资源描述：
《剑桥商务英语-剑桥商务英语高级模拟13》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在工程资料-天天文库。
1、剑桥商务英语高级模拟13READINGPARTONEHowtoapproachReadingTestPartOne・InthispartoftheReadingTestyoumatcheightstatementswithfiveshorttexts.•Firstreadeachshorttextandthenreadthesentencestoseewhichonesrefertothetext・Makesureyoureadeachtextforoverallmeaning・Donotchooseananswer
2、justbecauseyoucanseethesamewordsinthetext.・Lookatthesentencesbelowandatthefivenewspaperitemsaboutcompaniesontheoppositepage・・Whichcompanydoeseachsentencereferto?・Foreachsentence1・8,markoneletter(A,B,C,DorE・onyourAnswerSheet.・Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmo
3、rethanonce.HabgoodHabgood,thepharmaceuticalcompany,sawitssharepriceplummetyesterday,followingacutinitscorporatecreditrating.Investorswereunnervedbythegroup1sshrinkingaccesstocapitalanditswishtofundambitiousexpansionplans.Althoughthesectorasawholehasbeenweakfori
4、slookingparticularlytakeoverfromwithintheGreenway,thecompany'sstepexpansion,weretoBvulnerable,andmaywellproveindustry.Analystswouldnotbechiefexecutive,andarchitectdown.sometime,HabgoodtobeatargetforsurprisedifJerryofitsstrategyofKKLeytonTruckmanufacturerKKLeyto
5、nhassaidthatitsunitsalesrosebyamodest1-3percentinthelastsixmonths,comparedwith1.7percentinthesameperiodlastyear.Thecompanyblamestheeconomicdownturninitsmainmarketsandincreasingpressurefromlargercompetitors.However,groundsforguardedoptimismcameintheformofanannou
6、ncementthatthecompanyisabouttorolloutacost-cuttingprogrammewhichshouldhelptoprotectitsprofitmargins.AnalystsbelievethiswillstrengthenKKLeyton1spositionuntilconditionsimprove•cMeadowsweetDiscountclothingretailerMeadowsweet,whose240storesaremostlyinScotlandandnor
7、thernEngland,issettomergewithrivalMarikaClothing,withslightlyfewerstoresinthesouthofEngland.Makingtheannouncement,ElaineTungate,Meadowsweetfschiefexecutive,saidthatthetwobrandswouldbekeptdistinct,andeachwouldretainitsexistingmanagementteamforthetimebeing.Marika
8、istargetedatfemaleshoppersaged25to45whileMeadowsweetisaimedattheover-45s,which,accordingtoMsTungate,makesitan1idealmerger1and1anaturalfitf•DCroftsCrofts1ambitiousplansmassiv
