LISTENING Approximately 40 minutes (including 10 minutes'transfer time) LISTENING PART ONE Questions 1-8 For questions 1-8 you will hear eight short recordings. .For each question,mark one letter (A,B or C)for the correct answer. Example: Who is Emily going to write to? c theclients The answer is A After you have listened once,replay each recording. 7 When will the meeting take place? JUNE JUNE JUNE 123456 123456 12 345 8 14 41017181920 13 17181920 21222324252627 21222324252627 2122②③24252627 282930☐ 282930 282930 A
2 Which part of the woman's computer is causing a problem? Which chart sh ws last year's sales figures? t0t2d03d0t40t 1st Qir 2nd Oir 3rd 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 9 4 What is the lowest price the man can buy the machine for? $10.000 $13,000 $14500 B c
What will help the company to increase production? A offering overtime work reducing packaging hiring temporary steff 6 Which chart shows the company's spending on training last year? 1 Where should staff leave office cars? A in front of the office at the back of the building outside Reception 8 Who does the man think will get the job? A Rachel B Anna C Laura
PART TWO Questions9-15 Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. .You will hear Ann Simpson of Blackwell Sports talking to a journalist. For each question(9-15),fill in the missing information in the numbered space you have listened once,replay the recording. Increase in turnover for current year: 9)￡n Merged with: (10) Outdoor Equipment Best-selling tent (11) Number of stores in Britain now. (12) Number of stores opening early next year: (13到 Sales of women's sports clothing: increase of. 141 ...7 in last year and a half Ann Simpson's mobile number: 15) 07790
PART THREE Questions 16-22 Look at the notes about an American businessman called Matthew Webb,who is working in the UK for a ompany called Electre. Some information is missing. .You will hear part of a presentation describing his working life. For each question(16-22),fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or two words. After you have listened once,replay the recording. MATTHEW WEBB Electra company sells (16) At college,Matthew started (17) Ster Stores Position in company: (18) Increased market share due to improvements in: (19) Electra Joined Electra in order to develop his (20) Present position at Electra UK: (21) Electra has higher UK turnover because of more (22)
PART FOUR Questions 23-30 .You will hear a radio interview with Beth Hatfield,the Director of Jumpstart, a recruitment agency. For each question(23-30),mark one letter(A,B or C)for the correct answer After you have listened once,replay the recording. 23 Beth Hatfield lost her job because the company she worked for A had financial difficulties. 8 lost a major contract. was taken over 24 When Beth lost her job,she was very worried about A close colleagues. B her own future C a major client. 25 Dryden Limited helped Beth to set up Jumpstart by providing A office space office equipment C office staff. 26 A friend called Thomas Beck advised Beth to A concentrate on one business idea only. B invest heavily in marketing her new business. make full use of her exlsting business contacts 27 Beth financed Jumpstart by A borrowing money from the bank. finding a business partner. c selling her own house
28 Jumpstart found its first recruits by advertising in magazines on the internet 29 All the people that Jumpstart finds work for must m be highly qualified in marketing. have relevant professional experience. C be free to travel. 30 Which aspect of setting up Jumpstart was most difficult for Beth? finding companies who required temporary staff B recruiting the right quality of marketing personnel c persuading companies to agree to her charges You now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to your Answer Sheet