Drive up the leafy Leadership Trail in Milford, Ohio and you reach what appears from the outside to be a luxury ski lodge. Inside, large windows with forest views are a constant reminder of the surrounding American heartland. This is Tata Consultancy Services’ new American facility, a stark contrast to TCS’s colonial-era headquarters overlooking sweltering cricket pitches in Mumbai. Bought in 2008, the Ohio facility is a symbol of TCS’s efforts to polish its brand and move to higher-margin services.
One reason for choosing Milford9 a satellite of Cincinnati, was the proximity of Midwestern clients: ten Fortune 500 companies are based in Cincinnati alone. Another is cost: it is one of the cheapest among America’s main cities and has plenty of land on its fringes.
A third reason for choosing Ohio is the presence of decent universities nearby. TCS set up shop in Milford not only to be closer to clients but to begin in earnest to hire American
A. Cincinnati is the cheapest area among America’s main cities.
B. Cincinnati has plenty of land on its fringes.
C. It is close to the Midwestern clients.
D. They could hire university graduate with less money.
Drive up the leafy Leadership Trail in Milford, Ohio and you reach what appears from the outside to be a luxury ski lodge. Inside, large windows with forest views are a constant reminder of the surrounding American heartland. This is Tata Consultancy Services’ new American facility, a stark contrast to TCS’s colonial-era headquarters overlooking sweltering cricket pitches in Mumbai. Bought in 2008, the Ohio facility is a symbol of TCS’s efforts to polish its brand and move to higher-margin services.
One reason for choosing Milford9 a satellite of Cincinnati, was the proximity of Midwestern clients: ten Fortune 500 companies are based in Cincinnati alone. Another is cost: it is one of the cheapest among America’s main cities and has plenty of land on its fringes.
A third reason for choosing Ohio is the presence of decent universities nearby. TCS set up shop in Milford not only to be closer to clients but to begin in earnest to hire American
A. universities of Kentucky.
B. universities of Cincinnati.
C. universities of Purdue.
D. Yale University.
W: I may drive up to London on Saturday. There are one or two things I need to do there.
M: I’d go early if I were you. The motorway can get very busy, even on a Saturday. You may get stuck in the traffic.
W: Hello, Mike. What’s up with you
M: Oh, Mary. It’s my landlady again.
W: You’re always in trouble. What is it this time
M: You see, she left a note for me. Just read it.
W: Well, did you leave the front door open
M: I honestly don’t remember. I got back late from a party. Anyway, what does it matter It’s all complaints in that house, first noise, then the bathroom.
W: Well, in that case, why don’t you look around for another place
M: I’ve already started. I looked in the paper this morning, plenty of advertisements as usual, but most of the places are too far from school.
W: Look, why don’t you come and share with us
M: But surely there are four of you in the flat already, aren’t there
W: Yes, but, you know, Jane is leaving at the end of the month. She’s got a job down south. There will be a spare room. It’s rather small, but you can
A. the parties he went to
B. finding a place to live
C. his difficulties at his house
D. his friend’s house
W: Wake up, Frank, time to rise.
M: Ha, oh, hi, Jane, I must have fallen asleep while I was reading.
W: You and everyone else. It looks more like a campground than a library.
M: Well, the dorm’s too noisy to study in, and I find this place is quiet.
W: Have you had any luck finding a topic for your paper
M: No. Professor White told us to write about anything in cultural anthropology. I wish she had not given us so much of a choice.
W: Well, why not write about the ancient civilizations of Mexico. You seem to be interested in that part of the world.
M: I am, but there is too much material to cover. I’ll be writing forever, and White only wants five to seven pages.
W: So then limit it to one region of Mexico, Say the Uka town. You’ve been there and you said it’s got lots of interesting relics.
M: That’s not a bad idea. I brought many books and things back with me last summer, that
A. He can’t find a quiet place to study in
B. He can’t narrow down the choice of his research topics
C. He can’t find enough information for his research paper
D. He can’t sleep at night.
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