BEC阅读：商务英语(BEC)中级真题范讲二(阅读4)

　　Read the article below about changing your career.

　　For each question (31-40), write one word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer

　　Sheet.

　　There is an example at the beginning, (0).

　　Time for a new career

　　'Losing your job isn't the end of the world: it gives you the chance of 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 derided my career,' says Caroline. 'It gave me the break I needed to understand …(34) …my career objectives lay.' Working with a consultant, Caroline explored a number of work options that appealed 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 Conrad 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.