年剑桥商务英语考试试题(BEC1)(1)

XXXX年剑桥商务英语考试试题(BEC1)(1)

InstructionstoCandidates

(a)Thetimeallowedforthisexaminationis2hours. (b)Answerall4questions.

(c)Usethespacesprovidedinthecombinedquestionandanswerbooklettocompletetheanswers.Ifmorespaceisneededforanswersorroughnotes,usethesupplementarysheetsprovidedandsecuretheminsideyourbookletwithyournameandcandidatenumberclearlywrittenoneachsheet.Roughnotesshouldbeclearlycrossedthrough.

(d)Creditwillbegivenforcorrectspelling,punctuationandgrammar. (e)Adequateandappropriatecommunicationisrequiredratherthanaparticularnumberofwords.

(f)Whenyoufinish,checkyourworkcarefully.

(g)TheuseofstandardEnglishdictionariesandcordlessnon-programmablecalculatorsispermitted.CandidateswhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglishmayuseabilingualdictionary.

ENTERDETAILSBELOW CANDIDATE’SNAMEINFULL

AsitistoappearonthecertificateIDENTITYCARDNUMBER…………………SubjectCodeNumber……………1041…………………

Candidate’sNumber…………………………………….CentreCode……………………………

FullPrivateAddress……………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………….Postcode………………….

CentreNameandAddress……………………………………………………………………………

STATEHERETHENUMBEROFADITIONALSHEETSHANDEDINμ QUESTION1

Situation:Watson’sPlastics,whereyouworkintheAccountsDepartment,hasafleetofcompanycars.Youhavenoticedthatthebillsforminorbodyworkrepairsanddamagedtypeshaveincreasedsteadilyinthelastyear.Driverreportsseem

toindicatemanyexamplesofcarelessparkingandaccidentshappeningwhenthecarsareprivatelyusedafterworkinghours.

Task:WriteamemototheFinanceManager,JamesShah,informinghimofthesituationandaskingforhisadviceaboutyourconcernsoverrisingcosts,carsnotinuseetc.

Layoutyouranswerasamemo,inthespacebelow,makingupanynecessarydetails.

MEMORANDUM TODATEFROMREF SUBJECT

QUESTION1CONTINUED

Youmaycontinuewritingyourmemohere: QUESTION2

Situation:Yourcompany,PeakSecurity,isapplyingforthesecuritycontractatanumberofmajorsportingevents.YouhavebeenaskedtochecktheinformationbelowabouttheBurlingtonFieldsTennisFestival.

Task:ReadthearticleonBurlingtonFieldopposite,thensaywhetherthefollowingstatementsareTRUEorFALSE.ThenquoteONLYthewordorphrasefromthetextthatsupportsyouranswer.Theinclusionofirrelevantinformationwillbepenalised.