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You are advised to spend 20 minutes on Questions 1-14.

Barchester Office Towers

Visitor Information

Welcome to Barchester Office Towers. Visitors must register with
the Security Desk in order to obtain a visitor’s badge and be
allowed entrance to the building. The Security Desk is located on
the ground1 floor lobby near the main entrance. The security officer
on duty will direct you to the office you are visiting. In addition,
a map of the building is displayed near the main elevators,2
located behind the Security Desk.
To reach the rooftop parking area, take the elevator to the fourth
floor, then follow the signs. Also located on that floor is the City View
Restaurant, serving three meals a day, Tuesday-Sunday.
Barchester Office Towers offers a number of business services for
the convenience of tenants and visitors. The Copy Center3 is
located on the second floor. Photocopy and fax services are available
here. Computers with Internet access are also available. The
Copy Center is open twenty-four hours a day. You must show your
visitor’s badge when requesting services.
A small branch post office is located down the hall from the Copy
Center. Envelopes and stamps are sold here. Mail pickup is twice a
day, at 7:30 a .m. and 5:00 p .m. On the third floor, you will find a
branch of the National Bank. All basic banking services are offered.
Next to the bank is the Barchester Coffee Shop. Coffee, tea, and
snacks are sold here, and most major daily newspapers and business
magazines are available for perusal. The coffee shop is open
from 7:00 a .m. until 4:30 p .m. Monday-Saturday.

Questions 8-14

Spring Willow Farm Museum and Education Center

Spring Willow Farm is a fully operating farm designed to educate
the public about farm operation, farming history, and issues facing
farmers today.
Schedule
We are open to the public year-round, with reduced hours during the
winter months. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Visiting the Farm
Visitors are free to tour the farm on their own. Please note that children
must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Maps are available
at the information desk in the Main Building. Guided tours are
included in the cost of admission. Tours leave from the Main
Building front entrance at 10:00 a .m. and 2:00 p .m. daily.
The ground floor of the Main Building is open to visitors. It contains
exhibits explaining daily farm life in different periods of history, with
displays showing farm implements, kitchen and other household
utensils, photographs, and more. The information desk is also
located here, as well as the Farm Museum Gift Shop.
Classes
The museum offers classes on various aspects of farming and farm
history two evenings a week throughout the year. Ask at the information
desk for a schedule of upcoming classes. In addition, classes on
special subjects related to farming can be arranged for your club or
group. Please contact the Education Office for further information. All
classes take place in the classrooms located on the second floor of
the Main Building.

Questions 1 -7

On which floor of the office complex can you do each of the following activities?
On lines 1 -7 on your answer sheet, write:
A if you can do this on the ground floor
B if you can do this on the second floor
C if you can do this on the third floor
D if you can do this on the fourth floor
1 have lunch __1__
2 cash a check __2__
3 mail a letter __3__
4 get a pass to enter the building __4__
5 read a newspaper __5__
6 fax a document __6__
7 look at a map of the building __7__
Questions 8-14
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text about the
Spring Willow Farm Museum and Education Center? On lines 8—14 on your
answer sheet, write:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
8 Spring Willow Farm is closed during the winter months. __8__
9 Children are not allowed to visit the farm. __9__
10 Spring Willow Farm charges visitors an admission fee. __10__
11 The guided tours last two hours. __11__
12 The museum has gifts for sale. __12__
13 Farmers are offered a special discount on classes. __13__
14 The museum buildings are open in the evening. __14__

You are advised to spend 20 minutes on Questions 15-27.

How to Give an Effective Presentation

When planning an effective presentation, there are a number of things to keep
in mind.
A
First ask yourself, “Why am I giving this presentation?” The point of your
presentation may be to outline a project plan, report on work that has been
done, solve a problem, provide training, or generate support for an idea. Once
you are clear on the reason for your presentation, it will be easier to organize1
your information.
B
If you are not used to giving presentations, you may feel nervous. There are a few
things you can do to counteract this. The most important thing is to rehearse
your presentation several times until you feel comfortable with it. Before you
begin speaking, take a few deep breaths. This will help you relax. Stand up
straight and look your audience in the eye. Most of all, don’t try to be perfect.
This is an impossible goal.
C
Even though you may be using a microphone, you still need to pay attention to
your voice. Talk slowly and clearly. Pause often to give your audience time to
absorb the information. Do not garble your words or talk so quickly that no one
can follow you.
D
There is no better way to lose your audience than to stand at the front of the
room and talk on and on but give them nothing to look at. Plan to use presentation
software to show charts and graphs, photographs, maps, or other graphics
that will make your ideas clearer. This is particularly important for numbers, but
it is also useful for other kinds of information.
E
Before you begin your presentation, remember to check the microphone, computer,
and any other special tools you may be using. Make sure everything is in
working order before you start talking so that there will be no interruptions due
to breakdowns.
F
Something that is often overlooked but that is very important for an effective
presentation is the location setup. Make sure that the seating is placed so that it
allows everyone to see your slides and hear your voice. The chairs should be comfortable,
too.
Questions 21 -27

The Marcy Corporation

Information for New Employees

All new employees at the Marcy Corporation are required to attend an orientation
session during their first month of employment. The next orientation session
will be held on March 21 in the company conference room. Employee
benefits, payment policies, employee responsibilities, and other personnel matters
will be discussed. Employees are requested to read the employee manual and
submit the signed statement prior to attending the orientation.
The Marcy Corporation Employee Manual has been provided to inform our
employees about the company’s procedures and policies. We ask each employee
to take the time to read the manual carefully. After a thorough review of the
manual, the statement below should be signed and returned to the employee’s
supervisor by the date noted below. Every effort has been made to present the
information in the manual in a clear and concise manner. If there are any questions
regarding the content of the manual, they should be submitted in writing
to Human Resources.
Statement
I _________ have read a copy of the Marcy
Corporation Employee Manual and am familiar with its contents. By signing
below, I certify that I understand and accept the information contained in
the Marcy Corporation Employee Manual and agree to abide by the Marcy
Corporation’s policies.
____________
(Employee signature)
Please submit by: March 15

Questions 15-20

The following reading passage has six sections A-F. Choose the correct heading for
sections A -F from the list o f headings below. Write the correct number, i-viii, on
lines 15—20 on your answer sheet. There are more headings than sections, so you will
not use them all.
15 Section A __15__
16 Section B __16__
17 Section C __17__
18 Section D __18__
19 Section E __19__
20 Section F __20__
LIST OF HEADINGS
1 Feeling Confident
ii Solving Problems
iii Room Arrangement
iv Equipment
V Defining Your Purpose
vi Using Visuals
vii Your Audience
viii Speaking Well
Questions 21 -27
Read the text below and answer Questions 21—27.
Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.
Write your answers on lines 21-27 on your answer sheet.
21 All __21__ must participate in an orientation session.
22 The __22__ will take place in the company conference room.
23 The manual should be read before __23__
24 The employee manual contains information about the company’s __24__
25 The signed statement should be submitted to __25__
26 __26__ will answer questions about the content of the manual.
27 The due date for the signed statement is __27__

You are advised to spend 20 minutes on Questions 28-40, which are based on the reading passage below.

Canoes Around the World

Many cultures throughout the world have developed some form of canoe—a
long, slender, open boat powered by handheld paddles. In each case, the technologies
and materials used to construct the canoe reflect the resources available
to that particular culture. There are three basic types of canoe: the frame-andbark
canoe, the dugout, and the plank canoe. Developed by cultures on every
continent since prehistoric times, canoes continue to be used today both for survival
and for recreation.
The birch-bark canoe, an example of the frame-and-bark type of construction,
was developed in the region that is now the northeastern United States and eastern
Canada. Native Americans constructed birch-bark canoes by building a
frame from spruce wood and then using roots to stitch pieces of birch bark over
the frame. In areas where birch was not available, bark from elm or spruce trees
was used instead. After the bark was sewn to the frame, the canoes were then
sealed with a mixture of spruce gum and bear grease. These substances worked
very well to make the boat watertight. Birch-bark canoes were lightweight and
thus easily portaged around waterfalls or from lake to lake. Most were designed
to hold no more than two or three people and were used for lake and river travel.
When Europeans opened up the fur trade in North America in the seventeenth
century, the French traders used larger versions (30 to 40 feet in length) to transport
furs in large quantities across the Great Lakes for shipment back to Europe.
The dugout—a canoe created from a single tree trunk—has been used in
many areas throughout the world. Simple versions of hollowed-out logs were
used by native peoples throughout much of North America. Coastal groups such
as the Haida and Tlinglit in the Pacific Northwest developed large dugout crafts
60 feet or longer that could carry large numbers of people on the ocean for trade,
warfare, fishing, whaling, and travel to ceremonial gatherings. First, the outer
and inner bark around the entire circumference of a tall, straight tree, often a
cedar or redwood, was removed. This process, called girdling, cuts off the flow
of sap, thus killing the tree and making it easier to chop down. Then the tree was
felled and cut to the appropriate length. The opening of the dugout was created
by repeatedly burning the wood, then carving it out with tools. In early times,
stone tools were used, but later metal tools came into use. Once the canoe was
carved out, the boat builders filled it with water and brought the water to a boil
using stones heated on a fire. This softened the wood and the weight of the water
caused the walls of the canoe to bow outward, giving it more width than the original
girth of the tree.
The ocean-going Chumash people of what is now southern California developed
the tomoL, or plank canoe. They created their canoes by cutting planks from
redwood trees, carving and shaping them into a canoe without any frame. They
lashed the planks together by drilling holes and tying them with cords. Pitch
from pine trees and tar, also found locally, were used between the planks and
over the entire hull for waterproofing.
The canoe played a major role in the spread of all the Pacific Island cultures.
These cultures developed outrigger and double-hulled dugout canoes.
Outriggers have one or more parallel floats attached to a dugout canoe with poles
for increased stability in ocean waves. Double-hulled canoes have a platform
between two parallel dugouts. These highly stable designs, combined with sails,
enabled the Polynesians to go on epic ocean journeys and to inhabit far-flung
islands. Several families (or as many as 200 people in the largest vessels), could
sail in each of these double-hulled canoes with food, water, and domesticated
plants and animals across huge expanses of ocean, and in this way the Polynesian
people spread throughout the Pacific, establishing new communities on previously
uninhabited islands.
In areas of dense rain forest throughout the world, including the Amazon
basin, and parts of Africa and Asia, river travel with dugouts was, and in many
cases still is, the primary means of transportation. In West Africa, large war
canoes capable of transporting many fighters were carved from single trees.
Descendants of the ancient canoes are still widely used today. Traditional
cultures around the world still use dugout canoes for fishing and transportation.
Today’s modern recreational canoes, while now often constructed with aluminum,
1 fiberglass,2 wood, and canvas, plastic, and other synthetic materials,
still retain the shape and basic design of the birch-bark canoes developed in the
distant past. The catamaran sailboat, widely used in racing, is a direct descendant
of the double-hulled sailing canoe used thousands of years ago by the
Polynesian cultures.

Questions 28-34
Look at the following descriptions, Questions 28—34, o f the different types o f canoes.

Match each description with the correct canoe, A, B, or C.
Write the correct letter, A, B, or C, on lines 28—34 on your answer sheet.
28 held together with rope __28__
29 made from a hollowed-out log __29__
30 made waterproof with gum and grease __30__
31 constructed with the use of both fire and water __31__
32 easy to carry over land __32__
33 sealed with pitch and tar __33__
34 made to carry just a few people __34__
Questions 35-40
Complete the summary below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer.
Polynesians turned dugout canoes into outrigger canoes by attaching
35 __35__ to them. Double-hulled canoes were made by
connecting two outrigger canoes with 36 __36__. Because
they could travel over 37 __37__ of ocean in these canoes,
Polynesians were able to inhabit islands all across the Pacific Ocean. In West
Africa, large war canoes were used to carry 38 __38__. Today,
39 __39__ canoes are made of modern materials such as
aluminum, fiberglass, and plastic. These modern canoes are similar in form to
40 __40__ canoes.