剑桥商务英语考试高级(BEC3):阅读真题三
<p><span word="PART">PART</span> <span word="FIVE">FIVE</span></p><p> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 31 - 40</p><p> · <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>.</p><p> · <span word="For">For</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="question">question</span> 31 - 40 <span word="write">write</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="CAPITAL">CAPITAL</span> <span word="LETTERS">LETTERS</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="Answer">Answer</span> <span word="Sheet">Sheet</span>.</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span></p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> (0)……<span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="circulated">circulated</span> <span word="beforehand">beforehand</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> (31)…… <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="boring">boring</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="great">great</span> (32)……<span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="planning">planning</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="unwilling">unwilling</span> (33)…… <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="budgetary">budgetary</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="but">but</span> (34)…… <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="curtains">curtains</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="of">of</span> (35)…… <span word="trivial">trivial</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="these">these</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p> <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="so">so</span> (36)……<span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="repetition">repetition</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> (37)…… <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="temper">temper</span>. <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> (38)…… <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suggestion">suggestion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> (39)…… <span word="own">own</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span>; <span word="such">such</span> <span word="honesty">honesty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>.</p>
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