Importance of the Public Image
Public image refers to how a company is viewed by is customers, suppliers, and stockholders, by the financial community, by the communities in which it operates, and by federal and local governments. Public image is controllable ________, just as the product, price, place, and promotional efforts are.
A firms public image ________ a vital role in the attractiveness of the firm and its products to employees, customers, ________ to such outsiders as stockholders, suppliers, creditors, government officials, as well as diverse special groups. With some things it is ________ to satisfy all the diverse publics: for example, a new highly automated plant may meet the approval of creditors and stockholders, but ________ will undoubtedly find resistance from employees who see their ________ threatened. On the other hand, high-quality products and service standards should bring almost complete approval, ________ low quality products and false claims would be widely looked down upon.
A firms public image, ________ it is good, should be treasured and protected. It is a valuable asset ________ usually is built up over a long and satisfying relationship of a firm with is publics. If a firm has ________ a quality image, this is not easily countered or imitated by competitors. ______ an image may enable a firm to charge higher prices, to woo the best distributors and dealers, to attract the best employees, to expect ________ favorable creditor relationships and lowest borrowing costs. It should also allow the firms stock to command a higher price-earnings ratio than other firms in the same industry ________ such a good reputation and public image.
A number of factors affect the public image of a corporation. ________ include physical facilities, contacts of outsiders with company employees, product quality and dependability, prices ________ competitors, customer service, the kind of advertising and the media and programs used, and the use of public relations and publicity.
1. A) at considerable extent
B) to considerable extent
C) to considerate extent
D) at considerate extent
2. A) establishes
B) plays
C) makes
D) obtains
3. A) but
B) however
C) and
D) as
4.A) possible
B) easy
C) not impossible
D) impossible
5.A) they
B) some
C) it
D) we
6.A) plant
B) jobs
C) machines
D) themselves
7.A) while
B) when
C) as
D) and
8.A) that
B) if
C) which
D) /
9.A) that
B) who
C) whose
D) of which
10.A) been
B) developed
C) found
D) learned
11.A) With
B) Such
C) Like
D) /
12.A) a more
B) more
C) most
D) the most
13.A) with
B) without
C) in
D) of
14.A) They
B) It
C) Some
D) Most
15.A) related to
B) connected with
C) relative to
D) related with
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The university of life 生活经历
Phelps makes history and marine species 菲尔普斯创造历史,海洋新物种
In the blink of an eye 一眨眼之间
World's longest tunnel and a strange kind of race 世界最长铁路隧道,扛羊毛袋比赛
To make a monkey out of me 捉弄我
One good turn deserves another 以德报德,礼尚往来
To make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做
Off the hook 脱身
The last/final straw 忍无可忍,使人最终崩溃的一击
Knee-jerk reaction 本能反映
Barefaced 厚颜无耻的
Cheap and cheerful 物美价廉
You're pulling my leg! 你在愚弄我!
Alligator takes boy and Tate Modern extension 鳄鱼拖走小男孩,泰特现代美术馆扩建完工
Cyborg beetle and the teenage brain 半机械甲虫,青少年脑部发育
Art and football 海底发现文物,莱斯特城足球俱乐部曼谷庆功
IOC on Russian doping and hot June 奥委会就涉俄兴奋剂事件报告进展,六月高温破纪录
Canada wildfire and NASA discovery 加拿大林火,美国国家航空航天局发现系外行星
The cost of protecting the environment, Juno space probe 保护环境付出的代价,“朱诺”木星探测器
It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响
Russian athletes and friendly robots 俄罗斯运动员服用兴奋剂,“合作机器人”
Chelsea doctor and surfing in Australia 切尔西队医与球队和解,澳大利亚冲浪
In good nick 品质好、没有损坏
Burn a hole in your pocket 有钱不花难受
Antibiotics and escalator etiquette 美国人过多使用抗生素,伦敦地铁扶梯礼仪
Brexit and Hockney's art 英国脱欧公投后进展,大卫·霍克尼艺术展
Test the water 试探,摸底
It's on the cards 这件事十有八九会发生
To fall at the first hurdle 跌倒在第一关
To turn something upside down 把……翻个底朝天