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Unit7PartBText1WelcomingVisitorsKenneth:Hello,mynameisKennethJohnson.IhaveanappointmentwithMr.AndrewSong.Laura:Ohhello,Mr.Johnson,I'mLauraLee.We'vespokenonthephoneacoupleoftimes.Nicetomeetyou.Kenneth:It'snicetobehere.Laura:Oh--letmetakeyourcoat.Kenneth:Thanks.Laura:Letmegetyouadrink,Mr.Johnson.Kenneth:Yes,I'dlikeatea,ifpossible,thanks.Laura:Sure.Withmilk,orlemon?Kenneth:Withlemon,please-andsugar.Twospoons.Laura:Right.(LaurabringsteatoMr.Johnson.)Laura:Didyouhaveagoodtrip?Kenneth:Absolutelynoproblems.Laura:That'sgood.Youflew,didn'tyou?Kenneth:Yes,that'sright,andthenItookataxidownherefromtheairport.Laura:Oh,that'sgood.Kunmingcanbealittlewetatthistimeoftheyear...you'llhavetocomebackinsummer.Kenneth:Oh,I'dlikethat.IalwayslikecomingtoChina.Well,MissLee,canIsendafaxfromhere?It'sratherurgent.Laura:Yes,ofcourse.ShallIshowyoutothemachineorshallItakeit?Kenneth:Oh,itwouldbebetterifyoucouldtakeit--here'sthenumber.Laura:Fine.Wouldyoulikeanewspapertoread--orTheEconomist?Kenneth:No,it'sokay--IcanpreparesomeworkwhileI'mwaiting.Laura:Right,I'llgetthisoffforyou.Kenneth:Thanks.Oh--oneotherthing,Ineedtosendsomeflowerstomywife.Todayisthefifthanniversaryofourmarriage.Ithinksomeflowersfromyourbeautifulcitywouldberatherappropriate,don'tyou?Laura:Er,perhaps!Right,I'llgetyouanumberofaflorist.Maybeyouhaveaspecialmessageyou'dliketosendwiththeflowers?Kenneth:Yes,I'llthinkofone.Laura:Oh,here'sMr.Song.Andrew,thisisMr.Johnson,he'sjustarrived.Andrew:Hello,Mr.Johnson.Pleasedtomeetyouandwelcomehere.Kenneth:Thanks.Andrew:Nowshallwegoinsideandletmeexplaintheprogramtoyou?Kenneth:Sure.Andrew:Ithinkwe'vesentyouanoutlinefortheday--ifyouagree,wecouldstartwithavideowhichexplainssomeofourservicesandthenwecouldhavealookatafewreportsoncampaigns.Kenneth:That'llbegood.【Questions】1.HowwelldidLauraLeeknowMr.Johnson?2.HowdidMr.Johnsonlikehistea?3.WhatdidLauradotohelpMr.Johnson?4.WhydidMr.Johnsonwanttosendsomeflowerstohiswifethatday?5.WhatwasMr.Johnsongoingtodoattheendoftheconversation?Text2Chairman:Okay,Ithinkweshouldstartnow.It'steno'clock.Voices:Okay/right/yeah.Chairman:Well,we'reheretodaytolookatsomeofthereasonsforthedeclineinprofitswhichhasaffectedthissubsidiary.You'veallseentheagenda.I'dliketoaskifanyonehasanycommentsonitbeforewestart?Voices:No/it'sfine/no.Chairman:Right,well,canIaskSamCanning,ChiefSalesExecutive,toopenupwithhisremarks?Sam:Thankyou,Bernard.Well,IthinkwehavetofaceuptoseveralrealitiesandwhatIhavetosayisinthreepartsandwilltakeabouttwentyminutes.Chairman:Er,Sam.wedon'thavemuchtime--it'sreallyyourmainpointswe'remostinterestedin.Jane:Yes,canIaskonething,Mr.Chairman?Isn'tthisaglobalprobleminourmarket?Chairman:Sorry,Jane,Ican'tallowustoconsiderthatquestionjustyet.We'lllookattheglobalquestionlater.Sam,sorry,pleasecarryon.Sam:Well,thethreepointsIwanttomakecanbemadeinthreesentences.First,salesaredown,butonlyby5%morethanforthegroupasawhole.Secondly,ourbudgetforsaleshasbeenkeptstatic--ithasn'tincreased--notevenwithinflationsowe'retryingtodobetterthanlastyearonlessmoney.Thirdly--Jane:That'snotexactlytrue...Chairman:Jane,please.LetSamfinish.Sam:Thirdly,theproductsaregettingold--weneedanewgeneration.Chairman:Soletmesummarizethat.Yousaythatsalesaredownbutnotbysomuch,thatyou'vehadlessmoneytopromotesalesandthattheproductsareold?Isthatright?Sam:Inanutshell.Chairman:Doesanyonehaveanythingtoaddtothat?Jane:Well,onthequestionoffundingIhavetodisagree...【Questions:】1.Whatisthepurposeofthemeeting?2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthediscussionatthemeeting?PartcThisyearourcompanyasawholehasperformedwell—especiallyinAmerica,ourlargestexportmarket.Aswesee,onthefinancialfronttheresultshavebeenverypleasing.Costshavedroppedby3%andprofitsareupby16%.However,thedomesticconsumermarkethasbeenverycompetitiveandwillcontinuetobeso.Icansayourresultsinthismarkethavebeenratherdisappointing—just1%upcomparedwithlastyear.Nowlet'smoveontopersonnel.Ourpolicyofpersonneldevelopmentthroughtrainingandpromotionopportunitieshascontinuedtobeagreatsuccess.Wehaveactuallyrecruited72newstaff,while20haveretired—sothereisanetbalanceof52.Thetrainingdepartmenthasexpandedconsiderablyandmovedintonewareassuchasqualityassuranceandsalestraining.Finallytechnology.Ithinkyouwouldbeinterestedtohaveanupdatesincethisisvitalforourfuturegrowth.Overthelastyear,ourresearchdepartmenthasthoroughlytestedanewprototypeengine.Resultssofarhavelookedpromising.WehavealsoinvestedheavilyinaEuropeantechnologyprogramwhichlinksindustrywiththeuniversities.So,thosearethethreemainareas—finance,personnelandtechnology.ArethereanyquestionsbeforeIgoon?Questions1.Whodoyouthinkmightbethespeaker?2.Whenmightbethetalkgiven?3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?Unit8Part2Text1EverydaypeopleinHongKonggetridof15millionplasticbags.Theyweighabout600tons.Thisisnotincludingthetensofthousandsofplasticbags.peopledumpatthebeachesandinlocalwaters,whichhavecausedseriouspollution.Thesebagscosttaxpayersover$70millionayeartodealwith.Someofthebagsaredestroyedbyburning.Theproblemwiththisisthat,whentheybreakdown,theyreleasepoisonouschemicals,whi