THE CORPORATION FOR FINANCING AND

PROMOTING TECHNOLOGY

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ENGLISH TEST

Time allowed: 60 minutes

50 questions

PART ONE

The following people want to attend evening classes. Look at the information about evening classes for the autumn term. Decide which class would be the most suitable for each person. Mark the correct letter (A-H) on the answer sheet for questions 1-5. There is some headings (A-H) which you do not need to use.

1. Jane Brown is a housewife. She is not interested in getting a qualification, but wants to go to a class one evening a week where she can talk to people.
2. Bill Jones studied both French and Spanish for five years at school but he failed his exams. Now he thinks he might get a better job if he has a language qualification.
3. Sam Cartwright is out of work. He used to work in a factory as a clerk. He feels that his present skills need to be brought more up to date.
4. Jack Tanner manages a large office. He is very busy and can only attend classes once a week. He wants to do a course which will help him to relax. He is planning to tour France and Spain on holiday.
5. Christine Black wants to learn something practical and useful. She is not free on Wednesdays or Thursdays.

PART TWO

Look at the statements below about passengers arriving at an airport. Read the text to decide if each statements is correct or incorrect. Mark T (True) on your answer sheet if you think the notes are right and mark F (False) if you think the notes are wrong.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PASSENGERS

Arrival

When the plane lands, you are requested to keep your seat belt fastened until the light goes off and remain in your seat until the plane stops moving. This is for your own comfort and safety.

Leaving the airport

If you are ending your journey at this airport, you should go up the escalator to passport control and customs. If you are travelling further by rail or coach, you will find an information desk outside the customs hall, as well as a bank where you can change money.

Catching another flight

If you are planning to change planes, you should follow the signs to the waiting lounge, where you should check in and wait to board your connecting flight. There will be an announcement when your flight is due to take off. Our ground staff will be happy to tell you.

Leaving the plane

All passengers leaving the plane should make sure that they take everything with them. If you have checked in any luggage, you should remember to collect it from the baggage area inside the airport.

Continuing on this flight

We regret that passengers who are continuing their journey on this flight may not get off the plane. You may not smoke while the plane is on the ground.

Thank you for flying with us. We hope to be able to welcome you on board again soon.

1. All passengers must leave the aeroplane.
2. You must wait until the light goes out before undoing your seat belt.
3. Passengers who are leaving the airport must first go to passport control.
4. Passengers continuing by another plane must go through customs.
5. You can change money before you go to passport control.
6. You must go up the escalator to the waiting lounge if you are changing planes.
7. Passengers in the waiting lounge will hear an announcement when their plane is ready to leave.
8. No one is allowed to smoke in the airport.
9. The aeroplane is going on to another place after some of the passengers get off.

15. Passengers who are leaving the plane should check that they have not left anything behind.

PART THREE

I- Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-H for each part (16-21) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. An example is given.

A Decide on a dream

B Be ambitious

C Get informed

D Sell yourself

E Get experience

F Be realistic

G Use your contacts

H Be positive

HOW TO GET THE JOB OF YOUR DREAMS

The main complaint from young people these days seems to be ‘I don’t know what I want to do’ followed closely by ‘It’s pointless trying anyway.’ Times have changed and the job market is not what it was with even graduates living off state unemployment benefits. But there is work if you want it, and if you are prepared to try hard and follow our handy and helpful plan for Getting The Job Of Your Dreams, you can still find your first foothold on the career ladder.

Compromise, improvise and give up your ideas of walking straight into a company director’s job and you may find that later rather than sooner you are engaged in doing a useful and rewarding job.

Think about what you would like to do. If you hate children, forget about primary school teaching. If you cant’ stand writing, forget about journalism. Do you want to work abroad? Do you want to work in an office? Be imaginative! Don’t limit yourself to what you want to be, but to what you like to do. And watching telly doesn’t count!

If you like listening to people’s problems and helping your friends out when they’re in tricky situations, you should find out about the kind of jobs which involve this sort of work. Psychotherapy, social work, teaching, and personnel management are some of the jobs you could do. Find out what you would have to do in the job, and how you could get qualified.

Get in touch with people you know who already have your dream job. Ask to spend a day ‘shadowing’ them. They can explain how they got where they are today, the pros and cons, the salary and other details and you can first-hand experience of what the job involves.

It’s not too late to volunteer your free time for the sake of your curriculum vitae. Write off and offer your services free. Then impress your colleagues by learning fast and being nice to everyone. Who knows, they may even offer you a job. And you can still claim unemployment benefit while you’re volunteering, so long as you make an effort to find paid employment.

It will take more than an impressive curriculum vitae and a smart suit to get you a job but you can’t go wrong with a carefully worded ‘Hire me’ letter mailed to prospective employers. Who knows, your letter could end up on the desk of a compassionate employer. What have you got to lose?

II- Read the text again and find words or phrases in the article with these meanings (22-30). The paragraph number is given in brackets.

22. useless (0)

23. accept less then you wanted (1)

24. giving personal satisfaction and pleasure (1)

25. difficult, awkward (3)

26. contact (4)

27. advantages and disadvantages (4)

28. learned directly, not from books or other people (4)

29. people you work with in a professional job (5)

30. kind and caring (6)

PART FOUR

Read the text below and then select from the answer choices the word that best fits each blank (31-40).

In the US, industries that generate hazardous wastes want to dispose of them as cheaply as possible. Private companies hired to dispose of this waste compete with each other to offer the lowest prices to these industries. The government does not get involved, beyond setting minimum safety standards.

Unfortunately, the __(31)__ of companies that generate and dispose of waste is to save money, __(32)__ to guarantee safety. These companies usually send waste to landfills because this is cheaper than recycling or incineration. Disposal firms who want to increase their business must cut corners to lower costs and __(33)__ customers. At the same time, relatively __(34)__ is done to reduce the volume of waste generated, because disposal costs __(35)__ relatively modest.

Things are different in Denmark. There the government __(36)__ in the waste disposal process beginning __(37)__ the front end. Together with industry, the government formed a corporation to establish and __(38)__ waste disposal facilities. This company, called Kommunichem, has a __(39)__ on waste disposal. Generators of hazardous waste __(40)__ ship their waste to one of Kommunichem’s disposal facilities. In this system, there is no price competition in the waste disposal business.

31. A  solution          B  license                     C  importance              D  goal

32. A  not                  B  just                          C  besides                    D  something

33. A  survive            B  efficient                  C  gain                         D  prosper

34. A  more               B  this                          C  recycling                 D  little

35. A  still                 B  have                        C  remain                     D  cheap

36. A  interferes        B  participates             C  involves                  D  control

37. A  to                    B  by                           C  of                            D  at

38. A  operate           B  found                      C  prepare                    D  generate

39. A  power                         B  profit                      C  monopoly               D  responsibility

40. A  help                B  disposal                  C  take                         D  must

PART FIVE

Most of the lines in this text contain an unnecessary word. A few of the lines are correct. Read the text carefully, find the extra words and write them down in your answer sheet. Tick any lines that are correct. Two examples are given.

0 Having a bad memory can be dangerous. Have you ever left            ___ü___

00 from the house without remembering to turn off the gas                   __from__

41 and almost have caused a fire? I have. And more than once

42 time as well. Now even when I remember to do it I

43 convince to myself that I have forgotten. The picture in

44 my mind is so vivid that I rush home imagining that fire-

45 engines outside of and flames pouring through the

46 window. But of course I find everything in order.

47 Forgetting things can be too embarrassing as well. I may

48 seem like incredible but on one occasion I actually forgot

49 the name of my flat-mate. We had known us each other for

50 two years. I didn’t dare ask her that- she would have

thought I was mad- and two whole days passed before I

finally remembered. If I’m honest, I have to admit that it was

embarrassing and worrying. However, there are advantages.

You can avoid unpleasant experiences like the trips to dentist

simply by forgetting you had an appointment.

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