For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. A friend of mine is a department manager at a large company. His secretary requested a 10% salary raise.The problem was that 10% was a large raise compared to the 5% other employees had received. Was there a win-win (双赢) way out of this problem?As they looked at the possibilities, several ideas appeared. The company starts work at 8 am and closes at 5 pm. The manager learned that his secretary got caught in heavy traffic every evening on the way home. They agreed to have her work from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. This saved her at least 20-25 minutes driving time, a benefit to her at little or no loss to the company.They then studied her job in detail. Before long they jointly developed a new idea which gave her more responsibilities, and at the same time, more interesting work.Both parties benefitted from the changed arrangement of work. The raise itself was then discussed. A decision was made by agreeing on a 6% raise for three months and then an additional 2% later if the new responsibilities were properly performed.(1) (单选题)What was the department secretary’s request?

Task 2  Directions:After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. A friend of mine is a department manager at a large company. His secretary requested a 10% salary raise.The problem was that 10% was a large raise compared to the 5% other employees had received. Was there a win-win (双赢) way out of this problem?As they looked at the possibilities, several ideas appeared. The company starts work at 8 am and closes at 5 pm. The manager learned that his secretary got caught in heavy traffic every evening on the way home. They agreed to have her work from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. This saved her at least 20-25 minutes driving time, a benefit to her at little or no loss to the company.They then studied her job in detail. Before long they jointly developed a new idea which gave her more responsibilities, and at the same time, more interesting work.Both parties benefitted from the changed arrangement of work. The raise itself was then discussed. A decision was made by agreeing on a 6% raise for three months and then an additional 2% later if the new responsibilities were properly performed.(1) (单选题)What was the department secretary’s request?A. better work environment.B.A change of job position.C.A challenging task.  D. A salary raise. (2) (单选题)The salary raise for the other employees was ________.A.2 percentB.5 percentC.6 percentD.10 percent(3) (单选题)According to the passage, to achieve a win-win result the company agreed to ________.A. give the secretary fewer responsibilitiesB. the company offers her a higher positionC.change the secretary’s work time D.reduce the secretary’s work load(4) (单选题)According to the last paragraph, the secretary may have an additional 2% salary raise if _______.A. she can perform her new responsibilities wellB. the company offers her a higher positionC. she agrees to change her work schedule  D.the company makes more profits (5) (单选题) Who will benefit from the new arrangement of work?A.ll the employees in the company.  B. The company and the secretary.C.The company only.D.The secretary herself.