PART FIVE· Read the article below about starting a business.· For each question (23-28) on the opposite page, choose the correct answer.· Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Enjoying Your career ’My business is my hobby,’ someone tells you. ’I wish I could make a living from my hobby,’ you may think. ’It sounds ideal.’ Yet according to Sue Cole, a management expert, there can be both advantages and disadvantages for those who combine their hobby with their career. ’There’s a real possibility that your hobby becomes less attractive when it’s your job. But also quite a few people who make their hobby their career become too enthusiastic and forget about the basic principles of business,’ she says. ’For example, someone may think: "I love cooking. There aren’t enough restaurants in this area. I’ll start one up." And they go ahead without establishing how many customers they’ll need each day or what income they’ll require to cover costs. That can be a recipe for disaster.’ Richard Campbell, however, has made a success of it. A keen amateur singer with a passion for travel, he first became involved in organising musical tours as a university student. On graduating, he joined a small student travel company, Sunway Travel, as a tour leader. Thirteen years later, in 1993, he bought the business and repositioned it to focus entirely on musicians, both amateur and professional. It was a successful move and Sunway Travel now arranges worldwide travel for 80% of Britain’s classical musicians. Despite the size of the business, Campbell still enjoys touring with orchestras. ’Musicians are usually delightful to travel with and you visit wonderful places.’ It can get stressful though. ’They assume it’s normal when everything goes right. If something goes wrong, they look for someone to blame, and they can be quite unreasonable and bad- tempered, especially if they are worried about meeting their contracts for the rest of their tour.’ Campbell explains that things haven’t always been easy. ’Sometimes the company didn’t perform as well as I’d expected. There were difficult times and I had to learn to cope with the stress. However, we’ve now got to a level where my staff can run the business on a daily basis and all I need to do is keep an eye on things.’ Campbell recognises that he could have earned more in another line of business. ’Travel generally doesn’t pay well. I have friends in other professions who are very highly paid.’ But he has no regrets. ’They envy me because I am reasonably well paid to do something that I love doing.’ What does Richard Campbell feel about his career A. He likes his career though he’s always short of money. B. He wishes he earned a high salary like his friends. C. He’s happy and thinks he has enough to live on.
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2002年8月某市一汽车制造厂欲引进国外先进技术生产轿车,经与某国一家汽车公司协商,达成了建立中外合资经营企业的协议。该协议主要内容包括:双方投资总额为600万美元,其中注册资本为250万美元;中方以货币、厂房、机器设备、土地使用权出资,出资额为180万美元;外方以生产汽车的专利技术作价70万美元作为出资;以中方名义向中国银行货款300万美元,作为合资企业的流动资金,并约定由中方所在地的财政局提供担保;在合营期间,经双方协商同意可减少企业注册资本;双方同意选择适用外国法律。 审批机构指出了协议中存在的问题,经修改后,签发了批准证书。双方办理登记后,领取了营业执照。 合营企业成立后,中方在规定的期限内缴清全部投资,但外方作为投资的专利技术因缺乏专利证书而被其本国海关扣留。后来外方重新向该国专利机构申请,领取了专利证书,海关才将该项专利技术放行。 该合营企业经营两年后,经董事会会议决定,从利润中拨出10万美元先行返还外方投资。该合营企业与国内某公司签订购销合同,合营企业供应该公司汽车,后因国内某公司延期支付货款而发生纠纷。合营企业于是向中国国际贸易仲裁委员会请求仲裁。 本案中关于返还出资的做法______。
A. 符合法律规定
B. 不符合法律规定
C. 先行返还外方出资是中外合作经营企业的特有方式
D. 先行返还出资是中外合资、中外合作、外资企业共有的方式
PART FIVE· Read the article below about starting a business.· For each question (23-28) on the opposite page, choose the correct answer.· Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Enjoying Your career ’My business is my hobby,’ someone tells you. ’I wish I could make a living from my hobby,’ you may think. ’It sounds ideal.’ Yet according to Sue Cole, a management expert, there can be both advantages and disadvantages for those who combine their hobby with their career. ’There’s a real possibility that your hobby becomes less attractive when it’s your job. But also quite a few people who make their hobby their career become too enthusiastic and forget about the basic principles of business,’ she says. ’For example, someone may think: "I love cooking. There aren’t enough restaurants in this area. I’ll start one up." And they go ahead without establishing how many customers they’ll need each day or what income they’ll require to cover costs. That can be a recipe for disaster.’ Richard Campbell, however, has made a success of it. A keen amateur singer with a passion for travel, he first became involved in organising musical tours as a university student. On graduating, he joined a small student travel company, Sunway Travel, as a tour leader. Thirteen years later, in 1993, he bought the business and repositioned it to focus entirely on musicians, both amateur and professional. It was a successful move and Sunway Travel now arranges worldwide travel for 80% of Britain’s classical musicians. Despite the size of the business, Campbell still enjoys touring with orchestras. ’Musicians are usually delightful to travel with and you visit wonderful places.’ It can get stressful though. ’They assume it’s normal when everything goes right. If something goes wrong, they look for someone to blame, and they can be quite unreasonable and bad- tempered, especially if they are worried about meeting their contracts for the rest of their tour.’ Campbell explains that things haven’t always been easy. ’Sometimes the company didn’t perform as well as I’d expected. There were difficult times and I had to learn to cope with the stress. However, we’ve now got to a level where my staff can run the business on a daily basis and all I need to do is keep an eye on things.’ Campbell recognises that he could have earned more in another line of business. ’Travel generally doesn’t pay well. I have friends in other professions who are very highly paid.’ But he has no regrets. ’They envy me because I am reasonably well paid to do something that I love doing.’ What does Richard Campbell say about the day-to-day running of his business A. It is unnecessary for him to take an active role. B. It has become more stressful. C. It is difficult to set realistic targets.
· You will hear a radio interview with George Johnson, Managing Director of Media-X, an organisation which invests in internet companies.· For each question (23-30), mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.· After you have listened once, replay the recording. Media-X helps companies by providing advice on
A. market research.
B. technical support.
C. pricing strategy.
PART FOUR· Read the article below about the UK cycle industry.· Are sentences 16-22 on the opposite page ’Right’ or ’Wrong’ If there is not enough information to answer ’Right’ or ’Wrong’, choose ’Doesn’t say’.· For each sentence (16-22), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. CYCLES MOVE WITH THE TIMES Times have been hard for the UK cycle industry. Poor weather and competition from abroad have had a serious effect on sales. Manufacturers have had to cut back and last month more than 40 job losses were announced at Cycle World, one of the country’s main bicycle factories in Leicester. But the company says it is fighting to win back customers, using such strategies as improved after-sales and bikes built to specific customer requirements. Two years ago, Cycle World sold off its bike-making machinery in an effort to cut costs and save money. The company’s Leicester factory is now only an assembly plant as most of the parts are imported. The company produces half a million bikes a year across the full Cycle World range, with nearly all of these being sold in the UK. Production is largely done by hand. Workers use the batch production method - everyone making up to 600 bikes of a particular model at any one time. At the height of its success, Cycle World employed 7,000 people but, like many areas of manufacturing, it has since shrunk. Its 1950s purpose- built factory now employs just 470 permanent workers, with numbers rising to 700 as temporary staff are taken on to meet seasonal demands in sales. 700 extra staff are taken on at the busiest time of year.