PART 1 – Questions 1-10
Questions: 1-3. Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Rented Properties Customer’s Requirements Name: Steven Godfrey |
Example Answer No. of bedrooms: Four |
Preferred location: in the 1 ______________ area of town Maximum monthly rent: 2 £ __________________ Length of let required: 3 __________________ Starting: September 1st |
Questions: 4-8. Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Address | Rooms | Monthly Rent | Problem |
Oakington Avenue | living/dining room, separate kitchen | £550 | no 4 ______________ |
Mead Street | large living room and kitchen,·bathroom and a cloakroom | £580 | the 5 __________ is too large |
Hamilton Road | living room, kitchen- diner, and a 6 _______ | £550 | too 7 _____________ |
Devon Close | living room, dining room, small kitchen | 8 £ ________ | None |
Questions: 9 and 10. Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO facilities in the district of Devon Close are open to the public at the moment?
A – museum B – concert hall C – cinema
D – sports centre E – swimming pool-
PART 2 – Questions 11-20
Questions 11-16. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE
Well known for: 11 __________ music concerts
Complex consists of: concert rooms, theatres, cinemas, art galleries, public library, restaurants,
a 12 __________
Historical background: 1940 area destroyed by bombs
1960s-1970s Centre was 13 _________ and built
in 14 _________ opened to public
Managed by: the city 15 _____________________
Open: 16 ___________________ days per year
Questions: 17-20. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Day | Time | Event | Venue | Ticket Price |
Monday and Tuesday | 7.30 p..m. | ‘The Magic Flute’ | the 17 _________ hall | from £8.00 |
Wednesday | 8.00 p.m. | (opera by Mozart) 18 ‘____________’ (Canadian film) | Cinema 2 | 19 £ _________ |
Saturday and Sunday | 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. | ‘faces of china‘ (art exhibition) | Gallery 1 | 20 ________ |
PART 3 – Questions 21-30
Questions: 21-26. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Latin American studies
21. Paul decided to get work experience in South America because he wanted
- A – to teach English there.
- B – to improve his Spanish.
- C – to learn about Latin American life.
22. What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in?
- A – construction
- B – agriculture
- C – tourism
23. Why did Paul change from one project to another?
- A – His first job was not well organised.
- B – He found doing the routine work very boring.
- C – The work was too physically demanding.
24. In the village community, he learnt how important it was to
- A – respect family life.
- B – develop trust.
- C – use money wisely.
25. What does Paul say about his project manager?
- A – He let Paul do most of the work.
- B – His plans were too ambitious.
- C – He was very supportive of Paul.
26. Paul was surprised to be given
- A – a computer to use.
- B – so little money to live on.
- C – an extension to his contract.
Questions: 27-30. What does Paul decide about each of the following modules?
Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 27-30.
A – He will do this
B – He might do this
C – He would not do this
Module
27 . Gender Studies in Latin America
28. Second Language Acquisition
29. Indigenous Women’s Lives
30. Portuguese Language Studies
SECTION 4 – Questions 31-40
Questions: 31-34. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Trying to repeat success
31. Compared to introducing new business processes, attempts to copy existing processes are
- A – more attractive.
- B – more frequent.
- C – more straightforward.
32. Most research into the repetition of success in business has
- A – been done outside the United States.
- B – produced consistent findings.
- C – related to only a few contexts.
33. What does the speaker say about consulting experts?
- A – Too few managers ever do it.
- B – It can be useful in certain circumstances.
- C – Experts are sometimes unwilling to give advice.
34. An expert’s knowledge about a business system may be incomplete because
- A – some details are difficult for workers to explain.
- B – workers choose not to mention certain details.
- C – details are sometimes altered by workers.
Questions: 35-40. Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Setting up systems based on an existing process
Two mistakes
Manager tries to:
• improve on the original process
• create an ideal 35 _____________ from the best parts of several processes
Cause of problems
• information was inaccurate
• comparison between the business settings was invalid
• disadvantages were overlooked, e.g. effect of changes on 36 ________________
Solution
• change 37 ______________________
• impose rigorous 38 ___________________
• copy original very closely:
– physical features of the 39 ____________________
– the 40 ________________ of original employees.
Answers
- central
- 600
- 2 year(s)
- garage
- garden
- study
- noisy
- 595
9 & 10 IN EITHER ORDER
B, E
- classical
- bookshop/ bookstore
- planned
- 1983/(the) 1980s
- Council
- 363
- Garden
- Three Lives
- 4.50
- FREE
- C
- C
- A
- B
- C
- A
- C
- A
- B
- C
- B
- B
- B
- A
- combination /system
- safety
- attitude(s)
- control(s)
- factory/factories
- skills