第八课时
Questions 23-30（真题集TEST 1-PART 3）
● You will hear the chairman of a business institute making a speech about new business awards that that his institute has sponsored.
● For each question(23-30), mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.
● After you have listened once, replay the recording.

23 The aim of the ‘Business Today’ competition was to reward
A good produce design.
B skilful project management.
C rapid financial success.

24 How many companies were chosen to compete in the final of the competition?
A four
B fourteen
C forty

25 The types of products which the finalists were developing
A caused considerable problems for the judges.
B were all connected with the food industry.
C involved a common set of development aspects.

26 According to the speaker, what are small firms good at?
A fitting new products in with current production
B recording methods used in developing new products
C developing new management structures for products

27 The speaker believes big companies document innovation well because of
A the number of staff available
B the involvement of senior management.
C the insistence on regular procedures.

28 The panel was impressed by Natura because they had
A invested considerable time investing a new product.
B researched new ways of manufacturing their product.
C investigated new overseas markets for their product..

29 The judges praised the links between development teams in smaller companies and
A senior management.
B suppliers.
C the market.

30 The companies sometimes had problems because the suppliers
A could not understand the specifications.
B could not meet the deadlines.
C could not rely on their subcontractors.

答案：23－30 BBCA CBAC