[单项选择]What is the role of human resources as the world goes through turmoil, and what is its future as soI many industries face extreme change
Effendi Ibnoe,
Bali, Indonesia
Talk about timing. Your question arrived in our in-box the same day that we received a note from an acquaintance who had just been let go from his job in publishing, certainly one of the industries that is facing, as you put it, "extreme change. " He described his layoff as a practically Orwellian experience in which he was ushered into a conference room to meet with an outplacement consultant who, after dispensing with logistics, informed him that she would call him at home that evening to make sure everything was all right.
"I assured her I had friends and loved ones and a dog," he wrote, "and since my relationship with her could be measured in terms of seconds, they could take care of that end of things.
A. In that case the let-go employee would feel less dehumanized.
B. By doing so the managers treat the employees with respect.
C. HR has thus played the positive role in terms of layoffs.
D. In doing so strangers will only play the role of a "hired gun".

[单项选择]What is the role of human resources as the world goes through turmoil, and what is its future as soI many industries face extreme change
Effendi Ibnoe,
Bali, Indonesia
Talk about timing. Your question arrived in our in-box the same day that we received a note from an acquaintance who had just been let go from his job in publishing, certainly one of the industries that is facing, as you put it, "extreme change. " He described his layoff as a practically Orwellian experience in which he was ushered into a conference room to meet with an outplacement consultant who, after dispensing with logistics, informed him that she would call him at home that evening to make sure everything was all right.
"I assured her I had friends and loved ones and a dog," he wrote, "and since my relationship with her could be measured in terms of seconds, they could take care of that end of things.
A. Because his layoff experience showed vividly the process of "extreme change".
B. Because he gave a vivid description of the outplacement reps’ work style.
C. Because he suggested to HR how to treat dismissed employees while he himself was fire.
D. Because he was optimistic with the support and understanding from his friends and loved family members after being dismissed.

[单项选择]What role do most people in the manufacturing trades play
A. Designers.
B. Supervisors.
C. Assistants.
D. Employees.

[单项选择]What is the specific role of the World Bank right now
A. To call the community to donate more money after emergency takes place
B. To provide financial help after the emergency takes place
C. To be ready with emergent financial crisis
D. To be ready for the financial needs of the community

[填空题]What role did a male usually play in the past He was the ______ in a family.

[单项选择]
{$mediaurl}What role does nacre play in the formation of pearls
A. It provides the nucleus around which a natural pearl develops.
B. It is a calcium coating that protects the outside of the oyster’s shell.
C. It penetrates the membrane covering the oyster’s soft body.
D. It is the luminous substance that forms the pearl’s outer layers.

[填空题] Talent Human Resources Consultancy
Memo
To: Thomas Kingsley PA
From: Richard Saunders Director
Date: September 6, 2006
We’re taking part in the HR conference again. Cady Taylor has agreed to give a talk on international recruitment, and she’ll take three colleagues along with her. Except for Robin Seaton, they’ll require single rooms for the evening before. Taylor would rather attend the earlier conference - she’s busy the week after. She’s giving a Power point presentation and just needs a screen - she’ll take her laptop with her. Please make the booking asap.
HUMAN RESOURCES CONFERENCE 2006
There will be two one-clay conferences next half year - one in New York on November 6 and the other in Tokyo on November 16.
The booking fee is $600 per company, payable three weeks in advance.
For groups of five or more, the fee (with a 20% reduction) is $480.
Please complete the attached

[单项选择]
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[*]What role does heredity play in the life of a plant
A. It provides the information the plant needs to grow.
B. It helps nutrients move up from the soil into the plant.
C. It causes the seed to swell and burst out of its case.
D. It supplies the energy required to manufacture food.

[填空题]King’s Human Resources Consultancy
MEMO
To: Jim White/PA
From: Marjory King/Director
Date: 22/5/04
Subject: Conference
We’re taking part in the HR conference again. Gillian Rolland has agreed to give a talk on international recruitment, and she’ll take three colleagues along with her. Except for Mark Hughes, they’ll require single rooms for the evening before. Gillian would rather attend the earlier conference - she’s busy the week after. She’s giving a Powerpoint presentation and just needs a screen - she’ll take her laptop with her. Please make the booking asap.
HUMAN RESOURCES CONFERENCE 2004
There will be two one-day conferences this year - one in Edinburgh on September 2 and one in London on September 12.
The booking fee is ￡400 per company, payable four weeks in advance. For groups of five or more, the fee (with a 20% reduction) is ￡320. Please complete the attached form and send to Simon Winters.