Listening
SECTION 3 Questions 21-30
Questions 21-26
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Latin American studies
A to teach English there. B to improve his Spanish.
C to learn about Latin American life.
21 Paul decided to get work experience in South America because he wanted
22 What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in?
A construction B agriculture C tourism
23 Why did Paul change from one project to another?
A His first job was not well organised.
B He found doing the routine work very boring. C The work was too physically demanding.
24 In the village community, he learnt how important it was to
A respect family life. B develop trust. C use money wisely.
25 What does Paul say about his project manager?
A He let Paul do most of the work. B His plans were too ambitious. C He was very supportive of Paul. 26 Paul was surprised to be given
A a computer to use.
B so little money to live on. C an extension to his contract.
Questions 27-30
What does Paul decide about each of the following modules? Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 27-30.
A He will do this. B He might do this. C He won't do this. Module
27 Gender Studies in Latin America 28 Second Language Acquisition 29 Indigenous Women's Lives 30 Portuguese Language Studies
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SECTION 4 Questions 31-40
Questions 31-34
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Trying to repeat success
31 Compared to introducing new business processes, attempts to copy existing
processes are
A more attractive. B more frequent. C more straightforward.
32 Most research into the repetition of success in business has
A been done outside the United States. B produced consistent findings. C related to only a few contexts.
33 What does the speaker say about consulting experts?
A Too few managers ever do it.
B It can be useful in certain circumstances.
C Experts are sometimes unwilling to give advice.
34 An expert's knowledge about a business system may be incomplete because
A some details are difficult for workers to explain. B workers choose not to mention certain details. C details are sometimes altered by workers.
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Questions 35-40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Setting up systems based on an existing process Two mistakes Manager tries to: ? improve on the original process ? create an ideal 35 ……………… from the best parts of several processes Cause of problems ? information was inaccurate ? comparison between the business settings was invalid ? disadvantages were overlooked, e.g. effect of changes on 36 ……………… Solution ? change 37 ……………… ? impose rigorous 38 ……………… ? copy original very closely: - physical features of the 39 ……………… - the 40 ………………of original employees
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Test 4
LISTENING
SECTION 1 Questions 1-10
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer.
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