Section A
Conversation One
1.
A. It is getting things done through other people.
B. It is helping an organization find the right staff.
C. It is assembling people of different abilities.
D. It is communicating between colleagues.
2.
A. Developing plans to co-ordinate activities.
C. Determing what tasks to be done.
B. Selecting the communication channels.
D. Correcting significant deviations.
3.
A. They should be avoided by all means.
C. They can be good for an organization.
B. They are bad for effective management.
D. They are surprisingly complicated.
4.
A. Delegation is a ticket to foreign trade.
B. Managers shouldn't merely be a "doer".
C. Leadership is a born ability.
D. Delegation is the most important thing in management.
Conversation Two
5.
A. Many of her books are bestsellers.
C. She is promoting her book in person.
B. She is a shrewd bookstore owner.
D. She is a salesperson at the bookstore.
6.
A. It has been the bestseller for weeks.
C. It is being sold at a very low price.
B. It advises people to change themselves.
D. It distinguishes cooperators.
7.
A. A man careful with money.
C. A noisy reader.
B. A book-lover.
D. A trouble-maker.
8.
A. Someone who always talks about himself.
C. Someone who stabs your back.
B. The most violent type of co-workers.
D. The most common annoying type of people.
Section B
Passage One
9.
A. He worked in a supermarket for tuition.
B. He helped someone to learn to read.
C. He gave single mothers the help that they needed.
D. He went to a training program to help a volunteer.
10.
A. She knew where the goods were in the supermarket.
B. She asked others to take her to the right place.
C. She managed to find the goods by their looks.
D. She remembered the names of the goods.
11.
A. Marie benefited a lot from the practical lessons.
B. Marie was able to read stories with the help of her son.
C. Marie decided to continue her studies in school.
D. Marie found her lessons more challenging than her children's.
Passage Two
12.
A. They were controlled less strictly by the authorities.
B. They treated their workers more humanely.
C. They completely ignored consumers' health.
D. They turned out more unhealthy products at will.
13.
A. Paid much attention to the results of scientific discoveries.
B. Seldom introduced safety laws before disasters occurred.