BEC中级阅读全真试题

PART FOUR Questions 21-35 　　·Read the text below about job prospects at the Provincial Bank.

　　·Choose the correct word A, B, C, or, D on the opposite page to fill each gap.

　　·For each question 21-35, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet.　　

Employment Opportunities for Graduates with the Provincial Bank

The Provincial Bank is one of the biggest （example） ____________ institutions in the U.K. With its 1,900 branches and 58,000 employees, it has （21） ____________ a household name. Almost 4,000 of these employees （22） ____________ managerial or executive positions. The bank has an outstanding （23） ____________ of profitability, which has been achieved by introducing innovations at the same time as maintaining leadership of the （24） ____________.
The bank’s comprehensive training programme concentrates on （25） ____________ the most important skills that graduates need in order to （26） ____________ early management responsibility. Trainees take responsibility for their own continuous self-development through visiting other branches and departments, and by （27）____________ courses in management skills. They also receive training in order to increase their knowledge of the bank’s （28） ___________. The bank supports （29）____________ of staff who wish to take professional examinations, and its Graduate Training Scheme is （30）_____________ to the nationally recognized Diploma in Management.
Obviously the quality of its mangers is of （31）____________ importance to the bank’s performance. It welcomes good graduates in any subject area, （32）____________ they can demonstrate the ability to influence events, and have the potential to （33）____________ both as leaders and as part of a team. Most graduate trainees join the Retail Banking division initially. Those starting on this programme will soon have the （34）____________ to work in other parts of the bank and can （35）____________ a varied and flexible working life.

Example:A budgetary B fiscal C financial D economic
0 A B C D

Example

　　21  A  opened        B  entered         C  turned       D  become

　　22  A  hold           B  do             C  keep          D  own

　　23  A  career         B  catalogue       C  record         D  experience

　　24  A  area           B  trade          C  record         D  market

　　25  A  making         B  reaching       C  developing       D  heightening

　　26  A  present         B  treat          C  deal           D  handle

　　27  A  observing       B  attending     C  involving       D  staying

　　28  A  services         B  goods               C  creations     D  abilities

　　29  A  colleague        B  members     C  people       D  persons

　　30  A  qualified         B  combined      C  fastened       D  linked

　　31  A  main             B  vital           C  necessary               D  superior

　　32  A  therefore        B  thus            C  provided         D  only

　　33  A  succeed        B  realize           C  gain             D  overcome

　　34  A  choice          B  chance         C  likelihood       D  probability

　　35  A  forecast         B  believe         C  suppose             D  expect