剑桥商务英语中级阅读全真试题

剑桥商务英语中级阅读全真试题(

PARTONEQuestions1-

7Lookatthesentencesbelowandthejobadvertisementsontheoppositepage.Whichjobdoese achsentence1-

7referto?Foreachsentence,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedt ousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.1Youwillberesponsiblefortheoperationofacomp utersystem.2Youmustbeabletoforecastwhatpeoplewillwanttowear.3Youwillbeabletowo rkwithpeoplefrommanydifferentcountriesandbackgrounds.4Youwillhaveaqualificatio nwhichcoverstwosubjectareas.5Itisnecessarytohaveworkedinthissectorbefore.6Youw illneedtokeepincontactwiththeheadquartersoftheorganization.7Theadvertisementem phasisestheneedtohaveasuitableapproachtoimportantpeople.ABUSINESSMANAGERYouwil lberesponsibleforourglobalbusinesswithinspecificcountriesandwillhaveagoodunder standingofinternationaldistribution,possiblybasedonpreviousexperience,plusthea bilitytoworkinmarketsthatarehighlyvariedintheirculture.Youwillbefluentinasecon dlanguage,bewillingtotravelextensively,andpreferablyhaveadegree.BDEPARTMENTSTO REBUYERBasedatourheadofficeinLondon,youwillselectandorderstockfromoursuppliers inItaly.YouwillneedtopredictfashiontrendsandbuildastrongrelationshipwithourIta lianoffice.Youwillhavegainedyourbuyingexperienceinwomen’sfashionandwillholdad egreeindesignwithabusinessstudiescomponent.CLEGALSERVICESADMINISTRATORAsheadof thelegaloffice,yourworkwillincludemanagingtheofficeITnetwork,typingreports,dia rymaintenanceandsupervisionofanotherstaffmember.Youwillneedgoodorganizationals killsinordertokeepaheadofavariedworkload.Youwillbedealingwithseniorexecutivesa ndgovernmentofficials,soamatureandefficientmannerisessentialDREGIONALLEISURESI TESMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforbudgetaryplanning,contractnegotiations,localm arketingandeffectiveadministration.Youwillcommunicatefrequentlywithourmainoffi ceusingthelatesttechnology.Yourexperiencecouldbefromanybusinesssectorbutyousho uldenjoyoutdoorlifeandwillideallypossessanestatemanagementqualification.PARTTW OQuestions8-12?Readtheextractbelowfromanarticleaboutthecoffeeindustry.?Choosethebestsentencefromthelistontheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.?

Foreachgap8-12,markoneletter(A-I)onyourAnswerSheet.?Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Coffeeisworthapproximately$50-

60bnperannumintermsofworldsales.Itisatrulyinternationalcommodity,andtodaymoret han50countriesintheworldgrowcoffeebeans.(example)______I_____.ICOorganizationh elpscoffeeproducersandpromotescoffeeconumptionworldwide.ICOestimatesthatworldp roductionnextyearwillreach97.5millionbags.11.3millionbagshigherthanthecurrenty ear.(8)____________.Asthelargestproducingcountry,Brazilisparticularlyimportant inthecoffeeworld.InXXXXBrazilwasresponsiblefor25%ofworldproduction,Colombiawas nextwith13.4%,Indonesiahad7.5%,Mexico4.7%,Guatemala3.8%andEthiopiaandVietnamwe reequalwith3.4%.Coffeeisatoughcrop,andcanbegrowninareaswhereitisdifficultorimp ossibletogrowothercrops.(9)However,diseaseisalwaysproblemforcoffeeproduction,a swecanseeinsomepartsofSouthAmericaatthemoment.ICOisactiveineducatingfarmersabo utavoidingdiseaseanddealingwithproblemswhentheyoccur.Thedistributionchainvarie sfromcountrytocountry,explainsPabloDubois.Inmostcountriesthesmallerfarmerssell theircroptoalocaltrader,whothensellsitontoexporters.Thereare,however,otherdist ributionsystems.(10)____________.Somecountries,likeVietnam,havespecialgovernme ntmarketingorganizationsforcoffee.Coffeepricesoftenvarygreatlyfromoneyeartothe next.InXXXX,forexample,therewasalargeriseintheworldprice,whichwasimmediatelyfe ltbytheconsumer.Risingpricesalwaysresultinadropinsales,whichwillhaveabadeffect onthosedevelopingcountries,whicharehighlydependentonforeignexchangefromcoffeee xports.(11)____________.IntheopinionofPabloDubois,thebiggestproblemforhisorgan isationistocreategreaterconsumerawarenessofthedifferentvarietiesofcoffeeanddif ferentwaysofpreparingit.(12)____________.ICOisthereforeconcentratingitspromoti onalactivitiesonRussiaandChina.Itisalsoencouragingenvironmentallyfriendlycoffe eproduction,andlastyear’sseminaroncoffeeandtheenvironmentcreatedalotofinteres t.Thefuturelooksbrightforthecoffeeindustry.Itisestim

PARTFOURQuestions21-35?ReadthetextbelowaboutjobprospectsattheProvincialBank.?ChoosethecorrectwordA,B,C,or,Dontheoppositepagetofilleachgap.?Foreachquestion21-

35,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.EmploymentOpportunitiesforGraduat eswiththeProvincialBankTheProvincialBankisoneofthebiggest(example)____________ institutionsintheU.K.Withits1,900branchesand58,000employees,ithas(21)_________ ___ahouseholdname.Almost4,000oftheseemployees(22)____________managerialorexecu tivepositions.Thebankhasanoutstanding(23)____________ofprofitability,whichhasb eenachievedbyintroducinginnovationsatthesametimeasmaintainingleadershipofthe(2 4)____________.Thebank’scomprehensivetrainingprogrammeconcentrateson(25)_____ _______themostimportantskillsthatgraduatesneedinorderto(26)____________earlyma nagementresponsibility.Traineestakeresponsibilityfortheirowncontinuousself-developmentthroughvisitingotherbranchesanddepartments,andby(27)____________cou rsesinmanagementskills.Theyalsoreceivetraininginordertoincreasetheirknowledgeo fthebank’s(28)___________.Thebanksupports(29)____________ofstaffwhowishtotake professionalexaminations,anditsGraduateTrainingSchemeis(30)_____________tothen ationallyrecognizedDiplomainManagement.Obviouslythequalityofitsmangersisof(31) ____________importancetothebank’sperformance.Itwelcomesgoodgraduatesinanysubj ectarea,(32)____________theycandemonstratetheabilitytoinfluenceevents,andhavet hepotentialto(33)____________bothasleadersandaspartofateam.Mostgraduatetrainee sjointheRetailBankingdivisioninitially.Thosestartingonthisprogrammewillsoonhav ethe(34)____________toworkinotherpartsofthebankandcan(35)____________avariedan dflexibleworkinglife.Example:AbudgetaryBfiscalCfinancialDeconomic0ABCDExample2 1AopenedBenteredCturnedDbecome22AholdBdoCkeepDown23AcareerBcatalogueCrecordDex perience24AareaBtradeCrecordDmarket25AmakingBreachingCdevelopingDheightening26 ApresentBtreatCdealDhandle27AobservingBattendingCinvolvingDstaying28AservicesB goodsCcreationsDabilities29AcolleagueBmembersCpeopleDpersons30AqualifiedBcombi nedCfastenedDlinked31AmainBvitalCnecessaryDsuperior32AthereforeBthusCprovidedD only33AsucceedBrealizeCgainDovercome34AchoiceBchanceClikelihoodDprobability35A forecastBbelieveCsupposeDexpectPARTFIVESectionAQuestions36-

40Readthetextbelowaboutaspecialkindofcompetition.Inmostofthelines36-

40thereisoneextrawordwhichdoesnotfit.Oneortwolines,however,arecorrect.Ifalinei scorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writethee

xtrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Examples:0TheinternationalYouthSkill sOlympicsisavocationalskillscompetitionin0CORRECT00whichtheyoungpeopledemonstr atetheirachievementsinarangeofareas.00THE36Thecompetition,whichthereisheldever ytwoyears,https://www.360docs.net/doc/9912785416.html,petito rsqualifyfortheteambygettingthrough38atoughnationalcompetition.Theirbackground sarevaryfromartstosciences,39andstudentstotheself-

employed.Sincetheydonotknowwhichskillareathey40willbetestedin,theymusttotrainf oreverythingbeforethestartofthecompetition.

SectionBQuestions41-45Readthetextbelowaboutmarketresearch.Ineachline41-

45thereisonewrongword.Foreachline41-

45,writethecorrectwordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Examples:0Yourbusiness willonlysuccessifcustomerslikeyourproduct0SUCCEED00orserviceandarepreparedtogi veyoumoneyinexchangeaboutit00FORMarketResearch41Beforeyoustartabusiness,itisim portancetoundertakemarketresearch42andtoassesstheresultswithgreatcare:youneedt ofindingoutaboutyour43potentialcustomersandthestateofthemarket,includedyourcom petitors.44Themoredetailedyourmarketresearchare,themoreprofitableyourbusiness4 5islikelytobe.Carryoutyourstudythorough,andrepeatittoensureyourresultsarerelia ble.