2022年BEC高级阅读模拟题-16

2022年年BEC高级阅读模拟题－16

a.areunwillingtomakesavings.

b.doworkthattheyareunsuitedto.

c.aretooeagerfortheirbusinesstogrow.

d.spendtoolittletimeexaminingcompanysystems.

16.Onewaytoincreaseacompany＊sprofitsisto

a.lookatindividualperformance.

b.haveastronginsideknowledge.

c.understandthevalueofsmallchanges.

d.haveastrongsenseofdirection.

17.Themanagerofacarpartsfactoryincreasedhisprofitsby

a.changinghisstaffstelephoneprocedure.

b.improvinghisstaff＊stelephonemanner.

c.updatinghistelephoneequipment.

vidingmoretelephonelines.

18.Theexporter＊scomputerdatabaseprovedusefulbecausehewasableto

a.improvehiscompanynewsletter.

b.researchnewproducts.

c.respondtoenquiriesquickly.

d.attractnewcustomers.

19.Whatisthebestwaytoreduceoverheads?

a.removeunnecessaryservices.

b.findcheapersuppliers.

c.reducetelephonecalls.

d.cutdownonstationery.

20.Accordingtothewriter,theonlyfactorthatshouldcauserunningcoststoincreaseis

a.thepreviousrateofgrowth.

b.thenumberofsalesresulting.

c.improvementstothestandardofservice.

d.theneedtoincreasethenumberofemployees.

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

Demanding;absorbed;margins;frustratingly;dividend;newsletter;expenditure;overheads;core;

Haveyouevernoticedthefollowingsentencesinyourreading?Ifnot,readthemthroughandpayattentiontotheboldparts.

15.Theymaybesimplytoobusytoseewhatisreallyhappening.Infact,thesedirectorswouldoftendobettertoworklessandthinkmoreabouttheactualprocedurestheyareusingintherunningofthecompany.

16.Oftentheinvolvementofanindependentindividualwhocanpointthedirectorintherightdirectionisinvaluableinshowingthatevenminorimprovementscanhaveadramaticeffectonprofitmargins.

17.Astandardsystemfordealingwiththeenquirieswaswhatwasneededand,onceintroduced＃

18.Hefoundthisincreasedthenumberofenquirieshewasreceivingbecausehiscustomerswerepassingthenewsletteraroundtheircontacts.

19.Calculatetheannualcostofeachandthenseeifitwouldbepossibletogetitatabetterpricesomewhereelse:itusuallyis.

20.theyshouldbeensuringthattherateofgrowthcontinues