2007年BEC高級聽力部分模擬試題(四)

2007年BEC高級聽力部分模擬試題(四)

PartOne

Questions1-12

Youwillhearaspeakeraddressingagroupofinvestorsattendingadinnertocelebrateaconfectionerycompany’sonehundredthbirthday.

Asyoulisten,forquestions1–12,completethenotesusinguptothreewordsoranumber.

Youwillheartherecordingtwice.

Rewardsforshareholders

1.Theywillbeabletotrythecompany’snew__________product.2.Theywillalsoreceivea___________________________pershare.Thepresentsituation

3.Saleshavedecreasedinthelast________________________.

4.Sharesareexpectedtoincreaseinvalueby______________inthenearfuture.

5.Thecompany’smainrivalsareenormous____________________companies.

Companyhistory

6.Thecompanywasoriginallya____________________business.7.Itrecentlybecamean____________________________.Thefuture

8.Thecompanyhassetahigh_________________________forthefuture.

9.Itdoesnotintendtooffer_______________________________onitsproducts.

10.Thecompanywillspendmoremoneyon__________________________.

11.Thecompanyanticipatestradewithcountriesin_________________.

12.Thecompanyexpectsbiggersalesto_________________________.

PartTwo

Questions13-22

Youwillhearfivedifferentpeopletalkingaboutameetingtheyhavejustattended.

Foreachextracttherearetwotasks.Fortaskone,choosethereasonforeachmeetingfromthelistA-H.fortasktwo,choosethewaythateachpersonreactedtothemeetingfromlistI-P.

TaskOne–reason

Forquestions13-17,matchtheextractswiththereasons,listedA-H.Foreachextract,choosethereasonforthemeeting.

WriteoneletterA-Hnexttothenumberoftheextract.

13.___Atodiscusssalestargets

14.___Btopresentanewidea

15.___Ctodemonstrateanewproduct

16.___Dtoelectanewchairman

17.___EtoanalyzeaproblemFtodiscussexpansion

Gtodecideonredundancies

Htovotetoissueshares

TaskTwo–Reaction

Forquestion18-22,matchtheextractswiththereactions,listedI-P.Foreachextract,choosethewaythespeakerreacted.

WriteoneletterI-Pnexttothenumberoftheextract.

18.___Ithoughtitwasveryinteresting

19.___Jfeltnervousaboutspeaking

20.___Kwasnothappywiththedecisionsmade

21.___Lfounditconfusing

22.___MdisagreedstronglywithsomeoneNthoughtitwasveryboring

Olosthis/hertemperwithsomeone

Pagreedwiththefinaldecision

PartThree

Questions23-30

YouwillheararadiopresenterinterviewingabusinesswomancalledLindaTaylor.

Foreachquestion23-30markoneletter,A,BorC.forthecorrectanswer.

23WhatdowelearnaboutLindaTaylor?

AShehassetupanairline.

BShehasrecentlyboughtoutanairline.

CSheisinchargeofanairline.

24WhatnewdevelopmenthastakenplaceatBellAir?

ATheyhaveinstallednewmachinery.

BTheyhaveopenedanewworkshop.

CTheyhaveboughtmodernplanes.

25Whatproblemsdidtheyhavetoresolve?

ANewengineershadtobeemployed.

BThelegalprocesswasdifficult.

CSomestaffhadtobere-trained.

26ShehasformedanalliancewithSunlinesinordertoincreaseBellAir’s

Ainvolvementintourism.

Bprofitmargins..

Cnumberofflights.

27BellAirticketpriceshavebeenreducedon

Adomesticflights.

Ballflights.

Cinternationalflights.

28Whatchangehasbeenmadeinthemarketingarrangements?AAnewconsultancyhasbeencontracted.

BAnewdirectorhasbeenappointed.

CThepresentdepartmenthasbeenexpanded.

29Lindawentintoaviationt