1. At the annual general meeting, the board chairman of the company outlined the development strategy for the next 5 years.
2. You needn’t notify the maintenance office about the fixing of the faucet in the washroom. I can get Tom to take care of it. He is really handy.
3. Although the accountant promised to help by all he could, the auditor called into question the accuracy of the figures in the books.
4. We have carefully checked your qualifications and decided that we need someone with more office experience. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
5. The sales of Vitamin E, helped by the testimony of health food expert, and a number of leading medical authorities, have doubled in the past 5 years.
6. An average American male is expected to live 75.4 years, while the life expectancy of a female can be 80.4 years.
7. For many people in large cities, the reasons against owning a private car outweigh the reasons for owning one. Therefore, the answer is negative.
8. To believe that our company can be little affected or even immune to the current economic crisis is to ignore the most basic principles of trade and commerce.
9. At college, Betty receives a monthly allowance of $650 from home. She also earns $350 a month in her part-time job. And she spends about 80% of her income for daily expenses.
10. Some businesses, organizations and government agencies provide employees with the opportunities to progress to higher positions with higher salaries. The higher position an individual occupies, the more responsibilities it brings.
Statements
1. 公司董事會主席制定5年計劃。句子短，難度也小
2. 注意needn't，與下句I will find... 相呼應，Handy 。難度小
3. 注意although的轉折意思。短語call into question表示對...懷疑。難度適中。
4. 拒絕職位申請的通俗表達，沒有生僻詞。難度小
5. 關于維生素E的銷售話題。因為主句間有插入成分，所以難度稍大。主句表達了銷量增加的情況，而插入句交待了銷量增加的原因。難度適中
6. 講美國男女平均壽命長度，重點在數字。難度小
7. 講大城市，人們對私家車的態度比較。注意outweigh。難度小
8. 有關金融危機的話題。關鍵句型to believe... is to ignore...。immune對...免疫，也就是表示完全不受金融危機影響。
9. 必考的計算題，關鍵在數字的聽寫和加減法。難度小。
10. 關于晉升的話題?！澳芰υ綇姡毼辉礁?，薪水越多，責任越大”