商务英语BEC高级考前冲刺模拟题汇总.docx

1、商务英语BEC高级考前冲刺模拟题汇总商务英语(BEC)高级考前冲刺模拟题(1)Reading 1 hour PART ONEQuestions 1 8Look at the statements below and at the five reports about panies on the opposite page from an article giving advice to self-employed consultants about negotiating fees for their services.Which book（A， B， C，D or E） dose each

2、statement 18 refer to ？For each statement 18， make one letter（A， B， C，D or E） on your Answer Sheet .You will need to use some of these letters more than once .Example ：Lack of self-confidence will put you at a disadvantage in a negotiation .0 A B C D EThis pany has been involved in diversifying its

3、business act6ivities.Although this pany is doing well， it has a number of internal difficulties to deal withThis pany has reduced the profits it makes on individual itemsOne statistic is a less accurate guide to this panys performance than anotherThe conditions which have helped this pany are likely

4、 to be less favourable in the futureThis panys share price has been extremely volatile over the last twelve monthsThis pany is likely to be the subject of a takeover bid in the near futureThis panys performance exemplifies a widely held beliefAChemical panyMastersons interim pre-tax profits growth o

5、f 20% was somewhat inflated as a result of the in e received from the disposal of several of the panys subsidiaries. The underlying 8% rise in operating profits is a more realistic gauge of the panys true progress. However， Mastersons impending merger with Bentley and Knight and its appointment of a

6、 new chief executive should mean that the pany will be able to sustain growth for the foreseeable fut5ure. The share price has varied little during the course of the year and now stands at 6.75.BHotel GroupDuring the past year the Bowden Hotel Group has acquired 77 new properties， thus doubling in s

7、ize . last week the group reported pre-tax profits of 88 million in the first six months of the year， ahead of expectations and helped by a strong performance from its London-based hotels and newly expanded US business. However. There is still some way to go. Integration of the new acquisitions is s

8、till not plete and， while the share price has risen recently， major problems with integration have yet to be solved.CHigh-tech panyThis time last year a share in Usertech was worth just over 1. six months ago it was worth 40. today it is priced at under 8 . if proof were need， here is an illustratio

9、n of how much of a lottery the technology market can be. But some technology panies are fighting back and Usertech is one of them . What has renewed excitement in the pany is the opening of its new American offices in Dallas and its ambitious plans to expand its user base in both North and Latin Ame

10、rica.DBuilding panyRentons share price has risen gradually over the past year from 2.4 to 3.8 . The pany has been successful in choosing prime location for its buildings and has benefited from the buoyant demand for housing. Whilst this demand is expected to slow down somewhat during the next year，

11、investors are encouraged by the panys decision to move into building supermarkets. Work has already begun on two sites in London， and the pany is expected to sign a contract within the next month for building four large supermarkets in Scotland.EPottery ManufacturerMilton Dishes has been through a s

12、hake-up over the past year. The group， which has been cutting margins and improving marketing， may post a small profit this year. The many members of the Milton family， who between them own 58 per cent of the business， have been watching the share price rise steadily and several are looking to sell.

13、 Trade rival Ruskin has bought up just over 17 percent of the shares and could well be spurred into further action by the signs of a recovery at the firm. PART TWOQuestions9 14Read the text about career-planning services.Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps .For e

14、ach gap 914， mark one letter（A-H） on your Answer Sheet .Do not use any letter more than once .There is an example at the beginning .（0）Your Career Path Can Lead You AnywhereWe used to be advised to plan our careers. We were told to make a plan during the later stages of our education and continue wi

15、th it through our working lives.（0）_ some people still see careers in this way. However， to pursue a single option for life has always been unrealistic.Planning for a single career assumes that we set out with a full understanding of our likes and dislikes and the employment opportunities open to us.（9）_ For most people this degree of certainty about the future does not exist.Our initial choice of career path and employer is often based on inadequate knowledge and false perceptions. But with age and experience， we develop new interests and aptitudes and our priorities alter. The stru