剑桥商务英语初级模拟10

Test 10

READING AND WRITING I hour 30 minutes

PART ONE

Questions 1--5

● Look at the questions 1--5.

● In each question, which sentence is correct?

● For each question, mark one letter (A, B, or C) on your Answer Sheet.

1. Guaranteed delivery within 48 hours.

The parcel will arrive

A. in less than two days from now.

B. in exactly two day's time.

C. in at least two day's time.

2. Export documentation may be required for non-EU destinations.

Packages sent outside the EU

A. must be documents only.

B. will need special documents.

C. might need special documents,

3. SW Company

1998 1999 2000

Sales: 2 million 4 million 5 million

Profits: $2 million $2.5 million $3 million

Workers: 12,200 $12,000 $12,500

A. More goods was sold in 1998 than in 2000.

B. The more the number of workers increased, the more the profits were made.

C. Sales increased from 1998 to 2000.

4. Evening dress necessary I

A. You must wear your evening dress.

B. You don't have to wear evening dress, but you can if you like.

C. Evening dress will make you look nice.

5. All speakers produce summaries of the sessions they gave.

The speakers should write

A. a proposal for their session.

B. a brief report about their session.

C. full details of what is in their session.

PATR TWO

Questions 6--10

● Look at the following members of a company.

● For questions 6--10, which does these job?

● For each question, mark one letter (A--H) on your Answer Sheet.

● Do not use any letter more than once.

A

Mr John

President B

Mr Davis

Sales Representative C

Mr Smith

Manager D

Miss Green

Typist

E

Miss Mary

Personnel Manager F

Mr Steven

Accountant G

Mr Bush

Price Controller H

Miss kay

Secretary

6. Who determines the amount a product costs?

7. Who handles financial matters?

8. Who has the highest position?

9 Who types documents for the company?

10 Who is responsible for hiring new employees?

PART THREE

Questions 11--15

● Look at the charts below. They show company sales.

● which chart does each sentence (11-15) describe?

● For each sentence, mark one letter (A--H) on your Answer Sheet.

●

Do not use any letter more than once.

11. Sales didn't change from 1998 to 2000.

12. There was hardly any change in the sales throughout the period except for a slight rise on 1999.

13. Sales fell on 1999 and rose again to reach the 1998 sales.

14. Sales increased steadily from 1998 to 2000.

15. Sales fluctuated 'from 1998 to 2000.

PART FOUR

Questions 16—22

● Read the following article about the new office.

● Are sentences (16 22) "Right" or "Wrong" If there isn't enough information to answer "Right" or

"Wrong", choose "Doesn't say".

● For each sentence (16—22), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.

The new office?

Where would you rather do your work: a nice coffeehouse or a busy office? More and more, people are able to

do their work with a good cup of coffee in the friendly environment of their local coffeehouse. With a powerful

laptop and a mobile phone, it isn't necessary to be tied to a desk any more.

Next time you're out for a coffee, look around you. That man in the comer could be an advertising executive

writing an advertisement that you'll be seeing on TV in the near fusture. That woman in a dark coat talking to a

man could be discussing his pension. And the young woman typing away could be finishing a business proposal!

it's certainly a new world, and you could join it more easily than you think.

According to a survey, 7.6 million Americans now work at home or away from a traditional office. Many

organizations realize that people like working away from the office and are trying to create incentives to

encourage more people to telecommute. As well as making workers happier, it reduces pollution as fewer people

travel to work. But it's not a perfect life. One telecommuter, who finds he can concentrate better in a coffeehouse than at

home, complained about the lack of electrical outlets. Another person at work on her computer said that she didn't

like to feel under pressure to buy something. Both admitted, however, that these were minor difficulties compared

with the problems they used to face in a big office.

Coffeehouses provide the sense of community that the office used to provide, but without the stress. They