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Lookatthesentencesbelowandatfivepassagestakenfromabookaboutfamousmanagementthinkersontheoppositepage.

Whichpassagedoeseachsentencereferto?

Foreachsentence1-8,markoneletterA1B,C,DorEonyourAnswerSheet.

Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

　　Example:

　　Hehasdevelopedhisowncompanytopromotehiswork.

　　0ABCDE

　　1Othersinhisfieldthinkveryhighlyofhim.

　　2Hisideashavespreadbeyondthebusinessworld.

　　3Hefeltthatpeopleshouldbeabletoenjoytheirwork.

　　4Hisideasaremorecomplexthantheyseem.

　　5Hedidavarietyofinterestingthingsbeforewritinghisbooks.

　　6Hismostsuccessfulbookwaswrittenwithacolleague.

　　7Heisparticularlyskilledatforecastingimportantdevelopments.

　　8Contactwiththemilitarywasanearlyinfluenceonhisthinking.

　　AJohnAdair

　　AdairisthepioneeringBritishthinkerinthetheoryofleadership.HewasthefirstpersonintheUKtoholdaprofessorshipinBusinessLeadershipandhaspublishedaseriesofinfluentialbooksonthesubject.

　　Despitehisquietappearance,Adairhashadacolourfullife,servinginaBedouinregimentandworkingonanArcticfishingboat!

HisinitialinterestinleadershipcamefromhisarmyexperienceandheusedtolectureatthehighlyprestigiousacademywhereBritisharmyofficesaretrained.Henowworksasaninternationalconsultant.

　　BEdwarddeBono

　　DeBonoisunusualamongmajorgurusfortworeasons:

firstly,hewasbornnotinoneoftheGREatindustrialnationsbutonthetinyislandofMalta.Secondly,hisideashavereachedawideraudiencethanjustmanagers,sothathisbookshaveBEComeessentialrendinginmanydifferentdisciplines.

　　MostofdeBonosworkhasbeenconcernedwiththewayhumanbeingscantrainthemselvestothinkmorecreatively.Thisapparentlysimpleideahasresultedin37booksandahighlysuccessfulcareerasalecturerandconsultant.

　　CPeterDrucker

　　ProbablynoothersinglethinkerhasdoneasmuchasDruckertoestablishmanagementasaseriousareaofstudy.Certainly,hisfellowmanagementthinkersconsiderhimoneofthefoundingfathersofthediscipline,andhisbooksandarticlesarequotedmorethanthoseofanyothermanagementwriter.

　　Hisfirstbookwaspublishedasfarbackas1939,yetheisstillwritingandteaching.Hisgreatestdistinctionhasbeenhisabilitytopredictcomingtrendsinbusinessandeconomics.Asaresult,hisideasaretreatedwiththegreatestrespectandinterest.

　　DFrederickHerzberg

　　Althoughrelativelyfewcontemporarymanagementstudentswillhavereadhisbooks,Herzbergsnameisinstantlyrecognisabletoanyonewhohasstudiedindustrialorganisations.ThisisbecausetheAmericanpsychologistwasresponsibleforintroducingtheconceptofmotivationintomanagementthinking.

　　Asayoungman,Herzbergbecamedeeplyinterestedinmentalillnessandthehumanneedformentalandemotionalsatisfaction.Thisledhimtocriticisetheapproachofmanycompaniestojobdesign,andtoarguefortheneedforjobenrichmenttostimulateemployeesefforts.

　　ETomPeters

　　TheAmericansreputationwascreatedintheI980sbythespectacularsuccessofonebook,InSearchofExcellence,co-writtenwithRobertWaterman.Thetwowereworkingtogetherasmanagementconsultantsandno-oneexpectedtheirfirst（andonly）booktoendupselling5millioncopiesworldwide!

　　Althoughhisideashavebeencriticised,Peterspopularityasaspeakerandwriterhascontinuedtogrow.SomuchsothatPetershascreatedhisownbusinesstomarketbooks,videosandconsultancybasedonhiswork.

　PARTTWO

　　Questions9-14

Readthistextfromanarticleabouthealthclubs.

Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofillineachofthegaps.

Foreachgap9-14,markoneletterA-HonyourAnswerSheet.

Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

Thereisanexampleatthebeginning（0）.

　　Travelstressbringsboomtohealthclubs

　　Arapidgrowthinbusinesstravelhasprovidedalucrativespin-offforBritishhealthclubsascompaniestrytopreventhard-workingexecutivesfromsufferingtravel-relatedstress.

　　Healthclubsarefullybookedthroughoutthecomingmonthsallaroundthecountryandmanyareplanningtoexpandtheirfacilities.

　　0HAccordingtoGillieTurner,groupmarketingmanagerfortheChampneysgroupofhealthclubs,duringthelastrecessionexecutiveslostmanyoftheirextrabenefitsascompaniescutback..9ShesaysthatlargecompaniesalsoseemtohavedecidedthatitisnogoodsendingsomeonetoacountrylikeSpainasarewardfordoingagoodjob,BECausetheywillsimplyeattoomuchandflopontoabeach..10

　　Champneys,thecompanyacknowledgedasthemarketleaderint