TOEIC reading comprehension level700 900 test4

... why I have chosen also to study some foreign languages If you have any suggestions for further reading, could you please let me know? Thanks for your attention Julie Luddon What does the article

TOEIC Reading comprehension - Test 4

Level 700-900 Question 1

Dear Margaret,

I will be making a business trip to the US and Canada, and I was wondering if you could get in contact with your counterpart at EMA Canada regarding a tour of their plant site I will be arriving in Chicago in the morning of Nov 20 to see you and the operations of your plant site and will then be off to Toronto on Nov 22 If they are available on that day, I would like to get a chance to meet with them to see their operation first hand as well Furthermore, our president, Barry Mandez, will be making a trip early next year and would also like to visit the plant site in Toronto with the Singapore president

I apologize for the sudden notice

Best regards,

Thomas Chiu,

Director/Planning Group & Business Development

E-Solution, Hong Kong, Limited

1 What does Mr Chiu ask Margaret to do for him?

A Take a trip to Toronto to check out the factory operation

B Arrange a meeting with her Canadian counterpart

C Show his president around the plant site

D Get in touch with the Singapore president

Question 2

2 Where does Margaret work?

A The United States

B Canada

C Singapore

D Hong Kong

Question 3

Passage 1:

Cross – Cultural Communication in Business Negotiations

Business Weekly By Dr Rod Steiner November 2006

The importance of effective cross-cultural communication during business conferences or

negotiations is often unappreciated And yet it is not just the immediate outcome of the

negotiation which is at stake but also the possibility of a positive, ongoing business relationship Here’s a simple example:”don’t mix business and pleasure.” We say, thinking ourselves to be efficient and “virtuous” But trying to negotiate with that attitude in some other cultures may well put future relationships under a cloud So, the first rule should be to study the culture of the

people with whom you are going to negotiate

Dr Rod Steiner, assistant lecturer, Department of Business Studies, South Australian Institute of Technology

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Passage 2:

South Australian Institute of Technology Department of Business Studies

44 Berwick St

Adelaide, Australia 5066

November 24, 2006

Dear Dr Steiner,

I read your article “Cross – Cultural Communication in Business Negotiations” with a great deal

of interest I am a postgraduate language/business student at the University of Adelaide, and I have also had some experience living and studying in Japan

You are absolutely right when you highlight possible “cross cultural irritation” In our culture, we would never associate business transactions of any type with drinking alcohol and going to nightclubs However, that’s more or less the normal way of doing things in Japan

I hope to specialize in this area of study – I mean, in cross-cultural communication – and that’s why

I have chosen also to study some foreign languages If you have any suggestions for further reading, could you please let me know?

Thanks for your attention

Julie Luddon

3 What does the article suggest?

A To take a course in international business relationships at the institute

B Always to be alert of hints that can damage an ongoing business relationship

C Not to mix business and pleasure when dealing with any culture

D To know the culture of your business counterpart

Question 4

4 In the article, the word “consternation” in paragraph 2, line 3 is closest in meaning to

A Alarm

B Admiration

C Fear

D Assurance

Question 5

5 What does Ms Luddon want to do?

A Inquire about the source of information mentioned in the article

B Contradict what Dr Steiner had said in his article

C Learn as many languages as possible

D Pursue a career in cross-cultural communication

Question 6

6 What can be inferred about Julie Luddon?

A She is writing a book about cultural negotiations

B She has already received a bachelor’s degree

C She is studying to become a university professor

D She wants to work in a foreign country

Question 7

7 What do Julie and Dr Steiner have in common?

A Both are interested in the same subject

B Both have lived overseas in the past

C Both are writing books

D Both work in the same university

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