[单项选择]Due to popular demand by the staff members, the scheduled talk by Mr. Smith will take place ______Room 15 instead of Room 20 as was first planned.
A. in
B. on
C. of
D. as

[单项选择]Due to popular demand by the staff members, the scheduled talk by Mr. Smith will take place （） Room 15 instead of Room 20 as was first planned.
A. in
B. on
C. of
D. as

[填空题]NOTICE TO ALL STAFF
Due to the recent government financial cuts, we have been forced to make the following changes:
Meals & light refreshments: The canteen will only be open for meals between 12 p.m.-2 p.m. and 6p.m.-8p.m.. It will not be open in the morning or afternoon. Coffee and tea will be available from the automatic machines.
Telephone calls: All outside telephone calls must go through the switchboard (总机).
Heating: The central heating system will only operate between October 1st and April 30th and will have a constant temperature of 19℃.
Travel expense: If you wish to reclaim travel expense, you must fill in a claim form, attach a receipt and state the purpose of the journey.
Why does the company make these changes
Because of _________ .

[单项选择]
Staff Canteen Closed
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are unable to open the staff canteen today.
A. The staff canteen will be closed from today.
B. Certain factors cause the canteen to be unable to operate today.
C. The staff canteen is closed as planned.

[单项选择]Steven, （　） very popular with most members, was asked to be the chairman of the tennis club.
A. considered
B. considering
C. having considered
D. to be considered

[填空题] Staff appraisals
Good preparation for staff appraisals can pay dividends in terms of staff loyalty and satisfaction
Many managers, particularly those running smaller companies, feel they are too busy to give their employees appraisals, and many staff clearly dread them. (0) G .They provide the opportunity for the manager to have one-to-one discussions with an employee and find out about any concerns, as well as identifying training needs and discovering career aspirations. They can make a staff member feel valued and so build loyalty.

The annual appraisal can either be a rewarding or painful experience. According to research carried out among 500 employees, the standard office appraisal is far from perfect. (8) The possible outcome for the company is even worse; up to a quarter of employees will look for a new job within two weeks of a bad appraisal and 40% within a month.

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[单项选择]Staff Appraisal
Management and staff have agreed to put in place (example) a company-wide system for staff appraisal. Each member of staff will meet at least once a year with their manager to discuss and assess the employee’s performance and to complete an appraisal form.
Staff appraisal interviews are a valuable means of (19) between managers and subordinates: they ensure that an organization develops its human (20) and that employees get maximum job (21)
The guidelines below have been drawn up in order to assist in this (22)
The Appraisal Interview
The main (23) of the interview is to (24) employees be as effective as possible in their present jobs. It (25) the manager and subordinate the opportunity to review past and present job performance together, and to (26) for the future.
First Stage—Preparation for the interview
Before the appraisal interview the manager and subordinate shou
A. outline
B. plan
C. determine
D. propose