商务英语(BEC)中级考试历年真题(20)
<p> <span word="Lucy">Lucy</span> <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="takeaway">takeaway</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supplement">supplement</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span>, 17 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="Grapevine">Grapevine</span> <span word="Caterers">Caterers</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="Scotlands">Scotlands</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="caterers">caterers</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turnover">turnover</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> ￡6<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="catering">catering</span>. (0)... ... . <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="unplanned">unplanned</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1985, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="takeaway">takeaway</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="impulse">impulse</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="admits">admits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="catering">catering</span>. (8).........<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="takeaway">takeaway</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lunches">lunches</span>. (9)........<span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 26 <span word="food">food</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> 5-<span word="kilometre">kilometre</span> <span word="radius">radius</span>, <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="vacant">vacant</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="diversify">diversify</span>.(10)........<span word="It">It</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="premises">premises</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1994, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="boardroom">boardroom</span> <span word="lunches">lunches</span>.</p><p> <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="Robertsons">Robertsons</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="competitor">competitor</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span>. <span word="Customer">Customer</span> <span word="loyalty">loyalty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="underestimated">underestimated</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="warns">warns</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="off">off</span>.(11)........<span word="Partly">Partly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="turnover">turnover</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="outgrown">outgrown</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span>-<span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span>.</p>
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