BEC Vantage Mock 1 Reading Part one Question 1 - 7 Read these sentences and the following book’s description. Which position does each sentence 1-7describe? For each sentence, mark one letter A, B, C, D or E on your answer sheet. 1. College student studying telecommunications 2. A student trained to be a teacher of secretarial subjects 3. Company finance officers and accountants 4. College students of economics 5. School students taking economics for School Certificate or O level 6. The company’s manager 7. The teacher who teacher economics in college A. Teaching Pitman’s Shorthand B. W. Canning This book provides everything the teacher in training, and in the classroom, needs to know about the present knowledge of the principles of learning and their theoretical and practical application to the teaching of Pitman’s Shorthand. It covers the syllabuses for the Royal Society of Arts ‘Teachers’ Certificate in Shorthand and the Joint Examining Boards ‘Teachers’ Diploma in Shorthand.   B. Objective Tests in Economics D. J. Thomas The objective form of testing is being used increasingly in public examinations. By employing the following objective methods the book will assist the teacher in testing students’ knowledge: multiple choice; multiple completion; matching; and assertion reason. The questions may be used with any textbook covering the examinations in economics O level, RSA (Stage 1) and LCC (Intermediate).   C. Business Finance Person can learn to type accurately and quickly in only a few hours. Type it! Presents a speedy method of keyboard mastery followed by straight copy material which shows hoe to ‘touch’ type for personal use without looking at the keyboard. Suitable for anyone who wishes to learn to ‘touch’ type, the only prerequisite is intense concentration!   D. Descriptive Economics C. D. Harbury, Professor of Economics and Head of Department of Social Science and Humanities. City University Offers a comprehensive description of the British economy. The book summarizes the theory underlying economics and the factual and institutional framework of the British economic system. Graphs, maps, charts and exercises help to illustrate and extend the text.   E. Telecommunication Systems I P. H. Smale, Coventry Technical College Completely covers the TEC unit of the same name——explaining the basic systems used in all telecommunication processes. Adopts a block diagram approach in order to map out the structure and establish main functional units. Electromagnetic waves, radio and TV systems, telephone equipment, networks and switching, and radar and data systems are all covered.   Part Two Questions 8 - 12 Read this text about financial risks. Choose the best sentence from the list A-I to fill each of the blanks. For each blank 8 - 12 mark one letter A-I on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. Financial Risks Several types of financial risk are encountered in international marketing; the major problems include (B) commercial, political and foreign exchange risks. Commercial risks are handled essentially as normal credit risks encountered in day-to-day business. They include solvency, default to pay bills. The major risk, (8) ____ which can only be dealt with through consistently effective management and marketing. One unique risk encountered by the quality of goods delivered, a dispute adjustments. Such risk is encountered when a controversy arises about the quality of goods delivered, a dispute over contract terms, or (9) _____ one company, for example, shipped several hundred tons of dehydrated potatoes to a distributor in Germany. The distributor were reducing the price, reselling the potatoes, or shipping them home again, each involving considerable cost. Political risk relates to the problems of war or revolution, currency inconvertibility, expropriation or expulsion, and restriction or cancellation of import licenses. Political risk is an environmental concern for all businesses. Management information systems and effective decision-marking processes are the best defenses against political risk. As many companies have discovered, sometimes there is no way to avoid political risk, (10) _____. Exchange-rate fluctuations inevitably cause problems, but for many years, most firms could take protective action to minimize their unfavorable effects. Floating exchange rates of the world’ major currencies have forced all marketers (11) _____ international Business Machine Corporation, for example, reported that exchange losses resulted in a dramatic 21.6 percent drop in their earnings in the third quarter of 1981 (12) _____, devaluations of major currencies were infrequent and usually could be anticipated, but exchange-rate fluctuations in the float system are daily affairs. After serious consideration commercial, political and foreign exchange risks. Asian Financial crisis is another example Corporation can take some measure to avoid financial risks. However, is competition Any other disagreement over which payment is withheld To be especially aware of exchange-rate fluctuation and the need to compensate for them in their financial planning So mark must be prepared to assume them or give up doing business in a particular market Before rates were permitted to float Part Three Question 13 - 20 Read this text about Air transportation, and answer questions 13—20 that follow. Airplanes are used to carry passengers, cargo and mail. Air transport companies operate scheduled airlines and non-scheduled services over local, regional, national, and international routes. The aircraft operated by these companies range from small single- engine planes to large multiengine jet transports. The first air passenger services began in 1910, when dirigibles began operation between several German cities. The first scheduled airplane service to carry passengers began in the U.S.IN 1914. Several experimental airmail flights took place in India, Europe, and the United States before World War I, but air transport services did not become a true business until after the war. During World War Two, intercontinental air transport became firmly established. After the war the new long-distance transports with advanced facilities were increasingly able to avoid storms and strong wind and make flights more economical and consistent. A new generation of “jumbo-jet” transports began operation in 1970,and the supersonic transport entered passenger service in 1976. During the 1970s the number of domestic passengers on U.S. airlines about 78%, and during the 1980s the figure was up about 58%. In 1990 there were 41.8 million international passengers; the figure was a 75%increase over 1980.The total cargo flown by U.S. airlines almost doubled during the 1980s, from 5.7 billion to 10.6 billion ton-miles in 1990. Major airports provide a wide range of facilities for the convenience of travelers. These range from such basic services as ticket-sales counters and restaurants to luxury hotels, shopping centers and play areas for children. International airports must also have customs areas and currency-exchange counters and so on.   Question 13 - 16 For questions 13 - 16, choose the correct title for each paragraph from the box below. For each paragraph 1 - 4 mark one letter A—G on your answer sheet. A Airport services B training of Pilots C Beginning Period D Rapid Growth in the U.S. E Development F Competition G Airplanes   13. Paragraph 1 ………………………………….. A Airport Services 14. Paragraph 2…………………………………..... 15. Paragraph 3………………………………........ 16. Paragraph 4……………………………………. Question 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. Air transport companies use different planes . 18. The United States was the country where . 19. The forty years from the 1930s to the 1970s was an important period 20. Nowadays airports provide all kinds of services A in the development of air transportation B the earliest passenger flights were successfully operated C to mark travel easy and pleasant for the passengers’ D to provide different services E the shortage of qualified pilots F traveling by air was very cheap G traveling by air was safe   Part Four Question 21 - 35 Read this article. Choose the best word to fill each gap. For each question 21 - 35 mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet. One answer has been given as an example. People Express People Express, example in April 1981, grew rapidly on the basis of low fares and no-frills service. It soon became a leading airline and (21) _____ changed the industry as firms constantly engaged in price wars to lure passengers. Then, People Express bubble (22) _____ because it over expended, consumer complains mounted and other airline matched its fares on popular routes. In 1986, People Express (23) _____ hundreds of millions of dollars and was forced to sell out to Texas Air, the owner of Continental and Eastern Airlines. In early 1987,Texas Air (24) _____ People Express into its Continental division and industry observers believed (25) _____ the costly fare wars would be ended. They could not have been more wrong. To stimulate Business for its (26) _____ continental airlines, Texas Air instituted a new low fare category (27) _____ MaxSavers. The fare offered prices that were up to 40percent lower than “supersaver” rates offered (28) _____ all airlines. For example, the round-trip MaxSaver fare from New York to Houston was ＄79. The MaxSaver fares were immediately matched by all major airlines, (29) _____ feared losing business. While MaxSaver rates were low, they also had restrictions. Tickets could not be (30) _____ or flight times modified after purchase. Passengers would have to stay over either a Saturday or Sunday. Reservations had to be made at least two days (31) _____, and there were limited seats available. Three weeks after MaxSavers rates were (32) _____ American Airlines announced plans to raise its discount fares and require 30-day (33) _____ purchasing for its lowest fares. It felt it could not continue at the rates in effect. However, just 10days (34) _____ American Airlines had to revise its plan. Texas Air refused to abandon the MaxSaver fare; it even extended the program into the busy summer season. Competitors went along and the price war raged on, (35) _____ an executive’s comment that “nobody’s cost structure can survive MaxSavers”   Example: A. find B. found C. founded. D. finded   21. A. little B. slowly C. quick D. radically 22. A. burst B. explode C. opened D. disappeared 23. A. gained B. made C. lost D. disappeared 24. A. emerged B. merged C. has combined D. mixed 25. A. what B. which C. where D. that 26. A. expand B. to extend C. expanded D. extended 27. A. called B. calling C. to call D. calling on 28. A. to B. for C. with D. by 29. A. what B that C. which D this 30. A. put off B canceling C. destroyed D canceled 31. A. before B in advance C. ahead of D later 32. A. introduced B brought in C. taken in D adapted 33. A. advanced B before C. ahead D prior to 34. A. lately B later C. late D latter 35. A. despite of B despite C. in spite D although Part Five Section A Questions36 - 40 Read this text about trade theory. In most of the lines36 - 40there is one extra word which does not fit in. one or two lines, however, are correct. If the line is correct, put a (√)in the space on your Answer Sheet. If there is an extra word in the line, write that word in the space on your Answer Sheet. Example: Most of the world’s business in marine insurance is centered √ In London though whatever there are other important markets whatever   Ricardo’s law of comparative advantage suggested that 36 specialization and trade lead to have gains for both nations 37 when comparative advantage exists in. however, this theory 38 depended on mostly the restrictive assumption of the labor theory 39 of value. The labor theory of value refers to the labor is 40 assumed to be the only factor input. In fact, actually labor is only one of several factor inputs.   Section B Questions41 - 45 A student has translated a piece of English materials in a Chinese newspaper back into English and asked you to check it. In each line there is one wrong word. For each numbered line41 - 45write the correct word in the space on your answer sheet Example: There should not be any needy for tills request need A shopping mall in the States is composed of many 41 personal specialty shops and nationwide chain stores, such as 42 Sears and JC Penny. What impresses me mostly when shopping 43 at the mall is its return policy. No matter what you bought 44 shoes, pants and big-ticket items such as TV and VCR, if you 45 find some problem with them or simply do not like them any longer, you can return them within 30days.   Writing Part one Question 46 You work for fleeway transport Ltd.14queen’s road, Manchester M60 2DA. The managing director is Fred Jenkins. Mr Jenkins says to you one day: “I need a notice about the staff annual dance, the date has been changed as has the venue! It is now on Saturday, 28th May at the Ballroom, The Grand Hotel, here in Manchester on the 21st at the Metropole in Newmarket. Remind the staff that it is still a Fancy Dress—prizes—best costume, funniest costume. We need to put in some other information: live music, 2 groups, Disco as well, 8pm, midnight, Buffet meal.” Draft the notice Part Two Question 47 You are a clerk in a certain multinational corporation. You are asked to write a report about the target nation’s economic situation; you received the information as follows: Read the following table and graph which show the situation of this developing country, telling the sect oral distribution of employment and GDP. Use the information in the table to write a short report (about 100-120 words) Write on your Answer Sheet. Sectoral distribution of employment and GDP, 1992 Services Natural Resources % Industry % Trade, Restaurants, hotels % Transport Communication % Government % Other % Total %  Employment 77.4 3.6 4.9 1.6 8.7 3.8 100.00  GDP 19.2 15.4 37.1 8.4 12.5 7.4 100.00   Percentage of GDP 80 60 40 20 0 References Reading Part One (E)：学习通讯的大学生。E 项是一本关于通讯方面的书，选E。 （A）“一位通过培养当文秘课程老师的学生”。从A段第一句话可知选A。 （C）“公司金融部门的人员及会计”显然对他们来说，Business Finance较适合。 （D）“学经济的大学生”，他们应该有关经济方面的书，所以D对。 （B）“要拿经济学的证书的学生”，他们应该读有关经济课考试方面的书，所以B对。 （C）“公司经理人员”一般读Business Finance较适合。 （D）“在大学教经济学的老师”，他们当然要看一些经济学的书而不是为了考试，所以选D不选B。 Part Two 8． （E）The major risk是句子的主语，因此需要填入的是句子的谓语，however是个副词，不影响句子的语法结构。 9． （F）和前面的 the quality of goods …, a dispute over contract terms 一样，any other disagreement 也是介词 about的宾语，只是在它的后面多了个定语从句 over which payment is withheld。 10. （H）上文表示有时政治风险不可避免，这显然是原因，因此需要一种结果。So引导的从句是结果。 11．（G）force这个动词后面常用名词＋to不定式的复合宾语。 12．（I）这里填入的式一个完整的从句。 Part Three 13．（C）本段介绍了航空运输的初步阶段。 14．（E）本段介绍了航空运输从第二次世界大战到70年代的重大发展。 15．（D）本段介绍了美国航空客运量和货运吨位的增长情况。 16．（A）本段介绍了机场所提供的各种服务。 17．（D）第一段谈到飞机的种种用途，最后一句话讲到航空公司使用各种不同的飞机，本机便是这两方面内容的结合。 18．（B）where 后面明显需要填入一个语法上完整的句子，在五个选项中只有B是句子。 19 （A）这句话概括了第三段的主要内容。 20（C）填入的动词不定时短语时间机场提供各种服务的目的状语。 Part four 21 - 25 DACBD 26 - 30 ADCD 31 - 35 BAABB 21（D）从语义上看不能填slowly (注意前面有soon), 从语法结构上看要添一个和副词。 22（A）从时态上看应用过去时，从词语的搭配看bubble burst是对的。 这是一种固定的说法（也可以说：The bubble was pricked. 意思是说，原来看上去一种很好的想法，实际上是行不通的。） 23（C）从上下文看应该填表时损失的词，故lost是对的。 24 (B)表示两个单位合并常用merge. 25（D）that 引导宾语从句，他在从句中不充当任何成分。 26（C）从句法结构上看应填过去分词，expanded的意思是“扩大的，膨胀的”， extended是“延长的，引申的”，expanded 是正确选择。 27（A）从句法结构上看只能填过去分词。 28 ( D) 由by引出动作的执行者。 29（C）which引导非限定性定语从句。 30 (D) 要用被动语态结构。Put off是 “推迟”，destroy是“破坏”，所以语意不对。 31 ( B) in advance是“预先，提前”，而ahead of 后面要有宾语。 32 (A) introduce是“采用，推行”的意思。 33 (A) 是过去分词，作形容词用，意为提前的，预先的。句法上这里要用前置修饰语。 34 (B) later的意思是—以后，lately 是最近，近来。 (B) 从结构上看应填介词。英语中既没有despite of ， 也没有in spite , 正确的形式是despite或者in spite of . Part Five Section A 36. have, 此句，lead to gains表示得益，构成一个完整的意思，不必再用have gains. 37. in，exist 是个不及物动词，若加in，则后面要跟宾语，显然，此处没有宾语。所以去掉 in。 38. mostly 此词纯属多余 39. 无多余单词 40. actually，前面已有in fact，后无需再用actually了 Section B 41. individual，individual specialty shops 指个人专卖店，而personal则无此含义。 42. most，most表示高级，此处译为给我印象最深的是…，而mostly意为大多数。 43. buy 此处为一般现在时，不用bought 44. or，根据上下文，shoes，pants，TV，VCR应是或者的关系，不应用and。 45. problems前一个词为some，可知前一个词为some。可知该用复数。 Writing Part one Section A Question 46 (Sample for reference) STAFF ANNUAL DANCE Please note that some changes have been made to the date and place of the Staff Annual Dance. It will be held on Saturday 28 May at the Ballroom in the Grand hotel in Manchester Instead of 21 May at the Metropole in Newmarket. It will still be a Fancy Dress with wonderful prizes for winners of ‘best Costume’ and ‘Funniest Costume’ There will also be live music played by two famous bands in Manchester. Various tastes for music such as Disco, Jazz, and Social Dance are catered for. The Dance will begin at 8 pm till midnight. Buffet meal will be provided as in previous years. Enjoy yourself then! Fred Jenkins Managing Director Section B Question 47 (Sample for reference) The first graph shows the percentage of people employed in different sectors of the economy in 1992, and the percentage of GDP which they produced. The main economic sectors are natural resources, industry and services. The second graph shows movements between 1986 and 1995. The first graph reveals that although 77.4% of the population who worked in industry produced 15.4% of GDP, and the 15.2% who worked in the service sector produced 58% of GDP. The second graph shows that services as a percentage of GDP have been falling steadily. In 1986 natural resources provided more than 25% of GDP, but this declined to less than 2o% in 1992, recovered in 1993 but fell below 205 in 1995. Industry earned less than 10% of GDP in 1986, but rose almost to 205 in 1995. The two graphs reveal that GDP is earned primarily by the service sector.