高级真题试卷

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1、BEC高级真题试卷1Reading1hourPARTONEQuestions1-8•Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefivereportsaboutcompaniesontheoppositepagefromanarticlegivingadvicetoself-employedconsultantsaboutnegotiatingfeesfortheirservices.•Whichbook(A,B，C，DorE)doseeachstatement1-8referto?•Foreachstatement1一&makeoneletter(A,B,C,

2、DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.•Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce•Example:0Lackofself-confidencewillputyouatadisadvantageinanegotiation.0ABCDE1・Thiscompanyhasbeeninvolvedindiversifyingitsbusinessactivities.2・Althoughthiscompanyisdoingwell,ithasanumberofinternaldifficultiestodealwith3・This

3、companyhasreducedtheprofitsitmakesonindividualitems4.Onestatisticisalessaccurateguidetothiscompany^performancethananother5.Theconditionswhichhavehelpedthiscompanyarelikelytobelessfavourableinthefuture6.Thiscompany^sharepricehasbeenextremelyvolatileoverthelasttwelvemonths7.Thiscompanyislikelyto

4、bethesubjectofatakeoverbidinthenearfuture8.Thiscompany'sperformaneeexemplifiesawidelyheldbeliefAChemicalCompanyMasterson^interimpre-taxprofitsgrowthof20%wassomewhatinflatedasaresultoftheincomereceivedfromthedisposalofseveralofthecompany^subsidiaries.Theunderlying8%riseinoperatingprofitsisamore

5、realisticgaugeofthecompany^trueprogress-However,Masterson^simpendingmergerwithBentleyandKnightanditsappointmentofanewchiefexecutiveshouldmeanthatthecompanywillbeabletosustaingrowthfortheforeseeablefuture.Thesharepricehasvariedlittleduringthecourseoftheyearandnowstandsat£6.75BHotelGroupDuringth

6、epastyeartheBowdenHotelGrouphasacquired77newproperties,thusdoublinginsize.lastweekthegroupreportedpre-taxprofitsof£88millioninthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear,aheadofexpectationsandhelpedbyastrongperformancefromitsLondon-basedhotelsandnewlyexpandedUSbusiness.However.Thereisstillsomewaytogo.Integrati

7、onofthenewacquisitionsisstillnotcompleteand,whilethesharepricehasrisenrecently,majorproblemswithintegrationhaveyettobesolved・cHigh-techCompanyThistimelastyearashareinUsertechwasworthjustover£1.sixmonthsagoitwasworth£40.todayitispricedat