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specific duties and projects. Because you will be working with confidential information, you will be expected to _____ (Q 30) the enclosed employee code-of-ethics agreement.
As we discussed, you will be paid twice a month, _____ (Q 31) the company’s normal payroll schedule. As an hourly employee, working fewer than twenty hours per week, you will not be _____ (Q 32) to receive paid holidays, paid time off for illness or vacation, or other employee benefits. Your employment status will be reviewed in six months.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Otherwise, please sign and return one copy of this letter. You may keep the second copy for your files. We look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Christopher Webster Human Resources Enclosures Q 29
A) pleased B) pleasing C) pleasant D) pleasure Q 30
A) follow B) advise C) magine D) require Q 31
A) accords B) according C) according to D) accorance with Q 32
A) tolerable B) liberal C) eligible D) expressed
2. Take a look at the advertisement then answer the following questions from 33-35. 看下面一则广告，回答33-35三个问题。
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Q 33: What is the purpose of this advertisement? A) To announce a change in business hours C) To advertise a business for sale C) To encourage diners to eat early D) To attract more customers
Q 34: What will customers receive if they spend more than $10? A) A $2 discount on their bill B) 50% off on their next purchase C) A liter of soda D) Free delivery service
Q 35: What will happen on June 16? A) A new owner will take over the business B) The coupon will expire C) Prices will be further reduced D) The business will close
3. Read this article then answer the following questions from 36-38. 阅读下面这篇文章，选出正确的选项。
The new economy has created great business opportunities as well as great turmoil. Not since the Industrial Revolution have the stakes of dealing with change been so high. Most traditional organizations have accepted, in theory at least, that they must make major changes. Even large new companies recognize that they need to manage the changes associated with rapid entrepreneurial growth. Despite some individual successes, however, this remains difficult, and few companies manage the process as well as they would like. Most companies have begun by installing new technology, downsizing, restructuring, or trying to change corporate culture, and most have had low success rates. About 70 percent of all change initiatives fail.
The reason for most of these failures is that in their rush to change their organizations, managers become mesmerized by all the different, and sometimes conflicting, advice they receive about why companies should change, what they should try to accomplish, and how they should do it. The
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result is that they lose focus and fail to consider what would work best for their own company. To improve the odds of success, it is imperative that executives understand the nature and process of corporate change much better.
Most companies use a mix of both hard and soft change strategies. Hard change results in drastic layoffs, downsizing, and restructuring. Soft change is based on internal organizational changes and the gradual development of a new corporate culture through individual and organization learning. Both strategies may be successful, but it is difficult to combine them effectively. Companies that are able to do this can reap significant payoffs in productivity and profitability.
Q 36: What is the article mainly about? A) Corporate marketing plans B) New developments in technology C) Ways for companies to increase profits D) How companies try to adapt to new conditions
Q 37: What is soft change based on? A) Changes in the corporate culture B) Reductions in company size C) Relocating businesses D) Financial markets
Q 38: According to the article, why do so many attempts to change fail? A) Soft change and hard change are different B) Executives are interested only in profits C) The best methods are often not clear D) Employees usually resist change
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