Latihan Ujian Sekolah 2015

Reading Test....

From: Corinne Von Schieveen, Human Resources

To: Hiroshi Nakamura

Date : October 9

This notice serves to confirm payment of your household goods move. A household goods move includes the relocation of your household goods from Toronto to one destination in the Atlanta area, and must be completed by the first anniversary of your employment.

When you are ready to obtain an estimate of moving expenses. Please pay a visit to Human Resources department for assistance. We will put you in touch with our contracted carries. Once estimates are submitted to Human Resources for review and approval, we eill issue a letter of acceptance to the carrier. If you should choose instead to hire a third party mover, we will provide direct payment to that mover at the conclusion of your move.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Corinne Von Schieveen

Human Resources

1. Who wrote this message?

A.      A real estate agent                                       

B.      A travel agent

C.      A moving company employee                 

D.      A personnel officer

2. What is the subject of the message?

A.      Payment of moving expenses                   

B.      Insurance claims

C.      Customer complaints                                                    

D.      Employee retirement plans

3. What is indicated in the letter?

A.      Actions must be completed with in a year           

B.      Estimates have not been accepted

C.      The value of Mr. Nakamura’s home has increased

D.      Payment must be sent immediately

Business Profile    : Simon Technologies, Inc.

Location               : Corporate Headquarters in Chicago, manufacturing plants in Mexico City and Taipei.

Business               : Design and manufacture switches used on equipment such as microwave ovens and

                              gasoline pumps. Switches are custome-made for 80% of customers. Customers are in

                              twelve countries and include major manufacturers of cellular phones.

Employees            : 150 in Chicago, 500 worldwide

Sales                    : Simon Technologies had $ 12.8 million in annual sales last year. Since then, sales have

                              increased about 200% to over $ 38 million. Projected sales increased for the coming

                              year: 25%.l

History                 : Founded in  1979 as a division of H.A. Grady Co. Became independent in 1995.

Future                  :The industry leader in design and manufacturing, Simon Technologies focuses on being a 

                             world-class supplier of innovative product and on increasing annual growth by at least

                             10% each year.

4. What does Simon Technologies product?

A.      Switches                                                             

B.      Gasoline pumps

C.      Microwave

D.      Phones

5. In how many countries does Simon Technologies have facilities?

A.      One                                                      

B.      Three

C.      Two

D.      Twelve

6. What percent increase of sales is predicted for the  next year?

A.      10%                                                       

B.      80%

C.      25%

D.      200%

Lorraine Kulasingam has worked in the fashion industry as a stylist for ten years, choosing the clothing that models and movie stars wear for on-camera appearances. “I’m the one who decides how the actors look,” she says. “ I love it. Every day is different.”

Although Lorraine routinely meets famous movie stars, there is a disadvantage to her job: she often works 18-hour days, and she has to accomodate everyone’s schedule. “It’s pretty tiring,” she admits. “But I wouldn’t change careers for anyhting”.

7. What is indicated about Ms. Kulasingam’s job?

A.      She has recently changed careers.          

B.      She gets tired of doing the same thing

C.      She often works very long days.              

D.      She recently received a promotion

  

8. What could be considered a benefit of her position?

A.      Meeting famous people.             

B.      Being able to set her own work hours

C.      Receiving free accommodatin   

D.      Being in management-level position

Department store in the capital region, suffering from a prolonged slump in sales, are changing tactics by marketing new product and making their display more interesting. Some stores are reducing the amount of floor space devoted to name brands in order to display more of their own house brands. Others are using existing floor space for their own special shops. Still others are targeting special segments of the population – business men in their 20’s for example. Stores that are developing their own brands  are able to offer quality clothing at 30 percent off name-brand prices. They also have increased flexibility in responding to shifting market trends.

9. What has caused department stores to alter marking strategies?

A.      Poor sales                          

B.      New tax regulation

C.      Lack of storage space

D.      Production costs

10. Which strategy in NOT being implemented

A.      Purchasing additional floor space

B.      Developing in –store brands

C.      Marketing to specific groups of people

D.      Making displays more interesting