商务英语(BEC)中级考试历年真题(24)
<p>1 <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>.</p><p> 2 <span word="You">You</span> <span word="shouldnt">shouldnt</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>.</p><p> 3 <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p> 4 <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>.</p><p> 5 <span word="Keen">Keen</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>.</p><p> 6 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="risky">risky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>.</p><p> 7 <span word="People">People</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="summarised">summarised</span>.</p><p> <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="listener">listener</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="manager">manager</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="accuse">accuse</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="listening">listening</span>, <span word="pretending">pretending</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="faultless">faultless</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> - <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> - <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="right">right</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="listening">listening</span>.</p><p> <span word="B">B</span></p><p> <span word="Listening">Listening</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effortless">effortless</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="quizzing">quizzing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="clarification">clarification</span> - <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wander">wander</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="youll">youll</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> - <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="critical">critical</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="youve">youve</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span>.</p>
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