商务英语BEC高级考前冲刺模拟题汇总.docx

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商务英语BEC高级考前冲刺模拟题汇总

商务英语（BEC）高级考前冲刺模拟题

（1）

　　Reading1hourPARTONE

　　Questions18

　　Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefivereportsaboutpaniesontheoppositepagefromanarticlegivingadvicetoself-employedconsultantsaboutnegotiatingfeesfortheirservices.

　　Whichbook（A，B，C，DorE）doseeachstatement18referto？

　　Foreachstatement18，makeoneletter（A，B，C，DorE）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

　　Example：

　　Lackofself-confidencewillputyouatadisadvantageinanegotiation.

　　0ABCDE

　　Thispanyhasbeeninvolvedindiversifyingitsbusinessact6ivities.

　　Althoughthispanyisdoingwell，ithasanumberofinternaldifficultiestodealwith

　　Thispanyhasreducedtheprofitsitmakesonindividualitems

　　Onestatisticisalessaccurateguidetothispany＊sperformancethananother

　　Theconditionswhichhavehelpedthispanyarelikelytobelessfavourableinthefuture

　　Thispany＊ssharepricehasbeenextremelyvolatileoverthelasttwelvemonths

　　Thispanyislikelytobethesubjectofatakeoverbidinthenearfuture

　　Thispany＊sperformanceexemplifiesawidelyheldbelief

　　A

　　Chemicalpany

　　Masterson＊sinterimpre-taxprofitsgrowthof20%wassomewhatinflatedasaresultoftheinereceivedfromthedisposalofseveralofthepany＊ssubsidiaries.Theunderlying8%riseinoperatingprofitsisamorerealisticgaugeofthepany＊strueprogress.However，Masterson＊simpendingmergerwithBentleyandKnightanditsappointmentofanewchiefexecutiveshouldmeanthatthepanywillbeabletosustaingrowthfortheforeseeablefut5ure.Thesharepricehasvariedlittleduringthecourseoftheyearandnowstandsat6.75.

　　B

　　HotelGroup

　　DuringthepastyeartheBowdenHotelGrouphasacquired77newproperties，thusdoublinginsize.lastweekthegroupreportedpre-taxprofitsof88millioninthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear，aheadofexpectationsandhelpedbyastrongperformancefromitsLondon-basedhotelsandnewlyexpandedUSbusiness.However.Thereisstillsomewaytogo.Integrationofthenewacquisitionsisstillnotpleteand，whilethesharepricehasrisenrecently，majorproblemswithintegrationhaveyettobesolved.

　　C

　　High-techpany

　　ThistimelastyearashareinUsertechwasworthjustover1.sixmonthsagoitwasworth40.todayitispricedatunder8.ifproofwereneed，hereisanillustrationofhowmuchofalotterythetechnologymarketcanbe.ButsometechnologypaniesarefightingbackandUsertechisoneofthem.WhathasrenewedexcitementinthepanyistheopeningofitsnewAmericanofficesinDallasanditsambitiousplanstoexpanditsuserbaseinbothNorthandLatinAmerica.

　　D

　　Buildingpany

　　Renton＊ssharepricehasrisengraduallyoverthepastyearfrom2.4to3.8.Thepanyhasbeensuccessfulinchoosingprimelocationforitsbuildingsandhasbenefitedfromthebuoyantdemandforhousing.Whilstthisdemandisexpectedtoslowdownsomewhatduringthenextyear，investorsareencouragedbythepany＊sdecisiontomoveintobuildingsupermarkets.WorkhasalreadybegunontwositesinLondon，andthepanyisexpectedtosignacontractwithinthenextmonthforbuildingfourlargesupermarketsinScotland.

　　E

　　PotteryManufacturer

　　MiltonDisheshasbeenthroughashake-upoverthepastyear.Thegroup，whichhasbeencuttingmarginsandimprovingmarketing，maypostasmallprofitthisyear.ThemanymembersoftheMiltonfamily，whobetweenthemown58percentofthebusiness，havebeenwatchingthesharepricerisesteadilyandseveralarelookingtosell.TraderivalRuskinhasboughtupjustover17percentofthesharesandcouldwellbespurredintofurtheractionbythesignsofarecoveryatthefirm.

　PARTTWO

　　Questions914

　　Readthetextaboutcareer-planningservices.

　　Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.

　　Foreachgap914，markoneletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

　　Thereisanexampleatthebeginning.（0）

　　YourCareerPathCanLeadYouAnywhere

　　Weusedtobeadvisedtoplanourcareers.Weweretoldtomakeaplanduringthelaterstagesofoureducationandcontinuewithitthroughourworkinglives.（0）_____somepeoplestillseecareersinthisway.However，topursueasingleoptionforlifehasalwaysbeenunrealistic.

　　Planningforasinglecareerassumesthatwesetoutwithafullunderstandingofourlikesanddislikesandtheemploymentopportunitiesopentous.（9）____Formostpeoplethisdegreeofcertaintyaboutthefuturedoesnotexist.

　　Ourinitialchoiceofcareerpathandemployerisoftenbasedoninadequateknowledgeandfalseperceptions.Butwithageandexperience，wedevelopnewinterestsandaptitudesandourprioritiesalter.Thestru