【正文】 o explain to them certain things about stock market dynamics and fluctuations. In addition, panies should try their best to improve the business and increase the sales ine, so that the shareholders can get more profits from their investment. Also, a pany had better offer regular information about the business to let the shareholders know the pany is in good conditions. In that case they can be more confident about the pany.(shareholder are very important to a pany, because they buy the stocks of the pany and therefore, provide capital for the pany, so the pany can keep sufficient financial resources to operate and develop.)PART 3A. Our pany is located in the busy city center and a lot of staff plain that it takes them too much time on the way to work. We have to take some measure. Can you offer some suggestions to help solve this problem？B. Yes, the traffic is heavy in rush hours and the traffic jam takes us too much time. I think the government should encourage people to use more public transport means instead of driving private cares. Therefore, the traffic jam will be reduced, and the buses or cars can run faster. It is also beneficial to our environment. A. Yes, it makes sense. But public transport is not as convenient as private cars. You have to wait for the bus, and set out earlier. Also it usually very crowded on the bus. However, if you have your own care, you yourself may have control over the time, and you can enjoy the ease of traveling to and from walk.B. But taking buses is cheap and you don’t need to worry about the troubles related to your own care, while owning a car will cost more money and bring more trouble such maintenance, and parking, etc.A. So it seems that we two can hardly agree with each other. Since we have analysed the advantages and disadvantages of public transport and private transport, our staff can make their own choices. Now let’s move to the second topic: what the effects might be of allowing staff to work flexible hours?B. Flexible work alternatives may be the single most important factor in allowing us to create the lives we want for ourselves and our families. Some flexible work optioins serve to spread existing jobs further, creating a model for a saner, more humane work system.A. Yes, I agree with you. Flexible work can help the staff fit together the sometimes irregular pieces of a modem lifestyle: family demands, professional requirements, personal needs for variety. Flexible work is also practical and worthwhile for panies. Many a pany has adopted this practice and benefited from doing so. B. you can say that again. Besides, adopting flexible work system can improve employees’ morale, and meet the needs of employees with children and other outside demands.【劍橋BEC真題集第三輯】TEST 2A. 質(zhì)量監(jiān)控：公司對(duì)自己的產(chǎn)品和服務(wù)實(shí)行質(zhì)量監(jiān)控的重要性B. 信心管理： 怎樣保證信息在公司內(nèi)部受到有效的管理\C. 財(cái)務(wù)規(guī)劃：影響合理定價(jià)策略的因素PART 2A. Quality control: the importance to a pany of monitoring the quality of its goods and servicesThere are so many similar products in the market and customer will decide from which producer they should purchase goods or services. In almost cases, they will first consider the quality and reputation of the pany. If that supplier has a good record of consistent quality and service, a potential customer is more likely to purchase their products. Also, only with high quality standard can a pany maintain its customer loyalty and attract more new customers.B. Information management: how to ensure that information is managed effectively within a panyInformation management within a pany is of great significance to a pany. To some extent, it means life and death to a pany. A mon way to manage information is to set up a system and assign certain people to take charge of the work. On one hand, confidential information will be kept secret and safe, so as to have the rights and benefits of the pany protected。 on the other hand, other information should be circulated in time within the pany so that understanding will be deepened among departments and staff members, which will be of great value to growth of the pany.C. Financial planning: the factors involved in deciding on appropriate pricing strategies.Selecting a pricing strategy for your product is critical, because price is the most highly visible element of all marketing efforts. Firstly, the main factor is the product itself: the cost of producing plus your expecting profit. Secondly, similar products of the rival firms: What are their prices? What are your product’s petitive advantages? In what aspect does your product superior to others? This can add extra value to your product. Last but not least, you target customer: Whether they are wealthy or not? Can they afford the price?PART 3A. Our pany is going to take over another pany. In order to encourage staff from both panies to work together effectively, we should take some measures. In your opinion, what kinds of work projects and leisure activities would be suitable to encourage teamwork?B. I think active leisure activities should be considered, including energetic activities that also require one to use mental power. We can go hiking, camping, fishing. I think these activities can enhance staff’s cooperative spirits.A. Yes, such activities are very relaxing, especially hiking and camping, which are wonderful experience that will help us forget our stress. Besides, playing basketball or volleyball can also help a lot to promote the spirit of cooperation and friendship.B. Right. Through these activities, people from difference panies will bee more familiar to each other, and know each other better, which makes it easier for them to municate with each other in their work. And by the way, what’s the importance of teamwork for the staff in your opinion?A. Encouraging teamwork and keeping schedule are important to managing a project. First, if you work in a team, you can easily e up with creative ideas and share your ideas. You know, two heads are bet