Part I Listening Comprehension (28 minutes)

1.

A) attend the wedding.

B) attend the farewell party.

C) Attend business banquets.

D) attend a birthday party.

Script: Woman: Great. I reserved the banquet hall for the luncheon of1February 2 for Carney Company. May I have your name and contact information?

M: Of course. This is Jeff McQuillan, and my phone number is 323-555-6840, extension 42.

Question: What did the man book the room for?

Correct answer: C.

2.

A) Bottle opening fee of/kloc-0.5 USD per bottle, and cake is free.

B) free of charge.

C) $50 corkage fee.

D) not mentioned.

Script: M: Great. Then, I'd like to make a reservation for1around noon on Friday, February 2. This is a retirement party, and we want to bring a cake and some bottles of champagne to the guests. Is this acceptable?

Lady: The cake is all right, but we charge 15 dollars for opening a bottle of wine that is not bought from the restaurant.

Question: How much do men have to pay for cakes and champagne?

Correct answer: a

3.

A) Review her application letter at home.

B) Take her revised cover letter to the job fair.

C) go to the advertisement.

D) Help the man to review his application letter.

Script: M: Did you see the advertisement for the job fair?

Woman: Of course. I'm revising my application letter now.

Question: What might this woman do next?

Correct answer: b

4.

A) grilled cheese.

B) peanut butter and jelly.

C) burger king.

D) Baked cheese or peanut butter and jelly.

Script: Woman: Now all the places are closed. Come to my house and I'll make you a delicious sandwich. You can choose grilled cheese or peanut butter and jelly. What did you say?/Sorry?

M: I guess beggars can't be choosers.

Question: What kind of sandwich does the man want?

Correct answer: D.

5.

A) there is something wrong with the deposit.

His withdrawal from last month is missing.

His bank charges his checking account.

D) His bank statement is incomplete.

Script: W: Let me see your bank statement. Ok, here are your deposit and withdrawal records from last month. Do you know that your bank will charge you just to open a checking account?

M: Really? I don't know.

Question: What did the woman say to the man's bank statement?

Correct answer: C.

6.

A) 14 years.

B) 40 years.

C) 20 years.

D) 30 years.

Script: How long have the man's parents opened the shop?

Correct answer: b

7.

A) He will have to consider the duration of the business.

He will consider the tax issue carefully.

C) He needs to consider the distribution of profits.

D) He will have to consider the complexity of his business.

Script: If there are two partners in the business, what do men need to consider?

Correct answer: a

8.

A) The man should learn from his parents to do business.

B) The man should give up the idea of starting a business.

C) A man should be careful of his partner.

D) The man should find a lawyer and consider some legal issues.

Script: What is the woman's suggestion?

Correct answer: D.

Wait for the opportunity to sit down and watch you work!

9.

A) Saturday.

B) Monday.

C) Sunday.

Tuesday.

Script: What day is it today?

Correct answer: b

10.

A) He hopes to be a colleague of this woman.

He wants to go home and have a rest.

C) He hopes to make some plans for next weekend.

D) He wants to have a rest and let women do most of the work.

Script: What does this man want to do?

Correct answer: D.

1 1.

He has too much work to finish.

B) he has to go on a business trip.

C) He attended too many parties.

He drank too much.

Script: Why did this man have a bad weekend?

Correct answer: C.

12.

A) meetings.

B) flights.

C) travel.

D) prepare.

Script: According to the speaker, what is the worst part of a business trip?

Correct answer: D.

13.

A) the next morning.

B) this month.

C) next week.

D) this week.

Script: When will the speaker attend the meeting?

Correct answer: D.

14.

A) his badge.

B) his computer.

C) his notebook.

D) his CD.

Script: Which item is not included in the briefcase?

Correct answer: D.

The second paragraph

15.

A) five years.

B) ten years.

C) two weeks.

D) a century.

Script: How long will the trend discussed affect the audience's industry in the future?

Correct answer: b

16.

A) How to switch to an environment-related company.

B) how to grow green.

C) How going green will affect the company's future.

D) how to save the world.

Script: What is the biggest worry at present?

Correct answer: C.

17.

A) the trend in the future 10 years.

B)/kloc-the growth of green products in the past 0/0 years.

C) The increase of environmentally unfriendly products in the past four years.

D) the growth of green products in the past five years.

Script: What does the chart show?

Correct answer: D.

18.

She works in a big company.

She runs a small company.

C) she provides consulting services.

D) She runs a medium-sized company.

Script: What did this lady start her career with?

Correct answer: C.

19.

A) She is not sure about the size of the company.

She is not sure whether she can raise money.

C) She is not sure about her office.

D) She is not sure about his service.

Script: What are women entrepreneurs not sure at first?

Correct answer: b

20.

A) her apartment.

B) Her old office.

C) her living room.

D) her garage.

Script: What is made into an office?

Correct answer: D.

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One way to deal with this (22) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is to let students practice. Internship is a unpaid job, but people can gain experience through internship. For example, it is very common for a college student to practice during the summer vacation between last semester or school years.

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Until recently, most interns were students. However, with (26)_________________ _, more and more professionals who have worked in their jobs for 20 years begin to practice for some good reasons.

First of all, internship can enable professionals to gain experience in similar fields, so that they can gain a wider range of (28) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and skills. Second, internships can help professionals avoid gaps in their resumes. Traditionally, employers don't like blanks in resumes, because blanks may mean that it is difficult for a person to find a job, have (29)_______________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Employers may also see the long-term gap between jobs as a sign of declining skills. Nowadays, employers may have more vacancies, but it is also true for college students. Internship also allows these professionals to show their skills to the company, which may make them stand at the forefront of any new job.

Script: Many students who just graduated from high school or university face the same problem. Job vacancies usually require experience. How can you gain experience without getting a job first?

One way to deal with this situation is to let students practice. Internship is a unpaid job, but people can gain experience through internship. For example, it is very common for a college student to practice during the summer vacation between last semester or school years.

Internship is good for both students and employers. If a company or organization is looking for future employees, students can gain experience, establish contacts and succeed. Similarly, a company gets unpaid labor, and before hiring a person to do a full-time job, you can see how well this person works.

Until recently, most interns were students. However, with the economic weakness, more and more laid-off professionals who have worked in their jobs for 20 years are starting to practice for some good reasons.

First of all, internship can enable professionals to gain experience in similar fields and gain broader knowledge and skills. Second, internships can help professionals avoid gaps in their resumes. Traditionally, employers don't like gaps in resumes, because gaps may mean that it is difficult for a person to find a job, have personal problems, or have many gaps, making it difficult to keep a job. Employers may also see the long-term gap between jobs as a sign of declining skills. Nowadays, employers may be more tolerant of this gap, but for college students, internships also allow these professionals to show their skills to the company, which may make them stand in the forefront when any new job appears.

Correct answer: Yes.

Correct answer: situation

Correct answer: benefits

Correct answer: organization

Correct answer: no pay.

Correct answer: the economy is weak.

Correct answer: laid off

Correct answer: knowledge.

Correct answer: individual.

Correct answer: forgiveness