Listening
approximately 40 minutes （including 10 minutes' transfer time）
Part one:
Question 1-12
· You will hear a representative of a company which organizes trade fairs for academic recruitment . she is talking to a group of prospective clients.
· As you listen, for questions 1-12. complete the notes, using up to three words or a number.
· After you have listened once, replay the recording.
Praxis Academic Recruitment Fairs
Specific geographical areas served:
（1）___________________________________________________________
（2） __________________________________________________________
Package includes:
Exhibition（3） ___________________________________________________
Delivery of all （4） ___________________________
Local（5） ___________________________
“Filtering system”:
Works through （6） ___________________________
Advertisements placed in （7） ___________________________
And on （8） ___________________________
“context-sensitive” feature:
Convenient （9） ___________________________
Services of （10） ___________________________
More details from publicity leaflet about:
（11） ___________________________
Special services
（12） ___________________________
Part two
Question 13-22
· You will hear five different people speaking about changes in personnel in their place of work
· For each extract there are two tasks, For Task One , choose the reason for change in personnel from the list A-H .For Task Two, choose the action that has been taken as a result, from the list A –H
· After you have listened once, reply the recording Task one—Reason
· For questions 13-17 ,match the extracts with the reasons, listed A –H
· For each extract, choose the reason each speaker mentions.
· write one letter A-H next to the number of the extract
13____________
14___________
15___________
16___________
17___________
A sick leave
B dismissal
C promotion
D secondment
E resignation
F study leave
H redundancy
Task Two-Action
· For question 18-22, match the extracts with the problem areas in the new workplace , listed A – H.
· For each extract, choose the action mentions.
· Write one letter A –H next to the number of the extract.
18__________
19__________
20__________
21__________
22__________
A employment on a temporary contract
B contracting work to another company
C doing a lot of overtime
D changing holiday plans
E increasing the work done at another site
F postponing work
G giving staff extra training
H headhunting a successor
Part Three
Question 23-30
· You will hear part of a radio interview with Paul Jefferson, who set up his own import business.
· For each question 23-30, mark one letter （A ,B or C） for the correct answer.
· After you have listened once, replay the recording.
23 Paul's immediate financial aim is to be able to
A get out of debt
B satisfy his expensive tastes
C cover his regular outgoings
24 Sarah Hall's role in Paul's business is to
A provide him with a regular income
B pay for the goods that he imports
C cover his marketing costs
25 Paul finds it difficult to sell at a profit because
A his customers drive down his prices
B his suppliers overcharge
C his competitors can undercut him
26 The supermarket told Paul that they
A would stock a selection of his products
B thought his products wouldn't sell
C might buy his products in the future.
27 What was the reason for Paul's problem with the restaurant chain?
A they cancelled their order
B They went out of business
C they refused to pay the agreed price
28 Paul was told that the department store wanted to
A increase the number of suppliers
B replace one of their suppliers
C start stocking products like his.
29 Paul's strategy now is to focus on
A selling a limited range of products
B finding new lines to import
C targeting a few large customers
30 Paul's immediate priority is to
A employ a sales person
B increase his sales
C start selling abroad
approximately 40 minutes （including 10 minutes' transfer time）
Part one:
Question 1-12
· You will hear a representative of a company which organizes trade fairs for academic recruitment . she is talking to a group of prospective clients.
· As you listen, for questions 1-12. complete the notes, using up to three words or a number.
· After you have listened once, replay the recording.
Praxis Academic Recruitment Fairs
Specific geographical areas served:
（1）___________________________________________________________
（2） __________________________________________________________
Package includes:
Exhibition（3） ___________________________________________________
Delivery of all （4） ___________________________
Local（5） ___________________________
“Filtering system”:
Works through （6） ___________________________
Advertisements placed in （7） ___________________________
And on （8） ___________________________
“context-sensitive” feature:
Convenient （9） ___________________________
Services of （10） ___________________________
More details from publicity leaflet about:
（11） ___________________________
Special services
（12） ___________________________
Part two
Question 13-22
· You will hear five different people speaking about changes in personnel in their place of work
· For each extract there are two tasks, For Task One , choose the reason for change in personnel from the list A-H .For Task Two, choose the action that has been taken as a result, from the list A –H
· After you have listened once, reply the recording Task one—Reason
· For questions 13-17 ,match the extracts with the reasons, listed A –H
· For each extract, choose the reason each speaker mentions.
· write one letter A-H next to the number of the extract
13____________
14___________
15___________
16___________
17___________
A sick leave
B dismissal
C promotion
D secondment
E resignation
F study leave
H redundancy
Task Two-Action
· For question 18-22, match the extracts with the problem areas in the new workplace , listed A – H.
· For each extract, choose the action mentions.
· Write one letter A –H next to the number of the extract.
18__________
19__________
20__________
21__________
22__________
A employment on a temporary contract
B contracting work to another company
C doing a lot of overtime
D changing holiday plans
E increasing the work done at another site
F postponing work
G giving staff extra training
H headhunting a successor
Part Three
Question 23-30
· You will hear part of a radio interview with Paul Jefferson, who set up his own import business.
· For each question 23-30, mark one letter （A ,B or C） for the correct answer.
· After you have listened once, replay the recording.
23 Paul's immediate financial aim is to be able to
A get out of debt
B satisfy his expensive tastes
C cover his regular outgoings
24 Sarah Hall's role in Paul's business is to
A provide him with a regular income
B pay for the goods that he imports
C cover his marketing costs
25 Paul finds it difficult to sell at a profit because
A his customers drive down his prices
B his suppliers overcharge
C his competitors can undercut him
26 The supermarket told Paul that they
A would stock a selection of his products
B thought his products wouldn't sell
C might buy his products in the future.
27 What was the reason for Paul's problem with the restaurant chain?
A they cancelled their order
B They went out of business
C they refused to pay the agreed price
28 Paul was told that the department store wanted to
A increase the number of suppliers
B replace one of their suppliers
C start stocking products like his.
29 Paul's strategy now is to focus on
A selling a limited range of products
B finding new lines to import
C targeting a few large customers
30 Paul's immediate priority is to
A employ a sales person
B increase his sales
C start selling abroad