part four

　　questions 21 -30

　　l read the article below about the methods some companies are now using for recruitment.

　　l choose the correct word to fill each gap from (a, b, c or d) on the opposite page.

　　l for each question 21-30,mark one letter (a, b, c or d) on your answer sheet.

　　l there is an example at the beginning, (0)

　　the scientific approach to recruitment

　　when it (0) to selecting candidates through interview, more often than not the decision is made within the first five minutes of a meeting. yet employers like to (21) themselves that they are being exceptionally thorough in their selection processes. in today’s competitive market place, the (22) of staff in many organizations is fundamental to the company’s success and, as a result , recruiters use all means at their disposal to (23) the best in the field.

　　one method in particular that has (24) in popularity is testing , either psychometric testing, which attempts to define psychological characteristics , or ability￡aptitude testing (25) an organization with an extra way of establishing a candidate’s suitability for a role. it (26) companies to add value by identifying key elements of a position and then testing candidates to ascertain their ability against those identified elements.

　　the employment of psychometric or ability testing as one (27) of the recruitment process may have some merit, but in reality there is no real (28), scientific or otherwise, of the potential future performance of any individual. the answer to this problem is experience in interview techniques and strong definition of the elements of each position to be (29) as the whole recruitment process is based on few real certainties, the instinctive decisions that many employers make, based on a ct and the first five minutes of a meeting, are probably no less valid than any other tool employed in the (30) of recruitment.

　　example :

　　a have b decide c do d make

　　0a b c d

　　21.a suggest b convince c advise d believe

　　22.a worth b credit c quality d distinction

　　23.a secure b relies c attain d achieve

　　24.a lifted b enlarged c expanded d risen

　　25.a provides b offers c contributes d gives

　　26.a lets b enables c agrees d admits

　　27. a portion b member c share d component

　　28. a extent b size c amount d measure

　　29.a occupied b met c filled d appointed

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　　part five

　　questions31-40

　　l read the article below about a very expensive new perfume. .

　　l for each question 31-40, write one word in capital letters on your answer sheet .

　　there is an example at the beginning, (0)

　　sweet smell of excess-for just ￡ 47.874 a bottle

　　the marketing says it is the “ ultimate symbol of indulgence and truly impeccable taste”. a new scent, named v1, has (0) launched for christmas-retailing at just ￡47.874 . the makers are proudly promoting it (31) ,the “ world’s most expensive perfume” and are confident of selling the limited edition of 173 bottles-(32) it should be exactly 173 bottles is not made clear in the publicity for the product.

　　although carefully priced at just under the ￡50.000 mark, this perfume is clearly (33) something for anyone who considers ￡30 too much to pay for a bottle of eau-de-toilette. those (34) are potential customers will certainly be reassured to learn that a case covered in rubies and diamonds is included free (35) charge. purchasers are assured of further savings, with unlimited scent refills guaranteed indefinitely- at no extra cost.

　　the fragrance is the idea of arfaq hussain, a 27-year-old clothes designer who first made a name (36) himself with an air-conditioned jacket he was asked to make by the singer michael jackson (37) far, mr jackson is the only person to (38) placed an order- he wants two, according to mr hussain.

　　mr hussain is unconcerned at having no previous experience of perfumery . “ it’s so (39) more than a perfume ---- it’s a piece of jewellery, too. “ “ explained mr hussain. he attempted to describe the ￡47.874 sensation . “ it is delicate , fragrant and quite unique. when you open the lid, it takes you totally away . it’s just (40) being surrounded by thousands of wild flowers and roses.

　　part six

　　questions41 - 52

　　l read the text below about team-based pay

　　l in most of the lines 41 - 52 there is one extra word. it is either grammatically incorrect of does not fit in with the sense of the text. some lines, however,are correct .

　　l if a line is correct, write correct on your answer sheet.

　　l if there is an extra word in the line ,write the extra word in capital letters on your answer sheet .

　　l the exercise begins with two examples, (0) and (00) .

　　team-based pay

　　0 team-based pay schemes that have been catching the eye of modern employers.

　　00 supporters say that they encourage group endeavour and improve 41 organizational performance. but salespeople, typically the most self-motivated

　　42 of workers, they have traditionally been rewarded according to individual

　　43 performance. so are team-based schemes suitable ? the key issue is

　　44 whether team-based pay is more being in line with the organization’s objectives

　　45 than pay which based on individual achievement. introducing a team pay

　　46 scheme can be complex. the biggest problem is for defining the team in the first

　　47 place. another is that team pay schemes won’t work if the actions

　　of one

　　48 individual make no impact on those of another. you should need a true team.

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　　50 can be less receptive to team pay schemes because personal motivation can

　　51 be an important boost to performance what they need is their encouragement

　　52 to perceive that the wider term of the company overall : production, administration and dispatch all affect each other.

　　writing 1 hour 10 minutes

　　part one

　　question 1

　　●the graphs below show the performance of a european country’s manufacturing and agricultural

　　sectors in terms of exports and imports between 1991 and 2001.

　　●using the information from the graphs, write a short report describing the general movements in exports, imports and the resulting balance of trade

　　●write 120-140 words

　　part two:

　　write an answer to one of the questions 2-4 in this part. write your answer in 200-250 words.

　　question 2:

　　●the managing director of your company or organization has announced that reports on performance are to be produced by all departments. your hear of department has asked you to produce the report about your department for the managing director.

　　●write the report for the managing director, explaining:

　　a what aspects of your department function most effectively

　　b which aspect is most in need of improvement

　　c how this improvement could be achieved

　　question 3

　　●you work for an employment agency. the following is part of a letter you have received from a customer:

　　the temporary administrative assistant you sent us was totally unacceptable. i certainly will not be using your agency again when i need temporary staff.

　　●write a letter to the customer:

　　a apologising for having sent the unsatisfactory temporary worker

　　b giving reasons for what happened

　　c explaining why what happened was exceptional

　　d offering some sort of compensation to the customer

　　question 4

　　●your managing director has decided that the company’s website should be improved and has asked you to consider ways of going about this.

　　●write a proposal for the managing director:

　　a SUNmarising the strengths and weaknesses the current website

　　b suggesting new services and information to be provided through the website

　　c explaining the benefits the improvements would bring.