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Pros and Cons of Global Business Travel
Global business travel is a successful industry these days. Business air travelers make up a large part of ticket sales on major carriers. These frequent fliers know how to book the best fares. They can work with flight schedules. They have ways to recover from jet lag. Many of them can even work well during flights. Laptops are now the most common piece of carry-on luggage.

There are good reasons for companies to have their employees travel overseas. Sending staff members to a new country means they can meet with clients face to face. They can generate fresh ideas and find answers to questions. They can also create ties in other countries. A dinner with a client can create a valuable bond. These relationships help firms expand their global networks.

But business travel has its downsides too. It costs money, and there's a

human toll as well. The problems include burnout and exposure to disease. Then there's the lost time and lost luggage. Never mind the frayed nerves and hours spent waiting in airports.

What does the future hold for business travel? Airlines are nervous. Email and other electronic systems may soon make 15-hour trips for 3-hour meetings things of the past. The video conference could replace air travel as the main means of long-distance communication within the next decade. Companies will soon invest more in video equipment than

in airfares. It's not a certainty, but it is likely. Unpack your bags and open your laptop.

In this article, carriers refers to ________.

(A) luggage handlers
(B) people who fly frequently
(C) people infected with disease
(D) airline companies

Answer : B
The trend for the future, according to this article, will probably be ________.

(A) increased video communications
(B) more international air travel
(C) business travelers being nervous
(D) more in-person meetings with clients

Answer :A


M E M O R A N D U M

To: Angel Simon, Manager, Sales Department
From: Kim Sanders, Director, Production Department
Re: Notes from March 23 meeting
DATE: March 24

Thank you for meeting with me yesterday. This memo documents our discussion and our ideas for addressing the company's current situation.

In the long run, we must be flexible in order to deal with the problems our company faces. But more immediately, we should show the CEO that we can work with reduced staff to achieve our goals.

We have a great opportunity to produce a fine product even though the number of employees on our assembly line has been reduced. As we agreed yesterday, we want to increase our global reach while boosting our ability to provide our products locally. This is a key balance that we must continue to pursue.

We also agreed to meet again on Tuesday of next week to discuss additional strategies for achieving these goals. When our two departments have discussed our ideas, we can schedule a meeting with the executive team to present our suggestions.

As you pointed out yesterday, we have experienced some significant layoffs as a result of the recent merger. Like you, I'm concerned that the remaining employees may feel overwhelmed because of their increased workloads. But I know I can count on you and your team to implement the new strategies for expanding our sales. I am optimistic about the future of our company. I am sure that, working together, we can come to a consensus about the next steps we should take.


Kim Sanders has written to Angel Simon to ________.

(A) tell Angel exactly what to do next in the assembly line
(B) express disapproval of Angel's ideas about the company
(C) encourage Angel to dismiss more employees very soon
(D) summarize the ideas that they discussed yesterday

Answer : D

In this memo, the phrase count on means ________.

(A) rely on
(B) work with
(C) add up
(D) explain to

Answer : A

The Claims Division has been moved to our new location in Connecticut. This move gave us the chance to achieve the required reduction in personnel. We have cut back the staff from 15 to 8 employees.
We were able to meet the reduction goals due to the fact that two employees retired, since they were at the legal retirement age of 60. Furthermore, two more employees chose to take early retirement at 50 and 55 when we offered a good financial incentive. This monetary encouragement was equal to two years of their annual salary.

Of the remaining three, one worker took a year-long leave to have a baby, another left the company to return to university, and the third was fired for sharing company secrets. None of these workers will be replaced.

Therefore, I am happy to report that, with very few problems and very little financial loss, we have met our reduction goals in the Claims Division.

Next month, we will be working to meet new reduction goals in the Marketing Division as makes its planned move to the Connecticut location.

What is the main purpose of this report?

(A) to report that some workers are leaving the company
(B) to report that many older employees have retired
(C) to report that there has been a cutback in the number of workers
(D) to report that there has been a change of company location

Answer : D

Look at the word in the report. Who or what does refer to?

(A) the Claims Division in the Connecticut office
(B) goals for reducing the number of employees
(C) the Marketing Division
(D) the plans for moving to the Connecticut office

Answer : B

Employee Relations Committee Meeting Summary
by Chris Gonzalez, Ombudsman

The Employee Relations Committee meeting was held on Thursday. The union representatives for the six area offices and the company managers from those same regions were present at the meeting. I sent out a copy of the agenda before the meeting. We discussed all the items on the agenda. I am writing this summary in my official role as the company ombudsman.

The meeting went well. We discussed the employees’ concerns at length. Here is a list of the issues and the points of consensus that we reached. These are the ideas the committee would like to put forward:

Employees know that healthcare costs are rising. Management agrees to provide more day-care options for employees’ children if employees pay a higher percentage of healthcare costs.
Employees know that no merit raises are possible at this time. Management agrees to a 3% cost-of-living increase across the board.
Management agrees to work with employees to develop more schedule options. These will include the 40-hour, 4-day work week. Job sharing might also be possible if two employees can work out a weekly schedule between them.
As ombudsman, my role is to promote understanding and fair decisions. I am happy with these suggestions. All present at the meeting worked hard to compromise, and the discussions were calm and helpful. I am optimistic about the future of our company now and am hopeful about relations between employees and management.

The person who wrote this report ________.

(A) is very worried about the company's future
(B) thinks that the union is being unreasonable
(C) represents one of the six regional offices
(D) is pleased with the outcome of the meeting

answer : A

In the report above, the word minutes means ________.

(A) a unit of time (60 seconds)
(B) a written record of a meeting
(C) time passing in a meeting
(D) a written agenda for a meeting

Answer D