Question

As the economy begins to recover, salary increases should do the same.
In the past few years, employers have raised workers’ salaries by about 4 percent per year--except for 2009, when the figure dropped to a historically low 2.1 percent, according to a survey of World at Word. About one-third of companies froze raises altogether.
For 2010, World at Work’s survey projects an average salary increase budget of 2.7 percent, a figure that shows the situation has improved but the job market is still weak. Between 10 percent and 15 percent of companies said they would freeze raises--far fewer than in 2009, but still more than in most years.
How can you get a raise? Avalos and others offer the following tips:
* Do your job well. This means producing high-quality work, of course, but also keeping the big picture in mind.
“It really comes down to positioning yourself as a high performer, somebody who is aware of business goals and helps the company meet their goals as an organization”, Avalos said
* Be visible. When times are tough, some workers think. “I’m going to hunker down and hope that nobody notices me, because I don’t want to be on a layoff list,” said Richard Phillips, owner of Advantage Career Solutions. This is a mistake, because you’re unlikely to get a raise if no one knows what you have accomplished. “If anything, what you want to do is be more visible.”
* Make your boss’s life easier. This means everything from having a good attitude to taking on extra tasks. If you don’t know how you can help your boss, ask.
* Ask for a raise. Talk to your boss and present your case: Here’s what I’ve done, here’s how it fits with the company’s goals, and here is why I think it’s worth a salary increase. In some cases, even if your company has an official raise freeze, you can get a raise if you make good case.
If the answer is no -- or if you’re not ready to ask directly -- Phillips suggests asking, “What would you like to see from me that would put me in line for a raise?”
A question like this can improve your standing. “Just asking the question says to the boss, ‘I’m thinking about where I fit in here, what I can do,” Phillips said, “That in and of itself has value.”

1. 1.
   The passage is mostly from a\an________.
   1. A.
      novel
   2. B.
      science fiction
   3. C.
      magazine
   4. D.
      biography
2. 2.
   Employers have raised workers’ salaries by about _______percent in 2007.
   1. A.
      4
   2. B.
      2.1
   3. C.
      2.7
   4. D.
      10
3. 3.
   If you want to get a raise, the most important thing you should keep in your mind is to ______.
   1. A.
      have your job done well
   2. B.
      be visible everywhere as possible as you can
   3. C.
      ask your boss for a raise directly
   4. D.
      change your job
4. 4.
   All the statements are true except________.
   1. A.
      the situation has improved but the job market is still weak
   2. B.
      salary increases should recover as the economy does
   3. C.
      producing high-quality work will surely help you get a raise
   4. D.
      that in and off an employee makes no difference

Answer 1

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