7. What are the speakers mainly discussing? //

(A) Notification of an upcoming meeting //

(B) Corrections to the minutes //

(C) A search for state-of-the-art auditing technology //

(D) Strengthening the company information network //

8. Who most likely is the man? //

(A) A systems engineer //

(B) The head of the organization //

(C) A securities analyst //

(D) A prosecutor //

9. What is implied about the woman? //

(A) She is capable of dealing with the new project. //

(B) She thinks M&A doesn’t work well. //

(C) She is an experienced architect. //

(D) She has little time for the new venture. //

10. What is implied about the staff members? //

(A) They work in the telecommunications industry. //

(B) They will be replaced by specialists. //

(C) They always give quick feedbacks / to their superiors. //

(D) They seem to be aware of the necessity / of updating the system. //

11. What is inferred about the woman’s responsibility? //

(A) She has to make a statement regarding her suggestion. //

(B) She is required to reorganize workflow / to avoid scheduling conflicts. //

(C) She has to make a cost analysis of the printing system. //

(D) She is required to digitize documents. //


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M: Wendy, thank you for joining the board meeting. //

Let me get straight to the point. //

I’d like you to be in charge of a new project. //

It concerns our computer system. //

We want to establish an efficient computer networking system for our company. //

The board have unanimously agreed /

that you are the most appropriate person to lead the project. //

Can you take this new responsibility? //

W: Certainly, sir. // It’s actually perfect timing for me, /

since I’ve just finished an extensive report on our company’s overall productivity. //

I can fully focus on the new project. //

Could you give me a bit more detail on it? //

M: Great, that’s good to hear. //

Our objective is to renew the existing systems / and integrate them. //

As you realize, / each department has its own computer system /

and there isn’t much compatibility between the different systems. //

We need something more unified and standardized /

to be competitive in the food market. //

W: I see what you’re saying. //

To be honest, / what you’ve just said is in tune with my thinking. //

I’m sure that most of our staff members also share your opinion. //

May I ask what steps you had in mind /

in order to go forward without wasting any time? //

M: I’d like you to make a quick analysis first /

on the advantages and disadvantages of the current system, /

and to do some research on what would be best for our company. //

Can you make a presentation on your evaluation /

along with a proposal in about 10 days? //



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