D. colleague
2. If the leadership is weak, I'm not afraid to _________ in order to achieve
the goal at hand.
A. take up B. take over C. make up D. make for
3. I didn't get that promotion. They brought in some new guy. I'm not going to ___________ for much longer.
A. hold up B. hold to C. hang up D. hang around
4. Mr. Jones is a _______ millionaire, and I'm honored to have worked for him for the past 30 years as his accountant.
A. make-self B. self-make C. self-made D. self-making
5. Just clear out your desk and that's the end of it. Do I make myself ______, Mr. Westlake?
A. clear
B. clearly C. clarity D. unclearly
6. Thank you! I'll certainly try to ____________ the trust you have demonstrated in me with this raise in pay.
A. live according to B. live with C. live up with D. live up to
7. As a marketing manager, she frequently found herself in conflict with the
financial department _______ her staff's expenses.
A. in B. for C. above D. over
8. As the training administrator, she wanted to launch an _________ training project.
A. in-the-service B. on-the-service C. on-the-job D. on-job
9. The two people forged a long-term alliance, which led to a training program so successful that it has ______ been picked up by the company's offices
in Germany and Japan.
A. never B. afterwards C. since D. then
10. I'm going to lay down the law. From now on, everyone in the company must
follow regulations ____________.
A. to the order B. to the command C. to the words D. to the letter
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Question 1
M: Mary, I've enrolled in four courses this summer vacation to improve my
occupational skills, computers, driving, English, and French. I'm confident that I'll be qualified for all the jobs next year. W: You are crazy, but I think nowadays companies value ability more than
skills. Q: What is true of the dialog? Question 2
M: Alice, I made a mistake today. I'm worried now about the response of my
boss when he hears the bad news. Maybe he'll fire me. W: Oh, Charles, take it easy! Your boss will definitely not punish you if
only you dare to shoulder the responsibility. You may ask your colleagues to help out.
Q: What is true of the woman speaker? Question 3
W: The owner of this company has worked hard all his life to ensure the success
of the business. M: I knew him when he started out as a young tradesman 20 years ago, and I'm
glad to hear that he has done so well. Q: What do we know about the owner of the company from the dialog? Question 4
W: Hello, Bob. I'm calling to cancel our meeting on Wednesday, because
something urgent has popped up. So how about making it this Thursday? I'll be available all day long. M: Well, Susan. I hoped I could make it, but I think I'll be at a meeting
from 8 a.m. till evening on Thursday. Maybe we have to delay the meeting to later next week. Q: When will the two speakers meet? Question 5
W: John has had a wide range of experiences, eight different jobs in 10 years. M: Perhaps so, but he has only learned a little in each one. What's more,
long service was rewarded only in the old days. How things have changed! Q: What is the weakness in John's qualifications?
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The West End of London maintained its top spot as the world's most expensive office location last year as occupancy costs declined globally due to the
uncertain economic climate.
West End offices averaged $16,682 per employee workstation last year,
compared with $15,700 for second-ranked Paris, a leading real estate
consultancy agency said in its seventh annual Global Office Occupancy Costs Survey.
The basis of the survey has changed to workstations, from floor area