BEC PRELIMINARY PRACTICE TEST

READING

PART THREE

Questions 11 – 15

• Look at the chart below. It shows the regional production figures of a

manufacturing company during an eight-year period.
• Which year does each sentence (11 – 15) on the opposite page
describe? For each sentence, mark one letter (A – H).
• Do not use any letter more than once.

Production by region

16

14

12

10 million units
N. America
8
Europe
Asia
6

0
A B C D E F G H

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READING PART 3 (continued …)

11 This year, production in North America fell slightly while in Europe it

continued to rise steadily unlike production in Asia.

12 While output in North America saw continued steady growth, European

production rose faster in contrast to Asia where it remained level.

13 This year, there was rising production in Europe and an increase in

Asia, whereas North America was not as productive as the previous
year.

14 While North American production continued to increase along with that

in Asia, Europe saw a slight reduction in output.

15 Whereas European production followed a steady growth pattern along

with North America, Asian production was slightly less than the
previous year.

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