剑桥商务英语证书考试(BEC)

问答题Practice 6  Discussion—about 5 minutes  In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that

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Practice 6  Discussion—about 5 minutes  In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.  Time Management  Your company has found that ineffective time management is one of the major problem areas throughout the workforce. You have been asked to put forward some suggestions for improving the situation.  Discuss, and decide together:  ● Why poor time management can become a major problem in companies  ● What procedures could be adopted to ensure that time is managed effectively.
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第1题:

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Practice 6  You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.  Write about the following topic:  Some people believe that these environmental problems are too big for individuals to deal with, while others think that individuals should take some action. Discuss both views and give your opinion.  You should write at least 250 words.

正确答案: 【参考范文】
Nowadays, environmental protection has become an urgent task, and who should take the responsibility or more responsibility? Some experts believe that as long as all the citizens take actions on to protect the environment, could the pollution problem be solved. On the contrary, others think that some problems are too big for citizens and the government should take the duty. Personally, the two sides can not be separated.
There are at least three things which are within individual’s reach: Firstly, developing green habits is contributing to the environment. It is a good one to conserve nonrenewable resources in daily routines. Not only should people make full use of the nonrenewable resources but also try to use some alternative ones. Secondly, it is fashionable for young people to follow the new trend called the low-carbon lifestyle. The idea of “low carbon” is to complete daily routines without discharging much waste. Lastly, people can also enhance the green awareness day by day as the society makes progress. If people have environmental-friendly values, they will protect the local surroundings without deliberate reminders.
Individuals, however, can not do everything as their capabilities are limited. Firstly, as for some huge constructions like dams or power stations, it is impossible for individuals to build or even think about them out of the restriction of funds and labors. Furthermore, individuals do not have force to stop illegal damages to the environment. Only if the legislative authorities draw up and put into practice relevant laws can citizens have rules to obey and can the destroyers be punished based on legal grounds. Lastly, citizens can only realize the importance on their own, but there is little chance to popularize these ideas to the public, so the media should make more effort by designing a theme TV program about eco-protection for the general public to have a full awareness of eco-protection.
As is mentioned above, protecting the local environment is the obligation for both individuals and the government. The government should make more efforts and build a platform on which citizens can have the chance to make some contributions.
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第2题:

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Practice 2Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the topic “Which is better, living in a big city or a small town?” You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

正确答案:
【范文】
Living in a Big City or a Small Town With ample supply of medical resources, convenient public transportation, various entertainment activities and normally higher salary than that of elsewhere, big cities are rather preferable to some people.
However, big cities have their own disadvantages which make them inferior to small towns. Air pollution and noise pollution pose a threat to citizen’s health. Traffic congestions will also fill big cities with frustrated drivers, which add peril to driving. Therefore, some people choose to live in a small town.
Small towns, though not so developed and prosperous as big cities, are often peaceful as there are not many people and heavy traffic. People do not have to travel a long distance to work. In a small town, there is relatively more space for green belts, parks or gardens where people, can enjoy the fresh air. Unlike people living in big cities, those living in a small town will have greater chances of making acquaintances of one another in the neighborhood by leisurely exchanging greetings since they do not have to hustle and bustle all around.
I would choose to live in a small town. I love to spend my time walking in a place with more space, fresh air and greenness.
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第3题:

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Practice 1  ‘Mini presentation’—about 6 minutes  In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas.  A  WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN MOTIVATING STAFF?  ● FINANCIAL BENEFITS  ● CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES  ●...  B  WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN SATISFYING CUSTOMERS?  ● A GOOD AFTER-SALES TEAM  ● MORE CUMMUNICATION WITH CUSTOMERS  ●...  C  WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN PREPARING FOR A JOB INTERVIEW?  ● STUDYING THE JOB ADVERTISEMENT  ● STUDYING THE COMPANY  ●...

正确答案: 【参考范例】
Sample A:
Well, I’m very interested in this topic—what’s important when motivating staff. As far as I am concerned, I think we should take three main important factors into consideration, that is, financial incentives, career development chances and an easy-going boss. Firstly, the most important factor should be the financial benefits. They may consist of good salary, bonus and other perks. As we know, instead of working for fun, most people work to live. And also as the saying goes, money can make the mare go, thus money is very important in develop staff’s motivationm. Secondly, career development chances are quite important. In reality, there is nobody who does not want to be promoted. If there are not any good career prospects in a job, staff will probably give up the job. Finally, an easy-going boss is also important. Nobody is willing to work with a difficult boss. In conclusion, financial incentives, career development chances and an easy-going boss are important in motivating staff.
Sample B:
Well, I’d like to talk about the important factors that are beneficial to improve customers’ satisfaction. Firstly, we need a group of outstanding after-sales service team. It is true that it is difficult to meet the demands of every customer, but our duties involve dealing with customers’ complaints and trying all manner of ways to solve their problems. In order to cultivate an efficient group of after-sales service team, we must arrange some staff training courses. Besides, we need to conduct researches on customers about whether they are satisfied with our products and in what aspects they are dissatisfied. On the basis of the result of the researches, we can make improvement. In a word, a excellent after-sales team and more communication with customers  can help improve customer satisfaction.
Sample C:
The objective of my talk is how to prepare for a job interview. I think the preparation mainly consists of studying the job advertisement, finding out information about the company and preparing yourself psychologically. First of all, you should study carefully the job advertisement so that you can match your qualifications, such as knowledge, abilities and skills, with the specifications required for the vacancy. You must make the interviewer believe that you have all the qualifications required, thus you are the right kind of person they are looking for. Secondly, you should know more about the company, for example its profile, requirements, existing problems, structure, campaigns and future plans. Finally, you should also prepare yourself psychologically and this will help you overcome stress. For example, rehearsing the interview with your friends is a good way of relaxation exercise that can put confidence in you.
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第4题:

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Practice 3  “Mini presentations”—about 6 minutes  In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas.  A: WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN...?  Selecting staff for overseas training:  ● Work experience  ● Command of the language of the target country  ●...  B: WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN...?  Conducting a market analysis:  ● Targeted customers/clients  ● Comparison with major competitors  ●…  C: WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN...?  Aiming to improve customer service:  ● Finding out customer needs  ● Dealing with complaints efficiently  ●…

正确答案: 【参考范例】
If you choose A:
When selecting staff for overseas training, their work performance must be taken into consideration. Selecting staff members with outstanding work performance for overseas   training will set a good example for other staff members, which may encourage them to   improve their work performance.
Moreover, it is also very important to consider their command of the language of the target country when selecting staff for overseas training. Staff members with a good command of the language of the target country will be able to understand instructions given by the overseas trainer well enough, participate in all training activities without language barrier, and communicate with the trainer or other trainees freely.
If you choose B:
When conducting a market analysis, it is very necessary to analyze the targeted customers/clients. This analysis may include collection and analysis of information about the targeted customers/clients in terms of gender , range of age, likes and dislikes and average income.
Furthermore, it helps to make a comparison with major competitors providing same or similar products/services.  There are several aspects that may be compared, for instance, financial strength, cost efficiency, impact of advertising, product/service range and special features of products/services.
If you choose C:
When aiming to improve customer service, first of all we should find out customer needs. Different approaches can be taken to collect information concerning customer needs, for example, designing a questionnaire for collecting most information, training a team for collecting and analyzing the information, etc.
In addition, dealing with complaints efficiently is also very important, which can be done in a variety of ways.
We may set up a hot line for customers to make complaints and train a team for handling customer complaints. The members of the team should be patient, enthusiastic and have good telephone manners and interpersonal skills.
It means a lot that every complaint is dealt with seriously by the team and the customer who makes a complaint is always informed of the final result.
It is advisable that a record of all complaints made by customers and how they have been dealt with be kept so that effective ways can be suggested as for how to deal with these complaints.
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第5题:

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Practice 1  Discussion—about 5 minutes  In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.  For two candidates  Program for New Staff  Your company has found that ineffective time management is one of the major problem areas throughout the workforce. You have been asked to put forward some suggestions for improving the situation.  Discuss and decide together:  ● why poor time management can become a major problem in companies.  ● what procedures could be adopted to ensure that time is managed effectively.

正确答案: 【参考范例】
A: Hi. As you know, these days our company is sort of out of control. Don’t you think so?
B: Yeah. Everything appears to be in chaos here in our company. And that clearly has resulted from poor time management.
A: You mean poor time management has led to all these problems? Why?
B: When time is not well planned within a company, they usually do not distribute blocks of time to specified tasks. They do not have a definite clue of when they should finish a certain task.
A: I think they often ignore the ordering of priorities. I mean certain tasks need our prior attention. But in the company every task is treated equally, even though it is a very important task.
B: That’s the point. So time should be planned in line with the significance of the tasks we need to deal with.
A: So what do you think we can do in order to manage time effectively here in our company?
B: You mean what means we can adopt?
A: Sure. That’s what our boss is asking us to do, right?
B: Right. I think we’ve got a lot to do. First, we should make all the staff members aware of the importance of effective time management to our company.
A: Yes, I think instruction in time management will be useful for them, especially those in supervisory positions.
B: Great. Perhaps we can run a few training courses for them. If necessary, we may invite some professionals from outside to help us.
A: Another thing we can do is to make all the managers, or even every employee, think of a job description of their own. Only in this way, can they be pretty sure about what they are accountable for and what they are not.
B: Yes, that’s a good idea. And I think, the top managers of our company should make a set of rules with regard to what sort of jobs should be given priority to. In this way, we can confirm that significant tasks are handled first.
A: Good idea. So in conclusion, our company should run a few training courses, and every employee should write down a job description of their own.
B: And rules should be made about what sort of job should be given priority to.
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第6题:

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Practice 5  Discussion—about 5 minutes.  In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, and example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.  For two candidates  Flexible Working Time  Your company wants a flexible working time. You are asked to discuss about it.  Discuss the situation and decide:  ● Is it practical or not  ● name the advantages and disadvantages  For three candidates  Flexible Work Time  Your company wants a flexible working time. You are asked to discuss about it.  Discuss the situation and decide:  ● Is it practical or not  ● name the advantages and disadvantages  ● If needed, cite the accurate example to fight for/against it.

正确答案: A: Well, the management’s proposal on flextime is today’s topic. What are your opinions on this?    .
B: I think our staff members would be happy with this practical idea. They have complained that the present working time is too restricted. They say the working time should be flexible.
A: In what ways?
B: The company should allow the staff to build up a credit of hours to entitle them to take a few hours or a day off.
A: But don’t you think there would be chaos?
B: What do you mean by “chaos”?
A: There would be no one in any department knowing who was in at what time. And people who phone the company or visit our company would get terribly confused.
B: Well, I’m sorry to interrupt. In my opinion, we should make cover arrangements. When people are sick or when people take holiday the same kind of arrangements is made.
A: Er. Mr. Brown, what are your views?
B: Frankly, I think it’s difficult for our section to have flexible time. There are three of us in our section and we work as a team. Therefore, if we had anyone off then we wouldn’t be able to manage.
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第7题:

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Practice 5Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the topic “Which Is More Important: Wealth or Health?” You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

正确答案:
【范文】
Which Is More Important: Wealth or Health? In today’s society, many people think wealth is the symbol of success. So some people take the goal of becoming rich as their aim in life. They are crazy for making money. On the contrary, others think health is more important. In balancing the two, I have every reason to accept the latter.
At the first place, good health implies a long life. A man in good health could live a happy life. Next, people usually turn to healthy man for help. Finally, good health brings people great wealth. While big fortune sometimes causes trouble, a man with big fortune who fears of being robbed trusts nobody. What’s more, some evil people want to cheat rich men out of money. Furthermore, many things exist around us that can’t be bought by cash, such as, friendship, love, health and etc.
Therefore, I think good health is more important than wealth. We can do nothing without good health. If we have good health, we can do what we want.
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第8题:

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Practice 6  The interview-about 3 minutes  In this part the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn. You in this part have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions.

正确答案: 【参考范例】
Q = Question A = Answer
Q: What’s your name? How to spell?
A:I am Alice. It’s spelled as A-L-I-C-E.
Q: What do you study?
A: I major in English in Peking University.
Q: What do you like about your study?
A: I learned about different cultures in English-speaking countries, which will be very useful in the future.
Q: Do you come from a large family or a small one?
A: My family is like many others. Due to the family planning policy in China, I have no brothers or sisters.
Q: When you choose a job, do you pay attention to its environment?
A: I would say yes. I wish to work in a skyscraping office building. Perhaps it’s because of vanity, since when I flaunt my working place, people would know it and admire.
Q: How do you think China’s membership in WTO benefit China?
A: Well, it’s a big topic to talk about. But I m sure it is beneficial to China and other WTO members as well. The common Chinese customers benefit most from it since prices of imported products are lower than before and the quality and after-sales services of national products are forced to improve.
Q: What do you think of the unemployment problem in China?
A: I think the unemployment problem is getting increasingly serious now. China is a country with a large population and there have always been surplus labors, Although not a big problem in the past under the planned economy system, but now enterprises could not handle the burden of a surplus labor force and many workers in state-owned enterprises are out of job. Something must be done about it before more serious problems emerge.
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第9题:

问答题
Practice 2  ‘Mini presentation’—about 6 minutes  In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas.  A  WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN…?  NEGOTIATING  ● COMPROMISE  ● DISPUTE  ●...  B  WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN…?  EMPLOYING TECHNICAL WRITERS  ● BEING ABLE TO WRITE WELL  ● MEETING TIGHT DEADLINES  ●...  C  WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN…?  MANAGING A COMPANY  ● COMMUNICATION  ● EXECLLENT MANAGER  ●...

正确答案: 【参考范例】
Mini-representation One:
I think when managing a company one of the most important features is communication. Good communication is necessary at all stages of the business process, which can contribute to a successful business.
Within individual companies internal communication occurs at, and between the various levels. Directors communicate with one another in term of the company’s overall strategy. They inform managers of their plans, and the managers then communicate with other employees to convey their messages. Negotiations are conducted with regard to pay and working conditions. Managers express their decisions and orders through good communication, which can achieve the aim of  improving morale and motivation. Employees also communicate with each other, for example, over production, wages and their spare activities.
Reliable and effective communication is one of the key elements which lead to efficient management of a company.
Question: Can you tell me other vital elements which result in efficient management of a company?
Answer: Many requirements are important for the efficient management of a company, both internal and external. We need good communication, good staff and managers, smooth flow of the capital, the full cooperation between the company, etc.
Mini-representation Two
Firstly, it is of very importance to be able to write well. This means not only knowing the basic rules of spelling, grammar and punctuation, but also having the competence to condense and organise sophisticated information to make it accessible to the public. A good writer must also be capable of dealing with meeting tight deadlines. Secondly, as far as career prospects are concerned, after acquiring valuable experience, many technical writers have the opportunity of working on managerial roles. They may then have the responsibility for the work of other writers within a particular company, or they may prefer to become contractors. This means selling their services through an agency employing many freelance technical writers, whose services are charged to companies at an hourly rate.
Question: What do you think which factor is more significant, being able to writer well or meeting tight deadlines? Why?
Answer: I think neither of them can be ignored. We need technical writers not only being able to write well but also being competent to meet tight deadlines.
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第10题:

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题目要求:  In this part of the test, the examiner reads out a scenario and gives you some prompt material in the form of pictures or words. You have 30 seconds to look at the task prompt, an example of which is below, and then about two minutes to discuss the scenario with your partner. After that, the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.Practice 1  For two or three candidates  I’m going to describe a situation.  Your company is going to rent offices. Talk together about the topics you could include when you decide to rent offices. Decide which 3 topics you think are most important.  * three minutes for groups of three candidates  Prompt material  Topics to include  ●Location  ●Cost  ●Transportation  Follow-up questions:  (l) Are facilities important when renting office? (Why? / Why not? )  (2) Do you think security system should be safe? (Why? / Why not? )  (3) Why do big companies also choose big office buildings? (Why? / Why not? )

正确答案: 【参考范例】
A: You see. Our company is thinking about renting offices. What do you think should be taken into consideration before making a decision?
B: I think first we should consider the location. The offices should be better in the commercial area of the city, for it is easier for our company to be found and to exchange information with other companies in the area.
A: You are right. A good location will allow a company to do business more efficiently.
B: Moreover, I think cost is another factor that we need to consider. If the location is in the commercial area, the cost of renting may be very high.
A: That’s true. If the cost of the location is too high, it will certainly exceed the company’s budget. But if the price is reasonable, we can take it. After all, the cost should be on the average of the city.
B: Absolutely. What about the transportation?
A: The location should have good transport connection, and the transportation should be very convenient, linking the bus stop, subway, high way, the airport or the harbor. Then, the customers can get to our company without too much difficulty. .
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