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1、2020 商务英语考试 BEC 中级提高练习题 一 READING PART ONE Questions 1 7 Read these sentences and the following new reports Which country does each sentence describe For each sentence mark one letter A B C or D on your Answer Sheet Example the head of state went to China to treat his disease Answer B 1 the governme
2、nt didn t want to cancel a meeting in its capital 2 This country did something that went against the international aGREements 3 the king declared that he was unable to stop the civil war 4 A fierce quarrel broke out between this country and its neighbour 5 A national budget is going to be approved b
3、y the parliament some time in July 6 An opposition party plans to turn down its enemy who now controlls the government 7 A nuclear reactor aroused the suspicion of the United Nations which sent inspectors there to investigate A North Korea announced that it had begun to change the fuel at a nuclear
4、reactor at Youngbyon without the presence of international inspectors a move that is contrary to international aGREements B the Khmers Rouges claimed to have captured the town of Mongkol Borei in north western Cambodia As King Sihanouk prepared to leave for China to resume cancer treatment he said h
5、e had lost hope of resolving the Cambodian conflict C Japan s main opposition party the Liberal Democrats said it would try to bring down the minority government of Tsutiomu Hata once the budget is passed by parliament in mid July D the Philippines refused a demand by Indonesia to ban a conference i
6、n Manila on East Timor provoking the worst dispute between the countries for several years PART TWO Questions 8 12 Read this memorandum Choose the lest sentence from the list A I to fill each of the blanks For each blank 8 12 mark one letter A I on your Answer Sheet De not mark any letter twice One
7、answer has teen given as an example MEMORANDUM To Filma Williams school of Architecture From Ram S Johnson Physical Plant Operations Subject Air conditioning Installation Costs for East Hall Date 4 4 94 As you requested in your memo of March 15 we have studied the costs of installing air conditionin
8、g for the seven offices and two studio classrooms in Eest Hall example Office and Classroom installation Estimates were obtained from three contractors on the costs of covering the offices and classrooms 8 The work would take about three weeks BECause the central unit would be installed on the roof
9、some noise problems might occur during a four or five day period 9 Sheet metal work to build out lest in the classes could be done on weekends and the overtime labour costs of about 1 500 have been included in the estimates Arrangements were not made to do the office space installation on weekends 1
10、0 Additional Installation Because a larger installation including a more powerful central unit would be necessary to handle the halls and stairways an additional 6 000 would be required for the equipment 11 If this additional work were delayed until a later time a new central unit would be required
11、along with changes in the pipe way 12 Summary the total job for the building would be about 35 000 if done at one time A two stage installation would cost about 55 000 I can get official bids at your request Example A A As you suggested we also sought information on the additional cost of air condit
12、ioning in the entrance halls and stairways B All these three were in the 20 000 to 25 000 range C This later installation would cost about 20 000 D However class interruption should be minimal E In the same way each of these three would take at least one month F therefore the total cost was this 6 000 plus another 5 000 G Labour costs would be an additional S 5 000 bringing the total cost of the addition to 11 000 H Each faculty member could expect to have workers in the office for about one day I So faculty members can continue their office work as usual
