Test 1 ·Read the passage about workplace training below. ·In most of the lines there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, are correct. ·If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet. ·If there is an extra word in the line, write CORRECT in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.
Workplace Training
Research tells us that classroom training is only appropriate for 15% of development needs. Not only does this cause of concern about the effectiveness of training events, it 34 also raises up the tantalizing question of what is appropriate if training is not? The broad 35 answer is workplace rather than classroom development. Research shows us that regular 36 interaction, rather than one-off events, which leads to enhanced skills and increased 37 performance. A survey indicates that with a "clean sheet of paper" (i.e. no preconceptions 38 or bad habits, as with new starters or new roles), people easily accept about, in a training 39 environment, the acquisition of new skills and approaches and the need to master 40 them. However, with individuals that already have a perception of what is being right 41 and wrong and, in some cases, extremely entrenched opinions, whether a different approach 42 needs to be used. Not only do we need to explain reason why new skills are needed, we also 43 need to sensitively have reassure of people that they and their old skills are not redundant, 44 but need to be adapted and updated. Researchers concluded that to change with 45 behavior, a manager needs when to interact with an individual, on average, 2~3 times a week.
Test 2 ·Read the passage about managing along the cutting edge below. ·In most of the lines there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, are correct. ·If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet. ·If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.
Managing Along the Cutting Edge
Some CEOs try to sound hopeful by talking up the great opportunities they're seeing as a result of the downturn—to steal a market share, make acquisitions or take 34 advantage of weakened competitors. There is, in fact, a long history of younger 35 companies that took into root and sprouted during hard times, consultants of Scott Anthony 36 point to firms like Home Depot, Best Buy and Google that had made big gains during 37 the last three recessions. CEOs can also set the stage for the growth by protecting 38 key to R&D investments even as they cut budgets. Companies that cut back on 39 research and new product of development do so at their peril, says Intel Chairman 40 Craig Barrett. But the extent to which companies can use the downturn to be their 41 advantage it varies tremendously by industry. There are some firms that will clearly 42 emerge from the crisis with a strengthened hand because of a rival's wrong missteps. 43 for example, Best Buy and Bed Bath & Beyond can't help but pick up sales that 44 would have once gone to Circuit City and Linens'n Things, both going on through 45 liquidation. But in sectors like the auto industry, where every player is struggling, there may be few winners.
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CORRECT
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INTO
此题考查固定搭配。take root意为“生根,扎根”,应去掉into。
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HAD
此题考查时态。依据上下文,此句应为过去时,而不是过去完成时,故去掉had。
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THE
此题考查定冠词的用法。此处growth为不可数名词,且为泛指,不应用the。set the stage for growth“为增长打好基础”。
Test 3 ·Read the passage about branding through differentiation below. ·In most of the lines there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, are correct. ·If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet. ·If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.
Branding through Differentiation
It's not enough for your company to merely offer a great product or service. To get ahead of the field, today's competitive marketplace demands that the business owners 34 establish and develop a distinct brand. It's important that your brand help them create 35 and further a clear identity, if one that every employee, from the CEO down to the 36 sales team, can understand and get behind with. The brand must be your mantra, and it 37 needs to be the one that can be stated succinctly. The real key to increased 38 market share is differentiation. How you approach the differentiation depends on your 39 particular product or business. The critical starting point is for understanding whether 40 your business or your product is the brand. For instance, although Procter & Gamble 41 sells countless other products, but consumers far more readily recognize P&G's 42 individual product lines. Mr. Clean, Tide, Crest, Folgers, and Charmin, for example. 43 That's intentional branding that favors the product, not only the company. However, for 44 most of small businesses, the business itself will be the brand. How you proceed depends 45 on whether your company or product varies greatly from your competitors or whether you're one of several companies offering similar goods or services.
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THEM
此处考查人称一致。此句中your brand help them,your及them人称不一致,且“你的品牌帮助他们……”也与上下文句意不符,故应去掉them。