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PART FOUR
Questions 21-35
l Read the letter below.
l Choose the correct word A, B, C or D on the opposite page to fill each gap.
RICHMAN RING
International Movers
Our ref: F/2/J 21st March 1998
Dear Mr. Ratanara,
Re: Removal of business equipment from Singapore to Hong Kong
Thank you for your telephone enquiry. I am (example)┈┈┈to provide you with the quotation that you requested. 21┈┈┈addition to this, I am including further details of our service. The price is 22┈┈┈on the items that you mentioned in your phone cal and will, of course, vary if you decide to add extra items or 23┈some.
In order to keep the cost as low as 24┈┈┈, we will move your equipment when it is most convenient for us. We will try to 25┈┈┈your move with those of other clients who ask us to transport goods at around the same time. I am sure you will 26┈┈┈that if we were to make a special trip just for your equipment the cost would be much 27┈┈┈. This means that 28┈┈┈you requested a move on 23 June, this precise date may not be possible. However, we regularly transport goods 29┈┈┈Singapore and Hong Kong, and we would 30┈┈┈to be able to move your equipment within two or three days of your requested date.
The 31┈┈┈ does not include packing. I understand that you prefer to 32┈┈┈out your own packing since 33┈┈┈of your equipment is quite fragile.
I hope that these initial details meet with your 34┈┈┈, and ask that you do not hesitate to 35┈┈┈us if you require any further advice.
Yours sincerely,
Dave Ring
Dave Ring
Transport Manager
l For each question 21-35, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.
Example:
A. sending B. communicating C. writing D. working
Example: A B C D□ □ ■ □
21. A. In B. With C. On D. By
22. A. built B. created C. based D. made
23. A. decrease B. prevent C. omit D. reduce
24. A. realistic B. possible C. probable D. desired
25. A. associate B. gather C. mix D. combine
26. A. appreciate B. satisfy C. wish D. consider
27. A. appreciated B. higher C. heavier D. superior
28. A. still B. even C. despite D. although
29. A. among B. beside C. between D. along
30. A. forecast B. think C. choose D. expect
31. A. guess B. value C. estimate D. judgement
32. A. end B. carry C. bring D. take
33. A. part B. section C. piece D. bit
34. A. kindness B. approval C. permission D. allowance
35. A. dial B. connect C. reach D. contact
PART FIVE
Section A
Questions 36 - 40
l Read this book review.
l In most of the lines 36 – 40 there is one extra word which does not fit. One or two lines, however, are correct.
l If the line is correct, put a tick (b) in the space on your Answer Sheet.
l If there is an extra word in the line, write that word in the space on your Answer Sheet.
Example:
Most of the world s business in marine insurance is centred …b…
in London though whatever there are other important markets …whatever…
Where and How to Raise Finance
by
A J McKeon
The search for capital often begins and ends with a bank manager, but
36. it doesn t need to be that way. A visit to the bank may be the first
37. step in a difficult hunt but it shouldn t to be the only one. Funding
38. arrangements are developing constantly and the number of sources
39. is growing up. This book is a comprehensive guide written in an
40. accessible format with the lists of possible sources and how to make the most of them.
stions 36-40
l Read the text below about a conference.
l In most of the lines 36-40 there is one extra word which does not fit. One or two lines, however, are correct.
l If a line is correct, put a tick (√) in the space on your Answer Sheet.
l If there is an extra word in the line, write that word in the space on your Answer Sheet.
Examples:In order to meet the requirements of our customers and our Finance…… √ ……Department, we have introduced to a new pricing policy …… to ……
September 18-20:Russian Capital Markets and Investor Conference (Moscow)A three-day conference has been arranged by Dow Jones Telerate and36 the Wall Street Journal Europe. It will be look at the latest developments37 in capital markets of the Russian Federation and prospects for 38 investment in key sectors and regions. Presentations that will be 39 given by government ministers, including the Deputy Prime Minister40 of the Russian Federation, as well as too representatives from the Central Bank, and Russian investment bankers.
PART FIVE
Section A
Questions 36-40
l Read the advertisement below for a global telephone card.
l In most of the lines 36-40 there is one extra word which does not fit in. One or two lines, however, are correct.
l If a line is correct, put a tick (√) in the space on your Answer Sheet.
l If there is an extra word in the line, write that word in the space on your Answer Sheet.
Executives traveling internationally know all about the horrors of phoning
36 to home from abroad. They will be familiar with large hotel phone bills
37 and the problems involved in trying to find the right local coins
38 for the payphone or trying to communicate with foreign operators.
39 World Telecom knows all about these problems so it has been introduced
40 a charge card especially for to keep business travellers’ costs down.
Call costs are far lower than with competitors, and the card is simple to use.
PART FIVE
Section A
Questions 36-40
l Read the short article below.
l In most of the lines 36-40 there is one extra word which does not fit. One or two 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.
Examples:
0 Manufacturing the pens and pencils is becoming a truly global
0
T
H
E
00 business, and the profits that can be made are enormous.
00
C
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C
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Hamson Bell yesterday announced a range of new products which
36 it hopes will make it to the world’s leading pencil manufacturer by
37 the year of 2010. The company is currently in third position in
38 terms of market share, behind KPX and Unipen. Achieving its goal
39 of number one position might be difficult, according to opinions
40 market analysts, because its competitors are also working
extremely hard to increase their market share.
试题 15
Candidate Name _______________ Centre Number Candidate Number
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
Examinations in English as a Foreign Language
BUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE 0352/1
Vantage
Test of Reading Test 022
Saturday 1 JUNE 2002 Morning 1 hour
Additional materials:
Answer Sheet
TIME 1 hour
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE
Do not open this paper until you are told to do so.
Write your name, Center number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page. Write these details in pencil on your Answer Sheet if these are not already printed.
Write all your answers in pencil on your Answer Sheet—no extra time is allowed for this.
Read carefully the instructions for each part and the instructions for completing your Answer Sheet.
Try to answer all the questions.
At the end of the examination hand in both this question paper and your Answer Sheet.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDTES
There are forty-five questions on this question paper.
This question paper consists of 10 printed pages and 2 blank pages.
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UCLES 2002 Turn Over
PART ONE
Questions 1-7
l Look at the statements below and the book reviews on the opposite page.
l Which book (A, B, C or D) does each statement 1 – 7 refer to?
l For each statement 1 – 7, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.
l You will need to use some of these letters more than once.
Example:
0 It includes studies of a number of companies around the world.
0 A B C D
1 It looks at how business organizations can affect the environment.
2 It contains practical advice for people involved in data collection.
3 It claims that earlier analyses of this aspect of organizations were too simplistic.
4 It examines contrasting approaches to staff selection.
5 It gives a better explanation of the issues than other books on the subject.
6 It draws on the personal experience of the writers.
7 It looks at how external influences can impact on the effectiveness of managers.
A
MANAGERS IN THE MAKING
As examples of ‘organizational’ and ‘market’ approaches to society, Japan and Britain provide a useful contrast, showing the national and cultural factors which affect the performance of executives. There is extensive research data behind this book, and key areas of comparison between the two countries include their different systems of recruitment and their diverse attitudes both to management control and the work environment.
B
Analyzing Organizations
This book provides support for managers who need to plan organizational research with a step-by-step, ‘how-to’ guide. The authors describe each part of the process, the advantages and disadvantages that result from many of the choices that must be made, and the lessons they have learnt from years spent designing and conducting surveys. The sections on research into recruitment and employment relationships are particularly informative.
C
The Culture Of Organizations
This book looks at the culture of business organizations and the writers suggest that this is more complex and diverse than had previously been recognized. A variety of different and non-traditional research settings across industries are represented, including a car plant in Slovenia, a US software developer and a Korean electronics company.
D
Images Of Organizations
This book shows how organizations can be managed and designed in new ways. There are chapters on the complexity of corporate culture, and on how managers can deal with the negative impact organizations may have on society and the natural world. No other publication covers the arguments so clearly while developing the implications for management with such force.
PART TWO
Questions 8-12
l Read the article below about a recruitment company.
l Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.
l For each gap 8-12, mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet.
l Do not use any letter more than once.
l There is an example at the beginning. (0).
PROSPECTS ARE GROWING
Jane Woodford, head of Prospects recruitment group, talks about how the company is set to grow.
How many jobs have managing directors reading this article had already? Five? More than ten? Well, Jane Woodford, head of the Prospects recruitment group, has had an amazing seventeen jobs. Woodford has kept a careful count of jobs, which include working in fast food, at a theatre and as a dress-maker. (0) …… In February of this year, after several years as a partner in the business, she became the managing director of the Prospects group.
Prospects was started in 1988 as the Job Shop group, by Hilary Marks. A former estate agent, she decided to go it alone and launched the company in a three-metre by three-metre office, after a downturn in the property market. (8) …… ‘I don’t think she believed she could find anybody who cared as much about her ‘baby’ as she did,’ says Woodford.
Surely it must have been difficult for Marks when Woodford became the MD and she became marketing director? Yes, Woodford agrees it was: ‘It was extremely hard for Hilary, because originally she had been her own boss. But how to manage changes in the company was something we all had to learn about.’ (9) …… Some benefited from this opportunity while others didn’t, though the company has only lost two of its long-serving managers.
The change in the head of the company happened at the same time as the company’s name changed. A brainstorming session between Woodford, Marks and their accountant produced the name Prospects. The company now has three separate trading divisions, each with its own internal management structure. One of Prospects’ operations, New Directions, provides IT training for clients and courses about employment affairs for students, teachers and educational advisers. (10) …… ‘We need to be closely involved with the educational system,’ she says.
Always looking to encourage and motivate staff, Prospects has appointed team leaders, giving them extra responsibility for dealing with the company’s accounts, budgeting and day-to-day operations. (11) …… ‘We accept that they may go on to become directors of other companies,’ Woodford explains.
So, what are Woodford’s own ambitions for Prospects? ‘I’d like to consolidate all the work we have already done and continue to build up a good team of people,’ she replies simply. (12) ……
‘When a recruiter has been with us for three years we offer financial bonuses towards the cost of opening his or her own Prospects branch,’ she says.
Example:
0 A B C D E F G
A
The reasoning behind this decision was that these people will help the company to progress, and yet their own careers will benefit at the same time.
B
Originally, she wasn’t looking for a business partner at all.
C
She joined the company in 1995 as business development manager, and became a shareholder in 1996 and a director in 1997 before taking on her current position.
D
Woodford sees this activity as particularly important for Prospects because recruitment isn’t something she believes should stand on its own.
E
She is also keen for her trusted consultants, as she calls them, to share in the company’s success through its internal reward scheme.
F
Discussion group were set up to help staff at every level make necessary adjustments.
G
This very wide experience of working life has without a doubt helped her as a highly successful recruiter.
