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BEC中级试全真试题Partn1. What is importa nt whe n pla nning a prese ntati on?Finding out about the audie nee Researchi ng the topic2. What is importa nt whe n aimi ng to improve customer service?Staff Trai ning Customer Satisfacti on Surveys3. What is importa nt whe n managing a project?En courag ing Teamwork Keep ing to schedule4. What is importa nt whe n motivat ing staff?Finan cial ben efits Career developme nt Opport un ities5. What is importa nt whe n deali ng with competiti on?Prici ng policies Advertis ing strategies6. What is importa nt whe n pla nning health and safety training?Selecti ng topics Selecti ng staff to atte nd7:What is importa nt whe n choos ing new office equipme nt?Prices and disco unts Brand n ames8. What is importa nt whe n en terta ining foreig n bus in ess clie nts?Venue for en terta inment Cultural Differe nces9. What is importa nt whe n aimi ng to reach new marketsMarket research Advertisi ng10. What is importa nt whe n choos ing a man ageme nt trai ning course to attend?Program Conten ts Len gth of course11. What is importa nt whe n relocat ing a bus in ess?Local workforce available Locati on of site12. What is importa nt whe n advertis ing a new product?Target markets Choice of media13. What is importa nt whe n start ing a new job?Kno wledge of compa ny proceduresHelp from compa ny staff14. 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 tries15.What is importa nt whe n aimi ng to reduce product ioncosts? Efficie ncy of product ionCoSneof raw materials15. What is importa nt whe n choos ing people to work in teams?Variety of experie nee Pers onal qualities16. What is importa nt whe n deali ng with a heavy workload?Time managementShari ng tasks17. What is importa nt whe n develop ing new products?Market research Prici ng18. What is importa nt whe n being in terviewed for a job?In formatio n about the compa ny Pers onal appeara nee19. What is importa nt whe n exhibit ing at a trade fair?Quality of display Staff selected20. What is importa nt whe n in troduci ng a reward system for staff?Purpose of the reward systemTypes of reward offered21. What is importa nt whe n en terta ining clie nts?Types of activities Cost22. What is importa nt whe n choos ing retail premises to rent?Locati on Len gth of con tract23. What is importa nt whe n decid ing on packag ing for products?Image Product ion process24. What is importa nt whe n select ing staff for promotio n?Attitude to work Curre nt performa nee25. What is importa nt whe n con sideri ng a career cha nge?Future study or trai ning Opport un ities for future promoti on26. What is importa nt whe n pla nning an advertis ing campaig n?Market research Select ing appropriate media27. What is importa nt whe n choos ing tran sport for a bus in ess trip?Convenience Cost-effective ness28. What is importa nt whe n aimi ng for promoti on?Quality of performa nee Compa ny loyalty29. What is importa nt whe n export ing goods or services for the first time?Pers onal Con tacts Professi onal advice30. 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 problem31. What is importa nt whe n setti ng prices for new products?Production costsCompetitors prices32. What is importa nt whe n aimi ng to reduce staff turno ver?Finan cial incen tives Career structure33. What is importa nt whe n pla nning the layout of a new store?Attractive ness Security of goods34. What is importa nt whe n choos ing a new sales age nt?Experie nee of age nt Number of con tactsFeedback from customersCheck ing sales figures36: What is importa nt whe nselecti ng applica nts for a job：1i, Jwork experie nee pers onal qualities37: What is importa nt whe nchoos ing a new supplier.,price and disco unts reputatiaimi ng to improve producti on qualityup-to-date equipme ntstafftraining39: what is importa nt whe n 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 aboutthe compa ny40: what is importa nt whe n ?decid ing whether to atte nd a conferencevenuespeakers41: What is importa nt whe n ?develop ing new productsmarket researchcosts invo IvedBEC中级试全真试题Part III1. Program for New Staff The manu facturi ng compa ny you work for would like to in troduce afull 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 programmehow else new staff can be helped to settle into their jobs as quickly as possible2 Compa ny Dress CodeYour 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 bewhat kind of dress code would be appropriate for staff in differe nt types of jobs3 Staff Trai ningYour 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 ncywhat kinds of questio ns you will n eed to ask the age ncy4. Compa ny VideoThe 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 videowhich compa ny pers onnel should appear in the video5. Busin ess Magaz ine ArticleAn 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 articlehow this article could ben efit your compa ny6. Opening a Branch AbroadThe 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 branchwhich in formatio n about premises in that country it would be useful to find out about7. En terta ining Foreig n Clie ntsYour 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 thevisitwhatin formatio n it would be useful to know aboutthe clients before finalizingthe progra8. Work Experie nee ProgrammeThe manu facturing compa ny you work for has decidedto offeratwo-week workexperieneeprogramme for a small group of students fromalocal bus inesscollege.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 offerhow the participa nts should be selected9. En glish Lan guage TrainingYour 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 ningwhat ki nd of schedule would be suitable for the trai ning10. TeamworkYour 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 group11. Foreig n Bus in ess TripYour 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 trip12. (For three can didates) En tertai ning Foreig n Clie ntsYour 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 visitwhich members of staff should accompa ny the visitorswhat in formatio n it would be useful to know about the clie nts before fin aliz ing theprogramme13. For three can didates Work Experie nee ProgrammeThe 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 shed14 For three can didates En glish Lan guage TrainingYour 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 training15 For three can didates TeamworkYour 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 decidewhat 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 tripBEC中级模拟试试题Stage OneIn 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: YeahIn terlocutor: Thank you. Now, first of all, wed 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. Im from Jiangsu province. Im 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 yourambiti ons?Li: A big questi on for me in deed. Ive n ever thought about it, but I bet ril work towards a CEof a big mult in ati onal corporati on. Thats my goal in life. And thats why I am spe nding somuch time on En glish, bus in ess En glish in particular In terlMrutLi; you saidyoure 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 TwoThe importa nee of hav ing a good CVWell, 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 employers first impression of you, your firstcha nee to impress your pote ntial employer, lets say. It is theesse ntial illustrati on of your suitability for the job, show ing how your skillsand experie nee match your employersrequireme nts.But more tha n that, it shows your ability to summarize, prioritize and prese ntin formatio n effectively, esse ntial skills in todays 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 ThreeTime Man ageme ntYour 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 niesw-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. Dont youthink so?Wang: Yeah. Everything seems to be in disorder here in our company. And that obviouslyhas 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. Andtime to specified tasks.They do not have a defi nite idea of whe n theyledte aZha 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: Thats 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. Thats what our boss is ask ing us to do. Right?Wang: Right. I think weve 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