BEC Vantage Mock 1 Reading Part one Question 1-7 Read these sentences and the following books 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 offi 4. College students of economics 5. School students taking economics for School Certificate or O level 6. The companys manager 7. The teacher who teacher economics in college 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 B Objective Tests in D.J. Thoma 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 uestions may be used with any textbook covering the examinations in economics O level, RSA ( Stage I)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 touchtype for personal use without looking at the keyboard. Suitable for anyone who wishes to learn to'touch' type, the only prerequisite is intense concentration
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, harts 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 cks. 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) 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 cons 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
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 ernational Bu 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 A. After serious consideration B. commercial, political and foreign exchange risks C. Asian Financial crisis is another example D. Corporation can take some measure to avoid financial risks E. However, is competition F. Any other disagreement over which payment is withheld G. To be especially aware of exchange-rate fluctuation and the need to compensate for them in their financial planning H. So mark must be prepared to assume them or give up doing business in a particular market 1. 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 outes. The aircraft operated by these companies range from small single- engine planes to large multiengine jet transports 1. 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 2. 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 3. 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
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. A. After serious consideration B. commercial, political and foreign exchange risks. C. Asian Financial crisis is another example D. Corporation can take some measure to avoid financial risks. E. However, is competition F. Any other disagreement over which payment is withheld G. To be especially aware of exchange-rate fluctuation and the need to compensate for them in their financial planning H. So mark must be prepared to assume them or give up doing business in a particular market I. 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. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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 4. Major airports provide a wide range of facilities for the convenience of travelers range from such basic services as ticket-sales counters and restaurants to luxury 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 letterA--G on your answer sheet 13. Paragraph I AAirpomldstserauses 14. Paragraph 2 b training of Pilots 15. Paragraph 3 c Beginning Period 16. Paragraph 4 D Rapid growth in the U. s E Development F Competition G Airplanes 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 D to provide different services e the shortage of qualified pilots F traveling by air was very cheap G traveling by air was safe Question 21-35 ◆ Read this article
U.S. airlines almost doubled during the 1980s, from 5.7 billion to 10.6 billion ton-miles in 1990. 4. 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. 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. A Airport services B training of Pilots C Beginning Period D Rapid Growth in the U.S. E Development F Competition G Airplanes
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 ntly 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) eople Express into its Continental division and industry 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 Three weeks after Max Savers 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) executive's comment that"nobodys cost structure can survive MaxSavers Example A find B found C. founded D. finded 21.A. little D radically 22.A burst B explode C D. disap 23. A gained C. lost D 24.A emerged B C has combined D. mixed 25.A. what B. which C. where D. that 26. A expand B C expanded D. extende 27.A. called B. calling C. to call D. calling on 28.A. to 29.A. what B that C. which 30. A put off B canceling C. destroyed 31. A. before B in advance C ahead of D later
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