【正文】 mber of the board.G However, one wonders how many panies have in place a formal appraisal process for their board of directors.《Evaluating the performance of the board》，評估董事局的表現(xiàn)?？梢姷谑}有轉(zhuǎn)折的意思，選E，有關(guān)鍵的連詞 however,而且E的one issue remains，正好對應(yīng)最后一段最后一句話的一個問題。第十二題，這一空前面說有調(diào)查顯示對董事局成員進(jìn)行評估的方法有所改善。ask for people’s opinion是個關(guān)鍵點(diǎn)，什么可以詢問人們的觀點(diǎn)？調(diào)查?？崭竦那懊嬲f主席可以單獨(dú)會見 董事局的每一個成員，或者是集體在一起談話。第十一題。也就是說是依賴于主席進(jìn)行評估。那么很明顯，后面跟的句子應(yīng)該和評估 的方式方法有關(guān)。這里的such panies是個暗示，可以和前面的smaller panies對應(yīng)上?？梢娺@個空格應(yīng)該填入表示小公司愿意 接受評估的句子?！钡诰蓬}，前面說小公司會發(fā)現(xiàn)這種評估過程更容易操作?？崭窈竺娴木渥又杏衋notherreason，可見這個第八空應(yīng)該填入對董事局表現(xiàn)進(jìn)行評估原因的句子。眾所周知一個公司里面 是經(jīng)常對員工的表現(xiàn)進(jìn)行評估的，那么誰又來評估董事局的表現(xiàn)呢？這篇文章講了對董事局 表現(xiàn)進(jìn)行評估的重要性和一些方法。選A。答案在A段：They could think about brand extension this would not be a giant leap and the sales force would take it in its 可以考慮品牌擴(kuò)張——這不是一個巨大的跳躍，在銷售力量的步調(diào)范圍之內(nèi)。答案在C段： build on their relationships with the big stores發(fā)展他們同大商店的關(guān)系。選B。關(guān)鍵就在于outsource這個詞的意思：turn to outside suppliers or manufacturers外購。第五題，說Flacks可以考慮關(guān)閉現(xiàn)有的生產(chǎn)設(shè)備。他們需要進(jìn)入一個更有發(fā)展前景的市場，一 個需求增長并且公司可以利用現(xiàn)有技能和合同的市場。 第四題，說Flacks可以利用現(xiàn)有的技能來進(jìn)入一個新的市場。他們也需要考慮通過利用英國工廠生產(chǎn)高規(guī)格產(chǎn)品來調(diào)整生產(chǎn)焦 點(diǎn)。第三題，說Flacks可能需要改變它的一個設(shè)備的功能?？从⒂⒔忉專篴 small area of trade within the economy, often involving specialized products。第二題，說為專業(yè)市場生產(chǎn)產(chǎn)品可以增加利潤。Market research，市場調(diào)查，在很大程度上就是咨詢客戶的意見（consult customers），any new ideas可以對應(yīng)于developing a new product, 能夠well received，那么對于公司來講當(dāng)然就是advisable了。第一題，說在開發(fā)新產(chǎn)品前咨詢客戶的意見對于Flacks來講是很明智的。BEC中級真題第三輯閱讀及答案解析版TEST1PART ONEB 1 It would be advisable for Flacks to consult customers before developing a new product.D 2 Producing goods for specialist markets might increase Flacks’ profits.C 3 Flacks may need to change the function of one of its facilities.A 4 Flacks should utilise its current expertise to enter a different market.B 5 Flacks may need to consider closing its current production facility.C 6 Flacks should develop the connections it has established with leading retailers.A 7 Expanding the product range would not be a problem for the workforce.Flacks is a UKbased pany that produces fashion accessories for women. How can it continue to grow its business?A Susan FalmerFaced with a shrinking market, cheap imports and petitive pricing, Flacks will have to work hard to increase its margins. They need to move into a more promising market, one where demand is growing and where the pany can exploit existing skills and contacts. They could think about brand extension this would not be a giant leap and the sales force would take it in its stride. Also, they wouldn’t need to reequip their factory and could use nonUK sourcing if facilities here are in short supply.B Mesut GuzelThey have the fundamentals of a survival strategy in a market where outsourced manufacture and brand differentiation hold the key to success. I think they should initially locate some of their production in another country, where manufacturing quality tends to be better and it is easier to meet changing customer demands. But they should also regularly monitor production in Britain and think about outsourcing all this work abroad at some point if they need it done faster. The pany should con