剑桥商务英语BEC中级阅读真题（四）

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PART FOUR  
( r) x; J3 _% |; a6 z5 s' Q　　Questions 21-35
　　·Read the text below about job prospects at the Provincial Bank.
1 W& o/ P# r# q* ~, ^, e/ }　　·Choose the correct word A, B, C, or, D on the opposite page to fill each gap.
6 U  Z. R  k' X8 P9 V5 \　　·For each question 21-35, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet.
7 a  }3 J6 I+ i　　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.
3 e# [8 X5 H2 ~7 r2 ]' _- W4 s( j　　Example:
　　A budgetary B fiscal C financial D economic
% v2 [9 p0 ]6 e* u0 h　　0 A B C D
" Y9 t' S! J. i2 b　　Example
/ `6 W8 Y0 |* X2 v; N" F  [　　21 A opened B entered C turned D become
; R& L+ x" ~- g# r* y　　22 A hold B do C keep D own
　　23 A career B catalogue C record D experience
- E, K% K/ ~+ ^, q; n　　24 A area B trade C record D market
: H& N3 u9 N; q　　25 A making B reaching C developing D heightening
( H( h# L( u. I　　26 A present B treat C deal D handle
3 ~) |' N3 h- p9 R　　27 A observing B attending C involving D staying
, V& q" y6 G% H  @! B( d2 X9 H( t　　28 A services B goods C creations D abilities
! a, R% _. R! e0 K8 H7 X( ^　　29 A colleague B members C people D persons
! W4 ?$ S: e$ G( u, [$ J: n/ V　　30 A qualified B combined C fastened D linked
　　31 A main B vital C necessary D superior
8 Z5 X& g8 M4 e4 q( a  K; }　　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
8 J/ w. g' p9 n　　35 A forecast B believe C suppose D expect