BEC二級模擬考試題3

一.READING

PARTONE

Questions1-7

.Readthesesentencesandthefollowingbusinessindex.

.Whichadvisoreachsentense(1-7)describe?

.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)

onyourAnswerSheet.

Example

Thecompanyinvestsalargesumofmoneyinhigh

technology.

Answer:E

1.Itisengagedintheexpansionofa

telecommunicationsline.

2.Noothersteelindustrieshavesuchahighrating..

3.ThecompanyisthechiefholderofaBritishcompany

sshares.

4.AsmuchasfortymillionU.S.dollarsareinvested

inTaiwan.

5.IthasbusinesstransactionswithanAmerican

company.

6.Thecompanygetsaveryhighinterestratefromits

stocks.

7.Agreementsweresignedbetweentwocompaniesabout

technologicalcooperation.

A.TelecomAsiaCorporationLimited(Thailand)

-Itservesasinternationaladvisorinconnectionwith

thedebtandequityfinancingforaUS$3billion

telephonelineexpansionprojectinBangkok.(Current)

B.SingaporeTelecominternationalPte.Ltd.(Singapore)

-Itacquiresits50/00interestinCambridgeHolding

Ltd.,thecontrollingshareholderofCambridgeCable

Ltd.oftheU.K.(6/1992)

C.PohangIron6SteelCo.,Ltd.(Korea).

InconnectionwithitsratingswithStandard&Poors

andMoodysinvestorServices.Thecompanyobtainedthe

highestratingofanysteeicompanyintheworld.

(II/1991)

D.GoldstarCo.,Ltd.(Korea)

Initsinvestimentin,andtechnologyagreementswith

,ZenithElectronicsoftheU.S.-thefirsttransaction

ofthistypeinKorea.(2/1991)

E.ConcordVentureCapitalCo.,Ltd.(Taiwan)

-Structured,marketedtoinvestorsandmadeaprincipal

investmentintheFundwithtotalequityofNT$940

million(US$40million)toinvestinTaiwanese

high-technologyventurecapitalopportunities.(I/1991)

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

.ReadthisadvertisementofaCanadiancomputer

incorporation.

.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Ionpage5

tofilleachoftheblanks.

.Foreachblank(8-12)markoneletter(A-I)onyour

AnswerSheet.

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

ASTSBRAVOFAMILY

OurnewandimprovedBravoseriesofpersonalcomputers

isdesignedtodocalculationsinanewway.....

..example......

Forexample,thenewBravoMThasthesamefeaturesof

IntelsveryfastPentium60MHzmicroprocessor.Itsall

thepoweryouneedtorunanentireworkgrouporthe

latestgraphics-intensiveprograms,andprocesseseven

themostcomplicatedmathematicalcalculationsfive

timesfasterthantheDX2/66.8Its

perfectforthepoweruserwhodemandshighperformance

atanattractivepricepoint.

AlsonewfromASTisourlatestgenerationofBravoLC

desktops,avaluelineofenergyefficient486personal

computers.OurentireBravoLCfamily,whilestill

affordable,hasnewmuscle--Intel486microprocessorsup

to100MHzandaVESALocalBusslot.Today,itsfast,

tomorrowitcouldbeevenfaster,ifyouchoosetoraise

ittoIntelsPentiumOverDriveprocessor.Howabout

moreperformanceinlessspace?TheBravoLPisalow

profile486,loadedwithaward-winningengineering....

...9......AndthegraphicsRAMcanbeenlargedto

ZMBfor64-bitprocessing.

OurnewBravoNBnotebookcomputers,recentlynamedthe

numberoneofthe20worldstopnotebookcomputers,are

someofourbestexamplesoftheBravofamily.......10

......Itisparticularlyidealforsmallbusinesses

,homeoffices,andmobileusers.

WithBravo,theressomethingforeveryone.Including

highvalue,performance,andthemostresponsive

aroundthe-clockphonesupportanywhere.......11...

...

Bytheway,our486Bravosareallapprovedbythe

EnvironmentalProtectionAgency...12......Foran

ASTresellernearyou,pleasecall800876-4AST.

Example:C

A.Wouldyouexpectanythingfromtheworldsfifth

largest(andgrowing)personalcomputercompany?

B.Inaddition,youllfind.yourselfintheenjoyment

offreemaintenanceand

transportation.

C.Ifyouwantspeed,power,expandability,anddazzling

graphicsperformanceataveryaffordableprice,youll

finditinourBravopersonalcomputers.

D.TheMTalsocomeswithtwoAL-slotsforgraphic

upgradesandinstalledwindows-basedsoftwaresolutions.

E.So,youllsaveenergy,money,andperhapsafew

trees.

F.Forinstance,innovativesecurityfeatureshelpyou

keepyourmostconfidentialworktoyourself.

G.Asaresult,youneedacertificateissuedbythe

EnvironmentProtectionAgencyifyoubuyapersonal

computer.

H.TheBravoNB4/33iseventhinner,lighter,faster,

andmoreaffordable-usingverylittlepowerwitha

longerbatterylife.

I.Finally,theDX2/66isinferiortoourBravoMTin

speed,functionand

graphicsperformance.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

.ReadthisbrochureabouttheCanadiancity,Saint

John,andanswerquestions13to20thatfollow.

CanadasMostCost-EffectiveCity

Intodaysbusinessclimate,everycorporatedecisionis

measuredbyonestandard-howitinfluencesbottomline.

SoforbusinessesinSaintJohn,NewBrunswick,

importantdecisionsusuallycomeseasier.Thereason?

SaintJohnisthecountrysmostcost-effectivecity.

ManyCompanies,includingmajortelemarketingoperations

,aremovingintotakeadvantageofsubstantiallymore

competitiveoperatingcostsforhumanresources,

workerscompensation,telecommunicationsandbusiness

convenience.

1.InSaintJohn,citycenterrentsrunapproximately

one-thirdlessthanthenationalaverage.DowntownClass

Aofficespacerangesinpricefromthelowtomid

teens.ClassBrentsformuchlowerfees.Salariescost

anaverageof23percentlesswhencomparedtoother

majorcenters.Thesereducedcostsandlowerhousehold

expensesmakeforawinningcombinationwhereemployers

andemployeesbothbenefit..

2.Fromsuperhighwaystofuturehighways,SaintJohnhas

itall.Leading-edgetechnologysuppliedbycompanies

likeNBTelwilllinkyourfirmtotheworld.Combine

thistechnologywithlow-costtelecommunicationsrates

andround-the-clockservice,andyouhavethreegood

reasonswhynationalfirmslikeNorthernTelecom,Canada

TrustandMeditrustnowcallSaintJohnhome.

3.NBTelsCompetitivetelecommunicationsratescanhelp

anemployerrealizeannualsavingsof25percentand

more.Lowerpropertyandcommercialtaxes,Canadas

secondlowestelectricpowerrates,andnobusinessof

salarytaxesmake.SaintJohnanidealcost-saving

location.Inrecentcomparativestudiestodeteminethe

leastexpensivecitycenter,SaintJohnrankednumber

onecomparedto27U.S.cities.

4.SaintJohnmeansprofitabilityandgoodbusiness

sense.Tohelpcompaniesconsideringbusinessexpansion

orrelocation,thenewlycreatedGreaterSaintJohn

EconomicDevelopmentCommissionisreadytotakean

activeroleinyourevaluationprocess.Generalmanager

SteveCarsonsaystheCommissionsroleissimple:Were

heretomakeiteasiertosetuporexpandabusinessin

SaintJohn.

Questions13-16

.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitleforeach

paragraphfromtheboxbelow.

.Foreachparagraph(1-4)markoneletter(AG)onyour

AnswerSheet.

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

13.Paragraph1

14.Paragraph2

15.Paragraph3

16.Paragraph4

A.Lowlivingcost

B.Goodtrafficandtelecommunicationservices

O.SanitJohnscheaprents

D.Twoclassesofrents

E.Thenumberoneexpensivecitycenter

F.Encouragementfornewbusinessactivities

G.Goodbusinesssense

Questions17-20

.Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeach

sentence17-20,withaphrasefromthelistbelow(A-G)

.

.Foreachsentence(1720)markoneletter(AG)onyour

AnswerSheet.

.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

17.ThetaskofGreaterSaintJohnEconomicDevelopment

Commissionisto......

18.InSaintJohn,employeeswages......

19.Thereareafewreasonswhynationalcompanies...

...

20.InSaintJohn,NewBrunswickitiseasierthan

elsewhereforcompaniesto.....

A.costtwenty-threepercentlessthanothermajor

centers

B.makeimportantdecisions

C.takeadvantageofhumanresources

D.linkyourbusinesstoothersallovertheworld

E.determinethecheapestcitycenter

F.considerSaintJohntobetheirhome

G.helpsetuporexpandabusinessinthiscity

PARTFOUR

Questions21-35

.Readthisadvertisement.

.Choosethebestwordtofilleachgap.

.Foreachquestion(2135)markoneletter(A,B,C

,D)onyourAnswerSheet.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

Toomuchtoread!Itsimpossibletofindtimetoread

todaystopbusinessbooks-andthousandsarepublished

eachyear.Yetnotkeepingupwiththosebookscouldbe

aserious-andexpensivemistake.Oftentheideasand

insightsthey......example.....areavailable

nowhereelse.Buthowcanyoueven......21.....

.whichtitlesareworthwhile-letalonefindtimeto

readthem?

Fortunately,theresa......22......:

SoundviewExecutiveBookSummaries.Itreally......

23......Infact,its......24......to

work.Itisingeniousandessential.Everymonth,you.

.....25.....twoorthreequickreading,time

saving......26......ofthebestnewbusiness

books.Eachcontainsallthekeypointsinthe.....

.27......book.Thebigdifference,insteadof200

to500pages,thesummaryisonly&pages.Insteadof.

.....28......five,tenormorehourstoread

,ittakesjust15minutes.

Ofthethousandsofbusinessbooks......29....

..annually,onlya......30......arereally

worthreading.Tosaveyourtime,ourEditorialBoard

goesoverthemall......31......90%.Our

standardsare......32......,andthecriteria

rigorous.

Whenabookmeetsallourtests,weprepareaSummary,

insteadofarevieworadigest.Yougetaskillful

distillationthatpreservesthecontentadspiritofthe

......33......books.Thetitlescoverevery.

.....34......ofconcerntobusinesspeople

today.Theres......35......elselike

SoundviewExecutiveBookSummaries.

Example:

A.expressB.understandC.containD.find

Answer:C

21.A.seeB.knowC.askD.answer

22.A.answerB.solutionC.questionD.problem

23.A.worksB.costsC.sellsD.buys

24.A.guardedB.grantedC.guidedD.guaranteed

25.A.payB.sendC.receiveD.buy

26.A.titlesB.summariesC.namesD.prices

27.A.originalB.firstC.sameD.another

28.A.spendingB.costingC.takingD.sitting

29.A.publicizedB.polishedC.publishedD.

popularized

30.A.dozenB.littleC.handfulD.couple

31.A.choosingB.eliminatingC.writingD.publishing

32.A.highB.lowC.expensiveD.cheap

33.A.entireB.tiredC.enteringD.old

34.A.wordB.subjectC.sentenceD.idea

35.A.somethingB.anythingC.allD.nothing

PARTFIVE

SectionA

Questions36-40

.ReadthistextaboutaJapanesecompany.

.Inmostofthelines(36-40)thereisoneextraword

whichdoesnotfitin.Oneortwoline,however,are

correct.

.Ifthelineiscorrect,putatick(√)inthespaceon

yourAnswerSheet.

.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writethatword

inthespaceonyourAnswerSheet.

Example:

Forshortdistance,itusesitsownselfairplanes.For

international...self...

flightsitcallsonleadingairlinesincludingthe

JapaneseAirlines......√.....

LUFTHANSE,WELCOMEONABOARD

Itsonlynormalthataservice-orientedcompanyshould

looktoother

36.servicecompaniesaspartners.Thereputationfor

excellenceofeveryeach

37.ofDHLspartnersstronglymotivateditschoice.To

makethatsurethat

38.everyonemadetherightchoice,theyagreedtogive

theirfinalanswer

39.afteratwo-yearoldtrialperiod.Fasterservice

,betterairport

40.facilities;thebenefitstothecustomersareclear.

Theywillalsogrowup

inthenearfuture,allowingcustomerstochoosefromso

manyservices.

PARTFIVE

sectionB

Questions41-45

.AstudenthastranslatedapieceofnewsinaChinese

newspaperbackintoEnglishandaskedyoutocheckit.

.Ineachlinethereisonewrongword.

.Foreachnumberedline(41-45)writethecorrectword

inthespaceonyourAnswerSheet.

Example:

Theyhaveselledtheirproductsin20countries....

...sold.....

Britishfarmersaretroubledbystraw.Theyproducemore

than

41.tenmillionstonseveryyearasabyproductof

farmingand

42.theiranimalsneedonlyfourmilliontonsfor

beddingandfooding.

43.SinceEuropeanair-pollutionlawsforbidpeopleto

burntstraw,

44.theextrastrawisplowedunderorleavetorot.

Scientistshave

45.nowfoundawaytoputthestrawtogoodusingby

changinga

neat-lovingbacteriuminthestraw.

二.WRITING

PARTONE

Question46

YouaregoingtospendholidaysinHawaiiinJune.

Suddenlyyoureceivedaletterfromanimportant

customer,Mr.EltonDeland,whowillarriveon25thJune

anddiscusstheclaim.Youhavetodelaythetriptill

July.

WriteashortmessagetoMs.AnneFolster,your

secretary.

.ExplainWhyyoupostponeyourtrip.

.MentionthedatewhenMrEltonDelandwillarrive.

.Askhertoarrangeyourmeeting.

.Write30-40wordsonyourAnswerSheet.

PARTTWO

Question47

YouworkforGeneral,acompanywhichproducescars.

You`areinchargeofProductDevelopment.Reedthe

followingchartwhichshowstheresultsofasurvey

betweenyourcompanyandQuaker,yourmaincompetitor.

Thechartdoesnottelltheexactnumbersbuttheexact

ratings.AreferstoGener41company,whileBrefersto

Quakercompany.

.Usetheinformationinthecharttowriteashort

report(about100-120words)analyzingthereasonwhy

Quakeroverbenefitsrecentlytoincreaseyourcompanys

competitiveness.

.WriteonyourAnswerSheet.

A:GeneralcompanyB:Quakercompany

三.LISTENING

PARTONE

Questions1-12.

.Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversations.

.Writedownonewordornumberinthenumberedspaces

ontheformsbelow.

MessageOne.Questions1-4

TelephoneMessage

To:Mr(1)....From:Mary

Date:21stMayTime:10:00

1.Mr.MartinwillarriveinTokyoaround

2:30Tokyotimeon.(2)......afternoon

byFlightPan-Am(3)......

2.Mr.Martin,hasmoustache,tall,

dark,(4)......hair,wearsglasses,sweaters.

MessageTwo.Questions5-8

Message.

To:HenryStewart.....From:Cathy

Date:23rdMarchTime:10:20

1.WhenyouwereoutoftownBruce(5).....called.

HewasfromQuick(6)......SupplyCompany.

2.Hewantedtoplace(7)......orderswithus.

Youcanringhimon(8)......exceptWednesday

morning.

MessageThree.Question9-12

DinnerBooking

Wednesday

Date:29thOct.Time:11:20

NameoftheCustomer:JohnLeefromNational(9)....

..Import6Export

Corporation.

No.oftheCustomers:(10)......

TimeforDinner:around(11)......tomorrow

evening.

Miscellanea:Liketoeatatan(12)......room

PARTTWO

Questions13-22

SectionOne

Questions13-17<B

R>.Youwillhearfiveshortpieces.

.Foreachpiecedecidewhatthespeakerisgoingtodo

next.

.Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberofthepiece

.Youwillhearthefivepiecestwice.

13..........

14..........

l5..........

16..........

17..........

NextActions

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Etodriveacar

Ftoreadamagazine

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Htobuyclothes

SectionTwo

Questions18-22

.Youwi71hearanotherfiveshortpieces.

.Foreachpiecedecidewhatthespeakeristalking

about.

.Write