Bec Higher Practice Tests

Practice with a BEC sample test in order to maximize your score on the actual CPA exam day. Take our FREE BEC tests to be prepared. Given practice in recognising the same information in different styles. A DETAILED GUIDE TO BEC HIGHER TEST OF READING Timing: 1 hour Number of. This series of three books provides practice tests for the revised Cambridge English: Business Certificates (BEC) exams at Preliminary, Vantage and Higher levels.

• This series of three books provides practice tests for the revised Cambridge English: Business Certificates (BEC) exams at Preliminary, Vantage and Higher levels. • The exams are available in 60 countries worldwide, and reflect the ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe) level system. They cover the four language skills of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking, and with the revisions now incorporate certain features of the CEIBT exams, and reflect developments in other exams such as PET, FCE and CAE. • Each book contains four complete Practice Tests. Two editions are available, with or without answers. The With Answers editions include sample written answers which are assessed in detail, with errors corrected, good points highlighted, and marks given.

Part 2 Your browser does not support the audio element. Questions 13 to 22.

• You will hear five different people talking about problems, and responses to them in the companies where they work. • For each extract there are two tasks. Look at Task One. For each question 13-17, decide which problem each speaker mentions, from the list A-H. Now look at Task Two. For each question 17-22, decide which response the company made to the problem, from the list A-H. Task 1 - Problems 13 Speaker 1 ____ 14 Speaker 2 ____ 15 Speaker 3 ____ 16 Speaker 4 ____ 17 Speaker 5 ____ A The directors' experience was narrow.

B Certain products went out of fashion. C There was a reliance on poor-quality supplies.

D There were conflicts between directors. E Too many new products were launched at the same time. F Reasons for previous success were misunderstood. G There was a failure to understand economic trends. Battle Stadium D.o.n Pc Game. H Some advisors made poor recommendations. Task Two - Responses • For questions 18-22, match the extracts with the responses, listed A-H.

• For each extract, decide which response the company made to the problem. • Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the extract. 18 Speaker 1 ____ 19 Speaker 2 ____ 20 Speaker 3 ____ 21 Speaker 4 ____ 22 Speaker 5 ____ A Large severance payments were made.

B New shares were issued. C A takeover bid was accepted. D Low-cost products were introduced. E A partnership abroad was formed. F One division was sold off. G Some products were rebranded.

H A cost reduction programme was introduced. 18 E 19 H 20 A 21 B 22 F Speaker One Woman: Well, now it's all over, I can only hope we've learnt the right lessons from the experience. Although the consultants at the time urged caution, the board were sure of the plan - after all, it was the sort of thing they'd pulled off before- and ploughed ahead with the launch of the new division. But the board wouldn't accept that the predicted boom in these new overseas markets was bound to be unstable because of likely fluctuations in currency rates and share prices, and that's where it all came unstuck. They reacted sensibly, though, and now we have established a good joint venture there, which is a better bet than going it alone, or slashing costs all over the place and laying people off in a panic.

[pause] Speaker Two Man: In the end, you'd have to say we had a lucky escape - I mean, it could have been a lot worse. It's very difficult to know where your brand is really positioned - we've always accepted that our research almost inevitably will be running a bit behind. Consumer tastes change so quickly these days, and that's where we suffered, and lost market share. The directors, once it was clear what was happening, attacked the problem and looked at various options. They could have looked to generate revenues with a share issue, but I think they were right to go for clipping back by reducing expenditure wherever possible - you're better placed to regroup with a tight ship.

The plans to develop higher quality products for the future look pretty plausible now. (pause) Speaker Three Woman: Well, I now know to lake all this talk about the importance of communication skills seriously... I used to think it was all rather woolly, but when you've seen the damage misunderstandings can do... I suppose the board was a grouping of people with such strong backgrounds individually that each of them expected to be top dog, and that it was perhaps inevitable that they'd clash over what direction the company should go in.