BEC中级真题第5辑精听.docx

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BEC中级真题第5辑精听

BEC中级真题第5辑精听:

Test1-PartOne

（1）（第1期）

Man：

ThankyouforcallingAndersonsInternational.Ourofficesareclosedatthemoment.Pleaseleaveyourname,numberandmessageafterthetone.

Man:

Hello,MartinHayeshereI'vejustarrived.Thejourneywasfine,noproblemsattheairport.I'vearrivedattheRetailExhibitionthebuilding'sreallyimpressive!

Theonlyproblemis,thestandsthatwesentbyaircargolastweekaremissingthecomputer'sarrived,andthepostersarehere，though.Canyougetontothetransportpeoplefirstthinginthemorningtotrackthemdownandgetthemherebytomorroweveningattheverylatest?

Stresshowurgentitis!

Also,I'vejustunpackedthebrochuresandrealisedwehaven'tgotenoughpriceliststogiveoutwiththem.We'llneedanotherfivehundred;useacouriertogetthemoutherethedayaftertomorrowatthelatest.Callmebackwhenyouknowwhat'shappening.I'matthepressconferenceallmorningtoday,butyoucangetmeduringlunch.I'llspeaktoyouagainlater.

Test1-PartOne

（2）（第2期）

Woman:

Oh,hello,canIspeaktoJillCroft,please?

Man:

I'msorry,butshe'snothereatthemoment.CanItakeamessage?

Woman：

Oh,please.It'sSarahMiddlemisshere.MIdoubleDLEMIdoubleS...fromPegasusCommunicationsLtd.

Man：

Thanks.What'sthemessage?

Woman:

Well,I'mthepersonnelmanagerhereatPegasus...it'sregardingthepositionofsalesexecutiveJillhasappliedfor.It'sjusttoletherknowthatbeforewearrangeinterviewdates,we'reinvitingapplicantstoacompanypresentationonthetwentyeighth.We'llconfirmthis,ofcourse,byletter.

Man:

FineI'llletherknowthat.

Woman:

Oneotherthingwe'rereceivedherapplicationandcurriculumvitae,butcan'tfindanymentionofherreferees.Couldyouaskhertoletushavetheirdetailsassoonaspossible?

Man:

OKI'venotedthatdown.

Woman:

Thanksverymuchforyourhelp.

Man:

Noproblem.Byefornow...

Test1-PartOne（3）（第3期）

Woman:

Hello.Sales.CanIhelpyou?

Man：

Oh,hello.IsLauren0'Neilthere?

Woman：

I'msorry,butshe'satlunchrightnow.CanItakeamessage?

Man：

Um...OK.It'sChrisDarcyhere,fromHumanResources.I'mphoningaboutnextweek's...

Woman:

...Hangon,Ijustneedtogetapen.Right,hereweare.So,it'sChrisDarcyfromHR,andit'sabout...

Man:

Theshareholders'meetingnextweek.

Woman:

OK.AndwhatshallItellLauren?

Man:

TellLaurentheboard'sdecidedtomakeanofficialstatementabouttheplannedmerger.

Iknowweweren'tgoingto,butthey'vechangedtheirmind.

Woman:

Oh...Yes,that'sinteresting.

Man:

Mm,butnotentirelyunexpected.Anyway,theMDneedsLaurentoputtogetherapresentationshowingthecombinedsalesofthenewly-mergedgroup.

Woman:

OK.I'vegotthat.Isthereanythingelse?

Man：

Yes,tellherthatI'llhandlethepresentationaboutHRissues,butcouldLaurenalsoincludesomethingaboutexpectedsavingsinherpartofthepresentation?

Woman：

OK.I'llgiveherthemessage.

Man：

That'sgreat.Thanksverymuch.

Test1-PartTwo

（1）（第4期）

Thirteen:

Thehoursvarysometimeslunchtimes,sometimeslateafternoons.Weallfeelwe'veimprovedourskillsorpickedupnewoneswhichwillbenefitusinthefutureinsomeway.Outsideprovidersarecontractedtocomeinandthey'vebeenverygood，veryprofessional.There'sbeenarangeofthingsonoffer,too.We'regivenvoucherswhichweuseinawaytopayforthesessions,choosingwhattodoandhowmanyhourstoputin.

Fourteen:

ThingshaveimprovedalotsinceIstartedworkinghere.We'reallmoreawarenowofpotentialrisksandofthecorrectproceduresforeverything.Forexample,reportinganythingthatisn'tworkingproperly,havingtheappropriateclothing,thingslikethat.Weknowwhattodonow,andwhotogoto.Thereareregularchecksonequipment,too,sothatproblemsarelesslikelytohappeninthefirstplace.

Test1-PartTwo

（2）（第5期）

Fifteen.

Well,despitetalkswithseniormanagement,we'vebeenunablesofartoagreeonsomethingwhichallmystaffcanaccept.Managementknowwehaveafaircaseandthatwe'vewaitedalongtimecomparedtootherdepartments,whowereawardedriseslastyear.Soit'snotasifthey'reagainsttheideaitselfasIsay,we'vejustgottogetafinalfigurewhichstaffwillbehappywith.

Sixteen.

Therearevariousstageswegothrough.Wetryfirsttoreassurestaffandgivethemtheopportunitytopresenttheirside.Welikefirsttodealwiththingswithintheorganisationstaffknowactionwon'tbetakenuntilthecasehasbeenthoroughlyinvestigated.Ofcourse,problemscanarisefromlotsofthingsanythingfrompoortimekeepingorinappropriatedresstoactualbreachofcontract.Dismissalwouldbetheverylastcourseofactionandallemployeeshavetherighttoappealeventhen.

Test1-PartTwo（3）（第6期）

Seventeen.

IverymuchlikethesystemwehaveIliketheopportunitiesitgivesmeforotherthings.Everyone'satworkfortheagreedessentialtime,butweallhavesomechoiceeachsideofthis.Ikeepmyownrecord,anditmeansIcanfitinotherthings,likemedicalappointments.IliketofeelI'vegotsomecontrolovermyprofessionallifeandIneedtobeabletoplan.Itmaynotsuiteveryone,butitcertainlyworksforme.

Eighteen.

ItakeyourpointBrian.IknowthatsinceGeorgeleftyou'vehadtotakeonsomeofhistaskswhichwerenotinyouroriginaljobdescription.However,youwereallocatedseventy-fivepercentofSuzie'stimetodealwiththepaperwork,soIfeelthatthesituation,althoughnotideal,ismanageableandinthisfinancialclimateanyfurtherexpenditure,anyrise,howeverwelldeserved，mightdamagethecompany'sfutureand,Iamsureyou'llagree,that'stoorisky.

Test1-PartTwo（4）（第7期）

Nineteen.

Iwantedtohaveawordaboutthedepartmentalbudgetforecastyouaskedmetodrawup.Itotallyagreewithyouontheneedforworkingoutthefutureexpenditurewellinadvance,it'sonlythatsincewe'veneverdonethisforecastinsuchadetailedwaybefore，it'stakingusmuchlongerthanIexpected.WoulditbeacceptabletotheboardifIdeferredthesubmissiondatebyafortnight?

Twenty.

MayIcomeinhere?

Thankyou.IthinkTom'slastpointwasveryvaluable.Wemustn'tforgethowimportantitistomakeareallygoodimpressionwhenwelaunchthenewT-sixengineattheAirShowinParis.Althoughwe'reveryfamiliarwiththeengine'sspecificationsandperformancedata,wearen'tskilledatgivingpolishedmulti-mediapresentationswhichtheaudienceexpectsnowadays.Tom'sright.Ithinkweshouldconsiderhiringinaprofessionalfromamarketingcompany.

Test1-PartTwo（5）（第8期）

Twentyone.

IknowwhyyouwantSmithson'sthey'rethebiggestinthefieldandthey'vegotyearsofexperience.

Thedisadvantageistheprice.They'rethebestsotheycanchargewhattheylike.Personally,I'dprefertogoforsomeonelocallikeMackays.They'resmall,sowecouldnegotiateafavourabledeal,andI'msurethey'ddotheirbesttodeliverthestuffontimeandhelpusifwehadanemergencyjobandneededextramaterials.

Twentytwo.

JonesandSonshavealwaysbeenourhaulagecompanyandthey'vebeenreliable.ButthingschangedwhenMichaelJonestookover.Theservicewasn'tsoefficientandthenlastmonthtwotruckswerefourdayslateonadeliverywithnoexplanationandnoapologies.Asaresult,welostanewcustomer.Irefusetojustacceptthatfinancialloss.SowritetoJonesplease,demandingtenpercentofourexpectedprofitfromthatcontract.Ithinkit'sonlyfair.

Test1-PartThree

（1）（第9期）

Woman：

Andnowlet'smeetPhilipSpencer,oneofBritain'stopindustrialists，andhearabouthisexperiencesandideasonimprovingcompanyperformance.welcome,Philip.

Man：

Thanks,Gemma.Goodtobehere.

Woman：

Philip，you'refamousforyouruniqueapproachwhencalledintoadvisecompanies.

Man：

Well,I'mcertainlyverygenerouswithmyadvice!

Ialwaysacknowledgegenuineeffortwhereverpossibleitisimportanttodoso;butmyjobisn，ttomanagethecompany,it'stohuntdownunderlyingweaknessesinthesystems;that'swhatI'mtrainedtodo.

Woman：

YourvisittoManson'sreceivedaverymixedresponse,didn'tit?

Man：

Well,yes.Followingmyfirstvisit,they'dresearchedthemarketmoredeeplyandhadimprovedproductqualityconsiderably,but,onmyreturn,Iblamedtheirfailuresontheancientassemblylinewhichthey'dstilldonenothingabout，despitemyreport,andwhichbynowhadledtoaten-yearwaitinglistfortheircustomers.ThecompanywassoupsetbythecommentsImadeduringmysecondvisitthattheydidn'tinvitemeback!

Woman：

AnotherofyourconsultationstookyoutoCriterionGlass,afamily-runbusiness.

Man：

Yes.Theirtroublesstartedwithanover-concentrationontheactualmakingoftheproduct，onthecraftsmanshipinvolved,withoutaskingthemselveswhethertherewasstillenoughofamarketforthattypeofproduct.Pricesneededtobemorecompetitivetoo,somethingtheyhadn'tconsideredsufficiently.

Test1-PartThree

（2）（第10期）

Woman：

Asyousaid,you'refamousforyouradvicetoindustry,butforalongtimeyouwerenotatallsuccessfulinbusinessyourself,wereyou?

Man：

True!

ThefirsttwoorganisationsIheadedwentintoliquidation!

Theywerebothrelativelynewcompanies,though,withoutalonghistoryandweretryingtoestablishtheirbrandname.Peoplehadtriedtowarnme,ofcourse.Theresourcesweretherethatwasn'ttheproblembutIjustcouldn'tgetthingstoworkbasicallybecausefinancialservicesjustisn'tmyfield.

Woman：

Youenjoyastrongpublicimage,withyourunusualchoiceofclothes,etcetera.Whydidyoustarttocultivatethisoriginalstyle?

Man：

Well,manypeoplethinkI'vedevelopedthisstylejusttogetmys