银符考试题库-在线练习-剑桥商务英语中级分类模拟2

READING

PART ONE
·Read these sentences and the following texts.
·Which text does each sentence (1—7) describe?
·For each sentence mark one letter (A, B, C, D or E).
A. Technique Publications Administrator
1. College business/engineering degree is preferred.
2. Associate/ three years' automotive degree or equivalent experience is required.
3. Coordinate and process all company glove box literature (owner manual, radio manual, warranty and maintenance booklet) and service manuals, and be responsible for service publications readiness for imports of China market.
4. To be the Single Point of Contact Person in company with oversea business firms for China mainland and Hong Kong SAR Market publications issues such as ordering publications/software and tracking updates of publications/software.
5. Interact with all necessary groups on service publications issues and strategies.
B. Medical Intern
1. Postgraduate.
2. Major in Medicine/Industry Hygiene/Public Health.
3. Scholarship awarded.
4. Relevant intern experience expected.
5. Actively participate in extracurrieulum.
6. Good at written English.
7. Good at computer skill.
C. Associate
1. MBA Degree or Higher—graduating in 2005.
2. Both oral and written fluency in English and Mandarin.
3. Keen interest in finance/sales and trading.
4. Strong teamwork initiative, enthusiasm and motivation.
5. Commitment and strong work ethics.
6. The ability to multi-task and prioritize.
D. Executive Assistant
1. Undergraduate degree from top university in English, International Business, or other related disciplines.
2. English fluency, written and oral.
3. Ability and desire to learn quickly.
4. Drive, entrepreneurial spirit
E. Analyst
1. Two years of work experience with a top management consulting firm and Undergraduate degree from top university in quantitative disciplines, such as engineering, operations research, statistics, econometrics, applied math, or physics, or Master's degree from top university in quantitative disciplines.
2. English fluency, written and oral.
3. Ability and desire to learn quickly.
4. Drive, entrepreneurial spirit.

1. The applicants need to be graduating MBA at least.

C

2. The applicants need to have won scholarship before.

B

3. The applicants are required to have two-year relevant experience.

E

4. The applicants majoring in English can be qualified for the job.

D

5. The applicants should have strong interactive skills.

A

6. The applicants are asked to have worked in a consulting company.

E

7. The applicants may be willing to join in activities.

B

PART TWO
·Read the following text.
·Choose the best sentence from the list A—H to fill each of the blanks.
·For each blank (8—12) mark one letter (A—H) on your answer sheet.
·Do not mark any letter twice.
U. S. light crude for September delivery settled at $47.27, up 52 cents, on the New York Mercantile. Exchange, then rose another 23 cents in after-hours trading.

1 .

On London's International Petroleum Exchange, Brent crude futures for October delivery touched a record $43.40 before settling at $43.03 a barrel Wednesday, up 4 cents from Tuesday's floor trade close.

Crude oil futures have now set a record high in 14 of the past 16 trading sessions in New York.

Analysts point to recent developments in Iraq, Russia and Venezuela, however, 2 .

"There are some signs that things are getting better," said Tom Bentz, a trader at BNP Paribas Futures in New York, the Associated Press reported.

"But the market is still in a very bullish mode," he added.

3 , prices are still below the peaks of 1981 and 1991. Wednesday's price rally was helped by an Energy Department report that showed declines in U. S. inventories of oil and gasoline. U.S. oil demand so far this year is up 3.5 percent.

Surging demand in China, India and other emerging economies are adding to supply pressures.

4 , and its imports are up 40 percent year-on-year to the end of July, according to recent data.

But analysts note a number of positive signs. Among them:

—Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr accepted a peace plan Wednesday to end fighting in Najaf, Iraq.

—Officials at Russia' s rail transport monopoly said China has agreed to step in and pay transportation fees to ensure that it continues to receive Yukos oil if the company is unable to cover the costs.

—Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez survived a recall vote Sunday, decreasing the likelihood of turmoil within the ranks of the state-run oil company.

Before the latest round of violence in Najaf; Iraq had been exporting roughly 1.7 million barrels of oil per day, 5 , according to a source within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries who spoke on condition of anonymity.
A. while oil is up more than 40 percent this year, after adjusting for inflation
B. that is the highest in the 21 years that NYMEX has been trading oil futures
C. oil prices have been increased over the past few years
D. that could help ease fears behind the 27 percent run-up in oil prices in the last six weeks
E. since oil suppliers are quite satisfied with the result
F. although volumes have fallen recently to about 900,000 barrels per day
G. India is now among the largest oil exporters
H. China is now the world's second-largest oil consumer

1.

B

2.

D

3.

A

4.

H

5.

F

PART THREE
·Look at the following text and questions over the page.
·Each question has four suggested answers or ways of finishing the sentence, A, B, C and D.
·Mark one letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet, for the answer you choose.
Local air traffic controllers Tuesday warned of a looming "staffing crisis" that they said could lead to major flight delays and possible safety concerns.

Representatives of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association argued that the Federal Aviation Administration has not adequately prepared for the wave of retirements expected to hit the industry in coming years.

Nearly half of the nation's controllers—about 7,100—may retire during the next nine years, according to a U. S. Department of Transportation report. That's more than three times the number of controllers who have left in the past eight years.

"If the FAA does not hire large numbers of controllers immediately, there will be a necessary, significant increase in delays and, unfortunately, maybe even a reduction in the margin of safety," said Mark Sherry, alternate Western Pacific regional vice president of the Air Traffic Controllers Association.

Sherry, a controller at San Francisco International Airport, joined other local union representatives at a news conference in Fremont—part of a nationwide NATCA public awareness drive leading up to a U. S. Senate Appropriations Committee vote next month on FAA funding.

The association and a bipartisan group of senators is calling on the committee to authorize $14 million for the FAA to begin hiring, saying 1,000 new controllers a year are needed to help stem the expected flood of retirees—those hired after 12,000 striking workers were fired by former President Reagan in 1981.

But FAA officials say only about one-quarter of controllers traditionally retire when they first become eligible, and there won't be a mass exodus of controllers at any one time.

FAA spokesman Donn Walker said the agency expects to see a large number of retirements when eligibility peaks in 2007, but denied there is a crisis. The agency will be ready to deal with the issue, he said.

"There is no staffing crisis, and there is no shortage of air traffic controllers," he said.

FAA Administrator Marion Blakey said in June that the agency would present Congress with a plan by December to deal with the expected retirements, and Walker flatly denied NATCA' s gloomy predictions.

"They (NATCA representatives) have a crystal ball, I guess, that I don't have. They're making all these sort of wild predictions that don't have any basis in fact... We have the world's safest aviation system, and we will continue to have the world's safest aviation system. We will not do anything to jeopardize safety, despite what some people may tell you. "

However, Jeff Tilley, president of the NATCA local at the Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center in Fremont, said the center already is facing a staffing crunch.

"At Oakland Center, we do not have a looming staffing crisis—we are in the middle of one," Tilley said. "We have already had days when we have been forced to curtail services and limit the efficiency of airline operations due to staffing shortages. "

The center, which is responsible for 18.8 million square miles of airspace, has 191 fully trained controllers and 57 trainees—20 short of the 268 it is authorized to have, Tilley said. Twenty-nine of the controllers are eligible for retirement and could leave at any time, and 25 more are scheduled to transfer.

1. In the past eight years, about ______ controllers have retired.

A.14,200
B.7,100
C.3,550
D.2,300

A B C D

D

2. Staffing crisis may result in all the following consequences except ______ .

A.higher plane ticket prices
B.flight delays
C.safety concerns
D.fewer services

A B C D

A

3. FAA spokesman Donn Walker is optimistic about "staffing crisis" because ______ .

A.a large number of staff will be hired
B.not all controllers will retire as soon as they reach the stated age
C.not so many controllers are needed at all
D.FAA will provide strong financial support

A B C D

B

4. The word "looming" can be replaced by ______ .

A.leaving
B.present
C.imminent
D.terrible

A B C D

C

5. Which of the following sentence is true?

A.Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center has more controllers than authorized.
B.Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center has already been faced with staffing crisis.
C.Former President Reagan continued to hire striking workers in 1981.
D.FAA will decide on recruitment funds by itself.

A B C D

B

6. What is the most suitable title for the passage?

A.Staffing Crisis.
B.Federal Aviation Administration.
C.FAA Funding.
D.Retired Controllers.

A B C D

A

PART FOUR
·Read the following text.
·Choose the best word to fill each gap.
·For each question (19—33) mark one letter (A, B, C, D) on your answer sheet.
There's a great 1 of Friends where Chandler and Ross go to a 2 , basically get overcharged and 3 to "get their money's 4 " by taking all the 5 from the hotel that aren't nailed down. With only a few exceptions (the remote is off 6 , but the batteries in the remote are 7 game), they 8 the hotel out of shampoo, 9 fruit, ashtrays, etc.

At the end of 10 , they get their comeuppance when Ross's suitcase flies open and out 11 hundreds of little toiletry bottles, a bushel of apples, dozens of towels and the like. Everyone around them, including the desk 12 , stares in 13 as they run out the door. But if it had only been 14 , 10 bottles of lotion and a dozen apples, would that have been OK? Where does the line between complimentary and contraband get drawn?

It has been estimated that the 15 industry loses about $100 million a year from theft, according to Los Angeles Times. Tia Gordon of the American Hotel and Lodging Association tells the Times the top ripped-off item is towels. Not for me; I can't even stand to use the towels my kids use, let alone steal one from a stranger.

1. A. story B. chapter C. episode D. scene

A

C

2. A. hotel B. restaurant C. bar D. café

A

3. A. want B. like C. plan D. decide

A

D

4. A. price B. worth C. worthiness D. worthy

A

B

5. A. things B. articles C. items D. furniture

A

C

6. A. lines B. limits C. use D. avail

A

B

7. A. fair B. equal C. risk D. balance

A

8. A. clear B. dust C. take D. clean

A

D

9. 27 A. complimentary B. greeting C. appreciate D. fresh

A

10. 28 A. course B. story C. travel D. trip

A

11. 29 A. flows B. blows C. pours D. drops

A

C

12. 30 A. receptionist B. clerk C. worker D. waiter

A

B

13. 31 A. disappointment B. disapproval C. disgust D. discrimination

A

C

14. 32 A. say B. said C. saying D. maybe

A

15. A. hotel B. accommodation C. service D. lodging

A

D

PART FIVE
·Read the following text.
·In most of the lines 34—45 there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.
·If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your answer sheet.
·If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your answer sheet.
The strong action Tuesday in the usually stodgy old industrial
groups such as steel, mining and farm when equipment prompted a 1 ______
number of market commentators to shake their heads in dismay and 2 ______
comment on the outrageous quarter-end window-dressing games.
But the attitude is that these stocks are being artificially manipulated 3 ______
by desperate funds trying to send the message on that they are 4 ______
holding the hottest groups and not with the technology and chip 5 ______
stocks that have been the big losers recently.
Certainly, manipulation of stock at prices is not something that we 6 ______
want to promote, but in many cases what we are seeing is simply 7 ______
traders creating a self-fulfilling prophecy' rather than outright
manipulation. Traders expect window-dressing to occur in the stocks
that have been hottest lately. They don't wait for the moves to occur
without them; because they get in front of the anticipated move and 8 ______
cause it to occur. In many cases, since the end-of-the-quarter 9 ______
window-dressing is nothing more than the work of overzealous traders.
Whatever the cause of quarter-end price in movement might be, as 10 ______
traders like we must take advantage of it. A lot of commentators 11 ______
whine about how terrible it is that these games are played, but if you
are a longer-term investor, so short-term price movements are totally 12 ______
irrelevant, and if you are a short-term trader you should be happy to
see the increased volatility.

1.

when

2.

correct

3.

But

4.

on

5.

with

6.

at

7.

correct

8.

because

9.

since

10.

in

11.

like

12.

so

WRITING

1. Part one
Your company has been invited to take part in a trade fair, which will take place during the busiest time of the year. You have been asked to decide who should be sent to this trade fair.
·Write a notice of 40—50 words about your decision:
·Who should be sent to this trade fair.
·Give the reason for your decision.
·Who else should take over his/her work.
·Write on your answer sheet.

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2. Part two
Your department has recently introduced some new equipment. Your manager has asked you to write a report analyzing the effects this equipment has had on the department.
Write your report, including the following information:
·A brief description of the new equipment;
·The reason(s) it was introduced;
·The benefits it has brought to the department;
·Any problems it has caused.
·Write 120—140 words on the separate answer paper provided.

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SPEAKING

1. The manufacturing company you work for is planning to make a video to show to potential customers and investors. You have been asked to help with planning the video.
Discuss the situation together, and decide:
which departments and activities in the company should be included in the video
which company personnel should appear in the video

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