BEC高级真题集TEXT1

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1、Text1Reading1hourPARTONEQuestions1–8lLookatthestatementsbelowandatthefivereportsaboutcompaniesontheoppositepagefromanarticlegivingadvicetoself-employedconsultantsaboutnegotiatingfeesfortheirservices.lWhichbook(A,B,C,DorE)doseeachstatement1–8referto?lForeachstatement!–8,makeonele

2、tter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.lYouwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Example:0Lackofself-confidencewillputyouatadisadvantageinanegotiation.0ABCDE1.Thiscompanyhasbeeninvolvedindiversifyingitsbusinessact6ivities.2.Althoughthiscompanyisdoingwell,ithasanumberofinternald

3、ifficultiestodealwith3.Thiscompanyhasreducedtheprofitsitmakesonindividualitems4.Onestatisticisalessaccurateguidetothiscompany’sperformancethananother5.Theconditionswhichhavehelpedthiscompanyarelikelytobelessfavourableinthefuture6.Thiscompany’ssharepricehasbeenextremelyvolatileov

4、erthelasttwelvemonths7.Thiscompanyislikelytobethesubjectofatakeoverbidinthenearfuture8.Thiscompany’sperformanceexemplifiesawidelyheldbeliefAChemicalCompanyMasterson’sinterimpre-taxprofitsgrowthof20%wassomewhatinflatedasaresultoftheincomereceivedfromthedisposalofseveralofthecompa

5、ny’ssubsidiaries.Theunderlying8%riseinoperatingprofitsisamorerealisticgaugeofthecompany’strueprogress.However,Masterson’simpendingmergerwithBentleyandKnightanditsappointmentofanewchiefexecutiveshouldmeanthatthecompanywillbeabletosustaingrowthfortheforeseeablefut5ure.Thesharepric

6、ehasvariedlittleduringthecourseoftheyearandnowstandsat￡6.75BHotelGroupDuringthepastyeartheBowdenHotelGrouphasacquired77newproperties,thusdoublinginsize.lastweekthegroupreportedpre-taxprofitsof￡88millioninthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear,aheadofexpectationsandhelpedbyastrongperformance

7、fromitsLondon-basedhotelsandnewlyexpandedUSbusiness.However.Thereisstillsomewaytogo.Integrationofthenewacquisitionsisstillnotcompleteand,whilethesharepricehasrisenrecently,majorproblemswithintegrationhaveyettobesolved.CHigh-techCompanyThistimelastyearashareinUsertechwasworthjust

8、over￡1.sixmonthsagoitwasworth￡40.todayitisprice