BEC剑桥商务英语证书考试(BUSNESSENGLISHCERTIFICATE),是教育部考试中心和英国剑桥大学考试委员会合作,于1993年起举办的考试。该系列考试是一项语言水平考试,根据公务或商务工作的实际需要,对考生在一般工作环境下和商务活动中使用英语的能力从听、说、读、写四个方面进行全面考查,对成绩及格者提供由英国剑桥大学考试委员会颁发的标准统一的成绩证书。该证书由于其颁发机构的权威性, The BEC Cambridge Business English Certificate Examination (BUSNESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE) is an examination conducted by the Ministry of Education Examination Center and the University of Cambridge Examination Committee in the UK. This series of examinations is a language proficiency test. Based on the actual needs of official or business work, the examinee’s ability to use English in general work environment and business activities is comprehensively examined from four aspects of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Those who pass the grade are provided with a standard uniform certificate of achievement issued by the Cambridge University Examination Committee. The certificate is due to the authority of its issuing authority.