Test Five
PART ONE
Questions 1－5
 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.
1.
Phone Neil Smith at our showroom for a free quotation,or to arrange a visit
from our representative.
Contact Neil Smith if you want to
A. obtain information about the company’s price.
B. arrange a visit to the showroom.
C. speak to a representative about special offers.
2
All courses run by the Business School are intended for employees in banking
and finance.
A. The courses are taught by people working in banking and finance.
B. The courses are designed by people working in banking and finance.
C. The courses are organised for people working in banking and finance.
3.
Do not send a cheque until you have received your statement.
A. You should only send payment after your statement has arrived.
B. You get a statement after each payment you make.
C. You will not receive your statement of payment immediately.
4.
26/6－11a.m. URGENT MESSAGE FOR JENNIFER RUSSELL
YOUR FLIGHT TO ISTANBUL TOMORROW IS NOW POSTPHONED TO
06:15－28/6
When will Mrs. Russell fly to Istanbul?
A. 26 June
B. 27 June
C. 28 June
5.
When collecting parcels from this post office ,you will need to produce
Documentation which proves your identity.
A. You cannot post parcels from here without documentation.
B. You should collect post and documents at the same time.
C. You must bring something in writing showing who you are.
PART TWO
Questions 6－10
 Look at the list below. It shows the talks on the programme for a company’s
annual staff conference.
 For questions 6－10, decide which talk (A－H) each person should give at
the conference.
 For each question, mark one letter (A－H) on your Answer Sheet.
 Do not use any letter more than once.
Annual Conference
A Video demonstration : possible sites for new factory
B Report on export markets
C Information technology for the modern office
D Planning a new advertising campaign
E Review of last year’s profits and losses
F Time management on the factory floor
G New Health & Safety regulations
H The company’s image in the community
6. Miss Grant is the manager of the Overseas Sales Department.
7. Mrs Fielding is head of Public Relations.
8. Mr Griffin is the company’s Finance Director.
9. Miss Robinson launches new products for the company.
10.Mrs Beatty keeps the company’s system up to date.
PART THREE
Questions 11－15
 Look at the bar chart below, which shows the number of goods sold (in 000s)
by eight different companies(A－H) during four quarters of a year.
 Which company does each sentence(11－15) describe?
 For each sentence,mark one letter(A－H) on your Answer Sheet.
11. The number of goods sold did not change during any quarter of the year.
12. One company, having moved to a new place,doubled the number of goods
sold each quarter for all quarters.
13. After a very bad year,one company went bankrupt and went out of business
at the end of the year,selling no goods during the last quarter.
14. A company, having started very strongly, showed a decline during each
quarter of the year.
15. The number of goods sold went up only a small amount during the year.
PART FOUR
Questions 16－22
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Read the text below, which is an advert for a new orange juice maker.
Are sentence 16－22 ‘Right’or ‘wrong’?
If there is not 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.
THE NEW JUICE－O－RAMA
Good news has finally arrived for all those people out there conscious of their
health, and with a firm belief that their body is a temple. Scientific advancement in
the field of juice makers has family reached its height with the new Juice－o－
Rama!
The Juice－o－Rama is different from other orange juice makers as if it uses every
part of the orange itself. Yes, that’s right－even the peel,creating a delicious and
healthy drink which can be enjoyed either as part of a physical exercise plan, or
simply as an alternative to other less healthy drinks, such as Coke and Lemonade.
Old orange juice makers used to require four or even five oranges to make just a
small glass of orange. The Juice－o－Rama solves that problem in an instant, and
requires only half the amount of orange to produce the same amount of juice as a
normal orange juice maker. The Juice－o－Rama’s special extra ingredients also
ensure added vitamins and minerals are added to the drink, keeping the whole
family healthy.
The Juice－o－Rama will be available in the shops from next week at the low
price of only $99.99. Also available will be the Juice－o－Rama Deluxe at
$299.99 which has been combined with a blender, providing the ultimate in food
preparation and heathcare.
Join the revolution ! Buy a Juice－o－Rama!!
16. The Juice－o－Matic is the best orange juice maker available at the moment.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesn’t say
17. The Juice－o－Rama uses only the inside of the orange.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesn’t say
18. The Juice－o－Rama can be used by those people who take exercise,and by
those people who don’t.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesn’t say
19. The Juice－o－Rama requires five oranges to make a glass of orange juice.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesn’t say
20. The Juice－o－Rama will help you to live longer, according to the advert.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesn’t say
21. The Juice－o－Rama Deluxe costs $99.99.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesn’t say
22. The Juice－o－Rama is already available in the shops.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesn’t say
PART FIVE
Questions 23－28
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Read the article below about a successful steel executive.
For each queation 23－28,choose the correct answer.
Mark one letter (A,B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
A year ago, the only steel assets Wilbur L. Ross Jr. owned were a Chrysler
Cherokee and a Mercedes－Benz. Today thanks to his enormous effort with United
Steelworkers President Leo Gerard, the New York financier is emerging as one of
the most important steel executives in decades.
Ross made a fortune investing in bankrupt companies such as Texaco and Fruit of
the Loom, but didn’t buy his first steel property until last April, when he bought the
mills of bankrupt LTV Corp. no longer in use, for $262 million. At the time the
industry was in retreat. Destroyed by extremely cheap imports,nearly half the
nation’s mills had gone bankrupt, including three of the top five.When assessing
Ross’s chances, those in the industry were not optimistic.
Yet within a month, Ross and his partners were rehiring the old workers of what had
been the No.4 steel producer in the U.S.,the International Steel Group. Now,the ISG
chairman is close to finalizing his biggest deal yet－a $1.5 billion bid for the assets
of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, which has slowly been descending into bankruptcy
since October ,2001.
How has Ross been able to this? Partly,it is to do with his excellent business
understanding. Ross, 65, perfected his restructuring skills through 24 years at
investment bank Rothschild Inc.,and negotiated to buy the LTV mills just before
President Bush set restrictions that removed foreign suppliers.
Ross brings an outsider’s approach to management. Today, ISG has just 22
executives－LTV had more lawyers than that. More than just salary savings, the
cost cuts have shifted more responsibility to the shop floor,which,in turn, has
increased productivity. Ross says that mill workers suggested asking for new prices
of steel ten minutes before a production run was about to end, rather than waiting
until it had ended,as was normal. This clever move adds thirty minutes of extra
output a day.
The bottom line － even with a well － paid union workforce, ISG has lifted
productivity levels close to the levels of nonunion Nucor Corporation. Not bad for a
new businessman.
23. How did Ross make his fortune?
A. By buying steel mills and selling the products.
B. By limiting steel production to an absolute minimum.
C. By investing in companies who could no longer afford to run themseves.
24. What had affected the industry up to this point?
A. Low productivity levels in the mills.
B. Unhappiness of the staff who worked in the steel mills.
C. Cheaper foreign products becoming more available.
25. Why is Ross attracted to buying the Bethlehem Steel Corporation?
A. Because, like his other purchase, the company is going bankrupt.
B. Because it is the largest producer of steel in the US.
C. Because the company is being sold for a good price.
26. Why is Ross so good at business management?
A. Because he is 65years old.
B. Because he brings a different approach than normal.
C. Because he is good at producing steel.
27. How have Ross’ changes affected the shop floor itself ?
A. The staff do not have to work as many hours as before.
B. The steel is of a better quality than it has been before.
C. More steel is actually being produced now.
28. How has the request for extra steel earlier affected production levels?
A. By lowering them.
B. By raising them.
C. By keeping them about the same.
PART SIX
Questions 29－40
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Read this magazine article about a company conference.
Choose the best word to fill each gap.
For each question ,mark one letter (A,B,or C) on your Answer Sheet.
(29)
the January 2003 company conference, top level executives disscussed their
financial results (30)
2002. Leading the conference (31)
Dr.Smith, Chief
Executive Officer, (32)
would later report the results to Dr.Northrop, the corporate
President. Reporting (33)
Dr.Smith at the meeting were Mr. Hampton, Mrs.
Wellington,and Miss Chamberlian,each a vice president (34)
separete departments
within the company. Both Mr. Humpton and Mrs.Wellington reported ordinary profits for the
year 2002,with funds(35)
excess of 20% greater than that of the previous year.
However, Miss Chamberlain was able to repot an exceptionally high profit (36)
her
department, with revenue exceeding 70% from that of the previous (37)
. (38)
a result, Dr.Smith requested Miss Chamberlain to present a more detailed report. Later
Dr.Smith reported the data to Dr. Northrop,who presented the results in a speech (39)
an international symposium held in HongKong. Dr.Northrop’s company
then won an award (40)
high achievement in business.
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B.With
B.of
B.was
B.what
B.by
B.to
B.in
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B.week
B.As
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C.At
C.in
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PART SEVEN
Questions 41－45
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Read the internal memo and the application letter below.
Complete the form.
Write a word, phrase(in CAPITAL LETTERS) or a number in spaces 41－
45 on your Answer Sheet.
From:
Janice Farroll,CEO.Ext.1289
John,
Another applicant for the Personnel Officer’s post. Please complete the form and
file the CV for me.
Thanks
29 Grangewood
Court－Hey
Liverpool
rd
23 March 2002
Dear Ms. Farroll,
I would like to apply for the vacancy advertised on your internet website yesterday.
I have been working as a Personnel Oficer for Seacat for over ten years now, and
feel that it is time that I extended my skills to a more responsible and rewarding
job. I have found that this is a good quality in an employee.
I look forward to receiving your response.
Yours sincerely,
John McNabb.
Applicant Information Form
Position applied for:
(41)
Name of applicant:
(42)
Language skills:
(43)
Current employer:
(44)
Present qualificatons:
(45)
Test 5
Keys
1. A 2. C
12. E
3. A
13. H
4. C
5. C
6. B
14.G
15. A
16. C
7.H
17. B
8. E 9. D
18. A
21. B
22. B
23. C
24. C
25. A
26.B
27. C
31.B
32. C
33. C
34. C
35. B
36. B
37. C
41. PERSONNEL OFFICER
43. SIX LANGUAGES
10. C
19. B
28. B
38. B
42.JOHN MCNABB
44. SEACAT
45. PHD(IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS) AND BA(IN HISTORY)
11. F
20. C
29. C
39. C
30.B
40. A