___ 1. If you are based in New York City and working with a sales office in Australia you will be dealing with a 16-hour time difference.

_1,(2.05)__2. One international support person works with time zones around the world, and she keeps several clocks set to different zones.

_0,(2.05)__3. Dealing with the unfamiliar is less challenging if you are patient and if you are able to avoid becoming irritated at misunderstanding.

___4. Lourdes Luna who was recently transferred to the parent company in France quickly became fluent in French.

_1,(2.08)__5. The imaginative, promising software company opened its offices April 22 in Paris.

_0,(2.06c)__6. Any sales associate who earns at least 1,000 recognition points this year will be honored with a bonus vacation trip to Tahiti.

_2,(2.09)__7. James Manning, the marketing manager for Chevrons Global Power Generation, frequently engages in videoconferences that span time zones.

_1,(__8. In a period of less than six weeks, Mr. Manning made several trips to the West Coast and to Asia.

_1,(2,06a)__When you are working with foreign clients for whom English is a second language, you may have to speak slowly and repeat yourself.

_1,(2.07)__10. To be most successful, you must read between the lines and learn to pick up on different cultural vibes.

_2,(__11. Lourdes new job involved setting up meetings arranging travel plans and communicating with people who did not speak her language.

_3,(2.06a,2.04a)__12. After she was hired, she was told to report for work on Monday, June 2, in Paris.

_1,(2.0c)__13. In the fall, we expect to open a new branch in Sunnyvale which is an area of considerable growth.

_3,(2.06a,2.04a)__14. As we discussed on the telephone, the ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, March 4, at 3 p.m.

_1(__15. Lourdes had to ask a foreign executive with a thick accent to repeat himself several time and she was uncomfortable in this situation.