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part four questions 21 -30 l read the text below about the improved performance of a car company. l choose the best 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) l improved performance at carter& sons there was good news in carter & sons’ annual (0) yesterday. three years of restructuring (21) in an upbeat statement from the company in advance of the official announcement of its interim (22) due early in august. the chairman, david carter, reported a “ strong start to the year”, which, although helped by a rather weak (23) period last year, highlighted the logic of refocusing the group on growth sectors. three years ago the company (24) a review of all its operations in view of the serious financial difficulties that it was (25) as a result of this, its car (26) business was sold to an american group, and its car sales and repair divisions were (27) down so as to allow the company to (28) on the sale of vans and heavy goods vehicles. three new showrooms have been opened in the uk and ireland , and the sales (29) has more than doubled in the last two years. growth in business across the group has gone up by almost 12 per cent in the first half of the year. this should reassure investors that carter & sons is now on (30) to deliver increased earning in the years ahead. example : a report b notice c account d information 0a b c d 21 a terminated b culminated c accomplished d completed 22 a economics b finances c outcomes d results 23 a relative b alike c comparative d equivalent 24 a commissioned b assigned c delegated d appointed 25 a dealing b facing c undertaking d withstanding 26 a additions b extras c accessories d supplements 27 a scaled b marked c slowed d put 28 a emphasise b concentrate c specialize d strengthen 29 a bonus b pack c force d band 30 a way b path c road d track part five questions31-40 l read the article below about changing your career l for each question 31-40, write one word in capital letters on your answer sheet . l 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’re the chance the 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 redirected 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 oppealed 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 contact 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. part six questions41 - 52 l read the text below about a learning scheme 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) . learn your lesson 0 almost all schemes which claim to be able to transform /25 into / 175 overnight 00 are scams, to be put straight into the dustbin. the exception, however, it may 41 be a little-known new initiative from the government which also effectively does 42 just that. the individual learning account scheme is by the latest government 43 scheme to persuade us of the value of whole life-long learning. the first million 44 people to apply –and there appears to be a long way to go before this limit is 45 reached---are eligible for a /150 grant towards the costs of studying ,but provided 46 that they contribute at least / 25 of their own money . even the offer covers 47 training courses which are obviously work-related but it also extends to more of 48 recreational activities . whilst there will not be government money to encourage 49 you, for example, to do an evening class in the cake decorating, there could be 50 assistance if you are planning to update on your internet skills. there is also 51 the opportunity to benefit in future years from 20 per cent off the cost of training 52 for it courses, the discount goes up to 80 per cent , a measure of the government’s enthusiasm in ensuring we are prepared for the digital world. writing 1 hour 10 mimutes part one question 1 ●the bar charts below show levels of wheat production and wheat prices in a european country for the period 1990-2000. ●using the information from the bar charts, write a short report summarizing the changes in production and prices between 1990 and 2000. ●write 120-140 words. wheat production and prices part two: ●write an answer to one of the question 2-4 in this part. write your answer in 200-250 words. question 2 ● you have recently attended the following one-day courses: developing your potential trends in electronic commerce managing people reducing costs your company’s training manager has asked you to write a short report about the training. ●write the report for the training manager: .describing the two courses which you found most useful .explaining how you benefited from them .outlining the specific training courses your would like to attend next year .giving reasons why these courses would be useful to you question 3 ● your manager has asked you to contact a local business school, inviting their students to apply for a three-month work placement in your company. ●writing a letter to the principal of the business school: .introducing your company and the idea of the placement .describing what work the placement would involve .explaining what skills and qualities the successful applicant should have saying how the placement would benefit the applicant. question 4 ● the sales director of your company wants to improve customer service and believes that this can be achieved by extending the opening hours of the sales department. he has asked you to write a proposal concerning improvements in customer service. write a proposal for the sales director: . ● sumnmarising current problems concerning customer service . ●evaluating the sales director’s suggestion . ●presenting one or two other measures which could be taken . ●giving reasons for your preferred course of action. listening approximately 40 minutes (including 10 minutes’ transfer time) part one: question 1-12 ●you will hear a consultant giving a talk to a group of uk business people about exporting to the united arab emirates (uae) .● as you listen, for questions 1-12. complete the notes, using up to three words or a number. .●after you have listened once, replay the recording. exporting to the uae general introduction 1 uae commercially important because of its_____________________ 2 acts as distribution centre for_____________________ 3 uae legal system has changed through simplification of__________ what are uae business people like as customers? 4 usually very well informed about______________________________ 5 dislike______________________________concerning delivery and performance of goods 6 demand high standards of______________________________ service 7 people expect a ______________________________in the uae methods of selling in the uae 8 recommended first step : attend a____________________ 9 most exporters begin by selling direct to____________________in the uae 10 to supply a government organization your need a____________________ 11 the problem with a joint venture is that it is an ____________________ 12 you need 5 years’ experience before you open a ____________________ in the uae   |
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