高级商务英语(BEC)考试历年真题(11)
<p><span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="career">career</span></p><p> “<span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> (0) <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Caroline">Caroline</span> <span word="Poole">Poole</span>, 30, <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="redundant">redundant</span> (31) <span word="her">her</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blow">blow</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="redundancy">redundancy</span> (32) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p> (33) <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="redundancy">redundancy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catalyst">catalyst</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="redirected">redirected</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="career">career</span>, “ <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Caroline">Caroline</span> “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> (34) <span word="my">my</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="objectives">objectives</span> <span word="lay">lay</span>.”</p><p> <span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span>, <span word="Caroline">Caroline</span> <span word="explored">explored</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="oppealed">oppealed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workshops">workshops</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> (35) <span word="as">as</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="finances">finances</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="was">was</span> (36) <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="life">life</span> 100 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="network">network</span> (37) <span word="other">other</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>. (38) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="marketable">marketable</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>.</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> (39) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="redundancy">redundancy</span>, <span word="Caroline">Caroline</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="break">break</span> . “ <span word="The">The</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="redundancy">redundancy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="dictate">dictate</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="path">path</span>, <span word="even">even</span> (40) <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="resigning">resigning</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p>
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