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Name __________________________________ Date ___________

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Section 1: Grammar and Lexis

Part A
Read the conversation and circle the correct word in italics.

A: Would you mind if I have a (1) quick / long look at your newspaper?
B: No, (2) get / go ahead. Are you waiting for a flight?
A: Yes. My flight is (3) delayed / missed.
B: Yes. (4) Me / Mine too. I wonder if I could ask you a (5) help / favour?
A: What is it?
B: Could I (6) have / use your mobile phone? My phone is being repaired.
A: Actually, I’m not very (7) keen / happy on the idea.
B: Oh, all right. Not to (8) problem / worry.

Part B
Cross out the extra incorrect and unnecessary word in each sentence.

9 He has worked here in 1998.

10 When did was the company founded?
11 I lived in Delhi for since three years.
12 He says me he’ll ring tomorrow morning with an answer.
13 I’m will going to apply for the job.
14 His contract isn’t being renewed by.
15 If you don’t leave now, you’ll won’t miss the plane.
16 If we would invested time and money in our website, we would sell much more.

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Part C
Re-organise the letters in the box to form words. Then use the words to complete the
sentences.

kcech motbot lead socuf goarbind drah labcane esail

17 Can I see you passport and _______________ pass, please?

18 Is this where I _______________ in for flight BA 567?
19 Would you like a window or _______________ seat?
20 We asked some experts to join a _______________ group and discuss teenagers
and the Internet.
21 The _______________ line is you must get your work done.
22 A _______________ sell is often seen as offensive in Japan.
23 We need to _______________ with the problem straight away.
24 There’s a delicate _______________ between working too much and working too
little.

Section 2: Reading

Part A
Read the article below and then complete the memo that the personnel manager
wrote. Use words and phrases from the article to help you. See the example.

AIRLINE GAGS EMPLOYEES

Employers of the airline Fastair have been banned from gossiping during working hours.
Employees were surprised when they received a memo from the personnel manager
yesterday. The memo said that employees who spread rumours or gossip about their
colleagues face the sack. Trade Unions at the company are asking for an apology but the
personnel manager is not going to say sorry. He told journalists: ‘Employees have the
right to work in a professional environment. I believe the memo will promote integrity in
the workplace. I wrote the memo because some staff complained to me about the

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increasing gossip. Fastair’s management agree with me and want it to stop immediately.’
However, it may not stop the gossip - the new rumour at Fastair is that the memo may
cause a strike.

MEMO
FROM: PERSONNEL MANAGER
TO: ALL STAFF
I have recently received complaints from some staff about the increasing gossip. Both
myself and the (25) ________________________________________ of Fastair would
like such gossip (26) ________________________________________ .We believe that
employees have the right (27) ________________________________________ and that
we should all promote (28) ________________________________________ .
In conclusion, I’d like to remind staff that anyone who spreads
(29) ________________________________________ could face possible dismissal.

Part B
Complete the article on the future of e-commerce with these missing sentences or
parts of sentences a–g. Write the letters on the lines.

a The consumer will access the network from anywhere

b For a while, companies believed that consumers wanted convenience more than
the best price
c The network will take that request, along with any other historical preferences the
consumer has
d People will be able to virtually shop
e The Internet and e-commerce can provide all of this.
f And that is real e-commerce
g She will suggest colours, sizes and other features that match the shopper’s
preferences

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WHAT CONSUMERS REALLY WANT

What forms of e-commerce will dominate the next millennium? What is it that the
consumer really wants and will pay for? (30) __________. Catalogue shopping works on
this principle, but it makes up only two per cent of the economy.

Consumers want more than just convenience

Consumers really want things to be simple, easy and fast. They want to be entertained
when they shop. They want to comparison shop. They want the best service. They want
great prices. (31)____________

The virtual shopping assistant

High definition graphics and video will be part of the everyday online shopping
experience. (32)__________and interact with their friends without leaving home.
Artificial intelligence will put a virtual shop assistant at the service of every online
shopper. (33) ___________. These will be stored on the company’s computers.

Goodbye to the keyboard

The biggest obstacle to the Net is the keyboard. Voice recognition will make it obsolete.
(34)__________ – from home, the car, or perhaps even from a pair of glasses.

‘Real’ e-commerce
The consumer will say, ‘I’d like to buy a red sweater today, something in the $25 to $39
range.’ (35)__________– such as size, style and fabric. It will assemble a range of
options at different prices from a variety of stores. All in the consumer’s exact size. Then
the consumer will be able to virtually try on the different sweaters using a 3D model of
herself stored in the computer. (36)____________.

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Section 3: Listening

Part A
(Listening script 11.1)

Read and listen twice for each year. Choose the correct answer (a, b or c) to say
what happened in that year.

37 2000
a Bill Gates set up a new company.
b Bill Gates gave up his job as boss of Microsoft.
c Bill Gates had an important appointment.

38 1975
a Gates started Microsoft with Paul Allen.
b Gates set up Microsoft with Steve Ballmer.
c Gates graduated from Harvard.

39 1980
a Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft.
b Steve Ballmer graduated from Stanford University.
c Steve Ballmer was working for Microsoft.

40 1998
a Ballmer was put in charge of several divisions.
b Ballmer applied for the job of president of Microsoft.
c Ballmer was made president of the company.

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41 1986
a Gates sacked Bullmer.
b Bullmer was best man at Gates’ wedding.
c Microsoft launched Windows.

Part B
(Listening script 15.1)

(42–50)

A speaker has made notes for a presentation on time management. However, the
notes are mixed up. Read them and then listen to the presentation twice. Number
the notes in the correct order. See the example.

___ Introduce the three steps to effective time management.

1 Welcome everyone.
___ Decide which tasks are necessary.
___ Make time for top priority tasks at the best time of day.
___ Delegate tasks.
___ Second step. Prioritise tasks.
___ Third step. Organise time and tasks.
___ Decide on amount of time needed and set deadlines.
___ First step. Analyse how you use your time.

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Section 4: Speaking (51–60)

You are going to give a presentation. Choose one of these topics.

- The benefits of working from home.

- The benefits of shopping online.

- The benefits of the working lunch.

Think about the topic and write the three main benefits here:

1 _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
2 _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3 _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Prepare a short presentation on the topic for your partner or teacher (or the whole
class). Your partner or teacher will mark you using the following:

0 = not very well

1 = well

2 = very well

The speaker… Circle 0, 1 or 2

…introduced the topic. 0 1 2
…described the first benefit. 0 1 2
…described the second benefit. 0 1 2
…described the third benefit. 0 1 2
…summarised and ended the presentation. 0 1 2
Total Marks (maximum 10) =

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