2012年商务英语BEC中级考试冲刺试题及答案03

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13 How did Mr. Edwin's accent bring trouble to his work?
' k0 @+ W) n: ?4 j* H( e3 Z/ `% @　　A He could not get along well with his colleagues.
　　B He made mistakes at work just because of his accent.
- u+ j3 B! k) u" P- t) R; D3 o　　C His talent and passion for work were ignored.
　　D Both B and C.
; c' C+ [: Q* x; S4 J" _; ?9 [　　14 What would happen if Mr. Edwin didn't try to get rid of his accent?
/ Y( o+ v0 F* n9 w6 C! U# W) W　　A He might make less than $ 51,000 a year at the manufacturing company.
& [2 l2 E: ~3 ]; M1 c6 K" i　　B He could not order successful shipments any more.
% [  O5 V* F8 k+ Q4 {　　C His chances of getting promoted to senior management wouldn't be good.
　　D He would push himself too hard in education because he was too sensitive.
　　15 How do some Americans think of people with accents?
5 @3 k7 `) w: C1 q7 d4 [　　A They think people with accents are not intelligent.
( q$ _2 x3 E% w9 T  g　　B They think people with accents don't deserve to be promoted.
% `- n  E0 U$ r: P4 f. U8 S　　C They think people with accents need speech coaches to help them get rid of their accents.
, m" ?' h$ a6 V2 r' I$ Q　　D They think people with accents lack experience in business.
2 g! T( [$ [3 @6 h$ T" m　　16 Why is it hard to lose an accent?
2 K; A, f9 c1 O5 v7 u　　A Because people with accents are stupid.
5 ^" E+ `* y: b' w6 b/ k& ^, A6 D0 B　　B Because people have to reset the speech patterns due to different alphabets.
0 |( ^+ G& t. b2 [7 e; W　　C Because hiring a speech coach is too expensive, and people cannot afford.
0 w' A* T6 m+ o8 ^1 s( D3 C　　D Because people with accents have different culture backgrounds which may not be overcome easily.
　　17 What resulted from Mr. Edwin's efforts?
5 j* s2 J" y9 Y4 L　　A He improved a lot in his career.
5 c4 f! @& [. }　　B He became more self-confident.
) b% f$ b: U: N4 G3 e　　C He got promoted very quickly.
　　D He is going to support other colleagues with the same problem.
　　18 Why did Mr. Layton call it a "win-win" situation?
　　A The situation proved to be beneficial to both Mr. Edwin and the employer.
　　B The situation proved to be beneficial to Mr. Edwin, who with his talent and passion, would have better chances for career development.
　　C The situation proved to be beneficial to the employer who would sponsor a second employer.
　　D The situation proved to be beneficial to both the manufacturing company and speech coaches.