听力原文：Woman: You know that some people will be there because they want to be and some w

per … to make sure you don’t forget anything. Then categorize the points and come up with words – like a code – that’ll remind you about what you want to say. Then practice it as much as you can, so that in the end you hardly have to look down and the audience can see your face.

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听力原文：Philips: Hello, sally?

Porter: Speaking.

Philips: Mark Philips here. I’ve just had a memo from Jenny Hobbes about Diet Crus.

Porter: Again? I thought we’d taken the decision about that a year ago.

Philips: Well, she’s pointed out that there are about ten different brands on the shelves in the south-east at the moment. When we talked about it before there were only two or three.

Porter: Yes, the market was very slow. I still don’t think people are really interested in diet drinks, since there are so many things labeled as “diet”.

Philips: Well, er, I just thought you could check out the figures with, er, Daisy. I think she could get hold of a market survey.

Porter: All right, I’ll see what she comes up with.

Memorandum

To: Mark Philips

From: Jenny Hobbes

Date: May6, 2009

Subject: Diet Crus Market Research

A market research done recently showed that there are about ten different (5)______ on the shelves doing (6) ______ in the south-east at the moment. When we talked about this last year, there were only two or three.

Would you please check the (7)______ with Daisy? I think she could get hold of market (8)______ .

Thanks.

ter.

The difference is that the request 【S1】______

for further negotiations shows that you would accept the offer

contingent on the result of negotiations. To begin with the letter, 【S2】______

thank the employer for the offer. Then state on your wish to discuss 【S3】______

things further. Thus you can do this in two ways. a direct request for 【S4】______

further negotiations or a conditional statement.

Next, it is important to stress for the points of your contract that 【S5】______

require further discussion. I list them all, so that the company can 【S6】______

prepare for their responses once instead of in a number of letters such 【S7】______

as this. Also, as it may be helpful for you to state the reasons for the 【S8】______

discussion of each point. This will give the employer a better

understanding of your specific needs. Depending on the type and 【S9】______

number of points when you are discussing, it may be beneficial to 【S10】______

format them in a list. This is sometimes an easier way to read and

organize the information than paragraph form.

In closing, it may be helpful to suggest on that the employer contact 【S11】______

you with their initial reactions to your unresolved issues. List your 【S12】______

contact information and when you may be reached. Restate your

general appreciation for the offer and maintain a sense of goodwill.

【S1】______

&8226;Read the article below about a civil rights lawsuit.

&8226;Choose the best sentence from the list A-H to fill each of the gaps.

&8226;For each gap (8-12) mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.

&8226;Do not use any letter more than once.

An assistant store manager at Costco Wholesale Corp. filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the retail chain Tuesday, alleging that she was passed over for a promotion (8) .

(9) The suit claims that females rarely get high-level management jobs.

The lead attorney in the case, Brad Seligman, executive director of the nonprofit Impact Fund, is also suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc., alleging that the Arkansas-based retailer pays women lower wages and promotes them less than their male counterparts. (10) .

But it is stalled in an appeals court, and the merits have not been litigated.

The Costco case concerns Shirley "Rae" Ellis of Aurora, Colo, who was hired six years ago amid what she says were promises of a promotion within a year from her assistant manager post to an in-store manager at one of the chain's 320 U.S.-based outlets.

(11) "I would put my management ability against any manager," she said. Issaquah, Wash.-based Costco, which employs about 103,000 people worldwide, did not immediately return calls for comment.

The suit, which focuses on in-store assistant manager and manager positions, claims that 50 percent of the chain's employees are female, but the management "is virtually all male."

The suit says only 12 percent of Costco's store managers and two of 30 upper-level executives are women.

Ellis is seeking unspecified damages, including lost wages, and wants the company to post its managerial positions to its employees.

No hearing has been set for a judge to determine whether the lawsuit will represent all current and former female employees (12) .

Assistant managers receive about $65,000 or more, and managers get more than $100,000 plus bonuses, according to Seligman. He said the suit was about "changing the way Costco does business. "

Costco shares rose 39 cents to $ 41.21 Tuesday on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

A．who might have been wrongly passed over for a promotion to assistant manager or manager

B．that case, which was granted class-action status, represents as many as 1.6 million current and former female Wal-Mart employees

C．because the company's policies discriminate against women in upper management

D．she said the retailer does not post job offerings for its managerial posts

E．filed a federal civil rights lawsuit

F．obviously the managers don't promote female employees

G．she was supported by most of the female employees in the company

H．The suit seeks class-action status to represent what the plaintiff's lawyers say could be 650 women

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page.

?Which section (A, B, C, or D) does each statement 1--7 refer to?

?For each statement 1--7, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet.

?You will need to use some of these letters more than once.

A

Everybody in the US seems to be thinking about Halloween just now. For most people, it centers around their children and the annual trick-or-treat festivities. However, for a growing number of Americans, Halloween is also celebrated at the office. That's a good thing for the business as well as the employees. Here is a plan that you can start today that will let you and your employees reap the benefits of Halloween at the Office.

B

You can use Halloween at the Office to build morale and teamwork. At the same time it can help you spot creative and participative talents among your employees. Your people have a little fun in the office, which builds morale. Groups of employees work together on fun projects, which helps build teamwork. Employees from different departments share a common activity, which improves communication and inter-departmental cooperation. You get to identify the people in your organization with hidden talents, skills like creativity, team leadership, and cooperation, in a non-hierarchical setting.

C

Even if you haven't yet started, it's not too late. Find, or appoint, a volunteer to coordinate the activities. Human Resources and Communications are good places to find this type of individual, but it can be anyone. Decide what the event will include, when and where it will take place, and set a budget for the event. Then get the word out. Use whatever employee communications methods you have to announce the Halloween at the Office event.

D

Halloween Party- Usually this works best at lunch time. Set it up in the company cafeteria or lunch room if you have one. Get facilities to put up decorations, which you can purchase. Make sure everything is fireproof. The party can be as simple or as extensive as time and your budget allow, from a buffet lunch to punch and cookies. Having a party increases the time that employees from different departments will interact and provides a venue for judging a costume contest if you have one.

Halloween in office.

it up, whatever it is. onto the airport, make the delivery, possibly hang around in case there's some sort of reply and then back on the plane for the return journey.

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new supplier for the stationery and office equipment that your company uses. You have found a new supplier, Compass Office Goods Ltd.

?Write a memo to your company's department heads:

?explaining why you looked for a new supplier.

?saying who the new supplier is.

?asking for feedback about the goods that they supply.

?Write 40—50 words.

ts.

&8226;Write a memo to all Departmental Managers, including..

&8226;Where the annual sales reports will be sent

&8226;When the annual sales reports will be sent

&8226;What they should do, if any difficulties occur

&8226;Write 40--50 words on a separate sheet.