2023年BEC商务英语中级真题第二辑

1thecontactbetweencoachandemployeenotsolvingalldifficultiesatwork

2thediscussionofhowcertainsituationscouldbebetterhandlediftheyoccuragain

3acoachencouraginganemployeetoapplywhathasbeentaughttoroutineworksituations

4coachingprovidingnewinteresttoindividualswhoareunhappyintheircurrentpositions

5coachingprovidingasupportiveenvironmenttodiscussperformance

6employeesbeingaskedtoanalysethemselvesandpractisegreaterself-awareness

7coachingenablingacompanytorespondrapidlytoalackofexpertiseinacertainarea

AButthereareplentyofsimilarcontractstobewonintheeastofScotlandbeforeRobertsonturnsherattentionelsewhere.

BHerwayroundthisparticularproblemwastorecruitthecateringmanageroftherivalcompany,

CButthisdemandwasshort-lived,andbeforelong,increasingcompetitionmadeithardertomakeaprofit.

D'Itwasadramaticlearningcurveandverysmallamountsofmoneywereearnedatfirst,'saysRobertson.

EShedecidedthatthesolution,sincemanycompaniesrequiredworkinglunchesformeetingswithclients,wastoprepareenddelivermealstobusinesspremises.

FOnhearingthis,RobertsonimmediatelycontactedalloftheirclientsandofferedtheservicesofGrapevineCaterers.

GInstead,shestudiedaccountancyafterleavinguniversity,andasteadyifunspectacularprofessionalpathseemedset.

13Inthefirstparagraph,MarySpillanesayspeopleshouldlearnhowtomarket

themselvesbecause

Aitencouragescompaniestogivethemajobforlife.

Binthefutureitwillbeacompanyrequirement.

Cinmanycareersitisbecomingdifficulttosucceed.

Ditwillhelpthemadapttodevelopmentsinthejobmarket.

14Spillanesaysthat,whencreatingapersonalbrand,itisimportantto

Achangethingsdependingonthecircumstances.

Bdecidewhatimagepeoplewouldlikeyoutopresent.

Cmakesurethatcolleaguesfeelateasewithyourimage.

Dfollowtheexampleofsomeoneinthecompanyyouworkfor.

15WhatdowelearnaboutSpillaneinthethirdparagraph?

ASheisembarrassedabouthercareerwithacosmeticscompany.

BShedoesn'tliketalkingaboutheracademicbackground.

CShehasqualificationsmanypeopleareunawareof.

DSheworriesabouthowotherpeopleseeher.

16WhichproblemdoesSpillanerefertowhentalkingaboutthecompaniessheis

presentlyworkingwith?

ATheyfinditdifficulttoacceptherideas.

BTheyareunawareofhowtorabrandthemselves.

CTheydon'twanttospendlargeamountsofmoney.

DTheyareunwillingtomodernisetheirworkenvironment.

17Whenadvisingpeopleonrebrandingthemselves,Spillanetellsthemto

Aattendcoursestogainspecialistskills.

Bupdateregularlytheirwrittenproofofwhattheycando.

Ctryoutdifferentwaysofpresentingthemselvestoothers.

Drememberthatwhattheylooklikeisthemostimportantpoint.

18Spillanesaysthat,inordertorebrandyourselfsuccessfully,itisimportantto

Aaskforotherpeople'sopinionsaboutyourimage.

Bfeelconfidentaboutwhatyouaretryingtoachieve.

Clearnhowtomakeuseofallaspectsofyourcharacter.

Dmodelyourselfonpeoplewithacertainamountofinfluence.

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Amakeup

Bcarryout

Cbringabout

Dputdown

20

Abasis

Bgrounds

Cfoundation

Dstructure

21

Adistributions

Bguides

Cdesigns

Dpatterns

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Aapproval

Bpermission

Cconsent

Ddecision

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Avalue

Binspect

Creview

Dsurvey

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Acommand

Bprompt

Cinfluence

Dpersuade

25

Aguess

Bspeculate

Creckon

Dpredict

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Aoperations

Btechniques

Cmeasures

Dexercises

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Aanswer

Brespond

Ccounter

Dreply

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Amove

Blead

Cdevelop

Dbenefit

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Aexpressions

Bdescriptions

Cwords

Dterms

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Areputation

Bposition

Csituation

Dinfluence

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Adesired

Bselected

Cpreferred

Dsupposed

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Aacts

Bsteps

Cmeans

Dpoints

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Ahandedover

Bdrawnup

Cmadeout

Dwrittenoff

23Theaimofthe'BusinessToday'competitionwastoreward

Agoodproductdesign.

Bskilfulprojectmanagement,

Crapidfinancialsuccess.

24Howmanycompanieswerechosentocompeteinthefinalofthecompetition?

Afour

Bfourteen

Cforty

25Thetypesofproductswhichthefinalistsweredeveloping

Acausedconsiderableproblemsforthejudges.

Bwereallconnectedwiththefoodindustry.

Cinvolvedacommonsetofdevelopmentaspects.

26Accordingtothespeaker,whataresmallfirmsgoodat?

Afittingnewproductsinwithcurrentproduction

Brecordingmethodsusedindevelopingnewproducts

Cdevelopingnewmanagementstructuresfornewproducts

27Thespeakerbelievesbigcompaniesdocumentinnovationwellbecauseof

Athenumberofstaffavailable.

Btheinvolvementofseniormanagement.

Ctheinsistenceonregularp