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PARTTWO（17）

Questions9–14

Readthetexttakenfromanarticleaboutthedevelopmentofinternationalmanagers

 Choosethebest sentence fromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.

 Foreachgap9–14,markoneletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.

 Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

 Thereisanexampleatthebeginning.（0）

Searchforthe“worldly–wise”companyexecutives

 The quest forinternationalmanagersisunderwayinvirtuallyeveryindustrializedeconomy,thesearchhasbeenmadeurgentbytheglobalizationofworldmarketsandthegrowthincrossbordermergersandacquisitions.（0）Manyfirmsreportbeingsostretchedthattheysimplydonothaveenoughofthehigh-quality peopletheyrequiretoleadtheirtheir global expansion.

 Othercompaniesarehavingdifficultiesreleasing experienced peoplefromexistingoperationsinordertoleadnewinternationalventures.Thereareindicationsthatashorftageofinternationallyskilledpeoplemaybeanimportant constraint onfirms’internationalambitions.（9）However,identifyingtheneedforinternationalmanagersiseasierthandevelopingthem.

 Sowhatmakesaninternationalmanager?

PaulEvans,aprofessoratINSEAD,theEuropeanbusiness school,doesnotbelievethatany particular nationalityproducesamoreinternationalmanager.Neitherdoeshebelievethatit’samatterofhavingtheabilitytocopewithalifestylethatinvolvesworkinginMadridoneday,LondonthenextandBerlinthedayafter.（10）Rather,hebelievesthatthesecretofbeingagoodinternationalmangerisbeingcomfortablewithmanagingdiversity.

 FordofEurope,whichhasencouragedthedevelopmentofinternationalmanagersformorethan20years,saysthatitsmanagersareglobally-mindedbeforetheybecome global operators.（11）acarthatyoubuyintheUK,forexample,isgoingtobethesamecarthatsellsinGermany,FinlandandPortugal,sothepeoplewhoareinvolvedinthecar’sdevelopmenthavetobeawareofthemarketrequirementsinallthosedifferentcountries.

 Generally,itseemsthattheonly effective waytodevelopinternationalskillsandperspectivesisthroughdirectinternationalexperience.（12）Suchexperiencesopenpeople’smindstothefactthatthingsaredonedifferentlylesewhereandencouragesthemtothinkinawilder context..

 Formulating effective strategiesfordevelopingacompany’smanagementresourceisademanding exercise,withconflictingissuestobesolved（13）Another dilemma iswhethertouselocalmanagersorexpatriates.

 Therecruitmentanddevelopmentof effective internationalmanagersrequires considerablefinancialresourcesandcanbehardto justify at budget meetings.（14）however,withoutthem,companieswillcontinuetofindtheir expansion plansfrustratedbyalackofinternationallyeffective managers.

Afromthemomenttheyjointhecompany,employeesarefacedwithhavingtothinkinternationally

BThiscanbethrough involvement ininternationaltaskforcesorthroughlivingandworkingabroad.

CShould,forexample,onlyan elite fewreceiveinternationalexperienceinpreparationfortopjobsorshoulditbeofferedtoawidergroup?

Dtheseproblems mean thatdevelopingmanagerswhothinkand operate globallyis absolutelyvital forcompaniesoperatinginforeignmarkets.

ELanguagetraining,overseasvisitsandin-housemanagementcoursesareallexpensivetoimplement.

FJet-setting betweeninternationaloperations merely createsabusiness equivalent oftheover-packagedtourist

GCompaniesarenowemphasizingthehumanskillsinvolvedinmanagingotherpeople

HThesetrendsarepushingcompanies’existingmanagementresourcestothelimit

PART2 9-10DF11-14ABCE

Reading1hour（16）

PARTONE

Questions1–8

Lookatthesentencesbelowandatthefivemanagers’commentsonleadershipontheoppositepage

 Whichnewitem（A,B,C,DorE） dose eachstatement 1–8referto?

 Foreach statement !

–8,makeoneletter（A,B,C,DorE）onyourAnswerSheet.

 Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

Example:

0 Someonehasleftacompetitortojointhiscompany.

0 A  B  C  D E

1 Successfulleadershipinvolvesmakingsurethatemployeesacceptnewideas.

2 Agoodleadercanbringsuccesstoacompanyindifficulties

3 Leadersshouldbeassessedonthebasisoftheirachievements

4 Thepersonalitiesofgoodleadersaregenerallydifferentfromthoseofothermanagers

5 Patience isa valuable quality inasuccessfulleader

6 Leadersconsider potential changesinwhattheircompanydoesforothers

7 Goodleaderswill encourage theirstaffiftheirorganizationisindifficulties

8 Leadersneedto adapt theirbehaviourtosuitdifferentcircumstances

 A

MaurizioVerna

 Long-term, visionary businessleadersmustbepreparedtoinvesttogetwhattheywantfortheircompany.Theyknowwhenandhowtoapply pressure andtotakerisks,whentheyneedtodisplay amorehands-off approach.Ihaveaprettyclearviewofmyidealbusinessleader,andofcoursethat’swhereI‘mtryingtohead:

heorsheshouldstartupandgrowacash-rich,multi-interestinternationalorganizationoftremendousstrengthanddepth.

B

SueTucker

 The pace oftechnologicalchange,andtherateatwhichbusinessesarechanging,requiresleaderstohavea particular aptitude fortechnologyandanunderstandingoftheinternet.Alotofpeopleareawareoftheopportunitieshere,but awareness aloneisn’tenough:

inatrueleaderthisneedstobecoupledwithclevermarketing,product design andtechnological innovation,andkeeping abreast ofeverythinggoingoninthecompany.Infacttheacidtest,Ithink,isbeingabletousealloftheseskillstoturnaroundafailingcompany.

C

CarolGodfrey

 Effective leadersstandoutfromthe herd.They’reoften idiosyncratic,even eccentric.Theyhavethe confidence tobethemselves,andnotto adopt thelanguageandattributesoftherun-of-the-mill professional managersandaccountants.What’s crucial ishavingthe charisma orwhateveritisthatgivestheirstaffconfidenceinthem,sotheycankeepeveryoneonboardwhentheywanttomakeinnovations.Sooftenthesedon’tgetoffthegroundbecauseoflackofleadership,becauseafterall,our response tochangeissignificantly affected byhowit’sintroduced.

D

BrianMatthews

 Leadershipisaboutmakingthingshappenandbeingjudgedbyresults.Goodideasthatgonowhereareawasteoftime. Anticipate needs-thoseofcustomersforinstance-and initiateactiontomeetthoseneedsbeforethepeople concerned haveevenrecognizedthey’vegotthem.Thatwayyou’llalwaysbeaheadofthegame,whateverlineyou’rein.Forinstance,topstockbrokerswilllearnallaboutyouandyourbusinessandkeepthemselvescompletelyuptodatewithyourfieldinordertoadviseyou.Ifthey’rereallygoodthey‘ll recognize trendsevenbeforeyoudo.

EAnaCosta

 Outstanding leaders understand bothtacticsand strategy,andarepreparedtoplayaverylonggameto achieve theirobjectives.Theyunderstandthatinnegotiationstheyneedthe“win-win” concept,becauselosersrisklosingtheir dignity,whichisnogoodforyourlong-termbusinessrelationshipwiththem.Leadersmuststay optimistic,whatevertheodds,andkeepupmoraleoftheircompany,evenwhenthegoing’stough.It’simportanttobeverymuchhands-on,too.Agoodleaderwill champion ideasthatkeepthecompanyintheforefront

PART11-5CBDCE 6-8EA

PARTFIVE（15）

Questions41-52

Readthetextofthejobadvertisementbelow.

 Inmostofthelines41-52thereisoneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectofdoesnotfitinwiththesenseofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.

 Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.

 Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

 Theexercisebeginswithtwoexamples,（0）and（00）.

0

Example:

COMMERCIAL DITECTOR REQUIRED

0  Wearea dynamic and ambitious foodmanufacturersupplyingthegrocerysector

00   andareenteringan extremely excitingperiodofnewchangeaswe focus onour

41 strategy howto achieve marketleadership.Weareatpresentseekinganew

42 commercial director.Ifyouarethetypeofapersonwhocan demonstrate the 

43 energyand insight todriveabusinessforwardlookingaspartofateam,thismay

44 wellbetheperfectopeningforyou.Weneedappointa committed professional who

45 will assume fullresponsibilityforthecompany’sentire commercial operation.The 

46 commercial director willhavereportdirectlytothegeneralmanagerandwillbe 

47 expectedtoprovidewithbothleadershipandhands-oncoachingtothestaff.This 

48 high-profilerolewill involve intheimplementinganddevelopingofcommercial

49 strategiesthatwillmake maximize the profitable growthofthecompany.The 

50 personappointedwillalreadyhavedemonstratedsuresuccessatasenior

51 commercial levelforaminimumofthreeyearstimeinafoodmanufacturing

52 companyandwill possess exceptional leadershipqualitiesand commercial skills.

PART6

41-45HOWALOOKINGAPPOINTCORRECT

46-50HAVEWITHINMAKESURE

51-52TIMECORRECT

讲解：

41.how多余。

strategy todosth就可以了。

howtodosth一般做宾语。

42.a多余。

thetypeofperson/thing/book.后面跟的是种类。

43.looking多余，放在这里没有任何意义。

44.appoint多余。

我们需要一个什么样的人就可以了。

45.正确。

46.have多余。

report在这里是动词报告的意思，will后直接加动词原形就可以了。

47.with多余。

providesthtosb，或者providesbwithsth.

48.in.involve是及物动词，后面直接加宾语就可以了。

49.make多余。

maximize本身就是及物动词，将……最大化。

50.sure多余。

51.time多余。

threeyears本身表达的就是时间，不需要重复。

52.正确。

PARTFOUR（14） 

Questions21-30

Readthearticlebelowabout expanding a retailbusiness.

 Choosethecorrectwordtofilleachgapfrom （A,B,CorD）ontheoppositepage.

 F