Unit 8bPart Ⅰ What do the following abbreviations mean ?1ASAP:2enc:3Dept:4NB:5re:6wk:7excl:8incl:9ext:Answers:1 as soon as possible2 enclosed3 Department4 note well5 rewarding6 week7 excluding8 including9 extensionPart Ⅱ Vocabulary and structure.1. You would be ____ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.A omittingB attachingC affordingD running2. He is always here. It's ____ you've never met him.A uniqueB strangeC rareD peculiar3. There has been a great increase in retail sales ____﹖A does thereB isn't thereC hasn't thereD isn't it4. We'd like to ____ a table for five for dinner this evening.A preserveB reserveC retainD sustain5. Although a teenager Fred could resist ____ what to do and what not to do.A being toldB tellingC to be toldD to tell6. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ____ supplies ofpetroleum.A proficientB efficientC potentialD sufficient7. In fact Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____ in New York..A to stayB stayedC stayingD having stayed8. He soon received promotion for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ____.A abilityB futureC possibilityD opportunity9. Britain has the highest ____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.A popularityB densityC intensityD prosperity10. How is it ____ your roommate's request and yours are identical﹖A in allB at bestC for allD by far11. In my opinion he's ____ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.A in allB at bestC for allD by far12. He didn't have time to read the report word for word he just ____ it.A skimmedB observedC overlookedD glanced13. The leader of the expedition ____ everyone to follow his example.A promotedB reinforcedC sparkedD inspired14. What a lovely party It's worth ____ all my life.A rememberingB to rememberC to be rememberedD being remembered15. Who would you rather ____ with you George or me﹖A goingB to goC have goneD went16. The ____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.A intensiveB conciseC jointD overall17. The owner and editor of the newspaper ____ the conference.A were attendingB were to attendC is to attendD are to attend18. We left the meeting there obviously ____ no point in staying.A wereB beingC to beD having19. Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality.A influentialB inferiorC superiorD subordinate20. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ____ lot.A validB vainC vacantD vagueAnswers:1—10 DBCCA DCABB 11---20 DADAC DCBBCPart Ⅲ Use the following words or phrases to fill in the blanks.1. Let us hope his research _____ the evidence we need.2 You shouldn’t underestimate ____of the enterprise.3 Very little ____ is available, so we have to do more investigations.4. Reforming the education system will be a difficult ____.5. A drunken man cannot be fully _____ his actions.6. Employees are encouraged to ____ shares in the firm.7. There’s a ___ to how much I’m prepared to spend.8. She is in a bad mood, because she ____ for six months now.9. What do these numbers ____10. Have you ____ where to campAnswers :1. will provide2. the risks3.data4. process5. responsible for6. purchase7. limit8. has been out of employment9. refer to10. decide onPart ⅣReadingTask 1• Look at Que s tions 1—5.• In ea c h ease. which sentence is correct?• Mark one letter (A, B, or C) on your answer sheet.1.A. Candidate C has the highest level of education but the least amount of work experience.B. Candidate A has more work experience than the other two.C. Candidate B has work experience three times of the other two.2.A. Computers and photocopiers cost less than printers.B. Printers and computers cost more than photocopiers.C. Photo c opiers and printers cost twice as much as computers.3.Applications are invited for the following position.A. The following position is open to applicants.B. The following position has been taken.C. The f ol l owing position requires practical abilities.4.The weekly rent .for March will beA. $150B. $450C. $3005.Construction has 150 construction sites around the country employing 8,000 men.The average number of employees at each site is nearlyA..50B. 51C. 53Answers:1-5: ABACCTask 2• Read the following passage.• Are the sentences in Questions (6—12) "Right" or "Wrong"?• If there isn't enough information to answer "Right" or "Wrong", choose "Doesn't Say". • For each sentence, mark brie letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.The Ultimate holiday gift for anyone with four wheels and two ears.XM Satellite Radio is here.This holiday, give the gift of sound. Introducing XM Satellite Radio, the first digital satellite radio service in the U. S. Experience more music, news, sports, talk comedy and entertainment in your car than you've ever imagined. All presented in jaw-dropping. digital-quality sound. With XM, you'll get:• 100 digital channels for less than $10 a month.• 71 music channels, including over 30 commercial-free, from rock to classical, country to hip-hop, blues to gospel, jazz to electronic, and much more, • 29 of the biggest names in news, sports and talk including: CNN HeadlineNews, USA TODAY, Fox News, BBC World Service, CNBC, C-SPAN, NASCARRadio, CNN/Sports Illustrated and ESPN Radio.Coast to coast coverage.It's easy to add XM to any existing car stereo or to purchase a new AM/FM/XM stereo system. Visit your local electronics store for a demonstration. To learn more, log on to www. xm radio, corn or call toll-free 87 7-XMRADIO.6. XM is the device with which to listen to music programs only.A. RightB. Wrong C; Doesn't say7. There' has been no digital satellite radio service before.A. RightB. WrongC.-Doesn't say8. XM Satellite Radio is for cars only. -.A. RightB. WrongC. Doesn't say9. Among the music channels XM can turn to, about 40% do not broadcast any advertisements.A. RightB. WrongC. Doesn't say10. You can get a lower price if you pay XM together with its new stereo system;A. RightB. Wrong ;C. Doesn't say11. You will know how well XM works if you go to an electronics store in your city.A. RightB. WrongC. Doesn't say12. There is exactly the same information about XM there on the website as that given here.A. RightB. WrongC. Doesn't sayAnswers : 6-12 BACACABTask 3• Read the article below a bout the Board of Directors and the questions after it.• Each question has three suggested answers or ways of finishing the sentence A,B and C. • Mark one letter A, B or C on your answer sheet, for the answer you choose.The board of directors of a limited company is mainly responsible for determining the objectives and policies of a business. It is the directors who determine the direction for the business to take. They will need to make sure that there are the necessary funds and they wil l appoint the staff who will be given the right to run the daily business; They will also design an effective organization structure so that there is both a chain of' command arid an effective communication network with which instructions can be passed downward and information passed upward.The directors are selected by the shareholders, usually at the company's yearly general meeting. At the meeting, the chairman of the board will be expected to give a report on the work that has been done in the past year. The company's accounts will be presented to the share holders at that time so they can judge for themselves whether or not the board has been successful.Direction in business is like strategy in a war situation. The strategic decisions determine the areas in which the company's resources will be employed. Above all it involves planning to make sure that the business first survives and then flourishes. Strategic decisions, made by the board of directors, are concerned with the use of resources. By contrast, there are the tactical decisions which the senior executives (appointed by the directors)' use to carry out in detail the plans made by the board of directors.The fact that boards of-directors tend to meet rather infrequently, say once a week, means that part-time directors can be elected to the board. Since they will not have departmental responsibilities within the company they are often described as non-executive directors.Though they may lack a detailed knowledge of the company' s activities, they can bring special skills to the board. Some of them are lawyers, or experts in tax affairs. Some represent influentialgroups of shareholders whose support is necessary if the board is going to carry out its plans, while others are directors in a number of companies and are thus useful to contact boards, within a group of companies.13. What is the role of the board of directors?A. The board gives suggestions about the product type.B. The business depends on the board for a direction,C. The board selects all the employees.14. The staff are appointed so that they canA. carry out the everyday work.B. settle the financial problem.C. decide on the: polices of the business.15. With an effective organization structure,A. there will be no barrier between the staff and their leaders.B. there will be no barrier between the staff and their low-ranking employees.C. both, of the above is true.16. What happens at the yearly general meeting?A. The directors examine their own work.B. The company's accounts are checked up.C. Both of the above.17. What is a strategic decision?A, This decision is one in a war situation.B. .It determines where the company will make use of its resources.C. It makes sure that the business will survive and flourish.18. The tactical decisions are made so that the senior executives canA. fully understand the plans from the board of directors.B. offer a detailed explanation of the plans from the board of directions.C. put into full practice the plans from the board of directors.Answers : 13-18 BACCBCPart Ⅴ ClozeThe Product Life CycleMuch of-the world about us is cyclical in nature. The moon circles the earth 1 24 hours. The earth takes 365.1/4 days to circle 2 The flowers in the garden bloom in the summer, fade in the autumn and 3 in the winter only to emerge 4 the following spring. In much the 5 , way,industrial products have a life cycle. The original ideas may come from either the marketing or the production side. Interaction continues as the market is tested and designs are modified. Eventually the product is ready for the market.The first stage entails introducing the product to the 6 No one will know about our wonderful 7 creation unless we 8 them about it. So this is when we are obliged to spend money on 9 In one way or another we must persuade potential 10 to "taste our wares". At this stage the people 11 buy the product are often aptly described 12 trend-setters or innovators. Their attitude is often "I'll be one of the first ones to have this."1. A. every B. each C. another2. A. the moon B. the sun C. the Mars3. A. sleep B. fall C. die4. A. about B. again C. out5. A. same B. similar C. exact6. A. public B. shops C. market7. A. fresh B. new C. clever8. A. tell B. show C. persuade9. A. reporting B. exhibiting C. advertising10. A customers B. competitors C. agents11. A. which B. who C. that12. A. about B. in C. as1-6ABCBAC 7-12BACABCPart ⅥWritingTask 1• You want the Senior Secretary in the General Office to order some office equipment. You need a printer, a Xerox machine and some duplicating paper.• Write an E-mail to her:• asking for what you need• saying why you need it• saying when you need it• Write about 30—40 words.• Write on your answer sheet.Suggested Answer:To: Maggie LongfellowSubject; Ordering equipmentDear Mrs. Maggie Longfellow,May I order a printer, a xerox machine, and some duplicating paper? As we are goingto organize some promotion activities, we need to print and duplicate some introductionmaterial of our company and products. I' 11 appreciate it if you can get these things ready by the end of this month. Thank you.Regards.Mark SmithTask 2•Write an e-mail to Mr. Smith•apologizing•making a suitable excuse for what happened•promising to send some technicians to solve the problem•promising that this kind of thing will not happen again•Write 60—80 words.Suggested Answer:Dear Mr. Smith,Pm sending you this e-mail to apologize for the technical problem of the computers y9ubought from.our company. Owing to the negligence of our employees, these computerscaused you much inconvenience in your work. We shall send two technicians to your:company within this week and solve the problem and our after-sale service will be atyour service at any time. We promise this kind of thing will not happen again.Best RegardsRobert MertonOct. 8, 2000。