Speaking 16 minutes

　　Part one:

　　In this part, the interlocutor asks question on a number of work-related and non-work related subjects to each candidate in turn. You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions.

　　Part two:

　　The candidate chooses one topic and speaks about it for approximately one minute. One minute’s preparation time is allowed.

　　A Communication skills : the importance of foreign language training for selected employees

　　B advertising: how to select a suitable agency to handle a company’s advertising

　　C finance: how to decide whether to float a company on the stock market.

　　Part three:

　　In this part of the test, candidate are given a topic to discuss and are allowed 30 seconds to look at the prompt card,, before talking together for about three minutes. Afterwards, the examiner asks more questions related to the topic.

　　For two candidates

　　Staff Relocation

　　You company needs to relocate several members of staff to a new branch opening in another part of the country. You have been asked to submit ideas on how to make relocation attractive to staff:

　　Discuss, and decide together:

　　●Which types of financial incentives the company could offer to staff

　　●What information staff would need to know about the new location.

　　For three candidates

　　Staff relocation

　　Your company needs to relocate several members of staff to a new branch opening in another part of the country. You have been asked to submit ideas on how to make relocation attractive for staff

　　Discuss, and decide together:

　　●Which types of financial incentives the company could offer to staff

　　●What other types of incentives might be important

　　●What information staff would need to know about the new location

　　Follow-on questions

　　●What other assistance might be necessary for staff who are relocating? Why ?

　　●How could staff who are unwilling to relocate be encouraged to do so?

　　●What do you think influences a company’s choice of location for its branches? Why

　　●What are the implications for company organization of having branches in different places? Why

　　●Do you think there will be greater international expansion of companies in the future ? why? Why not?

TEXT 2 KEY

　　TEST READING

　　Part 11-5 E C E C D

　　6-8 B A A

　　PART 2

　　9-10 C E

　　11-14 F B G A

　　Part 3

　　15C

　　16-20 D A D B C

　　Part 4

　　21-25 B D D A B

　　26-30 C A B C D

　　Part 5

　　31FROM

　　32AS

　　33ALTHOUGH/THOUGH/ WHILE/WHILST

　　34-35 WHERE SUCH

　　36-40 HOW WITH WHICH ON IF

　　PART 6

　　41-45 ALSO BY WHOLE CORRECT BUT

　　46-50 EVEN OF CORRECT THE ON

　　51-52 CORRECT CORRECT

　　TEST 2 LISTENING

　　PART 1

　　1 (HIGH) PURCHASING POWER

　　2 NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

　　3 COMMERCIAL LAW

　　4 THE LATEST TRENDS

　　5 UNRELIABILITY

　　6 AFTER SALES

　　7 PERSONAL VISIT

　　8 TRADE FAIR

　　9 LOCAL CONTRACTORS

　　10 LOCAL AGENT

　　11 EXPENSIVE OPTION

　　12 BRANGE OFFICE

　　PART 2

　　13-15 E F C

　　16-20 G H H F E

　　21-22 D A

　　PART 3

　　23-25 B A A

　　26-30 B C C A B