Questions31-40
l Read the article below about a successful airline .
l For each question 31-40, write one word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet .
l There is an example at the beginning, (0) .
0
Example :
A SUCCESSFUL AIRLINE
Executives at Fastline, now (0)____ of the country’s largest airlines, were in optimistic mood at the press conference they held yesterday afternoon. They announced that they were (31)____ a position to revise the company’s full-year profits forecast sharply upward (32)____ a result of an exceptionally strong performance over the last nine months. Profits during this period rose by very (33)____ 50 per cent compared with the same period last year. The company feels confident that this performance will continue throughout the remainder of the year. It is expected (34)_____will be a 40 per cent increase in profits for the full year compared with the 15 per cent that had been indicated (35)____ the half-year stage.
During the year, (36)____than raise its fares as most other airlines did in response to higher fuel costs, Fastline stuck to its decision to keep fares at the same level as last year. This must account to (37)_____ extent for the significant rise (38)____ only in the number of passengers booked on flights, but also in the amount of freight carried.
The airline has also confirmed that it is in negotiations with another airline to sell the whole of (39)____ 20 per cent holding in Border Air. However, executives are refusing to reveal the name of the interested party until a definite agreement (40)____ reached.
PART FIVE
Questions41 - 52
l Read the text of the job advertisement below.
l In most of the lines 41 - 52 there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect of does not fit in with the sense of the text. Some lines, however,are correct .
l If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.
l If there is an extra word in the line ,write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet .
l The exercise begins with two examples, (0) and (00) .
0
Example :
COMMERCIAL DITECTOR REQUIRED
0 We are a dynamic and ambitious food manufacturer supplying the grocery sector
00 and are entering an extremely exciting period of new change as we focus on our
41 strategy how to achieve market leadership. We are at present seeking a new
42 commercial director. If you are the type of a person who can demonstrate the
43 energy and insight to drive a business forward looking as part of a team, this may
44 well be the perfect opening for you. We need appoint a committed professional who
45 will assume full responsibility for the company’s entire commercial operation. The
46 commercial director will have report directly to the general manager and will be
47 expected to provide with both leadership and hands-on coaching to the staff. This
48 high-profile role will involve in the implementing and developing of commercial
49 strategies that will make maximize the profitable growth of the company. The
50 person appointed will already have demonstrated sure success at a senior
51 commercial level for a minimum of three years time in a food manufacturing
52 company and will possess exceptional leadership qualities and commercial skills.
