具备BEC初级真命题1

2021年1月20日发(作者：世界名人录)
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Test 1
READING AND WRITING


1 hour 30 minutes
PART ONE
Questions 1-5
·

Look at questions 1-5.
·

In each question, which sentence is correct?
·

For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your
Answer Sheet.


1

2
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3

4

5
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PART TWO
Questions 6-10
·

Look
at
the
advertisement
below.
It
shows
a
list
of
workshops offered by a training company.
·

For
questions
6-10,
decide
which
workshop
(A-H)
each person on the opposite page should attend.
·

For
each
question,
mark
one
letter
(A-H)
on
your
Answer Sheet.
·

Do not use any letter more than once.
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6

Julia
Strekalova
wants
to
know
how
to
calculate
the
amount
she
can
charge
customers
for
her
marketing consultancy services.


7

Roger
Walker's
company
wants
to
give
him
responsibility
for
his
firm's
annual
profit-and-loss
account and balance sheet.


8

Paolo Longo needs to be able to assess the effect
on
sales
following
his
company's
recent
product
promotions.


9

Zhon
Mei
Feng's
company
wants
her
to
learn
to
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divide the market into groups, which it can target with
different brands.
10

Valerija
Georgievska
needs
a
course
on
working
out
how
much
money
her
firm
can
expect
to
have
available each month.
PART THREE
Questions 11-15
·

Look
at
the
chart
below.
It
shows
a
company's
turnover,
operating
profit
and
market
share
over
a
period of ten months.
·

Which
month
does
each
sentence
(11-15)
on
the
opposite page describe?
·

For
each
sentence,
mark
one
letter
(A-H)
on
your
Answer Sheet.
·

Do not use any letter more than once.
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11

Although
operating
profit
dropped
and
market
share experienced a decline,




there was an upturn in the level of turnover.
12

Both
turnover
and
market
share
showed
an
increase this month, while operating




profit suffered a decline.
13

Despite
the
fact
that
market
share
fell
and
there
was a decline in turnover,




operating profit was equal to that of the previous
month.
14

While
turnover
experienced
a
downturn,
both
operating profit and market share
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showed signs of recovery.
15

Although
market
share
showed
an
improvement
and turnover also increased,




this had no effect on the month's operating profit.
PART FOUR
Questions 16-22
·

Read the job advertisement below.
·

Are sentences 16-22 on the opposite page 'Right' or
'Wrong'? If there is not enough information to answer
'Right' or 'Wrong', choose 'Doesn't say'.
·

For each sentence (16-22), mark one letter (A, B or C)
on your Answer Sheet.
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16

Scene Video is planning to open more stores.
A

Right






B

Wrong






C

Doesn't say
17

Scene
Video
believes
its
store
managers
have
a
harder job than other store
managers...
A

Right






B

Wrong






C

Doesn't say
18

Scene
Video's
salaries
are
higher
than
for
similar
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positions in other retail
businesses.
A

Right






B

Wrong






C

Doesn't say
19

It is essential for applicants to have experience as
store managers.
A

Right






B

Wrong






C

Doesn't say
20

Most successful applicants will have to spend time
working in different
countries.
A Right






B

Wrong






C

Doesn't say
21

The
Introductory
Evenings
are
targeted
at
successful candidates.
A

Right






B

Wrong






C

Doesn't say
22

Application forms should be completed online.
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A

Right






B

Wrong






C

Doesn't say
PART FIVE
Questions 23-28
·

Read
the
article
below
about
a
successful
business
partnership.
·

For
each
question
(23-28)
on
the
opposite
page,
choose the correct answer.
·

Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
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23

Phil stopped selling photocopiers because he





A


was unable to meet the sales targets.





B


recognised an opportunity in another field.





C


became
aware
of
their
limited
market
potential.
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24

Why did Phil agree to meet Sean?






A


He liked the way Sean did not give up trying.






B


He
thought
they
would
have
a
lot
of
common interests.






C


He
needed
someone
to
provide
IT
finance
for his clients.
25

Why did Sean not join Phil immediately at Syscap?






A


He had doubts about the profitability of the
venture.






B


He
was
unsure
about
giving
up
an
established career.






C


He
was
afraid
that
working
together
would
damage their friendship.
26

In what way does Sean believe that business is like
golf?.






A

You cannot achieve your goals without taking
risks.






B

To do well, you need a combination of ability
and ambition.






C


If
you
do
something
enough
times,
you'll
eventually be successful.
27

Sean says he is surprised that
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A


he and Phil are still good friends.







B


their company has been so successful.







C


more
people
do
not
set
up
their
own
businesses.
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What
makes
Phil
confident
about
their
company's
future growth?







A

the strength of the friendship they have







B


being in a commercial field which is rapidly
expanding







C

having
few
serious
challengers
for
their
position in the marketplace
PART SIX
Questions 29-40
·

Read the introduction to a company report below.
·

Choose the correct word to fill each gap from A, B or
C on the opposite page,
·

For each question (29-40), mark one letter (A, B or C)
on your Answer Sheet.
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29


A

as










B

although





C

so
30

A join









B

catch








C

meet
31


A

grown







B

risen








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C

increased
32

A

do











B

doing








C

done
33


A

has









B

gets









C

takes
34


A

even








B

just









C

only
35

A the









B

a











C

this
36

A

on










B

for










C

in
37


A there