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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