PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response to each question on your Coloured Answer Sheet.
SECTION A TALK
Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you w ill be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now list en to the talk.
1. The technology to make machines quieter ___.
A) has been in use since the 1930’s
B) has accelerated industrial production
C) has just been in commercial use
D) has been invented to remove all noises
2. The modern electronic anti-noise devices ___.
A) are an update version of the traditional methods
B) share similarities with the traditional methods
C) are as inefficient as the traditional methods
D) are based on an entirely new working principle
3. The French company is working on anti-noise techniques to be used in a ll EXCEPT ___.
A) streets
B) factories
C) aircraft
D) cars
4. According to the talk, workers in “zones of quiet” can ___.
A) be more affected by noise
B) hear talk from outside the zone
C) work more efficiently
D) be heard outside the zone
5. The main theme of the talk is about ___.
A) noise-control technology
B) noise in factories
C) noise-control regulations
D) noise-related effects
SECTION B INTERVIEW
Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you wil l be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.
6. Employees in the US are paid for their time. This means that they are supposed to ___.
A) work hard while their boss is around
B) come to work when there is work to be done
C) work with initiative and willingness
D) work through their lunch break
7. One of the advantages of flexible working hours is that ___.
A) pressure from work can be reduced
B) working women can have more time at home
C) traffic and commuting problems can be solved
D) personal relationships in offices can be improved
8. On the issue of working contracts in the US, which statement is NOT co rrect?
A) Performance at work matters more than anything else.
B) There are laws protecting employees’ working rights.
C) Good reasons must be provided in order to fire workers.
D) Working contracts in the US are mostly short-term ones.
9. We can be assumed from the interview that an informal atmosphere might be found in ___.
A) small firms
B) major banks
C) big corporations
D) law offices
10. The interview is mainly about ___ in the USA.
A) office hierarchies
B) office conditions
C) office roles
D) office life
