青岛理工大学商务英语（专升本）期末复习题及参考答案

.READINGONE

QUESTIONS1-45

PARTONE

Questions1-7

Lookatthesentencesbelowandthejobadvertisementsonthefollowingpage.

Whichjobdoeseachsentence1-7referto?

Foreachsentence,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.

Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

0ABCD

Thispostinvolvessomesecretarialduties.

1Youwillberesponsiblefortheoperationofacomputersystem.

2Youmustbeabletoforecastwhatpeoplewillwanttowear.

3Youwillbeabletoworkwithpeoplefrommanydifferentcountriesandbackgrounds.

4Youwillhaveaqualificationwhichcoverstwosubjectareas.

5Itisnecessarytohaveworkedinthissectorbefore.

6Youwillneedtokeepincontactwiththeheadquartersoftheorganization.

7Theadvertisementemphasizestheneedtohaveasuitableapproachtoimportantpeople.

A

BUSINESSMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforourglobalbusinesswithinspecificcountriesandwillhaveagoodunderstandingofinternationaldistributionpossiblybasedonpreviousexperience,plustheabilitytoworkinmarketsthatarehighlyvariedintheirculture.Youwillbefluentinasecondlanguage,bewillingtotravelextensively,andpreferablyhaveadegree.

B

DEPARTMENTSTOREBUYERBasedatourheadofficeinLondon,youwillselectandorderstockfromoursuppliersinItaly.YouwillneedtopredictfashiontrendsandbuildastrongrelationshipwithourItalianoffice.Youwillhavegainedyourbuyingexperienceinwomen＇sfashionandwillholdadegreeindesignwithabusinessstudiescomponent.

C

LEGALSERVICESADMINISTRATORAsheadofthelegaloffice,yourworkwillincludemanagingtheofficeITnetwork,typingreports,diarymaintenanceandsupervisionofanotherstaffmember.Youwillneedgoodorganizationalskillsinordertokeepaheadofavariedworkload.Youwillbedealingwithseniorexecutivesandgovernmentofficials,soamatureandefficientmannerisessential.

D

REGIONALLEISURESITESMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforbudgetaryplanning,contractnegotiations,localmarketingandeffectiveadministration.Youwillcommunicatefrequentlywithourmainofficeusingthelatesttechnology.Yourexperiencecouldbefromanybusinesssectorbutyoushouldenjoyoutdoorlifeandwillideallypossessanestatemanagementqualification.

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

Readtheextractbelowfromanarticleaboutthecoffeeindustry.

Choosethebestsentencefromthelistontheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.

Foreachgap8-12,markoneletter(A-I)onyourAnswerSheet.

Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

Coffeeisworthapproximately$50-60bnperannumintermsofworldsales.Itisatrulyinternationalcommodity,andtodaymorethan50countriesintheworldgrowcoffeebeans.(example)______I_____.ICOorganizationhelpscoffeeproducersandpromotescoffeeconsumptionworldwide.ICOestimatesthatworldproductionnextyearwillreach97.5millionbags.11.3millionbagshigherthanthecurrentyear.(8)____________.Asthelargestproducingcountry,Brazilisparticularlyimportantinthecoffeeworld.In1994Brazilwasresponsiblefor25%ofworldproduction,Colombiawasnextwith13.4%,Indonesiahad7.5%,Mexico4.7%,Guatemala3.8%andEthiopiaandVietnamwereequalwith3.4%.Coffeeisatoughcrop,andcanbegrowninareaswhereitisdifficultorimpossibletogrowothercrops.(9)However,diseaseisalwaysproblemforcoffeeproduction,aswecanseeinsomepartsofSouthAmericaatthemoment.ICOisactiveineducatingfarmersaboutavoidingdiseaseanddealingwithproblemswhentheyoccur.Thedistributionchainvariesfromcountrytocountry,explainsPabloDubois.Inmostcountriesthesmallerfarmersselltheircroptoalocaltrader,whothensellsitontoexporters.Thereare,however,otherdistributionsystems.(10)____________.Somecountries,likeVietnam,havespecialgovernmentmarketingorganizationsforcoffee.Coffeepricesoftenvarygreatlyfromoneyeartothenext.In1997,forexample,therewasalargeriseintheworldprice,whichwasimmediatelyfeltbytheconsumer.Risingpricesalwaysresultinadropinsales,whichwillhaveabadeffectonthosedevelopingcountries,whicharehighlydependentonforeignexchangefromcoffeeexports.(11)____________.IntheopinionofPabloDubois,thebiggestproblemforhisorganizationistocreategreaterconsumerawarenessofthedifferentvarietiesofcoffeeanddifferentwaysofpreparingit.(12)____________.ICOisthereforeconcentratingitspromotionalactivitiesonRussiaandChina.Itisalsoencouragingenvironmentallyfriendlycoffeeproduction,andlastyear＇sseminaroncoffeeandtheenvironmentcreatedalotofinterest.Thefuturelooksbrightforthecoffeeindustry.Itisestimatedthatconsumptionoverthenextfewyearswillcontinuetorisesteadily.NewmarketslikeEasternEuropeandChinaareexpectedtodevelopfast.

A.Asaresult,themembershipnowrepresents94%ofallexportersand60%ofallimporters.

B.Insomeofthesecountries,thiscanamounttoasmuchas50%ofallexportearning.

C.InNorthAmerica,mostconsumersalreadyhaveaboveaverageknowledgeoftherangeavailable.

D.Forexample,frostandwindareparticularlydamagingtocoffeecrops.

E.Largercoffeegrowers,forexample,frequentlyexportdirectly.

F.ThemainreasonforthisishigherBrazilianoutputasproductionrecoversfromweatherdamagetocrops.

G.Itiscultivatedinmountainregionswhichcanonlybereachedbyanimaltransport,andinotherdifficultareaswheremodernagriculturalequipmentcannotbeused.

H.ThisisbecausethereisademandforcoffeeinGermany,anditisalsosoldintheUKandintheUS.

I.Thismakethecoffeeindustryfairlyuniversal,accordingtoPabloDubois,HeadoftheInternationalCoffeeOrganisation(ICO),basedinLondon.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

Readthearticlebelowaboutstressmanagement,andanswerquestions13-20onfollowingpage.

ALessonInStressManagement

Demandsplacedonusatworkcanoftenleadtoconsiderableworryanddiscomfort.Thereare,however,waysofprotectingourselvesfromthestresswefaceatwork.WeinterviewedJaneCollard,aconsultantinstressmanagement.

1.InJaneCollard＇sopinion,stressisbecominganincreasinglycommonfeatureoftheworkplace.Stressisahighlyindividualreaction,whichvariesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson,anditisdifficultforsomeemployeestoavoidit.Indeed,stressisregardedbymanyaspartoftheorganizationalcultureofourinstitutions:itcomeswiththejob.Recentfiguresindicatethattimetakenoffworkbecauseofstresshasincreasedby500percentsincethe1950s.Undoubtedly,changesinworkingconditionshaveledtogreaterpressureatworkatalllevels.Withreductionsinstaffing,workloadsforindividualemployeeshaveincreased.Inaddition,manyemployeesareleftworryingaboutthesecurityoftheirjobs.

2.Onthestressmanagementcoursesthatsheruns,JaneCollardtriestomakethetraineesrealisethatstressinitselfisnotharmful.Everyoneneedsacertainlevelofstresstoenablethemtofeelmotivatedandtoperformeffectively.Acompleteabsenceofstresscanbeasdamagingasoverstress,sinceitcanmakepeopleloseinterestintheirwork,andevenleadtodepression.Thedifficultiesoccurwhentheamountofstressrisesabovealevelwhichishealthyforaparticularindividual.Ifthishappens,theeffectsareveryobviousandthetraineesaretaughttorecognizethesigns.Stressmaybeexpressedphysically,forexamplethroughheadachesandtiredness,orthroughemotionalproblemssuchasdepression.Apersonsufferingfromstressmayalsostarttobehavedifferently,andcanbedifficulttodealwith.

3.Whileitmaynotalwaysbepossibletopreventstress,thereareanumberofwaysinwhichitcanbecontrolled.Thefirstthingthatthetraineeslearnishowtomanagetheirtimeeffectively.Thisinvolves,firstofall,settingrealisticgoalsforboththeshortandlongterm.Oncethisframeworkhasbeenestablished,tasksarethenprioritizedonadailybasis.Thetraineesarealsoremindedthatwhentheyareunderpressurethelessimportantitemsshouldbeleft,andtheyshouldneverhesitatetodelegate.Everyoneisencouragedtolookatwaysofreducing＇wastedtime＇,forexamplebygroupingsimilartaskstogetherordealingwithitemsimmediately.

4.Janefeelsthatoneofthemostusefulfeaturesofthecourseisthatitenablestraineestodealwiththosedemandsordeadlinesthattheyregardasunreasonable.Theyareencouragedtoavoidbeingdefensive,butatthesametimetheyareadvisednottobeafraidofsaying＇no＇.Theyareaskedtogivereasonsonlyifnecessary.Thetraininghelpsthemtoforeseedifficultsituationsorunwanteddemands,andtheylearnhowtopreparethemselvesmentally.Everyoneisencouragednottogetstuckinnegativethoughtpatterns,wherestresscanfeedacircularsenseofhelplessness.Onesolutiontheydiscussistothinkofamoreencouragingalternativeforeachnegativemessage.Theylearn,forexample,toremindthemselvesthatnothingterriblehappenswhenademandisrefusedoradeadlinemissed.Lifegoeson.

Questions13-16

Forquestions13-16,choosethebesttitleforeachnumberedparagraphfromthelistbelow.

Foreachnumberedparagraph1-4,markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.

Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

13Paragraph1___________

14Paragraph2___________

15Paragraph3___________

16Paragraph4___________

AHigherstresslevelsamongtopmanagers

BCopingwithstressthroughapositiveattitude

CTimelostatworkthroughsickness

DCausesofincreasedstressintheworkenvironment

EExplanationsformisseddeadlines

Fstressreductionthroughbetterorganization

GTypicalproblemsassociatedwithstress

Questions17-20

Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17-20withaphraseA-Gfromthelistbelow.

Foreachquestion17-20,markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.

Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

17Mostpeopleagreethattherecentincreaseinstressisduetochangesin____________.

18Thetraineesaretaughtthattherightlevelofstressatworkisimportantforgood.

19Traineeslearnthatonewayoflimitingstressisbydecidingupon.

20Oneofthemostimportantpartsofthecourseislearninghowtoreactto

PARTFOUR

Questions21-35

ReadthetextbelowaboutjobprospectsattheProvincialBank.

ChoosethecorrectwordA,B,C,or,Dontheoppositepagetofilleachgap.

Foreachquestion21-35,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.

EmploymentOpportunitiesforGraduateswiththeProvincialBank

TheProvincialBankisoneofthebiggest(example)____________institutionsintheU.K.Withits1,900branchesand58,000employees,ithas(21)____________ahouseholdname.Almost4,000oftheseemployees(22)____________managerialorexecutivepositions.Thebankhasanoutstanding(23)____________ofprofitability,whichhasbeenachievedbyintroducinginnovationsatthesametimeasmaintainingleadershipofthe(24)____________.Thebank＇scomprehensivetrainingprogrammerconcentrateson(25)____________themostimportantskillsthatgraduatesneedinorderto(26)____________earlymanagementresponsibility.Traineestakeresponsibilityfortheirowncontinuousself-developmentthroughvisitingotherbranchesanddepartments,andby(27)____________coursesinmanagementskills.Theyalsoreceivetraininginordertoincreasetheirknowledgeofthebank＇s(28)___________.Thebanksupports(29)____________ofstaffwhowishtotakeprofessionalexaminations,anditsGraduateTrainingSchemeis(30)_____________tothenationallyrecognizedDiplomainManagement.Obviouslythequalityofitsmangersisof(31)____________importancetothebank＇sperformance.Itwelcomesgoodgraduatesinanysubjectarea,(32)____________theycandemonstratetheabilitytoinfluenceevents,andhavethepotentialto(33)____________bothasleadersandaspartofateam.MostgraduatetraineesjointheRetailBankingdivisioninitially.Thosestartingonthisprogrammewillsoonhavethe(34)____________toworkinotherpartsofthebankandcan(35)____________avariedandflexibleworkinglife.

Example:AbudgetaryBfiscalCfinancialDeconomicExampleC

21AopenedBenteredCturnedDbecome

22AholdBdoCkeepDown

23AcareerBcatalogueCrecordDexperience

24AareaBtradeCrecordDmarket

25AmakingBreachingCdevelopingDheightening

26ApresentBtreatCdealDhandle

27AobservingBattendingCinvolvingDstaying

28AservicesBgoodsCcreationsDabilities

29AcolleagueBmembersCpeopleDpersons

30AqualifiedBcombinedCfastenedDlinked

31AmainBvitalCnecessaryDsuperior

32AthereforeBthusCprovidedDonly

33AsucceedBrealizeCgainDovercome

34AchoiceBchanceClikelihoodDprobability

35AforecastBbelieveCsupposeDexpect

PARTFIVE

SectionA

Questions36-40

Readthetextbelowaboutaspecialkindofcompetition.

Inmostofthelines36-40thereisoneextrawordwhichdoesnotfit.Oneortwolines,however,arecorrect.

Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.

Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

Examples:0TheinternationalYouthSkillsOlympicsisavocationalskillscompetitionin0CORRECT00whichtheyoungpeopledemonstratetheirachievementsinarangeofareas.00THE

36Thecompetition,whichthereisheldeverytwoyears,isorganizedbytheinternational

37trainingorganization.AllU.K.competitorsqualifyfortheteambygettingthrough

38atoughnationalcompetition.Theirbackgroundsarevaryfromartstosciences,

39andstudentstotheself-employed.Sincetheydonotknowwhichskillareathey

40willbetestedin;theymusttotrainforeverythingbeforethestartofthecompetition.

SectionB

Questions41-45

Readthetextbelowaboutmarketresearch.

Ineachline41-45thereisonewrongword.

Foreachline41-45,writethecorrectwordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

Examples:0Yourbusinesswillonlysuccessifcustomerslikeyourproduct0SUCCEED

00orserviceandarepreparedtogiveyoumoneyinexchangeaboutit00FOR

MarketResearch

41Beforeyoustartabusiness,itisimportancetoundertakemarketresearch

42andtoassesstheresultswithgreatcare:youneedtofindingoutaboutyour

43potentialcustomersandthestateofthemarket,includedyourcompetitors.

44Themoredetailedyourmarketresearchare,themoreprofitableyourbusiness

45islikelytobe.Carryoutyourstudythorough,andrepeatittoensureyourresultsarereliable.

READINGTWO

PARTONE

Questions1-7

.Readthesesentencesandthefollowingbusinessindex.

.Whichadvisoreachsentense(1-7)describe?

.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.

Example

Thecompanyinvestsalargesumofmoneyinhightechnology.

Answer:E

1.Itisengagedintheexpansionofatelecommunicationsline.

2.Noothersteelindustrieshavesuchahighrating..

3.ThecompanyisthechiefholderofaBritishcompany'sshares.

4.AsmuchasfortymillionU.S.dollarsareinvestedinTaiwan.

5.IthasbusinesstransactionswithanAmericancompany.

6.Thecompanygetsaveryhighinterestratefromitsstocks.

7.Agreementsweresignedbetweentwocompaniesabouttechnologicalcooperation.

A.TelecomAsiaCorporationLimited(Thailand)

-ItservesasinternationaladvisorinconnectionwiththedebtandequityfinancingforaUS$3billiontelephonelineexpansionprojectinBangkok.(Current)

B.SingaporeTelecominternationalPte.Ltd.(Singapore)

-Itacquiresits50/00interestinCambridgeHoldingLtd.,thecontrollingshareholderofCambridgeCableLtd.oftheU.K.(6/1992)

C.PohangIron6SteelCo.,Ltd.(Korea).

InconnectionwithitsratingswithStandard&Poor'sandMoody'sinvestorServices.Thecompanyobtainedthehighestratingofanysteeicompanyintheworld.(II/1991)

D.GoldstarCo.,Ltd.(Korea)

Initsinvestimentin,andtechnologyagreementswith,ZenithElectronicsoftheU.S.-thefirsttransactionofthistypeinKorea.(2/1991)

E.ConcordVentureCapitalCo.,Ltd.(Taiwan)'

-Structured,marketedtoinvestorsandmadeaprincipalinvestmentintheFundwithtotalequityofNT$940million(US$40million)toinvestinTaiwanesehigh-technologyventurecapitalopportunities.(I/1991)

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

.ReadthisadvertisementofaCanadiancomputerincorporation.

.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Ionpage5tofilleachoftheblanks.

.Foreachblank(8-12)markoneletter(A-I)onyourAnswerSheet.

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

AST'SBRAVOFAMILY

OurnewandimprovedBravoseriesofpersonalcomputersisdesignedtodocalculationsinanewway.......example......

Forexample,thenewBravoMThasthesamefeaturesofIntel'sveryfastPentium60MHzmicroprocessor.It'sallthepoweryouneedtorunanentireworkgrouporthelatestgraphics-intensiveprograms,andprocesseseventhemostcomplicatedmathematicalcalculationsfivetimesfasterthantheDX2/66.8It'sperfectforthepoweruserwhodemandshighperformanceatanattractivepricepoint.

AlsonewfromASTisourlatestgenerationofBravoLCdesktops,avaluelineofenergyefficient486personalcomputers.OurentireBravoLCfamily,whilestillaffordable,hasnewmuscle--Intel486microprocessorsupto100MHzandaVESALocalBusslot.Today,it'sfast,tomorrowitcouldbeevenfaster,ifyouchoosetoraiseittoIntel'sPentiumOverDriveprocessor.Howaboutmoreperformanceinlessspace?TheBravoLPisalowprofile486,loadedwithaward-winningengineering.......9......AndthegraphicsRAMcanbeenlargedtoZMBfor64-bitprocessing.

OurnewBravoNBnotebookcomputers,recentlynamedthenumberoneofthe20world'stopnotebookcomputers,aresomeofourbestexamplesoftheBravofamily.......10......Itisparticularlyidealforsmallbusinesses,homeoffices,andmobileusers.

WithBravo,there'ssomethingforeveryone.Includinghighvalue,performance,andthemostresponsivearoundthe-clockphonesupportanywhere.......11......

Bytheway,our486BravosareallapprovedbytheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency...12......ForanASTresellernearyou,pleasecall800876-4AST.

Example:C

A.Wouldyouexpectanythingfromtheworld'sfifthlargest(andgrowing)personalcomputercompany?

B.Inaddition,you'llfind.yourselfintheenjoymentoffreemaintenanceand

transportation.

C.Ifyouwantspeed,power,expandability,anddazzlinggraphicsperformanceataveryaffordableprice,you'llfinditinourBravopersonalcomputers.

D.TheMTalsocomeswithtwoAL-slotsforgraphicupgradesandinstalledwindows-basedsoftwaresolutions.

E.So,you'llsaveenergy,money,andperhapsafewtrees.

F.Forinstance,innovativesecurityfeatureshelpyoukeepyourmostconfidentialworktoyourself.

G.Asaresult,youneedacertificateissuedbytheEnvironmentProtectionAgencyifyoubuyapersonalcomputer.

H.TheBravoNB4/33iseventhinner,lighter,faster,andmoreaffordable-usingverylittlepowerwithalongerbatterylife.

I.Finally,theDX2/66isinferiortoourBravoMTinspeed,functionandgraphicsperformance.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

.ReadthisbrochureabouttheCanadiancity,SaintJohn,andanswerquestions13to20thatfollow.

Canada'sMostCost-EffectiveCity

Intoday'sbusinessclimate,everycorporatedecisionismeasuredbyonestandard-howitinfluencesbottomline.SoforbusinessesinSaintJohn,NewBrunswick,importantdecisionsusuallycomeseasier.Thereason?SaintJohnisthecountry'smostcost-effectivecity.

ManyCompanies,includingmajortelemarketingoperations,aremovingintotakeadvantageofsubstantiallymorecompetitiveoperatingcostsforhumanresources,workers'compensation,telecommunicationsandbusinessconvenience.

1.InSaintJohn,citycenterrentsrunapproximatelyone-thirdlessthanthenationalaverage.DowntownClassAofficespacerangesinpricefromthelowtomidteens.ClassBrentsformuchlowerfees.Salariescostanaverageof23percentlesswhencomparedtoothermajorcenters.Thesereducedcostsandlowerhouseholdexpensesmakeforawinningcombinationwhereemployersandemployeesbothbenefit..

2.Fromsuperhighwaystofuturehighways,SaintJohnhasitall.Leading-edgetechnologysuppliedbycompanieslikeNBTelwilllinkyourfirmtotheworld.Combinethistechnologywithlow-costtelecommunicationsratesandround-the-clockservice,andyouhavethreegoodreasonswhynationalfirmslikeNorthernTelecom,CanadaTrustandMeditrustnowcallSaintJohnhome.

3.NBTel'sCompetitivetelecommunicationsratescanhelpanemployerrealizeannualsavingsof25percentandmore.Lowerpropertyandcommercialtaxes,Canada'ssecondlowestelectricpowerrates,andnobusinessofsalarytaxesmake.SaintJohnanidealcost-savinglocation.Inrecentcomparativestudiestodeteminetheleastexpensivecitycenter,SaintJohnrankednumberonecomparedto27U.S.cities.

4.SaintJohnmeansprofitabilityandgoodbusinesssense.Tohelpcompaniesconsideringbusinessexpansionorrelocation,thenewlycreatedGreaterSaintJohnEconomicDevelopmentCommissionisreadytotakeanactiveroleinyourevaluationprocess.GeneralmanagerSteveCarsonsaystheCommission'sroleissimple:We're

heretomakeiteasiertosetuporexpandabusinessinSaintJohn.

Questions13-16

.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitleforeachparagraphfromtheboxbelow.

.Foreachparagraph(1-4)markoneletter(AG)onyourAnswerSheet.

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

13.Paragraph1

14.Paragraph2

15.Paragraph3

16.Paragraph4

A.Lowlivingcost

B.Goodtrafficandtelecommunicationservices

O.SanitJohn'scheaprents

D.Twoclassesofrents

E.Thenumberoneexpensivecitycenter

F.Encouragementfornewbusinessactivities

G.Goodbusinesssense

Questions17-20

.Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17-20,withaphrasefromthelistbelow(A-G).

.Foreachsentence(1720)markoneletter(AG)onyourAnswerSheet.

.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

17.ThetaskofGreaterSaintJohnEconomicDevelopmentCommissionisto......

18.InSaintJohn,employees'wages......

19.Thereareafewreasonswhynationalcompanies......

20.InSaintJohn,NewBrunswickitiseasierthanelsewhereforcompaniesto.....

A.costtwenty-threepercentlessthanothermajorcenters

B.makeimportantdecisions

C.takeadvantageofhumanresources

D.linkyourbusinesstoothersallovertheworld

E.determinethecheapestcitycenter

F.considerSaintJohntobetheirhome

G.helpsetuporexpandabusinessinthiscity

PARTFOUR

Questions21-35

.Readthisadvertisement.

.Choosethebestwordtofilleachgap.

.Foreachquestion(2135)markoneletter(A,B,C,D)onyourAnswerSheet.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

Toomuchtoread!It'simpossibletofindtimetoreadtoday'stopbusinessbooks-andthousandsarepublishedeachyear.Yetnotkeepingupwiththosebookscouldbeaserious-andexpensivemistake.Oftentheideasandinsightsthey......example.....areavailablenowhereelse.Buthowcanyoueven......21......whichtitlesareworthwhile-letalonefindtimetoreadthem?

Fortunately,there'sa......22......:SoundviewExecutiveBookSummaries.Itreally......23......Infact,it's......24......towork.Itisingeniousandessential.Everymonth,you......25.....twoorthreequickreading,timesaving......26......ofthebestnewbusinessbooks.Eachcontainsallthekeypointsinthe......27......book.Thebigdifference,insteadof200to500pages,thesummaryisonly&pages.Insteadof......28......five,tenormorehourstoread,ittakesjust15minutes.

Ofthethousandsofbusinessbooks......29......annually,onlya......30......arereallyworthreading.Tosaveyourtime,ourEditorialBoardgoesoverthemall......31......90%.Ourstandardsare......32......,andthecriteriarigorous.

Whenabookmeetsallourtests,weprepareaSummary,insteadofarevieworadigest.Yougetaskillfuldistillationthatpreservesthecontentadspiritofthe......33......books.Thetitlescoverevery......34......ofconcerntobusines