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Questions 1.We have received your letter in answer to our
advertisement, I would like to t 2.We have received your letter and resume, we
thought I would like to ask you to 1.I am very glad to know that my letter and resume
were received 2.It is a great pleasure for me to have this
opportunity for interview 3.Yes, Sir, I am very happy that I am qualified
for this interview Questions 1.Where were you employed﹖ 2.What did you do in the past﹖ 3.Would you tell me your employment history﹖ 4. What positions have you held before﹖ 5.Have you bbe employed in this field﹖ Answers 1.I have never been employed before, because I
just finished my study 2.I have been a secretary in a trading company 3.I have just graduated from college, I hope to
look for a job 4.I can do all kinds of office work, I hope you
could give me the opportunity to 5.I have been a salesman but now, I can do public
relations 6.I used to a primary school teacher Questions 1.Where are your previous places of employment﹖ 2.How many places have you worked altogether﹖ 3.What was your reason for leaving﹖ 4.How long did you work there and why did you
leave﹖ 5.When did you start work there and when did you
leave﹖ 6.How long did you word at each job﹖ Answers 1. I have just graduated from college, and am now
looking for a job 2.I have just graduated from college, I have not
had an opportunity to work 3.I have had one job since graduating 4.I have been employed as a secretary at a tading
company 5.I have never had other job, this is my first
time to look for job, 6.I thought the salary is too low 7.I have never had a job before 8.I have been hunting for a job Questions 1.What kind of work did you do﹖ 2.What is your job in the company﹖ 3.What do you think of your present job﹖ 4.Do you enjoy your present job﹖ 5.How did you get to office﹖ 6. Would you tell me the general description of
your present job﹖ 7.What is your monthly salary﹖ 8.How much money are you making a month﹖ 9.Would you mind working overtime at night﹖ 10.Are you paid on a commission or salary basis﹖ Answers 1.I have been the personal secretary to the
president of T,T, Company. 2.I am in charge of the trading department 3.I am a clerk 4.I have been in this field since I graduated from
college 5.I have done this kind of work for several years 6.Although my present job is good for e, the
salary is too low to support my fam 7.I am responsible for the company`s
correspondence 8. I have also been a warehouse clerk 9.I went to the office by bus everyday 10.I can type all kinds of the letter 11.I often work overtime at night 12, I hope to make HK$5000 a month for supporting
my family Questions 1.How many persons are there in your family﹖ 2.What kind of occupation does your father do﹖ 3.How many brothers and sisters do you have ﹖ Answers 1.My parents, three brothers and two sisters 2.I don`t have anyone, I am a single 我家沒有任何人,我是單身漢。 3.My father is a retired civil servant 4.My father passed away 5.My father runs an import and export company 6.My father runs a shop in North Point Questions 1.What do you do in your spare time﹖ 2.Do you have any hobbies﹖ 3.What`s your hobby﹖ 4.What is your favorite sport﹖ 5.What do you like to do during holiday﹖ Answers 1.I like to play baseball, tennis and badminton 2.I have many hobbies, I like almost all kinds of
sports and I also like to list 3.My hobbies are hiking, fishing and climbing
mountain 4.I like to travel on holiday 5.I like to listen music and to play piano and
occasionally go swimming and fish 6.I also like to collect stamp, post cards, coins,
and match boxes Questions 1.Would you tell me what educational background
you have﹖ 2.Which school or college did your attend﹖ 3.Which university did you graduate from﹖ Answers 1.I graduated from school in 1986 2.I am a graduate of Hong Kong Polytechnics 3.I am a college graduate 4.I have a B.S degree 5.I am a graduate student at Chinese University Questions 1.Do you have any experience as secretary﹖ 2.How much experience do you have as a typist﹖ 3.How many works do you type per minute﹖ 4.Do you have
any experience as a cashier﹖ Answers 1. Yes, sir, I have been a secretary in an
insurance company 2.I have received the secretarial training for six
months 3.Although I have no experience in this field, I
am willing to learn 4.I am sorry to say that I have no experience in
this field. 5.I can type 50 words per minute 6.I have several years experience as a cashier Questions 1.Why are you leaving your present place of
employment﹖ 2.Why do you want to look for another job﹖ 3.Why do you come here for a job﹖ 4.Why did you choose to come here for a job﹖ 5.Would your present and former employers give you
recommendations﹖ 6.What is the lowest salary you may consider﹖ 7.What is your expected salary﹖ 8.Do you think you are qualified for this work﹖ 9.Are you able to take this job﹖ 10.This job is not in Hong Kong,are you willing to
work in other places﹖ 11. This job offers you $5000 a month plus room
and board, would you be interest 12.The starting salary is not very high, because
this is a new company 13.You are employed, when will you start to work﹖ 14.Wouldyou like to start work on Monday﹖ 15.If we decide to hire you, we will notify you by
mail, 16.I hope you will be hapy working with our firm Answers 1.I am hunting for a job of higher wages 2.I would like to change my present job because of
the transportation problem 3.I hope to have a job which offers me an
opportunity for advancement 4. I learned about it from your advertisement in
the newspaper 5.Think you so much for your consideration,then I
will wait to hear form you 6.Thank you, I will be expecting your call 7.Thank you for hiring me, I am very proud to be
employed by your company 8.I can start to work whenever it is convenient
for you 9.I think I can, I don`t mind hard job 10.I have done this type of work before 11.No problem for me, I believe I can do any thing
for you 12.I have never done this work before, but I will
try very hard 13.I am not familiar with the nature of the job,
nor with your company policy, s 14. Your company is the largest and best one in
this line of business Questions 1.Which school or university did you attend﹖ 2. Have you graduated from college﹖ 3.Which university did you graduate from﹖ 4.What did you major in college﹖ 5.What did you take up in college﹖ 6.What courses did you like the most﹖ 7.Which courses did you like the best﹖ 8.Why did you take chemistry as your major﹖ 9.What made you decide to study chemistry﹖ 10.What determined your selection of Business A
dministration as your field of s 11.Why did you take Business Administration as
your major﹖ Answers 1. I attended ST, Stephen School and Hong Kong
University 2. After completing my primary school education, I
entered Chi Yin School, I gra 3.I was boren ,raised and educated here in Hong
Kong, I graduated from Method Co 4.I`ve graduated from college 5.I was in college for two years 6.I have a Bachelor of Arts degree 7.I am still a student 8.I am a postgraduate at Ching-hwa university 9.I am still a student 10.I majored in chemistry 11.In college, my major was Home Economics 12.I liked imternational trade and international
relations the best 13.My favorite subject was history 14.Because I was interested in chemistry and I
wanted to become a chemist 15.Because I wanted to integrate it into my
father`s business, thereby improving 16.Because it would aid me in a more complete
understanding of our business 17. Because it is an ever-changing, mobile
profession 18.I took business administration as my major
because there are greater demands 19.Because my father owns and operates a factory,
He`s experienced, he worked hi 20.As administration is an important aspect of any
field, I knew it would aid me 21.Because I wanted to work for the government in
the administration offices Questions 1.Do you speak a foreign language﹖ 2.Do you speak English﹖ 3.Do you read and write Japanese﹖ 4.Do you read and write any other language﹖ 5.How long have you been studying English﹖ 6.How long ago did you start your class in English﹖ 7.When did you begin to learn English﹖ 8.Why did you study English﹖ 9.How come you took English lessons﹖ 10,How`s your English﹖ 11.Do you speak the language well﹖ 12.Is your English good enough to work in an
American firm﹖ 13.Do you know the language well enough to
communicate with English speaking peo 14.Do you think your English is good enough to do
desk work﹖ 15.What language do you speak other tahn Chinese﹖ 16.How many languages do you speak﹖ 17.What other dialect do you understand﹖ 18.Do you understand the shanghaiese﹖ Answers 1.Only enough to carry on a simple conversation 2.Yes, I speak it well, 3.I understand English better than I can express
myself 4.Yes, I can do both well 5.No, I only speak the language 6.I speak the language better than I read and
write 7.Only a short time 8.I began learning English when I was six 9.I started to learn English when I was in the
primary school 10.I have been learning English for more than
sixteen years 11.I have been studying English since I was in
primary school 12.I `ve been speaking English all my life 13.I`m bilingual 14.Because I was interested in it 15.Because there`s a great demand in the world for
the usage of English 16.Because I thought if I learned English well, It
would help me in getting bett 17.I majored in English language so that I could
more clearly express my ideas i 18.Because English is the best language ofr
communication 19.English has become an international language,
No matter where you go, English 20.Pretty good, I used to be an interpreter in
English 21.I speak the language well, I`ve had ten years
of it 22.I can do translation work without difficulties 23.I think so, I used to be an interpreter. 24.The amount of English I know enables me to do
general desk work 25.I believe the amount of English I know is
sufficient to work in an American f 26.Only Chinese and English 27.Other than Chinese, I speak English .I learned
some Spanish in school, But fo 28.I speak a little bit of everything, but none of
them are very good 29.I speak about twenty-some languages, I`m a linguistic genius 30.I am a native, I was born and raised here, I
speak the dialect perfectly 31.I speak the Shanghai dialect, Szechuan dialect,
Cantonese and, of course, Man Questions 1. Can you drive﹖ 2. DO you ride(drive) a motorcycle﹖ 3.How will you get to work each day﹖ 4.Do you have experience in secretarial work﹖ 5.Have you ever held a secretarial position﹖ 6.Have you ever done any cleriacal work﹖ 7.Have you ever done any correspondence wrok﹖ 8.Are you an experienced telephone operator﹖ 9.Do you know howto operate a telephone
switchboard﹖ 10.Have you any experience with a computer﹖ 11. Do you use a computer﹖ 12.How much experience do you have as a secretary﹖ 13.How many words do you type per minte﹖ 14.Can you use a typewriter﹖ 15.Did any of your previous positions require
typing﹖ 16.Do you take(write) short-hand﹖ 17.Can you dictate﹖ 18.Do you have any selling experience﹖ 19.Have you ever done any selling work﹖ 20.Are you familiar with salesmanship﹖ Answers 1.Yes, I can drive. I have driven a car for seven
years. 2. I have a license to drive a motorcycle 3.I will ride my motorcycle to work each day 4.Yes, I am presently working as the personal
secretary to the president of T.T 5.Yes, indeed, I work in a library for two years
right after college 6.No, but I know the duties that a secretary has
and believe I can accomplish th 7.Yes, I was a secretary for an insurance company 8.No, but I can type and take dictation 9.Yes, ma`am,I have experience at that 10.No, but I`m willing to learn 11.ON my job I had to work as a switchboard
operator 12.Yes, I have done that kind of work 13.Yes sir, and I can do it fast and accurately 14.I have approximately three years experience
using a computer 15.I`m not familiar with computer, but I`m sure I
could learn 16.I type 65 words per minute 17.I haven`t been typing for a year, If I start it
again it will come back to me 18.I type pretty fast but I don`t know how many
words a minute 19.Yes, typing is my profession(line) 20.I`ve been typing for a good many years 21.I`m sorry I don`t type very well , I can`t type
quickly but I seldom make mis 22.Yes, I`ve done stenographic work 23.Yes ma`am, I can take dictation 24.Yes, I take short-hand pretty fast 25.I`ve learned short-hand but have no experience 26.I never sold before, but I don`t think it`s
hard to learn 27.When I was in school I was pushing TIME
magazine Questions 1.Do you have any hobbies﹖ 2.What are your hobbies﹖ 3.What do you like to do﹖ 4.What do you do in your spare time﹖ 5.What do you do in your leisure time﹖ 6.What is your favorites sport﹖ 7.Which sport do you like the best﹖ 8.What`s your favorite music﹖ 9.What type of music is your favourite﹖ 10.What religion do you have﹖ 11.What church do you belong to﹖ Answers 1.Flower arrangements is my favorite hobby 2.I have many hobbies, I like almost all kinds of
sports and listen to popular s 3.My hobbies are hiking. fishing and mountain
hiking 4.I enjoy outdoor sports 5.I like to spend the day in the countryside 6.My hobby is collecting antiques 7.I like to go on picnics or camping 8.I am a stamp collector, I `ve collected more
than five hundred stamps 9.I do a lot of reading and I enjoy it. 10.I like to go to movies and read good novels 11.During the weekend I often take the family out
on short trips 12.I like gardening and I have two dogs which keep
me pretty busy 13.I`m not much of a sports fan 14.I used to like baseball but I haven`t played
the game for three or four years 15.Fishing is my favorite hobby 16.I like popular music and classical music 17.I guess calypso and Latin American music is my
favourite Questions 1.What have you been doing since your graduation﹖ 2.What have you been doing sice you quit your last
job﹖ 3.How do you find your job﹖ 4.What do you think of your present job﹖ 5.How do you like your present job﹖ 6.What time do you go to work﹖ 7.What time does your work start﹖ 8.What time do you leave the office﹖ 9.What time does the office close﹖ 10.How do you get to work﹖ 11.How do you get home﹖ 12.How do you get to work and get home﹖ 13.Do you have to do a lot of paper work﹖ 14.Does your work involve a lot of paper filing
and typing﹖ 15.Is there a lot of paper work connected with
your job﹖ 16.What is yourpresent position with the company﹖ 17.What does your work consist of exactly﹖ 18.What `s the main part of your job﹖ 19.What are your principle responsibilities﹖ 20.How much are you making a month﹖ 21.What is your monthly salary﹖ 22.Do you often have to work over-time﹖ 23.Do you mind working overtime﹖ 24.How do you get paid﹖ 25.Are you paid on a salary or a commision basis﹖ Answers 1.I have been taking it easy at home 2. I have been looking for a secretarial job 3.I have been getting ready to go abroad to
America 4.I`ve been gaining practical experience in the
import export business 5.I have been helping my brother in his hardware
store 6.I have been attending a school to improve my
English 7.Yes I find it interesting 8.I don`t find it too interesting;it offers too
little challenge 9.The work is out of my field 10.I`d like to work somewhere closer to my house 11.Whenever I get there, the boss is not strict 12.I walk out the door at 7:23 every morning 13.I must be there no later than 8:00 14.I knock off work at six 15.I quit work whenever I get finished, usually
about six o`clock 16.The office closes at five 17.I ride the bus 18.I catch a train 19.I have a motorcycle 20.Yes, there is too much paper work to do 21. No, the secretary does this, it is not part of
m job 22.Taking dictation and typing letters 23.My main job is overseeing a large department
store 24.I type routine menos, invoices, and shipping
documents 25.I`m handling invoices, shipping bills and
computing freight costs;that is mos 26.My main responsibility is trouble-shooting
between top management and the gen 27.I`m making $2,500 a month 28.After taxes, my take home pay is ove
US$20,000.00 a year 29.On the average, I work six hours overtime a
week 30.Yes, often my boss requires overtime work, but
there is often a handsome bonu 31. I get paid every Friday 32.As a salesman I am paid a basic salary plus a
sales commission Questions 1.Where ar you from﹖ 2.Are you a local resident﹖ 3.What is your birthplace﹖ 4.Where is your birthplace﹖
1. I`m from Hong Kong 2.I`m a local resident 3.Yes, this is my homeland 4.Yes, I was born and raised here 5.I was born in Hong Kong 6. I was born in mainland China Questions 1.How od are you ﹖ 2.What is your date of birth﹖ 3.Are you married﹖ 4.Have you ever been married﹖ 5.Is your wife working﹖ 6.Where and what kind of work does your wife do﹖ 7.What does your husband do﹖ 8.What is your husband`s profession﹖ 9.What kind of business is your husband in ﹖ 10.Do you have (any) children﹖ 11.Do you have a large family﹖ 12.How many dependents do you have ﹖ Answers 1. I am twenty-three years old 2.I just turned twenty-two last week 3.I was born on April eleventh,1966 4.Yes, sir,I`m married 5.No sir, I`m still single 6.There`s no hurry for that, I think I`ll try to
earn enough for that 7.I`m planning to get married 8.No, I don`t want to settle down yet 9.She is not working 10.The children keep her busy enough 11.She has a lot of social activities and the
house to take care of 12. She`s a retired school teacher 13.He works forthe government 14.He is in the import export business 15.He is a salaried man 16.He`s out of work right now he`s convalescing
from a car accident 17. No, we don`t have any children 18.One is on the way. 19.Yes, I have three sons, They are all abroad 20.I have a five-year old girl
1.How many are in your household﹖ 2.Who are the members of your family﹖ Answers 1. Altogether there are four in my family 2.My husband, our two children 3.Our family consists of my father, my mother, two
brothers and me Questions 1. Why do you wnat to apply for a job at Hilton﹖ 2.Why did you choose to come here for a job﹖ 3.That`s fine, How come you want to work here﹖ 4.Does your present employer know that you are
leaving him﹖ 5.Would your present and former employers give you
recomendations﹖ 6.Would you expect an increase in your present
salary﹖ 7.What is your expected salary﹖ 8.Would you consider a starting salary at
twenty-two hundred﹖ 9.Do you think you are qualified for this work﹖ 10.Do you think you can do a good job﹖ 11.What can you do for us (for this company)﹖ 12.It certainly is, young lady, The atmosphere is
pleasant, but the work is hard 13.No need to "sir"me ,Miss Lee, Just
relax and make your-self at home, We like 14.Are you free to go on business trip﹖ 15.This job opening is not in this city, Are you
willing to work in places other 16.You `ll be on the road a lot if you take this
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