Reading Part 4 Exame Skills BEC Higher

Chairing a meeting means ensuring that a meeting _______its aim.

meets, achieves, arrives, manages

The meeting should have been _____ for a specific purpose,

summoned, required, called, gahtered

Ensuring that everyone gets a(n) ____ will almost certainly involve stopping someone from..

attention, listening, notice, hearing

.. involve stopping someone from dominating the ___.

procedure, proceedings, dealings, undertakings

The more ___ the issue, the more likely you are...

argumentative, contentious (emontional), disagreeable, quarrelsome (streitsüchtig)

there are no interruptions while the next speaker has their ____.

speak, say, state, opinion

A chair must ___ the importance of each item on the agenda,

assess, advise, weigh, appraise

..agenda, and ____ time to each topic as required.

allot (zuteilen), budget, set, share

Yout might ____ a further meeting to discuss the issue at a later date,

advice, suggest, indicate, move

.. everyone has a clear _____ of what took place or what action is now required.

preview, overview, insight, hinsight

It is a skill which is ____ for a chair and which requires active ___.

valueless, invaluable (von unschätzbarem Wert), valued, priceless

hearing, audition, attention, listening

.. add to our existing product range and to ___ ways in which the products could be developed.

discover, search, identify, underline

is to take managers of small businesses ___ the process of producing legally acceptable accounts step-by-step..

over, into, across, through

.. high levels of customer ___ with our existing products,

happiness, interest, satisfation, pleasure

.. among our clients has uncovered a ___ for compatible software to perform..

demand, request, necessity, interest

Our programming depatment ____ employs six systems engineers and produces regular updates...

presently, currently, actually, meanwhile

.. updates for exsiting products, while ____ them so suit individual clients.

matching, tailoring, fitting, meeting

I envisage that the ______ project will take 18 months, but as the end....

fisrt, initial, entry, introductory

... will generate profits which will justify the ____.

input, down payment, output, outlay

.. is a requirement for extra office ____ to accommodate the project team.

space, room, section, capacity

I therefore recommend that we ____ whit this project as soon as convenient.

carry, engage, provide, proceed

But it ________ an awkward question: does it actually sell..

raises, arises, arouses (weckt), lifts

Although TV viewers tend to be able to _______ a particulary good commercial..

remind, memories, recall, retain (behalten)

many cannot remember the product it ______ .

included, featured, revealed, offered

And for the most _______, they try to avoid the rising barrage of ads.

part, time, ways, place

difficult, because ________ are splintering as people use different kinds of..

groups, audiences, samples, viewers

more sceptical about ____ made for products.

message, suggestions, proposals, claims

In today's ____, consumers have the power to _____ and choose as never before.

1: shopping mall, open market, retail sector, market place

2: catch, pick, hold, take

whenever you want, has given shoppers ____ stength.

record, unique, unprecedented, abnormal

The _____ for business are enourmes.

meanings, suggestions, connotations, implications

huge increase in choice makes certain brands more ____, not less.

valuable, worthwhile, worthy, essential

strong brand in one sector can provide the ____ to enter another.

trust, credibility, belief, fame

Starbucks is ___ to become a big noise in the music business..

targeting, designing, aiming, directing

I am amazed at the ___ level and sophistication of the avarege consumer,

belief, confidence, assurance (Sicherheit), esteem

its customers' buying ____ change literlly within a minute.

patterns, systems, activites, customs

make it their business to ______ to customer feedack immediately,

Answer, attend, deal, handle

Especially when customers ____ to them about the quality..

Comment, complain, remark, criticise

Managers should ____ up guidelines so that all staff... 

Draw, write, fill, edit