READING
QUESTIONS 1 -45
PART ONE Questions I - 5
Look at questions 1 - 5.
In each question, which sentence Is correct?
For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
Example: 0 Don't forget-flight BA 682 6.45 p.m.
The plane arrives at
A quarter to seven In the morning.
B quarter past six in the evening.
C quarter to seven In the evening.
The correct answer Is C, so mark your Answer Sheet
1- Office Staff Required
Experience essential
Full training given (leading to
recognised qualifications)
Applicants must have
A relevant qualifications.
B previous experience.
C recognised training.
2- SPORTMASTER
Pakistan-based manufacturer of sports items wishing to do
business in Europe is looking for importers
TEL: 92 555 4321
Sportmaster wants to
A sell its products abroad.
B import products Into Pakistan.
C manufacture In Euro
3- NOTICES FOR DISPLAY ABOVE THIS
PHOTOCOPIER MUST FIRST BE
HANDED TO RECEPTION
A You can photocopy notices at Reception for display here.
B Photocopied notices can only be displayed at Reception.
C Take your notice to Reception if you want It displayed here.
4- THE AIRPORT EXPRESS DEPARTS FROM PLATFORM E EVERY 20
MINUTES DURING THE DAY (EVERY 3t0 MINUTES AT MIGHT)
A The train service to the airport runs 24 hours a day.
B Airport trains leave Platform 3 at 20 minutes past the hour.
C The airport express takes halt an hour at night.
5- Goods not normally dispatched unless paid for at time of ordering -
payment on delivery by special arrangement only
Customers should normally pay for goods
A when their order Is processed.
B when the goods are delivered.
C when they place an order.
PART TWO Questions 6 - 10
- Look al the advertisement below. It shows services offered by a business consultancy.
- For questions 6 - 10, decide which service (A - H) would be suitable for each person.
- For each question, mark one letter (A - H) on your Answer Sheet.
- Do not use any letter more than once.
THINKING OF STARTING A BUSINESS?
Need expert advice and/or assistance In one or
more of the following areas
A Market Research
B Constructing a schedule
C Calculating costs
D Meeting legal requirements
E Obtaining finance
F Renting or purchasing premises
G Recruiting and training staff
H Promoting products and services
6 Margaret Williams needs help in choosing the business loan with the most competitive terms.
7 Ibrahim Shah wants to be sure that there will be enough demand for his product.
8 Maria Fernandez would like some advice about where to advertise a new line of goods.
9 Kim Sang wants to research new laws on constructing buildings.
10 Peder Andersen needs to know whether his existing funds are enough to set up his business.
PART THREE Questions 11 - 15
Look at the chart below. It shows a restaurant's Income, total expenditure and advertising costs during an eight-month period.
Which month does each sentence (11 -15) on the opposite page describe?
For each sentence, mark one letter (A - H) on your Answer Sheet.
Do not use any letter more than once.
11 In this month, total expenditure, like Income, showed a fall, while spending on advertising demonstrated the opposite trend.
12 Total expenditure rose slightly In this month, while advertising costs reached their peak, leading to a higher Income In the following month.
13 Despite a decline in advertising costs In this month, expenditure as a whole rose.
14 This month's Improvement in Income was particularly welcome, as it was not matched by an Increase In expenditure
15 White this month saw a low point In the restaurant's Income, expenditure continued to fall.
PART FOUR Questions 16-22
· Read the advertisement below for a hot drinks machine.
· Are sentences 16 - 22 on the opposite page 'Right' or 'Wrong'? If there is not enough information to answer'Right' or 'Wrong', choose 'Doesn't Say'.
· For each sentence 16 - 22, mark one latter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
ADVERTISING FEATURE
Save money and keep your staff happy
It can be expensive to keep the canteen open to serve drinks to your staff through the day. Our QVM hot drinks machine replaces this service, so that you can close the canteen between mealtimes.
You can install the QVM hot drinks machine anywhere in the building. One machine is suitable for a staff of ten to fifteen people. It costs L1300 to buy, or f 11.00 per week to rent over 60 months. It is not expensive to operate: for example, the cost of power for one day is 30p, nearly as cheap as the price of one hot drink from the machine.
Our company will carry out a weekly service, at a charge off L10.00. We can also refill the machine with drinks Ingredients for an extra charge of L8.00. Some customers prefer to do this themselves, however.
There are eight choices available from the QVM machine, and our company offers one month's trial free of charge, so that you can estimate how popular the machine will be and see what the actual savings are.
16 With a QVM machine, companies can avoid having a canteen altogether.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
17 The QVM machine provides enough hot drinks for up to fifteen people.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
16 Most customers prefer to rent the QVM machine over sixty months.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
19 The electricity used daily by the machine costs less than the price of a hot drink.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
20 The machine company empties the money from the machine as part of its service agreement. A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
21 Customers can refill their machines with drinks ingredients, if they want to. A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
22 During the trial period, the customer pays a reduced amount to rent the machine. A Right a Wrong C Doesn't say
Read the article and answer the questions below.
A young boy and his mother were shopping in the toy section in Takashimaya Co's store in Tokyo right before Christmas. On display was a robot cat that looked and moved just like a living animal. `It's so real, Mum,' the boy cried as he watched the cat.
`Excellent. We should take this,' said the boy's mother, 26 -year-old Junko Shibata, who seemed happy to pay Y185,000 (nearly US$1,500) for the toy.
The cat, which has 15 electric motors inside it, sounds like a real cat, moves its body and responds to the people around it.
Omron Corp, a major Japanese maker of robots and automated equipment, has decided to start developing digital animals as toys. The firm launched the new cat in November.
‘Our robot cat may be too pricey, but this is our first product in the market of robot pets. We want to find out who really wants our product’ said Toshihiro Tashima, who leads Omron's project on electric pets. At the toy shop in Tokyo, most visitors said they would like to bring home such toys, and hope that prices will drop.
A report says that by 2010 personal robots will have a 50.2% market share of the entire Japanese robot market. This will be almost double the share for robots for industrial use (28.4%). The boom of various robots for personal and family use in Japan started in 1999 when Sony Corp launched its popular series of Aibo robot pets.
The market has since grown steadily with newcomers such as a man-like robot that can walk down the stairs and electric fish that can swim.
From Japan Today
reprinted in the Guardian
Choose the best answer to each question.
The article is mainly about ...
a) robot animals.
b) robots for use in industry.
c) Christmas shopping in Tokyo.
d) The Japanese electronics industry.
The robot cat is ...
a) a computer game. b) alive animal.
c) equipment for use in the house. d) a toy.
The robot cat is ...
a) very expensive. b) quite expensive. c) medium-priced. d) tow-priced.
The robot cat is produced by ...
a) Takashimaya Co. b) Omron Corp. c) Sony Corp.
d) The manufacturer's name is not in the article.
Which is true?
a) The robot cat is a new product.
b) The robot cat has been on the market since 1999.
c) The company that makes the cat knows a lot about the market
for this product.
d) The company already makes other robot animals.
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the e-mail below.
Dear Frank
Thanks………… your e-mail. I apologise 29 not contacting you before.
We 30 for a reply 31 our latest proposal to Lex
Corporation. Unfortunately, they 32 about the length of the
service contract. But we are hoping 33 this problem soon. If they………..
34 to our offer, we will be able to sign the contract 35 the end òf this week.
I believe that all the documents 36 to you a week 37 .
38
you please confirm that you have received them? I will let you
know as soon as possible when we can go ahead. Best regards
Anton
28 a) to b)for c) of d) about
29 a) to b) in c) that d) for
30 a) still wait b) waited still c) have waited d) are still waiting
31 a) to b) of c) at d) on
32 a) don't agree b) are not agree c) are not d) were not
agreeing agreeing
33 a) for solving b) to solve c) that we solve d) we are solving
34 a) will agree b) are agreeing c) agree d) agreed
35 a) in b) till c) by d) to
36 a) sent b) are sending c) are sent d) were sent
37 a) past b) later c) ago d) since
38 a) Should b) May c) Can d) Do
In the report on a meeting, which you can read below, there is one extra word
on each line. Cross out the extra word so that the text is correct. EXAMPLE: The question of personal expenses was raised tip.
39 Several people have overspent their allowances last year, and the
40 finance manager asked to everybody to try to reduce spending. .
Answers
1-b
2-a
3-c
4-a
5-c
6-e
7-a
8-h
9-d
10-f
11-b
12-f
13-g
14-h
15-e
16-c
17-a
18-c
19-b
20-c
21-a
22-b
23-d
24-b
25-a
26-b
27-a
28-b
29-d
30-d
31-a
32-a
33-b
34-c
35-c
36-d
37-c
38-c
30-have
40-to