商务英语习题练习

商务英语考试BEC中级易错题（2018/12/27）
第1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8题：When Sir John Quinton, then chairman of Barclays Bank, was given his marching orders last April, Britain's biggest bank thought it had found the scapegoat for its sudden fall from grace and profits ,Andrew Buxton, the bank's managing director and an offspring of its founding families ,was a pointed chairman and chief executive ,with effect from January 1st of next year. It seemed a glorious victory for good business management. Is the problem solve do Certainly not.
1. No sooner had Mr. Buxton been appointed chairman and chief executive than big 
shareholders and quite a few board members began quietly to question his ability to do both jobs at once. Now ,weeks before he is due to move up ,the questions are louder. Many wish the bank had seized the opportunity Lasy April to separate the two top posts. And privately. Some wonder whether Mr. Buxton is the right man for either one. What started as a thoroughly British Whispering Campaign has assumed much bigger dimensions..
2. Mr. Buxton has suffered it all ,but in truth he has no way out. After weeks of talking to shareholders and discussing with his non-executive directors ,he has accepted that Barclays will separate the top jobs sometimes in the future. How7 He says that there has been no formal discussion of it in the boardroom.
3. Formally or informally, it has been agreed that Mr. Buxton will not be moved from his chairmanship, and that Barclays must find a strong chief executive. Opinions differ as to whether this person should be chosen from inside or outside the bank. Several board members believe that there is no ideal candidate inside Barclays.
4. Neither shareholders nor non-executive directors want to wait long. If the right candidate can be found, the bank could combine the announcement of a new appointment with its annual results at the end of March. Mr Buxton stressed the importance of getting this next step right, particularly since any appointment will mean overturning a management reorganization that was announced only eight months ago.
Questions 13-16 
. For questions 13- 16 ,choose the correct title for each paragraph from the box below. 
. For each paragraph(l-4) mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet. 
. De not mark any letter twice. 
13. Paragraph 1 . . . . . . . . . . 
14. Paragraph 2 . . . . . . . . . . 
l5. Paragraph 3 . . . . . . . . . . 
16. Paragraph 4 . . . . . . . . . .
A Problems facing Mr. Buxton 
B Proposals for candidates of the chief executive 
C Lack of ideal candidate inside Barclays 
D Buxton's agreement to give up one of his two top jobs 
E Doubts about Buxton's ability for two top jobs 
F Anxieties about choosing the right candidates 
G Objections to Buxton's ideas
Questions 17-20 
. Using the information in the text ,complete each sentence 17- 20 ,with a phrase from the list below (A-G) 
. For each sentence (17-20) mark one letter(A-G) on your Answer Sheet. 
. Do not mark any letter twice. 
17. Mr. Buxton is persuaded that the bank needs to. . . . . . 
18. if they can find the right candidate ,they could. . . . . . 
19. Mr..Buxton will retain his chairmanship ,and the bank must. . . . . . 
20. At the news of Mr. Buxton's appointment ,many people started to. . . . . .
A combine the news of the appointment with its annual results. 
B believe no suitable candidates can be found in the bank. 
C question his ability to hold two leading positions. 
D find a very able chief executive. 
E mean overturning a management reorganization. . 
F differ as to the sources for the right candidate. 
G separate the two top jobs sometime later.

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第9、10、11、12、13题：ELECTRICITY : WEALTH , MONEY , POWER 
Canadian industries have prospered for more than a century on the country's abundance of cheap ,reliable electrical power. . . . . . example. . . . . . In fact ,Canada consumes more electricity on a per person basis than any country except for Norway. . . . . . 8. . . . . . 
Electricity is a significant source of export income for Canada. . . . . 9. . . . . But in the 1970s ,Canadian exports rose sharply to address the U. S. demand for cheaper and more reliable. 
In 1985, exports of Canadian electrical power reached 1,400 million US dollars . . . . 10. . . . .Net electricity exports account for more than 60% of Canada's balance of trade. 
Domestically, Canada continues to generate electrical power, primarily from water . . . . 11. . . . . 
Exports of electricity are now subject to forces far beyond the control of utility managers. . . . 12. . . . .
Example: B
A. Besides, electricity from coal and nuclear is 50/00 to 75/00 cheaper than many other industrial nations. 
B. Generated primarily by water, our power supplies have attracted and supported energy-intensive industries such as mining. 
C. It also ranks among the top three electricity producers in the world, behind the U. S. and Russia. 
D. Next to electricity, Canadian paper exports came to 900 million US dollars every year in the 1960s. 
E. Two large nuclear power plants began to generate electricity. 
F. Since then, electricity' exports have declined but they have continued to exceed 700 million US dollars. 
G. Environmental and trade policies all influence electrical production and trade. 
H. Canada and the U. S. imported and exported power in almost equal measures after 1901. 
I. Therefore, the Canadian government has little influence on these forces.
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第14题：While new car sales in Japan are predicted to rise up by. . . up. . . 
5 per cent next year, 1990's record of 5.1 million won't be exceeded. . . √. . .
WORLD NEW CAR SALES 
36. New car sales fell down last year to a six-year low, but demand 
37. is forecast to begin a sustained period of growth in 1994 and 
38. rose to record levels through out the second half years of the 1990s 
39. The short-term recovery is being driven chiefly by a strong rise in the demand 
40. in North America ,where new car sales are forecast to increase 
by 11 percent to 10. 46 million this year ,as well by the continuing 
expansion of demand in the Asia-Pacific region.
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第15题：Your watch will be a masterpiece ,reflected your value. . . . reflecting. . . . .
For more than a century any a half, Patek Phillippe has been known 
41. as the finest watch in the world. The reason is simple that this 
42. Watch is made differently. It is made by using technologies that 
43. other have lost or forgotten. If a particularly patek phillippe 
44. movement needs four years of continuous work to bring to perfect, 
45. we will teke four years The result will be a watch that is unlikely any other
watches you have ever seen.
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第16、17、18、19、20、21、22、23、24、25、26、27、28、29、30题：. One answer has been given as an example.
Three Bootleggers Jailed 
Three men who ran a cross-channel smuggling group ,selling cheap. 
French beer ,wine and champagne in Britain ,were jailed yesterday. 
The men were leaders of an 11-man group which made at least 42......example......on the Dover-Calais ferry in three months.
Trucks of cheap drink were brought into the country and sold ... ...21 ... ...at Sunday market, And corner shops in South Wales , Two secret teams of customs officers ... ... 22... ...vehicles between Kent and Cardiff in an operation called "chancer". Eleven men admitted their part in a.. ...23... ...to avoid paying duty on beer and spirits.
Mr. Roger Thomas said it was ......24 ...... that 70, 000pounds of unpaid duty was involved between January and April last year when the gang was ...... 25 ......the smuggling group. Cases of beer, wine and champagne were brought to a rented warehouse in Cardiff before being ...... 26 ...... to traders. Mr. Richard Nichols, a former market trader, Mr. Qichard Spencer ,a shopowner, and Mr Raymond Tout , were put in prison for ... ... 27... ..of nine, four and three months ...... 28 ...... Judge Michael Burr said the group had used "an army of helpers "in an organized conspiracy to make ... ... 29 ... ... money. He ordered six other men to carry out community service and conditionally .. ... 30... ...two others who had played a lesser role.
After the ...... 31 ..... customs investigators said that the group made as many as four cross channel trips a day ... .. 32... ... to a hypermarket near Calais. They went into business only three weeks after the new customs laws came into ...... 33......on New Year's day last year. The investigators added : "We hope these jail .. ... 34... ...will be a big help to tackle this . ...35... ...crime which is causing concern to the retail industry.
example 
A. holidays B. tours C. trips D. voyages 
Answer: C
21. A. lawfully B. secretly C. legally D. illegally 
22. A. tracked B. travelled C. saw D. watched 
23. A. accident B. conspiracy C. hope D. dream 
24. A. calculated B. considered C. counted D. estimated 
25. A. meeting B. talking C. organizing D. using 
26. A. moved B. rented C. distributed D. using 
27. A. times B. lengths C. terms D. periods 
28. A. each B. altogether C. long D. respectively 
29. A. hard B. easy C. comfortable D. simple 
30. A. closed B. discharged C. opened D. liberated 
31. A. trial B. sentence C. accident D. case 
32. A. occasionally B. particularly C. mainly D. consequently 
33. A. being B. force C. strength D. use 
34. A. words B. sentences C. phrases D. punishment 
35. A. widespread B. terrible C. serious D. rare
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