BEC商务英语中级考试模拟试题

　　Reading 1 hour
　　PART ONE
　　Questions 1 – 8
　　C Opportunities to exploit your knowledge were limited in the past
　　D External market forces have meant knowledge is underpriced.
　　16 what are we told about the current impact of the internet in the second paragraph?
　　A publishers benefit from their exploitation of the internet.
　　B the internet has made it easier to analyse business trends.
　　C It is difficult to calculate the true economic value of the internet.
　　D the internet facilitates the development of the knowledge economy.
　　17 In the third paragraph, what does the writer say about knowledge?
　　A Acquiring knowledge can be expensive
　　●Which types of financial incentives the company could offer to staff
　　●What information staff would need to know about the new location. For three candidates
　　Staff relocation
　　Your company needs to relocate several members of staff to a new branch opening in another part of the country. You have been asked to submit ideas on how to make relocation attractive for staff
　　Discuss, and decide together:
　　●Which types of financial incentives the company could offer to staff
　　●What other types of incentives might be important
　　●What information staff would need to know about the new location
　　 Follow-on questions
　　●What other assistance might be necessary for staff who are relocating? Why ?
　　●How could staff who are unwilling to relocate be encouraged to do so?
　　●What do you think influences a company’s choice of location for its branches? Why
　　●What are the implications for company organization of having branches in different places? Why
　　●Do you think there will be greater international expansion of companies in the future ? why? Why not?