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TestofListening

PARTONE

Questions1-12

,Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsormessages.

*Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.

,Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

Conversationone(Questions1-4)

■Lookatnotebelow.

,Youwillhearamanphoningcompanyaboutanorder.

Lewis&Thorn

Printers

TelephoneMessage

Messagefor:MarkHanson

OliverMartinrangfrom(1).Hehasn't

receivedthe(2)heorderedfora(3)

___________________________laterthismonth.

Wantstochangethequantityto(4)—tobeready

tomorrow.Willfaxdetailsifneeded.

ConversationTwo(Question5-8)

,Lookatthenotesbelow.

,Youwillhearaconversationbetweentwofriendsaboutajobvacancy.

JobwithAlbaas(5)______________________________________

Responsiblefor(6)______________________________________

Musthaveknowledgeof(7)_______________________________________________

Applyby(8)____________________________________

ConversationThree(Questions9-12)

,Lookatthenotesbelow.

,Youwillhearatelephoneconversationaboutarrangingameeting.

FINANCEMEETING

Needtodiscuss(9).

Aimtoproducenew(10).

CheckthattheSalesCo-ordinatorandthe(11)can

come.

Arrangefora(12)tobeavailable.

PARTTWO

Questions13-22

SectionOne

(Questions13-17)

•Youwillhearfiveshortrecordings.Eachpersonistalkingonthephone.

,Foreachrecording,decidewhatisthemaintopicoftheircall.

•Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberoftherecording.

•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

•Youwillhearthefiverecordingstwice.

13........................

Aadepartmentalmeeting

Bajobinterview

Cnegotiationswithbuyers

Davisittoafactory

Eashareholders5meeting

Fatrainingsession

Gaconference

Havisittotradeexhibition

SectionTwo

(Question18-22)

•Youwillhearanotherfiveshortrecordings.Eachspeakerrecentlyattendedan

interview.

•Foreachrecording,decidewhatthespeakerissayingabouttheinterviewthey

attended.

•Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberoftherecording.

•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

•Youwillhearthefiverecordingstwice.

18AIdidn'texpressmyselfwell.

BImisunderstoodtheadvertisement.

19CItwasshorterthanIexpected.

DIwasn'tappropriatelydressed.

20.EItwaspoorlyorganized.

FThereweretoomanyapplicants.

21GIdidtoomuchpreparation.

HOneofthequestionssurprisedme.

22

PARTTHREE

Questions23-30

•YouwillheararadiointerviewwithPeterWilliamsabouttrainingwithinsmall

businesses.

•Foreachquestion23-30,makeoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectanswer.

•Youwillheartherecordingtwice.

23WhatwasPeterWilliamsdoingimmediatelybeforehestartedhisresearch?

AHewasmanagingthetrainingdepartmentofalargecompany.

BHewasrunningatrainingprogrammeatauniversity.

CHewasrunninghisownsmallbusiness.

24Inhisresearch,whatdidPeterWilliamsfindabouttraininginsmallfirms?

ATheyspendtoolittleontraining.

BTheyareunawareoftheirtrainingexpenses.

CTheyreceivestatesubsidiesfortraining.

25Smallfirmsdonothavespecifictrainingbudgetsbecause

Atheydonotwanttoinvestintraining.

Btheydonothavetimetoprovidetraining.

Ctheydonotplantheirtraining.

26Whencalculatingthecostofin-housetraining,manysmallfirmsdonotinclude

Acoursefees.

Bmanagers5time.

Caccountants9costs.

27Whatdothemajorityofsmallfirmsspendontraining?

Alessthan1%oftheirpayroll.

B1-5%oftheirannualpayroll.

Cmorethan10%oftheirpayroll.

28PeterWilliamsthinksthatthebesttraininginvolves

Aobservinganexpertdothejob

Bgoingonspecialtrainingcourses.

Cdoingthejobundersupervision.

29Aboveallelse,smallbusinesseswanttrainingthat

Awillanswertheirshort-termneeds.

Bdoesnotrequire