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READING

QUESTIONS1-45

PARTONE

Questions1-7

∙           Lookatthesentencesbelowandthejobadvertisementsontheoppositepage.

∙           Whichjobdoeseachsentence1-7referto?

∙           Foreachsentence,markoneletter（A,B,CorD）onyourAnswerSheet.

∙           Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

1        Youwillberesponsiblefortheoperationofacomputersystem.

2        Youmustbeabletoforecastwhatpeoplewillwanttowear.

3        Youwillbeabletoworkwithpeoplefrommanydifferentcountriesandbackgrounds.

4        Youwillhaveaqualificationwhichcoverstwosubjectareas.

5        Itisnecessarytohaveworkedinthissectorbefore.

6        Youwillneedtokeepincontactwiththeheadquartersoftheorganization.

7        Theadvertisementemphasisestheneedtohaveasuitableapproachtoimportantpeople.

A

BUSINESSMANAGER

Youwillberesponsibleforourglobalbusinesswithinspecificcountriesandwillhaveagoodunderstandingofinternationaldistribution,possiblybasedonpreviousexperience,plustheabilitytoworkinmarketsthatarehighlyvariedintheirculture.Youwillbefluentinasecondlanguage,bewillingtotravelextensively,andpreferablyhaveadegree.

B

DEPARTMENTSTOREBUYER

BasedatourheadofficeinLondon,youwillselectandorderstockfromoursuppliersinItaly.YouwillneedtopredictfashiontrendsandbuildastrongrelationshipwithourItalianoffice.Youwillhavegainedyourbuyingexperienceinwomen’sfashionandwillholdadegreeindesignwithabusinessstudiescomponent.

C

LEGALSERVICESADMINISTRATOR

Asheadofthelegaloffice,yourworkwillincludemanagingtheofficeITnetwork,typingreports,diarymaintenanceandsupervisionofanotherstaffmember.Youwillneedgoodorganizationalskillsinordertokeepaheadofavariedworkload.Youwillbedealingwithseniorexecutivesandgovernmentofficials,soamatureandefficientmannerisessential

D

REGIONALLEISURESITESMANAGER

Youwillberesponsibleforbudgetaryplanning,contractnegotiations,localmarketingandeffectiveadministration.Youwillcommunicatefrequentlywithourmainofficeusingthelatesttechnology.Yourexperiencecouldbefromanybusinesssectorbutyoushouldenjoyoutdoorlifeandwillideallypossessanestatemanagementqualification.

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

·Readtheextractbelowfromanarticleaboutthecoffeeindustry.

·Choosethebestsentencefromthelistontheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.

·Foreachgap8-12,markoneletter（A-I）onyourAnswerSheet.

·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

Coffeeisworthapproximately$50-60bnperannumintermsofworldsales.Itisatrulyinternationalcommodity,andtodaymorethan50countriesintheworldgrowcoffeebeans.（example）______I_____.ICOorganizationhelpscoffeeproducersandpromotescoffeeconumptionworldwide.

ICOestimatesthatworldproductionnextyearwillreach97.5millionbags.11.3millionbagshigherthanthecurrentyear.（8）____________.Asthelargestproducingcountry,Brazilisparticularlyimportantinthecoffeeworld.In1994Brazilwasresponsiblefor25%ofworldproduction,Colombiawasnextwith13.4%,Indonesiahad7.5%,Mexico4.7%,Guatemala3.8%andEthiopiaandVietnamwereequalwith3.4%.

Coffeeisatoughcrop,andcanbegrowninareaswhereitisdifficultorimpossibletogrowothercrops.（9）However,diseaseisalwaysproblemforcoffeeproduction,aswecanseeinsomepartsofSouthAmericaatthemoment.ICOisactiveineducatingfarmersaboutavoidingdiseaseanddealingwithproblemswhentheyoccur.

Thedistributionchainvariesfromcountrytocountry,explainsPabloDubois.Inmostcountriesthesmallerfarmersselltheircroptoalocaltrader,whothensellsitontoexporters.Thereare,however,otherdistributionsystems.（10）____________.Somecountries,likeVietnam,havespecialgovernmentmarketingorganizationsforcoffee.

Coffeepricesoftenvarygreatlyfromoneyeartothenext.In1997,forexample,therewasalargeriseintheworldprice,whichwasimmediatelyfeltbytheconsumer.Risingpricesalwaysresultinadropinsales,whichwillhaveabadeffectonthosedevelopingcountries,whicharehighlydependentonforeignexchangefromcoffeeexports.（11）____________.

IntheopinionofPabloDubois,thebiggestproblemforhisorganisationistocreategreaterconsumerawarenessofthedifferentvarietiesofcoffeeanddifferentwaysofpreparingit.（12）____________.ICOisthereforeconcentratingitspromotionalactivitiesonRussiaandChina.Itisalsoencouragingenvironmentallyfriendlycoffeeproduction,andlastyear’sseminaroncoffeeandtheenvironmentcreatedalotofinterest.

Thefuturelooksbrightforthecoffeeindustry.Itisestimatedthatconsumptionoverthenextfewyearswillcontinuetorisesteadily.NewmarketslikeEasternEuropeandChinaareexpectedtodevelopfast.

A.       Asaresult,themembershipnowrepresents94%ofallexportersand60%ofallimporters.

B.       Insomeofthesecountries,thiscanamounttoasmuchas50%ofallexportearning.

C.       InNorthAmerica,mostconsumersalreadyhaveaboveaverageknowledgeoftherangeavailable.

D.      Forexample,frostandwindareparticularlydamagingtocoffeecrops.

E.       Largercoffeegrowers,forexample,frequentlyexportdirectly.

F.       ThemainreasonforthisishigherBrazilianoutputasproductionrecoversfromweatherdamagetocrops.

G.      Itiscultivatedinmountainregionswhichcanonlybereachedbyanimaltransport,andinotherdifficultareaswheremodernagriculturalequipmentcannotbeused.

H.       ThisisbecausethereisademandforcoffeeinGermany,anditisalsosoldintheUKandintheUS.

I.         Thismakethecoffeeindustryfairlyuniversal,accordingtoPabloDubois,HeadoftheInternationalCoffeeOrganisation（ICO）,basedinLondon.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

∙           Readthearticlebelowaboutstressmanagement,andanswerquestions13-20ontheoppositepage.

ALessonInStressManagement

Demandsplacedonusatworkcanoftenleadtoconsiderableworryanddiscomfort.Thereare,however,waysofprotectingourselvesfromthestresswefaceatwork.WeinterviewedJaneCollard,aconsultantinstressmanagement.

1.InJaneCollard’sopinion,stressisbecominganincreasinglycommonfeatureoftheworkplace.Stressisahighlyindividualreaction,whichvariesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson,anditisdifficultforsomeemployeestoavoidit.Indeed,stressisregardedbymanyaspartoftheorganizationalcultureofourinstitutions:

itcomeswiththejob.Recentfiguresindicatethattimetakenoffworkbecauseofstresshasincreasedby500percentsincethe1950s.Undoubtedly,changesinworkingconditionshaveledtogreaterpressureatworkatalllevels.Withreductionsinstaffing,workloadsforindividualemployeeshaveincreased.Inaddition,manyemployeesareleftworryingaboutthesecurityoftheirjobs.

2.Onthestressmanagementcoursesthatsheruns,JaneCollardtriestomakethetraineesrealisethatstressinitselfisnotharmful.Everyoneneedsacertainlevelofstresstoenablethemtofeelmotivatedandtoperformeffectively.Acompleteabsenceofstresscanbeasdamagingasoverstress,sinceitcanmakepeopleloseinterestintheirwork,andevenleadtodepression.Thedifficultiesoccurwhentheamountofstressrisesabovealevelwhichishealthyforaparticularindividual.Ifthishappens,theeffectsareveryobviousandthetraineesaretaughttorecognizethesigns.Stressmaybeexpressedphysically,forexamplethroughheadachesandtiredness,orthroughemotionalproblemssuchasdepression.Apersonsufferingfromstressmayalsostarttobehavedifferently,andcanbedifficulttodealwith.

3.Whileitmaynotalwaysbepossibletopreventstress,thereareanumberofwaysinwhichitcanbecontrolled.Thefirstthingthatthetraineeslearnishowtomanagetheirtimeeffectively.Thisinvolves,firstofall,settingrealisticgoalsforboththeshortandlongterm.Oncethisframeworkhasbeenestablished,tasksarethenprioritisedonadailybasis.Thetraineesarealsoremindedthatwhentheyareunderpressurethelessimportantitemsshouldbeleft,andtheyshouldneverhesitatetodelegate.Everyoneisencouragedtolookatwaysofreducing‘wastedtime’,forexamplebygroupingsimilartaskstogetherordealingwithitemsimmedkiately.

4.Janefeelsthatoneofthemostusefulfeaturesofthecourseisthatitenablestraineestodealwiththosedemandsordeadlinesthattheyregardasunreasonable.Theyareencouragedtoavoidbeingdefensive,butatthesametimetheyareadvisednottobeafraidofsaying‘no’.Theyareaskedtogivereasonsonlyifnecessary.Thetraininghelpsthemtoforeseedifficultsituationsorunwanteddemands,andtheylearnhowtopreparethemselvesmentally.Everyoneisencouragednottogetstuckinnegativethoughtpatterns,wherestresscanfeedacircularsenseofhelplessness.Onesolutiontheydiscussistothinkofamoreencouragingalternativeforeachnegativemessage.Theylearn,forexample,toremindthemselvesthatnothingterriblehappenswhenademandisrefusedoradeadlinemissed.Lifegoeson.

Questions13-16

∙           Forquestions13-16,choosethebesttitleforeachnumberedparagraphfromthelistbelow.

∙           Foreachnumberedparagraph1-4,markoneletter（A-G）onyourAnswerSheet.

∙           Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

AHigherstresslevelsamongtopmanagers

BCopingwithstressthroughapositiveattitude

CT