2009年BEC高级模拟试题(7)

　　Questions 21 -30
　　Read the text belowabout the improved performance of a car company.
　　Choose the best word tofill each gap from （A， B， C or D） on the opposite page.
　　For each question21-30，mark one letter （A， B， C or D） on your Answer Sheet.
　　There is anexample at the beginning， （0）
　　Improved performance at Carter&Sons
　　There was good news in Carter & Sons‘ annual （0） yesterday.Threeyears of restructuring （21） in an upbeat statement from the company in advanceof the official announcement of its interim （22） due early in August.Thechairman， David Carter， reported a “ strong start to the year”， which， althoughhelped by a rather weak （23） period last year， highlighted the logic ofrefocusing the group on growth sectors.Three years ago the company （24） areview of all its operations in view of the serious financial difficulties thatit was （25） As a result of this， its car （26） business was sold to an Americangroup， and its car sales and repair divisions were （27） down so as to allow thecompany to （28） on the sale of vans and heavy goods vehicles.Three newshowrooms have been opened in the UK and Ireland ， and the sales （29） has morethan doubled in the last two years.
　　Growth in business across the group hasgone up by almost 12 per cent in the first half of the year.This shouldreassure investors that Carter & Sons is now on （30） to deliver increasedearning in the years ahead.
　　Example ：
　　A report B Notice C account Dinformation
　　21 A terminated B culminated C accomplished Dcompleted
　　22 A economics B finances C outcomes D results
　　23 A relativeB alike C comparative D equivalent
　　24 A commissioned B assigned C delegatedD appointed
　　25 A dealing B facing C undertaking D withstanding
　　26 Aadditions B extras C accessories D supplements
　　27 A scaled B marked Cslowed D put
　　28 A emphasise B concentrate C specialize D strengthen
　　29 A bonus B pack c force D band
　　30 A way B path C road D track