2023年高级商务英语考试考前训练题

2023年高级商务英语考试考前必备训练题

2023年高级商务英语考试考前必备训练题

A

ChemicalCompany

Mastersonsinterimpre-taxprofitsgrowthof20%was

somewhatinflatedasaresultoftheincomereceivedfromthe

disposalofseveralofthecompanyssubsidiaries.The

underlying8%riseinoperatingprofitsisamorerealistic

gaugeofthecompanystrueprogress.However,Mastersons

impendingmergerwithBentleyandKnightanditsappointment

ofanewchiefexecutiveshouldmeanthatthecompanywillbe

abletosustaingrowthfortheforeseeablefut5ure.Theshare

pricehasvariedlittleduringthecourseoftheyearandnow

standsat£6.75

B

HotelGroup

DuringthepastyeartheBowdenHotelGrouphasacquired

77newproperties,thusdoublinginsize.lastweekthegroup

reportedpre-taxprofitsof£88millioninthefirstsix

千里之行，始于足下。

monthsoftheyear,aheadofexpectationsandhelpedbyastrong

performancefromitsLondon-basedhotelsandnewlyexpandedUS

business.However.Thereisstillsomewaytogo.Integration

ofthenewacquisitionsisstillnotcompleteand,whilethe

sharepricehasrisenrecently,majorproblemswithintegration

haveyettobesolved.

C

High-techCompany

ThistimelastyearashareinUsertechwasworthjustover

£1.sixmonthsagoitwasworth£40.todayitispricedat

under£8.ifproofwereneed,hereisanillustrationofhow

muchofalotterythetechnologymarketcanbe.Butsome

technologycompaniesarefightingbackandUsertechisoneof

them.Whathasrenewedexcitementinthecompanyistheopening

ofitsnewAmericanofficesinDallasanditsambitiousplans

toexpanditsuserbaseinbothNorthandLatinAmerica.

D

BuildingCompany

Rentonssharepricehasrisengraduallyoverthepastyear

from£2.4to£3.8.Thecompanyhasbeensuccessfulin

choosingprimelocationforitsbuildingsandhasbenefited

fromthebuoyantdemandforhousing.Whilstthisdemandis

expectedtoslowdownsomewhatduringthenextyear,investors

areencouragedbythecompanysdecisiontomoveintobuilding

supermarkets.WorkhasalreadybegunontwositesinLondon,

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andthecompanyisexpectedtosignacontractwithinthenext

monthforbuildingfourlargesupermarketsinScotland.

PotteryManufacturer

MiltonDisheshasbeenthroughashake-upoverthepastyear.

Thegroup,whichhasbeencuttingmarginsandimproving

marketing,maypostasmallprofitthisyear.Themanymembers

oftheMiltonfamily,whobetweenthemown58percentofthe

business,havebeenwatchingthesharepricerisesteadilyand

severalarelookingtosell.TraderivalRuskinhasboughtup

justover17percentofthesharesandcouldwellbespurred

intofurtheractionbythesignsofarecoveryatthefirm.

PARTTWO

Questions914

1Readthetextaboutcareer-planningservices.

1Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofill

eachofthegaps.

1Foreachgap914,markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswer

Sheet.

1Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

1Thereisanexampleatthebeginning.(0)

千里之行，始于足下。

1

YourCareerPathCanLeadYouAnywhere

Weusedtobeadvisedtoplanourcareers.Weweretoldto

makeaplanduringthelaterstagesofoureducationand

continuewithitthroughourworkinglives.(0)_____somepeople

stillseecareersinthisway.However,topursueasingle

optionforlifehasalwaysbeenunrealistic.

Planningforasinglecareerassumesthatwesetoutwith

afullunderstandingofourlikesanddislikesandthe

employmentopportunitiesopentous.(9)____Formostpeople

thisdegreeofcertaintyaboutthefuturedoesnotexist.

Ourinitialchoiceofcareerpathandemployerisoften

basedoninadequateknowledgeandfalseperceptions.Butwith

ageandexperience,wedevelopnewinterestsandaptitudesand

ourprioritiesalter.Thestructureoftheemploymentmarket

and,indeedofemploymentitself,issubjecttochangeasboth

newtechnologiesandnewworksystemsareintroduced(10)

Wemustfacetheuncertaintiesofaportfoliocareer.

Itisclearfromtherecentpastthatwecannotforeseethe

changeswhichwillaffectourworkinglives.Thepaceofchange

isaccelerating,asaresultofwhichtraditionalcareerplans

willbeofverylimiteduse.(11)Theywillneedupdating

toreflectchangesinourowninterestsaswel1asinthe

externalworkenvironment.Flexibleworkersalreadyaccount

forabouthalftheworkforce.(12)Wearelikelytoface

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periodsascontractworkers,self-employedfreelances,

consultants,tempsorpart-timers.

Manyemployersencouragestafftowriteapersonal

developmentdevelopment(PDP)(13)Althoughsomepeopleuseit

onlytoreviewtheskillsneededfortheirjob,aPDPcouldbe

thenucleusofwidercareerplansettingoutalternative

long-termlearningneedsandaplanofself-development.

AreportissuedbytheInstituteofEmploymentStudies

advisespeopletoenhancetheiremployabilitybymovingfrom

traditionaltechnicalskiIlstowardstheattainmentofarange

oftransferableskills.(14)Instead,specialschemesshould

beestablishedtoencouragepeopletoexaminetheir

effectivenessandtoconsiderawiderrangeofneeds.

OABCDEFGH

AThisdualeffectmeansthattherelationshipbetween

employersandworkershasevolvedtosuchandextentthatwe

cannolongerexpectalong-termrelationshipwithoneemployer.

B.Itcarriesanimplicitassumptionthatweourselves,and

thejobsweenter,willchangelittleduringourworkinglives.

C.Thisgrowthsuggeststhatacareerplanshouldnotbe

expressedonlyintermsoffull-timeemploymentbutshouldmake

provisionforthepos