[简答题]Questionsfrom31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Asaformofbusinessentertaining,businessmealsareincreasinglyusedtobuildupmutualtrustandconfidence.Westernersdoanextraordinaryamountofbusinessofbusinessovermeals,fromaquickbreakfastto“workinglunches”tococktailreceptionsandformaldinners.
Whenyouhostabusinessdinner,rememberonecrucialpoint:You’reincharge.Doingbusinessoverdinnerisagoodwaytointroduceyourselftoclients,buildrelationshipsandsealthedeal.Getitright,anditisducksoup.Getitwrong,andyouaredeadinthewater.Alwaysbefamiliarwiththewater.Alwaysbefamiliarwiththerestaurantsotherewon’tbeanysurprises.Showupontime,dressappropriately,don’tdrinktoomuch,keeptheconversationgoing,andyou’llbefine.Asthehost,everythingfallstoyou.Extendtheinvitationstoabusinessdinneratleastoneweekinadvance,and,forabreakfastorlunch,atleastthreedaysaheadofthescheduleddate.
Breakfastmeetingrarelylastmorethananhour.Theyimplycertainurgencyandareoftenconvenientduringbusinesstravels.Lunchisusuallybestforgettin
A. A.People do not do business over a quick breakfast.
B.People do not talk business over lunch.
C.Dinner is a period of talking about business.
D.A good command of table manners can make you communicate well with your guest.
[简答题]Questionsfrom36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Onceuponatime,innovationatProcter&Gambleflowedoneway:fromtheUnitedStatesoutward.WhilethelargeCincinnati-basedCorporationwasnostrangertoforeignmarkets,itusuallysoldthemproductsthatwerealreadyfamiliartomostAmericans.ManyJapanesefamilies,forinstance,swaddletheirbabiesinPampersdiapersandlotsofVenezuelansbrushtheirteethwithCrest.Andofcourse(companyexecutivesassumed)Americansathomewantedthesesamefamiliar,redwhiteandbluebrands.Wemightbuyforeignmadecars,orchocolatesorcamerasbuthouseholdcleanersanddetergents.
Recently,however,P&Gbrokewiththislong-standingtradition.Ariel,aP&Glaundrydetergent,wasbornoverseas,andisfamiliarsightonstoreshelvesinEuropeandLatinAmerica.NowbilingualpackagesofArielUltra,asuperconcentratedcleaner,areappearingonsupermarketshelvesinLosAngeles.
Ariel’sappearanceintheUnitedStatesreflectsdemographicchangesmakingHispanicsthenation’sfastestgrowingethnicgroup.Arielisahitwiththispopulation.Infact,manyMexicanimm
A. A.The brands of Pampers, Crest, Ariel, and Cinch reflect the one-way flow tradition of Procter & Gamble.
B.In spite of market changes, Procter & Gamble still sticks to its long standing tradition of one way flow innovation.
C.Procter & Gamble has to change its one way flow tradition because of the increased number of its foreign managers.
D.Today one may meet more foreign faces in Procter & Gamble than years ago.