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BEC中级试全真试题Partn
1. What is importa nt whe n pla nning a prese ntati on?
Finding out about the audie nee Researchi ng the topic
2. What is importa nt whe n aimi ng to improve customer service?
Staff Trai ning Customer Satisfacti on Surveys
3. What is importa nt whe n managing a project?
En courag ing Teamwork Keep ing to schedule
4. What is importa nt whe n motivat ing staff?
Finan cial ben efits Career developme nt Opport un ities
5. What is importa nt whe n deali ng with competiti on?
Prici ng policies Advertis ing strategies
6. What is importa nt whe n pla nning health and safety training?
Selecti ng topics Selecti ng staff to atte nd
7:What is importa nt whe n choos ing new office equipme nt?
Prices and disco unts Brand n ames
8. What is importa nt whe n en terta ining foreig n bus in ess clie nts?
Venue for en terta inment Cultural Differe nces
9. What is importa nt whe n aimi ng to reach new markets?
Market research Advertisi ng
10. What is importa nt whe n choos ing a man ageme nt trai ning course to attend?
Program Conten ts Len gth of course
11. What is importa nt whe n relocat ing a bus in ess?
Local workforce available Locati on of site
12. What is importa nt whe n advertis ing a new product?
Target markets Choice of media
13. What is importa nt whe n start ing a new job?
Kno wledge of compa ny proceduresHelp from compa ny staff
14. What is importa nt whe n select ing staff for marketi ng trips abroad?
Positi on in the compa ny Previous experie nee of other coun tries
15.
What is importa nt whe n aimi ng to reduce product ion
costs? Efficie ncy of product ionCoSneof raw materials
15. What is importa nt whe n choos ing people to work in teams?
Variety of experie nee Pers onal qualities
16. What is importa nt whe n deali ng with a heavy workload?
Time managementShari ng tasks
17. What is importa nt whe n develop ing new products?
Market research Prici ng
18. What is importa nt whe n being in terviewed for a job?
In formatio n about the compa ny Pers onal appeara nee
19. What is importa nt whe n exhibit ing at a trade fair?
Quality of display Staff selected
20. What is importa nt whe n in troduci ng a reward system for staff?
Purpose of the reward systemTypes of reward offered
21. What is importa nt whe n en terta ining clie nts?
Types of activities Cost
22. What is importa nt whe n choos ing retail premises to rent?
Locati on Len gth of con tract
23. What is importa nt whe n decid ing on packag ing for products?
Image Product ion process
24. What is importa nt whe n select ing staff for promotio n?
Attitude to work Curre nt performa nee
25. What is importa nt whe n con sideri ng a career cha nge?
Future study or trai ning Opport un ities for future promoti on
26. What is importa nt whe n pla nning an advertis ing campaig n?
Market research Select ing appropriate media
27. What is importa nt whe n choos ing tran sport for a bus in ess trip?
Convenience Cost-effective ness
28. What is importa nt whe n aimi ng for promoti on?
Quality of performa nee Compa ny loyalty
29. What is importa nt whe n export ing goods or services for the first time?
Pers onal Con tacts Professi onal advice
30. What is importa nt whe n deali ng with compla in ts from clie nts?
Offeri ng an apology Suggesti ng a solutio n to the problem
31. What is importa nt whe n setti ng prices for new products?
Production costsCompetitors ' prices
32. What is importa nt whe n aimi ng to reduce staff turno ver?
Finan cial incen tives Career structure
33. What is importa nt whe n pla nning the layout of a new store?
Attractive ness Security of goods
34. What is importa nt whe n choos ing a new sales age nt?
Experie nee of age nt Number of con tacts
Feedback from customersCheck ing sales figures
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35 What is importa nt whe n mon itori ng the quality of service provided?prepari ng for a job in terview study ing the job advertiseme nt finding out about
the compa ny
40: what is importa nt whe n …?
decid ing whether to atte nd a conferencevenuespeakers
41: What is importa nt whe n …?
develop ing new productsmarket researchcosts invo Ived
BEC中级试全真试题Part III
1. Program for New Staff The manu facturi ng compa ny you work for would like to in troduce a
full programme of training for new staff. You have bee n asked to help prepare the programme.Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
what should be covered by the trai ning programme
how else new staff can be helped to settle into their jobs as quickly as possible
2 Compa ny Dress Code
Your Man agi ng Director is un happy with the gen eral sta ndard of dress among staff.
You have bee n asked to make recomme ndati ons about in troduci ng a dress code or companyuniform.
Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
what the adva ntages and disadva ntages of hav ing a compa ny uniform would be
what kind of dress code would be appropriate for staff in differe nt types of jobs
3 Staff Trai ning
Your compa ny has decided to use an outside age ncy for training sales staff.
You have bee n asked to have prelimi nary discussi ons with the age ncy to orga nise this.
Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
what in formatio n you will n eed to provide for the age ncy
what kinds of questio ns you will n eed to ask the age ncy
4. Compa ny Video
The manu facturi ng compa ny you work for is pla nning to make a video to show to pote ntialcustomers and inv estors. You have bee n asked to help with pla nningthe video.
Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
which departme nts and activities in the compa ny should be in cluded in the video
which compa ny pers onnel should appear in the video
5. Busin ess Magaz ine Article
An intern ati onal bus in ess magaz ine is sending a journalist to write about your regi on, andwants to in clude an article about the retail compa ny you work for You have bee n asked byyour compa ny to help the journ alist pla n the article. Discuss the situati on together , anddecide:
what kinds of in formati on should be in cluded in the article
how this article could ben efit your compa ny
6. Opening a Branch Abroad
The retail compa ny you work for has decided to ope n a branch abroad for the first time.
You have bee n asked to help with the pla nning of the new bran ch.
Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
what staffi ng arran geme nts might be n ecessary for the new branch
which in formatio n about premises in that country it would be useful to find out about
7. En terta ining Foreig n Clie nts
Your compa ny is en terta ining a group of foreig n clie nts for three days, in clud ing onenon-work ing day.
You have bee n asked to pla n a programme for the visit.
Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
whatkinds ofactivities would be suitable for thevisit
whatin formatio n it would be useful to know aboutthe clients before finalizingthe progra
8. Work Experie nee Programme
The manu facturing compa ny you work for has decidedto offeratwo-week workexperienee
programme for a small group of students fromalocal bus iness
college.
You have bee n asked to help with the preparati ons for this programme.
Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
what kinds of work experie nee the compa ny might offer
how the participa nts should be selected
9. En glish Lan guage Training
Your compa ny is pla nning to offer 30 hours of En glish Ian guage training to employees.
You have bee n asked to help with the pla nning and orga ni zati on of the training.
Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
how to en courage employees to take part in the trai ning
what ki nd of schedule would be suitable for the trai ning
10. Teamwork
Your compa ny is sending a small group of employees away together for three dayentocourage them to work as a team.
You have bee n asked to help pla n the programme.
Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
what practical arra ngeme nts the compa ny n eeds to make before the tripwhat work and leisure activities would be suitable for the group
11. Foreig n Bus in ess Trip
Your compa ny is atte nding a trade fair in a foreig n country for the first time.
You have bee n asked to help with the preparati ons for the trip.
Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
what travel and accommodati on arran geme nts you will n eed to make before the tripwhich kinds of bus in ess customs in the foreig n country it would be useful to know about,and how to find out about these before the trip
12. (For three can didates) En tertai ning Foreig n Clie nts
Your compa ny is en terta ining a group of foreig n clie nts for three days, in clud ing onenon-work ing day.
You have bee n asked to pla n a programme for the visit.
Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
what kinds of activities would be suitable for the visit
which members of staff should accompa ny the visitors
what in formatio n it would be useful to know about the clie nts before fin aliz ing theprogramme
13. For three can didates Work Experie nee Programme
The manu facturi ng compa ny you work for has decided to offer a two-week work experie neeprogramme for a small group of stude nts from a local bus in esscollege.
You have bee n asked to help with the preparati ons for this programme.
Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
---what kinds of work experie nee the compa ny could offer . how the participa nts should beselected
---what feedback and evaluati on should take place after the programme hasfini shed
14 For three can didates En glish Lan guage Training
Your compa ny is pla nning to offer 30 hours of En glish Ian guage training to employees.
You have bee n asked to help with the pla nning and orga ni zati on of the training.
Discuss the situati on together , and decide:
---which staff would ben efit most from En glish Ian guage trai ning . how toen courageemployees to take part in the trai ning
---what kind of schedule would be suitable for the training
15 For three can didates Teamwork
Your compa ny is sending a small group of employees away together for three daysertocourage them to work as a team.
You have bee n asked to help pla n the programme.
Discuss the situati on together and decide:
---what practical arra ngeme nts the compa ny n eeds to make before the trip
---which work and leisure activities would be suitable for the group
---how to evaluate the success of the trip
BEC中级模拟试试题
Stage One
In terlocutor: Good morning. My n ame is Joh n Smith, and this is my colleague,
Mary Cli nton. And your n ames are Li Hua and Wang Wei?
Li: YeahWang: Yeah
In terlocutor: Thank you. Now, first of all, we'd like to know somethi ng abouteach of you. Mr . Li, can you tell me about yourself?
Li: My pleasure. As you know, my name is Li Hua. I'm from Jiangsu province. I'm now studying in Suzhou Un iversity. And rm majori ng in intern ati onaltrade there.
In terlocutor: Thank you. Mr Li. Now Mr . Wang, can you tell me about yourambiti ons?
Wang: Yes. I am now a stude nt with Suzhou Uni versity majori ng in bus in ess admi nistrati on.
I hope I can get my MBA and join a world-famous mult in ati onal compa ny. And after I havehad eno ugh experie nee, I am going to start a compa ny of my own.
In terlocutor: Thank you, Mr . Wang. And Mr . Li, could you tell me about your
ambiti ons?
Li: A big questi on for me in deed. I've n ever thought about it, but I bet ril work towards a CEof a big mult in ati onal corporati on. That's my goal in life. And that's why I am spe nding somuch time on En glish, bus in ess En glish in particular In terlMrutLi; you saidyou're spe nding a lot of time on bus in ess En glish.
Do you thi nk bus in ess En glish is difficult to lear n?
Li: Not exactly, though it may be difficult at the initial stage. The thing is that you n eed tosome bus in ess kno wledge before you start to lear n bus in ess En glish.
In terlocutor: How about you, Mr . Wang? Is it difficult for you?
Wang: Not really. You kno w, I like En glish very much, and my major is bus in ess admi nistration. So I have always found bus in ess En glish very in teresti ng.
Stage Two
The importa nee of hav ing a good CV
Well, in my opinion, you can n ever un derestimate the importa nee of hav ing agood CV .In themajority of cases, your CV is the employer's first impression of you, your firstcha nee to impress your pote ntial employer, let's say. It is the
esse ntial illustrati on of your suitability for the job, show ing how your skillsand experie nee match your employer'srequireme nts.
But more tha n that, it shows your ability to summarize, prioritize and prese ntin formatio n effectively, esse ntial skills in today's job market. It also shows yourlin guistic and com muni cative abilities.
Eve n though employers these days use a variety of selecti on tech niq ues, such as an alyz ingyour han dwriti ng, a good CV is still the sin gle most importa nt part of any applicati on.Stage Three
Time Man ageme nt
Your compa ny has found that in effective time man ageme nt is one of the major problem areasthroughout the workforce. You have bee n asked to put forward some suggesti ons for impro vingthe situatio n.
Discuss, and decide together:
---w--hy poor time man ageme nt can become a major problem in compa nies
w-iat procedures could be adopted to en sure that time is man aged effectively.
Zhang: Hi, Ms Wang, you know, our compa ny is sort of out of con trol these days. Don't youthink so?
Wang: Yeah. Everything seems to be in disorder here in our company. And that obviously
has a lot to do with poor time man ageme nt.
Zhang: You mean poor time man ageme nt has caused all these problems. Why?
Wang: When time is not well pla nned within a compa ny, they usually do not allocate blocks ofcerta in task. And
time to specified tasks.
They do not have a defi nite idea of whe n they
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Zha ng: And I thi nk they ofte n n eglect the orderi ng of priorities. I mea n certa intasks our prior atte ntio n. But in our compa ny every task is treated onn eed an equal basis,eve n if it is a very urge nt task.
Wang: That's the point. So time should be planned according to the importanee of the tasks wen eed to deal with.
Zhang: So what do you think we can do so that time is man aged effectively herein our compa ny?
Wang: You mean what procedures we can adopt?
Zhang:Sure. That's what our boss is ask ing us to do. Right?
Wang: Right. I think we've got a lot to do. First, we should make all the staffmembers realize how importa nt effective time man ageme nt is to our compa ny.
Zhang: Yes, I thi nk we can give them in structi on in time man ageme nt, especia