As is known to all, _______ opening ceremony of the 16^th Asian Games held on November 12^th in    Guangzhou was _______ great success.

1. A.
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3. C.
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4. D.
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As is known to all, the organization and management of wages and salaries are very complex.
Generally speaking, the Accounts Department is responsible for calculations of pay, while the Personnel Department(人事部) is interested in discussions with the employees about pay.
If a firm wants to adopt a new wage and salary structure, it is essential that the firm should decide on a method of job evaluation(估价) and ways of measuring the performance of its employees. In order to be successful, that new pay structure will need agreement between Trade Unions and employers.
In job evaluation, all the requirements of each job are defined in a detailed job description. Each of those requirements is given a value, usually in “points”, which are added together to give a total value for the job. For middle and higher management, a special method is used to evaluate managers on their knowledge of the job, their responsibility, and their ability to solve problems.
Because of the difficulty in measuring management work, however, job grades for managers are often decided without reference to an evaluation system based on points.
In attempting to design a pay system, the Personnel Department should compare the value of each job with those in the job market. It should also consider economic factors such as the cost of living and the labor supply.
It is necessary that payment for a job should vary with any differences in the way that the job is performed. Where it is simply to measure the work done, as in the work done with the hands, monetary encouragement schemes are often chosen; for indirect workers, where measurement is difficult, methods of additional payments are employed.

1. 1.

   If a firm wants to establish a new pay structure, it is necessary to get the agreement between________.

   1. A.
      the Trade Unions and the Personnel Department
   2. B.
      the Personnel Department and the Accounts Department
   3. C.
      the employees and the Trade Unions.
   4. D.
      the employers and the Trade Unions
2. 2.

   What does the words “monetary encouragement schemes” in the last paragraph imply?

   1. A.
      They are plans in which much payment is encouraged.
   2. B.
      They are encouraging money schedules
   3. C.
      They are pay systems
   4. D.
      They are pay systems to encourage workers in that the more work is done, the more money will be paid.
3. 3.

   Methods of additional payments are adopted for indirect workers because________.

   1. A.
      their work is not important
   2. B.
      they have low wages
   3. C.
      the measurement of their work is difficult
   4. D.
      the company does not have enough money
4. 4.

   Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

   1. A.
      In every company only the Accounts Department takes charge of the management of wages and salaries.
   2. B.
      Management work and the job done by workers can use the same evaluation system.
   3. C.
      If a job is done differently, the payment for the job should be different too.
   4. D.
      An evaluation system based on points is usually used to evaluate management work.
5. 5.

   The main purpose of the passage is to________.

   1. A.
      explain the responsibilities of both the Accounts Department and the Personnel Department.
   2. B.
      explain not to evaluate the performance of a job by points
   3. C.
      tell readers how a company should adopt a new payment system
   4. D.
      convince(使确信) readers that management work is more difficult to evaluate than the work done by workers

As is known to all, colors appear in every language to express people’s feeling and thoughts. Then, what is the situation in American English?

       Red is a hot color. Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair. They are red hot when they are very angry about something. The small hot-tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot for their color and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland Jazz.

       Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health.

       The color black is often used in expressions. People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day. People or things on a blacklist are connected with things illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.

       The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

       Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because green is the color of the back side of the paper money.

Americans use “red hot” to describe the following EXCEPT _______.

       A. something unfair                                          B. small hot-tasting peppers

C. the person who is very angry                         D. popular music like Dixieland Jazz

When we say someone feels a little green, it means he/she _______.

       A. enjoys himself in boating                              B. is hit by a high wave

C. has a stomachache                                        D. likes trees and grass

In the writer’s eyes, what is related to a black day?

       A. Being sent a beautiful gift.                                   B. Passing a very difficult test.

C. Failing in an important interview.                  D. Being invited to an exciting party.

As is known to all,_________ Yang Liwei has become a space hero is _________ we have expected.

A.what;that            B.what;which?

C.that;what　        D.that;which ?

As is known to all, the organization and management of wages and salaries are very complex.

Generally speaking, the Accounts Department is responsible for calculations of pay, while the Personnel Department(人事部) is interested in discussions with the employees about pay.

    If a firm wants to adopt a new wage and salary structure, it is essential that the firm should decide on a method of job evaluation(估价) and ways of measuring the performance of its employees. In order to be successful, that new pay structure will need agreement between Trade Unions and employers.

    In job evaluation, all the requirements of each job are defined in a detailed job description. Each of those requirements is given a value, usually in “points”, which are added together to give a total value for the job. For middle and higher management, a special method is used to evaluate managers on their knowledge of the job, their responsibility, and their ability to solve problems.

Because of the difficulty in measuring management work, however, job grades for managers are often decided without reference to an evaluation system based on points.

    In attempting to design a pay system, the Personnel Department should compare the value of each job with those in the job market. It should also consider economic factors such as the cost of living and the labor supply.

    It is necessary that payment for a job should vary with any differences in the way that the job is performed. Where it is simply to measure the work done, as in the work done with the hands, monetary encouragement schemes are often chosen; for indirect workers, where measurement is difficult, methods of additional payments are employed.

If a firm wants to establish a new pay structure, it is necessary to get the agreement between________.

A. the Trade Unions and the Personnel Department     

B. the Personnel Department and the Accounts Department

 C. the employees and the Trade Unions.               

D. the employers and the Trade Unions

What does the words “monetary encouragement schemes” in the last paragraph imply?

 A. They are plans in which much payment is encouraged. 

B. They are encouraging money schedules

C. They are pay systems

D. They are pay systems to encourage workers in that the more work is done, the more money will be paid.

Methods of additional payments are adopted for indirect workers because________.

A. their work is not important                   B. they have low wages

C. the measurement of their work is difficult    D. the company does not have enough money

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. In every company only the Accounts Department takes charge of the management of wages and salaries.

B. Management work and the job done by workers can use the same evaluation system.

C. If a job is done differently, the payment for the job should be different too.

D. An evaluation system based on points is usually used to evaluate management work.

The main purpose of the passage is to________.

A. explain the responsibilities of both the Accounts Department and the Personnel Department.

B. explain not to evaluate the performance of a job by points

C. tell readers how a company should adopt a new payment system

D. convince(使确信) readers that management work is more difficult to evaluate than the work done by workers