BEC Model Test 学年复习资料有答案文档格式.docx

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Aforahotelclosertotheconferencecentre.

Btostayatthehotellongerthanplanned.

Cforconfirmationthatherconferenceaccommodationisavailable.

Wemayuseyourcontactdetailstosendtocompanieswhoseservicesmaybeofinteresttoyou,

2．AYouareadvisedtocontactadifferentcompanyfortherequiredinformation.

BYourservicescouldbeofinteresttoarangeofcompanies.

CSomeothercompaniesmightbegiveninformationaboutyou.

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RETAILNEWS

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5．AAsMarshalseaissatisfiedwithitstrials,itwillrefurbishstoresintheautumn.

BMarshalseahopesitwillseeimprovedresultsthisautumnafterrefurbishingallitsstores.

CIfMarshalseaissatisfiedwiththeresultsofitsexperiments,storeswillberefurbished.

PARTTWO

Questions6-10

Lookatthelistbelow.Itshowsthecontentsofabusinessmagazine.

Forquestions6-10,decidewhichsection（A-H）wouldbemostsuitableforeachpersonorcompanyontheoppositepage.

Foreachquestion,markoneletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.

Donotuseany-lettermorethanonce.

INTHISMONTH’SMAGAZINE…

AMergersandacquisitions

BMakingstoresmoreattractive

CRecentmovestoseniorpositions

DComparingpotentialsuppliers

EThelatestdevelopmentsininformationtechnology

FHowtoimproveproductivity

GCV-thismonth’sprofile:

atopfinancialmanager

HTransferringcentralcontrolofyourbusiness

6．TheChiefExecutiveofanewlymergedmanufacturingcompanywishestoreadaboutideasforraisingoutputwithoutincreasingcosts.

7．Aretailchain’sseniormanagementwantstofindoutaboutrelocatingmanagerialauthorityandresponsibilitytolowerlevelsintheorganisation.

8．ArecentlyappointedPurchasingOfficerneedstolearnwhattolookforwhendecidingwhichfirmstobuygoodsfrom.

9．Achainthatsellscomputergameswouldlikeideasforimprovingthedesignandlayoutofitsoutlets.

10．ThenewChiefExecutiveofamajorelectronicsmanufacturerwantstoseeifhisappointmentismentionedinthemagazine.

PARTTHREE

Questions11-15

Lookatthegraphbelow.Itshowstheaveragesharepricesofthreecompanies-GrantInternational,HDCUnionandtheLindelGroup-overanine-yearperiod.

Whichyeardoeseachsentence（11-15）ontheoppositepagedescribe?

Foreachsentence,markoneletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.

Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

11．AlthoughthesharepriceforHDCUnionroseandthatofGrantInternationalpeaked,thesharepriceoftheLindelGroupexperiencedadecline.

12．WhilethesharepriceforGrantInternationalfell,thoseforHDCUnionandtheLindelGroupincreasedbyapproximatelythesameamount.

13．AlthoughHDCUnion’ssharepricedecreasedinvalue,GrantInternational’sremainedsteadyandtheLindelGroupcontinueditsrecovery.

14．GrantInternational’ssharepriceexperiencedanupturn,whilethesharepriceforbothHDCUnionandtheLindelGroupdeclined.

15．HDCUnionequalledprevioushighsinitsshareprice,andGrantInternationalandtheLindelGroupalsodemonstratedanincrease.

PARTFOUR

Questions16-22

Readthearticlebelowaboutaninsurancecompany.

Aresentences16-22ontheoppositepage‘Right’or‘Wrong’?

Ifthereisnotenoughinformationtoanswer‘Right’or‘Wrong’,choose‘Doesn’tsay’.

Foreachsentence（16-22）,markoneletter（A,BorC）onyourAnswerSheet.

GOODNEWSFROMANINSURANCECOMPANY

Forthefifthyearinarow,theLoyaltyInsuranceCompanyhascutthecostofitshouseinsurance.Morethanamillionpeoplewithhomesinsuredbythecompanywillbenefitfromdecreasesofbetweentwoandfourpercentontheamounttheywillhavetopaythisyear.Thismovegoesagainstthemarkettrend,withotherinsurersincreasingratesbyanaverageonepercent.

‘Thelevelofclaimshasbeenlowerthanusualoverthisperiod,allowingustomakethesewelcomereductions,’’saysMalcolmBroad,Loyalty’sGeneralManager.

AlthoughthecostofinsuringacarwithLoyaltyhasincreasedbysixpercentthisyear,itisstillthesmallestriseintheinsuranceindustry;

mostothercompanies’ratesare,onaverage,tenpercenthigherthantheywerelastyear.

‘Thecompanyhasalwaysbelievedinpassingonanyimprovementinitsfinancialpositiontoitscustomers,’saysMrBroad.‘Withoutdoubt,thishasledtoacontinualexpansionofourbusinessoverthepastfewyears.’

16．ThisisthefirstyearthatLoyaltycustomersarepayinglessfortheirhouseinsurance.

ARightBWrongCDoesn’tsay

17．InsuringahousewithLoyaltywillbeatleastfourpercentcheaperthanlastyear.

ARightBWrongCDoesn’tsay

18．Loyaltyisperforminginadifferentwayfromotherinsurancecompanies.

19．Thisyear,Loyaltyhashadthelowestnumberofclaimseverrecorded.

20．Loyalty’scarinsuranceiscurrentlythecheapestavailable.

21．ItisLoyalty’spolicytoshareitssuccesswithitscustomers.

ARightBWrongCDoesn’tsay

22．MalcolmBroadsaysthatLoyalty’sbusinessstartedtogrowlastyear.

PARTFIVE

Questions23-28

Readthearticlebelowaboutaservicewhichhelpscompaniesindifficulties.

Foreachquestion（23-28）ontheoppositepage,choosethecorrectanswer.

Markoneletter（A,BorC）onyourAnswerSheet.

THEINDEPENDENTEXECUTIVESERVICE

Howtroubledbusinessescanbenefitfromtheskillsandexperienceofindependentdirectors

Needachairmaninahurry?

Anemergencyfinancedirectortosortoutyourcashflowproblems?

Aleadingventurecapitalcompanyhassetupaservicewhichprovidescompanieswithtemporaryexecutivestohelpthemoutwithparticulartasksorperiodsofdevelopment.MichaelMannhelpedestablishtheIndependentExecutiveService（IES）inthelateeightiesand,asDirectorofthecompany,hasleditsexpansionintomarketsathomeandabroad.

Theideaissimple.Theskillsthatmakeagoodbusinesspersonwhocanlaunchanewbusinessarequitedifferentfromthoseneededtorunamediumsized,matureoperation.Theyarecertainlynottheskillsneededifthebusinessgetsintodifficulties,ascaneasilyhappenwithfast-growingcompanies.ItisinsituationslikethisthattheIESstepsin.

Itrecruitspeoplewhohavespenttheircareersinmanagement,usuallyentrepreneursthemselveswhohavebuiltuptheirownbusinessesandthensoldthem.Theprospectofspendingalimitedtimeinawiderangeofbusinessesisattractivetothem.Theywanttodomoreinbusiness,butdon’twanttogothroughthestart-upprocessthemselvesagain.AsMannexplains,‘Mosthaveexperienceofrunningtheirowncompaniesandsortingoutproblemsassociatedwithahighgrowthphase-thisworkcomesnaturallytothem.’

‘Afterpreliminarydiscussionswiththeclientcompany’sHRManager,weintroducefiveorsixcandidatestotheirBoardofDirectors.TheythenselecttheIESexecutivewhobestfitstheirrequirements,’saysMann.‘Weprovideindependentdirectorstomanytroubledcompanies,includingthosethatwehavealreadyprovidedventurecapitalfor.Theserviceisfreetotheseexistingclients.Forafee,wealsohelpoutothercompanieswhichwethinkhaveagoodrecoverypotential.Additionally,wehaveagreatdealofrepeatbusinessfromsatisfiedcustomerswhobuyourservicesagaintohelpwithalaterstageofexpansion.’

AccordingtoMann,thefirststepforindependentexecutivesisoftentoestablishhowabusinessismeanttoberun.‘Inmanysmallbusinesses,itisoftenuncleartoBoardmemberswhoisresponsibleforwhatinthecompany.Anothercommonstartingpointishelpingtheexistingmanagementavoidbankruptcy.Onlythenisitpossibletoturntomorelong-termissues.’

23．WhatservicedoestheIESprovide?

AIthiresoutshort-termdirectorstocompanies.

BItadvisescompaniesontherecruitmentofnewdirectors.

CItgivesdirectorsindependentguidanceonsettingupnewcompanies.

24．WhatistheideaonwhichtheIESisbased?

ADifferentmarketsectorsrequiredifferentkindsofbusinessskills.

BEvenskilledbusinesspeopleneedhelpinsituationsnewtothem.

CSpecialisedleadershipskillsareneededtoachievefastgrowth.

25．WhydomanyIESexecutiveslikeworkingforcompaniesforlimitedperiods?

ATheyareintendingtostartupothercompaniesinthefuture.

BTheyarerunningtheirowncompaniesatthesametime.

CTheylikethevarietyofworkinginmanydifferentcompanies.

26．Whomakesthefinaldecisionaboutwhichexecutivewilljoinaparticularcompany?

AtheIESexecutive

BtheHRManager

CtheBoardofDirectors

27．