7. What is the speaker doing? //

(A) Making recommendations / on streamlining a publishing company //

(B) Giving a presentation on a research project //

(C) Conducting a tour of the company headquarters //

(D) Explaining a schedule for remodeling the office //

8. What have the listeners seen most recently? //

(A) A publication department //

(B) An assembly plant //

(C) A general affairs office //

(D) A power plant //

9. Why does the speaker mention the document processing room? //

(A) To show a successful example of streamlining //

(B) To introduce a new executive //

(C) To promote the new product //

(D) To demonstrate the latest computer software for designing /

10. What can be inferred about Robin Computer Company? //

(A) It was established a decade ago. //

(B) It recently expanded internationally. //

(C) It will hire more than 100 new employees. //

(D) It specializes in industrial robots. //

11. Where will the listeners go next? //

(A) A reception area for guests //

(B) A conference room for customers //

(C) The training center in the gym //

(D) The call center //


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All right, everyone. //

That just about concludes our tour today /

of the corporate headquarters here at Robin Computer Company. //

We’ve seen the assembly plant / where we customize our personal computers /

before sending them out to the customer. //

And now I’d like to take a moment / to draw your attention /

to this room here on the right. //

What do you see there? //

Three people, sitting at their desks. //

It’s very quiet, isn’t it? //

This is our document processing and publication department. //

And the reason I wanted to show it to you / is that it’s a model of efficiency. //

When our firm was established 10 years ago, /

this was a department with 15 employees, / with an enormous budget, /

and taking up five times as much office space. //

Thanks to the cutting-edge technology, / it’s now much more streamlined. //

Next, we’re going to see our call-center operation. //

The trend there /

has been the opposite of that in the document processing center ─ /

at least in terms of size. //

Initially, we didn’t even have a call center. //

Now it’s our most crucial interface with the customer. //

This is where any of our customers can call us / for any reason, 24 hours a day. //

It has a large office-space of its own, / a training center and a total staff of 125. //



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