2009年bec考试寒假练习（4）

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1、2009年BEC考试寒假练习（4）Text1Reading1hourPARTONEQuestions1–8Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefivereportsaboutcompaniesontheoppositepagefromanarticlegivingadvicetoself-employedconsultantsaboutnegotiatingfeesfortheirservices.Whichbook(A,B,C,DorE)doseeachstatement1–8re

2、ferto?Foreachstatement!–8,makeoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Example:Lackofself-confidencewillputyouatadisadvantageinanegotiation.0 A B C D E Thiscompanyhasbeeninvolvedindiversifyingitsbusinessact6ivitie

3、s.Althoughthiscompanyisdoingwell,ithasanumberofinternaldifficultiestodealwithThiscompanyhasreducedtheprofitsitmakesonindividualitemsOnestatisticisalessaccurateguidetothiscompany’sperformance thananotherTheconditionswhichhavehelpedthiscompanyarelikelytobeless

4、favourableinthefutureThiscompany’ssharepricehasbeenextremelyvolatileoverthelasttwelvemonthsThiscompanyislikelytobethesubjectofatakeoverbidinthenearfutureThiscompany’sperformanceexemplifiesawidelyheldbeliefAChemicalCompanyMasterson’sinterimpre-taxprofitsgrowt

5、hof20%wassomewhatinflatedasaresultoftheincomereceivedfromthedisposalofseveralofthecompany’ssubsidiaries.Theunderlying8%riseinoperatingprofitsisamorerealisticgaugeofthecompany’strueprogress.However,Masterson’simpendingmergerwithBentleyandKnightanditsappointme

6、ntofanewchiefexecutiveshouldmeanthatthecompanywillbeabletosustaingrowthfortheforeseeablefut5ure.Thesharepricehasvariedlittleduringthecourseoftheyearandnowstandsat￡6.75BHotelGroupDuringthepastyeartheBowdenHotelGrouphasacquired77newproperties,thusdoublinginsiz

7、e.lastweekthegroupreportedpre-taxprofitsof￡88millioninthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear,aheadofexpectationsandhelpedbyastrongperformancefromitsLondon-basedhotelsandnewlyexpandedUSbusiness.However.Thereisstillsomewaytogo.Integrationofthenewacquisitionsisstillnotcomp

8、leteand,whilethesharepricehasrisenrecently,majorproblemswithintegrationhaveyettobesolved.CHigh-techCompanyThistimelastyearashareinUsertechwasworthjustover￡1.sixmonthsagoitwasworth￡40.todayitispr