1、完整word版BEC高级真题集TEXT1Text 1Reading 1 hourPART ONEQuestions 1 8Look at the statements below and at the five reports about companies on the opposite page from an article giving advice to self-employed consultants about negotiating fees for their services.Which book (A, B, C,D or E) dose each statement
2、1 8 refer to ?For each statement ! 8, make one letter (A, B, C,D or E) on your Answer Sheet .You will need to use some of these letters more than once .Example :1Lack of self-confidence will put you at a disadvantage in a negotiation .0A B C D E1.This company has been involved in diversifying its bu
3、siness act6ivities.2.Although this company is doing well, it has a number of internal difficulties to deal with3.This company has reduced the profits it makes on individual items4.One statistic is a less accurate guide to this companys performance than another5.The conditions which have helped this
4、company are likely to be less favourable in the future6.This companys share price has been extremely volatile over the last twelve months7.This company is likely to be the subject of a takeover bid in the near future8.This companys performance exemplifies a widely held beliefAChemical Company Master
5、sons interim pre-tax profits growth of 20% was somewhat inflated as a result of the income received from the disposal of several of the companys subsidiaries. The underlying 8% rise in operating profits is a more realistic gauge of the companys true progress. However, Mastersons impending merger wit
6、h Bentley and Knight and its appointment of a new chief executive should mean that the company will be able to sustain growth for the foreseeable fut5ure. The share price has varied little during the course of the year and now stands at 6.75BHotel Group During the past year the Bowden Hotel Group ha
7、s acquired 77 new properties, thus doubling in size . last week the group reported pre-tax profits of 88 million in the first six months of the year, ahead of expectations and helped by a strong performance from its London-based hotels and newly expanded US business. However. There is still some way
8、 to go. Integration of the new acquisitions is still not complete and, while the share price has risen recently, major problems with integration have yet to be solved.CHigh-tech Company This time last year a share in Usertech was worth just over 1. six months ago it was worth 40. today it is priced
9、at under 8 . if proof were need, here is an illustration of how much of a lottery the technology market can be. But some technology companies are fighting back and Usertech is one of them . What has renewed excitement in the company is the opening of its new American offices in Dallas and its ambiti
10、ous plans to expand its user base in both North and Latin America.D Building CompanyRentons share price has risen gradually over the past year from 2.4 to 3.8 . The company has been successful in choosing prime location for its buildings and has benefited from the buoyant demand for housing. Whilst
11、this demand is expected to slow down somewhat during the next year, investors are encouraged by the companys decision to move into building supermarkets. Work has already begun on two sites in London, and the company is expected to sign a contract within the next month for building four large superm
12、arkets in Scotland.E Pottery Manufacturer Milton Dishes has been through a shake-up over the past year. The group, which has been cutting margins and improving marketing, may post a small profit this year. The many members of the Milton family, who between them own 58 per cent of the business, have
13、been watching the share price rise steadily and several are looking to sell. Trade rival Ruskin has bought up just over 17 percent of the shares and could well be spurred into further action by the signs of a recovery at the firm.PART TWOQuestions9 14Read the text about career-planning services.Choo
14、se the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps .For each gap 9 14, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet .Do not use any letter more than once .There is an example at the beginning .(0)Your Career Path Can Lead You Anywhere We used to be advised to plan our careers. We wer
15、e told to make a plan during the later stages of our education and continue with it through our working lives.(0)_ some people still see careers in this way. However, to pursue a single option for life has always been unrealistic. Planning for a single career assumes that we set out with a full unde
16、rstanding of our likes and dislikes and the employment opportunities open to us. (9)_ For most people this degree of certainty about the future does not exist. Our initial choice of career path and employer is often based on inadequate knowledge and false perceptions. But with age and experience, we develop new interests and aptitudes and our
