09年BEC中级考试模拟冲刺题及答案五.docx

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09年BEC中级考试模拟冲刺题及答案五

09年BEC中级考试模拟冲刺题及答案五

一.READING

　　PARTONE

　　Questions1-7

　　.Readthesesentencesandthefollowingnewreports.

　　.Whichcountrydoeseachsentencedescribe?

　　.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter（A,B,CorD）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　Example:

　　TheheadofstatewenttoChinatotreathisdisease.

　　Answer:

B

　　1.Thegovernmentdidn'twanttocancelameetinginitscapital.

　　2.Thiscountrydidsomethingthatwentagainsttheinternationalagreements.

　　3.Thekingdeclaredthathewasunabletostopthecivilwar.

　　4.Afiercequarrelbrokeoutbetweenthiscountryanditsneighbour.

　　5.AnationalbudgetisgoingtobeapprovedbytheparliamentsometimeinJuly.

　　6.Anopposition.partyplanstoturndownitsenemywhonowcontrollsthegovernment.

　　7.AnuclearreactorarousedthesuspicionoftheUnitedNationswhichsentinspectorstheretoinvestigate.

　　A.NorthKoreaannouncedthatithadbeguntochangethefuelatanuclearreactoratYoungbyonwithoutthepresenceofinternationalinspectors,amovethatiscontrarytointernationalagreements.

　　B.TheKhmersRougesclaimedtohavecapturedthetownofMongkolBorei,innorth-westernCambodia.AsKingSihanoukpreparedtoleaveforChinatoresumecancertreatment,hesaidhehadlosthopeofresolvingtheCambodianconflict.

　　C.Japan'smainoppositionparty,theLiberalDemocrats,saiditwouldtrytobringdowntheminoritygovernmentofTsutiomuHataoncethebudgetispassedbyparliamentinmid-July.

　　D.ThePhilippinesrefusedademandbyIndonesiatobanaconferenceinManilaonEastTimor,provokingtheworstdisputebetweenthecountriesforseveralyears.

　　PARTTWO

　　Questions8-12

　　.Readthismemorandum.

　　.ChoosethelestsentencefromthelistA-Itofilleachoftheblanks.

　　.Foreachblank（8-12）markoneletter（A-I）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

　　.Oneanswerhasteengivenasanexample.

　　MEMORANDUM

　　To:

FilmaWilliams,schoolofArchitecture

　　From:

RamS.Johnson,PhysicalPlantOperations

　　Subject:

Air-conditioningInstallationCostsforEastHall.

　　Date:

4.4.94

　　AsyourequestedinyourmemoofMarch15,wehavestudiedthecostsofinstallingairconditioningforthesevenofficesandtwostudioclassroomsinEestHall......example....`..

　　OfficeandClassroominstallation

　　Estimateswereobtainedfromthreecontractorsonthecostsofcoveringtheofficesandclassrooms......8......Theworkwouldtakeaboutthreeweeks.

　　Becausethecentralunitwouldbeinstalledontheroof,somenoiseproblemsmightoccurduringafour-orfive-dayperiod......9......Sheetmetalworktobuildoutlestintheclassescouldbedoneonweekends,andtheovertimelabourcostsofabout$1,500havebeenincludedintheestimates.

　　Arrangementswerenotmadetodotheofficespaceinstallationonweekends`.....10.....

　　AdditionalInstallation

　　Becausealargerinstallation,includingamorepowerfulcentralunit,wouldbenecessarytohandlethehallsandstairways,anadditional$6,000wouldberequiredfortheequipment......11......Ifthisadditionalworkweredelayeduntilalatertime,anewcentralunitwouldberequiredalongwithchangesinthepipeway......12......

　　Summary

　　Thetotaljobforthebuildingwouldbeabout$35,000ifdoneatonetime.Atwo-stageinstallationwouldcostabout$55,000.Icangetofficialbidsatyourrequest.

　　Example:

A

　　AAsyousuggested,wealsosoughtinformationontheadditionalcostofair

　　conditioningintheentrancehallsandstairways.

　　BAllthesethreewereinthe$20,000to$25,000range.

　　CThislaterinstallationwouldcostabout$20,000.

　　DHowever,classinterruptionshouldbeminimal.

　　EInthesameway,eachofthesethreewouldtakeatleastonemonth.

　　FTherefore,thetotalcostwasthis$6,000plusanother$5,000.

　　GLabourcostswouldbeanadditionalS5,000,bringingthetotalcostoftheadditionto$11,000.

　　HEachfacultymembercouldexpecttohaveworkersintheofficeforaboutoneday.

　　ISofacultymemberscancontinuetheirofficeworkasusual.

PARTTHREE

　　Questions13-20.

　　.Readthisletteralertexplanationofbusinessproblems,andanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

　　WilliamsandCo.

　　54JermynStreet

　　LondonSW1Y6LX

　　July,1993

　　ManagerofExportSales

　　HiltonMotorcyclesLtd.

　　FenleyWorks

　　DearSirorMadam:

　　Wereceivedyourletterdated2ndJuly,expressingyourdissatisfactionwiththepresentlevelofyoursalesinNigeria.Weshalltrytoexplainasbrieflyaspossiblehowitisthatyourcompetitorsaredoingsowellsothatyoumayseewhyitisthatwearenot.Weshallalsosuggestwaysofimprovingthepresentsituation.Ourdifficultiesmaybesummarizedasfollows:

　　1.YourcompetitorspayforextensiveadvertisinginnewspapersandmagazinesthatreacheverycornerofNigeria.Wereceivenofinancialhelpforadvertisinganddonotreceivesufficientcommissiontopayforitourselves.

　　2.Thecompanyreferredtoinyourlettersentatwo-manteamonatourofsixprovincesinaspeciallyequippedlorrycontainingthemodelstheywishedtopublicize.Theiragenthadarrangeddisplaysinthetownstheywereduetovisitandhadannouncedtheminthelocalpress.Withsuchbackingfromthemanufacturer,highsalesareinevitable!

　　3.WhatsellswellinEuropedoesnotnecessarilysellwellelsewhere.Yourcompetitorsknowthisandplanaccordingly.Theygivemaximumpublicitytothreeorfourmodelsthataresuretosellwellhere.Wewouldsuggestthatyoudothesameandconcentrateonthe98ccSpeedy,the250ccHunterandthe350ccHawk.

　　4.InspiteoftheexcellentcontainershipservicebetweenEnglandandWestAfricawearestillhavingtowaitfortoolongfororderstobeshipped.Oncetheyhaveplacedanorder,customersareimpatienttoreceiveit.Ourpresentcommissionof10/00doesnotallowustoundertakesalestoursinotherregions.Nigeriacoversanareaofover350,000squaremilesandourpresentcommissionwillnotstandtheexpenseofsuchtrips.

　　Ifyouarepreparedtoincreaseourcommissions,contributetoourtravelexpensesonthelongerjourneysandbackuswithadvertising.Weareconvincedthatwecandoaswellasyourcompetitors.Welookforwardtoyourcomments.

　　Yoursfaithfully,

　　WilliamsandCo.

　　　Questions13-16

　　.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitleforeachparagraphfromtheboxbelow.

　　.Foreachparagraph（1-4）markoneletter（AG）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

　　13.Paragraph1..........

　　14.Paragraph2..........

　　15.Paragraph3..........

　　16.Paragraph4..........

　　ADeliveriesandcommission

　　BAtwo-manteam

　　CPropermodels.

　　DMoreadvertisements

　　EYourcompetitors'successfulmethods

　　FExpensesfortrips

　　GSalespromotions

　　Questions17-20

　　17.Wearegoingtogiveabriefexplanation..................

　　18.Yourcompetitors'advertisementsoftenappearinpopularpublications

　　19.Hearisoursuggestionthatyoufollowtheirexampleand.........

　　20.Ifyougiveusmorefinancialassistance,webelieve.,-........-

　　A.Whyyourcompetitorsaredoingbetterthanus.

　　B.thattheywishedtopublicize.

　　C.thatwecancatchupwithyourcompetitors.

　　D.thatyouconcentrateonthreemodels.

　　E.thataresuretosellwell.

　　F.whichtheywouldcertainlyvisit.

　　G.thatreacheverycornerofNigeria.

PARTFOUR

　　Questions21-35

　　.ReadthistextaboutaBritishbusiness.

　　.Choosethebestwordtofilleachgap.

　　.Foreachquestion（21-35）markoneletter（A,B,CorD）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

　　JackCohenandhiswifeTessabegantheirsmallgrocerybusinessonLondon'sHighStreetintheearly1950s.Sincethat......example.......thecompany,TESCO,hasgrowntobecome.theUK'sleadingfoodretailerwithannualsalesof6.4poundsbillionandhas......21......anewreputationforqualityandservice.Its384storesinEngland,ScotlandandWales......22..`.`..morethanninemillioncustomersperweek.

　　Inthe34yearoldColinSmithwecanseeTESCO's......23......onvalueplusqualityandservice.Upon......24......TESCO'smanagementteamin1987astradingdirectorforfreshmeats,heimmediatelyfocused......25......improvingsupplyanddistributionsystems.Hesetupasuppliercertificationprogramwithstrictspecificationsforprocessingfacilitiesandlivestockquality,plus......26......qualitychecksateachTESCOdistributioncenterandstore.

　　OneofSmith'sprioritieshasbeenan......27......lambprogram.TESCOcouldnotobtainenoughfreshlambto.....28...,..deman4andwas......29......tofillinwithfrozenproduct.SmithturnedtoCryovacspecialistswho......30......withTESCOanditsmeatsuppliersto......31......theProblem.

　　The......32......wasanewpackagingsystemfromCryovacfeaturingaharderCryovacBarrierBagwhichdramatically......33......packagedamages.VacuumpackagedfreshlambnowarrivesatTESCOstoresinthebestconditionyear-roundandsaleshave......34......tomorethanthan60millionpounds......35......

　　Example:

　　A.periodB.timeC.year.D.day

　　Answer:

B

　　21.A.hadB.doneC.madeD.established

　　22.A.sellB.serveC.meetD.hold

　　23.A.emphasisB.ideaC.nameD.import3nce

　　24.A.becomingB.beingC.enteringD.joining

　　25.A.onB.inC.atD.with

　　26.A.nearbyB.farC.furtherD.farther

　　27.A.oldB.improvedC.impossibleDable

　　28.A.askB.answerC.satisfyD.question

　　29.A.triedB.forcedC.ledD.set

　　30.A.cooperateB.linkC.