Teamwork Is the Key to Business Success
Today most businesses are looking for people who are good team players. The ability to work with and get on with other people is so important that many large organizations spend millions of dollars on finding the right people for their business.
At the recent Success in Business Conference, some of Europe’s most successful businessmen told us how they found good team players.
“A good team needs people with different skills and talents. It is good to bring new ideas into the organization. The best people can work with other people and develop ideas with a team. It is important that everyone uses their talents in the business. I look for people who have the skills and talents my business needs, but they must be able to work in a team.”(John Brown, Design Works)
“At interviews I like to bring a group together and look for people who work well in a group. A good team player is usually friendly and easy to talk to. They are also good at listening to other people. They are generous and happy to share their ideas. ”(Lee Chung, Computer World.)
“Most teams need a mixture of people. It is great to have people with ideas but you also need people who get things done on time. A team made up of people that all have the same skills would not work. You need to know what you are looking for.”(Jane Lin, Lin Electricals)
“I look for people who can bring out the best in other people. In a group you can see the people that know how to get a team working together. They understand teams and they can make them work. A good team is the key to success.”(Jim Khan, Northern Bank)
Everyone agreed that teamwork is the key to business success!
____66___ Is the Key to a Business Success
| People | Workplaces | _____67_____ |
| John Brown | Design Works | The best people in the team can 68 well with others and develop ideas. |
| Lee Chung | Computer __69 | A good team player must be friendly, easy to talk to, good at listening to other people, and 70 . |
| __71 | Lin Electricals | Most teams need a _ 72 of people. People in a team should have _ 73 skills. |
| Jim Khan | Northern Bank | I look for people who 74 teams and can make them work, so the business will be 75 . |
One bag, that’s it.Read for Fun
The Mitchell school library holds a reading contest called Read for Fun in May every year. Read for Fun is used by the students to increase their reading abilities and learn more about the world. This year’s reading contest was a big success.
Students read books from the school library or the local public library. Magazines and comic books are not included. Students in grades 3 to 9 took part in the contest. Those who read the most pages got the most points. They could exchange their points for prizes.
Ms. Green made a chart showing how many points each student in her class had got. Six of her students went to the library to see their prizes. The children looked at the prize chart anxiously（焦急地） and then waited in line to pick up their prize. “Wow!” Tom shouted excitedly. “I can get a mini CD player. It’s so small and I can carry it with me everywhere.
| Name | Number of pages read | points |
| Tom | 3,825 | 255 |
| Mike | 3,405 | 227 |
| Susan | 3,035 | 202 |
| Helen | 3,030 | 200 |
| Brian | 2,040 | 136 |
| Lily | 1,710 | 114 |
| Prizes | Points needed |
| 5-inch CD player | 250 |
| Telephone | 210 |
| Two movie tickets | 175 |
| USB flash disc(4GB) | 125 |
| Paperback | 100 |
| T-shirt | 50 |
| Ice-cream treat | 25 |
( ) 51.This passage is about _________.
A. the Mitchell school library B. the proper way of reading books
C. how to hold a reading contest D. a school reading contest
( ) 52.Who can get the same prize?
A. Tom and Mike B. Mike and Susan
C. Susan and Helen D. Helen and Brian
( ) 53.If a student read 1,725 pages, what prize can he /she get?
A. A USB flash disc B. Two movie tickets
C. A paperback book D.A telephone.