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剑桥商务英语初级模拟16

Test3

READINGANDWRITING1hour30minutes

PARTONE

·Lookatthequestions1-5.

·Ineachquestion,whichsentenceiscorrect?

·Foreachquestion,markoneletter（A,B,orC）onyourAnswerSheet.

1.26/6-11amURGENTMESSAGEFORJENNIFERRUSSELL.

YOURFLIGHTTOISTANBULTOMORROWISNOWPOSTPONEDTO

06.15-28/6.

WhenwillMrsRussellflytoIstanbul?

A.26June

B.27June

C.28June

2.Whencollectingparcelsfromthispostoffice,youwillneedtoproducedocumentationwhichprovesyouridentity.

A.Youcannotpostparcelsfromherewithoutdocumentation.

B.Youshouldcollectpostanddocumentsatthesametime.

C.Youmustbringsomethinginwritingshowingwhoyouare.

3.IfyoudonotwishtobesentproductInformationleafletspleasetickthisbox□

A.Leavetheboxemptyifyoudon'tmindreceivinginformation.

B.Fillintheboxifyouneedmoreinformation.

C.Ticktheboxifyouarehappywithourproducts.

4.MayfieldCollege

ItalianforBusiness

5×3-hourlessons

twiceweekly

beginningTuesday28September

Eachlessonwilllast

A.2hours.

B.3hours.

C.5hours.

5.MANUFACTURER'SNOTICE

Pleasereturnanygoodsdamagedduringtransportation

withintwoweeksofdelivery,forimmediatereplacement.

A.Goodsdamagedduringtransportationmustbereplacedimmediately.

B.Ifthisproductarrivesdamaged,senditbackwithinafortnight.

C.Ifyourequirearefund,sendtheproductbackimmediately.

PARTTWO

·Lookatthelistofjobvacanciesbelow.

·Forquestions6-10,decidewhichvacancy（A-H）isthemostsuitableforeachpersonatthebottomofthepage.

·Foreachquestion,markthecorrectletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.

·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

BretlandsEmploymentAgency

Bretlandshavethefollowingvacanciesforstaff

A.DirectorofFinance

B.DirectorofQualityControl

C.SalesManager

D.TransportManager

E.AssistantPersonnelManager

F.DesignerinPublicityDepartment

G.TechnicianinITDepartment

H.AssistantinLegalDepartment

6.Tomhasalotofexperiencepreparingthelayoutforbrochuresoncomputer.

7.Christinerecentlygotaqualificationincomputerprogramming.

8.Peterhasworkedasanaccountantinalargecompanyfortwelveyears.

9.Markhaspassedalawexamatschoolandwouldliketousethisknowledgeinhisjob.

10.Janeworksinahumanresourcesdepartment,helpingtorecruitstaff.

PARTTHREE

·Lookatthegraphsbelow.Theyshowthenumberofvehiclessoldcomparedwiththenumberleasedbyeightdifferentretailersduringtheyear2000.

·Whichchartdoeseachsentence（11-15）ontheoppositepagedescribe?

·Foreachsentence,markoneletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.

·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

11.Leasesgrewmorerapidlythansalesinthesecondhalfoftheyear,followingasteadyriseinbothsectorsearlierintheyear.

12.Vehiclesalesrosesharplyinthemiddleoftheyear,overtakingleaseswhichneverthelessroseslightlyinthelastquarter.

13.Whilethevehicleleasebusinessexpandedduringtheyear,vehiclesalesdippedsharplyaftersixmonths,neverrecoveringtheirearlyhighlevel.

14.Thenumberofvehiclesleasedremainedlowthroughouttheyear,risingonlybrieflyabovesales,whichfluctuateddramaticallyinthefirstsixmonths.

15.Afterfallingsteadilyformuchoftheyear,bothsalesandleasesrecovered,withthenumberofleaseseventuallyexceedingsales.

PARTFOUR

·Readthemagazinearticlebelowaboutajewellerydesigner.

·Aresentences16-22ontheoppositepage'Right'or'Wrong'?

Ifthereisnotenoughinformationtoanswer'Right'or'Wrong;choose'Doesn'tsay'.

·Foreachsentence16-22,markoneletter（A,BorC）onyourAnswerSheet.

Thejewellerydesigner

Hewasyoungandcompletelyunknown,butPaulWaterhousebelievedinhimself.He'dheardthattherewasgoingtobealargeexhibitionforjewellerydesignersandheaskedtheorganiserswhetherhecouldshowsomeofhiswork.'Iwasonly21,'hesays,'andtheyagreed,ifIcouldshowacompletecollection.'Sohewenttothebank,borrowed￡1,500formaterials,andbegantoworkonnewdesigns.'Theexhibitionwasfantastic.AlthougheveryoneelsewasmuchmoreexperiencedthanIwas,mydesignswerestillpraised.'

HedecidedtotransferhisbusinesstoCanadaandbegantoexperimentwithnewmaterials:

allsortsofstonesfromaroundtheworld,sometotallynewtohim.'Asmostofthemweren'tprecious,itchangedthewayIapproacheddesign.Itwasgreat!

Iwasabletoproducemuchlargerpiecesofmodernjewellery,'hesays.'ThenIwasaskedbyanadvertisingagencytodesignaweddingringforaTVadvert.TheagencylikedwhatI'ddone,buttheirclient,acarmanufacturer,wantedsomethingalittlemoretraditional.Iwashappytomakechangesandthatworkgavemealotoffreepublicity.'

16.Atthestartofhiscareer,Paulfeltconfident.

A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn'tsay

17.Paulusedhissavingstomakejewelleryfortheexhibition.

A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn'tsay

18.Peopleattheexhibitionadmiredhisdesigns.

A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn'tsay

19.Paul'sfirstshopopenedinCanada.

A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn'tsay

20.Paulprefersworkingwithvaluablematerials.

A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn'tsay

21.Paulusesanadvertisingagencytopromotehisjewellery.

A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn'tsay

22.Paulwaswillingtocompromiseonthedesignofthering.

A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn'tsay

PARTFIVE

·Readthearticlebelowaboutcomputersoftware.

·Foreachquestion23-28,ontheoppositepage,choosethecorrectanswer.

·Markoneletter（A,BorC）onyourAnswerSheet.

Computersoftware

AsmoreandmorecompaniesareusingtheInternettodobusiness,MarkWilliamsexplainshowanewsoftwarepackageishelpingtheefficienttransferofmedicinesfromfactorytopatient.

AHLPharmaceuticalsisoneofBritain'slargestwholesaledistributorsofmedicines.UnderaEuropeanparentcompany,SetraAG,itcovers40percentoftheBritishmarket.Thecompanybuysmedicinesfromthemanufacturersanddeliversthemonatwice-dailybasistohundredsofhospitalsandpharmaciesaroundthecountry.

'Theresponsibilityforsupplyingsuchlargequantitiesofmedicinesisfrightening,'saysITdirector,StephenSmith.'Ifamanufacturerhasqualitycontrolproblems,creatingashortfallinsupply,orifmedicinesaresuddenlyneededinlargequantitiessomewhereelseintheworldourstocklevelscanfalldramatically.Inthepastsuchalackofbalancebetweensupplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.Withournewsoftwaresystem,weknowimmediatelyofanypossiblemanufacturingorsupplydifficulties,canwarnourcustomersandsuggestpossiblealternatives.'

Thissystemissoefficientbecausemanufacturerscanupdatedetailsthemselvesofstocklevelsandproductinformation.TwiceadaystaffatAHLtransferthisdatatotheirmaincomputersystemwhereitismadeavailablethroughtheAHLwebsitetocompanypersonnelandcustomers.

Withsomanypeoplehavingaccesstothedata,isn'tthesecurityofthesystematrisk?

'Notatall,'saysSmith.'Werunthesoftwarewithinourowninternalsecuritysystem.Thedatagoesintoaspecial"sandbox"whichisseparatefromtherestofthesystem.Evenifsomeonemanagestogetintothesoftware,theycan'tgoanywhereelseonthenetwork.'

Anddoeshethinkthatthisisthelimitofthesoftware'suse?

'ThefirsttimeIsawthisIhadthefeelingthatlifewouldbedifferentfromnowon.Insteadofhavinglotsofpiecesofpaperflyingaround,anexpansionofthesoftwaresystemintothepurchasingdepartmentmeansthatorderscannowbedealtwithinamoment.Theonlydelaytofurtherexpansionisdecidingwhatareaofthecompanytoapplyittonext.'

23.AHLPharmaceuticals

A.manufacturesmedicines.

B.putsdrugcompaniesincontactwithcustomers.

C.suppliesmedicinestocustomers.

24.Accordingtothetext,whatisthechallengeforpharmaceuticalmanufacturers?

A.developingnewtypesofmedicines

B.transportingmedicinestoothercountries

C.ensuringaconstantsupplyofmedicines

25.Themostimportantfunctionofthenewsoftwareisto

A.maintainthequalityofcustomerservice.

B.expandthecustomernetworkworldwide.

C.informpatientsaboutbetterqualitymedicines.

26.Newinformationaboutmedicines

A.isupdatedbythemanufacturerstwiceaday.

B.ismadeavailabletocustomersbyAHLpersonnel.

C.isgivendirecttocustomersbymanufacturers.

27.StephenSmithfeelsthat

A.thesecurityofinformationonthenetworkusedtobeaworry.

B.allthedatashouldbestoredonthesamesystem.

C.thecompany'scomputer-basedinformationiswell-protected.

28.Thenewsoftware

A.canbeusedinmanyareasofthecompany'sbusiness.

B.willsoontotallyreplacetheneedforpaperdocuments.

C.isdelayingtheexpansionofthepurchasingdepartment.

PARTSIX

·Readthenewspaperarticlebelowaboutthecreationofnewjobs.

·Choosethecorrectwordtofilleachgap,fromA,BorContheoppositepage.

·Foreachquestion29-40,markoneletter（A,BorC）onyourAnswerSheet.

NEWJOBS

Anewclothingcompanyishopingtocreateas（29）as500jobsinitsfactoryandnationwidechainofstores.Thecompany,NewTrendwasset（30）byPeterDalton,a36-year-oldbusinessman（31）Liverpool.

Thecompany,（32）isduetostartproductionearlynextyear,willprovideemployment（33）300peopleinitsfactoryontheedgeofLiverpool.In12months'time,（34）willbeafurther200jobs,asthecompanybeginsopeningshopsintownsin（35）partsofBritain.

PeterDaltonisalso（36）toopenashopinNewYork.Hehopesthat（37）thisshopprovessuccessful,thechain（38）expandacrossthewholeofNorthAm