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3.Manypeoplewenttobuycapitalizationstocks.

4.Inthebeginningmanyforeignshareholdersbuybluechipsathighprices.

5.Pricewasloweraftershareholderssoldstocksinindustrialstomakeprofit.

6.OnThursdaypricedroppedandthenroseagain.

7.Thefallingofcompositeindexroseby1.3percentontheweek.

A

Bangkokrose2percentonthedayand3.4percentovertheweekasbuyersmovedintolargemarketcapitalizationstocks.TheSETindexrose27.55to1,383.57inturnoverofBt8.5bn,downfromThursday'

sBt10bn.

B

Taipeiwaspulledlowerbylateprofit-takinginindustrialsafterThursday'

srebound,andtheweightedindexfell45.59to5,806.77,or1.7percent,overtheweek.TurnoverrosetoT$41.51bnfromT$35.78bn.

C

Manilaopenedstronglyonforeignbuyingofbluechipsbutdippedatthecloseasprofitsweretaken.Thecompositeindexfell10.07to2,907.00,1.3percenthigherontheweek.

D

HongKongfinishedamixeddayslightlylower,sappedbyprofit-takingonconfirmationofUSrenewalofOhina'

sMENtradestatusandconcernsoverthelowerdomesticpropertymarket.TheHangSengIndexfell11.58tocloseat9,470.13,1.7percentlowerontheweek.

PARTTWO

Questions8--12

ReadthisproposalabouttheCPTWordProcessor.

ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA--Itofillineachoftheblanks.

Foreachblank（8--12）markoneletter（A--I）onyourAnswerSheet.

Donotmarkanylettertwice.

Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

15June2003

Ms.MarthaWeston

WordProcessingSupervisor

ABCCompany

PostOfficeBox1072

28King'

sStreetLondon

DearMs.Weston,

PerformanceoftheCPTEquipment

I'

mpleasedtotellyouaboutourexperiencewiththeCPTWordProcessorasyourequestedrecentlyTheRotaryWprinterwithaspeedof45charactersasecondcaneasilyhandletwoinputstations.Iassumeyouhavelookedatseveralmachinesandhavenarroweddownyourchoices.

Herearemyobservations.

Anapproachtoadoptingwordprocessors

EighteenmonthsagoweadoptedCPTequipmentonlimitedscalewiththeideainmindthatwecouldgraduallygetridofelectrictypewritersaswebecamefamiliarwiththewordprocessor.（8）Thestationsareactuallyinpairssoeachpaircanshareacommonprinter（9）Weusetheequipmentasdedicatedwordprocessors,althoughwedohavetheabilitytolinkupwithourcomputerinstallation.

Thestep-at-a-timedevelopmentofourword-processingcenterhas,wethinksavedusmoneyandtrainingtime.（10）

Performance

Intermsofperformance,theCPTequipmentisexcellent.（11）Moreoverourservicecontractandwarrantyhavecoveredallmaintenancecosts.

Wehavesoftwarepackagesthatcheckspellingandsignalwhenamistakeoccurs.（12）Usingbothprinters,werecentlyprepared1200individuallytypedformlettermailingsunderfourhours.Wehavenocomplaintaboutourpreparationofexecutivereports.

A.Soitworksverywellandhassomanydifferentfunctions.

B.Alsoithasreducedtheconfusionthatexistsaboutbuyingsoftwarepackages.

C.Thetrainstopsateachstationforonlyfifteenminutes.

D.Webeganwithtwoworkstationsandnowhavefour.

E.Ourroutinelettersarepreparedfromdisc-storedmasters.

F.TheRotaryWprinterwithaspeedof45charactersasecondcaneasilyhandletwoinputstations.

G.Incontrast,itssizeandweightareidealforcarrying.

H.Wehavenotyetexperiencedmechanicalproblemssofar.

I.Wearepleasedwithitsperformanceandmulti-functions.

PARTTHREE

Questions13--45

Lookatthetextbelowandanswerquestions13--20.

ETHICALBEHAVIOUR

EthicsisacollectionofmoralprinciplesandrulesofEthicsguidesbehaviourbasedonbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrong.Thesourceofthesebeliefsmaybetradition,religion,orreasonedjudgementsaboutwhatisbestfortheindividualandsocietyasawhole.Businessethicsisthegroupofrulesofconductappliedspecificallytobusinessactivities.

13.Ethicsisnotthesameaslaw.Manyethicalbeliefsareformallyreinforcedbylaw,butmanyarenot.Untilrecently,itwaslegaltofirealmostanyemployee,regardlessofthelengthofhisorherservice.Usuallytheterminatedemployeewasdeniedanyprovisionforacompanypension.Today,thispracticeisprohibitedbyfederallaw.

14.Inpractice,ethicsisexpressedandfeltasacombinationofpressuresthatdirectonetotakeornottotakecertainactions.Decisionsmustbeacceptabletomanydifferentelementsofsociety.First,theymustbeacceptabletotheconscienceofthedecisionmaker.Amanagermaylegitimatelythink,"

1couldlegallytakethisaction,andIcouldprobablygetotherstoacceptit,butIoughtnottodoitbecauseitisn'

tright."

15.Managersmustconsiderthepotentialeffectstheirdecisionsonthepeopleandcompaniesdirectlyinvolvedwiththebusinessoperation:

customers,suppliers,competitors,employees,investors,andcreditors.Inaddition,managersmustconsider--andtrytocontrolthepossibleeffectsoftheirdecisionsonthecommunityatlarge.

16.Itisonlyrecentlythatbusinesshasbecomeawareofhowitaffectsindividualsandthewholesociety.Thelaissez-fairebusinessenvironmentofthenineteenthcenturypromotedthebeliefthatalmostanypracticethatincreasedprofitswas,inthelongrun,goodforthecountry.Theresultwascutthroatcompetition,fraud,deceptivemarketing,priceandmarketmanipulation,worthlessanddangerousproducts,exploitationoftheworkers,andotherpracticesthattodayaregenerallyconsideredunethical.

Atthesametimethatsomanyharmfulbusinessactivitieswerebeingcarriedon,somecompaniesdidabidebythefundamentalsofgoodbusinessethics.Attheheightofruthlessdevelopmentofthenineteenthcentury,manymanagersstillbelievedinproducinghighqualityproducts,honestlysoldatafairprices.Theyfeltsuccesscouldbebuiltonhardwork,creativity,andgenuinecustomersatisfaction.Itisthebeliefthathighethicalstandardsareinthelongrungoodforprofitsthatisstressedinbusinesstoday.

Questions13--16

Forquestions13--16,choosethebesttitlefromtheboxbelowforeachnumberedparagraph.

Foreachparagraph13--16markoneletterA--GonyourAnswerSheet.

A.Changingviewsonwhatisgoodbusiness

B.Thepromotionoffreebusinessenvironment

C.Factorsmanagersshouldconsiderinmakingdecisions

D.Relationsbetweenlawsandethics

E.Ethics,aforceindirectingone'

saction

F.Harmfulbusinessactivitiestotallyprohibited

G.Thescopeofbusinessethics

Questions17--20

Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17--20,withthephrasefromthelistA--Gbelow.

Foreachsentence17--20,markoneletteronyourAnswerSheet.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

17.Unethicalbehavioursdonotnecessarilymeanthattheyarecontraryto______.

18.Thedecision-makingprocessmayinvolveinthefirstplace______.

19.ThoughmanyethicalstandardscanbedefinedbyJaw,somearebuiltupon______.

20.Itisbelievednowadaysthathighethicalstandardsleadto______.

A.thedecision-maker'

sownethicalstandards

B.people'

sculturalvalues

C.thesuccessofbusiness

D.people'

srights

E.minimumstandardsofhonesty

F.thepursuitofprofits

G.thelegalpractices

Questions21--35

Readthisreferenceaboutanemployee.

Choosethebestwordtofillineachgap.

Foreachquestion（21--35）writeoneletter（A,B,CorD）.

IamveryhappytobeinvitedtowritethisreferenceonbehalfofMrLeeSuLai.MrLeehasworkedinmycompanyfortwelveyearsandIhavemuchpleasureinrecommendinghimhighlyforthe（21）ofDeputyProductionManagerinyournewcompany.Heis（22）qualifiedandhehasagreatdealofexperiencewhichshouldbevery（23）forthepostforwhichhehasapplied.Aboveall,Ihavelongbeen（24）byMrLee'

sgeneralattitudetohiswork.Wheneveraproblem（25）healwaysseeksapositivesolution.Moreover,his（26）tofindsuchasolutionwillpower（27）hissuccessashesimplyrefusestorecognizethe（28）thatthereisnoanswer.

MrLeeisalsoabletoturnwhatappearstobeadisadvantageintoachanceto（29）himselfandthecompany.Forexample,ifhereceivesaletterof（30）fromacustomer,heseemsabletoreplyinsuchawaywhichnotonly（31）thecustomerbutincreaseshis（32）inthecompany.Twoyearsage,whenaseriousfire（33）mostofthespinningsectioninourmainfactory,MrLeetooktheopportunitytore-designthe（34）oftheentireareaandordersaferandmore（35）machinery,doublingourpreviousoutput.

21.A.dutyB.taskC.workD.post

22.A.veryB.highlyC.greatlyD.remarkably

23.A.desirableB.fittingC.relevantD.convenient

24.A.amazedB.influencedC.impressedD.attracted

25.A.arrivesB.arisesC.comesD.springs

26.A.determinationB.resolutionC.enduranceD.willpower

27.A.conductsB.bringsC.resultsD.ensures

28.A.possibilityB.chanceC.certaintyD.assurance

29.A.gainB.supportC.accountD.benefit

30.A.accusationB.chargeC.complaintD.injury

31.A.fulfilsB.satisfiesC.contentsD.settles

32.A.hopeB.creditC.faithD.desire

33.A.harmedB.overcameC.destroyedD.terminated

34.A.layoutB.formC.styleD.outline

35.A.capableB.competentC.adequateD.efficient

Questions36--40

Readthistextaboutjob.

Inmostofthe