共享天下考研论坛 BEC 版 共享天下考研论坛 BEC 版 TextTextTextText1 1 1 1 ReadingReadingReadingReading 1 1 1 1 hourhourhourhour PARTPARTPARTPARTONEONEONEONE QuestionsQuestionsQuestionsQuestions 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 Look at the statements below and at the five reports about companies on the opposite page from an article giving advice to self-employed consultants about negotiating fees for their services. Which book (A,(A,(A,(A, B,B,B,B, C,DC,DC,DC,D or E)E)E)E) doseeach statement 1 1 1 18 8 8 8 refer to ? For each statement! ! ! ! 8, 8, 8, 8, make oneletter (A,(A,(A,(A,B,B,B,B, C,DC,DC,DC,Dor E)E)E)E) on your Answer Sheet . You will need to usesomeof theseletters morethan once. ExampleExampleExampleExample : : : : 0 0 0 0Lack of self-confidencewill put you at a disadvantageina negotiation . 0 0 0 0A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D D E E E E 1.This company has been involvedindiversifying its business act6ivities. 2.Although this company is doing well,ithas anumber of internal difficulties to deal with 3.This company has reduced the profitsitmakes on individual items 4.One statistic is a less accurateguide to this companys performancethan another 5.Theconditions which have helped this company are likely to be less favourableinthe future 6.This companysshare pricehas been extremely volatile over the last twelve months 7.This company is likely to bethe subject of a takeover bidinthenear future 8.This companysperformanceexemplifies awidely held belief A A A A ChemicalChemicalChemicalChemical CompanyCompanyCompanyCompany Mastersons interim pre-tax profits growth of 20% was somewhat inflated as a result of the income received from the disposal of several of the companys subsidiaries. The underlying 8% riseinoperating profits is a more realistic gauge of the companys true progress. However, Mastersons impending merger with Bentley and Knight and its appointment of a new chief executive should mean that the company will beableto sustain growth for the foreseeable fut5ure. Theshareprice has varied little during thecourseof the year and now standsat 6.75 B B B B HotelHotelHotelHotelGroupGroupGroupGroup 共享天下考研论坛 BEC 版 共享天下考研论坛 BEC 版 During the past year the Bowden Hotel Group has acquired 77 new properties, thus doubling insize . last week thegroup reported pre-tax profits of 88 millioninthefirst six months of the year, ahead of expectations and helped by a strong performance from its London-based hotels and newly expanded US business. However. There is still some way to go. Integration of the new acquisitions is still not complete and, while the share price has risen recently, major problems with integration have yet to be solved. C C C C High-techHigh-techHigh-techHigh-tech CompanyCompanyCompanyCompany This time last year a shareinUsertech was worth just over 1. six months agoitwas worth 40. todayitis priced at under 8 .ifproof were need, here is an illustration of how much of a lottery the technology market can be. But some technology companies are fighting back and Usertech is one of them . What has renewed excitementinthe company is the opening of its new American officesinDallas and its ambitious plans to expand its user baseinboth North and Latin America. D D D D BuildingBuildingBuildingBuilding CompanyCompanyCompanyCompany Rentons share price has risen gradually over the past year from 2.4 to 3.8 . The company has been successfulinchoosing prime location for its buildings and has benefited from the buoyant demand for housing. Whilst this demand is expected to slow down somewhat during the next year, investors are encouraged by the companys decision to move into building supermarkets. Work has already begun on two sitesinLondon, and the company is expected to sign a contract within the next month for building four large supermarketsinScotland. E E E E PotteryPotteryPotteryPottery ManufacturerManufacturerManufacturerManufacturer Milton Dishes has been through a shake-up over the past year. The group, which has been cutting margins and improving marketing, may post a small profit this year. Themany members of the Milton family, who between them own 58 per cent of the business, have been watching the shareprice rise steadily and several are looking to sell. Trade rival Ruskin has bought up just over 17 percent of the shares and could well be spurred into further action by the signs of a recovery at the firm. PARTPARTPARTPARTTWOTWOTWOTWO Questions9Questions9Questions9Questions9 14141414 Read the text about career-planning services. Choosethe best sentence from theopposite page to fill each of thegaps . For each gap 9 9 9 9 14141414, mark oneletter (A-H)(A-H)(A-H)(A-H) on your Answer Sheet . Do not useany letter morethan once. Thereis an example at the beginning .(0 0 0 0) YourYourYourYourCareerCareerCareerCareerPathPathPathPath CanCanCanCan LeadLeadLeadLeadYouYouYouYouAnywhereAnywhereAnywhereAnywhere 共享天下考研论坛 BEC 版 共享天下考研论坛 BEC 版 We used to be advised to pla