【正文】 gain. (A) never to do that (B) never to do what (C) never doing that (D) never doing what 8. You have failed several times. Why not ________ some other way? (A) try doing it (B) to try to do it (C) that you try it (D) having tried 9. He quickly stepped on the brakes, and his car came to a stop just in time ______an accident. (A) to avoid (B) to be avoiding (C) to have avoided (D) to have been avoided 10. Could you find someone _________? (A) for me to play tennis with (B) play tennis with (C) for me to play tennis (D) playing tennis with Ⅱ . Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions followed. (2 points each question, 10 marks altogether) Most panies expect IT (Information Technology) managers to head an IT staff of puter technicians. But IT managers can also specialize in other areas. Some managers may also be responsible for keeping their pany’s Inter safety. They protect both their pany and their online customers from thieves. Other managers focus more on the business rather than the technical part of puting. They bee project managers, helping panies reach as many online customers as possible. Some panies also look for IT managers who can act as trainers. These trainers help a pany’s puter technicians keep uptodate on puter skills. Most panies require their IT managers to have both a bachelor’s degree and some experience in the puter field. Often, panies hire IT managers out of their existing staff of puter technicians. Since IT managers are extremely important to panies’ success, it’s no surprise that they receive such high salaries – around US $56,000 a year to start with. And, in such a fastchanging field, managers’ salaries usually increase after only a couple of years. The world will be watching to see just how quickly emerce replaces the old ways of doing business. And as puters change the way the world does business, IT managers will be in the middle of it all. Few panies can survive without them. 1. Besides being the leader of puter technicians, IT managers are also expected to be ________. (A) experienced product designers (B) skilled online technicians (C) doctorate holders (D) online safety specialists 2. The word “reach” (Line 2, Para. 2) probably means ________. (A) get in touch with (B) get to (C) arrive at (D) meet the needs of 3. According to the passage, panies often look for IT managers from ________. (A) nonputer technicians (B) their own professionals (C) other panies (D) another country 4. Employers pay high salaries to IT managers because ______. (A) they work hard (B) they are excellent leaders (C) they help improve the panies’ products (D) they are key factors to their success 5. The author of this passage intends to tell us ________. (A) the important role IT managers play (B) the advantages IT managers should have (C) the qualifications IT managers possess (D) the high salaries IT managers earn Section B Directions: Read the following sentences and make a True or False judgment based on what you learn from the subject. Put √ (true, or right) or X (false, or wrong) for each question. (10 marks) 1. [ ] During negotiations, one should treat an opponent with respect and consideration at all times. 2. [ ] Prior to engaging in negotiation it is wise to consider one’s own “bottomline”. 3. [ ] One key to effective conflictresolution is to deal with personalities rather than issues. 4. [ ] It may be possible to detect that a counterpart is lying by observing body language. 5. [ ] Petty cash is a large amount of money kept in an office. Ⅲ . EnglishChinese Translation Directions: Translate the following into Chinese: (20 marks) 1. Mr. Graber believed, therefore, that it might be advisable to consider setting up some research into these inspection methods. Several important sales campaigns were about to be launched, and, in addition, it was hoped that a number of trade delegations visiting Switzerland in the near future would place large orders for office equipment with Schweibeur and its associates. So there was a need to reduce poor quality as soon as possible. (7marks) 2. Mr. Graber referred to a trip round the world that he would be making within the next twelve months. He would be visiting many Schweibeur associates and subsidiary panies and look forward to seeing all those present once again, in their own countries. (3 marks) 3. In the discussion that followed, Mr. Aguirre said that he had also had reports about poor quality in some items. He thought that research into this problem could be very beneficial, and considered that it would probably show that a majority of supervisors were not flexible enough in their methods. Mr. Fox agreed that there was a case for looking into the whole problem in detail, and confirmed that many inspection staff might be rather conservative in their methods. Perhaps because they tended to be older employees. Miss Lachenal agreed that this opinion was probably correct, and suggested some aspects of the problem that might be examined by the research team. Some detailed discussion of these followed. (10 marks) Ⅳ . Writing: Please write a memo to all staff, informing them of a staff improvement meeting on next Thursday, July 13, at 1:30 p. m. in the Conference Room. The following information should be included. (20 marks) Date: 3rd July, 2020 To: All staff From: Terry Theacher Subject: Lecture on New Technology Content: ① a lecture on the latest technology and how we can expect it to affect our work given by Dr. Rhodes ② attendance will be counted to