BEC初级考试真题.docx

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BEC初级考试真题

BEC初级考试真题

BEC初级考试真题

InstructionstoCandidates 

（a）   Thetimeallowedforthisexaminationis2hours. 

（b）  Answerall4questions. 

（c）   Usethespacesprovidedinthecombinedquestionandanswerbooklettocompletetheanswers.

Ifmorespaceisneededforanswersorroughnotes,usethesupplementarysheetsprovidedandsecuretheminsideyourbookletwithyournameandcandidatenumberclearlywrittenoneachsheet.Roughnotesshouldbeclearlycrossedthrough. 

　　（d）    Creditwillbegivenforcorrectspelling,punctuationandgrammar. 

　　（e）    Adequateandappropriatecommunicationisrequiredratherthanaparticularnumberofwords. 

　　（f）    Whenyoufinish,checkyourworkcarefully. 

　　（g）    TheuseofstandardEnglishdictionariesandcordlessnon-programmablecalculatorsispermitted.

CandidateswhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglishmayuseabilingualdictionary. 

　　ENTERDETAILSBELOW 

　　CANDIDATE’SNAMEINFULL 

　　Asitistoappearonthecertificate

   IDENTITYCARDNUMBER…………………SubjectCodeNumber……………1041………………… 

　　Candidate’sNumber…………………………………….CentreCode…………………………… 

　　FullPrivateAddress…………………………………………………………………………………… 

　　………………………………………………………………………….

   Postcode…………………. 

　　CentreNameandAddress……………………………………………………………………………

　　STATEHERETHENUMBEROFADITIONALSHEETSHANDEDINμ 

　　QUESTION1 

　　Situation:

 Watson’sPlastics,whereyouworkintheAccountsDepartment,hasafleetofcompanycars.Youhavenoticedthatthebillsforminorbodyworkrepairsanddamagedtypeshaveincreasedsteadilyinthelastyear.Driverreportsseemtoindicatemanyexamplesofcarelessparkingandaccidentshappeningwhenthecarsareprivatelyusedafterworkinghours. 

　　Task:

    WriteamemototheFinanceManager,JamesShah,informinghimofthesituationandaskingforhisadviceaboutyourconcernsoverrisingcosts,carsnotinuseetc. 

　　Layoutyouranswerasamemo,inthespacebelow,makingupanynecessarydetails. 

　　MEMORANDUM 

　　TO                                        DATEFROM                                     REF 

　　SUBJECT 

　　QUESTION1CONTINUED 

　　Youmaycontinuewritingyourmemohere:

　　QUESTION2 

　　Situation:

 Yourcompany,PeakSecurity,isapplyingforthesecuritycontractatanumberofmajorsportingevents.YouhavebeenaskedtochecktheinformationbelowabouttheBurlingtonFieldsTennisFestival. 

　　Task:

     ReadthearticleonBurlingtonFieldopposite,thensaywhetherthefollowingstatementsareTRUEorFALSE.ThenquoteONLYthewordorphrasefromthetextthatsupportsyouranswer.Theinclusionofirrelevantinformationwillbepenalised.

WriteyouranswersonthelinesmarkedA.

　　1        TheBurlingtonFieldfestivalisusuallyheldinJune.

　　A ___________________________________________________________________________

　　2        Thefestivalcanbereachedonlybycarorrailway.

　　A ___________________________________________________________________________

　　3        TheChampions'Courtisopentoeveryone.

　　A ___________________________________________________________________________

　　4        Therearefewerthan50placestobuyfoodordrink.

　　A ___________________________________________________________________________

　　5        Anyofthe230driverswilltakevisitorstotheirhotel.

　　A ___________________________________________________________________________

　　6        BurlingtonFieldsbringstogethertheverybestplayers.

　　A ___________________________________________________________________________

　　7        Dishonestpeoplecanbefoundatthefestival.

　　A ___________________________________________________________________________

　　8        BarsandrestaurantsatBurlingtonFieldsareopen24hoursaday.

　　A ___________________________________________________________________________

　　9        Apartfromsecurityguards,thefestivaldoesnothingtoalertpeopletothepresenceofthieves

　　A ___________________________________________________________________________

　　10    TheTieBreakBarcatersforoldervisitors.

　　A ___________________________________________________________________________

　　（30marks）

　　QUESTION2CONTINUED

　　BURLINGTONFIELDS–THEHOMEOFFIRSTCLASSTENNIS

　　Since1979BurlingtonFieldhasbeenoneofthemostimportantsportingeventsinthewesternworld,attractingworldclassplayersandreceivingmediacoveragefrom120countriesaroundtheglobe.Thefestivalrunsoverafortnight,alwaysthelast2weeksinJuly,anddrawshugecrowdsofvisitors,hopingtoenjoythethrillsofthetournamentandthelivelyexcitementofthecrowdedbarsandeatingplaces.Thereisalwaysthechance,especiallyifyoukeepyourwitsaboutyou,ofrubbingshoulders,orevensharingatable,withastarofthetennisworld!

　　Theenormouscomplexcoversoverasquarekilometre.Thereare8entrancepointsfromthespaciouscarparksand2fromtherailstation.Afurtherentrancepointisavailabletopeoplearrivingontheriverboatsorbyhelicopter.Thehelicopterlandingpointhasbeenveryfrequentlyusedinthelast5years.

　　Fifteencourtsprovideenoughtopclasstennisfortheappetitesofthemostdemandingfans.WiththeexceptionofChampions'Court,whichadmitsbooked-in-advancebadgeholdersonly,visitorscanmovefreelyfromonecourttoanotherandhaveaccesstoallbuttheMembers’Restaurant.SuchnamesasWinners'Gallery,theBallandRacquet,theSeafoodBarandTheTieBreakBar（thislastbeingreallypopularwithyoungerenthusiasts）drawinthecustomersfromthetimethegatesopenat1000hoursuntilthelastmatchhasbeenplayedaround2100.

　　Allthismovementofsomanypeopleinevitablybringsitsproblems.Anarmyofofficials,waiters,securitymenetcisneededtoensurethesmoothrunningofthefestival,and,asalwaysthereareoccasionswhenmattersgowrong.Recentfestivalshaveseensignificantincreasesinthenumberofcounterfeit-ticketsellers,andpickpocketshavecreatedtheirshareofmisery,asbagsandwalletshavegonemissing.Therearesignswarningpeople,butitseemseveryonecanloseconcentrationforafewseconds–andthatisallathiefneeds!

　　ThefactsandfiguresbelowbearoutwhatanimmenseandcomplexaffairthefestivalhasBECome:

　　In1997therewere:

　　1,400caterersrepresenting200firmsprovidingfoodanddrinkinover80outlets

　　330guardsandsecuritymen,controllingentrancesandexits,patrollingcrowdsanddealingwithproblemslikelostchildren,peopletakenill,andotherdifficulties

　　300courtofficials,including45umpireswhocover2matchesaday,andteamsoflinejudges

　　230drivers,therefortheexclusiveuseofplayersandofficialscomingtoandfromthefestival.Driversneedacleanlicenceand,aboveall,agoodknowledgeofthearea'sstreetsandhotels.

　　Manyotherworkers,fromcleanerstoprogrammesellers,makeupthiswell-drilledarmy.

QUESTION3 

　　Situation:

 Youhavebeenaskedtocheckthedetailsofanumberofoffice-cleaningagencies. 

　　Task:

     Readtheinformationoppositeandanswerthequestionsbelowinthespaceprovidedusingnomorethan3words. 

　　CompletesentencesareNOTrequired. 

　　ANSWERS 

　　1  Whichfirmhasbeenestablishedthelongest?

　　2  Whichfirmhasnolistedcontracts?

　　3  WhatisthechargepersqmetrewithAcmeCleaners?

　　4  Howmanyfirmsemploymorementhanwomen?

　　5  Howmanyfirmshavemorethan20%staffturnover?

　　6  Howmanybanksarementionedinthe’listedcontracts’

　　7  DoesSpick&Spanofferfullwindowcleaningservices?

　　8  IsDaviesHygienefastestindealingwithcomplaints?

　　9  WhichcompanybasedoutsideLondonwasmostrecentlystarted?

　　10 WhichLondon-basedcompanyhastheloweststaffturnover?

　　11 Howmanycompaniescarrymorethan￡1millioninsurancecover?

　　12 Istheshortestcontractavailable3months?

　　13 HasOfficeCleanmorelistedcontractsthanABCClean?

　　14 CanyoutelephonecomplaintstoDusters?

　　15 WillSpotOncleanyourwindowsoutside?

　　16 HasSpick&SpanmorefemaleemployeesthanDusters?

　　17 Whichfirmisslowesttodealwithcomplaints?

　　18 Whichfirmhasthehighestcostpersqmetre?

　　19 Howmanyfirmscleanexteriorwindows?

　　20 WhichLondon-basedfirmoffersthecheapestdailycleaningservice?

　　（20marks） 

　　QUESTION3CONTINUED（图片略） 

　　QUESTION4 

　　Situation:

 Readthefollowingconversationbeween2employeesoftheneilsonCarpet 

　　FactoryinPhuket. 

　　Task:

     CompletetheAccidentReportformusingtheinformationintheconversation 

　　below. 

　　AnnaLeow     Wehadanastyaccidentthismorning.Ayoungwomanbrokeherankle. 

　　AchamScott    Yes,Iheard.Fridaythe13th,anunluckydayindeed.Wassheanemployeehere?

　　AnnaLeow     No,shewasabisitor.Iwasjusttakinghertoseethecanteenandhaveadrink.Sheslippedonthestairs. 

　　AchamScott    Thatstaircarpethasbeenlooseforawhilenow.Itoughttovereplaced.What　wasthelady’sname?

　　AnnaLeow     JanLi.I’vegotherdetails.SheliveswithherhusbandonYaowaratRoad,number43,hereinPhuket. 

　　AchamScott    WhendidyousayithappenedThismorning 

　　AnnaLeow     Yes.Itwasprecisely1020. 

　　AchamScott    Andyousenthertohospitalinanambulance?

　　AnnaLeow     No,wesentherbycartosavetime. 

　　AchamScott    Itsoundslikeit’sthecompany’sfault,then.I’vetoldthemanageraboutthatcarpetbefore.Haveyoufilledinareportform?

　　AnnaLeow     No,I’mgoingtodoitnow.Morepaperwork. 

　　AchamScott    （Laughing）Well,y