商务英语(高级)题.pdf

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高级高级BEC（二二）1高级高级BEC（二二）Test1PARTONE1.Thiscompanyhasbeeninvolvedindiversifyingitsbusinessact6ivities.2.Althoughthiscompanyisdoingwell,ithasanumberofinternaldifficultiestodealwith3.Thiscompanyhasreducedtheprofitsitmakesonindividualitems4.Onestatisticisalessaccurateguidetothiscompanysperformancethananother5.Theconditionswhichhavehelpedthiscompanyarelikelytobelessfavourableinthefuture6.Thiscompanyssharepricehasbeenextremelyvolatileoverthelasttwelvemonths7.Thiscompanyislikelytobethesubjectofatakeoverbidinthenearfuture8.ThiscompanysperformanceexemplifiesawidelyheldbeliefAChemicalCompanyMastersonsinterimpre-taxprofitsgrowthof20%wassomewhatinflatedasaresultoftheincomereceivedfromthedisposalofseveralofthecompanyssubsidiaries.Theunderlying8%riseinoperatingprofitsisamorerealisticgaugeofthecompanystrueprogress.However,MastersonsimpendingmergerwithBentleyandKnightanditsappointmentofanewchiefexecutiveshouldmeanthatthecompanywillbeabletosustaingrowthfortheforeseeablefut5ure.Thesharepricehasvariedlittleduringthecourseoftheyearandnowstandsat6.75BHotelGroupDuringthepastyeartheBowdenHotelGrouphasacquired77newproperties,thusdoublinginsize.lastweekthegroupreportedpre-taxprofitsof88millioninthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear,aheadofexpectationsandhelpedbyastrongperformancefromitsLondon-basedhotelsandnewlyexpandedUSbusiness.However.Thereisstillsomewaytogo.Integrationofthenewacquisitionsisstillnotcompleteand,whilethesharepricehasrisenrecently,majorproblemswithintegrationhaveyettobesolved.CHigh-techCompanyThistimelastyearashareinUsertechwasworthjustover1.sixmonthsagoitwasworth40.todayitispricedatunder8.ifproofwereneed,hereisanillustrationofhowmuchofalotterythetechnologymarketcanbe.ButsometechnologycompaniesarefightingbackandUsertechisoneofthem.WhathasrenewedexcitementinthecompanyistheopeningofitsnewAmericanofficesinDallasanditsambitiousplanstoexpanditsuserbaseinbothNorthandLatinAmerica.DBuildingCompanyRentonssharepricehasrisengraduallyoverthepastyearfrom2.4to3.8.Thecompanyhasbeensuccessfulinchoosingprimelocationforitsbuildingsandhasbenefitedfromthebuoyantdemandforhousing.Whilstthisdemandisexpectedtoslowdownsomewhatduringthenextyear,investorsareencouragedbythecompanysdecisiontomoveintobuildingsupermarkets.WorkhasalreadybegunontwositesinLondon,andthecompanyisexpectedtosignacontractwithinthenextmonthforbuildingfourlargesupermarketsinScotland.高级高级BEC（二二）2EPotteryManufacturerMiltonDisheshasbeenthroughashake-upoverthepastyear.Thegroup,whichhasbeencuttingmarginsandimprovingmarketing,maypostasmallprofitthisyear.ThemanymembersoftheMiltonfamily,whobetweenthemown58percentofthebusiness,havebeenwatchingthesharepricerisesteadilyandseveralarelookingtosell.TraderivalRuskinhasboughtupjustover17percentofthesharesandcouldwellbespurredintofurtheractionbythesignsofarecoveryatthefirm.PARTTWOYourCareerPathCanLeadYouAnywhereWeusedtobeadvisedtoplanourcareers.Weweretoldtomakeaplanduringthelaterstagesofoureducationandcontinuewithitthroughourworkinglives.（0）_somepeoplestillseecareersinthisway.However,topursueasingleoptionforlifehasalwaysbeenunrealistic.Planningforasinglecareerassumesthatwesetoutwithafullunderstandingofourlikesanddislikesandtheemploymentopportunitiesopentous.（9）_Formostpeoplethisdegreeofcertaintyaboutthefuturedoesnotexist.Ourinitialchoiceofcareerpathandemployerisoftenbasedoninadequateknowledgeandfalseperceptions.Butwithageandexperience,wedevelopnewinterestsandaptitudesandourprioritiesalter.Thestructureoftheemploymentmarketand,indeedofemploymentitself,issubjecttochangeasbothnewtechnologiesandnewworksystemsareintroduced（10）_Wemustfacetheuncertaintiesofaportfoliocareer.Itisclearfromtherecentpastthatwecannotforeseethechangeswhichwillaffectourworkinglives.Thepaceofchangeisaccelerating,asaresultofwhichtraditionalcareerplanswillbeofverylimiteduse.（11）_Theywillneedupdatingtoreflectchangesinourowninterestsaswellasintheexternalworkenvironment.Flexibleworkersalreadyaccountforabouthalftheworkforce.（12）_Wearelikelytofaceperiodsascontractworkers,self-employedfreelances,consultants,tempsorpart-timers.Manyemployersencouragestafftowriteapersonaldevelopmentdevelopment（PDP）（13）Althoughsomepeopleuseitonlytoreviewtheskillsneededfortheirjob,aPDPcouldbethenucleusofwidercareerplansettingouta