Part I Script
Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.
1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The man's company has been shut down.
B. The man is very proud of his business.
A. Tuesday morning at the woman's office.
B. Tuesday morning at the man's office.
C. Tuesday afternoon at the woman's office.
D. Tuesday morning at the man's office.
A. Cancelling the meeting.
B. Continuing the discussion on the last issue.
C. Starting the meeting.
D. Finishing the meeting.
A. The man's company is broke.
B. The man's company is expanding.
C. The woman is willing to invest in the man's company.
D. The woman won't invest in the man's company.
C. The man feels depressed about his company's performance.
D. The woman is going to join in the man's company.
5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
Part II Script
A. It can save costs.
B. Products can be easily promoted.
C. It saves labor.
D. Both A and B.
Directions: Listen to the passage three times. When the passage is read for
the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read the third time, check your answers.
Sometimes markets surge for no apparent reason; masses of people suddenly want something, and the (1) demand can't be met immediately. For example, for facial masks in several this business idea. during the SARS epidemic, there was a high (2)countries—and many entrepreneurs capitalized (3)A similar effect is also created by larger social (4)of a demand for homecare services for the (5)supplied. And the (6). There is much more
than what is currently being
for pets to be treated as family members continues,
services that didn't exist even creating demand for all kinds of (7)ten years ago. (8)If there is, develop business ideas to fit the market gap.
Do you have any ideas for starting a business now? Write your business ideas down. Think about them for some time. (9). . You don't have to run with the first business idea you think of; you want to discover the idea that's best suited to your skills and desires. (10). Your answer Correct answer resulting demand on trends elderly trend pet-related (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Look at existing businesses and the products and services they offerand then determine if there's a need for more of those products oservices (9) (10)
Keep an open mind and continue to assess everything you read and heafrom a business point of view Dream, think, plan, and you'll be ready to transform that businesidea into the business you've always wanted Part III Script
Directions: Listen to the following recording, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.
1. Why does the speaker mention anti-virus software?
A. To show the importance of protecting the computer.
B. To show how bad computer viruses are.
C. To illustrate a future market demand.
D. To identify a possible market decline.
2. What is the use of an iris-recognition machine?
3. How can one benefit from old gardeners?
4. What is true of most of the people in the speaker's town?
5. Which of the following would be a suitable title for the passage?
A. Wild blueberry—a thriving business.
A. They overlooked the value of wild blueberries.
B. They eat a lot of wild blueberries.
C. They like to eat both blueberries and wild blueberries.
D. They eat neither blueberries nor wild blueberries.
A. By learning from the products sold in North America.
B. By selling the gardeners more software.
C. By studying how much more they earn than before.
A. To guard against an explosion.
B. To ensure security.
C. To recognize the value of safety.
D. To avoid computer viruses.
D. By studying what could help them to work longer and more easily.
B. Best business opportunities arising from computer software.
C. How to find business opportunities.
D. How to make use of the business connections.
Part IV
Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following statements. 1. The mistake is the result of a _____ in communication, and we need to look at our communication methods both internally and externally.
2. We ordered 50 laptops from your company, but on the invoice I see there's an extra charge for shipping. I thought shipping was included in the _______.
3. This was a time-sensitive document! There's no_____ in delivering it three
hours late!
A. place B. point
A. break-in B. breakdown C. breakup D. breakout
A. report B. demand C. invoice D. quote