2021年商务英语上半年的考试已经结束，下半年考试即将举行，想要报考的考生们要抓紧时间学习了。为了帮助大家高效备考，今天帮考网就分享一下历年BEC的真题及解析，一起来学习一下吧。

Lucy Robertson started working at a takeaway food business to supplement her income during her student days at Edinburgh University, Several years later she had bought the business and now, 17 years on, she owns Grapevine Caterers, probably Scotland\\\'s leading independent caterers, with a turnover of almost ￡6m.

She had never planned to own a business, and had certainly never considered a career in catering. (0)... ... . However, her unplanned career began in 1985, when she returned to Edinburgh and discovered that the takeaway she had worked in was up for sale. On impulse, she bought it, but admits that at the time she knew nothing about catering. (8).........It was a difficult time, but essential in terms of gaining the experience she needed. The late 1980s boom was good for business, with large numbers of office workers wanting takeaway food for their lunches. (9)........\\\'At one point there were 26 food outlets within a 5-kilometre radius,\\\' Robertson recalls. As the economy changed and the once packed office blocks started to become vacant, it became clear that Robertson would need to diversify.(10)........It changed the direction of the company for good.

As Robertson began to win catering contracts, she decided that the company would have to move to larger premises. In 1994, the move was made when she bought another catering business that already had a number of profitable contracts for boardroom lunches.

Meanwhile, Robertson\\\'s main competitor, the oldest catering company in Edinburgh, was causing her some anxiety. \\\'Customer loyalty is not to be underestimated,\\\' she warns. But Robertson is not someone who is easily put off.(11)........Partly as a result of this, turnover doubled, and having outgrown another site, Robertson bought a city-centre location for the group\\\'s headquarters.

By now, Grapevine\\\'s main competitor was a new catering company called Towngates. Although Robertson tried to raise enough money to buy Towngates, she did not succeed.Then luck intervened and Towngates went bankrupt. (12)........Many accepted and the company\\\'s turnover went from ￡700,000 to ￡l .5 million almost overnight.

However, the company\\\'s growth was not as smooth as it sounds in retrospect. Robertson admits, \\\'We were close to the edge during the growth period. Like many under-capitalised companies trying to grow, it might easily have collapsed.\\\' But that, she feels, is the challenge of developing your own business.

A But there are plenty of similar contracts to be won in the east of Scotland before Robertson turns her attention elsewhere.

B Her way round this particular problem was to recruit the catering manager of the rival company.

C But this demand was short-lived, and before long, increasing competition made it harder to make a profit.

D \\\'It was a dramatic learning curve and very small amounts of money were earned at first,’says Robertson.

E She decided that the solution, since many companies required working lunches for meetings with clients, was to prepare and deliver meals to business premises.

F On hearing this, Robertson immediately contacted all of their clients and offered the services of Grapevine Caterers.

G Instead, she studied accountancy after leaving university, and a steady if unspectacular professional path seemed set.

第八题，前面说一时冲动她买下了这个外卖餐馆(takeaway)，事实上那个时候她对餐饮业一无所知。空格后面说的是这段时间很困难，但是对获得所需要的经验却是很有必要的。所以第八题的空格部分应该填入跟学习、积累经验有关的内容。D选型最吻合。

第九题，空格前面说large numbers of office workers wanting takeaway food for their lunches，大量的办公室员工需要外卖食品做午饭，空格后面话锋一转，说曾经一度5公里内有26家食品商店，但是经济转变了，一条街都空了。所以答案是C选项。

第十题，上文说经济形势转变了，所以Robertson决定从事多样化的经营。后面说这种做法永远的改变了公司的经营方式。所以第十空应该填入相应的对策，怎么样来应对经济形势的转变。应该选D，为商业大厦送饭，正好对应下一段所说的。

第十一题，前面说竞争对手给自己造成了很大的困扰，但是Robertson却不是那么容易屈服的人。后面说部分原因是这个，营业额翻倍了。所以中间应该也是填入对策。和竞争对手有关的，应该选B选项。

第十二题，前面说Robertson想收购一个竞争对手，但是没成功，结果人家公司自己破产倒闭了。后面来了一个many accepted，可以看出这中间应该填入的是人家公司破产后Robertson的一些举措。答案是F。

以上就是历年商务英语考试真题内容分享，希望对各位考生有所帮助。备考除了学习知识，还要树立良好的考试心态，做到不骄不躁地学习，沉着冷静地考试，相信只要努力付出就一定会有所回报。