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BEC商务英语(初级)口语模拟试卷15(题后含答案及解析)

BEC商务英语(初级)口语模拟试卷15(题后含答案及解析)

BEC商务英语(初级)口语模拟试卷15(题后含答案及解析)题型有:1. INTERVIEW 2. MINI PRESENTATIONS 3. DISCUSSIONSECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN)In this part, the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn. You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions.正确答案:SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN)In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas.In this part of the test, you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the two below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas.正确答案:SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN)In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.In this part of the test, the examiner reads out a scenario and gives you some prompt material in the form of pictures or words. You have 30 seconds to look at the task prompt, an example of which is below, and then about two minutes to discuss the scenario with your partner. After that, the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.For two or three candidatesScenarioPrompt materialFollow-on questions?In what other ways could the company promote the brand? (Why?)?What influences you most when you buy sports shoes? (Why?)?Do you think advertising always increases sales? (Why?)?What makes an advertisement effective? (Why? /Why not?)?Apart from promotion, in what other ways might a company increase sales? (Why?)正确答案:。

2015年4月05844国际商务英语真题及答案

2015年4月05844国际商务英语真题及答案

Ⅰ. Translate the following words and expressions from English into Chinese:本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分。

1. primary commodities2. exchange rate fluctuation3. insurance policy4. economic conflict5. voluntary export restriction6. market floor7. counter-veiling measures8. consumption preference9. bulk goods10. European ParliamentⅡ. Translate the following words and expressions from Chinese into English:本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分。

11.预付现金12.报价13.唛头14.储备货币15.并购16.长期资本17.关税区18.双边贸易19.即期汇票20.工业化Ⅲ. Match the words and expressions on the left with the explanations on the right:本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分。

21. productive a. to draw special attention22. revenue b. becoming due23. highlight c. producing in high efficiency or in large quantity24. force majeure d. to keep fixed or unchanged25. remitting e. amount of money that may be taken off the full amount26. maturity f. happening every alternative year27. discount g. the sending of money28. peg h. best or most favorable29. biennial i. the total annual income of a state30. optimal j. social or natural calamities that take place beyond the control of a contracting partyⅣ. Make brief explanations of the following terms or give the full name of the abbreviation in English:本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分。

商务英语BEC高级模拟试题带答案

商务英语BEC高级模拟试题带答案

商务英语BEC高级模拟试题带答案2015年商务英语BEC高级模拟试题带答案The Negotiating T able:You can negotiate virtually anything. Projects, resources, expectations and deadlines are all outcomes of negotiation. Some people negotiate deals for a living. Dr Herb Cohen is one of these professional talkers, called in by companies to negotiate on their behalf . He approaches the art of negotiation as a game because, as he is usually negotiating for somebody else, he says this helps him drain the emotional content from his conversation. He is working in a competitive field and needs to avoid being too adversarial. Whether he succeeds or not, it is important to him to make a good impression so that people will recommend him.The starting point for any deal, he believes, is to identify exactly what you want from each other. More often than not, one party will be trying to persuade the other round to their point of view. Negotiation requires two people at the end saying ‘yes”. This can be a problem because one of them usually begins by saying “no”. However, although this can make talks more difficult, this is often just a starting point in the negotiation game. Top management may well reject the idea initially because it is the safer option but they would not be there if they were not interested.It is a misconception that skilled negotiators are smooth operators in smart suits. Dr Cohen says that one of his strategies is to dress down so that the other side can relate to you. Pitch your look to suit your customer. You do not need to make them feel better than you but, For example, dressing in a style that is not overtly expensive or successful will make you moreapproachable. People will generally feel more comfortable with somebody who appears to be like them rather than superior to them. They may not like you but they will feel they can trust you.Dr Cohen suggests that the best way to sell your proposal is by getting into the world of the other side. Ask questions rather than give answers and take an interest in what the other person is saying, even if you think what they are saying is silly. You do not need to become their best friends but being too clever will alienate them. A lot of deals are made on impressions. Do not rush what you are saying---put a few hesitations in , do not try to blind them with your verbal dexterity. Also, you should repeat back to them what they have said to show you take them seriously.Inevitably some deals will not succeed. Generally the longer the negotiations go on, the better chance they have because people do not want to think their investment and energies have gone to waste. However , joint venture can mean joint risk and sometimes , if this becomes too great , neither party may be prepared to see the deal through . More common is a corporate culture clash between companies, which can put paid to any deal. Even having agreed a deal, things may not be tied up quickly because when the lawyers get involved, everything gets slowed down as they argue about small details.De Cohen thinks that children are the masters of negotiation. Their goals are totally selfish. They understand the decision-making process within families perfectly. If Mum refuses their request , they will troop along to Dad and pressure him. If al else fails, they will try the grandparents, using some emotional blackmail. They can also be very single-minded and have an inexhaustible supply of energy for the cause they are pursuing.So there are lesson to be learned from watching and listening to children.1. Dr Cohen treats negotiation as a game in order toA put people at easeB remain detachedC be competitiveD impress rivals2. Many people say “no” to a suggestion in the beginning toA convince the other party of their point of viewB show they are not really interestedC indicate they wish to take the easy optionD protect their company’s situation3. Dr Cohen says that when you are trying to negotiate you shouldA adapt your style to the people you are talking toB make the other side feel superior to youC dress in a way to make you feel comfortable.D try to make the other side like you4. According to Dr Cohen, understanding the other person will help you toA gain their friendshipB speed up the negotiationsC plan your next move.D convince them of your point of view5. Deals sometimes fail becauseA negotiations have gone on too longB the companies operate in different waysC one party risks more than the other.D the lawyers work too slowly6. Dr Cohen mentions children’s n egotiation techniques to show that you shouldA be prepared to try every routeB try not to make people feel guiltyC be careful not to exhaust yourselfD control the decision-making process.参考答案:1B 2D 3A 4D 5B 6A。

BEC商务英语(初级)阅读模拟试卷15(题后含答案及解析)

BEC商务英语(初级)阅读模拟试卷15(题后含答案及解析)

BEC商务英语(初级)阅读模拟试卷15(题后含答案及解析)题型有:1. PART ONE 2. PART TWO 3. PART THREE 4. PART FOUR 5. PART FIVE 6. PART SIX 7. PART SEVENPART ONE1.A.tell the manager in advance.B.sign the manager’s noticeboard.C.say what kind of event they are planning.正确答案:A2.A.what time of day it is.B.how long they last.C.where the caller lives正确答案:B3.A.samples of material.B.the latest catalogue.C.a current price list.正确答案:A4.A.persuading people to consider starting a career in telesales.B.instructing staff to give the Personnel department up-to-date paperwork.C.informing people of the application process for certain vacancies.正确答案:C5.A.To repair the machine, follow the instructions in the book.B.Consult the book for details before using this machine.C.If the machine develops a problem, report it in the book.正确答案:CPART TWO?Look at the notice below. It shows the companies with offices in the Royal Commercial building.?For questions 6-10, decide which company (A-H) each person on the opposite page needs.?For each question, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.?Do not use any letter more than once. The Royal Commercial Building LiverpoolA. Masters & Cotgrove - Accountants & Investment Consultants 1st FloorB. Pershore Plc- Travel, Hotel and Car Hire Agency 2nd FloorC. Medics Unlimited - Health Insurance 3rd FloorD. Marine Express Shipping Company 4th FloorE. PBS - Electrical Engineers 5th FloorF. Parnell & Lewis - International Legal Advisors 6th FloorG. Alex Conrad & Sous - Commercial Property Agents 7th FloorH. Fabfoods - Catering Personnel & Kitchen Supplies 8th Floor 6.Dr Shah wants to arrange for medical supplies and electronic equipment to be sent out to his clinic in Bangladesh.正确答案:D7.Crockfords, an international law firm, needs lighting and cooking equipment installed in the canteen at its new offices.正确答案:E8.Lia Kandinsky needs new premises for her internet company that finds hotels and flights for customers.正确答案:G9.Dr Munroe needs to get to Sydney, Australia, for a World Health Organisation conference on food and health.正确答案:B10.Crombie’s Fastfoods wants help with checking all its financial transactions for the last three years.正确答案:APART THREE? Look at the bar chart below, which shows the number of goods sold (in 2006) by eight different companies (A-H) during four quarters of a year.? Which company does each sentence (11-15) describe?? For each sentence, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.? Do not use any letter more than once.11.The number of goods sold did not change during any quarter of the year.正确答案:F12.One company, having moved to a new place, doubled the number of goods sold each quarter for all quarters.正确答案:E13.After a very bad year, one company went bankrupt and went out of business at the end of the year, selling no goods during the last quarter.正确答案:H14.A company, having started very strongly, showed a decline during each quarter of the year.正确答案:G15.The number of goods sold went up only a small amount during the year.正确答案:APART FOUR? Read the following passage about a website.? Are the sentences 16-22 “Right”or “Wrong”? If there isn’t enough information to answer “Right” or “Wrong”, choose “Doesn’t say”.? For each sentence, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. HERE WE GOOGLE AGAIN Google dominates the Internet-search business, such as Netscape once ruled in Web browsers and Real Networks did in media players. Begun as a research project by two graduate students in 1998, Google today carries out more than 200 million searches a day and is estimated to have had $1 billion income last year, mainly from advertising sector. It is the most visited search site, accounting for 35% of search-engine visits —compared with 28% for Yahoo, 16% for AOL and 15% for Microsoft’s MSN, according to comScore Networks, a market-research company. But that masks its tree influence. Google’s technology is used to power searches on other sites, such as Yahoo and AOL (though Yahoo plans to use its own technology soon). Taking this into account makes Google responsible for around 80% of all Internet searches. The company is now preparing for a stock market flotation in the next few months. Google’s power makes it just the sort of company that Microsoft typically tries to squash. At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Mr. Gates admitted that Google’s search technology was “waybetter” than Microsoft’s, and identified Internet search as a key focus for his company.16.Google, Netscape amt Real Networks all play a very important role in their own field.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn’t say正确答案:A17.Google was invented lay experts in the 1980s.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn’t say正确答案:B18.Google’s annual income ranks number one among Internet search-engines.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn’t say正确答案:C19.According to a market-research company, Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft’s MSN account for more than 60% of the search-engine visits.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn’t say正确答案:B20.Google is the most visited search site and its technology is also used lo power searches on other sites.A.RightB.WrungC.Doesn’t say正确答案:A21.Google will never be replaced by other search engines.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn’t say正确答案:C22.Bill Gates believes Google is a key part for his company to earn profits.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn’t say正确答案:BPART FIVE? Read the following passage below about a Chairman’s Statement.? For each question (23-28), choose the correct answer.? Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer sheet. CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT Despite the appearance of a new competitor on the market the company continued to grow and increase its market share throughout 2006. Partly in response to this new threat but. more importantly, as part of a strategy for growth, several key decisions were taken this year. The most significant new developments included a range of vitamin-rich children’s drinks and low calorie diet drinks, which both proved very popular. The company is still best known for its range of refreshing fruit drinks and. not surprisingly, these were our biggest sellers once more. There were two new additions to the range last year, “Joyful”and “Refresh”, both of which have a distinctive Caribbean flavour. The first sales figures suggest that our expensive TV advertising campaign was very successful and that these products will soon be as popular as the rest of the fruit drink range. Growth in the keep-fit and health markets meant our energy drinks did well in 2006. Sales of one brand, “Delight”, were second only to fruit drinks in July. The strength of this particular market also explains the success of our new diet drinks. There were, however, big differences in the performance of our older products. The company’s oldest product, mineral water, continued to enjoy a healthy share of a very profitable mass market. It seems our customers are still happy to stay with the brand despite the increasing number of competitors’products. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of our Ice-J and Chocomania drinks. Sales showed an initial increase in the summer after we re-launched both products but customers soon bought other brands and total annual sales for both product ranges were disappointing. The company also said goodbye to its own brand of cola. launched in 2004. After two unsuccessful years of trying to break into the huge cola market. 2006 looked like being another poor year. The company finally accepted that it had made a wrong decision and stopped production in October of that year.23.What was the main reason the company decided to launch its new productranges?A.It laced increased competition.B.It wanted to enter new markets.C.It initiated a policy of expansion.正确答案:C24.The new fruit drinks cost a lot of money toA.develop.B.produce.C.launch.正确答案:C25.The best selling drinks in July wereA.energy drinks.B.fruit drinks.C.diet drinks.正确答案:B26.The company’s brand of mineral water has aA.small share of a small market.B.large share of a small market.C.large share of a large market.正确答案:C27.Sales for Ice-J and ChocomaniaA.rose and then fell again.B.increased steadily.C.were disappointing all year.正确答案:A28.When did the company stop producing its own brand cola?A.2004B.2006C.2008正确答案:BPART SIX?Read the minutes below from a Health and Safety committee meeting.?Choose the correct word to fill each gap from A, B or C on the opposite page.?For each question (29-40), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.MinutesLighting Staff are complaining about the poor lighting in the main office. The secretary of the committee recently obtained quotes (29) new lighting, (30) we passed to the management board. The committee is (31) waiting for (32) decision. We are hoping the board will let us (33) within the next few weeks.New Drinks Machine Of the three types of machine we looked at, Maxcup appeared to be the best option. The committee now has to find a new (34) as our current machine causes problems near the fire exit (35) several people use the machine at the same time. It was decided to put (36) taking the decision, and we expect to have enough information (37) the end of the month.Conference AttendanceJohn (38) to be away at the conference from 1st to 8th of next month. Rebecca has agreed to assist us in his (39) John has a useful list of contacts in (40) to help her research new safety equipment. Next committee meeting: 16th March.29.A.fromB.forC.of正确答案:B30.A.whatB.whenC.which正确答案:C31.A.stillB.yetC.already正确答案:A32.A.yourB.ourC.their正确答案:C33.A.known B.knowing C.know正确答案:C34.A.location B.size C.design正确答案:A35.A.whether B.unless C.if正确答案:C36.A.through B.off C.up正确答案:B37.A.by B.until C.on正确答案:A38.A.believes B.thinks C.expects 正确答案:C39.A.leaveB.absenceC.departure正确答案:B40.A.timeB.orderC.case正确答案:BPART SEVEN? Read the memo and the application letter below.? Complete the record card.? Write a word, phrase or number in spaces 41-45 on your Answer Sheet.From: Julie Fox President EXT. 2305Menlo:Ivy, Another applicant for the Personnel Officer’s post. Please complete the form and file the CV for me.Thanks.13 GrangewoodCourt-HeyLondon22nd September 2007Dear Ms Fox, I would like to apply for the vacancy advertised on your Internet website yesterday. I have been working as a Personnel Officer for LPE for over 8 years now, and feel that it is time that I extended my skills to a more responsible and rewarding job. I have a Master’s degree in nuclear physics, I can speak three languages, and have often found that this is a good quality in an employee. I look forward to receiving your response.Yours sincerely,Ivy Smith Applicant Information FormPosition applied for: (41) ______Name of applicant: (42) ______Language skills:(43) ______Current employer: (44) ______Present qualifications: (45) ______41.正确答案:Personnel Officer42.正确答案:Ivy Smith43.正确答案:344.正确答案:LPE45.正确答案:Master’s degree in nuclear physics。

2015年商务英语BEC初级考试模拟试题

2015年商务英语BEC初级考试模拟试题

2015年商务英语BEC初级考试模拟试题Questions 1 –8Look at the sentences below and at the five managers’ comments on leadership on the opp osite pageWhich new item (A, B, C ,D or E) dose each statement 1 –8 refer to ?For each statement ! –8 , make one letter(A, B, C ,D or E) on your Answer Sheet .You will need to use some of these letters more than once .1、Successful leadership involves making sure that employees accept new ideas.2、A good leader can bring success to a company in difficulties3、Leaders should be assessed on the basis of their achievements4、The personalities of good leaders are generally different from those of other managers5、Patience is a valuable quality in a successful leader6、Leaders consider potential changes in what their company does for others7、Good leaders will encourage their staff if their organization is in difficulties8、Leaders need to adapt their behaviour to suit different circumstancesA Maurizio VernaLong-term, visionary business leaders must be prepared to invest to get what they want for t heir company. They know when and how to apply pressure and to take risks, when they need to display a more hands-off approach. I have a pretty clear view of my ideal business leader, and of course that’s where I ‘m trying to head: he or she should start up and grow a cash-rich, mul ti-interest international organization of tremendous strenngth and depth.B Sue TuckerThe pace of technological change, and the rate at which businesses are changing , requires leaders to have a particular aptitude for technology and an understanding of the internet. A lot of people are aware of the opportunities here ,but awareness alone isn’t enough: in a true leader this needs to be coupled with clever marketing, product design and technological innovation, and keeping abreast of everything going on in the company. In fact the acid test , I think , is being able to use all of these skills to turn around a failing company.C Carol GodfreyEffective leaders stand out from the herd. They’re often idiosyncratic, even eccentric.They ha ve the confidence to be themselves, and not to adopt the language and attributes of the run-of-t he-mill professional managers and accountants. What’s crucial is having the charisma or whatever it is that gives their staff confidence in them, so they can keep everyone on board when they want to make innovations. So often these don’t get off the ground because of lack of leadership, because after all, our response to change is significantly affected by how it’s introduced.D Brian MatthewsLeadership is about making things happen and being judged by results. Good ideas that go nowhere are a waste of time. Anticipate needs-those of customers for instance-and initiate action to meet those needs befor e the people concerned have even recognized they’ve got them. Th at way you’ll always be ahead of the game, whatever line you’re in. For instance, top stockb rokers will learn all about you and your business and keep themselves completely up to date wit h your field in order to advise you. If they’re really good they ‘ll recognize trends even before yo u do .E Ana CostaOutstanding leaders understand both tactics and strategy, and are prepared to play a very lo ng game to achieve their objectives. They understand that in negotiations they need the “ win-wi n” concept, because losers risk losing their dignity, which is no good for your long-term business relationship with them. Leaders must stay optimistic, whatever the odds, and keep up morale of their co mpany, even when the going’s tough. It’s important to be very much hands-on, too. A g ood leader will champion ideas that keep the company in the forefront.参考答案:1-5 CBDCE 6-8 EAQuestions 1 –8Look at the sentences below and at the five managers’ c omments on leadership on the opp osite pageWhich new item (A, B, C ,D or E) dose each statement 1 –8 refer to ?For each statement ! –8 , make one letter(A, B, C ,D or E) on your Answer Sheet .You will need to use some of these letters more than once .1、Successful leadership involves making sure that employees accept new ideas.2、A good leader can bring success to a company in difficulties3、Leaders should be assessed on the basis of their achievements4、The personalities of good leaders are generally different from those of other managers5、Patience is a valuable quality in a successful leader6、Leaders consider potential changes in what their company does for others7、Good leaders will encourage their staff if their organization is in difficulties8、Leaders need to adapt their behaviour to suit different circumstancesA Maurizio VernaLong-term, visionary business leaders must be prepared to invest to get what they want for t heir company. They know when and how to apply pressure and to take risks, when they need to display a more hands-off approach. I have a pretty clear view of my ideal business leader, and of course that’s where I ‘m trying to head: he or she should start up and grow a cash-rich, mul ti-interest international organization of tremendous strenngth and depth.B Sue Tucker2The pace of technological change, and the rate at which businesses are changing , requires leaders to have a particular aptitude for technology and an understanding of the internet. A lot of people are aware of the opportunities here ,but awareness alone isn’t enough: in a true leader this needs to be coupled with clever marketing, product design and technological innovation, and keeping abreast of everything going on in the company. In fact the acid test , I think , is being able to use all of these skills to turn around a failing company.C Carol GodfreyEffective leaders stand out from the herd. They’re often idiosyncratic, even eccentric.They ha ve the confidence to be themselves, and not to adopt the language and attributes of the run-of-t he-mill professional managers and accountants. What’s crucial is having the charisma or whatever it is that gives their staff confidence in them, so they can keep everyone on board when they want t o make innovations. So often these don’t get off the ground because of lack of leadership, because after all, our response to change is significantly affected by how it’s introduced.D Brian MatthewsLeadership is about making things happen and being judged by results. Good ideas that go nowhere are a waste of time. Anticipate needs-those of customers for instance-and initiate action to meet those needs before the people concerned have even recognized they’ve got them. Th at way you’ll always be ahead of the game, whatever line you’re in. For instance, top stockb rokers will learn all about you and your business and keep themselves completely up to date wit h your field in order to advise you. If they’re really good they ‘ll recognize trends even before yo u do .E Ana CostaOutstanding leaders understand both tactics and strategy, and are prepared to play a very lo ng game to achieve their objectives. They understand that in negotiations they need the “ win-wi n” concept, because losers risk losing th eir dignity, which is no good for your long-term business relationship with them. Leaders must stay optimistic, whatever the odds, and keep up morale of their company, even when the going’s tough. It’s important to be very much hands-on, too. A g ood leader will champion ideas that keep the company in the forefront.参考答案:1-5 CBDCE 6-8 EAQuestions 15 - 20Read the following extract from a book on management and the questions on the opposite p age .For each question 15–20,mark one letter (A, B, C or D ) on your Answer Sheet for the an swer you chooseIn the last few years, managers throughout industry have seen more changes than many of them could have expected to see in their entire working lives having to communicate information which often leads to feelings of insecurity has become a key activity. From being regarded as rel青年人网()提供atively unimportant in many companies , management employee communication has become a ce ntral corporate need.Concordia International provides a good example of a company that has adjusted well to the changing needs for communication . since 1995 , Concordia has been turned inside-out and ups ide-down, to ensure that it is a marketing –led, customer-responsive business, one that looks out wards at customers and competitors, rather than inwards at its own processes and the way thing s were done in the past. In the last eight years, Concordia has reduced its workforce by more t han 80.000 people - or 35% -on a voluntary basis, with further downsizing anticipated.From being an engineering company, Concordia is now remaking itself as a service company. The role of employee communication in such a context is to build people’s self-confidence, to persu ade them that, although it is inevitable that the changes will go ahead, they also bring with them new opportunities for employees. However, this is not an easy task. People tend to be skeptical of these claims and to feel that they are losing touch with the company they have worked for o ver many years. This is understandable, since many of the old certainties are being swept away , including the core activities of the company they work for. Above all , they have had to face up to the fact that they no longer have a job for life.Research indicates that people respond to this predicament in a variety of ways. The bulk of employees fall into two main categories in terms of their response to the new situation: on the one hand there are the “ pragmatists” and on the other “ the highly anxious” the former see thei r job as a means to an end and have a relatively short-term perspective, with strong loyalty to t heir local term , rather than the company as a whole . the second category, usually the majority, may respond to threatened changes with a feeling of having been let down, and even feel ange r at the company for what they see as changing the terms of their employment.The employee communication process needs to be capable of accurately directing its messag es at a variety of employee groups and departments within the workforce . this is why middle m anagers and line managersare so key to communication. They are the people who know about the full rage of concern s among the workforce. The problem in the past was that this crucial area was often the respon sibility of a separate, relatively isolated unit. Concordia puts responsibility for communication firmly on line managers. All their research points to the same conclusion: people prefer to get their inf ormation face-to-face from their line managers. That is the key relationship and where arguments and hearts and minds –are lost.The general rule in company communication is to tell employees as much as you can as so on as you can. If you can’t provide details, then at least put the news in context and commit yo urself to providing greater detail when it becomes available another rule of company communicati on is that there must be a fit between what the company is telling its employees and what it is telling its shareholders.415: in the last eight years, Concordia hasA made over 80.000 employees reduncdantB completed a period of downsizingC reduced its workforce of 80.000 by 35%D given 35% of departing employees voluntary redundancy16 from Concordia’s point of view, the role of communication is toA win employee support before going ahead with the changesB change the company’s core activities.C emphasise the positive aspects of the changesD explain the need for the changes17 what does research show about most employees’ response to change?A they expect it to have a bad effect on the companyB they feel completely powerlessC they become less loyalD they fell they have been treated unfairly18 Concordia’s communication process mainly relies onA printed communicationB departmental headsC personal communicationD a separate, specialized unit19 According to the writer, what is the guiding ;principle about giving information within an or ganization?A Never make promises about future developmentsB Give people an overall view at the earliest possible stageC always include plenty of hard informationD Hold back until all the details can be provided20 which of the following would be the most suitable title for the article?A employee attitudes to company communicationB making company communication more effectiveC Researching company commmucationD Making employees feel less powerless参考答案:15 A 16-20 CDCBBQuestions 21 -30Read the article from the Chairman’s statement in a pharmaceutical company’s annual report Choose the correct word to fill each gap from (A, B, C or D) on the opposite page .For each question 21-30,mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet .青年人网()提供There is an example at the beginning , (0)Charman’s StatementTwo year ago we undertook to increase our sales and to at least (10) our earnings. We pub lished this (21) in order to demonstrate our resolve to lead thebusiness successfully through the demanding period following the expiry of patents which had given us the exclusive right to develop two of our major products.I am very please to (22) that we achieved what we set (23) to do. We have achieved incre ased of 4% and 6% in sales and earnings (24) this comes despite considerable losses (25) the expiry of the patents. It is testimony to the depth and vitality of our portfolio of medicines that w e have been able to survive the largest single patent expiry our industry has known.Looking further ahead, I firmly believe that this company can continue to deliver strong , sust ainable growth, enabling us to stay at the (28) of the research-based pharmaceutical industry.The power and pace of technological and scientific development, combined with economic and social pressures, are (29) huge changes in our industry, the successful companies of the future will be those that anticipate and (30) to this change, integrate new technologies effectively, and are closest to their customers. I have full confidence in our ability to remain a major player in o ur industry.21 A warranty B obligation C commitment D contract22 A inform B specify C notify D report23 A in B out C aside D up24 A respectively B serially C consecutively D sequentially25 A pursuing B resulting C following D depending26 A contribution B donation C investment D subsidy27 A numbers B figures C sums D points28 A foreground B forefront C lead D advance29 A forcing B impelling C urging D thrusting30 A meet B suit C correspond D respond参考答案:21-25 CDBAC 26-30 ABBADQuestions 31-40Read the article below about getting a pay rise.For each question 31-40, write one word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet .There is an example at the beginning, (0) .There is a commonly held view that the only way to get (0) decent pay increase is to move on: to go out into the job market and find someone (31) is prepared to pay you a figure more i n line (32) the talents you can offer. Whilst changing employers from time (33) time is something we probably all need to do to advance our careers in the directions we want them to take, it is nevertheless an activity that carries quite definite risks. Irrespective of (34) well we research pro6spective employers, a new jib is still largely a step into the unknown . It may turn (35) to be a good move or it could prove to be a complete disaster : most of us (36) had experience of both. The point here, though, is that changing employers is not something we want to be doing all th e time and certainly not (37) time we feel the urge for better pay . We’d (38) taking more risks t han we needed to just to achieve a pay rise. Getting a pay rise should always be viewed (39) a serious business. There are no quick fixes or gold methods with “ guaranteed “ results. Quick fi xes only serve to trivialize the issues and could (40) some circumstances get you into very serous trouble indeed.参考答案:31-35 WHO/THAT WITH TO HOW OUT36-40 HAVE EVERY/EACH/ANY BE AS IN/ UNDERRead the text below about job vacanciesIn most of the lines 1 - 12 there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect of do es not fit in with the sense of the text. Some lines, however,are correct .If a line is correct , write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet .If there is an extra word in the line,write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Ans wer Sheet .The exercise begins with two examples, (0) and (00)Temporary staff required0 Data Facts Limited is an expanding management services company whose00 based in the north of England. We are undertaking a major piece of research1for a leading financial institution . Part of the research is being a nationwide2 telephone survey in early part December. Phone calls will be made from an3 office in the centre of Manchester. The temporary staff will receive a fully day’s4 training. They will then phone people who have been agreed to take part in the5 survey and will go on through a questionnaire with them. They will be required6 to record the responses accurately in writing. It will be necessary for those who7 appointed to work a certain number of evenings and weekends. We are8 looking for people who have a good telephone manner. A good level of their9 education is desirable, but what we most require of people taking on this10 work is common sense and the experience of getting thins done over11 the telephone. Some knowledge although of banking or insurance would be an12 advantage. Interested candidates should contact with our Recruitment Officer by phone or email to request an application form.参考答案:1-5 BEING PART FULLY BEEN ON6-10 WHO CORRECT THEIR CORRECT CORRECT11-12 ALOTHOUGH WITH青年人网()提供Question 1●An international survey has recently been conducted, asking whether companies plan to alte r their spending on information technology next year. The pie charts below compare planned exp enditure on IT by European and South-East Asian companies in the coming year●Using the information from the pie chart , write a short report describing the differences bet ween Europe and South-East Asia.●Write 120-140 wordsPart twoWrite an answer to one of the question 2-4 in this part. Write your answer in 200-250 word s.Question 2●Your company opened a new branch a year ago and the Managing Director at Head Office has asked you to prepare a report on its progress.●Write your report for the Managing Director. Including the following information:●the reason for opening the branch●its successes●problems experienced●plans for the coming yearQuestion 3Your department recently moved to a new building, you are not satisfied with the way the re moval company dealt with the move of your furniture and equipment and have decided to write a letter of complaint to the removal company about it.Write the letter to the removal company, including the following information:Details of the move and what was movedWhat was unsatisfactoryWhat you had expected from the companyWhat you expect to happen nowQuestion 4the international organization you work for is considering the possibility of producing a promot ional brochure to publicise the company abroad . The Managing Director has asked you to write a contribution for this brochure.Write your proposal for the Managing Director, including the following informationPossible contents of the brochureWays to make it attractiveBenefits the brochure could have for the companyListeningapproximately 40 minutes (including 10 minutes’ transfer time)8Part one:Question 1-12●You will hear a representative of a compa ny which organizes trade fairs for academic recrui tment . she is talking to a group of prospective clients.● As you listen, for questions 1-12. complete the notes, using up to three words or a numb er.●.After you have listened once, replay the recordi ng.Praxis Academic Recruitment FairsSpecific geographical areas served:(1)______________________(2) _____________________Package includes:Exhibition(3) ____________________Delivery of all (4) _________________Local(5) _______________“Filtering system”:Works through (6) __________________Advertisements placed in (7) __________________And on (8) _________________“context-sensitive” feature:Convenient (9) _______________Services of (10) _________________More details from publicity leaflet about:(11) ________________Special services(12) __________________参考答案:1 CENTRAL AMERICA2 SOUTH-EAST ASIS3 STAND4 MATERIAL TO VENUE5 TRADE CUIDE6 TARGETED 7ACADEMIC JOURNALS8 THE OUR OWN WEBSITE 9 OPENING TIMES10 AN INTERPRETER/INTERPRETERS 11 VENUES 12COSTS●You will hear five different people speaking about changes in personnel in their place of wo rk●For each extract there are two tasks, For Task One , choose the reason for change in per sonnel from the list A-H .For Task Two, choose the action that has been taken as a result, from the list A –H●After you have listened once, reply the recording青年人网()提供Task one—Reason●For questions 1-5 ,match the extracts with the reasons, listed A –H●For each extract, choose the reason each speaker mentions.●write one letter A-H next to the number of the extract1____________2___________3___________4___________5___________A sick leaveB dismissalC promotionD secondmentE resignationF study leaveH redundancy参考答案: B C E D A10。

BEC中级考试真题及答案一

BEC中级考试真题及答案一

BEC中级考试真题及答案一2015年BEC中级考试真题及答案(一)T1P1这篇文章讲的是培训(coaching)的作用。

培训对一个公司的发展和员工的成长都是至关重要的。

文章的内容比较泛,但是题目的答案比较明显。

第一题,教练和员工之间的接触不能解决工作中的所有困难。

答案是C段的这么一句:In theory, the coaching relationship should provide answers to every problem, but in practice it falls short of this.理论上,培训可以提供所有问题的答案。

但是实践中达不到这样。

Fall short of是关键词。

第二题,讨论某些情况如果再度出现的话怎么样可以处理的更好。

答案是A段的这么一句:analysing how they were managed and how they might be dealt with more effectively on subsequent occasions.分析应该如何进行处理并且在接下来的情况下怎样可以处理的更有效。

这里的dealt with more effectively对应于题干中的better handled,on subsequent occasions.也就是occur again。

第三题,教练鼓励员工将所学应用到日常的工作中。

答案是B段的这么一句:helps individuals to use formally learnt knowledge in day-to-day work and management situations.帮助个人将学到的正式知识用在日常工作和管理情况下。

这里的day-to-day work and management situations就是题干中的routine work situations,what has been taught也就是formally learnt knowledge。

剑桥商务英语初级模拟15

剑桥商务英语初级模拟15

Test 2READING AND WRITING 1 hour 30 minutesREADINGPART ONE·Look at the questions 1-5.·In each question, which sentence is correct?·For each question, mark one letter (A, B, or C) on your Answer Sheet.1. Taylors rang - order for desks held up by strike.They expect to despatch them on l0th May.What is the problem with the order?A. The goods are delayed.B. The goods are lost.C. The goods are damaged.2. This factory will be closed until 11 am on 3 November due to essential reorganisation.A. They will close the factory on 3 November.B. They will move to a new factory on 3 November.C. They will open the factorv again on 3 November.3. Townley Vehicles haveappointed Ken Roberts,formerly of Weston Motors,as Sales Manager.What do we know about Ken Roberts?A. He used to work for Townley Vehicles.B. He is applying for a job as a sales manager.C. He was employed by Weston Motors in the past.4. EXPRESS-PRINT has opened a new office in this area.Please call in to discuss your photocopying requirements.A. Telephone our new office if you want to order anything.B. Visit our new office and talk to us about what you need.C. Contact us with your requirements when you open a new office.5. Sales growth at Medico plc is 1.8% this year,compared to an earlier forecast of 2.5%.The company's sales growth for this year isA. lower than expected.B. the same as expected.C. higher than expected.PART TWO·Look at the list below. It shows pages from a company's website on the internet.·For questions 6-10, decide which page (A-H) is the most suitable for each person below to select. ·For each question, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.·Do not use any letter more than once.Sky Systems Ltd: Website DirectoryA. Company HistoryB. Company OrganisationC. Annual ReportD. Company GoalsE. Product InformationF. Retail OutletsG. Customer ComplaintsH. Latest News6. Adam Smith is not satisfied with some goods he bought.7. Rachel Cains wants to find out when the company started trading.8. Hazel Thomas needs to know the name of the Personnel Officer.9. Dominic Noble has to find out how the company performed last year.10. Benjamin Tidswell wants the address of his nearest Sky Systems dealer.PART THREE·Look at the charts below. They show movements in the share prices of eight companies in relation to their sectors, at the close of trading on five days.·Which chart does each sentence (11-15) on the opposite page describe?·For each sentence, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.·Do not use any letter more than once.11. The sector average rose in the early part of the week, then sank back, although this company's shares remained firm after an early sharp rise.12. This company's share price mostly kept in step with the sector average, though holding slightly firmer at the end ofthe week.13. In spite of performing better than the sector average for most of the week, this company's shares lost this advantage on Friday.14. While the sector gradually fell back, with a slight recovery at the end of the week, this company generally performed much better than the average.15. Although there was little movement in the sector as a whole, this company's shares followed an upward trend, peaking at the end of the week.PART FOUR·Read the article below about a new product.·Are sentences 16-22 on the opposite page 'Right' or 'Wrong'? If there is not enough information to answer 'Right' or 'Wrong' choose 'Doesn't say'·For each sentence 16-22, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.NEW PRODUCT WILL SA VE LIVESDrinking water that looks clean may still contain bugs, which can cause illness. A small company called Genera Technologies has produced a testing method in three stages, which shows whether water is safe. The new test shows if water needs chemicals added to it, to destroy anything harmful. It was invented by scientist Dr Adrian Parton, who started Genera five years ago. He and his employees have developed the test together with a British water company. Andy Headland, Genera's marketing director, recently presented the test at a conference in the USA and forecasts good American sales for it. Genera has already sold 11 of its tests at ~42,500 a time in the UK and has a further four on order. It expects to sell another 25 tests before the end of March. The company says it is the only test in the UK to be approved by the government.Genera was formed five years ago and until October last year had only five employees; it now employs 14. Mr Headland believes the company should make around ~1.9 million by the end of the year in the UK alone.16. Genera Technologies produces a product which cleans dirty water.A. RightB. WrongC. Doesn't say17. Before he set up Genera, Dr Parton used to work for a British water company.A. RightB. WrongC. Doesn't say18. The new product has been a commercial success in the USA.A. RightB. WrongC. Doesn't say19. Each of the tests costs £42,500.A. RightB. WrongC. Doesn't say20. Genera Technologies has orders for 25 more tests.A. RightB. WrongC. Doesn't say21. The British government is helping Dr Parton to sell the test abroad.A. RightB. WrongC. Doesn't say22. The number of employees at Genera Technologies has recently increased.A. RightB. WrongC. Doesn't sayPART FIVE·Read the article below about job interviews and the questions on the opposite page.·For each question 23-28, on the opposite page, choose the correct answer.·Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.INTERVIEWSPeople applying for jobs normally send in a copy of their CV. This should be used as a basis for questions from the interviewer.Interviewers find it useful to ask candidates about the way they behaved in difficult situations in the past, for example with an angry customer or colleague. These questions allow applicants to explain how they acted in a real-life situation and, consequently, give clues as to how they would act again in similar situations. Candidates are likely to tell the truth as speaking from memory leaves little time to invent what happened. On the other hand questions which ask candidates to imagine how they would behave in a situation which they have probably never met are of little or no value. This is because they only provide answers about how candidates would hope to behave, and this might not match the actions they would actually take.In any interview candidates must be treated fairly, with questions asked in the same manner and with no candidate's interview lasting considerably longer than any other's. Candidates should always be given the opportunity to ask questions throughout the interview.Jan Godley, head of Human Resources at Aspley Supermarkets says: 'A company needs staff not only who have theright qualifications and experience, but also who are happy to fit in with the company's way of doing things. Our managers have to accept the idea that everyone working here is a colleague (managers are always known by their first names), and that spending time actually in the store with colleagues and customers, rather than in their offices, is part of the job. For management posts, we organise pre-interview group exercises to measure team-working and leadership skills, sometimes along with activities to assess personal qualities.'In all our interviews we pay attention to body language. It is natural for candidates to show signs of being nervous at an interview but most relax after a few minutes and become more confident. However, if the nervousness continues until the end of the interview, especially when difficult questions are asked, we would begin to have doubts about that candidate. Like all employers, we want to take on staff who are at ease with colleagues and customers so it is important to watch the way candidates behave, as well as listen to what they have to say.'23. According to the article, why are questions about a candidate's past behaviour useful?A. They prove the candidate will act appropriately in different circumstances.B. They show the candidate can remember details of the situation.C. They demonstrate how the candidate might act in the future.24. Why is asking candidates to imagine their reactions to a situation unhelpful?A. Candidates may have no experience of this situation.B. Candidates may act differently in the real-life situation.C. Candidates may never meet such a situation.25. According to the article,A. candidates should ask questions at the end of the interview.B. interviewers should ask all the candidates the same question.C. interviews should all last for roughly the same length of time.26. What does Jan Godley say about the managers in her company?A. They must spend some time with customers in the store.B. They must know the first names of all their staff.C. They must spend most of their time in their offices.27. Management applicants at Aspley Supermarkets areA. asked a number of questions about their personal qualities.B. assessed on their ability to work within a group.C. asked to say what leadership skills the job will require.28. According to Jan Godley, how do candidates often behave at interviews?A. They show a lack of confidence at first.B. They are skilled at hiding their nervousness.C. They suddenly lose confidence when asked difficult questions.PART SIX·Read the magazine article below about a company which checks on the service provided by shops.·Choose the correct word to fill each gap, from A, B or C on the opposite page.·For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.SECRET SHOPPERSTim Wright knows all about making companies more efficient. His firm, Check-up, sends 'secret shoppers' into retail and leisure companies (29) order to make sure that customers are receiving good service. After (30) visit, the secret shoppers prepare a report for the company to let them know (31) good or bad the service was.'Companies like to know,' says Mr Wright, 'that (32) customers go into a store just a few minutes before closing time, they will (33) get good service.' Check-up (34) set up in the west of England in 1992 and (35) two years moved to London so it could offer a nationwide service. (36) the last three years, Check-up's profits have (37) dramatically as companies have come to realise (38) great importance of good customer service. Having started with just three employees, Check-up now has a staff (39) sixty-five and last week (40) an important new contract with a major supermarket chain.29. A. in B. by C. on30. A. our B. his C. their31. A. whether B. how C. if32. A. while B. when C. as33. A. still B. yet C. already34. A. has B. is C. was35. A. until B. after C. later36. A. From B. During C. Since37. A. increase B. increasing C. increased38. A. this B. that C. the39. A. of B. at C. too40. A. sign B. signed C. signingPART SEVEN·Read the memo and letter below.·Complete the form at the bottom of the page.·Write a word or phrase (in CAPITAL LETTERS) or a number on lines 41-45 on your Answer Sheet.MEMOTo: Jo MontenegroFrom: Zhara FarrellDate: 25 February 2002Subject: Bob YoungOne of the warehouse assistants, Bob Young, has broken his arm. Here is the letter from his doctor; please let Bob's line manager know how long he will be away, and fill in a sick pay form for him.24 February 2002To whom it may concernThis is to inform you that Mr B Young has a broken arm. He should not return to work for a fortnight.Dr Jake ParryEmployee Sick Pay FormName of employee: (41) ______Position (42) ______Name of doctor: (43) ______Reason for absence: (44) ______Length of absence: (45) ______WRITINGPART ONE·You have ordered some new office equipment. However, some of this equipment will arrive a week later than planned.·Write a memo to all staff:·saying which equipment will be delayed·explaining when it will arrive·apologising for the delay.·Write about 30-40 words on your Answer Sheet.MemoTo: All StaffFrom: Supplies ManagerDate: 1 March 2002Subject: New EquipmentPART TWO·Read this part of a letter from the conference organiser at Greenwood Conference Centre.Thank you for your enquiry about conference facilities at Greenwood. I enclose a brochure containing further details of the accommodation and conference facilities which I mentioned on the phone.I am now able to confirm that Greenwood is available for up to 40 participants on the weekends of 20-22 April and 5-7 May 2001.Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information.·Write a letter to Mr Stanton, the conference organiser:·informing him which dates you would like to book·telling him how many participants there will be·giving details of the type of accommodation required·asking him to confirm the cost of the weekend.·Write 60-80 words on your Answer Sheet.·Do not include postal addresses.LISTENING Approximately 40 minutes (including 10 minutes' transfer time) PART ONE·For questions 1-8 you will hear eight short recordings.·For each question, mark one letter (A, B, or C) for the correct answer.After you have listened once, replay each recording.1. In which month will the auditors come?2. Which products have sold best?3. Where was the flight delayed?4. When are they going to meet?5. Who will arrive late at the meeting?6. What does the annual report show about sales of clothes?7. Which flight is the man going to take to Paris?8. Which is the cheapest model?A. RomexB. WiltonC. AssetPART TWO·Look at the notes below.·Some information is missing.·You will hear an interview between Anna Marsh, who works for a business magazine, and Jim Davenport, who works in the publicity department of a company, Gold Express.·For each question 9-15, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers, or letters. ·After you have listened once, replay the recording.Interview notesCompany: GOLD EXPRESSStarted in: (9) ______Most recent turnover: (10) ______Growth over 5 years: (11) ______%.Managing Director: Peter (12) ______Total number of customers: (13) ______Number of employees: (14) ______Recent staff questionnaire showed: (15) ______ % enjoyed their work.PART THREE·Look at the notes below.·Some information is missing.·You will hear part of a business news programme.·For each question 16-22, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or two words.·After you have listened once, replay the recording.WaymansCompany to sell (16) ______ business.Reason for sale: (17) ______Company changes began in (18) ______Money from sale likely to fund (19) ______TeltalkDavid Driver to be new (20) ______Teltalk to merge with a (21) ______ company.11% share will be bought by (22) ______ firm.PART FOUR·You will hear an interview with a woman who publishes magazines.·For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.·After you have listened once, replay the recording.23. Sally wanted to borrow one billion pounds toA. start a new company.B. purchase a large company.C. expand a small company.24. Sally got the money for her company, Close Communications, fromA. a bank.B. social contacts.C. her business partner.25. Sally recruited her staff byA. inviting candidates for a meal.B. contacting former colleagues.C. advertising in newspapers.26. Close Communications encourages its employees to travel byA. car.B. train.C. bicycle.27. If Close Communications is successful, the staff will receiveA. a bonus payment.B. a pay rise.C. a share in the profits.28. For their offices, all staff were givenA. a budget to spend on furniture.B. the same kind of furniture.C. a limited choice of furniture.29. Sally thinks that people are usually unhappy at work becauseA. their salaries are too low.B. there are too many forms to complete.C. there is too much management control.30. In their first year, Close Communications will produceA. 2 magazines.B. 9 magazines.C. 16 magazines.You now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to your Answer Sheet.SPEAKING 12 minutesSAMPLE SPEAKING TASKSPART 1In this part the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn. You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions.PART 2In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the two below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas.PART 3In this part of the test the examiner reads out a scenario and gives you some prompt material in the form of pictures or words. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 2 minutes to discuss the scenario with your partner. After that the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. For two or three candidatesScenarioPrompt materialTest 2 ReadingPart 11. A2. C3. C4. B5. APart 26. G7. A8. B9. C 10. FPart 311. G 12. D 13. A 14. H 15. FPart 416. B 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. APart 523. C 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. APart 629. A 30. C 31. B 32. B 33. A34. C 35. B 36. B 37. C 38. C39. A 40. BPart741. Bob Young 42. warehouse assistant43. (Doctor/Dr./J/Jake) Parry44. broken arm45. fortnight/two weeksTest 2 WritingPart 1I have ordered some new PCs and monitors. Unfortunately the monitors will arrive in the second week of October. I apologise to the people who are waiting for a monitor.Part 2Dear MadamI am writing to inform you that I would like to book from April 21 to April 22. In the conference, there will be 45 participants. Besides, I would like 20 single rooms with bathroom accommodation. I would like to have 46 computers, a fax machine, and a printer.Please, let me know the cost of the weekend. I look forward to hearing from you soon.Yours faithfullyLilian LortenTest 2 ListeningPart 11. B2. C3. C4. A5. B6. B7. C8. APart 29. 1976 10. 118 million 11. 5412. Mackintosh 13. 120,00014. 7,500 15. 76Part 316. racing car 17. low profits18. 1997 19. new equipment20. chief executive 21. British22. (an) electronicsPart 423. B 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. C28. A 29. C 30. BTapescript1. Woman: The auditors have rung to ask which month you'd prefer them to come, November or December?Man: Why not September, like last year?Woman: Somebody's already booked them for then, I'm afraid.Man: November then. December's much too busy.2. Woman: Now, let me turn to this month's sales figures.., they're very mixed. Sales of fax machines are down again, but we've been doing quite well with answering machines. Mobile phones have been disappointing, though we're hoping they may improve with the new model coming out next month.3. Man: Has the flight from Sydney arrived yet?Woman: No, sir. It was held up in Singapore.Man: Really? I thought it was a direct flight.Woman: No, it stops in Bangkok and Hong Kong as well.4. Woman 1: Could we meet on Thursday to discuss the new plans?Woman 2: Sorry, I'm busy all day - how about Wednesday or Friday?Woman 1: It'll have to be Wednesday - I'm going away on Friday.5. Woman: Oh, Mr Smith, before you go... I need to send out the agenda for Monday's meeting... who will be there? Man: Er, John Brown from Sales will be there, and so will Mary Jones from Purchasing... But I know she'll be a bit late.Woman: Who will be there from Production? Peter Wilson? He's back from holiday now.Man: Yes, he'll be there.Woman: Thanks, Mr Smith...6. Woman 1: We were expecting some loss of business this year, but I've just looked at the annual report, and I see sales have remained steady.Woman 2: So, no change then?Woman 1: Only in the pattern of sales. Men's clothes are our biggest earner now, about 50% of the total. Women's and children's clothes are selling equally well.7. Man: Are you going to the Paris conference tomorrow ?Woman: Yes, I'm leaving here straight after the meeting with Bob at a quarter past twelve. My plane leaves at half-past two.Man: Um, I was going to get the one o'clock flight, but I think perhaps I should be at Bob's meeting too. I'll get the same flight as you then.8. Woman: Let me also show you the Wilton and Asset models. Both are smaller and lighter than the Romex.Man: But aren't they more expensive?Woman: Well, they do actually cost a little more. But they're more efficient machines. And probably better value for money in the long term.Part Two. Questions 9-15.Man: Gold Express. Jim Davenport.Woman: Morning. This is Anna Marsh from Business Review. You said you'd give me some infor mation for the article I'm doing on delivery companies.Man: Ah yes...Woman: So, when did 'Gold Express' start doing business?Man: Well, it had been in business for 10 years when I joined it in 1986, so that means it was set up in 1976.Woman: I see. And what's your annual turnover?Man: £118 million last year - that's £12 million more than the year before.Woman: That's fantastic.Man: Most similar companies have only grown by 8 to 9% in the last 5 years, but our business has grown by 54% in that time. I think that's due to our MD, Peter Mackintosh. That's spelled M-A-C-K-I-N-T-O-S-H. He's done a great job.Woman: What ideas has he brought to the company?Man: Well, first a very positive attitude to customer opinion. We have 120,000 customers, and we send questionnaires to 4,000 of those every 8 weeks.Woman: That must be very useful for you.Man: And we encourage all our staff - there are 7,500 now, because we've taken on another 450 this year - to give opinions too.Last month 76% of staff said they were 'totally satisfied' with their work here - that's 10% more than last time! Woman: That's great, thanks.Part Three Questions 16-22.Woman: And now here is the main business news of the day.The UK company Waymans confirmed today that managers there were continuing to reorganise the company, and have now decided which of their businesses to sell. Both their car components business and their sports car production will stay within the company.However, the sale of their racing car business is planned for next month and already has a possible buyer. A spokesman for Waymans said the company had agreed to sell the business because of its low profits, even though sales which were poor last year have started to recover. The buyers are specialists in the field and are confident they can continue this recovery. Waymans' Director John Blake confirmed that the sale was just one of several major changes they had made in the company in 1999, a process started two years before, in 1997, by their MD. Mr Blake explained that having fewer businesses would leave more money available. It is believed that the company will spend any money made from next month's sale on new equipment, instead of the building work that was originally planned. Man: Teltalk, the mobile phone company, today confirmed that David Driver is mowing from his position as Personnel Director to become Chief Executive. Reports suggest he will take up the position next month. Earlier in the year Mr Driver announced that Teltalk might merge with a company in Europe, but latest reports are that they now intend to join a British company.Teltalk has also announced that Greens, the software retailers, intend to sell their eleven per cent share in the company next month. Teltalk has not named the company which intends to buy this share but has confirmed that it is an electronics company.Part Four Questions 23-30.Man: I'd like to introduce our studio guest, Sally Upton, who was the editor of the magazine 'Teenage Fashion' and is now about to produce her own magazines. Welcome Sally.Woman: Thank you.Man: Sally, your first idea for publishing needed a one billion pound loan, didn't it?Woman: It did. I wanted to buy MPC - the biggest magazine company in the UK. And the bank agreed!Man: But in fact that deal didn't succeed, so you didn't borrow the money.Woman: That's right. Someone made them a better offer and then not long after I just missed another deal with a smaller company. So, in the end I decided to see if it would be possible to find finance for a completely new company, which I've called Close Communications.Man: Was it easy to find a bank to agree to the idea of a new company?Woman: It's harder to get financial support for starting a new company than for buying an existing one, even though I didn't want nearly as much as a billion pounds. I tried a lot of bankers, but none wanted to invest in us.Man: So, what then?Woman: Well, I got a business partner, and he suggested something really simple. We rang up six friends we knew had money to invest, and asked them to support us, and they agreed!Man: Well, they were good friends! And how did you recruit your staff? I've heard you use quite unusual methods... Woman: We didn't have to advertise formally in newspapers, in fact people contacted us, not us them. We asked them out for dinner to discuss their ideas and if we liked what they said, we asked them to be on the team.Man: So in general do you see your company as being different to most other companies?Woman: In every way - big and small. Take company transport policy. We don't have company cars, we don't thinkthey make sense. In fact I come in by bicycle.Man: Really?Woman: However, we do give our employees a very generous expense account for rail journey, - it doesn't matter what the distance is, we are happy to pay the fare! Just so the team get out and meet people.Man: And do you think you will stay different? Will success change you?Woman: Not at all! For example, if Close Communications is successful, all the staff will benefit, because we are all equals. We don't give large rises in salary or extra pay every now and again but we do have a division of the profits every three months.Man: I see.Woman: Also, when we moved into our office we wanted everyone to feel at home. We didn't want everyone to have the same desks and chairs like a school or even to choose from a narrow range. So, to get it furnished, we gave them the money and let them choose exactly what they wanted.Man: Brave.Woman: Not brave. We trust each other! You see. I think there's only one reason why anybody becomes unhappy at work...Man: What's that?Woman: Well, in my experience it's not pay, it's when you're not allowed to make any decisions because you always have to do what the managers say. Your voice isn't heard.Man: Personally, it's filling in forms and filing papers that I hate most.Woman: Yes, but they're your papers, it's different isn't it?Man: True. And now the big day has come, your own magazines produced by your own company. Your first two titles tomorrow, both aimed at girls under 16, is that right?Woman: That's right, they are just two of the nine we are going to produce in our first twelve months.Man: Well, Sally, best of luck to you and your team tomorrow.Woman: Thank you.Man: And now...。

BEC商务英语(初级)写作模拟试卷15(题后含答案及解析)

BEC商务英语(初级)写作模拟试卷15(题后含答案及解析)

BEC商务英语(初级)写作模拟试卷15(题后含答案及解析)题型有:1. PART ONE 2. PART TWOPART ONE1.?You work for an international company in Los Angeles.?You have arranged to meet a colleague, Carole Buckley, in the New York office on 3 February.?Write an email to your colleague: ?confirming the date of your visit to New York ?suggesting what time the meeting should start ?inviting her to dinner after the meeting.?Write about 30-40 words on your Answer Sheet.正确答案:I’m coming to New York office on 3 February to the meeting. Is it possible to start at 11:00 am? After that, would you like to have dinner with me?PART TWO2.?Read this part of a letter from the conference organiser at Greenwood Conference Centre.Thank you for your enquiry about conference facilities at Greenwood. I enclose a brochure containing further details of the accommodation and conference facilities which I mentioned on the phone.I am now able to confirm that Greenwood is available for up to 40 participants on the weekends of 20-22 April and 5-7 May 2001.Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information.?Write a letter to Mr Stanton, the conference organiser: ?informing him which dates you would like to book ?telling him how many participants there will be ?giving details of the type of accommodation required ?asking him to confirm the cost of the weekend.?Write 60-80 words on your Answer Sheet.?Do not include postal addresses.正确答案:Dear Madam I am writing to inform you that I would like to book from April 21 to April 22. In the conference, there will be 45 participants. Besides, I would like 20 single rooms with bathroom accommodation. I would like to have 46 computers, a fax machine, and a printer.Please, let me know the cost of the weekend. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully Lilian Lorten。

《剑桥国际商务英语BEC》课程模拟考试参考答案

《剑桥国际商务英语BEC》课程模拟考试参考答案

《剑桥国际商务英语BEC》课程模拟考试参考答案————————————————————————————————作者:————————————————————————————————日期:《剑桥国际商务英语BEC》课程模拟试卷1-8参考答案keys for reference to Simulated BEC preliminary reading and writing test practice 1-8第一套试卷参考答案:Part one1.B2.A3.B4.C5.APart two6.G7.B8.C9.D 10.APart three11.F 12.H 13.D 14.B 15.EPart four16.A 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.A 21.C 22.BPart Five23.C 24.B 25.C 26.B 27.B 28.CPart Six29.A 30.B 31.B 32.A 33.C 34.A 35.B 36.C 37.A 38.B 39.C 40.CPart Seven41. ALAN BILTON 42. (AN/ONE) OHP 43.(TUESDAY) 19 OCTOBER44. 10.00-11.30(AM) 45.CONFERENCE ROOM BWriting:46.Miss Burton,I can’t make the meeting with Mr John Williams on the 16th ofJune, because I will be out on business trip .Would you please tell him this change and make a new arrangements with him ?Thanks (39 words)47.Dear Mr Lam,Thank you very much for your enquiry letter and very appreciate your interest in selling our shirts. . Enclosed pleased find a price list. We do offer discount for large orders over 300 shirts. Since this is your firt order and as a trial purchase,we are pleased to offer you a 3 % discount for your order for 100 shirts.The colours in which the shirts are available now are red, white, grey and green.Best wishes (79 words)第二套试卷参考答案:Part one1.B2.A3.C4.A5.CPart two6.C7.E8.H9.F 10.BPart three11.B 12.F 13.G 14.H 15.EPart four16.A 17.B 18.B 19.C 20.A 21.C 22.BPart Five23.B 24.A 25.C 26.B 27.A 28.CPart Six29.B 30.A 31.C 32.C 33.A 34.A 35.C 36.B 37.C 38.C 39.A 40.APart Seven41. Peter Rogers 42. carpet 43.photocopy 44.£300 45.floodWriting:46.A new designer,Mary Watts, has just joined our company.She is responsible for the designing work. And her office is at room 203 on the second floor.If you have any work invloved with designing, please contact her.(36 words)47.Dear Mrs Astbury,Thank you very much for the invitation letter for my boss and he’d like to attend the business conference on the 17th of march.He will give a talk on business management which is the area of his work.he has studied if for several years and is doing very well in it. He will arrive there at 7.00pm,16th march.Please book a single room with bath for him with the price range between 100 and 15 dollars per night.(80 words)第三套试卷参考答案:Part one1.C2.B3.C4.A5.APart two6.E7.G8.B9.A 10.CPart three11.D 12.H 13.A 14.E 15.GPart four16.B 17.A 18.C 19.A 20.C 21.B 22.CPart Five23.A 24.B 25.C 26.B 27.A 28.BPart Six29.C 30.B 31.C 32.A 33.C 34.B 35.A 36.C 37.B 38.C 39.B 40.APart Seven41.AREA SALES MANAGER 42. KEIKO YOSHIDA 43.JAPAN44. MUSIC MACHINE 45.BA IN ECONOMICSWriting:46.A meeting will be held on Monday 2nd June in the 3rd Meeting Room and the meeting will begin at 3.00 pm. All staff are expected to be present at the meeting.Thanks (33 words)47.Thank you very much for your invitation to your meeting.I’m writing here to inform you that I can give a talk on your next meeting on 16 July . I will talk about how to build a creative working team in medium-sized Businesses. But would you please let me know where you will held the meeting and how I can get there ?I am looking forward to your early reply .Best wishesYours sincerely(75 words)第四套试卷参考答案:Part one1.B2.B3.B4.A5.CPart two6.E7.G8.D9.B 10.FPart three11.C 12.F 13.D 14.A 15.HPart four16.C 17.A 18.B 19.C 20.C 21.C 22.BPart Five23.B 24.A 25.A 26.A 27.A 28.CPart Six29.C 30.B 31.B 32.C 33.A 34.B 35.A 36.C 37.B 38.B 39.A 40.CPart Seven41.FINANCE OFFICER 42.PEAK TRADING CO. 43.CHEQUE44. DAILY RECORD 45.INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSWriting:46.I’m very sorry that I can’t attend our departmental meeting . I know the meeting will be very important but I will be visiting an international Trade Fair so I can’t be present. I will be back to see you next Tuesday. (40 words)47.Thank you very much for your letter about the room reservation in your hotel. I’m writing to confirm that I ‘d like to reserve one of your functional room for 22nd November. There will be about no more than 40 people in our group. Would you please to send us a copy of your menus so that we can decide the food we will order ? We will provide our own music.(72words)第五套试卷参考答案:Part one1.B2.A3.C4.A5.BPart two6.G7.B8.E9.F 10.CPart three11.B 12.G 13.A 14.F 15.CPart four16.A 17.B 18.A 19.B 20.A 21.C 22.CPart Five23.A 24.C 25.B 26.B 27.C 28.BPart Six29.B 30.A 31.B 32.A 33.C 34.C 35.B 36.A 37.C 38.B 39.B 40.CPart Seven41. CAROL BATES 42.CUSTOMER ORDERS DEPARTMENT43.3326 44. WAGES CLERK 45.1ST JUL YWriting:46.A competition will be held to encourage all the staff in our depaetment to produce new ideas for packaging. Submit your design paper to Mr Smith by 30th June . We will offer a bicycle for the winners.(37words)47.Thank you very much for your letter. I’m writing to confirm that I will be visiting your company on Monday 8th . It is a convenient date for me. Miss liu will coming with me as my secretary. During my stay I ‘d like to visit your research and development department,and your marketing department forI’d like to have some knowledge of your research capacity and your marketing efficiency.looking forward to meeting you . (73 words)第六套试卷参考答案:Part one1.A2.C3.C4.B5.BPart two6.B7.G8.F9.H 10.EPart three11.D 12.H 13.B 14.F 15.CPart four16.B 17.B 18.C 19.B 20.A 21.C 22.APart Five23.B 24.C 25.B 26.A 27.A 28.CPart Six29.B 30.A 31.A 32.B 33.A 34.B 35.C 36.C 37.B 38.A 39.A 40.BPart Seven41. COLLINS LTD 42. SUE POTTS 43.(TUESDAY) 19 OCTOBER44. 7 DAWSON STREET 45.NEW RADIO ADVERTISEMENTWriting:46.An urgent meeting will be held in the company conference room at 9.00 am tomorrow. All the staff in our department are expected to be present .The meeting will be about overtime work for some new the large order.(39 words)47.Thank you very much for your letter of invitation and I’ll be present at annual dinner on 5 July. As you requested, I will give a talk on how to improve our working efficiency and this talk will just last about 20 minutes.Would you please let me know whether accommodation will be arranged for me during my stay there? I’m looking forward to your early replyBest wishes,Sincerely yours(73words)第七套试卷参考答案:Part one1.C2.B3.C4.A5.APart two6.F7.A8.H9.C 10.EPart three11.B 12.E 13.G 14.D 15.HPart four16.B 17.B 18.A 19.B 20.A 21.C 22.CPart Five23.B 24.A 25.C 26.C 27.C 28.BPart Six29.A 30.B 31.A 32.B 33.C 34.C35.A 36.C 37.A 38.C 39.B 40.APart Seven41. JOHN WINTER42. MARKETING DEPARTMENT43.SECRETARY44.15 VOVEMBER 199845.START A NEW JOBWriting:46.Our company’s sales director will visit me next Thursday morning. He wants to have a study of the present sales and marketing situation in our area. Please write a report and get the relevant information ready for him? Thanks.(39 words)47.I’m writing to confirm the booking of the coference room in your center on 21 may 2002 . There will be 26 trainees who will attend the sales training course. We will need a tape recorder to play some recording tapes , a video player for some video programmes and a whiteboard to write on. I’d also like to know if we can get a 10% discount as usual?Looking forward to your early reply.Best wishes (74 words)第八套试卷参考答案:keys for reference to Simulated BEC preliminary reading and writing test practice 8Part one1.A2.A3.B4.B5.APart two6.G7.E8.B9.A 10.CPart three11.D 12.C 13.H 14.G 15.EPart four16.B 17.C 18.B 19.A 20.C 21.B 22.APart Five23.A 24.C 25.A 26.B 27.C 28.BPart Six29.B 30.A 31.C 32.C 33.C 34.B 35.C 36.A 37.A 38.A 39.B 40.APart Seven41. LAURA GRA VES 42. STAFF DEVELOPMENT 43.65544.KAREN HILL 45.INTERNET STRA TEGIESWriting:46.Mr. Smith from ABC company made a telephone complaint about late deliveries. You know that we are installing the new production line . We have nearly finished. The new line will work more efficiently so the delivery will soon be arranged. (41words)47.Dear Ms Reeves,Thank you for your letter asking me to give a presentaton at your departmental meeting on 15th December. I’d like to but I’m afraid I can’t attend the meeting on that date because I will be away on business during those days. How about 19th December? I hope it will be a convenient date for you. Please contact Ms White,my secretary to confirm the arrangement.Looking forward to seeing you .Best wishes,Sincerely yours(79 words)。

2015职称英语考试真题

2015职称英语考试真题

2015职称英语考试真题The 2015 Professional English Exam for Job Qualification is a highly competitive and challenging exam that requires a thorough understanding of the English language. The exam is designed to test the proficiency of non-native English speakers in the language and assess their ability to communicate effectively in English. The exam is divided into two parts: the written exam and the oral exam. The written exam consists of multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, and short essay questions. The multiple-choice questions test the candidate's understanding of grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. The fill-in-the-blank questions test the candidate's understanding of sentence structure and vocabulary. The short essay questions test the candidate's ability to express their thoughts and ideas in English. The oral exam is designed to test the candidate's ability to communicate effectively in English. The exam consists of a conversation between the candidate and the examiner. The examiner will ask the candidate questions related to their personal life, work experience, and other topics. The candidate is expected to answer the questions in English and communicate effectively with the examiner. Preparing for the Professional English Exam for Job Qualification requires a lot of dedication and hard work. Candidates should start preparing for the exam well in advance and practice regularly. They should focus on improving their grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. They should also practice writing short essays and speaking in English. Taking the Professional English Exam for Job Qualification can be a stressful experience for candidates. They may feel nervous and anxious about the exam. However, it is important for candidates to remain calm and focused during the exam. They should take deep breaths and try to relax before starting the exam. In conclusion, the Professional English Exam for Job Qualification is a challenging exam that requires a thorough understanding of the English language. Candidates should start preparing for the exam well in advance and practice regularly. They should focus on improving their grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. They should also practice writing short essays and speaking in English. Taking the exam can be a stressful experience, but candidates should remain calm and focused during the exam.。

2015年BEC商务英语高级真题及答案

2015年BEC商务英语高级真题及答案

2015年BEC商务英语高级真题及答案In the last few years, managers throughout industry have seen more changes than many of them could have expected to see in their entire working lives having to communicate information which often leads to feelings of insecurity has become a key activity. From being regarded as relatively unimportant in many companies , management employee communication has become a central corporate need.Concordia International provides a good example of a company that has adjusted well to the changing needs for communication . since 1995 , Concordia has been turned inside-out and upside-down, to ensure that it is a marketing –led, customer-responsive business, one that looks outwards at customers and competitors, rather than inwards at its own processes and the way things were done in the past. In the last eight years, Concordia has reduced its workforce by more than80.000 people - or 35% -on a voluntary basis, with further downsizing anticipated.From being an engineering company, Concordia is now remaking itself as a service company. The role of employee communication in such a context is to build people’s self-confidence, to persuade them that, although it is inevitable that the changes will go ahead, they also bring with them new opportunities for employees. However, this is not an easy task. People tend to be skeptical of these claims and to feel that they are losing touch with the company they have worked for over many years. This is understandable, since many of the old certainties are being swept away , including the core activities of the company they work for. Above all , they have had to face up to the fact that they no longer have a job for life.Research indicates that people respond to this predicament in a variety of ways. The bulk of employees fall into two main categories in terms of their response to the new situation: on the one hand there are the “pragmatists”and on the other “the highly anxious”the former see their job asa means to an end and have a relatively short-term perspective, with strong loyalty to their local term , rather than the company as a whole . The second category, usually the majority, may respond to threatened changes with a feeling of having been let down, and even feel anger at the company for what they see as changing the terms of their employment.` The employee communication process needs to be capable of accurately directing its messages at a variety of employee groups and departments within the workforce . this is why middle managers and line managers are so key to communication. They are the people who know about the full rage of concerns among the workforce. The problem in the past was that this crucial area was often the responsibility of a separate, relatively isolated unit. Concordia puts responsibility for communication firmly on line managers. All their research points to the same conclusion: people prefer to get their information face-to-face from their line managers. That is the key relationship and where arguments and hearts and minds –are lost.The general rule in company communication is to tellemployees as much as you can as soon as you can. If you can’t provide details, then at least put the news in context and commit yourself to providing greater detail when it becomes available another rule of company communication is that there must be a fit between what the company is telling its employees and what it is telling its shareholders.15 In the last eight years, Concordia hasA made over 80.000 employees reduncdantB completed a period of downsizingC reduced its workforce of 80.000 by 35%D given 35% of departing employees voluntary redundancy16 From Concordia’s point of view, the role of communication is toA win employee support before going ahead with the changesB change the company’s core activities.C emphasise the positive aspects of the changesD explain the need for the changes17 what does research show about most employees’response to change?A they expect it to have a bad effect on the companyB they feel completely powerlessC they become less loyalD they fell they have been treated unfairly18 Concordia’s communication process mainly relies onA printed communicationB departmental headsC personal communicationD a separate, specialized unit19 According to the writer, what is the guiding principle about giving information within an organization?A Never make promises about future developmentsB Give people an overall view at the earliest possible stageC always include plenty of hard informationD Hold back until all the details can be provided20 which of the following would be the most suitable title for the article?A employee attitudes to company communicationB making company communication more effectiveC Researching company commmucationD Making employees feel less powerless文章取材自一本管理手册,说的是一个组织里的有效沟通问题。

历年BEC商务英语高级考试真题(15)

历年BEC商务英语高级考试真题(15)

历年BEC商务英语高级考试真题(15)The Scientific Approach to RecruitmentWhen it (0) to selecting candidates through interview, more often than not the decision is made within the first five minutes of a meeting.??Yet employers like to (21) themselves that they are being exceptionally thorough in their selection processes. In today’s competitive market place, the (22) of staff in many organizations is fundamental to the company’s success and, as a result , recruiters use all means at their disposal to (23) the best in the field.One method in particular that has (24) in popularity is testing , either psychometric testing, which attempts to define psychological characteristics , or ability£aptitude testing (25) an organization with an extra way of establishing a candidate’s suitability for a role. It (26) companies to add value by identifying key elements of a position and then testing candidates to ascertain their ability against those identified elements.The employment of psychometric or ability testing as one (27) of the recruitment process may have some merit, but in reality there is no real (28), scientific or otherwise, of the potential future performance of any individual. The answer to this problem is experience in interview techniques and strong definition of the elements of each position to be (29) as the whole recruitment process is based on few real certainties, the instinctive decisions that many employers make, based on a CT and the first five minutes of a meeting, are probably no less valid than any other tool employed in the (30) of recruitment.21.A suggest B convince C advise D believe22.A worth B credit C quality D distinction23.A secure B relies C attain D achieve24.A lifted B enlarged C expanded D risen25.A provides B offers C contributes D gives 中华考试网26.A lets B enables C agrees D admits27. A portion B member C share D component28. A extent B size C amount D measure29.A occupied B met C filled D appointed30 A business B topic C point D affair《The scientific approach to recruitment》,招人的科学方法。

BEC剑桥商务英语考试真题及模拟题套打印版

BEC剑桥商务英语考试真题及模拟题套打印版

B E C剑桥商务英语考试真题及模拟题套打印版文档编制序号:[KK8UY-LL9IO69-TTO6M3-MTOL89-FTT688]2015年下半年商务英语中级备考模拟试题(1)Ⅰ.Listening: 20%(听力,20分)Section ADirections: Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the words or phrases you’ve heard.The terms of payment are an important part of the business . From the seller’s point of view, the best terms would be full payment at the time of sale, while the buyers would have the goods before making payment. Importers and exporters are each other by thousands of miles. This adds to the difficulties of coming to an on how payment should be made.Section BDirections: Listen to the tape and translate the sentences into Chinese.1. 2 3 4 5 .Section CDirections: In this part, you will hear 5 short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, there will be a question about what was said. After you hear a conversation and question about it, read the four answers on your paper and decide which is the correct answer to the question you have heard.( )1.A. He wants a piece of each type.B. He can’t tear either piece of the cloth.C. The pieces of cloth are made by a secret process.D. The pieces of cloth seem identical to him.( )2.A. The woman is unwilling to discuss the plan.B. The man suggests that the woman make a new plan.C. The man and the woman have already prepared their plan.D. The man and the woman don’t know how to prepare a plan.( )3.A. Choose any one.B. Don’t do anything.C. Make better use of his time.D. Fill out the pink form first.( )4.A. Invite the man to visit her house.B. Talk to her secretary on the phone.C. Meet her secretary first.D. Go to meet Ms. Lin immediately( )5.A. He has been told to call back.B. He is talking on the phone.C. He is not in at the moment.D. He is going out this afternoon.II.Reading & Comprehension: 40%(阅读与理解,40分)Section ADirections: There are ten incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write down the right answer in the brackets for each sentence. This section totals 10 points, one point for each sentence.( )1.We can supply all the bicycles you required ____________ stock and are arranging shipment by M.V. Mermaid.A. forB. fromC. toD. against( )2.We would like to remind you that the __________ L/C must reach us before March 10so that we can make shipment in good time.A. coveringB. coverC. coveredD. being covered( )3.We have received your letter of 28 March, ___________ us to modify the previous arrangements for the shipment of the captioned order.A. askedB. to askC. being askedD. asking( )4.In our letter of May 5, we made __________ clear that shipment is to be effected in June.A. youB. themC. thatD. it( )5.We always deal _______________ payment by sight L/C.A. withB. inC. atD. on( )6.This offer is _____________ to your reply reaching us before the 20th of February.A. subjectingB. subjectC. subjected D to subject( )7.____________ we are appreciating the good quality of your black tea, we regret that your price appears to be on the high side.A. WhileB. WhenC. HoweverD. Therefore( )8.We hereby authorize you to ___________ on us at 60 days after sight to the extent of USD20,000.00.A. openB. establishC. drawD. build( )9.If parties to a contract desire to settle disputes, an arbitration clause is usually made in the contract well before a dispute _____________ .A. risesB. arisesC. lookD. appear( )10.Some customers requested us to _____________ our price because they considered ittoo high.A. put downB. get downC. take downD. bring downSection BDirections: There are ten blanks in the following letter. You are required to choose the best one from the given four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Then write down the correct answer in the brackets. This section totals 10 points, one point for each blank.Dear Mr. BushThank you for your 1 of January 5 for our Beauty Brand Blouses.We are now exporting 2 of various brands, among which Beauty Brand is the most famous. They are in great 3 abroad and our stocks are running 4 quickly. They are popular not only for their novel design, but also for the reasonable prices. We are confident that once you have tried our blouses, you will place repeat orders with us 5 large quantities.As you requested, we are now 6 as follows:Price: US$600 per dozen CIF New YorkTerms of Payment: By sight L/C to be opened through a bank to be 7 by the Sellers.Shipment: In March 2007.Please note that we do not allow any commission 8 our blouses, but a discount of 5% may be 9 if the quantity is more than 1,000 dozen.The above offer is made without 10 and is subject to our final confirmation.We hope that you will place an order with us at an early date.Sincerely yours( )1. A. request B. enquiry C. acquisition D. requirement( )2. A. blouses B. woman blouses C. woman shirts D. lady shirts( )3. A. need B. want C. require D. demand( )4. A. up B. off C. down D. away( )5.A. at B. for C. in D. with( )6. A. ordering B. offering C. placing D. advising( )7. A. agreed B. approved C. acceptable D. covered( )8. A. on B. in C. of D. at( )9. A. provided B. supplied C. furnished D. granted( )10. A. promise B. duty C. engagement D. onusSection CDirections: There are two passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then write down the correct answer in the brackets for each question or statement. This section totals 20 points, two points for each question.Passage OneWhat a lovely place Xerox is to work Kim Moloney, a client services executive, can’t say enough nice things about her employer. ‘It’s a very special environment,’ she says. ‘People descri be Xerox as a family and I was amazed at the number of people who have worked here for so long.’ It’s tempting to takeMoloney’s comments with a pinch of salt, especially considering that when you’ve been working somewhere for only two years, as she has at Xerox, everyone seems old and established. But there’s truth behind her enthusiasm.Take Carole Palmer, the group resources director. She joined Xerox in 1978 as a temp and has been in her present role for seven years. ‘Xerox has been good to me over th e years,’ she says. ‘It has supported me through qualifications … and last year I took part in the vice-president incumbent program.’ Human resources is taken seriously at Xerox, Palmer says, and the company has a policy of promoting fromwithin (which wou ld explain Moloney’s amazement at her colleagues’ longevity). The company takes on only fifteen to twenty graduates each year and Moloney was part of an intake who joined having already acquired a couple of years’ work experience. She started as a project manager for Xerox Global Services before moving into sales. Now her responsibility is to ‘grow and maintain customer relationships’.Moloney is based at the head office in Uxbridge. ‘It’s great in terms of working environment,’ she says. ‘We’ve just got a new provider in the canteenand … we have brainstorming rooms and breakout areas.’ Much of Moloney’s role is visiting clients, so she doesn’t have a permanent desk at head office. ‘I’m a hot-desker, which is good because you get to sit with different people in the hot-desk areas. And you’re given a place to store your things.’ Head office staff numbers between 1,200 and 1,500 people, Palmer says. The company has four other main offices in the UK. The nature of the organization, which encompasses sales and marketing, global services (the biggest division), developing markets, research and development and manufacturing, means that the opportunities at the company vary from service engineers to sales roles and consultants.Perks include a final-salary pension scheme and various discount schemes. The reward and recognition scheme is a little different, and rather nice: ‘Each manager has a budget every year to recognize and reward staff,’ Palmer says. ‘It can be in the form of a meal for two, or a bottle of wine. It can be up to £1,000. There’s the recognition, and then there’s putting money behind it.’ Moloney, however, likes the non-cash rewards. ‘Xerox takes care of all its staff but it also recognizes the people who put in the added effort,’ she says. ‘It o ffers once-in-a-lifetime incentive trips, and recently I organized a sailing trip for my team.’The idea of working abroad with the company appeals to her, and she says that her career goal is to be part of the senior management team. Here’s another empl oyee, it would seem, who is in it for the long haul.( )1.The journalist of this article thinks that .A. staff at Xerox are not telling the truth abut the company.B. Xerox offers great benefits to staff.C. Xerox is the best company in the world.D. Xerox has the best working environment.( )2.The company tends to find its new manager .A. only form graduatesB. on training coursesC. from existing staffD. from job markets( )3.What does the phrase “to take on” in the sentence “The comp any takes on only fifteen to twenty graduates each year and …” of the second paragraph mean .A. To trainB. To employC. To interviewD. To maintain(A)( )4.As well as recognizing its staff through promotion, Xerox .A. gives cash bonusesB. gives unpaid leave to take trips of a lifetime.C. provides a number of perks.D. provides huge end-of-year bonuses.( )5.One common feature of Xerox staff is that they tend .A. to work hardB. to get promotedC. work longer hours each dayD. not to change employerPassage TwoEven if you get work done and generally get along with co-workers, you could have habits that bug your boss (not to mention your officemates). While these quirks may not necessarily get you fired, they certainly can keep you from climbing the corporate ladder. We’ve uncovered a number of habits that bug your boss and offer tips on how to avoid them.According to LaRhonda Edwards, a human resources manager with thirteen years of HR experience, tardiness is one of the bigg est concerns for managers. “If the normal work day starts at 8 o’clock, then the expectation is that you’re in the office ready to start your day,” she explains. Her advice to the chronically late “Plan ahead,” she urges. “If you live 50 minutes away, you don’t leave 50 minutes early. Tag on extra time and anticipate road blocks.” Some people even set their clocks a few minutes early to ensure that they’re on time. Different bosses prefer different modes of communication. Lindsey Pollak, a workplace expert and author of Getting from College to Career, says if you text your boss and she prefers in-person meetings, “either your information won’t get across or you’ll irritate [her].” Fortunately, there’s a simple fix: ask your boss how and when to send updates.If you’re too shy to ask outright, then Pollak suggests observing how they communicate with you. “If you have a boss who communicates once a day by email, that’s the boss’ preferred frequency and method of communication,” explains Pollak.A cluttered, m essy work space can give your boss the impression that you’re lazy or disorganized, so try to keep your desk neat. “Never put more on your desk than you’re going to work on for the day,” recommends Edwards. “At the end of the day, make sure you set up for the next day. I may be working on five things at once, but at the end of the day, they’re gone, and I set up for the next day.” Most managers would rather you ask a question than make a mistake, but many questions can be answered on your own. “Is this something you could Google or ask a colleague” wonders Pollak. “The internet is so vast that a lot of information you can get yourself.” If you must approach your boss with a question or issue, then Pollakrecommends brainstorming beforehand. “Rather than saying ‘This client is terrible. What should I do’ think about potential solutions,” she says.Cell phones are practically ubiquitous in the workplace these days, but it’sstill disruptive and disrespectful when they go off during a meeting. Edwards says tha t you should, “put your cell phone on vibrate or leave it in your own office so it’s not a distraction.” That way you won’t be tempted to text either ( )6.According to the article, how many pieces of advice are offered here .A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five(B)( )7.What is this article about .A. How to be successful in the workplace.B. How to communicate with your boss.C. How to avoid quirks that annoy your boss.D. How to utilize your mobile phones at work.( )8.What does the phrase “to get across” in the sentence “…she prefers in-person meetings, “either your information won’t get across or you’ll irritate …” of the second paragraph mean .A. To be communicatedB. To be passedC. To be promotedD. To be anticipated(A)( )9.According to the article, which of the following modes of communication is the best when communicating with your boss .A. Any ways you think are appropriate.B. In-person meetings.C. Correspondence.D. The way your boss communicates with you.(D)( )10.Which of the following statements is not mentionedA. Employees should pay respect to their bosses anytime.B. Employees should plan beforehand so as to show up at work on time.C. Employees should not let their mobile phones go off during meetings.D. Employees should keep their desks neat and organized.(C)III.Business Translation: 20%(商务翻译,20分)Section ADirections: There are ten terms in this section. Translate the English terms or phrases into Chinese and the Chinese terms or phrases into English. Then write down the translation on the paper. This section totals 10 points, one point for each term.1.sales literature2.bulk cargo3.weight memo4.shipping advice5.operative instrument6.不可抗力7.往来行 8.单独海损9.索款通知书10.销售确认书Section BDirections: Translate the following five Chinese sentences into English. Then write down the translation on the paper. This part totals 10 points, two points for each sentence.1.请报你方最低的CIF上海价,并注明最早交货期。

剑桥商务英语BEC模拟测试题(附答案)

剑桥商务英语BEC模拟测试题(附答案)

剑桥商务英语BEC模拟测试题(附答案)一.READINGPART ONEQuestions 1-7. Read these sentences and the following business index.. Which advisor each sentense (1-7) describe?. For each sentence mark one letter (A , B ,C ,D or E) on your Answer Sheet.ExampleThe company invests a large sum of money in high technology.Answer: E1. It is engaged in the expansion of a telecommunications line.2. No other steel industries have such a high rating. .3. The company is the chief holder of a British company's shares.4. As much as forty million U. S. dollars are invested in Taiwan.5. It has business transactions with an American company.6. The company gets a very high interest rate from its stocks.7. Agreements were signed between two companies about technological cooperation.A. Telecom Asia Corporation Limited (Thailand )-It serves as international advisor in connection with the debt and equity financing for a US $3 billion telephone line expansion project in Bangkok. (Current)B. Singapore Telecom international Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)- It acquires its 50/00 interest in Cambridge Holding Ltd. ,the controlling shareholder of Cambridge Cable Ltd. of the U. K. (6/1992)C. Pohang Iron 6 Steel Co. ,Ltd. (Korea) .In connection with its ratings with Standard & Poor's and Moody's investor Services. The company obtained the highest rating of any steei company in the world. (II/1991)D. Goldstar Co. ,Ltd. (Korea)In its investiment in ,and technology agreements with ,Zenith Electronics of the U. S. -the first transaction of this type in Korea. (2/1991 )E. Concord Venture Capital Co. , Ltd.(Taiwan) '-Structured ,marketed to investors and made a principal investment in the Fund with total equity of NT $ 940 million(US $ 40 million) to invest in Taiwanese high-technology venture capital opportunities. (I/1991)PART TWOQuestions 8-1 2. Read this advertisement of a Canadian computer incorporation.. Choose the best sentence from the list A-I on page 5 to fill each of the blanks.. For each blank (8-12)mark one letter(A -I) on your Answer Sheet.. Do not mark any letter twice.. One answer has been given as an example.AST'S BRAVO FAMILYOur new and improved Bravo series of personal computers is designed to do calculations in a new way. . .. . ..example . . . . . .For example , the new Bravo MT has the same features of Intel's very fast Pentium 60MHz microprocessor. It's all the power you need to run an entire workgroup or the latest graphics-intensive programs, and processes even the most complicated mathematical calculations five times faster than the DX2/66. ...... . . 8...... . . It's perfect for the power user who demands high performance at an attractive price point.Also new from AST is our latest generation of Bravo LC desktops, a value line of energy efficient 486 personal computers. Our entire Bravo LC family ,while still affordable, has new muscle--Intel 486 microprocessors up to 100 MHz and a VESA Local Bus slot. Today, it's fast, tomorrow it could be even faster, if you choose to raise it to Intel's Pentium Over Drive processor. How about more performance in less space? The Bravo LP is a low profile 486 , loaded with award-winning engineering. ... ... 9 ... ... And the graphics RAM can be enlarged to ZMB for 64-bit processing. Our new Bravo NB notebook computers, recently named the number one of the 20 world's topnotebook computers ,are some of our best examples of the Bravo family. ... ...10 ... ... It is particularly ideal for small businesses ,home offices ,and mobile users.With Bravo , there's something for everyone. Including high value , performance , and the most responsive around the-clock phone support anywhere. ... ... 11 ... ...By the way ,our 486 Bravos are all approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.... ...12... ...For an AST reseller near you ,please call 800 876- 4 AST.Example: CA. Would you expect anything from the world's fifth largest (and growing )personal computer company?B. In addition ,you'll find .yourself in the enjoyment of free maintenance andtransportation.C. If you want speed, power, expandability, and dazzling graphics performance at a very affordable price, you'll find it in our Bravo personal computers.D. The MT also comes with two AL-slots for graphic upgrades and installed windows-based software solutions.E. So , you'll save energy , money ,and perhaps a few trees.F. For instance, innovative security features help you keep your most confidential work to yourself.G. As a result, you need a certificate issued by the Environment Protection Agency if you buy a personal computer.H. The Bravo NB4/33 is even thinner, lighter ,faster , and more affordable- using very little power with a longer battery life.I. Finally, the DX2/66 is inferior to our Bravo MT in speed, function andgraphics performance.PART THREEQuestions 13-20. Read this brochure about the Canadian city, Saint John, and answer questions 13 to 20 that follow.Canada's Most Cost-Effective CityIn today's business climate, every corporate decision is measured by one standard-how it influences bottom line. So for businesses in Saint John, New Brunswick , important decisions usually comes easier. The reason? Saint John is the country's most cost-effective city.Many Companies ,including major telemarketing operations ,are moving in to take advantage of substantially more competitive operating costs for human resources , workers' compensation, telecommunications and business convenience.1. In Saint John, city center rents run approximately one-third less than the national average. Downtown Class A office space ranges in price from the low to mid teens. Class B rents for much lower fees. Salaries cost an average of 23 percent less when compared to other major centers. These reduced costs and lower household expenses make for a winning combination where employers and employees both benefit. .2. From superhighways to future highways ,Saint John has it all. Leading-edge technology supplied by companies like NBTel will link your firm to the world. Combine this technology with low-cost telecommunications rates and round-the-clock service ,and you have three good reasons why national firms like Northern Telecom ,Canada Trust and Meditrust now call Saint John home.3. NBTel's Competitive telecommunications rates can help an employer realize annual savings of 25 percent and more. Lower property and commercial taxes ,Canada's second lowest electric power rates, and no business of salary taxes make. Saint John an ideal cost-saving location. In recent comparative studies to detemine the least expensive city center, Saint John ranked number one compared to 27 U. S. cities.4. Saint John means profitability and good business sense. To help companies considering business expansion or relocation ,the newly created Greater Saint John Economic Development Commission is ready to take an active role in your evaluation process. General manager Steve Carson says the Commission's role is simple :We'rehere to make it easier to set up or expand a business in Saint John.Questions 13-16. For questions 13-1 6,choose the correct title for each paragraph from the box below.. For each paragraph (1-4)mark one letter (AG) on your Answer Sheet.. Do not mark any letter twice.13. Paragraph 1 ...... . ...... .14. Paragraph 2 ...... . ...... .15. Paragraph 3 ...... . ...... .16. Paragraph 4 ...... . ...... .A. Low living costB. Good traffic and telecommunication servicesO. Sanit John's cheap rentsD. Two classes of rentsE. The number one expensive city centerF. Encouragement for new business activitiesG. Good business senseQuestions 17-20. Using the information in the text , complete each sentence 17-20 ,with a phrase from the list below (A -G) .. For each sentence (17 20) mark one letter (AG) on your Answer Sheet.. De not mark any letter twice.17. The task of Greater Saint John Economic Development Commission is to. . . . . .18. In Saint John, employees'wages. . . . . .19. There are a few reasons why national companies. . . . . .20. In Saint John ,New Brunswick it is easier than elsewhere for companies to. . . . .A. cost twenty-three percent less than other major centersB. make important decisionsC. take advantage of human resourcesD. link your business to others all over the worldE. determine the cheapest city centerF. consider Saint John to be their homeG. help set up or expand a business in this cityPART FOURQuestions 21 -35. Read this advertisement.. Choose the best word to fill each gap.. For each question (21 35) mark one letter (A , B ,C ,D)on your Answer Sheet.. One answer has been given as an example.Too much to read! It's impossible to find time to read today's top business books-and thousands are published each year. Yet not keeping up with those books could be a serious-and expensive mistake. Often the ideas and insights they . . . . . . example. . . . . are available nowhere else. But how can you even. . . . . .21. . . . . . which titles are worthwhile-let alone find time to read them? Fortunately, there's a . . . .. .22. .. . . . : Soundview Executive Book Summaries. It really. . . . . .23.. . . . . In fact, it's . . . . . . 24. . . . . . to work. It is ingenious and essential. Every month, you . . . . . . 25. . . . . two or three quick reading, time saving . . . . . .26. . . .. . of the best new business books. Each contains all the key points in the . . . . . . 27. . . . . . book. The big difference ,instead of 200 to 500 pages ,the summary is only & pages. Instead of . . . . . . 28. . . . . . five ,ten or more hours to read ,it takes just 15 minutes.Of the thousands of business books . . . . . . 29. . . . . .annually, only a . . . . . . 30. . . . . .are really worth reading. To save your time, our Editorial Board goes over them all . . . . . . 31. . . . . .90%. Our standards are . . . . . . 32. . . . . .,and the criteria rigorous.When a book meets all our tests, we prepare a Summary, instead of a review or a digest. You get a skillful distillation that preserves the content ad spirit of the . . . . . . 33. . . . . .books. The titles cover every. . . . . . 34. . . . . .of concern to business people today. There's . . . . . . 35. . . . . .else like Soundview Executive Book Summaries.Example:A. expressB. understandC. containD. findAnswer: C21 . A. see B. know C. ask D. answer22. A. answer B. solution C. question D. problem23. A. works B. costs C. sells D. buys24. A. guarded B. granted C. guided D. guaranteed25. A. pay B. send C. receive D. buy26. A. titles B. summaries C. names D. prices27. A. original B. first C. same D. another28. A. spending B. costing C. taking D. sitting29. A. publicized B. polished C. published D. popularized30. A. dozen B. little C. handful D. couple31. A. choosing B. eliminating C. writing D. publishing32. A. high B. low C. expensive D. cheap33. A. entire B. tired C. entering D. old34. A. word B. subject C. sentence D. idea35. A. something B. anything C. all D. nothingPART FIVESection AQuestions 36-40. Read this text about a Japanese company.. In most of the lines (36-40) there is one extra word which does not fit in. One or two line, however , are correct.. If the line is correct ,put a tick (√)in the space on your Answer Sheet.. If there is an extra word in the line, write that word in the space on your Answer Sheet. Example :For short distance, it uses its own' self airplanes. For international ...self...flights it calls on leading airlines including the Japanese Airlines. ... .. √.. . ..LUFTHANSE , WELCOME ON ABOARDIt's only normal that a service-oriented company should look to other36. service companies as partners. The reputation for excellence of every each37. of DHL's partners strongly motivated its choice. To make that sure that38. everyone made the right choice ,they agreed to give their final answer39. after a two-year old trial period. Faster service ,better airport40. facilities; the benefits to the customers are clear. They will also grow upin the near future ,allowing customers to choose from so many services.PART FIVEsection BQuestions 41-45. A student has translated a piece of news in a Chinese newspaper back into English and asked you to check it.. In each line there is one wrong word.. For each numbered line (41-45) write the correct word in the space on your Answer Sheet. Example:They have selled their products in 20 countries. ... ...sold ... ..British farmers are troubled by straw. They produce more than41. ten millions tons every year as a byproduct of farming and42. their animals need only four million tons for bedding and fooding.43. Since European air-pollution laws forbid people to burnt straw,44. the extra straw is plowed under or leave to rot. Scientists have45. now found a way to put the straw to good using by changing aneat-loving bacterium in the straw.二.WRITINGPART ONEQuestion 46You are going to spend holidays in Hawaii in June. Suddenly you received a letter from an important customer ,Mr. Elton Deland ,who will arrive on 25th June and discuss the claim. You have to delay the trip till July.Write a short message to Ms. Anne Folster, your secretary.. Explain Why you postpone your trip.. Mention the date when Mr Elton Deland will arrive.. Ask her to arrange your meeting.. Write 30-40words on your Answer Sheet.PART TWOQuestion 47You work for General ,a company which produces cars. You` are in charge of Product Development. Reed the following chart which shows the results of a survey between your company and Quaker, your main competitor. The chart does not tell the exact numbers but the exact ratings. A refers to Gener41 company ,while B refers to Quaker company.. Use the information in the chart to write a short report (about 100- 120 words) analyzing the reason why Quaker over benefits recently to increase your company's competitiveness.. Write on your Answer Sheet.A : General companyB :Quaker company附图见bec2-3图三.LISTENINGPART ONEQuestions 1-12.. You will hear three telephone conversations.. Write down one word or number in the numbered spaces on the forms below.Message One. Questions 1-4Telephone MessageTo : Mr(1) . . . . From: MaryDate : 21st May Time: 10 : 001. Mr. Martin will arrive in Tokyo around2:30 Tokyo time on .(2). . . . . . afternoonby Flight Pan-Am (3). . . . . .2. Mr. Martin , has moustache , tall ,dark , ( 4 ) . . . . . . hair , wears glasses, sweaters.Message Two. Questions 5- 8Message.To: Henry Stewart. . . . . From: CathyDate : 23rd March Time : 10 : 201. When you were out of town Bruce (5). . . . . called.He was from Quick (6). . . . . . Supply Company.2. He wanted to place (7). . . . . . orders with us.You can ring him on (8). . . . . . except Wednesday morning.Message Three. Question 9- 12Dinner BookingWednesdayDate : 29th Oct. Time : 11:20Name of the Customer: John Lee from National (9). . . . . . Import 6 Export Corporation .No. of the Customers : (10) . . . . . .Time for Dinner : around (11). . . . . . tomorrow evening .Miscellanea : Like to eat at an (12). . . . . . roomPART TWOQuestions 13-22Section OneQuestions 13-17. You will hear five short pieces.. For each piece decide what the speaker is going to do next.. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the piece. You will hear the five pieces twice.13. . . . . . . . . .14. . . . . . . . . .l5. . . . . . . . . .16. . . . . . . . . .17. . . . . . . . . .Next ActionsA to send a telexB to check a carC to run a storeD to scan the adsE to drive a carF to read a magazineG to take a vocationH to buy clothesSection TwoQuestions 18-22. You wi71 hear another five short pieces.. For each piece decide what the speaker is talking about. . Write one letter (AH) next to the number of the piece. . You will hear the five pieces twice.18. . . . . . . . .19. . . . . . . . .20. . . . . . . . .21 .. . . . . . . .22. . . . . . . . .ObjectsA clothB vitaminsC medicineD pictureE dressF medicineG silkH voicePART THREEQuestions 23-30 ..You will hear a talk presented by a reporter. This talk is about various kinds of problems occurring during the east-west cooperation upon vehicles and machinery on the third market.. You have to complete the sentences (23- 30) by choosing the correct answer.. Mark one letter (A ,B or C).23. ECE refers toA European Committee of Economics.B European Commity of Economics.C Economic Committee of Europe.24. If you want to open the car market in different third-market areas ,you will meetA very different problems.B almost the same problems.C the similar problems.25. If a new machine is going to be delivered on the third-market ,modifications have to be madeA in packaging features.B to minor extent.C to great extent.26. Can meet the changed specifications in time. -A Quick ordering .B Effective managementC Long lead-time27. If you want to compete with other rivals on the third-market, you mustA have close relations with the suppliers.B have close contact with the market.C keep close attention to your products.28. The chemical products under east-west cooperation mustA adjust themselves quickly to the market.B be invented quickly to the manufacturers.C keep steady amount to the clients.29. In the turnkey plant area, has little experience.A eastern enterpriseB western enterpriseC local supplier30. has to be assessed in the third market place.A Package certificateB Package priceC Package colourBEC二级模拟试题3参考答案一. 阅读部分PART ONE1. A2. C3. B4. E5. D6. B7. DPART TWO8. D 9. F 10. H 11. A 12. EPART THREE13. C 14. B 15. A 16. F 17. G 18. A 19. F 20. BPART FOUR21. B 22. B 23.A 24. D 25. C 26.B 27.A 28. C 29.C30. C 31. B 32.A 33. A 34. B 35.DPART FIVESection A36. every是多余,应删掉.37. that是多余,应删掉.38. 没有多余的词.39. 没有多余的词.40. up是多余,应删掉.Section B41. millions应改为million42. fooding应改为food43. burnt应改为burn44. leaving应改为left45. using 应改为use二.写作部分PART ONEQuestion 46(Sample for reference)To : Ms. Anne Folster, I have to delay my trip to Hawaii till July ,as Mr. Flton Deland will arrive in London on 25th June and discuss the claim face to face. Please arrange our meeting on 26th June.PART TWOQuestion 47(Sample for reference )After careful survey, we can see clearly from the chart that our cars have more models and colours than those of Quaker Company, our main competitor with higher quality. However, Quaker Company's income increases more quickly. What is the reason? First , Quaker Company spends much more money in advertising. I suggest we advertise on BTV, the most popular broadcasting station nowadays. Secondly , we should enlarge the scope of our after-sales service. We can open more service stations in many medium-sized cities. Thirdly ,if we have more money, We can hire more salesmen to sell cars directly to the customes, especially, more salesmen in medium-sized cities.三. 听力部分1. Davis2. Monday3. HI 834. curly5. Hanover6. Office7. more 8. 081487001 9. Textiles10. 4 11. 6:30 12. isolated13. D 14. H 15. A16. E 17. B 18. G19. C 20. E 21. C22. F 23. C 24. A25. C 26. B 27. B28. A 29. B 30. CTape scriptPart One. Questions 1 to 12.Message One. Questions 1 to 4.F1 : Hello. Could I speak to Mr. Davis's secretary please?F2 : Yes ,it's Mr Davis's secretary speaking. What can I do for youo.F1 : Oh hello , I'm Lucy, Mr. Martin's secretary. I want to check that you know Mr.Martin changed the flight and will arrive in Tokyo around 2 i 30 Tokyo time on Monday afternoon.F2 : I already know about it. Is it Pan-Am H1837F1 : Yes.F2 : Mr. Davis himself is going to meet Mr. Martin at the Airport himself. Could you tell me what he looks like?F1 : Well ,Mr. Martin has a moustache with dark ,curly hair.F2 : Does he wear glasses?F1 : Oh ,yes ,he does. And Mr. Martin is also tall. I remember he wears sweaters when he was aboard.F2: Thank you for your help.F1 : You 're welcome.Message Two. Questions 5 to 8.F1 : Hello. Mount Wood Company.M1 : May I speak to Mr. Harry Stewart, please?F1 : I'm sorry ,but Mr. Stewart is out of town until next Monday. De you want to leave a message? M1 : Oh, yes. I'm Bruce Hanover. I represent the Quick Office Supply Company.F1 : Is it B-R-U-C-E ,H-A-N-O-V-E-R?M1 : That's right. Last week your company purchased feeder paper for your word processors from us. Mr. Stewart seemed very satisfied. So I would like to see Mr.Stewart and try to convince him to place more orders with us. As we sell all kinds of stationary supplies at low prices and with prompt delivery.F1 : OK. I'll let Mr. Stewart know your calling when he come back.M1 : Thank you. And my contact number is 081487001. So Mr. Stewart may call me if he finds it convenient.F1 : 081487001M1 : That's right. By the way, I will not be in on Wednesday morning.F1 : I'll tell Mr. Stewart. Bye-bye.M1 : Thank you very much.Message Three. Questions 9 to 12.F1 : Hello, Edmund Hotel.M1 : Hello ,1'm John Lee of National Textiles Import and Export Corporation.F1 : What can I do for you?M1 : Well ,l would like to invite a customer of mine to a banquet tomorrow evening.F1 : How many people will there be?M1 : Four, two from our corporation and two Europeans.F1 : When do you want to start your banquet?M1 : Around 6:30.F1 : Do you have any special requirments?M1 : Yes, we do not want to be disturbed during dinner.F1 : OK. I'll arrange a quiet room for you.M1 : Thank you very much.F1 : You're welcome.Section Two. Questions 13 to 22.Section Two. Questions 13 to 17.Question ThirteenYou see, we have to buy the food anyway, so why not find a more economical way to do it? I will read the newspaper to see if anything is on sale that we need. Since we have a fridge, we can buy some items and freeze them for later use.Question FourteenI'm going to stay in New York for next week. During my stay, I'll be attending a few parties and social gatherings. Of course, I can't wear the same thing all the time. I need two new suits and garments for the evening.Question FifteenI have made a reservation for a flight to New York for next week. And I have to pass on the details of this flight to my American friend so that he can book a room for me during my business visit. So could you tell me what time it is in New York?Question SixteenLook at the rear-view mirror and the side-view mirror to make sure that no one is coming. You may turn your head to look back, too. Now the gauge on the dashboard says the engine is war, so you can put it into drive.Question SeventeenWinter will be here in no time, so we have to know that your radiator fluid can withstand freezing point. This gauge will tell us how low the temperature can go before your car's radiator fluid freezes.Section Two. Questions 18 to 22.Question EighteenIt's amazing to think that the thin thread from cocoons can be woven into such beautiful cloth.This kind of cloth is light and comfortable to wear. So it's often used to make pajamas, shirts, etc. We call it "the Cloth of Kings."Question NineteenI think I can pick up some of these items on this Prescription List without your help. Let me see ,two bottles of aspirin ,a roll of adhesive tape ,and a box of Contac.Question TwentyBlack might look too serious for young people of your age. Why don't you try this violet colour in large. You can use the dressing room over there to try it on, if you like. This style suits you. Question Twenty-one .Vitamin C is certainly one of the most important substances our bodies need. But it's not the only one we need. If you really need to supplement your regular diet ,I suggest you try one of these multivitamins.Question Twenty-twoOnly man has the power of speech, and all men have it. The power of speech is one of the most important possessions of the human race. It makes possible the exchange of ideas between men possible as well as the transmission of ideas from father to son.Part Three. Questions 23 to 30.Interviews conducted by members of the ECE, (Economic Committee of Europe) with enterprises engaged in third-market cooperation have identified several areas in which problems occurred. Many of these problems are characteristic of the particular industrial sector in which the cooperation takes place and cannot be generalized to supply to other sectors.When vehicles and machinery made under cooperation arrangements are launched on new markets, substantial modifications may have to be made in basic features. Such changesmay be dictated by a lack of servicing facilities for the prescribed frequency of service for the standard model and an operating environment that is different form that prevailing in either of the partner's home markets. Since acceptance of the product in question by the client depends upon the manufacturer successfully satisfying his specifications, the partners must closely coordinatetheir ordering procedures in such a way that these changed specifications are communicated in time to the manufacturing plants. If the producing enterprise has a long lead time as a result of internal planning procedures, it may find it difficult to make the necessary changes in the standard model during the time available, to the detriment of its relations with clients in the third market. Clearly, this is an area in which effective managerial techniques can prevent such problems from arising.Rapid fluctuations in demand are characteristic of the market for many of the chemical products manufactured under east-west cooperation arrangement. In order to respond to such shifts in demand, the supplying enterprise must remain in close touch with the market, either directly or through its western partner, in order to adjust its production schedules to take these shifts into account. Otherwise it may find itself with large inventories of unsaleable products while its partner may be in the difficult position of hastening to find4nalternativemarket for the amounts no longer required by the target market.In the turnkey-plant sector, partner enterpriese often discover that they derive totally different results from using the same local subcontractors. According to several western plant contractors interviewed, while the eastern partner obtained complete satisfaction from local suppliers, the western partner found little cooperation, forthcoming long delivery delays, and other shortcomings. This difference usually arises in the case of developing countries in which the western firm has no experience and the eastern enterprise may have been active for many years. Obviously in such cases it is recommended that the western firm rely on its partner's established links with local suppliers instead of attempting to deal with them on its own.Consumer goods make under cooperation arrangements and supplied to third markets often pass through a period of poor buyer acceptance, which is due to inappropriate or insufficient packaging. Since many branded consumer goods are distinguished from one another at the point of sale mainly by their packages ,the key to the successful introduction of a new product in a third market is correct assessement of consumer preferences. This assessment can best be carried out in the market-place by using up-to-date techniques for measuring buyer response to package shape, colour and presentation. Which partner should be responsible for conducting such testing, and。

剑桥商务英语高级BEC模拟试题及答案

剑桥商务英语高级BEC模拟试题及答案

剑桥商务英语高级BEC模拟试题及答案剑桥商务英语高级BEC模拟试题及答案Keep conscience clear,then never fear.以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的剑桥商务英语高级BEC模拟试题及答案,希望能给大家带来帮助!Read the text about career-planning services.Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps .For each gap 9– 14, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet .Do not use any letter more than once .There is an example at the beginning .(0)Your Career Path Can Lead You AnywhereWe used to be advised to plan our careers. We were told to make a plan during the later stages of our education and continue with it through our working lives.(0)_____ some people still see careers in this way. However, to pursue a single option for life has always been unrealistic.Planning for a single career assumes that we set out with a full understanding of our likes and dislikes and the employment opportunities open to us. (9)____ For most people this degree of certainty about the future does not exist.Our initial choice of career path and employer is often based on inadequate knowledge and false perceptions. But with age and experience, we develop new interests and aptitudes and our priorities alter. The structure of the employment market and, indeed of employment itself, is subject to change as both new technologies and new work systems are introduced (10) _____ We must face the uncertainties of a portfolio career.It is clear from the recent past that we cannot foresee the changes which will affect our working lives. The pace of change is accelerating , as a result of which traditional career plans will be of very limited use. (11)_____ They will need updating to reflect changes in our own interests as well as in the external work environment. Flexible workers already account for about half the workforce. (12)______ We are likely to face periods as contract workers, self-employed freelances, consultants, temps or part-timers.Many employers encourage staff to write a personal development development (PDP) (13)_____ Although some people use it only to review the skills needed for their job, a PDP could be the nucleus of wider career plan –setting out alternative long-term learning needs and a plan of self-development.A report issued by the Institute of Employment Studies advises people to enhance their employability by moving from traditional technical skills towards the attainment of a range of transferable skills. (14)_____ Instead, special schemes should be established to encourage people to examine their effectiveness and to consider a wider range of needs.0 A B C D E F G HA This dual effect means that the relationship between employers and workers has evolved to such and extent that we can no longer expect a long-term relationship with one employer.B. It carries an implicit assumption that we ourselves, and the jobs we enter, will change little during our working lives.C. This growth suggests that a career plan should not be expressed only in terms of full-time employment but should make provision for the possibility of becoming one of the.D this is a summary of one’s personal learning needs andan action plan to meet them.E Consequently, they must now accommodate a number of objectives and enable us to prepare for each on a contingency basis.F However, it warns that employers often identify training needs through formal appraisals, which take too narrow a view of development.G . Such a freelance of consultant would be constantly in demand.H We were expected to work towards that one clear goal and to consider a career change as a bad thing.参考答案:9 B 10 A 11E 12C 13D 14F9.本段是说在职业生涯中设立一个单独的目标的'影响。

商务英语考试BEC初级真题

商务英语考试BEC初级真题

商务英语考试BEC初级真题2015年商务英语考试BEC初级真题单项选择题1、回答题:Working in sales is one of the few areas where first impressions really matter Good sales people (29)__________to have the personality to get on with customers,Three years ago, Julian Agostino identified a (30)__________For matching(31)__________right people to sales jobs, and began Sales Moves,a recruitment fair, to achieve(32)__________He got the idea after he was (33)__________in setting up a telesales company and found(34)__________was, difficult to recruit good people. He says:(35)__________the sales sector is enormous, there appeared to be(36)__________specialist recruitment help. I decided to hold fairs across the country, which allowed employers and employees to meet." His company is doing very well. (37)__________ recently, most companies asked for graduates and offered the chance to go on to workin (38)__________parts of the company later on. Today, many are more interested (39)__________recruiting good sales people -- high achievers (40)__________ career will continue in sales.A.needB.mustC.should2、回答题:Read the article below about working in different sized companies.Are sentences 16-22 ' Right' or ' Wrong' ? If there is not enough information to answer ' Right' or ' Wrong', choose 'Doesn't say' For each sentence (16-22), mark one letter (A, B.or C) on your Answer Sheet.Choose Your Company with CareSmall is beautiful. That, at least, is the conclusion of new research examining how satisfied secretaries are in different sized firms. "We have found that people who work for small or medium-sized companies work harder and are more committed," says David Smith, author of one of the latest studies in this field. "The smaller the environment, the bigger the part you play as an individual and the more people notice your absence. "However, smaller companies can be more flexible when it comes to working hours, and have better working conditions. But working for a smaller firm is no without its disadvantages. Career development in the form of courses can be limit.ed, but, on the other hand, employees often feel that they can learn more on the job.In fact, opportunities for promotion are the same whatever the size of the company. Smith also says: "Our research shows that in a company of fewer than 50 people, employers can actually see what their employees are producing and ther give them bonuses as appropriate."The new research focuses on the number of secretaries employed in small firms.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn't say3、Read the article below about a self-employed Journalist.Are sentences on the opposite page ' Right' or ' Wrong' ? If there is not enough information to answer ' Right' or ' Wrong', choose ' Doesn't say'.For each sentence (16-22), mark one letter (A, B.or C) on your Answer Sheet.Sally Patterson, journalist Last year, Sally Patterson left her permanent job with a newspaper and is now a selfemployed journalist. Why did she do it? "I had no control over my work," she says, "and that mattered more to me than earning lots of money. Actually, leaving my job wasn't as difficult as I'd expected, because I already had plenty of contacts in the publishing industry.Unlike my last job, though, I'm mostly in touch with the magazines and newspapers I write for by email, and as I don't work in an'office, I may not see anyone for days. But that's a welcome relief!"Isn't it hard being self-employed? "The biggest danger when you become self-employed is saying "yes" to everything," Sally says. "I make sure I turn work down if I haven't got the time for it. And that's a question of planning: I spend an hour every week working out what I'm doing for the next few months. "And what about the benefits? "Well, at the newspaper I always concentrated on economic matters, but now I can choose to work on a wider range of projects than before.And being my own boss has made me feel more confident about the other areas of my life,too. "Sally left her last job because she wanted to make decisions about her work herself.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn't say,简答题4、In this part of the test, you are asked to give a short talkon a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the two below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas.A. What is important when...?Making a public speech in a business conferenceTopicEquipment neededType of audienceB. What is important when...?Setting up a production plant in another countryCostLabor supplyLocation5、In this part of the test, you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the two below and then talk for about one minute.You have one minute to prepare your ideas.A.What is important when...?Planning a business receptionCostEntertainmentHostsB.What is important when...?Manage a project?TeamworkStrict work scheduleStrong leadership6、In this part of the test, you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the two betow and then talk for about one minute. You hane one.minute to oreoare vour ideas.A.What is important when...?Setting up your own businessMarket surveyFund supportLocationB.What is important when...?Choosing a new career chanceLocationSalaryDevelopment plan7、You are going to give a brief presentation of your company's new product to your vitors Write a memo to your assistant, Mrs. Ding:asking for the reference.saying when and why you need it.Write about 30-40 words.8、In this part, the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn. You have tc give information about yourself and express personal opinions.(1) What is your current job?(2) What do you do on weekends?(3) What is the advantage of face-to-face communication?9、Read this Dart of a letter from the manager of a conference center.Thank you for your telephone enquiry about conference rooms available forholding a sales training e. There is room available on 21 May 2011 can hold thirty people. possible.If this is suitable, please confirm the booking in writing as soon as Also tell me how many trainees will attend the course.Write a letter:confirming the date of the booking.telling the manager how many trainees will attend.Informing him which conference equipment you will need.asking if your company will receive its usual 10% discount.Write 60-80 words. Do not include any address.10、In this part of the test, you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the two below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare yourself.A What is important when...?Choosing a business-training courseRelevance to my jobSubjects coveredCostB What is important when...?Trying to increase the sales of a productAdvertisementsStrict work scheduleCutting cost【2015年商务英语考试BEC初级真题】。

5月BEC中级真题笔试

5月BEC中级真题笔试

5月BEC中级真题笔试
2015年5月BEC中级真题(笔试)
以下为大家整理的`是2015年5月BEC中级笔试真题,希望对大家备考商务英语有所帮助!
阅读
Part One
主题:零售商采取不一样的政策,最终会带来成功或者失败。

Part Two
主题:Recycling Business
Part Three
主题:Appointing CEO,过去不同行业的CEO选择标准,每个公司有专门的组委会决定
Part Four
主题:CRM
Part Five
主题:一个欧洲小岛怎样开发旅游业
写作
Part One
公司搬迁,需要通知全员,搬迁的地址,搬迁理由。

Part Two
给line manager写一份报告,决定是否停产MX310打印机。

听力
Part One
对话一打印机的修理
对话二数据核对
对话三会展时间变更,需要通知相关人士
Part Two
独白一关于客户服务:客户信息更新;反馈机制等
独白二关于经理管理:尊重员工;激励员工;倾听不同声音
Part Three
达意:身体语言在谈判中的作用;两种销售员类型:farmer和hunter;成为top sales的关键。

2015年商务英语考试BEC初级试题

2015年商务英语考试BEC初级试题

2015年商务英语考试BEC初级试题单项选择题1、回答题:Company staff are reminded that no documents may be taken from the filing room without the permission of the librarian.A.You must ask the librarian if you want to take documents out of the filing room.B.No one is allowed to take documents out of the filing room.C.The librarian needs permission to take documents out of the filing room.2、回答题:Customer NoticeWe can supply three-drawer filing cabinets immediately. Two-drawer models, on the nther hand. are currently on order.A.We can no longer sell two-drawer filing cabinets.B.Our supplier of filing cabinets has gone out of business.C.We are not fully stocked with filing cabinets at present.3、Questions 题:Look at the notice below. It shows a list of stands at a trade fair.For questions 6-10, decide which stand (A-H) each person needs to visit.For each question, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.Do not use any letter more than once.TRADE FAIR STANDSA.GIP System: Internal Telephone SystemsB.Bertix plc: Top-of-the-Range Porflcoble ComputersC.Aurora Ltd: Hands-Free Mobile Phones for VehiclesD.Fast Co Ltd: Distribution ServicesE.Tops Recruitment Agency: Specialists in ManagementF.HTML Ltd: Website Marketing and Internet AdverctsingG.Journey. corn: Travel Agency for the Business ExecutiveH.FTA: Finance for TrainingSally Green imports computer hardware and needs a company to transport it from the port to her chain of stores.4、回答题Look at the list below. It shows a number of business training courses.For questions 6-10, decide which anniversary party (A-H) each person needs.For each question, mark one letter (A-H) on your.Answer Sheet.Do not use any letter more than once. Anniversary PartyA.Find suitable place to hold partyanise food and drinks (catering specialist needed)C.Create attractive invitations and postersD.Find guest speaker --e.g. a local business leader good at public speakingE.Type address labels for invitationsF.Book local hotel accommodation for guestsG.Select and check availability of entertainersH.Meet and greet guests on arrival (confident person required)Andrew Taylor used to work for a PR company, so has good social skills and mixes well at public events.5、Read the article below about a company which repairs turnstiles (the metal gates used at sports grounds).For each question ( on the opposite page, choose the correctanswer.Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.Master of the Turnstiles For years, Jim Cartwright enjoyed spending his spare time repairing his local football club's turnstiles, the metal gates which allow one person at a time into the football ground. When Jim was made redundant from his full-time job selling equipment to sports organizations, he realized he already knew plenty of people responsible for turnstiles. This made him sure that his hobby could become a successful new career.He had 1000 brochures printed and posted them to clubs around the country. For two weeks he heard nothing. Then Troon Football Club requested a quotation for repairing their turnstiles, with the possibility of the work becoming regular. He wanted the contract so much that he cut his profit margin to a minimum. He won it, though with no guarantee of further work, and celebrated the launch of his new business.In the next month, club after club offered Jim work, and he recruited his first employee, Alec, to help re-install the repaired turnstiles. Alec, however, took frequent breaks and never put in more effort than he had to. What's more, he seemed unhappy working for Jim. Although Jim had no complaints about the quality of his work, Alec's attitude made him difficult to work with.Jim considered-dismissing Alec, but recruiting him had taken a long time because there had been so many suitable people to interview. Now he was simply too busy to go through that process again. And anyway, Jim had employed Alec on the understanding that the job would probably end when the current contracts were completed.Suddenly, though, Jim's business was at risk. He made veryfew mistakes, and calculated his costs and the time that a job would take very accurately. BUt rhe had forgotten that generally clubs have repairs done between the end of one football season and the start of the next. Now no mjor jobs were coming in.After buying a replacement van, as his old one was beyond repair, he could only just cover Alec's wages and his own. But without more work he had no future. The solution was something more regular, and he decided to produce turnstiles, as well as repair them. For an investment like this, though, he needed help, and he persuaded his bank to give him a loan.From then on, Cartwright Turnstile Services just grew and grew and now employs three full-time workers.Why was Jim Cartwright confident about starting a business repairing turnstiles?A.He had learnt from mistakes that his previous employer made.B.He had a lot of contacts with possible customers.C.He had experience of doing the work in his previous job.6、 Look at the table and charts below. They show the market share, annual turnover andshare prices for eight electronics manufacturing companies between 1999 and 2002.Which company does each sentence ( ) describe?For each sentence, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.Do not use any letter more than once.MARKET SHARE (%)TURNOVER (MILLION £)( MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM SHARE PRICES (£) 1999-2002 This company's share price ended the period lower than it started, its market share declined sharply, and its turnover also dropped.7、回答题:。

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2015年下半年商务英语中级备考模拟试题(1) Ⅰ.Listening: 20%(听力,20分)Section ADirections: Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the words or phrases you’ve heard.The terms of payment are an important part of the business . From the seller’s point of view, the best terms would be full payment at the time of sale, while the buyers would have the goods before making payment. Importersand exporters are each other by thousands of miles. This adds to the difficulties of coming to an on how payment should be made.Section BDirections: Listen to the tape and translate the sentences into Chinese.1. 2 3 4 5 .Section CDirections: In this part, you will hear 5 short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, there will be a question about what was said. After you hear a conversation and question about it, read the four answers on your paper and decide which is the correct answer to the question you have heard.( )1.A. He wants a piece of each type.B. He can’t tear either piec e of the cloth.C. The pieces of cloth are made by a secret process.D. The pieces of cloth seem identical to him.( )2.A. The woman is unwilling to discuss the plan.B. The man suggests that the woman make a new plan.C. The man and the woman have already prepared their plan.D. The man and the woman don’t know how to prepare a plan.( )3.A. Choose any one.B. Don’t do anything.C. Make better use of his time.D. Fill out the pink form first.( )4.A. Invite the man to visit her house.B. Talk to her secretary on the phone.C. Meet her secretary first.D. Go to meet Ms. Lin immediately( )5.A. He has been told to call back.B. He is talking on the phone.C. He is not in at the moment.D. He is going out this afternoon.II.Reading & Comprehension: 40%(阅读与理解,40分)Section ADirections: There are ten incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write down the right answer in the brackets for each sentence. This section totals 10 points, one point for each sentence.( )1.We can supply all the bicycles you required____________ stock and are arranging shipment by M.V. Mermaid.A. forB. fromC. toD. against( )2.We would like to remind you that the __________ L/C must reach us before March 10so that we can make shipment in good time.A. coveringB. coverC. coveredD. being covered( )3.We have received your letter of 28 March,___________ us to modify the previous arrangements for the shipment of the captioned order.A. askedB. to askC. being askedD. asking( )4.In our letter of May 5, we made __________ clear that shipment is to be effected in June.A. youB. themC. thatD. it( )5.We always deal _______________ payment by sight L/C.A. withB. inC. atD. on( )6.This offer is _____________ to your reply reaching us before the 20th of February.A. subjectingB. subjectC. subjected D to subject( )7.____________ we are appreciating the good quality of your black tea, we regret that your price appears to be on the high side.A. WhileB. WhenC. HoweverD. Therefore( )8.We hereby authorize you to ___________ on us at60 days after sight to the extent of USD20,000.00.A. openB. establishC. drawD. build( )9.If parties to a contract desire to settle disputes, an arbitration clause is usually made in the contract well before a dispute _____________ .A. risesB. arisesC. lookD. appear( )10.Some customers requested us to _____________ our price because they considered ittoo high.A. put downB. get downC. take downD. bring downSection BDirections: There are ten blanks in the following letter. You are required to choose the best one from the given four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Then write down the correct answer in the brackets. This section totals 10 points, one point for each blank.Dear Mr. BushThank you for your 1 of January 5 for our Beauty Brand Blouses.We are now exporting 2 of various brands, among which Beauty Brand is the most famous. They are in great 3 abroad and our stocks are running 4 quickly. They are popular not only for their novel design, but also for the reasonable prices. We are confident that once you have tried our blouses, you will place repeat orders with us 5 large quantities.As you requested, we are now 6 as follows:Price: US$600 per dozen CIF New YorkTerms of Payment: By sight L/C to be opened through a bank to be 7 by the Sellers.Shipment: In March 2007.Please note that we do not allow any commission 8 our blouses, but a discount of 5% may be 9 if the quantity is more than 1,000 dozen.The above offer is made without 10 and is subject to our final confirmation.We hope that you will place an order with us at an early date.Sincerely yours( )1. A. request B. enquiry C. acquisition D. requirement( )2. A. blouses B. woman blouses C. woman shirts D. lady shirts( )3. A. need B. want C. require D. demand( )4. A. up B. off C. down D. away( )5.A. at B. for C. in D. with( )6. A. ordering B. offering C. placing D. advising( )7. A. agreed B. approved C. acceptable D. covered( )8. A. on B. in C. of D. at( )9. A. provided B. supplied C. furnished D. granted( )10. A. promise B. duty C. engagement D. onusSection CDirections: There are two passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then write down the correct answer in the brackets for each question or statement. This section totals 20 points, two points for each question.Passage OneWhat a lovely place Xerox is to work Kim Moloney, a client services executive, can’t say enough nice things about her employer. ‘It’s a very special environment,’ she says.‘People describe Xerox as a family and I was amazed at the number of people who have worked here for so long.’ It’s tempting to take Moloney’s comments with a pinch of salt, especially considering that when you’ve been working somewhere for only two years, as she has at Xerox, everyone seems old and established. But there’s truth behind her enthusiasm.Take Carole Palmer, the group resources director. She joined Xerox in 1978 as a temp and has been in her present role for seven years. ‘Xerox has been good to me over the years,’ she says. ‘It has supported me through qualifications … and last year I took part in the vice-presid ent incumbent program.’ Human resources is taken seriously at Xerox, Palmer says, and the company has a policy of promoting from within (which would explain Moloney’s amazement at her colleagues’ longevity). The company takes on only fifteen to twenty graduates each year and Moloney was part of an intake who joined having already acquired a couple of years’ work experience. She started as a project manager for Xerox Global Services before moving into sales. Now her responsibility is to ‘grow and maintain cu stomer relationships’.Moloney is based at the head office in Uxbridge. ‘It’s great in terms of working environment,’ she says. ‘We’ve just got a new provider in the canteen and … we have brainstorming rooms and breakout areas.’ Much of Moloney’s role is visiting clients, so she doesn’t have a permanent desk at head office. ‘I’m a hot-desker, which is good because you get to sit with different people in the hot-desk areas. And you’re given a place to store your things.’ Head office staff numbers between 1,200 and 1,500 people, Palmer says. The company has four other main offices in the UK. The nature of the organization, which encompasses sales and marketing, global services (the biggest division), developing markets, research and development and manufacturing, means that the opportunities at the company vary from service engineers to sales roles and consultants.Perks include a final-salary pension scheme and various discount schemes. The reward and recognition scheme is a little different, and rather ni ce: ‘Each manager has a budget every year to recognize and reward staff,’ Palmer says. ‘It can be in the form of a meal for two, or a bottle of wine. It can be up to £1,000. There’s the recognition, and then there’s putting money behind it.’ Moloney, howev er, likes the non-cash rewards. ‘Xerox takes care of all its staff but it also recognizes the people who put in the added effort,’ she says. ‘It offers once-in-a-lifetime incentive trips, and recently I organized a sailing trip for my team.’The idea of working abroad with the company appeals to her, and she says that her career goal is to be part of the senior management team. Here’s another employee, it would seem, who is in it for the long haul.( )1.The journalist of this article thinks that .A. staff at Xerox are not telling the truth abut the company.B. Xerox offers great benefits to staff.C. Xerox is the best company in the world.D. Xerox has the best working environment.( )2.The company tends to find its new manager .A. only form graduatesB. on training coursesC. from existing staffD. from job markets( )3.What does the phrase “to take on” in the sentence “The company takes on only fifteen to twenty graduates each year and …” of the second paragraph mean? .A. To trainB. To employC. To interviewD. To maintain(A)( )4.As well as recognizing its staff through promotion, Xerox .A. gives cash bonusesB. gives unpaid leave to take trips of a lifetime.C. provides a number of perks.D. provides huge end-of-year bonuses.( )5.One common feature of Xerox staff is that they tend .A. to work hardB. to get promotedC. work longer hours each dayD. not to change employerPassage TwoEven if you get work done and generally get along with co-workers, you could have habits that bug your boss (not tomention your officemates). While these quirks may not necessarily get you fired, they certainly can keep you from climbing the corporate ladder. We’ve uncovered a number of habits that bug your boss and offer tips on how to avoid them.According to LaRhonda Edwards, a human resources manager with thirteen years of HR experience, tardiness is one of the biggest concerns for managers. “If the normal work day starts at 8 o’clock, then the expectation is that you’re in the office ready to start your day,” she explains. Her advice to the chronically late? “Plan ahead,” she urges. “If you live 50 minutes away, you don’t leave 50 minutes early. Tag on extra time and anticipate road blocks.” Some people even set their clocks a few minutes early to ensure that they’re on time. Different bosses prefer different modes of communication. Lindsey Pollak, a workplace expert and author of Getting from College to Career, says if you text your boss and she prefers in-person meetings, “either your information won’t get across or you’ll irritate [her].” Fortunately, there’s a simple fix: ask your boss how and when to send updates. If you’re too shy to ask outright, then Pollak suggests observing how they communicate with you. “If you hav e a boss who communicates once a day by email, that’s the boss’ preferred frequency and method of communication,” explains Pollak.A cluttered, messy work space can give your boss the impression that you’re lazy or disorganized, so try to keep your desk neat. “Never put more on your desk than you’re going to work on for the day,” recommends Edwards. “At the end of the day, make sure you set up for the next day. I may be working on five things at once, but at the end of the day, they’re gone, and I set up for the next day.” Most managers would rather you ask a question than make a mistake, but many questions can be answered on your own. “Is this something you could Google or ask a colleague?” wonders Pollak. “The internet is so vast that a lot of informatio n you can get yourself.” If you must approach your boss with a question or issue, then Pollak recommends brainstorming beforehand. “Rather than saying ‘This client is terrible. What should I do?’ think about potential solutions,” she says.Cell phones are practically ubiquitous in the workplace these days, but it’s still disruptive and disrespectful when they go off during a meeting. Edwards says that you should, “put your cell phone on vibrate or leave it in your own office so it’s not a distraction.” That way you won’t be tempted to text either( )6.According to the article, how many pieces of advice are offered here? .A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five(B)( )7.What is this article about? .A. How to be successful in the workplace.B. How to communicate with your boss.C. How to avoid quirks that annoy your boss.D. How to utilize your mobile phones at work.( )8.What does the phrase “to get across” in the sentence “…she prefers in-person meetings, “either your information won’t get across or you’ll irritate …” of the second paragraph mean? .A. To be communicatedB. To be passedC. To be promotedD. To be anticipated(A)( )9.According to the article, which of the following modes of communication is the best when communicating with your boss? .A. Any ways you think are appropriate.B. In-person meetings.C. Correspondence.D. The way your boss communicates with you.(D)( )10.Which of the following statements is not mentioned?A. Employees should pay respect to their bosses anytime.B. Employees should plan beforehand so as to show upat work on time.C. Employees should not let their mobile phones go off during meetings.D. Employees should keep their desks neat and organized.(C)III.Business Translation: 20%(商务翻译,20分)Section ADirections: There are ten terms in this section. Translate the English terms or phrases into Chinese and the Chinese terms or phrases into English. Then write down the translation on the paper. This section totals 10 points, one point for each term.1.sales literature2.bulk cargo3.weight memo4.shipping advice5.operative instrument6.不可抗力7.往来行 8.单独海损9.索款通知书10.销售确认书Section BDirections: Translate the following five Chinese sentences into English. Then write down the translation onthe paper. This part totals 10 points, two points for each sentence.1.请报你方最低的CIF上海价,并注明最早交货期。

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