BEC中級閱讀第六課時6

BEC中級閱讀第六課時6Questions8-12

Readthetextbelowaboutworkuniforms.

Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.

Foreachgap8-12,markoneletterA-IonyourAnswerSheet.

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WehaveteamedupwithTheCareerandWorkwearShowtofindthebest-dressedorganization.Twohotelgroupsandamanagementcenterhavemadeittotheshortlist.

Uniformsprojectaninstantimageaboutabusiness,aswellascreatingateamspiritamongstaff.Choosethewrongworkwearandyouriskupsettingyourcustomersandemployees.

Threeentrantshavebeenshortlistedinthecompetitiontofindthebest-dressedbusiness:CountryHotelGroup,GoringResidentialManagementCollegeandMajorHotels.(example).

Adetailedentryformsetouttodiscoverthethoughtprocessestheentrantshadusedbeforetheyselectedtheirnewuniforms.(8)____.Inadditiontopriceandstylethejudgeswantedtoknowhowtheorganisationintroducedthenewlookandwhatlessonsithadlearnt.

TheCountryHotelGroupwaslookingforauniformthatwascomfortabletowearandpresentedarelaxedcountryimagetoguests.Thefirmadmitstoplacingagreatemphasisontheclothingandappearanceofitsstaff.(9)____.Abriefwasissuedtoanumberofcompanieswhothenhadtopresenttheirideasinafashionshowformatto50employees.Afterthedesignwaschosen,onehoteltriedouttheuniformforthreemonths.(10)____

TheaimofthenewuniformatGoringResidentialManagementCollegewastomakestaffinstantlyrecognisabletocourseparticipants.ThechosendesignfromClassyRagsestablishedaclearcorporateimageatthecollege.Thereweremanydifferentoutfitsbutonlythreefabricshadbeenusedthroughouttherangeandthereforetheuniformwaseasilyrecognisable.Oneofthejudgesinthecompetition,fashionjournalistSallyBain,wasalsoimpressedwiththevalueformoneyaspectoftheuniforms.(11)____

AtMajorHotelsanewuniformwasneededtoreplacetheoldonewhichwasconsideredtobe‘old-fashionedandunattractive.’Thenewdesignwaswellreceivedbythereceptionstaffofthehotelchain.(12)____.Thenewbottle-greenuniformswereselectedfromRaynerCorporateClothing.Itwasfeltthatitwasafunctionalchoiceofcolourandmadeapleasantchangefromthemoretraditionalblack.

Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

A.Feedbackwasthencollectedfromstaffatthehotelandminorchangesweremadebeforethe

uniformwasintroducedacrossallhotels.

B.TheawardwillbepresentedtothecompetitionwinnersatTheCareerandWorkwearShowwhichwillbeheldatBusinessDesignCentreinLondon.

C.Theyallbelievethatitsintroductionhasledtoamodern,moreprofessionalcorporateimageandgreaterconfidenceamongthem.

D.Oneentrypredictedthatuniformfabricswouldincorporatesecurityaidswhicharereadbysensorsondoorsandonlyallowaccesstoauthorisedpersonnel.

E.Inheropinionthishadbeenachievedathalfthecostoftheotherentries,withtheaveragecostperpersonbeing201,andeachuniformbeingexpectedtolasttwoyears.

F.Itaskedwhytheuniformwasintroduced,whoitwasdesignedtobewornby,andhowthefirmwentaboutselectingasupplier.

G.Shefeltthattheheadreceptionistatthehotelshouldbeaskedtoputforwardtheviewsandpreferencesoftheteam.

H.Initsentryitsaid:‘Substantialinvestmenthasbeenmadeinthisuniformbecauseuniformsareseenasaveryimportantarea.’

I）Onereasonforthisisthatallthreeprovedtothejudgesthattheyhadthoroughlyresearchedtheirchoiceofnewuniforms.

答案：8.F9.H10.A11.E12.C

練習3.BanksandBanking:OtherBankServices

Amodernbankprovidesmanyservicesotherthancheckingaccounts.____1____

Ifyouwenttoabanktoopenasavingsaccount,youwouldgothroughalmostthesameproceduresfollowedinapplyingforacheckingaccount.____2____Thenyouwouldbegivenapassbookinwhichyourinitialdepositwouldberecorded.Alldepositsandwithdrawalsfromyouraccountareenteredintoyourpassbook.____3____Witharegularpassbooksavingsaccount,youwouldbeabletowithdrawmoneywhereveryouneededit.Allyouwouldhavetodoisfilloutawithdrawalorderandpresentit,alongwithyourpassbooktotheteller.

Allbankspayinterestonsavingsaccounts.____4____Banksalsopayinterestatdifferenttimes.____5____Suppose,forexample,thatonJanuary1,youdeposited$1,000inabankthatpaid41/2percentinterestsemiannually.ByJuly1,youwouldhaveearned$22.50interest.Thisinterestwouldautomaticallybecreditedtoyouraccount;andofyouleftitinthebank,alongwithyouroriginaldeposit,youwouldreceiveintereston$1,022.50forthenextsix-monthperiod.Thatis,yourinterestwouldbecompounded.

A.Butthemajorityofthempaysemiannually,thatis,everysixmonths.

B.Theinterestratevariesfrombanktobank,butthegeneralrangeisfrom41/2to6percent.

C.Thismeansthatpassbookcontainsanactualrecordofalltransactionsmadeandthatyouknowtheexactamountofsavingsyouhaveatanyonetime.

D.Oneofthesei