BEC中级真题第三辑TEST2kj140219154154

BEC 中级第三辑Test 2 READING 1 hour

PART ON E

Questions 1-7

●Look at the s t a t emen t s below and the text about time mana g emen t on the

opposite page.

●Which section (A, B, C or D) does each s t a t emen t(1-7) refer to?

●For each s t a t emen t(1-7), mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.

●You will need to use some of these le tt er s more t han once.

1 In order to c omple t e a t a sk well, it may not be necessary to deal with every detail.

2 lf you have too much to do, you may need to turn down work in the future.

3 Any planning activity needs to t ake place on a regular ba si s.

4 You should avoid giving additional time to a particular task.

5 It is possible that some routine t a sk s do not need to be carried out.

6 lf you are overloaded with work, it is important to identify the cause.

7 People at all levels perform t ime-w a s ting act ivi tie s.

Successful Time Mana g eme n t

A

The secr e t of avoiding work pressure is thinking ahead. Every day you need to review your progress t o w ar ds objectives and decide how you can b e s t use the time a vailable to make further progress. You may find t his is be s t done at the s t art of your working day but some people prefer to have a planning session jus t before t hey finish. Whichever you select - and you may need to e xperimen t to find what sui t s

you be s t - find some way of fitting the activity into your schedule. Never say, I don't have time to plan today’.

B

C

lf a review of your working practices shows that you are too much of a perfectionist, do something about this. Modern definitions of quality refer to ‘fitn ess for purpose’.

If you bear this in mind, you may find it easier to persuade yourself to se t tle for an accep t able level of quality rather than perfection. When thinking a bou t objectives and planning how to achieve t he m,consider how t hor oug hl y you need to do something in order to me e t your r equir emen t s.Unless you have spare time, do not spend extra hours on an activity in an effort to cover absolutely e v er y thing.

D

PART T W O

Questions 8-12

●Read the article below about the importance of s t a ff appr aisal s.

●Choose the b e s t se n t ence from the opposite page to fill each of the g ap s.

●For each gap (8-12), mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet.

●Do not use any letter more than once.

●There is an example at the beginning, (0).

Ex a mple:

A B C D E F G 0 A Alternatively, managers may want the employees themselves to evaluate their work performance.

B In larger companies, the people likely to do something with this information will be found in the HR department.

C Problems such as rushing through the appraisal and being appraised by a manager who doe sn’t under s t and the employee ’s role were common c oncerns.

D Arguably, ’performance review' is more appropria t e since it helps cr e a t e correct e xpect a tions from the meeting and indic a t e s what will happen.

E This is mainly because they have not been shown how to carry out appraisals properly.

F But all too often, the format of the appraisal doe sn’t allow this.

G But this can be avoided and, given a more positive attitude from p articip an t s, appraisals can prove enormously useful for all involved.

PART THREE

Questions 13-18