供实际的解决办法。答案选C：advice which directly benefits the bottom line。能够从根本上有利的建议。
这题很容易误选B，因为和文章最后一句很相似。越是这样的选项越是不能选。而且题目问的是key feature，最关键的特征在什么地方，也就是区别于其他不能产生实际效果的广告的地方，B只是一个feature。
BEC商务英语高级考试历年真题（11） Beyond paperwork
The Danish electronics manufacturer, Oticon, is a leader in the move towards the paperless office, In their cafeteria a huge glass pipe runs from ceiling to floor. When the mail comes in, it is immediately scanned into the computer, shredded, and thrown down the tube to the general cheers of the employees. (0) Having all mail and memos available only as computer files to be read on the screen makes it easy to dispense with large physical storage spaces for people who work at desks (9)
Changing over to the paperless office required a rapid increase in computer literacy, but rather than set up a corporate training programme they turned the problem over to employees. Eight months before the system was installed , they offered each employee a powerful personal computer for use at home in exchange for training themselves to use it. (10)
The big change was not the move from paper memos to computer messages. Oticon realised that the more radical transformation is from written to verbal communication.(11)
that adds up to a large number of face-to-face exchanges, a big improvement over memos and the occasional
multi-hour sit-down consultation typical of the old culture. People do not send each other memos, they talk. As the CEO puts it, “ We have jumped through the memo wall and gone right to action.” On the eighth of August 1991 , the company left their old wood-panelled offices .(12) Since then they have cut in half the “ time to market” on new products. The following year, sales and profits grew more than ever before. (13) in fact, despite a downsizing of 15 per cent employee satisfaction is hitting record highs.
Oticon has created an organizational pattern that supports great freedom iof action for
individuals and terms. They have tied it together with a minimum hierarchy. The first clear results to show up were in the greater efficiencies generated by the fact that less time needed to be spent on management activities . (14) they also have some investment in the success of the project they choose. Oticon has succeeded in breaking the mould mould and taking a lead in non-bureaucratic organizational design.
A This saving was possible because when people have real choice in the nature of their jobs, they commit themselves to being responsible for their areas of choice. B They were headed for a new building and a new era in communication.
C Instead, they have large private areas on their hard disks for their correspondence. D In spite of this, the physical office layout at Oticon is one of its most charming features.
E Over 90 per cent accepted , and they organized a club to help one another learn.
F To facilitate this, the on-site coffee bars have now become the venue for about twenty meetings a day, averaging ten minutes and 2.7 participants each. G So, are people happy with the change？
H Only about ten documents a day, items like legal contracts, escape this treatment. 《Beyond paperwork》，一个公司为paperless office所做的努力。
第九题，在一段话的最后填写一个句子。第一段就是介绍这个公司的基本情况，当有邮件进来时，立马传到电脑上，然后传给每个员工。最后一空前面的句子说，让所有的邮件、备忘录等等只以电脑文件的形式在屏幕上被读取有利于为办公桌旁边的人省出空间。后面要填入的是本段的最后一个句子，所以内容是紧跟上面的内容说的。前面说省出办公桌旁边的空间，是好处，那么后面应该还是关于这种computer files的好处，C选项最符合这个条件：在硬盘上有足够大的私人通信区域。 第十题，也是这段的最后一个句子，紧承上文就是了。这段讲的就是这个计算机邮件系统建立了之后，怎么解决员工的适应问题。员工要想适应纯电脑通讯，还需要学习。第十空的前面说的是给每个员工一个个人电脑家用（这文章是不是很早了，收发个电脑邮件还要专门学习？？），而不是对他们进行培训。后面的内容应该紧跟着也是关于这个学习的。可能是这种学习方式的好处，可能是对这种学习方式的进一步说明。E选项最符合这个条件，其他的都对不上。因为没有专门的培训，是让每个人自己琢磨，方式特殊。E说的是90%的人接受了这个方式，同时还建立了一个俱乐部让每个人互相帮助学习。 第十一题，这段是关于具体的转变的实现。最大的变化不是由纸上向电脑转变，而是由书面交流向口头交流的转变。要填对这一空，关键得看后面的一句：那大幅度增加了面对面交流的次数。从后面这个句子中的that可以看出，前面的空应该填入的是要实现从书面交流向口头交流转变的措
施，实行了什么措施，才会增加face-to-face communication。选F：一天20次会议，一次10分钟，供人交流。 第十二题，这题答案是最明显的。前面说办公室搬迁。后面接着就该说搬到哪里去了，选B，headed for是非常明显的暗示。搬到了一个新建筑，同时也搬进了一个沟通的新时代。 第十三题，空格前面说公司利润在增长。空格后面说员工满意度创纪录了。中间要填入一个过渡句，因为并不是钱多了幸福指数就会上升的。选G，公司的一系列员工对这些change是否满意？然后后文揭示答案，满意度创了记录。 第十四题，最后一段全是夸这个公司的，在组织模式上给了个人和组织很大的自由。这一空的前面介绍的是这种自由给组织带来的第一个好处（first clear results），说在管理活动上所花的时间少了，效率因此提高了。空格后面是第二个好处(also)，那么空格的内容就应该是对第一个好处的进一步说明。选A，this savings是很明显的，指前面花的时间比较少。A介绍的是能这么节省的原因。
BEC商务英语高级考试历年真题（12） Time for a new career
“losing your job isn?t the end of the world: it gives you?re the chance the a new beginning (0) says Caroline Poole, 30, Who was made redundant (31) her role as head of marketing campaigns with an insurance group two years ago. The news was a blow, especially after a successful nine-year career with the business, but she was determined to see redundancy (32) a positive force for change. (33) it seemed a tough lesson at the time, redundancy was the catalyst that redirected my career, “ says Caroline “It gave me the break I needed to understand (34) my career objectives lay.” Working with a consultant, Ca
roline explored a number of work options that oppealed to her. She also took advantage of workshops on issues (35) as setting up your own business, and managing your finances. A key consideration for her was (36) easy it would be to balance working in London with home life 100 kilometers away. She was encouraged to network (37) other marketing professionals and via this route made contact with a communications agency. She took time out to go travelling , and on her return was offered a role in the agency. (38) was proof to her that she still had marketable skills. Two years (39) from redundancy, Caroline is planning another career break . “ The experience of redundancy has made me view my options with more confidence. I now know that I can dictate my own career path, even (40) it were to mean resigning first and then taking time to find the right direction” she says. 填词版的完形填空，关于失业之后该如何开始新的职业生活的。这些文章读多了，对人是会有启发的。此外，这种题型也很考验人的语言功底，短语积累和基本的语法知识是必不可少的。31题，考查的是固定搭配。这里的意思很明显，是指这个女的在自己的职位上被开除了，make redundant是商业英语里的地道说法：Follow a fair and legal process when it's necessary to dismiss staff on the grounds of redundancy.如果是made redundant，后面的介词用from，可以看个例句：Just been made redundant from your last job？ 32题，比较简单，see as，将什么视为。将失业视为改变的积极动力。 33题，虽然是艰难的一课(a tough lesson)，还是改变了我的职业方向(redirect my career)，有转折的意思，although和though。 34题，这是个定语从句，当中要填入的是关系代词。给了我需要的时间，来弄明白我的职业目标放在哪。用where。 35题，这题很明显，举例的，用such as。 36题，分析这个句子的成分。前面是a key consideration,做主语，有个was，是谓语，was后
面的是宾语。在宾语成分里出现了it would be to balance?..这样的完整的句子，所以空格部分应该填入一个词，引导从句，并且这个词所接从句必须倒装。满足这个要求的词是how。（How引导的状语从句要求部分倒装） 37题，network with，词组：connect as or operate with a network，将?连成网。 38题，还是个定语从句。一个完整的句子，缺乏关系代词来衔接，要用which。关键在于要识别出这里的定语从句，否则很难往那上面想。在做这类题目时，如果一个句子各种成分都很齐全，而且比较长，那么是从句的可能性很大，要根据上下文的意思来判断填入的代词。题目做多了，会培养出这方面的警觉性。 39题，two years on，固定说法，两年以后，两年过去了。 40题，很容易联想到even if或者是even though，只能填if不能填though。这是两个意思和用法都不同的词组。even if，即便，带有假设的意思，后面接虚拟语气；even though，即使，表示既定事实。40空后面的句子是虚拟语气，因此这个题目只能填if。