BEC中级分类模拟题Jobs and careers.docx

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BEC中级分类模拟题Jobsandcareers

13Jobsandcareers

13.2Whoshouldweshort-list?

ABeforeyoulistentotherecording,lookatthisadvertisementanddecidewhatkindofpersontheadvertiserislookingfor.Highlighttheimportantpointsinthead.

AssistantMarketingManager

Weareawell-knowninternationalmanufacturer,basedintheUK,andweareexpandingourexportmarketingactivitiesinourEuropeanheadquartersinLondon.

Wearelookingforalivelyandintelligentpersontojoinourteamassoonaspossible.TheworkwillinvolveworkinginourLondonoffice,telephoningandcorrespondingwithouroverseasclientsandagents,andsometravel,mainlytoEuropeancountries.Applicantsshouldbefluentinatleastoneforeignlanguage.Experienceinmarketingwouldbeanassetbutnotessential.ThesuccessfulapplicantwillbepaidtopLondonratesandprovidedwithgenerousremovalexpenses.

BYou'llhearthreetelephonemessages.Eachofthespeakershasheldinterviewswithapplicantsforthejob.

1Listenandtakenotes.You'llneedtopausetherecordingfrequently.

2CompareyournoteswiththenotesintheAnswerKey.

3Decidewhichofthejobapplicantssoundsmostpromising:

WhichofthemwillyouputontheshortlistforasecondinterviewinLondon?

Whichofthethreecandidatesdoyouratemosthighly,judgingfromwhatyou'veheardaboutthem?

Ifpossible,compareyourviewswithanotherstudentwhohasdonethisexercise.

REPORTFROM:

Bestcandidate:

______Age:

______

Education:

______

Languages:

______

Workexperience:

______

Personality:

______

Availability:

______

Suitability:

______

Address:

______

Phone:

______

13.3AbstractnounsWord-building

Useadictionarytolookupanyunfamiliarwordsintheseexercises.

AVerbsnouns

1Abstractnounscanbeformedfrommanyverbsbyadding-meritor-tion.

Lookattheseexamples:

-ment-tion

managemanagementconnectconnection

improveimprovementclassifyclassification

duplicateduplication

educateeducation

2Whatarethenounformsoftheseverbs?

Onlywritedowntheoneswhichareunfamiliarorwhichyou'reunsureof.

acknowledgeachieveagreeannouncearrangedevelopendorsejudge

measurerepay

adaptalterapplyauthorizecancelcentralizeconfirmconsultdeclare

determinedevalueimaginemodifyrecommendspecialize

appreciatearbitratecalculatecollaborateco-operateeliminatefluctuate

integratelocatespeculate

attractcollectcontributecorrectdeductdeleteinterruptpollute

predictprotectreduce

3Abstractnounsareformedfromsomeverbsbyadding-alor-ance.

Lookattheseexamples:

-al-ance

arrivearrivalacceptacceptance

withdrawwithdrawalappearappearance

refuserefusalassistassistance

performperformance

BAdjectivesnouns

1Nounscanbeformedfromadjectivesbyadding-ness,-enceor-ity.

Lookattheseexamples:

-ness-ence-ity

awareawarenessnegligentnegligenceableability

brightbrightnessinsistentinsistenceavailableavailability

2Whatarethenounformsoftheseadjectives?

Onlywritedowntheoneswhichareunfamiliarorwhichyou'reunsureof.

calmcarelesscheapfriendlyhelpfullateloudserious

confidentintelligentpatientdifferent

capableflexibleformalpossibleprobablepopularrealreliablescarce

sincere

13.4Haveaniceday

Readthisarticleandthenfilleachgapbelowwithoneword.

Haveaniceday

Hotel,shopandrestaurantchains,whichemploythousandsofpeopleinlow-paid,dead-endjobs,arediscoveringthathighlabourturnoverratesresultingfromtheindiscriminatehiringof"cheap"workerscanbeextremelycostly.

ColeNational,aCleveland-basedfirmwhichownsChildWorld,ThingsRememberedandotherspecialityshops,declareda"warforpeople"inanefforttorecruitandkeepbetterstaff.

Employeeswereasked:

Whatdoyouenjoyaboutworkinghere?

Inthepastyear,haveyouthoughtaboutleaving?

Ifso,why?

Howcanweimproveourcompanyandcreateanevenbetterplacetowork?

Employeesrepliedtheywantedbettertraining,bettercommunicationswiththeirsupervisorsand,aboveall,wantedtheirbossesto"makemefeellikeImakeadifference".Labourturnoverdeclinedbymorethanhalf;forfulltimesalesassistants,itdeclinedbyaboutathird.

MarriottCorporation,ahotelsandrestaurantsgroup,hasalsodecidedtospendmoremoneyonretainingemployeesinthehopeofspendinglessonfindingandtrainingnewones.Inoneyear,ithadtohirenofewerthan27,000workerstofill8,800hourly-paidjobslots.

Toslowitslabourturnover,Marriotthadtogetasimplemessageacceptedthroughoutitsoperatingdivisions:

loyal,wellmotivatedemployeesmakecustomershappyandthat,inturn,createsfatterprofitsandhappiershareholders,hnpruvedtrainingofmiddlemanagershelped.Sodidachangeinbonusarrange-ments.

Atthesametime,Marriottbecamemorefussyaboutthepeopleitrecruited.Itscreenedoutjobappli-cantsmotivatedmainlybymoney:

applicantswhichthecompanypejorativelydescribedas"payfirstpeople".Suchpeopleformasurprisinglysmall,thoughapparentlydisruptive,partoftheservice-industryworkforce.Marriottfoundinitsemployee-attitudesurveysthatonlyabout20%ofitsworkersatRoyRogersrestaurantsandabout30%ofitsworkersatMarriotthotelsregardedpayastheirprimaryreasonforworkingthere.

Manymiddlemanagersinserviceindustriesaremorecomfortablecopingwithdemandsformoremoneythanwithdemandsforincreasedrecognitionandbettercommunica-tions.Theywillhavetochangetheirways.Surveyssaythatwhen13,000employeesinretailshopsacrossAmericawereaskedtolistinorderthe18reasonsforworkingwheretheydid,theyranked"goodpay"third.Infirstplacewas"appreciationofworkdone",with"respectformeasaperson"second.

1Manyworkersinserviceindustriesare______badlyandtheirworkis______

2Servicefirmswithlargenumbersoflow-paidworkersoftenhaveahighstaff______

3ColeNationalconducteda______amongitsstaff,becausetheywantedtorecruitand______betterworkers.

4Staffrepliedthattheywantedtheirmanagerstoshowthattheywere______

5Marriottdiscoveredthatcustomersarehappierwhenthestaffare______and______motivated.Theyfoundthatmostoftheirworkerswere______mainlymotivatedbypay.

6FormostUSshopworkerspayisthe______mostimportantreasonforjobsatisfaction.

13.5Employment

Fillthegapsinthesesentences,thenaddthewordstothepuzzlebelow.

13.6On...

Fillthegapsinthesesentenceswithasuitableprepositionalphrasefromthelistbelow.

1Theyproducethiskindofmaterialonalargescalesotheyshouldbeabletosupplyusquickly.

2Youwillfindournewproduct______atourshowroom.

3Wehaveasalesengineer______whocanfixthefaultthisweek.

4Wecansupplysamplesanddemonstrationequipment______

5Wehavehadthegoods______forthreemonths,buttheyhaven'tarrivedyet.

6Weaccepteddeliveryofthegoodsasundamaged,but______wefindthatfiveotthecomponentsareunusable.

7Ispoketohim______lastweekaboutthis.

8Wecanhavethegoodsforfourweeks______Thenwecanreturnthemorpayforthem.

9Thegoodsarrived______

10HetravelledtoEngland______butmanagedtodoalittlesightseeingwhilehewasthere.

11I'mafraidMsSmithis______tilltheendofthemonth-canIhelpyou?

12Wecanofferyouthejob______thatyoustartworkonthefirstofnextmonth.

13Thiscandidatedoesn'tlookverygood______butsheisveryimpressiveinperson.

14Youcan'tkeepthispermanently,butyoumayhaveit______tilltheendofthemonth.

15Shesignedtheletter______herboss.

16Ourrelocationplansareproceeding______andwewillbemakingthemoveonJanuary1nextyear.

onalargescaleonapprovalonbehalfofonbusinessoncloserinspection

onconditionondisplayonloanonorderonpaperonthephoneonrequestonschedule

onthespotontimeonvacation/onholiday

13.7High-flyers

You'llhearpartofabroadcastabouthigh-flyers-peoplewhowillbegivenspecialtrainingandexperiencetomakethemintothetopmanagersoftomorrow.Answerthesemultiple-choicequestionsabouttheinformationandopinionsgivenintherecording.

AccordingtothePresenter...

1High-flyerschemesare...

a）foundinallkindsofcompanies.

b）mostcommoninmultinationalcompanies.

c）commoninlargecompanies.

2Inalargecompany...

a）onlyahigh-flyercanclimbthepromotionladdermorequickly.

b）abrightpersoncanquicklyclimbthepromotionladderevenifthereisnohigh-flyerscheme.

c）thecareerstructureisnormallyquiteflexible.

3Amemberofahigh-flyerschemewill...

a）obtainwideexperienceindifferentdepartments.

b）alreadyhavewideexperienceindifferentfields.

c）becomeaspecialistinhisorherchosenfield.

AccordingtoRodScott...

4BP...

a）istheworld'slargestmultinationalcompany.

b）hasabout130,000employeesworldwide.

c）hasabout130,000employeesintheUK.

5TherearepeopleparticipatinginBP's'individualdevelopmentprogramme'.

a）130b）180c）260

6BP'shigh-flyersjointheschemewhen...

a）theyhavejustjoinedthegroup.

b）theyhavebeenwiththegroupfortenyears.

c）theyhavealreadyshowntheirpotential.

AccordingtoHeatherStewart...

7Ahigh-flyerschememay...

a）produceamanagementteamwhocanworkwelltogether.

b）leadtoalackofflexibilityinthemanagementteam.

c）preventthebusinessfromchanging.

8Acompanywithahigh-flyerschemetends...

a）tobelesscompetitive.

b）nottorecruitseniorstafffromoutsidethecompany.

c）tolosegoodmanagers,wholeavetojointheircompetitors.

9High-flyerschemestendnottorecognizetheimportanceof...