There are about 3.7 million businesses in the UK. About 75% of British jobs are in (1) _____ industries-hotels, restaurants, travel and shopping. These are the fastest (2) _____ businesses and employ over twenty million people. Most British people work a five-day week. The working week is, (3) _____ the longest of any country in Europe. In 1998 a new law (4) _____. The law says that workers do not have to work more than 48 hours a week if they don’t want to. According to the law, British employers must give their workers (5) _____ of 24 days a year.

Travelling across the country costs a lot of money, but John can ______ it.

    Companies sometimes receive hundreds of applications for a single job, and it is becoming more common for managers to conduct screening (筛选) interviews over the phone. This saves them considerable time and money—especially if a candidate lives out of town.
    Don’t take these interviews lightly. It is important to prepare for a telephone interview just as you would do for a regular interview.
    The employer will normally call or e-mail you in advance to set up an interview time. If possible arrange for the interview to be held over a landline phone (座机), as it is more reliable than a mobile phone. Make sure that children，pets and other sources of interruption will be out of the room Keep a glass of water nearby.
    Phone interviews can often last a half-hour to an hour and be sure to have your resume in front of you. Do your best to be personal, but don't overdo it by, say, trying to tell a joke.

    If you’re looking for ways to improve your products or services, customers can be one of your most valuable of information and market research. So why not take it a step further and visit some of them?
    Ideally, you want to do this in person, so you may need to offer your customers something for their time. They may be pleased that you take their opinion seriously, and they may also enjoy getting a chance to help influence your products or services. If your customers are in different places, you could make couch visits part of your business travel to get a wider range of responses.
    One expert recommends that you make your customers feel comfortable during the visits. You’re not trying to sell anything through these meetings, so plan to spend 80 percent of your time listening.
    Don’t try to lead your customer to give responses that you really want to hear. Instead, ask question that focus on the customer’s experience, such as whether they got what they were hoping for and what they found difficult or enjoyable.

    This reminder(提示) is intended to offer guidance for using email. This is not a “how-to” document, but it is rather a document that offers advice to prevent you from being cheated or troubled by emails.
    Studies show that knowledge workers spend about 20 hours a week doing email and one-third of that email is useless. Still worse, 70% of this email gets handled within six minutes of arrival and the average worker is interrupted every three minutes. As a consequence, there is a cost to our organizations. While we can’t control what we receive from the outside, we can make some progress from the inside. Please read this paper and take action by following its instructions. Many thanks go to Earl Hacker (CIO, WBB Consulting, Inc.) for providing some of this information from an internet site.

Examples: (F)物品批文号   (M)提货单

Dear Mr. Harrison,
    It was a pleasure speaking with you on the phone this afternoon. I am very happy to accept the position of Project Manager with Harrison Consultants (哈里森咨询公司). Thank you very much for the opportunity to join your team. I am excited about the possibilities for this position, and I am eager to work with your team.
    As we discussed in our conversation, my starling yearly salary will be $ 50,000. I understand that after being employed for 30 days, I will receive health and life insurance benefits. After working for Harrison Consultants for six months, I will receive one week’s paid vacation.
    I am prepared to scan work on January 1, 2014, as you requested. If there is any paperwork I need to complete before I start work, or if you need any additional information, please contact me at (732)294-5103.
    I appreciate the help your associate(合作伙伴) Mr. Ken Knox provided by recommending me for this position.
Thank you!

Evelyn Wauson

    It’s our responsibility to provide our staff with the best technical support services. We are working hard to give clear information about each of the services we provide. And we also aim to achieve the highest service standards.
    However, please remember that things can sometimes go wrong. If this happens, please let us know right away by calling 01782 29 4443. We will do everything we can to put things right.

说明：请根据下列内容填写一份求职申请表。
申请人：王军
申请日期：2013年12月22日
联系地址：海东市东方路450号
联系电话：13670080000
电子邮件：xialei0000@163.com
申请职位：机械工程师
可开始工作日期：2014年1月1日
预期工资：不低于人民币5000元/月
个人经历：2003年毕业于东方学院；现在在SFG公司工作，担任机械工程师，负责维护机器设备。工作期间，接受过国内与国外的技术培训。
优点：善于沟通，能够很好地与团队成员合作。
Words for reference：
机械工程师mechanical engineer
维护 maintain