中级分类模拟题Meetings119.docx
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中级分类模拟题Meetings119
11Meetings
11.2Choosethebestsummary
You'llhearsomeextractsfromastaffmeetingatRainbowProductsplc.Choosethebestsummaryofeachextractbelow.Thefirstisdoneforyouasanexample.
MINUTES
1a)Theconsensusofthemeetingwasthat4,500wasarealistictarget.Onememberdisagreed.
b)Itwasagreedthat4,500wasarealistictarget.MrGreenstatedthathewasnotconvinced.
c)MrGreensaidthetargetof4,500wasnotacceptable.MsWhitedisagreed.√
2a)MissGreydisagreedwithMrBrownthatthenewproductrangeshouldbemarketedinthesamecoloursasbefore.
b)MrBrowndisagreedwithMissGreythatthenewproductrangeshouldincludetwonewcolours.
c)Itwasagreedthatthenewproductrangewouldbemarketedinthesamecoloursasbefore.
3a)MrsScarletagreedtoinvestigatethecostofemployinganoutsideagencytopreparepublicityliterature.
b)MrBlackinsistedthatanoutsideagencyshouldbeemployedtopreparepublicityliterature.
c)Itwasagreedthatpublicityliteraturepreparedin-housewasnotofahighstandard.
4a)MsPinkofferedtodrawupguidelinesonthetrainingofstaff.
b)Itwasagreedthatstaffinsomesectionsneededtrainingintheuseofthecomputer.
c)ItwaspointedoutthatMrGold'sstaffwereafraidofusingthecomputer.
5a)MrsBrightagreedtoprepareahandoutonherstaff'sresponsibilitesandsendMrDarkacopy.
b)MrDarkcomplainedabouttheattitudeofofficeservicesstaffanddemandedafullofficialdescriptionoftheirresponsibilities.
c)Thematteroftheattitudeorofficeservicesstaffwasraised,MrsBrightagreedtohaveawordwithtwomembersofherstaff.
11.3Aboutthismeeting...
You'llheartworecordedmessagesaboutthismeeting:
MeetingonFriday13April
10.30to4.30,includinglunch
Venue:
ConferenceRoomatRainbowProducts,HeadOffice
Listentotherecordingandmakenotesonthemainpointsthataremade.Thefirstoneisbegunforyouasanexample:
11.4At...andby...
Fillthegapsinthesesentenceswithprepositionalphrasesfromthelistbelow.Thefirstisdoneforyouasanexample.
1Weshouldn'tchangethevenueofthemeetingatsuchshortnotice
2Theletterwewerewaitingforhasarrived______
3Itwasn'tdoneintentionally,ithappened______
4Unfortunately,wewereobligedtoresellthegoods______
5Thereare______tengoodreasonswhyweshouldn'tdothat.
6Asaspecialfavour,wecansupplythegoods______plus10%.
7Becauseweareclearingourstockswecanletyouhavetheoldmodel______of£14.99.
8Pleasereplyatonce______
9There'snohurry,youcanletusknow______laterinthemonth.
10Pleasereturnthegoodsandtheywillberepaired______
11Wecancertainlysupplyyouwiththesegoods______
12Fortunately,wewereabletoresellouroldequipment______!
13ThecomponentsarebeingsenttoSydney______andthey'llbecollectedfromtheairportbyouragent.
14Myofficeis______whileyou'rehere.
15Pleasesendthedocumentstous______
atabargainpriceatagoodpriceatalossataprofitatcostpriceatlast
atleastatourexpenseatshortnotice√atyourdisposalbyaccidentbyair
bye-mailbyfaxbyletterbyreturnofpostlmail
11.5Decision-making
Addthemissingwordstothepuzzle
11.6Suffixes-2
AFormingpersonalnouns
Anadvertiserissomeonewhoadvertises.
Asupervisorissomeonewhosupervisespeopleoraprocess.
Unfortunately,therearenoeasy-to-learnrulesfortheuseof-oror-er.Herearesomeexamples:
-eremployeradvisermanagerannouncertreasurer
-orvisitoradministratorarbitratorcompetitorcreditor
1Nowwritethenameofthepersoninvolvedwiththeseactivities.Useadictionarytolookupanyunfamiliarwords.
debt______invent______purchase______
distribute______investigate______retail______
examine______manufacture______ship______
inspect______negotiate______supply______
insurer______operate______wholesale______
2Thecounterpartofanemployer(=someonewhoemploys)isanemployee(=someonewhoisemployed).Writedownthecounterpartsofthesepeople:
payer______
licensor______
consignor______
Notethattwoothersuffixesarealsousedwithsimilarmeanings:
-antapplicantconsultantaccountantimmigrantattendantinformantclaimantparticipant
-istmachinisttypisteconomist
BFormingverbs
1Ifwesummarizesomethingwemakeasummaryofit.
Ifwepressurizesomeone,weapplypressuretothem.
(InBritishEnglish,thesecanalsobespeltsummariseandpressurise.)
Writedownverbsthathavethefollowingmeanings:
toputsomethinginacategoryto______
tointroducecomputers
tomakeastateindustryprivate
tomakeaprivateindustrynational
tomakesomethinglegal
tomakeageneralstatement
togiveasubsidy
tohavespecialknowledge
tomakesomethingmorerational
tomakesomethingmoremodern
2Ifyousoftensomething,youmakeitsoftorsofter.
Ifyouweakensomething,youmakeitweaker.
Writedowntheverbsfromtheseadjectives:
tightloosehardbrightflatsharpsweet
Notethatwecanalsousethesuffix-flywithasimilarmeaning:
classifyqualifyelectrifypurifysimplify
11.7Gamespeopleplayatmeetings
Readthisarticleandthenanswerthequestionsbelow.
Gamespeopleplayatmeetings
DOYOUeverfeelasthoughyouspendallyourtimeinmeet-ings?
HenryMintzberg,inhisbookTheNatureofManagerialWork,foundthatinlargeorganisationsmanagersspent22percentoftheirtimeattheirdesk,6percentonthetelephone,3percentonotheractivities,butawhopping69percentinmeetings.
Thereisawidely-heldbutmis-takenbeliefthatmeetingsarefor"solvingproblems"and"'makingdecisions".Forastart,thenumberofpeopleattendingameetingtendstobeinverselypro-portionaltotheircollectiveabil-itytoreachconclusionsandmakedecisions.Andthesearetheleastimportantelements.
Insteadhoursaredevotedtosideissues,playingelaborategameswithoneanother.Itseems,therefore,thatmeetingsservesomepurposeotherthanjustmakingdecisions.
Allmeetingshaveonethingincommon:
role-playing.Themostformalroleisthatofchairman.He(anditisusuallyahe)setstheagenda,andagoodchairmanwillkeepthemeetingrunningontimeandtothepoint.Sadly,theother,informal,role-playersareoftenabletogaintheupperhand.Chiefisthe"constanttalker",whojustlovestohearhisorherownvoice.
Thentherearethe"can'tdo"typeswhowanttomaintainthestatusquo.Sincetheyhaveoftenbeenintheorganisationforalongtime.theyfi'equentlyquotehistoricalexperienceasaploytoblockchange:
"ltwon'twork,wetriedthatin1984anditwasadisaster."Amoresubtleversionofthe"'can'tdo"type,the"yes,but...",hasemergedrecently.Theyhavelearntabouttheneedtosoundpositive,buttheystillcan'tbeartohavethingschange.Anotherwholesub-setofcharac-tersarcpeoplewholovemeet-ingsandwantthemtocontinueuntil5.30proorbeyond.Irrelewmtissuesaretheirspecial-ity.Theyneedtocallorattendmeetings,eithertoavoidwork,ortojustifytheirlackofperfur-mance,orsimplybecausetheydonothaveenoughtodo.
Thentherearethe"counter-dependents",thosewhousuallydisagreewitheverythingthatissaid,particularlyifitcomesfromthechairmanorthroughconsen-susfromthegroup.Thesepeopleneedtofightauthorityinwhat-everform.
Meetingscanalsoprovideattenderswithasenseofidentifi-cationoftheirstatusandpower.Inthiscasc,managersarrangemeetingsasameansofcommu-nicatingtootherstheboundariesoftheirexclusiveclubwhois"in",andwhoisnot.
Apopulargameispinchingsomeoneelse'ssuggestions.Thisiswheresomeone,usuallyjuniororfemale,makesaninterestingsuggestionearlyinthemeetingwhichisnotpickedup.Muchlater,thegameisplayed,usuallybysomemoreseniorfigurewhopropoundsthcideaashisown.Thesuggestionisofcourseiden-tifiedwiththeplayerratherthantheinitiator.
Becausesomanymeetingsendinconfusionandwithoutadecision,anothermorecommu-nalgameisplayedattheendofmeetings,calledrcachingafalseconsensus.Sinceitisimportantforthechairmantoappearsuccessfulinproblem-solvingandmakingudecision,thegroupreachesafalseconsensus.Everyoneishappy,havingspenttheirtimeproductively.Therealityisthatthedecisionissoambiguousthatitisneveractedupon,or,ifitis,thereiscontinu-ingconflict,forwhichanothermeetingisnecessary.
Intheend,meetingsprovidetheopportunityfursocialintcr-course,toengageinbattleinfrontofourbosses,toavoidunpleasantorunsatisfyingwork.tohighlightoursocialstatusandidentity.Theyare,infact,anecessarythoughnotnecessarilyproductivepsychologicalside-show.Perhapsitisourciviliscdwayofmoderating,ifnotpre-venting,change.
Decidewhetherthesestatementsaretrue(√)orfalse(×),accordingtothearticle.
1AccordingtoHenryMintzberg,managersspendmostoftheirworkingtimehavingmeetings.
2Accordingtohim,thepurposeofmeetingsistosolveproblemsandmakedecisions.
3Atameetingeverypersonisplayingarole.
4Thewritermentionseightrolesthatpeopleplayatmeetings.
5A'can'tdo'typeisinfavouroftraditionandagainstnewideas.
6Peoplewhoaren'tinvitedtomeetingsareregardedaslessimportantbythosewhodoattend.
7It'snormallyjuniorpeoplewhostealotherpeople'sideasatmeetings.
8Menatmeetingsnolongertreatwomenasinferiors.
9Evenwhennodefinitedecisionsaremadeatameeting,thepeopleoftenleavethinkingthemeetinghasbeenuseful.
10Thewriterbelievesthatmeetingsareawasteofti
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