BEC初級真題模擬集

BEC初級真題集資料僅供參考Test1READINGANDWRITING1hour30minutesPARTONEQuestions1-5·Lookatquestions1-5.·Ineachquestion,whichsentenceiscorrect?·Foreachquestion,markoneletter(A,BorC)onyourAnswerSheet.12345PARTTWOQuestions6-10·Lookattheadvertisementbelow.Itshowsalistofworkshopsofferedbyatrainingcompany.·Forquestions6-10,decidewhichworkshop(A-H)eachpersonontheoppositepageshouldattend.·Foreachquestion,markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.6JuliaStrekalovawantstoknowhowtocalculatetheamountshecanchargecustomersforhermarketingconsultancyservices.7RogerWalker'scompanywantstogivehimresponsibilityforhisfirm'sannualprofit-and-lossaccountandbalancesheet.8PaoloLongoneedstobeabletoassesstheeffectonsalesfollowinghiscompany'srecentproductpromotions.9ZhonMeiFeng'scompanywantshertolearntodividethemarketintogroups,whichitcantargetwithdifferentbrands.10ValerijaGeorgievskaneedsacourseonworkingouthowmuchmoneyherfirmcanexpecttohaveavailableeachmonth.PARTTHREEQuestions11-15·Lookatthechartbelow.Itshowsacompany'sturnover,operatingprofitandmarketshareoveraperiodoftenmonths.·Whichmonthdoeseachsentence(11-15)ontheoppositepagedescribe?·Foreachsentence,markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.11Althoughoperatingprofitdroppedandmarketshareexperiencedadecline,therewasanupturninthelevelofturnover.12Bothturnoverandmarketshareshowedanincreasethismonth,whileoperatingprofitsufferedadecline.13Despitethefactthatmarketsharefellandtherewasadeclineinturnover,operatingprofitwasequaltothatofthepreviousmonth.14Whileturnoverexperiencedadownturn,bothoperatingprofitandmarketshareshowedsignsofrecovery.15Althoughmarketshareshowedanimprovementandturnoveralsoincreased,thishadnoeffectonthemonth'soperatingprofit.PARTFOURQuestions16-22·Readthejobadvertisementbelow.·Aresentences16-22ontheoppositepage'Right'or'Wrong'?Ifthereisnotenoughinformationtoanswer'Right'or'Wrong',choose'Doesn'tsay'.·Foreachsentence(16-22),markoneletter(A,BorC)onyourAnswerSheet.16SceneVideoisplanningtoopenmorestores.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay17SceneVideobelievesitsstoremanagershaveaharderjobthanotherstoremanagers...ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay18SceneVideo'ssalariesarehigherthanforsimilarpositionsinotherretailbusinesses.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay19Itisessentialforapplicantstohaveexperienceasstoremanagers.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay20Mostsuccessfulapplicantswillhavetospendtimeworkingindifferentcountries.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay21TheIntroductoryEveningsaretargetedatsuccessfulcandidates.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay22Applicationformsshouldbecompletedonline.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsayPARTFIVEQuestions23-28·Readthearticlebelowaboutasuccessfulbusinesspartnership.·Foreachquestion(23-28)ontheoppositepage,choosethecorrectanswer.·Markoneletter(A,BorC)onyourAnswerSheet.23PhilstoppedsellingphotocopiersbecauseheAwasunabletomeetthesalestargets.Brecognisedanopportunityinanotherfield.Cbecameawareoftheirlimitedmarketpotential.24WhydidPhilagreetomeetSean?AHelikedthewaySeandidnotgiveuptrying.BHethoughttheywouldhavealotofcommoninterests.CHeneededsomeonetoprovideITfinanceforhisclients.25WhydidSeannotjoinPhilimmediatelyatSyscap?AHehaddoubtsabouttheprofitabilityoftheventure.BHewasunsureaboutgivingupanestablishedcareer.CHewasafraidthatworkingtogetherwoulddamagetheirfriendship.26InwhatwaydoesSeanbelievethatbusinessislikegolf?.AYoucannotachieveyourgoalswithouttakingrisks.BTodowell,youneedacombinationofabilityandambition.CIfyoudosomethingenoughtimes,you'lleventuallybesuccessful.27SeansaysheissurprisedthatAheandPhilarestillgoodfriends.Btheircompanyhasbeensosuccessful.Cmorepeopledonotsetuptheirownbusinesses.28WhatmakesPhilconfidentabouttheircompany'sfuturegrowth?AthestrengthofthefriendshiptheyhaveBbeinginacommercialfieldwhichisrapidlyexpandingChavingfewseriouschallengersfortheirpositioninthemarketplacePARTSIXQuestions29-40·Readtheintroductiontoacompanyreportbelow.·ChoosethecorrectwordtofilleachgapfromA,BorContheoppositepage,·Foreachquestion(29-40),markoneletter(A,BorC)onyourAnswerSheet.29AasBalthoughCso30AjoinBcatchCmeet31AgrownBrisenCincreased32AdoBdoingCdone33AhasBgetsCtakes34AevenBjustConly35AtheBaCthis36AonBforCin37AthereBitCwhat38AatBwithCof39AuntilBexceptCwithout40AwhetherBwhyCwherePARTSEVENQuestions41-45·Readtheemailandmemobelow.·Completetheformontheoppositepage.·Writeawordorphrase(inCAPITALLETTERS)oranumberonlines41-45onyourAnswerSheet.WRITINGPARTONEQuestion46·Yourdepartmentcurrentlyhasalotofwork,andyoursecretarymusttakeseveralweeksoffwork,startingtomorrow.·WriteanemailtotheHumanResourcesManagerinyourcompany:·explainingwhyyourdepartmentissobusy·sayingwhyyoursecretarywillbeawayfromwork·askingforatemporarysecretary.·Write30-40wordsonyourAnswerSheet,PARTTWOQuestion47·Readpartofaletterbelowfromacompanywhichrunstrainingcoursesforstaff.·WriteanemailtoMissFoster:·expressinganinterestinhercompany'sservices·describingyourcompany'strainingneeds·explainingwhyyourcompany'spremiseswouldbethemostsuitableplace·invitinghertoameetingnextweek.·Write60-80wordsonyourAnswerSheet.·Donotincludeanypostaladdresses.LISTENINGApproximately40minutes(including10minutes'transfertime)PARTONEQuestions1-8·Forquestions1-8,youwillheareightshortrecordings.·Foreachquestion,markoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectanswer,·Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replayeachrecording.1Whatisthequotationfor1,000brochureswithcolourphotos?2WhenwillthenewPersonnelOfficerstartwork?AJulyBSeptemberCOctober3Whichpiechartiscorrect?4WhyisJaneunhappyaboutMichael'sreport?AHehasleftmistakesinit.BHehasfinisheditverylate.CHehascirculatedittoosoon.5Whatisthewoman'scurrentjobwithBGT?AProjectManagerBGeneralManagerCAccountManager6Whatdoesthespeakerthinkthecompanyshoulddo?AincreaseonlinebookingsBcutticketpricesCreducespendingonfood7Whatdoesthewomanneedtoget?8Whichgraphshowsthecompanyfigures?PARTTWOQuestions9-15·Lookatthenotesbelow.·Someinformationismissing.·Youwillhearamandiscussinganorderfromanofficesupplycompany.·Foreachquestion(9-15),fillinthemissinginformationinthenumberedspaceusingaword,numberorletters.·Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecording.PARTTHREEQuestions16-22·Lookatthenotesbelow.·Someinformationismissing,·YouwillhearamangivingapresentationaboutArlingtonPark,atrainingcentreformanagers.·Foreachquestion(16-22),fillinthemissinginformationinthenumberedspaceusingoneortwowords,·Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecording.PARTFOURQuestions23-30·YouwillhearaninterviewwithJohnWinterman,theManagingDirectorofasports-equipmentmanufacturingcompanycalledTurners.·Foreachquestion(23-30),markoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectanswer.·Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecording.23ThemanagersatTurnerswantedtobuythecompanybecauseitAwasinagoodstatefinancially.Bmadefirst-classproducts.Chadastrongbrandimage.24WhatparticularproblemdidthepreviousownersleavebehindatTurners?AanunsuitableproductionsystemBtoowidearangeofproductsCapoorstyleofmanagement25OneproblemwithTurners'distributionprocesswastheAunreliabletransportationsystem.Bproduct-numberingsystem.Cold-fashionedcomputersystem.26Whatcomplaintdidthesportsoutletsmake?ADeliverieswereusuallylate.BGoodsweresometimesdamaged.COrderswerenotcomplete.27TurnersnowintendstoconcentrateonpromotingitsproductsAatbigcompetitions.Binschools.Cwithsportsclubs.28Whichareaofthecompanywasre-organisedfirst?AmanufacturingBmarketingCfinance29ThemajorityofTurners'manufacturingwillsoonbelocatedinAIndonesia.BthePhilippines.CGermany.30Whatisthecompany'smainaiminproductdevelopment?AintroducingnewdesignsBgivinggoodsinternationalappealCimprovingexistinglinesSPEAKING12minutesSAMPLESPEAKINGTASKSPARTONEInthispart,theinterlocutorasksquestionstoeachofthecandidatesinturn.Youhavetogiveinformationaboutyourselfandexpresspersonalopinions.PARTTWOInthispartofthetest,youareaskedtogiveashorttalkonabusinesstopic.Youhavetochooseoneofthetopicsfromthetwobelowandthentalkforaboutoneminute,Youhaveoneminutetoprepareyourideas.PARTTHREEInthispartofthetest,theexaminerreadsoutascenarioandgivesyousomepromptmaterialintheformofpicturesorwords.Youhave30secondstolookatthetaskprompt,anexampleofwhichisbelow,andthenabouttwominutestodiscussthescenariowithyourpartner.Afterthat,theexaminerwillaskyoumorequestionsrelatedtothetopic.FortwoorthreecandidatesKEYTest1ReadingPart11C2A3B4A5APart26C7G8F9A10EPart311E12D13B14H15FPart416A17A18C19B20C21B22BPart523B24A25B26C27B28CPart629C30C31A32B33A34C35B36C37B38A39C40BPart741THORPECOLLEGE42MAR(CH)THE6(TH)/THE6(TH)OFMAR(CH)/6/3/3/6431644(MR/MS/MRS/MISS)JANPARTRIDGE45(THE)(MANAGEMENT)COURSESECRETARYTest1WritingPart1SampleAPart2SampleCSampleDTest1ListeningPart11B2C3C4C5A6C7C8APart29GILLMANN(INTERNATIONAL)10DT1905511131(CM)12ZY8832013(￡)16214(￡)271519(TH)PartS16EXHIBITION!(EXIBITION)17(WORKSHOP(S))COMMUNICATION18(SIMPLY)LEADERSHIP19ACCOMMODATION/(ACCOMODATION)20FITNESSCENTRE/FITNESS21MOVINGFORWARD22(ENQUIRY/INQUIRY)FORM(S)Part423B24A25B26C27A28C29B30CTapescriptListeningTest1ThisistheBusinessEnglishCertificatePreliminary4,ListeningTestI.PartOne.Questions1to8.Forquestions1-8,youwillheareightshortrecordings.Foreachquestion,markoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectanswer.Hereisanexample:WhoisEmilygoingtowriteto?[pause]Man:Emily,thatsupplierweusehasbecomeveryunreliable,andwe'vedecidedtolookforanotherone.Woman:Seemsagoodidea.Man:Wedon'tneedtoinformourclients,butcouldyousendanoteroundtoallourdepartmentswhenwe'vedecidedwhotoreplacethesupplierwith?Woman:Yes,ofcourse.[pause]TheanswerisA.Nowwearereadytostart.Afteryoubarelistenedonce,replayeachrecording.[pause]One:Whatisthequotationforonethousandbrochureswithcolourphotos?[pause]Man:Howmuchcanyouquoteforourbrochureorder?Woman:Ifyouwantthecolourphotos,it'llbemoreexpensive.Er,fortwothousand,it'llbetwothousandfivehundredpounds,orforathousand,it'llbeonethousand,fivehundredpounds.Withoutcolourphotos,thepricegoesdownabit.Man:Howmuch?Woman:Er,forathousand,itwouldbeonethousandtwohundred.[pause]Two:WhenwillthenewPersonnelOfficerstartwork?[pause]Woman:Janeisleavingnextweek,isn'tshe?Man:Yes.WerecruitedthenewPersonnelOfficerinJuly,butbecauseshehastorelocatefromNewcastle,Idon'tthinkshe'llbeabletobeginuntilOctober.Woman:Well,we'llneedtoarrangesometemporarycoverforSeptember.Man:OK.I'lllookintoit.[pause]Three:Whichpiechartiscorrect?[pause]Man:...andI'mpleasedtoreportthathereatWTM,ourmarketsharehasincreasedbytenpercent,takingusaheadofourrivalsPTAforthefirsttime.Ofcourse,AVCarestillthemarketleaderswithafifty-five-per-centshare,so...[pause]Four:WhyisJaneunhappyaboutMichael'sreport?[pause]Woman:Where'sthereportIaskedfor,Michael?Man:Sorry,Jane,it'shere,justfinished.It'sabitlate,but...Woman:Thatdoesn'tmatter.Hasanyoneelseseenit?Man:Icirculatedcopiesinternally.Ithoughtyouaskedmeto.Woman:NotbeforeI'dcheckeditfirst.Ifyou'vemademistakesinit,itwon'tbeverygoodforthedepartment.[pause]Five:Whatisthewoman'scurrentjobwithBGT?[pause]Man:CanyoutellmeaboutyourworkwithBGT?Woman:Well,Istartedinnineteenninety-twoasAccountManager.TheGeneralManagerwaskeentopromoteyoungstaffquickly,soshortlyafterthat,IbecameProjectTeamLeader.Myboss,theProjectManager,becameGeneralManagerlastyear.Man:Andyouwerepromoted?Woman:Yes,Itookhisplace.[pause]Six:Whatdoesthespeakerthinkthecompanyshoulddo?[pause]Man:So,whatwillyoudotokeepthebusinessgoingthroughthisdifficulttime?Woman:Asalow-costairline,we'rehappywiththenumbersusingtheinternettoreserveticketandcustomersreportthatourpricesarecompetitive.Wenowneedtolookatcuttingbackonin-flightcatering,assalesofsnackshareallydroppedrecently.[pause]Seven:Whatdoesthewomanneedtoget?[pause]Man:Isthereasoundsystemintheseminarroom?Woman:Well,we'vegotamicrophone,andthere'savideoplayerthere...Man:Mmm,I'mnotsuretheMDwilluseit.Aflipchartisessential,though.Woman:Oh,Ineverthoughtofthat,I'llfetchonnow.ShallIremovethevideo?Man:No,leaveit,Imightuseitintheafternoon[pause]Eight:Whichgraphshowsthecompanyfigures?[pause]Man:FigurespublishedtodaybytheFalmouthGroupreceivedamixedreaction.Althoughproductioncostsincreasedataslowerrateduringthesecondhalfoftheyear,profitscontinuedtofall.[pause]ThatistheendofPartOne.[pause]PartTwo.Questions9to15.

Lookatthenotesbelow.Someinformationismissing.Youwillhearamandiscussinganorderfromanofficesupplycompany.Foreachquestion,9-15,fillinthemissinginformationinthenumberedspaceusingawordnumberorletters.Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecording.Youhavetensecondstoreadthroughthenotes.[pause]Nowlisten,andfillinthemissinginformation.Woman:Hello,Wilson'sOfficeSupplies.Man:Hello,thisisGillmannInternational.I'mafraidthedeskyoudeliveredlastweekistoolarge.CouldIchangeitforasmallerone?Woman:Yes,certainly.Whatisthenameagain?Man:GillmannInternational,speltG-I-doubleL-M-A-doubleN.Woman:Right.What'sthedateofthatorder?Man:TheinvoiceisdatedthefifthofJuly....Icangiveyoutheordernumber:DTone,nine,oh,doublefive.,Woman:Yes,hereitis.Haveyouacopyofourcataloguethere?Youorderedthehundredandthirty-sevenpointfivecentimetredesk,didn'tyou?Man:Yes,thatdeskistoowide.It'sthesmalleroneIneed-onehundredandthirty-onecentimetreswide.Woman:Yes,that'sreferencenumberZYdoubleeight-three-two-oh.Man:Yes,fine.Andcouldyoucollecttheotheronewhenyoudeliverthenewdesk?Woman:Yes.Thisdeskischeaper,it'sahundredandseventy-ninepoundsninety-nine..,sothat'llbe...ahundredandsixty-twopoundswithyournormalten-per-centdiscount.Man:Good.Couldyoucreditouraccount?Woman:Yes,that'llbetwenty-sevenpounds.WecoulddeliverthenewdesknextThursday,thefourteenth,orthefollowingweekonthenineteenth.Man:Urn,thelaterdateisbest.You'vegotouraddress.Woman:Yes.We'llputthecreditthroughafterdelivery.Man:Good.Thanksforyourhelp...[panse]Nowlistentotherecordingagain.[pause]ThatistheendofPartTwo.Younowhavetensecondstocheckyouranswers.[pause]PartThree.Questions16to22.Lookatthenotesbelow.Someinformationismissing.YouwillbearamangivingapresentationaboutArlingtonForeachquestion,16-22,fillinthemissinginformationinthenumberedspaceusingoneortwowords.Afteryoubarelistenedonce,replaytherecording.Youhavetensecondstolookattheform.[pause]Nowlisten,andcompletetheform.Man:Hello,everyone.ThankyouforcomingtohearabontArlingtonAtArlingtonPark,weaimtohelpyounotonlytogetthemostoutofyourstaff,butalsothemostoutofyouyourself.OurnexttwoweekendworkshopsarecoveringtwoveryNothingcouldbeeasierinourmodernworldandyetnothingismoredifficult,too.OntheseventeenthofJuly,wehaveachangeintheprogramme;wepreviouslyadvertisedacourseonusingtechnology,butthatdayisnowsetasideforacoursecalledsimply'Leadership',runbyoneofourbesttrainers,RichardGordon.Youprobablyknowhismanagementbooks.Theone-dayweekendworkshopsarejustoneofthetypesofcoursesweoffer.Wealsoofferthree-dayprogrammes,andtheseincludeaccommodation.I'llleaveapileofleafletsaboutthosewithyou,sothatyoucanlookatthematyourleisure.ArlingtonParkisverywellequipped,andmanagersalwaysenjoytheirstay.OurfacilitiesEveryquarter,wepublishamagazine-I'vegotafewcopieshereforthoseofyouwhohaven'tseenitbefore.We'vejustchangedthename;itusedtobeDevelopingPeople,nowit'scalledMovingForward.Thearticlesinitarewrittenbythetrainersandbythemanagersattendingourcourses.Ifanyonewouldliketogoonourmailinglist,wouldyoupleasefillinoneoftheseenquiryformsandleaveitatreception?I'llpickupalltheformsattheendofthemorning.Now,ontomoredetail...[pause]Nowlistentotherecordingagain.[pause]ThatistheendofPartThree.Younowbaretwentysecondstocheckyouranswers.[pause]PartFour.Questions23to30.YouwillhearaninterviewwithJohnWinterman,theManagingDirectorofasports-equipmentmanufacturingcompanycalledTurners.Foreachquestion,23-30,markoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectanswer.Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecording.Younowhaveforty-fivesecondstoreadthroughthequestions.[pause]Nowlisten,andmarkA,BorC.Woman:...andthismorning,wewelcomeJohnWinterman,ManagingDirectorofTurners,thesportscompanywhichmanufacturesgolfandtennisequipment.Man:Morning.Woman:So,John,youtookchargeofthecompanyafteramanagementbuy-out.Whatmadeyouandtheothermanagerssurethatitwouldbeasuccessfulmove?Man:Well,whenweboughtthebusinessinnineteenninety-seven,weknewtherewerefinancialproblemstosolve,includingsomehiddendebts.Butwefelttheproductsthemselveswerereallyexcellent,andagoodbasisfromwhichtogrowthecompany.And,althoughthebrandimagewasn'tparticularlywellknown,wefeltitwaspossibletobuildonit.Woman:Isee.Ibelievethepreviousownersweren'tspecialistsinthefield...Man:That'sright..,theywerealargeengineeringgroupcalledAFT.Woman:Didthatcauseanydifficulties?Man:Yes.AlthoughAFTusedthesamemanagementsystemsasinitsother-engineering-businesses,andtheseseemedtobeworking,theproductionsystemjustwasn'trightforaconsumergoodscompany.Turnersoffersawiderangeofproducts,andhasacomplexbusinessmixasaresult.Woman:Isee.Andhowdidtheirmanagementsystemaffectdistribution?Man:Well,thefirstthingwerealisedwasthat,althoughtherewasanup-to-datecomputersystem,itwasimpossibletofollowthemovementofproductsaroundtheworld.Theitemswemanufacturedhadadifferentproductnumberineachcountry!Themethodsoftransportalsovariedenormouslyfromonecountrytoanother,whichmadetheinvoicescomplicated.Woman:Andwhatsortofservicewasthecustomergetting?Man: