（ＢＥＣ）中级听力全真试题
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
Examinations in English as a Foreign Language
BUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE
Test of Listening
PART ONE
Questions 1-12
You will hear three telephone conversations or messages.
Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below.
You will hear each recording twice.
* Conversation one (Questions 1-4)
Look at note below.
You will hear a man phoning company about an order.
Lewis & Thorn
Printers
Telephone Message
Message for: Mark HansonOliver
Martin rang from (1)_____________________________________. He hasn t received the (2)__________________________________ he ordered for a (3) _____________________________ later this month s to change the quantity to (4) _______________________________ --- to be ready tomorrow. Will fax details if needed.
* Conversation Two (Question 5-8)
Look at the notes below.
You will hear a conversation between two friends about a job vacancy.
Job with Alba as (5)________________________________________
Responsible for (6) ________________________________________
Must have knowledge of (7)__________________________________________________
Apply by (8)______________________________________
* Conversation Three (Questions 9-12)
Look at the notes below.
You will hear a telephone conversation about arranging a meeting.
FINANCE MEETING
Need to discuss (9)__________________________________________ to produce new (10) ______________________________________________k that the Sales Co-ordinator and the (11)_______________________________ can nge for a (12) __________________________________________ to be available.
PART TWO
Questions 13-22
Section One
(Questions 13-17)
You will hear five short recordings. Each person is talking on the phone.
For each recording, decide what is the main topic of their call.
Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording.
Do not use any letter more than once.
You will hear the five recordings twice.
13 ____ 14 ____ 15 ____ 16 ____ 17 ____
A a departmental meeting
B a job interview
C negotiations with buyers
D a visit to a factory
E a shareholdersmeeting
F a training session
G a conference
H a visit to trade exhibition
Section Two
(Question 18-22)
You will hear another five short recordings. Each speaker recently attended an interview.
For each recording, decide what the speaker is saying about the interview they attended.
Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording.
Do not use any letter more than once.
You will hear the five recordings twice.
18 __ 19___ 20___ 21___ 22___
A I didn t express myself well.
B I misunderstood the advertisement.
C It was shorter than I expected.
D I wasn t appropriately dressed.
E It was poorly organized.
F There were too many applicants.
G I did too much preparation.
H One of the questions surprised me.
PART THREE
Questions 23-30
You will hear a radio interview with Peter Williams about training within small businesses.
For each question 23-30, make one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.
You will hear the recording twice.
23 What was Peter Williams doing immediately before he started his research?
A He was managing the training department of a large company.
B He was running a training programme at a university.
C He was running his own small business.
24 In his research, what did Peter Williams find about training in small firms?
A They spend too little on training.
B They are unaware of their training expenses.
C They receive state subsidies for training.
25 Small firms do not have specific training budgets because
A they do not want to invest in training.
B they do not have time to provide training.
C they do not plan their training.
26 When calculating the cost of in-house training, many small firms do not include
A course fees .
B managerstime.
C accountantscosts.
27 What do the majority of small firms spend on training?
A less than 1% of their payroll.
B 1-5% of their annual payroll.
C more than 10% of their payroll.
28 Peter Williams thinks that the best training involves
A observing an expert do the job
B going on special training courses.
C doing the job under supervision.
29 Above all else, small businesses want training that
A will answer their short-term needs.
B does not require immediate investment.
C will help their planning procedures.
30 The first university courses for small companies will deal with
A business growth.
B computing needs.
C structural change.
You now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to your Answer Sheet.
