year, embarrassing the many banks that had backed him, was arrested in Miami. Extradition could take months.

C. Kmart, America‘s second-largest retailer, is to have a new boss to replace Joseph Antonini, who was

forced to step down earlier this year by unhappy shareholders. Shares soared on the news that Floyd Hall, former chief executive of Target Stores, a rival discounter, is to step into Antonini‘s sho es.

D. IBM tried to counter the growth of Microsoft, the world‘s largest software firm, by launching a $3.3

billion hostile bid for Lotus Development, a software company. The $ 60-a –share offer boosted the price of Lotus shares by 89%. IBM sees Lotus‘s N otes software as a passport into the growing market for ?groupware‘ programs that help networks of computers talk to each other.

E. The European Commission published a consultative paper on its promise single currency, in which it suggested that there would have to be four years between a final decision to launch the new currency and its arrival in citizens‘ pockets. It predicted that speculators would use the interval to make destabilising bets on the final conversion rates of the old currencies. But the commission is sticking to its deadline of January 1999 for economic and monetary union.

1 Sometimes it is necessary to insist on further explanation.

2 You shouldn't focus on your response while others are still speaking.

3 People are reluctant to admit that they don't listen well.

4 There are benefits in seeing things from the speaker's perspective.

5 Keen observation of the speaker can support our listening skills.

6 It is risky to think about a different issue while someone is speaking.

7 People do not mind hearing their own views summarised.

Good listener, better manager

Too often we accuse others of not listening, pretending that we ourselves are faultless, yet in our hearts we know that many of the mistakes we make come about because we haven't listened carefully enough. We get things wrong because we haven't quite understood what someone meant when they were talking to us. Anyone who has ever taken the minutes of a long meeting will know how hard it is to remember - despite the benefit of notes - exactly what everyone said. But success depends on getting things right - and that means listening.

Listening is not the same thing as hearing; it is not an effortless activity. It demands attention and concentration. It may mean quizzing the speaker for additional information or for clarification - it is always better to ask than to continue regardless and get things wrong. However, if you allow your mind to wander onto something else, even for a few minutes, you'll miss what the speaker is saying - probably at the very moment when he or she is saying something critical. And not having heard, you won't know you've missed anything until it's too late.

The most common bad habit we have is to start thinking of what we are going to say about the subject long before the other speaker has finished. We then stop listening. Even worse, this often adds rudeness to inattentiveness, as once you have decided what to say there is a fair chance you will interrupt to say it. Good listeners don't interrupt. In fact it is often worth explaining the main idea of what you have just been told before going on to make your own points. Nobody is offended by this and it shows that you have listened well.

Above all be patient and accept that many people are not very good communicators. It's helpful to remember that the ways people move and position themselves while they are speaking can reveal a great deal about what they are saying. Equally importantly you should put yourself in the other person's place, both intellectually and emotionally; it will help you to understand what they are getting at and form a response. But don't be too clever. Faced with a know-all, many people keep quiet because they see no point in continuing.

1 Listen to what your boss tells you about how well you are working.

2 Realise that your boss will occasionally need to be left alone.

3 Comment on your boss's work in a positive spirit.

4 Try to impress your boss with your thoroughness.

5 Do not hesitate to involve your boss if you have difficulties with your work.

6 Show your boss that you are capable of working at a higher level.

7 Speak to your boss, even about matters not directly related to your work.

MANAGE YOUR BOSS

Advice from four top business people on how you should treat your boss

The Consultant

No boss likes nasty surprises. Thinking you can solve a serious problem before he or she finds out is a doomed strategy. Much better to inform your boss about the situation early on, together with your suggested solution. Also, remember that bosses like praise as much as any employee. Do this without making it obvious, if only to earn the right to criticise (constructively, of course). 'Consideration' is the key word. Treat bosses as you hope to be treated - it should help you to move up to the next level.

The Director

Of course there are all the formal things in managing your boss - ensuring that you come to meetings well prepared, that you have a good eye for detail, and so on. But you also need to distinguish effectively between things that are important and things that are merely small details. Bosses like it if you can see 'the big picture' because they want to be able to delegate. So it's all about psychology, as well as performance.

The Chairman

Bosses want people to understand their objectives, their way of working and the pressures they are under. If you can understand what sort of individual your boss is, it is easier to appreciate why certain reactions might arise, and thus avoid problems. Also, keep the lines o f communication with your boss open. You need to receive ongoing feedback on whether your work is effective, asking about what you do not understand, and, if necessary, discussing personal issues from outside the workplace. When the gap between you is reduced. so are the difficulties.

The Chief Executive

Understand that a boss will want to take the glory when things go well. After all, they take ultimate responsibility, so they deserve some of the credit. Also, find out about your boss's outside interests, as this can help to improve the relationship. You may find you have an interest in common. Similarly, recognise that everyone is human, and there are times when a request from you may be unwelcome. Get to know your boss's Personal Assistant, who can advise you when it is a good time to talk to him or her.

Part 2

If you always thought of McDonald‘s as an all-American company it, may surprise you to learn that the king of McDonald‘s franchises is named Fujita and that he doesn‘t eat hamburgers. ____1____ By ignoring many of the customs of both his native and his parent company, Fujita has made McDonald‘s the top fast-food business in Japan and has changed the face of franchising.

McDonald‘s came to Japan in 1970 searching for a Japanese partner with whom to create a Japanese McDonald‘s. Fujita was far from the richest potential candidate interviewed, but he was an eager entrepreneur who seemed willing to devote his energies to the new venture. ____2____ Almost immediately, however, Fujita began going his own way. The parent company

recommended opening the first Japanese McDonald‘s in the suburbs, where most American fast-food stores are located. Fujita had his own ideas. ____3____ He got his way, opened the first Japanese McDonald‘s in a department store in Tokyo, didn‘t spend anything on advertising. ____4____ McDonald‘s learned its lesson from Fujita and has since opened inner-city restaurant around the world. ____5____ While the Japanese seem fascinated with western styles and tastes, they often don‘t think of themselves as consumers of American products. So Fujita‘s McDonald‘s franchises play down their American origins, to the point where, according to Fujita, some Japanese who visit the United States are surprised to find that we have ?Makudonarudo‘, as the Japanese say it, in America too.

A.In fact, Fujita is unusual in many respects, and his uniqueness has made him very rich.

B.McDonald‘s took a chance and chose him.

C.Fujita and McDonald‘s continue to be nefit from each other.

D.Other companies might learn from the way Fujita marketed McDonald‘s in Japan.

E.Fujita likes to take credit for a rise in the average weight of his people.

F.And within a year he had broken McDonald‘s world record for one-day sales: $14,000.

G.He thought the young pedestrians of Japan‘s cities were more likely to give up Japan fish-and –rice

diet for a hamburger than were the more traditional suburban dwellers.

H.But Fujita himself prefers noodles to Big Macs.

I.And the Tokyo McDonald‘s that on ce caused an argument is now one of 500 that Fujita owns in

Japan.

答案：1. A；2. B；3. G；4. F；5. D

练习3. Banks and Banking : Other Bank Services

A modern bank provides many services other than checking accounts. ____1____

If you went to a bank to open a savings account, you would go through almost the same procedures followed in applying for a checking account. ____2____ Then you would be given a passbook in which your initial deposit would be recorded. All deposits and withdrawals from your account are entered into your passbook. ____3____ With a regular passbook savings account, you would be able to withdraw money wherever you needed it. All you would have to do is fill out a withdrawal order and present it, along with your passbook to the teller.

All banks pay interest on savings accounts. ____4____ Banks also pay interest at different times. ____5____ Suppose, for example, that on January 1, you deposited $ 1,000 in a bank that paid 4 1/2 percent interest semiannually. By July 1,you would have earned $ 22.50 interest. This interest would automatically be credited to your account; and of you left it in the bank, along with your original deposit, you would receive interest on $ 1,022.50 for the next six-month period. That is, your interest would be compounded.

A.But the majority of them pay semiannually, that is, every six months.

B.The interest rate varies from bank to bank, but the general range is from 4 1/2 to 6 percent.

C.This means that passbook contains an actual record of all transactions made and that you know the

exact amount of savings you have at any one time.

D.One of these is checking accounts.

E.First you would be asked to fill out a signature card.

F.But most banks pay interest at the end of a year.

G.One of the most important of these is regular passbook savings.

H. O ne can withdraw money whenever necessary.

答案：1.；2. ；3. ；4. B；5. A

试题1

PART TWO

Questions 8-12

●Read this letter to the editor of The Economist.

●Choose the best sentence from the list A-I to fill each of the blanks.

●For each bland (8-12) mark one letter (A-I) on your Answer Sheet.

●Do not mar4 any letter twice.

●One answer has been given as an example.

Sir,

Y ou state on February 13th that New Mexico has ―few natural resources‖, ____ example____ In 1991 New Mexico ranked fourth in the United States in production of natural gas, seventh in oil and tenth in non-fuel minerals ____8____ Non-fuel minerals contributed about $ 1 billion and coal $ 509 million.

Taxes from production of fuels and minerals, and lease payments on state lands have been set aside by legislative acts to endow two permanent funds worth about $ 5.65 billion, ____9____ In addition, during fiscal year 1991 , payments to New Mexico from taxes on federal lands were S 108 million, all earmarked for public education.

____10____ About $566 million came from taxes and permanent-fund earnings attributable to oil and gas production. ____11____ Tourism is an important industry in Mew Mexico, yet its economic impact on the public sector is dwarfed by that of mineral production.

New Mexico came through the recent recession in much better shape than most other states. It does not have a deficit. ____12____ States that rely primarily on a sales tax or on an income tax have big problems during economic downturns. Income growth per head in New Mexico averaged 6.1/00 in the year to October 1992-one if the fastest growth rates in the United States.

Charles Chapin

Example: C

A.That it has a broadly based tax structure is an important point.

B.In 1992 it produced more oil than Colorado and Kansas combined.

C.However, the extractive mineral industry in New Mexico is one of the state‘s strongest economic

forces.

D.During fiscal year 1992 New Mexico raised permanent funds worth about $6.1 billion.

E.The combined value of oil and gas production was $ 2.8 billion.

F.Some 16,000 employees work in the extractive industries and their wages are among the highest of

any major industry.

G.The $39 million earned by these funds in 1991 was used to finance education and other public

services.

H.Only S 25 million came from agricultural taxes.

I.New Mexico‘s extractive mineral industries contribute about a third of the state‘s $ 1.9 billion

general-fund income in fiscal year 1991.

答案：8. E 9. G 10.I 11. F 12. A

试题7

PART TWO

Questions 8 – 12

●Read the following text.

●Choose the best sentence from the list on page 52 to fill each of the gaps.

●For each gap 8 – 12 mark one letter A – I on your Answer Sheet.

●Do not mark any letter twice.

The Cash-free Society

Imagine a society in which cash no longer exists, Instead, ― cash ‖ is electronic, as in bank-card Systems. Currency and coin are abandoned.

____ example ____ . Theft of cash would become impossible. Bank robberies and cash-register robberies would simply cease to occur ____ ( 8 ) ____ . Purse snatchings would become a thing of the past. Urban streets would become safer ____ ( 9 ) ____ . Security costs and insurance rates would fall. Property values would rise. Neighbourhoods would improve.

Drug traffickers and their clients, burglars and receives of stolen property, arsonists for hire, and bribe-takers would no longer have the advantage of using untraceable currency. ____ ( 10 ) ____ These prosecutions, in turn, would inhibit further crimes.

In a society devoid of physical money, a change from cash to recorded electronic money would be accompanied by a flow of previously unpaid income-tax revenues running in the tens of billions of dollars. ____ (11) ____

Cash has been the root of much social and economic evil. ____ (12)____ Eighty percent of Americans regularly use credit cards. The development of a federal system to h andle the country‘s 300 billion annual cash transactions in the United States electronically is within reach.

Example: H.

A. A national electronic-money system would operate as a debit-card system.

B. Retail shops in once dangerous areas could operate in safety.

C.As a result, income tax rates could be lowered or the national debt reduced.

D. The use of cash has diminished substantially since World War II.

E. Attacks on shopkeepers, taxi drivers, and cashiers would all end.

F.The emergence of electronic funds-transfer technology makes it possible to change the nature of

money and to divorce it from evil.

G.Almost every present-day cash transaction can be duplicated electronically.

H.The immediate benefits would be profound and fundamental.

I.Electronic ―money‖ would leave incriminating trails of data, resulting in more arrests and

convictions.

答案：Questions 8 – 12: E, B, I, C, F

练习3. Banks and Banking : Other Bank Services

A modern bank provides many services other than checking accounts. ____1____

A.But the majority of them pay semiannually, that is, every six months.

B.The interest rate varies from bank to bank, but the general range is from 4 1/2 to 6 percent.

C.This means that passbook contains an actual record of all transactions made and that you know

the exact amount of savings you have at any one time.

D.One of these is checking accounts.

E.First you would be asked to fill out a signature card.

F.But most banks pay interest at the end of a year.

G.One of the most important of these is regular passbook savings.

H.One can withdraw money whenever necessary.

答案：1.G；2. ；3. ；4. B；5. A

PART TWO

Questions 8-12

●Read the text below about the management of documents.

●Choose the best sentence from the list on the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.

●For each gap 8-12, mark one letter (A-I) on your Answer Sheet.

●Do not use any letter more than once.

A. These new methods of handling paperwork have already greatly improved efficiency.

B. This would be a key way of improving white collar productivity.

C. It will help them to make better use of all office employees.

D. However, this enormous investment has not improved productivity as expected.

E. Laser printers have many limitations, and photocopiers have few applications.

F. Most technology has concentrated its attention on the first two of these stages.

G. These figures are hardly surprising since documents convey nine-tenths of all information.

H. Nevertheless, it is an important way to improve business processes and workflow.

I. Since then, these machines have caused a revolution in the way we work in the office.

答案：8.D 9.F 10.G 11.B 12.E

PART TWO

Questions 8-12

●Read this text about electrical power in Canada.

●Choose the best sentence from the list A-I to fill each of the blanks.

●For each blank (8 - 12) mark one letter (A - I) on your Answer Sheet.

●De not mark any letter twice.

●One answer has been given as an example.

ELECTRICITY: WEALTH, MONEY, POWER

Canadian industries have prospered for more than a century on the country‘s abundance of cheap, reliable electrical power. ____ example ____. In fact, Canada consumes more electricity on a per person basis than any country except for Norway ____ 8 ____

Electricity is a significant source of export income for Canada. ____ 9 ____ But in the 1970s , Canadian exports rose sharply to address the U. S. demand for cheaper and more reliable.

In 1985, exports of Canadian electrical power reached 1,400 million US dollars ____. 10 ____. Net electricity exports account for more than 60% of Canada‘s balance of trade.

Domestically, Canada continues to generate electrical power, primarily from water ____ 11 ____ Exports of electricity are now subject to forces far beyond the control of utility managers ____ 12 ____

Example: B

A.Besides, electricity from coal and nuclear is 50% to 75% cheaper than many other industrial

nations.

B.Generated primarily by water, our power supplies have attracted and supported energy-intensive

industries such as mining.

C.It also ranks among the top three electricity producers in the world, behind the U. S. and Russia.

D.Next to electricity, Canadian paper exports came to 900 million US dollars every year in the 1960s.

E.Two large nuclear power plants began to generate electricity.

F.Since then, electricity‘ exports have declined but they have continued to exceed 700 million US

dollars.

G.Environmental and trade policies all influence electrical production and trade.

H.Canada and the U. S. imported and exported power in almost equal measures after 1901.

I.Therefore, the Canadian government has little influence on these forces.

答案：8．C 9. H 10. F 11. A 12. G