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THE CORPORATION FOR FINANCING AND PROMOTING TECHNOLOGY---------------o0o---------------E N G L I S H T E S TTime allowed: 60 minutesREADINGQuestions 1 – 40PART ONEQuestions 1 – 5• Look at questions 1-5• In each question, which phrase is correct?• For each question, mark one letter A, B or C on your answer sheetExample:Don’t forget – flight BA692 6:45 p.m.The plane arrive atA. quarter to seven in the morningB. quarter past six in the eveningC. quarter to seven in the eveningThe correct answer is C, so mark your Answer sheet like thisExample A B C1. You will receive the full amount as soon as the work completeA. You should finish all the work quicklyB. Full payment will be made soonC. When you finish the work, you will be paid2. For further copies of this guide, please phone 01279662714Call this number if you want toA. Get more detailsB. Receive extra leafletsC. Photocopy this brochureEnglish test A – bec 1 3. FLIGHTS FROM TOKYO TO LONDON HEALTHROWFlight number Dep. TimeJAL 415 08:45JAL 425 12:15JAL 435 16:30Mr Muriyama is travelling to London after a lunch-time meeting in Tokyo. Which flight will he catch?A. JAL 415B. JAL 425C. JAL 4354. 13.4.97Dear Mr. Parker,Re: Conference 21.2.97Thank you for telephoning yesterday about Mr. Parker called onA. 12 AprilB. 13 AprilC. 21 April5. We are pleased to announce the promotion of our Sales Manager, Mr. Tannerman, to Regional Sales Director.A. The Sales Manager will become the new Regional Sales DirectorB. The Regional Sales Director is looking for a new Sale ManagerC. Mr. Tennerman will be appointed as the new Sales Manager.PART TWOQuestions 6 – 10 • Look at the notice below. It shows the departments in a company• For questions 6-10, decide which department A – H each employee should contact• For each question, mark ONE letter A – H on your Answer Sheet• Do not use any letter more than onceEnglish test A – bec 1 MOLEWORTH PLCCANBERRA, AUSTRALIAGround Floor A. Wages and SalariesB. MarketingC. Quality ControlFirst Floor D. Tying ServiceE. ExportF. PurchasingSecond Floor G. PersonnelH. Training6. Ms. Williams needs to send a large order to an important customer in the USA7. John Carter needs extra staff to help with an unexpected order8. Mr. Wales wants to discuss advertising for his new product9. Mary Walden thinks she has been charged too much tax on her pay10. Ian Whittaker has a box of faulty goods which a shop has sent backPART THREEQuestions 11-15• Look at the charts below. They show the sales figures of three furniture companies, K, L and M, for eight different products A – H• Which part does each sentence 11-15 describe?• For each sentence, mark ONE letter A – H on each Answer Sheet• Do not use any letter more than once11. Sales of this product were higher at M than at K or L12. L has more than half of the market for this product13. All three companies have an equal share of the market of this product14. K’s sales of this product have not been as high as those of the other two companies15. K has done as well with this product as the other two companies togetherPART FOURQuestions 16-22• Read the text below, which is a talk about training courses for new staff• Are sentences 16-22 on the opposite page “Right” or “Wrong”?English test A – bec 1 • If there is not enough information to answer “Right” or “Wrong”, choose “Doesn’t say”• For each sentence 16-22, mark ONE letter A, B or C on your Answer Sheet“These four introductory training courses will generally last two or three hours each and will be timetabled over the first two weeks of your employment. For all of the courses, you should go to the Training Centre, except for the Health and Safety Course, which is held in Room 301The first course will begin with a tour of the building. You will be shown key places such as the post room, the first aid room and Chief Executive’s office.Everyone must attend the second course, on health and safety. This will include what to do in case of fire. Nay employees who would like to follow a course on emergency first aid should tell their instructor after this talk.The third course cover company goals, plus information on the structure of the company an the senior management team.The final course looks at hours of work, salaries and sick leave. However, we will not be able to discuss individual contacts and job descriptions. If you have any doubts about what your job includes, please speak to your department Head.”16. Each training course is two weeks longA. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say17. Only one training course will be in Room 301A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say18. The tour begins with a visit to the post roomA. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say19. You do not have to go to the first aid courseA. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say20. On the third training course, you will meet a member of the senior management teamA. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say21. On the final training course, you will talk about what you will do in your own job.A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say22. If you can attend none of the training courses, you should talk to you department Head.A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t sayPART FIVEQuestions 23-30• Read this extract from an annual report written by the Managing Director of a toy company called Bambinos, and answer questions 23-30 on the opposite pageEnglish test A – bec 1 1996 began well for Bambinos, with the purchase in January of the National Toy Shops Ltd for £2.3 million. All departments avoided job losses, except Sales, where both companies had previously had agents serving the same areas. In the Production department, eighty temporary workers were taken on in February to work on a contact with a new client in Japan. These jobs will probably disappear by the beginning of the summer, though staffing levels may rise again soon afterwards when we launch the new robot toy, RobomanThe export order to Japan has been a major success, but it cannot hide the problems we have had in this area. Despite the huge amounts we have invested in designing world-leading tours and in the distribution of our products, I am disappointed to see we are losing customers to rival firms, especially in Asia. We do not seem able to offer the same quality of service as our rival. I want to see a system for improving the way we deal with calls from customers wanting information or help, checking on details of products, or making complaints. I would like to see major improvements in this area as soon as possible.There are many achievements to be proud of. The increase in annual profits in 1996 was partly the result of Mr. Beck’s new system of producing and following up invoices for company accounts. But I am particularly pleased to see the 50% growth in the number of staff who are now able to use computers for major parts of their work. This is an excellent result for the small amount of money invested last year in staff training. We have now advertised for a new Training Manager and will be increasing the amount spent in this area to over 3% of annual profits. This will provide a variety of courses for staff in all departments.Finally, I would like to mention Roboman. Many of our future plans depend on the success of this project, which will go into production in February. In 1993 our engineers in the Research and Development department had already succeeded in producing one of the world’s smallest radio-controlled robots, so efficient that the batteries do not need to be changed for at least 25 hours of use. What makes this new one particularly exciting is that it is controlled simply by the user giving it spoken instructions. It is this, rather than sales techniques or pricing policy, that will make Roboman the best-selling toy for the next five years.• For questions 23-26, choose the correct answer• For each question, mark ONE letter A, B or C on your answer sheet23. Extra staff were employed forA. a new order from overseasB. an increase in demand over the summerC. the development of the new toy24. The main problem during 1996 wasA. the increase in distribution costs.B. Competition from other companiesC. The high level of staff turnover25. The company has improvedA. its advertising methodsB. communication between departmentsEnglish test A – bec 1 C. the computer skills of its staff26. the most important development in the new Roboman is that A. It doesn’t need batteriesB. It responds to speechC. It is very small• For questions 27-30, use the information I the text to match each sentence with one of the company department A – G• For each question, mark ONE letter A – G on your answer sheet• Do not use any letter more than once27. The only department to reduce its staff was…………28. The Managing Director wants to see urgent changes in …………29. The company intends to invest more money in …………30. The success of Roboman will be due mainly to the work done by…………A. SalesB. ProductionC. Staff trainingD. Research and developmentE. Customer serviceF. DistributionG. FinancePART SIXQuestion 31 – 40• Read the text about the company pay policy• Choose the correct word from A,B or C on the opposite page to fill each gap• For each question, mark ONE letter A, B or C on your Answer SheetCOMPANY PAY POLICYCompany pay policy should have two main goals. Firstly, the policy should provide (31)……… Acceptable level of reward. This will make it possible (23)……… the company to hire and keep employees. Promotion within the company by (33)…… . Reward for additional responsibility and improved skills. The aim is to make employees see themselves (34) … part of the team.Pay policy should therefore be decided at the (35)……… level in the organisation. The Personnel Manager is normally the one (36)…… . Takes the final decision. However, that does not mean that (37)………members of the management tem do (38)…… . have responsibility as well. The issue is (39)…… .important that one manager cannot deal with it alone. Everyone in a company is responsible for making sure (40) …… . Pay policy is successful.31. A. this B. the C. an32. A. for B. to C. byEnglish test A – bec 1 33. A. offer B. offered C. offering34. A. in B. as C. like35. A. highest B. higher C. highly36. A. which B. other C. others37. A. another B. other C. others38. A. neither B. never C. not39. A. too B. so C. such40. A. any B. much C. manyWRITINGPART SEVENQuestions 41 – 45• Read the memo and letter below• Complete the applicant information form on the opposite page• Write a word, phrase or number in spaces 41 – 45 on your answer sheetFrom: Susan Maxwell Ext. 5570Memo:Andy,Another applicant for the Area Sales Manager post. Please complet the form and file the CV for me.Thanks141 Huntford RoadCambridge12th October 1997Dear Mr. Fernandez, I would like to apply for the vacancy advertised in The Times newspaper yesterday.I have been working as a Sales Executive for the Music Machines Company for three years, but I am now looking for a job with more responsibility. I have a BA in economics and I hope to take an MSc course one day. Although I come from Japan, my English is now very good as I have lived since 1992.I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.English test A – bec 1 Yours sincerely,Keiko YoshidaKeiko YoshidaApplicant Information FormPosition applied for: 41 ………………………………Name of applicant42 ………………………………Nationality:43 ………………………………Current employer:44 ………………………………Present qualifications:45 ………………………………PART EIGHTQuestion 46• You have just joined a company as the new Computer Skills Trainer.• You are organizing a meeting on Monday 1st December to introduce yourself to the staff. Write a memo to the staff:* saying where and when the meeting will be* asking all staff to attend• Write about 20 words• You can write here, but you must copy what you have written onto your Answer SheetMEMOFrom: Computer Skills TrainerTo: All Staff……………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………….PART NINEQuestion 47English test A – bec 1 • Read this letter from Ms. Sano, a business club secretary13 October 1997Senator BarnsAmerican Trade CentreDear Senator Barns,I am the Secretary of the Small Business Club in our town. We would like to invite you to give a talk at our next meeting on 16 January. The meeting will start at 7.30 p.m. About fifty company directors are expected to attend.I would be grateful if you could inform me whether you will be available on 16 January and which particular area of business you would prefer to talk about.Yours sincerely,Ms. Yuho Sano,Club Secretary• Write a reply to Ms. Sano:* thanking her for the invitation* agreeing to give a talk* saying what you want to talk about* asking where the meeting will be• Write 50 – 60 words• You can write here, but you must copy what you have written onto your Answer SheetEnglish test A – bec 1 . answer sheet23. Extra staff were employed forA. a new order from overseasB. an increase in demand over the summerC. the development of the new toy 24. The. part does each sentence 11-15 describe?• For each sentence, mark ONE letter A – H on each Answer Sheet• Do not use any letter more than once11. Sales of