ExitTest(general review)
Track 9
Listening
1 You will hear five people talking about telephoning. For each recordings match each speaker to the piece of advice (a-h) that he/she gives. You will hear the recording twice.
1 | Speaker 1 | a) Explain the purpose of your call |
2 | Speaker 2 | b) Don" interrupt the other person |
3 | Speaker 3 | c) Be careful when transferring calls |
4 | Speaker 4 | d) Control any feelings of frustration |
5 | Speaker 5 | e)Prepare your call before dialling f)Be friendly and professional g)Clarify anything you don^t understand h)Take notes during the call |
2 Listen to the radio report and choose the correct option*
6Over the last year, Matthews has seen
a)overall profits fall by over fifty percent.
b)its turnover more than double・
c)clothing sales decrease by about a third.
7Which statement is true of the smaller clothing retailers?
a)Six have sold their businesses to bigger retailers.
b)Three went bankrupt over the summer.
c)Two hope to merge their operations soon.
8According to Jane, Beanelys
a)is the most popular retailer in the area・
b)is changing the way the company is organised.
c)plans to expand the chain.
9Which statement does Jane make about the clothing industry?
a)There have been relatively few changes in customer demand.
b)Small businesses can't afford the rates on their premises.
c)There is a large number of competitors・
10What reason is given for problems in the clothing industry?
a)Companies are failing to diversify・
b)There has been an increase in customers shopping online・
c)Large compa nies can dema nd better deals from suppliers ・
Readingexit是什么意思英语
A Read the article and complete the gaps (11-15) with the sentences (a-e).
a)On the one hand, some manufacturers can be too old-fashioned and too concerned with the importance of product engineering and the functionality of manufactured objects.
b)Still, the battle between form and function is one that never quite goes away.
c)And what of the Dyson vacuum cleaners?
d)He may be right, but the Design Museum is just doing what every other museum in the world is doing these days.
e)This could be through the visual appeal of the product or its packaging・
Does style really sell?
By Richard Tomkins
How can the appearanee of a product be more important than what it does? I mean, what use is a designer kettle if its handle becomes too hot to hold or if the spout pours water everywhere but in the cup?
11 It rose again last week when James Dyson, British inventor of the Dyson baglcss vacuum cleaner that has sold in millions around the world, resigned as chairman of Londonos Design Museum・ It is widely believed that Mr Dyson felt that the museum put too much emphasis on style and fashion at the expense of serious industrial design・
In his resignation letter, Mr Dyson accused the museum of not keeping true to itself. 12 Museums everywhere can no longer afford to be exclusive centres of scholarship and learning・ Among rivalry for sponsorship, they must use exhibitions of populist culture, nice cafes and shops or, best of all、a new building by Frank Gehry to increase visitor numbers ・
13 On the other there are those who believe that how a product looks is more importan
t. Design is in deed a broad term, inv olving both function and form. Typically, in any given product area, it migrates from the former to the latter. Look at clothing: originally its function was to provide warmth, but having long since achieved that objective, its form is now dictated almost entirely by fashion. But surely you would have to be a very shallow person to think something^ appearance was more important than what it did?
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