第六届商务英语专业技能大赛
11级英语阅读竞赛
Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 6 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken
the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
This is not the world we know. This world is controlled by computers. Men and women can be seen, but they are following orders given to them by machines. The machines were designed by mad scientists, but at some point even the mad scientists were taken over by their super-inventions.
Does this sound familiar? You have probably read something like it in magazines or books, or seen it in a film. Why is it so popular? One of the reasons is that it reflects the fears of many people; fear of the unknown, fear of what is not understood or, at least, fear of something that is not completely understood.
The fact is that every day it seems that computers take control of another area of our lives. Some factory jobs are now done by robots and the robots are controlled by computers. Our bank accounts are managed by computers. At the airport, our tickets are sold by a computer. Certainly, many of these operations are made more efficient by computers, but our admiration is sometimes mixed with unsafe feelings. And this lack of safety is caused by the fact that we do not know how computers do these things, and we really don’t know what they might do next.
But we can find out how computers work, and once we understand them, we can use computers instead of worrying about being used by them. Today, there is a new generation of computer wizards (奇才) who know exactly how computers get things done. These young men and women, usually university students, are happy to sit for hours, sometimes for days, designing programs, not eating, not sleeping, but discovering what can be done by these wonderful slaves which they have learned to control. These computer wizards have learned to use the computer and search for new tasks for their machines.
1. We can know that the scientists who designed the machines _____________.
A. are careless in their daily life
B. are unkind and cruel
C. are out of their mind
D. have great abilities
2. The reason why many people are afraid of computers is that ____________.
A. they don't know anything about computers
B. they haven't really understood computers
C. there are so many computer games
D. computers are often down
3. The author mentions computer wizards in order to point out that ____________.
A. computers can be controlled by man
B. there should be more people devoted to computers
C. only young people are interested in computers
D. more time and energy is required to control computers
4. This passage is probably written to suggest that ____________.
A. some day computers can deal with all human problems
B. computers can be used in place of traveling to our jobs
C. people should not fear computers
D. computer technology will not meet people’s needs in various situations
5. The author's attitude (态度) towards widely used computers is_________.
A. positive
B. anxious
C. worried
D. curious
Passage Two
Knowledge is power. But there is another thing we must remember. An intelligent mind needs a strong body to make it most useful.
There are a great many good exercises for building up our bodies. Many of them may be done indoors in rainy weather. Indoor exercises, however, are never as helpful as those taken out of doors because in the open air there is more oxygen. The air in the house is not fresh. But out of doors it is very fresh, especially in the morning.
But what shall we play? There are a number of games such as football, basketball, races and so on. Any game with plenty of exercises is good.
Do not neglect your health. It is of as much importance as your mind. Our country now needs people with creative minds, good judgment, and healthy bodies.
6. One who has an intelligent mind is ______ .
A. very strong
B. very healthy
C. very clever
D. very stupid
7. “An intelligent mind needs a strong body to make it useful.” means ______ .
A. if you want to make your strong body useful, you must have an intelligent mind
B. in order to make your intelligent mind useful, you must have a strong body
C. to make your strong mind and strong body most useful you need a strong body
D. if you have a strong body you will have a strong mind
8. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Indoor exercises are as helpful as outdoor ones.
B. Indoor exercises are no more helpful than outdoor exercises.
C. Neither indoor exercises nor outdoor exercises are helpful.
D. Outdoor exercises are more helpful than indoor ones.
9. The air in the house does not remain fresh very long. It’s because ______.
A. the fresh air can’t come into the house
B. there is only a little fresh air coming in and a little waste going out
C. the air in the house can’t move at all
D. the house gives off wastes
10. Our country now ______ with creative minds, good judgment and healthy bodies.
A. needs men and women
B. only needs men
C. only needs scientists
D. does not need women but men
Passage Three
Survival is an art. Survivors are artists. The best acting is done in daily life, not on the stage. My late uncle Sir Alexander Korda, the motion-picture producer who could “charm money out of an empty safe”, was a gifted survivor.
Once, a group of investors called him in to complain that he had lost 5 000 000 of their money. Most men would have tried to defend themselves. Alex did not. “You are right,” he said quietly, “I have been wasteful, and
careless. I have chosen the wrong scripts, paid too little attention to the budgets. I am too old for this business. I will retire. I only hope you will forgive me.”
Within an hour, the investors were busy encouraging Alex, cheering him up. It was out of the question for him to resign; they wouldn’t hear it. And by lunchtime, Alex had 2 000 000 more of their money and was back in the action again. When I asked him if he was happy about it, he said, “No. They would have put up three or four million, I think. Still, it’s a good lesson for you to learn. Always settle for less than you could get. It doesn’t hurt to have a reputation as a gentleman.”
11. According to the author, Sir Alexander Korda is an excellent artist because ______.
A. he is a motion-picture producer
B. he knows well about how to survive
C. he had a gift to act in the movie
D. he can get large amounts of money from investors
12. The phrase to “charm money out of an empty safe” in the context means .
A. to put all your money to your savings account
B. to draw your money back if it is not in a safe place
C. to avoid wasting money if you have an empty pocket
D. to be able to get money even if it looks impossible
13. What would most probably have happened if Sir Alexander Korda had defended himself？
A. He would resign and live miserably.
B. He would be considered a gentleman.
C. The investors would not forgive him.
D. The investors would give him more money.
14. Alex did not defend himself because .
A. he hoped to have a happier life
B. his nature prevented him from doing so
C. he wanted to test if he could give the best acting
D. he knew the way to cope with the investors
15. Alex was not happy with the settlement because .
A. he thought he could have got more from the investor
B. he didn’t teach the author a good lesson
C. he didn’t like the way he behaved
D. he lost his reputation as a gentleman
Passage Four
Time is the biggest problem of most students. It becomes particularly difficult when you have to do library research for a term paper or report. Finding information in the library can take so much time that many students avoid it until the last possible minute.
Library research does not have to be time consuming. If you learn to use a library efficiently, you can save yourself a great deal of time. The exercises in this section are designed to familiarize you with the library so that you can find the information you need quickly.
The first and the most important thing to know about a library is that when you cannot find something, ask a librarian for help. The librarians are paid not just to shelve books, but to provide information and assistance. The most helpful librarians are usually those who work in the reference room. They will help you get started on a term paper and even help you find material. There are two basic places to begin looking for information, the card catalog and the various periodical indexes. The card catalog is a list of all the books in the library. A periodical index is a list of all the magazine and journal articles written on any subject.
16. According to the author, finding information in the library needs a lot of time, so students should ______.
A. avoid it until the last possible minute
B. do library research
C. learn how to use it efficiently
D. save a great deal of time
17. It is the librarians’ duty to do all the following things except______.
A. arranging and lending books
B. helping students locate the needed books
C. helping students find needed materials
D. helping students write their term paper
18. In what way could a student get familiarized with the library while reading this section?
A. By doing the exercises provided.
B. By asking the librarians.
C. By looking into the catalog part.
D. By reading in the reference room.
19. If you need to find a magazine article in the library, the best way for you to do is to ______.
A. look in the card catalog
B. look in the periodical indexes
C. search through the bookshelves
D. go to the reference room
20. The passage is taken from an introduction of a chapter, and the title of the chapter is probably ______.
A. Save Your Study Time
B. Using the Library for Your Term Paper
C. Using the Library Efficiently
D. Library--- An Information Source
Passage Five
Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks, they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don’t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents.
Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London.
We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to Oxford Street, it was so crowded that we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself.
When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby cafe to have a cup of tea. I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meet him. He looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box. “Oh, dear!” I thought. Yes, we had no new clothes but two televisions. We shall not be going to the sales again.
21. In January ____________.
A. lots of people go shopping for discount
B. people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas
C. all the shops close for a two-week Christmas holiday
D. people don’t have enough money to go looking for bargains
22. In this passage, the word “bargain” could best be replaced by “something_______”.
A. given to people
B. offered at a reduced price
C. offered，sold or bought which is expensive
D. sold for the purpose of reaching an agreement
23. The husband and wife in the story __________ .
A. wished to buy a TV
B. went to the sales the year before
C. often went to the sales to buy clothes
D. were usually not short of money after Christmas
24. The phrase “split up” in the second paragraph means“_________”.
A. break apart
B. cause to break
C. become pieces
D. go indifferent directions
25. After their day’s shopping, they _________.
A. were happy with their bargains
B. had got everything they wanted
C. got more than they had hoped for
D. had to go back to the sales the next day
Passage Six
In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goal of language use is communication, then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying “I do it” to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by interacting with native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say “I’ll do it”. The resulting difference can serve as a basis for the student to modify his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to interact in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial of an error.
26. According to the passage, the present tense in English is ______.
A. not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future
B. used with some verbs but not with others to express future intention
C. basically the same in English as it is in Spanish
D. speaking without regard for native speakers
27. According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by______.
A. asking native speakers for explanations
B. reading good books in the foreign language
C. comparing their speech with that of native speakers
D. learning through trial of an error
28. According to the passage, foreign language students who do not interact with native speaker will NOT ______.
A. learn very much about the foreign culture
B. learn about the history of the foreign language
C. have to worry about making mistakes
D. take advantage of available language models
29. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes
because _______.
A. native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language
B. communication is the primary goal of language learning
C. native speakers will ignore their mistakes
D. everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language
30. The author's major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that ______.
A. mistakes are not important in the process of learning a language
B. learners are often very afraid of making mistakes
C. making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the language
D. native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakes
第六届商务英语专业技能大赛
11级英语阅读竞赛答卷
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新剑桥商务英语高级习题 答案 Last revision date: 13 December 2020.
English for Business Studies Key to Unit 01: The three sectors of the economy This unit covers a lot of basic vocabulary concerning developed economies much of it in an extract from a well-known British novel. It also discusses the evolution of the economy of most of the older industrialized countries, with the decline of manufacturing industry and its replacement by services. There is an extract from a magazine interview with an economist and an interview with a British Member of Parliament on this issue. 1a Vocabulary p09 Identify the most prominent features in this photograph, which illustrates various important elements of the infrastructure of a modern industrialized country. The photo clearly shows a large factory (the Unilever factory in Warrington, England) in the center, with more factories, industrial units, or warehouses in the top right-hand corner. The large factory seems to include some office buildings. Also visible are agricultural land (in the background; the land in the foreground doesn’t appear to be cultivated), a river, a railway and several roads, and housing, perhaps with a school in the center of the housing estate top left. 1b Reading p10 What is the key point that this extract is making about economies? The text suggests that most people take for granted the amazing complexity of the economic infrastructure. 1c Comprehension p11 lines 4-7, Robyn sees examples of all three. What are they? Tiny fields (the primary sector), factories (the secondary sector), and railways, motorways, shops, offices, and schools (the tertiary sector). long sentence from lines 12-28 lists a large number of operations belonging to the different sectors of the economy. Classify the 18 activities from the passage Primary sector: digging iron ore, mining coal. Secondary sector: assembling, building, cutting metal, laying cables, milling metal, smelting iron, welding metal. Tertiary sector: advertising products, calculating prices, distributing added value, maintenance, marketing products, packaging products, pumping oil, transportation. you think of three important activities to add to each list (not necessarily in relation to the kettle) Primary sector: farming (agriculture), fishing and forestry Secondary sector: manufacturing, transforming and processing Tertiary sector: financing, designing, retailing
商务英语高级阅读模拟试题精讲(2) Although it is nothing new for companies to build relationships with custom ers, it has generally been done on a one-to-one basis. In recent years, however, technological developments have made it possible to build up individual relati onships with clients on a much larger scale, and this more sophisticated kind o f operation is known as relationship marketing. Relationship marketing aims to increase sales through deliberate efforts to retain customers and promote two-w ay communication with them – and new technology has make communication possibl e with a for larger customer base than before. The information gathered forms t he basis of highly technical analyses of customer purchasing and profitability, which can be used to increase sales. The building of good personal relationships with customers is usually integ ral to the management of small businesses, and owners of small corner shops cle arly illustrate the essence of relationship marketing, although the technology available to them is far less advanced than that available to, say, a supermark et chain. Small shopkeepers have direct knowledge of regular customers and beco me familiar with their needs, likes and dislikes. The shopkeepers can then prov ide services tailored to individual needs. Over time, a bond of loyalty is like ly to develop between shopkeepers and regular customers. The benefits of relationship marketing enjoyed by small businesses are now available to big businesses, thanks to a number of developments. First and fore most is the increasing recognition of the importance of profitability of retain ing existing customers. Secondly, technologies have been developed which enable the collection, manipulation and analysis of huge banks of customer informatio n. Large retailers can use store cards to obtain detailed background informatio n about customer’s ages, salaries and lifestyles, and point-of-sale technology can be sued to track purchases made by every customer. Electronic storage enabl es all of this information to be retained, manipulated and integrated, while de tailed analyses can be carried out on ever more powerful computers. Companies a re thus able to target individuals amongst their thousands of customers with un ique promotions or information matched to their back grounds and to their purch asing tendencies. Thirdly, companies feel a need to use relationship marketing
BEC商务英语高级考试阅读真题 There have long been markets in tin, cocoa, silver and the like. There used to be security in thinking that somewhere there was a product, something you could touch and see. Now there are new markets in abstractions, trade in ideas and knowledge. Everyone has knowledge but there used to be no way to trade it ------except through jobs. That simple fact of economic life was the basis for white collar employment for centuries. The whole job culture grew up because there was no alternative way to sell knowledge , other then the worker or manager providing, for a fixed price, his or her knowledge to an employer to own or control. The quantity of knowledge provided has typically been measured in time. But today we stand at the threshold of a new era. The information economy has matured and become smarter. According to many business commentators, we are now living in a knowledge economy .There has always been a market for knowledge, of course. The publishing industry is based on it. But today the internet is making the distribution of knowledge ever easier. The days when the publisher decided what got published are over. Anyone with a PC and a modem can talk to the world. This is reducing the friction in the knowledge economy. Everyone has knowledge of whatever industry she or he is in. say you are a computer dealer, for example. Over the years your have complied a list of the ten best lowest price places to buy
全国职业能力测评考试 高级商务英语模拟试题（一） 第一部分模拟试题 I．In each of the following questions and select a different 1．A、bread B、dream C、lead D、team 2．A、hole B、none C、old D、fold 3．A、house B、south C、touch D、mouth 4．A、bush B、must C、rub D、truck 5．A、ease B、mean C、head D、heat II.The following example from the sentence chosen the right answer 6 、Adults sometimes envy children who play all the time they themselves have to work.rain or shine. A、while B、once C、since D、though 7、Talking to foreigners is fun if you the right time and place. A、locate B、consider C、choose D、decide
8、A person with the blood type AB can any type of blood. A、apply B、recognize C、receive D、absorb 9、In a second-hand bookshop ,Billy came across a book which he thought was certainly a edition. A、rare B、scarce C、seldom D、hardly 10、The red color can stimulate all our ,including appetite. A、thoughts B、worries C、senses D、desires 11、While I was waiting for her ,I killed time looking in the show windows. A、by B、with C、in D、over 12、Mrs.London has that she is unable to get a job. A、such small education B 、so little education C、a such little education D、a so small education 13、I come yesterday ,but I could not. A、was to have B、must C、ought D、have to 14、He treats it a request for information. A、for B、as C、like D、by 15、They promised each other when they went to work. A、get in touch with B、getting in touch with C、to get in touch with D、to get touch with 16、She was too shy to speak . A、in public B、in the public C、in a public D、at public 17、I often thought of my childhood, I lived on a farm. A、when B、which C、where D、who 18、I don’t like this hat.Please show me . A、another B、the other C、others D 、both 19、They shopping,when someone knocked at the door. A、are about to B、are to go C、were about to go D、were to go 20、He gained his by printing of famous writers. A、wealth; work B、wealthy ; works C、wealthy; work D、wealth;works III.The following example from the short space select the right answer Nobody wants to be 21 .Unfortunately our bodies can 22 problems.When we aren’t 23 ,our bodies tell us .Sometimes a part of our bodies hurts. When a part of our bodies 24 ,we say we have aches and pains. We can have aches and pains in 25 parts of the body. We call some simple 26 proplems“aches”.For example, we can have a headache,a toothache,an earache,a backache or a stomachache.Other simple problems are not 27 aches,so we describe them in different ways. For example,we can 28 a sore throat,a sore leg ,a sore toe. “Pain”is another word that we use to 29 a problem.We can have a pain in the chest, a pain in the shoulder or a pain 30 the back.A pain is strong. Also, a pain hurts in a specific place. When aches and pains aren’t too31 ,we can buy medicine in the drugstore . Usually small aches go away 32 .When pain is more serious ,we 33 to visit the doctor(or the dentist).The doctor asks us what our 34 are.The doctor may have to do tests or take Xrays to 35 what is wrong .Then he or she will tell us what to do. 21、A、sleep B、bad C、cold D、sick
2016年商务英语BEC高级阅读练习题及答案 1 A cautious approach can be used when calculating what a company is worth. 2 Consider personnel issues so that you have sufficient resources to fulfill your objectives. 3 In order to know if you can make a return on your investment, assess how you can add to thecompany you are buying. 4 Providing sufficient support for staff during the acquisition process can have a favourable outcome. 5 Take into account your long-term requirements to ensure you have the resources you need. 6 Even after investing some effort in the acquisition, it may still be necessary to withdraw. 7 Terms initially negotiated can be changed after the acquisition. Mergers and Acquisitions As Finance Director of plastics manufacturer VKT, Yvonne Maynart has overseen many successful takeovers A It is essential to build up a team to handle the acquisition so that your existing business can continue uninterrupted during the deal. It also helps to operate with spare capacity so that you can transfer people during the initial stages. A key person should be driving the acquisition process forward, although one person alone cannot assume responsibility for a large deal. It is clearly vital to do thorough research when identifying potential targets - but do not be afraid to walk away from a deal if you become aware of serious difficulties with a company you are targeting. B To decide on the value of any target business, you must first determine what contribution your acquisition can make to it. For example, you may be able to increase revenue through a more focused management team, or improve margins through greater purchasing power and lower costs. At VKT, we base our valuations on conservative assumptions - we also add in the risk element. This approach may be best, and it’s worth remembering that with listed companies, shareholders tend to have higher risk/reward expectations. C Developing relationships with finance providers is a key part of the finance director’s role. It is important to d raw up a good business plan to ensure backing from lenders in the early stages of the acquisition. Your loan application needs to be supported by detailed profit and cashflow projections. Make sure you factor in sufficient finance to
2019年剑桥商务英语中级阅读模拟试题及答案 Read the article below about the changing role of human resources departments. The best person for the job Employees can make a business succeed or fail, so the people who choose them have a vital role to play. Employees are a company’s new ideas, its public face and its main asset. Hiring the right people is therefore a significant factor in a company’s success.(0) G If the human resources department makes mistakes with hiring, keeping and dismissing staff, a business can disappear overnight. Many companies now realise that recruiting the best recruiters is the key to success. Sarah Choi, Head of HR at Enco pic, believes that thinking commercially is a key quality in HR. Every decision an HR manager makes needs to be relevant to advancing the business. (8) ...C.....That’s no longer the case. HR managers have to think more strategically these days. They continually need to think about the impact of their decisions on the bottom line. (9).....F... For example,a chief executive will expect the HR department to advise on everything from the headcount to whether to proceed with an acquisition. Why do people go into HR in the first place? Choi has a ready answer. I think most people in the profession are attracted by a long-term goal.(10)....D......Nothing happens in the company which isn’t affected by or doesn’t impact on
BEC商务英语高级阅读真题 The Negotiating T able You can negotiate virtually anything. Projects, resources, expectations and deadlines are all outcomes of negotiation. Some people negotiate deals for a living. Dr Herb Cohen is one of these professional talkers, called in by companies to negotiate on their??behalf . He approaches the art of negotiation as a game because, as he is usually negotiating for somebody else, he says this helps him drain the emotional content from his conversation. He is working in a competitive field and needs to avoid being too adversarial. Whether he succeeds or not, it is important to him to make a good impression so that people will recommend him. The starting point for any deal, he believes, is to identify exactly what you want from each other. More often than not,
高级商务英语阅读 Supplementary Readings for Chapter 1 The Long March （1） Chinese Companies Establish Brand Awareness in Overseas Markets Top Band Weekly August 27, 2003 By Lynn Furrow, General Manager of The Hoffman Agency Beijing Office China exports a dizzying（令人眼花缭乱的）array of personal computers, DVD players, refrigerators, and consumer electronic goods… yet most people outside of China can’t name even one Chinese brand. As more and more Chinese enterprises push their goods into overseas markets, companies are now trying to change this. Legend Group（联想集团）, the largest computer manufacturer and a household name in China, is shooting to increase overseas sales from seven to 25 percent of its total revenue（总收入）. In expanding overseas, however, it encountered a branding dilemma: because other companies in many countries around the world have already registered “Legend”, the Chinese company was forced to devise（设计，想出）a new English name that could be used unrestrictedly（自由的）in markets worldwide. Thus on April 28th, Legend Group’s new English name “Lenovo” was born. Although it may offer a fresh
BEC 商务英语阅读模拟题及答案 Read the text about career-planning services. Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps . For each gap 9 - 14, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet . Do not use any letter more than once . There is an example at the beginning .(0) Your Career Path Can Lead You Anywhere We used to be advised to plan our careers. We were told to make a plan during the later stages of our education and continue with it through our working lives.(0) ________________ some people still see careers in this way. However, to pursue a single option for life has always been unrealistic. Planning for a single career assumes that we set out with a full understanding of our likes and dislikes and the employment opportunities open to us. (9) _____________ For most people this degree of certainty about the future does not exist. Our initial choice of career path and employer is often based on inadequate knowledge and false perceptions. But with age and experience, we develop new interests and aptitudes and our priorities alter. The structure of the employment market and, indeed of employment itself, is subject to change as both new technologies and new work systems are introduced (10) We must face the uncertainties of a portfolio career. It is clear from the recent past that we cannot foresee the changes
2017年商务英语BEC高级全真测试题七套Reading 1 hour PART ONE Questions 1 – 8 Look at the sentences below and at the five extracts from a book about staff appraisals and feedback on the opposite page . Which new item (A, B, C ,D or E) dose each statement 1 – 8 refer to ? For each statement 1 – 8 , make one letter(A, B, C ,D or E) on your Answer Sheet . You will need to use some of these letters more than once . 1 Genuine feedback would release resources to be used elsewhere. 2 Managers are expected to enable their staff to work effectively. 3 Experts are unlikely to facilitate a move to genuine feedback. 4 There are benefits when methods of evaluating performance have been negotiated. 5 Appraisals tend to focus on the nature of the face-to-face relationship between employees and their line managers. 6 The idea that employees are responsible for what they do seems reasonable. 7 Despite experts’ assertion, management structures prevent genuine feedback 8 An increasing amount of effort is being dedicated to the appraisal process. A
高级商务英语考试阅读练习 When it to selecting candidates through interview, more often than not the decision is made within the first five minutes of a meeting. Yet employers like to (21) themselves that they are being exceptionally thorough in their selection processes. In today’s competitive market place, the (22) of staff in many organizations is fundamental to the company’s success and, as a result , recruiters use all means at their disposal to (23) the best in the field. One method in particular that has (24) in popularity is testing , either psychometric testing, which attempts to define psychological characteristics , or ability￡aptitude testing (25) an organization with an extra way of establishing a candidate’s suitability for a role. It (26) companies to add value by identifying key elements of a position and then testing candidates to ascertain their ability against those identified elements. The employment of psychometric or ability testing as one (27) of the recruitment process may have some merit, but in reality there is no real (28), scientific or otherwise, of the potential future performance of any individual. The answer to this problem is experience in interview techniques and strong definition of the elements of each position to be (29) as the whole recruitment process is based on few real certainties, the instinctive decisions that many employers make, based on a CT and the