BEC商务英语考试模拟题及答案.doc

xx年BEC商务英语考试模拟题及答案 　　Questions 1-7 　　. Read these sentences and the three pany plans below. 　　. Which pany does each sentence describe? 　　. For each sentence mark one letter (A ,B or C)on your Answer Sheet. 　　Example 　　To bine its operations in different parts of the world will save a lot of money for the pany. 　　Answer: B 　　1. The pany has businesses in four continents of the world. 　　2. The pany has appointed a new manager in charge of medicines. 　　3. New automobiles will be developed in its program centers. 　　4. A reform is being carried out in its organizations. 　　5. Goods for hair protection make a lot of money for the pany. 　　6. It tries to be more ready to meet the needs of the customers. 　　7. The pany is made up of fourteen sub panies all over the world. 　　A. FORD 　　To save up to $ 3 billion a year, Ford is merging its manufacturing, sales, and product development operations in North America and Europe-and eventually in Latin America and Asia. And in a move toward a more horizontal organization the pany is setting up five program centers with worldwide responsibility in develop new cars and trucks. 　　B. IBM 　　Big Blue is reorganizing its marketing and sales operations into 14 worldwide industry groups, such as banking, retail, and insurance. In moving away from an organization based on geography, IBM hopes to eliminate turf wars and make itself more responsive to customers. 　　C. BMS 　　Bristol-Meyers Squibb is revamping its consumer business by appointing a new chief responsible for its worldwide consumer medicines business such as Bufferin and Excedrin. The 　　11, 400 million U. S. dollars drug pany also has formed a new unit with worldwide 　　responsibility for its Clairol and other hair-care products. 　　Questions 8-12 　　. Read this proposal about the CPT Word Processor. 　　. Choose the best sentence from the list A-I to fill each of the blanks. 　　. For each blank (8 -12) mark one letter (A -I) on your Answer Sheet. 　　. De not mark any letter twice. 　　. One answer has been given as an example. 　　15. June 1993 　　Ms. Martha Weston 　　Word Processing Supervisor 　　ABC Company 　　Post Office Box 1072 　　28 King's Street London 　　Dear Ms. Weston. 　　Performance of the Cpt Equipment 　　I'm Pleased to tell you about our experience with the CPT Word Processor as you requested recently... ...example ...... . . I assume you have looked at several machines and have narrowed down your choices. Here are my observations. 　　An approach to adopting word processors 　　Eighteen months ago we adopted CPT equipment on limited scale with the idea in mind that we could gradually get rid of electric typewriters as we became familiar with the word processor. ...... . . 8 ...... . .The stations are actually in pairs so each pair can share a mon printer...... . . 9...... . . 　　We use the equipment as dedicated word processors, although we do have the ability to link up with our puter installation. 　　The step-at-a-time development of our word-processing center has, we think, saved us money and training time. ...... . .10...... . . 　　Performance 　　In terms of performance, the CPT equipment is excellent. ... ...11....... . ...Moreover our service contract and warranty have covered all maintenance costs. 　　We have software packages that check spelling and signal when a mistake ours. ...... . . 12 ...... . .Using both printers , we recently prepared 1200 individually typed form letter mailings a under four hours. We have no plaint about our preparation of executive reports. 　　Example: I 　　A So it works very well and has so many different functions. 　　B Also it has reduced the confusion that exists about buying software packages. 　　C The train stops at each station for only fifteen minutes. 　　D We began with two work stations and now have four. 　　E Our routine letters are prepared from disc-stored masters. 　　F The Rotary W printer with a speed of 45 characters a second can easily handle two input stations. 　　G In contrast, its size and weight are ideal for carrying. 　　H We have not yet experienced mechanical problems so far. 　　I we are pleased with its performance and multi-functions. 　　Questions 13-20 　　. Read this text about the problem of Barclays Bank. 　　The New Look 　　When Sir John Quinton, then chairman of Barclays Bank, was given his marching orders last April, Britain's biggest bank thought it had found the scapegoat for its sudden fall from grace and profits, Andrew Buxton, the bank's managing director and an offspring of its founding families, was a pointed chairman and chief executive, with effect from January 1st of next year. It seemed a glorious victory for good business management. Is the problem solve do certainly not. 　　1. No sooner had Mr. Buxton been appointed chairman and chief executive than big 　　shareholders and quite a few board members began quietly to question his ability to do both jobs at once.。