· You will hear a conversation about quality control.· For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.· After you have listened once, replay the recording.

{{B}}· You will hear a radio interview with George Johnson, Managing Director of Media-X, an organisation which invests in internet companies.· For each question (23-30), mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.· After you have listened once, replay the recording.{{/B}}

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· Read the article below about a successful company.· For each question 23-28 on the opposite page, choose the correct answer.· Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. {{B}}A Recipe for Success{{/B}} Not many companies can boast of having been in business for more than three and a half centuries. Yuzaburo Mogi, president and CEO of Kikkoman Corp. — the world's leading manufacturer of soy sauce — is well aware however that the company can't rest on its laurels if it's to successfully meet the challenge posed by its thousands of competitors globally. But Mogi — the first Japanese person to ever earn an MBA from the Columbia Business School in 1961 — loves a challenge. He learned American management methods through his studies at Colombia, as well as practical marketing know-bow thanks to his experience as a product demonstrator, serving soy sauce in supermarkets and at international trade fairs during his summer breaks from his studies at Columbia, which has been a source of inspiration for him through the years. In 1957, the company established Kikkoman International, Inc. in San Francisco in order to launch full-scale sales and marketing activities in the US. Test kitchens were built and home economists were recruited to come up with recipes for American-style dishes using soy sauce. The recipes were introduced in newspaper articles, on tiny recipe books attached to the necks of soy sauce bottles, and in cookbooks. Kikkoman's strategy of building a global company that acts locally has contributed greatly to its growth. Kikkoman hires local people to operate its plants outside Japan, and develops marketing campaigns that appeal to consumers in overseas markets. The goal is to have consumers identify Kikkoman's products as the leading locally made products in its field. "We have seen our soy sauce becoming more and more a part of the American lifestyle," Mogi says. As he notes, Kikkoman has captured 56% of the US market, double that of its nearest competitor, and the company has the top share of the world market. Kikkoman is also a leader when it comes to quality. Its soy sauce is naturally brewed, unlike many of its rival products, which are chemically produced. Kikkoman's commitment to high quality has made it an unparalleled brand in recent decades, as consumers in the US and other countries have become more health-conscious and aware of the importance of truly natural food. "That is why our soy sauce has established itself as an all-purpose seasoning, a dependable ingredient, in kitchens around the globe," Mogl says.

{{B}}PART ONE{{/B}}· For questions 1-8 you will hear eight short recordings.· For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.· You will hear the eight recordings twice.

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{{B}}PART ONE{{/B}} ● For questions 1--8 you will hear 8 short recordings. ● For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.

· Listen to the discussion between Henry, MD, and Rachel, Office Manger.· For each question (23 -30), mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.· You will hear the recording twice.

{{B}}PART ONE{{/B}} ● For questions 1--8 you will hear 8 short recordings. ● For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.

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{{B}}PART ONE{{/B}} ● For questions 1--8 you will hear 8 short recordings. ● For each question, mark (A, B or C) for the correct answer.

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{{B}}PART ONE{{/B}} {{B}} How to approach Listening Test Part One{{/B}} ·In this part of the Listening Test you listen to eight short conversations or monologues and choose the best answer to eight questions. ·Before you listen, read each question and the three possible answers. ·Note all possible answers as you listen for the first time. Do not make an immediate decision. ·Do not worry if you do not know the answers. You will hear the recording a second time. ·Listen for overall meaning. Do not choose an answer just because you hear the same words in the recording as in the question. ·Decide on your final answer only after you have listened for the second time. ·For questions 1 - 8 you will hear eight short recordings. ·For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer ·You will hear the eight recordings twice.

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● Your will hear a conversation between a head of department and an empleyee. ● For each questions 23--30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. ● After you have listened once, replay the recording.

Questions 16-22 ·Read the advertisement below for a hot drinks machine. ·Are sentences 16-22 "Right" or "Wrong"? If there is not enough information to answer "Right" or "Wrong", choose "Doesn't Say" . ·For each sentence (16-22), mark one letter (A, B or C). ADVERTISING FEATURE Save Money and Keep Your Staff Happy It can be expensive to keep the canteen open to serve drinks to your staff through the day. Our QVM hot drinks machine replaces this service, so that you can close the canteen between mealtimes. You can install the QVM hot drinks machine anywhere in the building." One machine is suitable for a staff of ten to fifteen people. It costs ￡ 1300 to buy, or ￡ 11 per week to rent over 60 months. It is not expensive to operate, for example, the cost of power for one day is 30p, nearly as cheap as the price of one hot drink from the machine. Our company will carry out a weekly service, at a charge of ￡ 10. We can also refill the machine with drinks ingredients for an extra charge of ￡ 8. Some customers prefer to do this themselves, however. There are eight choices of hot drink available from the QVM machine, and our company offers one month's trial free of charge, so that you can estimate how popular the machine will be and, see what the actual savings are.

● You will hear a conversation about quality control. ● For each question 23--30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. ● After you have listened once, replay the recording.

· Read the following passage below about a furniture retailer.· For each question (23-28), choose the correct answer.· Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer sheet. {{B}}A BRIGHT FUTURE{{/B}} The furniture retailer, JRA. which has produced disappointing results recently, said that market conditions were at last improving. Sales rose by 7.3% in tile final quarter of 2006. after falling by 6.2% in the three months between July and September, and by 7.4% in the past quarter. Mike Turner, the managing director, said that. although the market remained competitive, orders had reached their highest level ever and with this promising news he thought that profit margins would reach 11% before the end of the next financial year. The company is also benefiting from the current low interest rates charged by the banks. Further savings were made when the company increased the proportion of furniture that it produced itself. This follows its takeover in May of tile Brimoon Furniture factory, which was suffering from serious financial problems. JRA will continue its expansion programme this year and expects to add four new stores to the existing fifty. These will all be in the south-west of UK. where it currently has only one store. The company aims eventually to have eighty large stores nationwide and then to concentrate on opening a number of smaller ones. This positive news was delivered together with the announcement of a 13% drop in profits to $30 million on sales of $386 million for the financial year. This fall was not as bad as forecasted—several analysts thought profits would be less than $12 million. Before becoming managing director of JRA. Turner had worked for Patton Points. Though Patton Points was once a leader in its field, it was in serious financial difficulties when Turner joined the company. Within three years, however, he had turned the company's annual losses into a $11 million profit. He is beginning to do the same at JRA.