剑桥商务英语初级模拟15Word文档格式.docx

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A.Theywillclosethefactoryon3November.

B.Theywillmovetoanewfactoryon3November.

C.Theywillopenthefactorvagainon3November.

3、 

TownleyVehicleshave

appointedKenRoberts,

formerlyofWestonMotors,

asSalesManager.

WhatdoweknowaboutKenRoberts?

A.HeusedtoworkforTownleyVehicles.

B.Heisapplyingforajobasasalesmanager.

C.HewasemployedbyWestonMotorsinthepast.

4、EXPRESS-PRINThasopenedanewofficeinthisarea.

Pleasecallintodiscussyourphotocopyingrequirements.

A.Telephoneournewofficeifyouwanttoorderanything.

B.Visitournewofficeandtalktousaboutwhatyouneed.

C.Contactuswithyourrequirementswhenyouopenanewoffice.

5、SalesgrowthatMedicoplcis1.8%thisyear,

comparedtoanearlierforecastof2.5%.

Thecompany'

ssalesgrowthforthisyearis

A.lowerthanexpected.

B.thesameasexpected.

C.higherthanexpected.

PARTTWO

Lookatthelistbelow.Itshowspagesfromacompany'

swebsiteontheinternet.

Forquestions6-10,decidewhichpage（A-H）isthemostsuitableforeachpersonbelowtoselect.

Foreachquestion,markthecorrectletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.

Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

SkySystemsLtd:

WebsiteDirectory

A.CompanyHistory

B.CompanyOrganisation

C.AnnualReport

D.CompanyGoals

E.ProductInformation

F.RetailOutlets

G.CustomerComplaints

H.LatestNews

6、AdamSmithisnotsatisfiedwithsomegoodshebought.

7、RachelCainswantstofindoutwhenthecompanystartedtrading.

8、HazelThomasneedstoknowthenameofthePersonnelOfficer.

9、DominicNoblehastofindouthowthecompanyperformedlastyear.

10、BenjaminTidswellwantstheaddressofhisnearestSkySystemsdealer.

PARTTHREE

Lookatthechartsbelow.Theyshowmovementsinthesharepricesofeightcompaniesinrelationtotheirsectors,atthecloseoftradingonfivedays.

Whichchartdoeseachsentence（11-15）ontheoppositepagedescribe?

Foreachsentence,markoneletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.

11、Thesectoraverageroseintheearlypartoftheweek,thensankback,althoughthiscompany'

ssharesremainedfirmafteranearlysharprise.

12、Thiscompany'

ssharepricemostlykeptinstepwiththesectoraverage,thoughholdingslightlyfirmerattheendoftheweek.

13、Inspiteofperformingbetterthanthesectoraverageformostoftheweek,thiscompany'

sshareslostthisadvantageonFriday.

14、Whilethesectorgraduallyfellback,withaslightrecoveryattheendoftheweek,thiscompanygenerallyperformedmuchbetterthantheaverage.

15、Althoughtherewaslittlemovementinthesectorasawhole,thiscompany'

ssharesfollowedanupwardtrend,peakingattheendoftheweek.

PARTFOUR

Readthearticlebelowaboutanewproduct.

Aresentences16-22ontheoppositepage'

Right'

or'

Wrong'

?

Ifthereisnotenoughinformationtoanswer'

choose'

Doesn'

tsay'

Foreachsentence16-22,markoneletter（A,BorC.onyourAnswerSheet.

NEWPRODUCTWILLSAVELIVES

Drinkingwaterthatlookscleanmaystillcontainbugs,whichcancauseillness.AsmallcompanycalledGeneraTechnologieshasproducedatestingmethodinthreestages,whichshowswhetherwaterissafe.Thenewtestshowsifwaterneedschemicalsaddedtoit,todestroyanythingharmful.ItwasinventedbyscientistDrAdrianParton,whostartedGenerafiveyearsago.HeandhisemployeeshavedevelopedthetesttogetherwithaBritishwatercompany.

AndyHeadland,Genera'

smarketingdirector,recentlypresentedthetestataconferenceintheUSAandforecastsgoodAmericansalesforit.Generahasalreadysold11ofitstestsat~42,500atimeintheUKandhasafurtherfouronorder.Itexpectstosellanother25testsbeforetheendofMarch.ThecompanysaysitistheonlytestintheUKtobeapprovedbythegovernment.

GenerawasformedfiveyearsagoanduntilOctoberlastyearhadonlyfiveemployees;

itnowemploys14.MrHeadlandbelievesthecompanyshouldmakearound~1.9millionbytheendoftheyearintheUKalone.

16、GeneraTechnologiesproducesaproductwhichcleansdirtywater.

A.Right 

B.Wrong 

C.Doesn'

tsay

17、BeforehesetupGenera,DrPartonusedtoworkforaBritishwatercompany.

18、ThenewproducthasbeenacommercialsuccessintheUSA.

19、Eachofthetestscosts￡42,500.

20、GeneraTechnologieshasordersfor25moretests.

B.Wrong 

C.Doesn'

21、TheBritishgovernmentishelpingDrPartontosellthetestabroad.

22、ThenumberofemployeesatGeneraTechnologieshasrecentlyincreased.

PARTFIVE

Readthearticlebelowaboutjobinterviewsandthequestionsontheoppositepage.

Foreachquestion23-28,ontheoppositepage,choosethecorrectanswer.

Markoneletter（A,BorC.onyourAnswerSheet.

INTERVIEWS

PeopleapplyingforjobsnormallysendinacopyoftheirCV.Thisshouldbeusedasabasisforquestionsfromtheinterviewer.

Interviewersfinditusefultoaskcandidatesaboutthewaytheybehavedindifficultsituationsinthepast,forexamplewithanangrycustomerorcolleague.Thesequestionsallowapplicantstoexplainhowtheyactedinareal-lifesituationand,consequently,givecluesastohowtheywouldactagaininsimilarsituations.Candidatesarelikelytotellthetruthasspeakingfrommemoryleaveslittletimetoinventwhathappened.Ontheotherhandquestionswhichaskcandidatestoimaginehowtheywouldbehaveinasituationwhichtheyhaveprobablynevermetareoflittleornovalue.Thisisbecausetheyonlyprovideanswersabouthowcandidateswouldhopetobehave,andthismightnotmatchtheactionstheywouldactuallytake.

Inanyinterviewcandidatesmustbetreatedfairly,withquestionsaskedinthesamemannerandwithnocandidate'

sinterviewlastingconsiderablylongerthananyother'

s.Candidatesshouldalwaysbegiventheopportunitytoaskquestionsthroughouttheinterview.

JanGodley,headofHumanResourcesatAspleySupermarketssays:

'

Acompanyneedsstaffnotonlywhohavetherightqualificationsandexperience,butalsowhoarehappytofitinwiththecompany'

swayofdoingthings.Ourmanagershavetoaccepttheideathateveryoneworkinghereisacolleague（managersarealwaysknownbytheirfirstnames）,andthatspendingtimeactuallyinthestorewithcolleaguesandcustomers,ratherthanintheiroffices,ispartofthejob.Formanagementposts,weorganisepre-interviewgroupexercisestomeasureteam-workingandleadershipskills,sometimesalongwithactivitiestoassesspersonalqualities.

'

Inallourinterviewswepayattentiontobodylanguage.Itisnaturalforcandidatestoshowsignsofbeingnervousataninterviewbutmostrelaxafterafewminutesandbecomemoreconfident.However,ifthenervousnesscontinuesuntiltheendoftheinterview,especiallywhendifficultquestionsareasked,wewouldbegintohavedoubtsaboutthatcandidate.Likeallemployers,wewanttotakeonstaffwhoareateasewithcolleaguesandcustomerssoitisimportanttowatchthewaycandidatesbehave,aswellaslistentowhattheyhavetosay.'

23、Accordingtothearticle,whyarequestionsaboutacandidate'

spastbehaviouruseful?

A.Theyprovethecandidatewillactappropriatelyindifferentcircumstances.

B.Theyshowthecandidatecanrememberdetailsofthesituation.

C.Theydemonstratehowthecandidatemightactinthefuture.

24、Whyisaskingcandidatestoimaginetheirreactionstoasituationunhelpful?

A.Candidatesmayhavenoexperienceofthissituation.

B.Candidatesmayactdifferentlyinthereal-lifesituation.

C.Candidatesmaynevermeetsuchasituation.

25、Accordingtothearticle,

A.candidatesshouldaskquestionsattheendoftheinterview.

B.interviewersshouldaskallthecandidatesthesamequestion.

C.interviewsshouldalllastforroughlythesamelengthoftime.

26、WhatdoesJanGodleysayaboutthemanagersinhercompany?

A.Theymustspendsometimewithcustomersinthestore.

B.Theymustknowthefirstnamesofalltheirstaff.

C.Theymustspendmostoftheirtimeintheiroffices.

27、ManagementapplicantsatAspleySupermarketsare

A.askedanumberofquestionsabouttheirpersonalqualities.

B.assessedontheirabilitytoworkwithinagroup.

C.askedtosaywhatleadershipskillsthejobwillrequire.

28、AccordingtoJanGodley,howdocandidatesoftenbehaveatinterviews?

A.Theyshowalackofconfidenceatfirst.

B.Theyareskilledathidingtheirnervousness.

C.Theysuddenlyloseconfidencewhenaskeddifficultquestions.

PARTSIX

Readthemagazinearticlebelowaboutacompanywhichchecksontheserviceprovidedbyshops.

Choosethecorrectwordtofilleachgap,f