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routine 例行的
board 董事会
agenda 议事日程
margin 边缘；范围
chair 主持
participant 参加者
complicate 使复杂化
bid 出价，投标
controversial 有争议的
arise 出现
schedule 时刻表；进度表
brochure 小册子；手册
budget 预算
wrap up 圆满结束
attendee （会议等的）出席者
comprehensive 综合的
outlook 前景；展望
quarterly 按季度的
boost 促进
deepen 加深；深化
pertinent 有关的；相干的
academics 学者（academic的名词复数）
kick off （口）（使）开始
Exercise 1.
Listen to a dialogue and decide whether the
statements are true
（
T
）
or false
（
F
）
.
1.The meeting to be held is an exceptional one.（ ）
2.Mary doesn’t need to leave margin at the side for the chairman.（ ）
3.The chairman wants to let the meeting go as he wishes.（ ）
4.When the meeting is held hasn’t been decided.（ ）
5.The conversation probably takes place between a chairman and his secretary.（ ）
Exercise 2.
Listen to the dialogue again and complete the
following sentences.
1.The board meeting to be held is a ____one.
2.While you are about, make a special ____.
3.As I’m supposed to chair the meeting, I don’t want it ____.
4.The conference room is on ____floor.
5.I’ll ____the room is ready by Monday.
Exercise.
Listen to the dialogue and complete the following
sentences.
1.You’d better not, if you don’t want to ____things.
2.We are going to discuss bids on the loading dock doors at the meeting.That’s a ____item.
3.If problems occur, complaints may ____from those who feel the start time contributes to the ____of a vote.
4.I know the way you feel, but we have to wait for the ____start time.
5.Take your seats, please.Let’s get things ____way.
Exercise 1.
Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to
each question.
1.How many design agencies have made quotes?
A.Three.
B.Thirteen.
C.Thirty.
D.Thirty-three.
2.What is the amount of their quotes?
A.Beyond the budget of the company.
B.Some are within the budget, some beyond the budget.
C.Within the budget of the company.
D.Less than the budget of the company.
3.What’s the size of the paper fitting in a standard-size envelope?
A.A3.
B.A4.
C.A5.
D.A3 or A4.
4.When will the brochures be ready?
A.The end of the week.
B.Within two weeks.
C.Tomorrow.
D.Within one week.
5.Which do they choose at last?
A.Design B.
B.Design C.
C.Design D.
D.Not mentioned.
Exercise 2.
Listen to a dialogue and fill in the blanks.
Exercise 1.
Listen to a passage and decide whether the
statements are true
（
T
）
or false
（
F
）
.
1.This quarter’s domestic sales are few.（ ）
2.The new design of Action is accepted by the host of the meeting.（ ）
3.One of the products of Action is microwave.（ ）
4.Products of this company don’t seem to have a good prospect in Canada.（ ）
5.According to the passage, the fourth quarterly meeting is going to close.（ ）
Exercise 2.
Listen to the passage again and complete the following
sentences.
1.I think we agree that this quarter’s domestic sales figures show a trend in ____sales.
2.Ladies and gentlemen, the new design is ____.
3.I make a ____to close the third quarterly meeting of Action Appliances.
Exercise 3.
Listen to a piece of business news and fill in the
blanks.
The 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’Week opens today in Beijing.
Leaders, ministers and senior officials from the 21 APEC member economies are gathering to discuss new growth paths that will be vital to（1）______the global recovery.They will focus on three key topics：deepening regional economic integration,（2）_______economic reform and innovation, as well as boosting infrastructure investment and（3）________connectivity.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will chair a series of programs.
The last round of warm-up meetings by senior officials opens today.The two day meeting will（4）________the way for the ministerial level meeting set to begin on Friday.Ministers will discuss measures to facilitate trade as well as other key issues.
From Sunday to Monday, Beijing will host the CEO（5）____, which provides an opportunity for business leaders from more than 1,000 companies to discuss pertinent issues with policy makers and academics.The leaders’meeting will（6）_______off on November 10.