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Task1December13lh,2005DearSirs,1 amveryhappytoapplyforthepositionofsecretary,whichyouadvertisedinChinaDailyofDecember10,2005.2 havebeenworkingasasecretaryatacollegeoffice.BecauseIamtheonlysecretaryintheoffice,itisnecessaryformetoworkquicklyandefficientlyandtobeflexibleinmydailywork.Professorsvaluemyworkandmyabilitytomeettheirneeds.AlthoughIamhappynow,Ifeelthatmypromotion（晋升）islimitedhere,andIwouldIiketohaveamorechallengingjob.Therefore,Ienrolled（参力口）inaprogramtoexpandmyknowledgeofinternationalbusinessaffairs.Now,bothmyEnglishandChinesehavebeenimprovedandIamreadytobeginworkingasabilingualSeCretarYinaninternationalcompanylikeyours,and1believe1canbeagreathelptoyourfirm.Theenclosedresumegivesfurtherdetailsofmyqualifications,andIwouldappreciateitifyoucouldgivemeanopportunitytohaveaninterview.Iamlookingforwardtoreceivingyourcallat62428866orpleaseusetheenclosedpre-paidpostcardtosendmeyourreply.Thankyouverymuchforyourconsideration.FaithfullyYours,Mary1.ee31. Thewriterwantstochangeherjobbecause.A. shehasdifficultyhandlingherdailyworkefficientlyB. shecanhardlygetachancetobepromotedC. shefindsherpresentjobtoochallengingD. sheistiredofherdutiesatthecollege32. Inordertoprepareherselfforamoresatisfactoryjob,thewriter.A. hastakenpartinspecialbusinessprogramB. triestogettheprofessors,highpraisesC. hasworkedmuchharderonherjobD. hastoproveherselftobeefficient33. AbilingualSeCretary（Para.3）differsfromothersecretariesinthatheorshecanA.operateacomputerB.dothejobefficientlyC.speaktwolanguagesD.writeofficialdocuments34. Thewriteroftheletterenclosedapre-paidpostcardto.A.requestawrittenreplyB.makeanappointmentC.getmoreinformationD.expressherthanks35. Bysendingthisletter,thewriterexpectedto.A. drawtheattentionofthecompanyB. getanopportunityforaninterviewC. applyforasuitablepositioninChinaDailyD. obtainmoreinformationaboutthecompanyTask2Everybodyhasanopinionabout远程办公）.“Itwon'tworkinmostjobs,“Itcoststoomuch","Itreducesairpollution*,uIthelpspeoplebalancefamilyandworkresponsibilitiesand“Mostpeoplearedoingit”.Inreality,researcherscontinuetofindstronggrowthandacceptanceoftelecommuting.Nearlytwo-thirdsofthetop1000companiesintheworldhaveatelecommutingprogram,and92percentsayitreducescostandimprovesworkerproducivify（生产力）.Thedaysofeveryonecommutingtotheofficefivedaysaweekarequicklydisappearing.Telecommutinginvolvesanon-traditionalworkarrangementenablingworkerstoworkathomeorelsewhere,someorallofthetime.Thisisnotanew,novel,oruntestedwayofworking.Butisitforyou?Telecommutingisnotapzce（万能药）.Whetheryouareamanager,oranHR（HumanResources）specialist,therearedecisionstomakeandactionstotakebeforeyoubeginatelecommutingarrangement.Joinusforanyorallofthefollowingmeetingtogetanswers,information,andresourcestodevelopandcarryoutasuccessfultelecommutingarrangement.Eachmeetingoffersyouaninformativepresentationfollowedbytheopportunityforadiscussionwithapanelof“experts”whohavemadetelecommutingworkforthem.36. Howdopeoplelookattelecommutingaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A. Theyareagainstit.B. Theydon,tcareaboutit.C. Theysharethesameview.D. Theydifferintheiropinions.37. Accordingtotheresponseofmostofthetop1000companies,telecommutingA. increasesworkerproductivityB. willdisappearinthenearfutureC. cannotbeacceptedbythepublicD. ispracticedinallthetopcompanies38. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEoftelecommuting?A. Itisuptotheemployeestoacceptitornot.B. Itisgettingpopularindifferentcompanies.C. Itisanewuntestedwayofworking.D. Itisatraditionalworkarrangement.39. Beforebeginningatelecommutingarrangement,themanagertshould.A. appointanewHRspecialisttoB. providethefacilitiesandconditionsC. improvethecompany,sproductivityfirstD. decidewhetheritissuitableforthecompany40. Accordingtothelastparagraph,meetingsareheldto.A. appreciatetheeffortsofthetelecommutingcompaniesB. discusstheemploymentoftelecommutingexpertsC. helpintroducethepracticeoftelecommutingD. trainpeoplebeforetheystarttelecommutingTask3NowadaysmorethanhalfofallAmericanseatmorethanhalfoftheirmealsawayfromhome.ThisnewAmericanwayofeatinghasgivenrisetotherapiddevelopmentofthefastfoodindustry.Thereasonisthattheyarefast,filling,cheap,tastyandattractivetopeople.However,manyofthesefastfoodshavebeenattractedbyscientists.Themainproblemwithmostfastfoodmealsisthattheyarenotnutritionallybalanced.Thoseofchickenorbeefusuallycontainmorethanenoughproteinforapersoninonemeal.Theytendtosupplyyouwithtoomuchfatandsugarbuttoolittlevitaminsandiron.Pizza,awellbalancedfastfood,however,isespeciallyhighinsaltcontent,afactorfordevelopinghighbloodpressure.Andpotatoesareanutritiousfood,butwhenfriedinfattheyalsobecomeahighfatfood.Fastfoodmealsalsosadlylackofvegetablesandfruit.Thusitisgoodtoeatvegetablesandfruitatyourothermealsonthedayswhenyoueatfastfood.41. TherearemanyreasonswhyAmericanslikefastfoodexceptthat.A. fastfoodisverycheap.B. fastfoodisverydeliciousC. onlyalittleoffastfoodmakesyoufeelfullD. fast