商务英语BEC高级冲刺模拟试题Text3(1)

Leadership is about making things happen and being judged by results. Good ideas that go nowhere are a waste of time. Anticipate needs-those of customers for instance-and initiate action to meet those needs before the people concerned have even recognized they‘ve got them. That way you’ll always be ahead of the game， whatever line you‘re in. For instance， top stockbrokers will learn all about you and your business and keep themselves completely up to date with your field in order to advise you. If they’re really good they ‘ll recognize trends even before you do .

　　E Ana Costa

　　Outstanding leaders understand both tactics and strategy， and are prepared to play a very long game to achieve their objectives. They understand that in negotiations they need the “ win-win” concept， because losers risk losing their dignity， which is no good for your long-term business relationship with them. Leaders must stay optimistic， whatever the odds， and keep up morale of their company， even when the going‘s tough. It’s important to be very much hands-on， too. A good leader will champion ideas that keep the company in the forefront.

　　PART TWO

　　Questions9– 14

　　Read the text taken from an article about the development of international managers

　　Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps .

　　For each gap 9– 14， mark one letter （A-H） on your Answer Sheet .

　　Do not use any letter more than once .

　　There is an example at the beginning .（0）

　　Search for the “ worldly –wise” company executives

　　The quest for international managers is underway in virtually every industrialized economy ， the search has been made urgent by the globalization of world markets and the growth in crossborder mergers and acquisitions. （0） Many firms report being so stretched that they simply do not have enough of the high-quality people they require to lead their their global expansion.

　　Other companies are having difficulties releasing experienced people from existing operations in order to lead new international ventures. There are indications that a shorftage of internationally skilled people may be an important constraint on firms‘ international ambitions. （9） However， identifying the need for international managers is easier than developing them.

　　So what makes an international manager？ Paul Evans， a professor at INSEAD， the European business school， does not believe that any particular nationality produces a more international manager. Neither does he believe that it‘s a matter of having the ability to cope with a lifestyle that involves working in Madrid one day， London the next and Berlin the day after. （10） Rather， he believes that the secret of being a good international manger is being comfortable with managing diversity.

　　Ford of Europe， which has encouraged the development of international managers for more t

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