EZIELTS

SECTION 1        

 

 

Questions 1-13

 

 

Questions 1-4

 

Read the information onThe Medicine in the passage below.

Do the following statements agree with the  information in the passage?

In boxes 1—4 on your answer sheet write

YES                  if the statement agrees with the information
NO                   if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN     if there is no information about this in the passage 

 

 

Example;

 You must shake the bottle before take the medicine                              Answer    

 

                                                                                                                     YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1    You should lie down  after you have taken the medicine.
2    You must stop taking  the medicineif your eyesight  is affected.
3    You must stop taking  the medicine when you feel better.
4    This medicine is  suitable for a pers on of  any age.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Questions 5-9

 

Look at the notice below.

Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR  A NUMBER answer the following questions.

Write your answers in boxes 5-9 on your answer  sheet. 

 

 

Example 

 

What has been found in someFancy Foods products?                                      Answer 


                                                                                                                       pieces of metal

 

 

 

5  Where can you find the batch number on the jars?
6  How much will you receive for an opened jar of contaminated Chicken Curry?
7  If you have eaten Chicken Curry from a jar with one of the batch numbers listed, whom s hould 
you contact?
8  What information do  they ask you to provide about the  jar of Chicken Curry you ate?
9  What is the maximum reward FancyFoods  is offering for information about who contaminated 
their product? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Questions 10-13

Look at the extract from a  brochure on the  following page.

 

From the  list of headings below,  choose the most  suitable headings for Sections C-F.

 

Write the  appropriate numbers i-viii in boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet. 

 

Example 

 

Section A                                                                            Answer 
    

                                                                                                   vii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10      Section C

 

 

11      SectionD

 

 

12      SectionE

 

 

13      SectionF
 

 

 

 

Section A

 

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Section B

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Section C

Unlike most cards, the Fabulous FurnitureCredit Card offers a full  60-day interest-freeperiod oneveryFabulouspurchase- no matter when you make your purchase. This leaves you with more money to spend on other things.

 

Section D

•You may chooseto paythe full amount within 60days. In this case, youpay no interest.
•You may spread your payments over a longer period. In thi s case, interest will be charged after the ini tial 60-day interest-freeperiod.

 

Section E

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Section F

We have stores in every major city, so you’re never f ar away from aFabulous Furniture store.For our addresses, just check in your local telephone di rectory.

 

 

SECTION 2        

 

 

Questions 14-27 

 

 

Questions 14-17

 

Read the notice on the following page about Student Clubs and Societies.

The notice has f our main paragraphs A-D.

Choose the most suitable heading for  each paragraph from the list of headings below.

Write the  appropriate numbers i-x in boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet. 

 

 

List of Headings

 

i     English Society
ii    Education Club
iii   Film Appreciation Society
iv   Drama Society
v    Music Club
vi   Games Society
vii  Women’s  Club
viii  Debating Club
ix   United NationsStudent Club
x   Technical  Students’ Club

 

 

 

Questions 18 and 19

 

Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS, answer the following questions.

Write your answers in boxes 18  and 19 on your answer sheet.

18    How do you let the CAS President know you are  interested in joining a  club?
19     How often is the CAS Ball held? 

 

 

 

 

STUDENT CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

 

 

Desperate to  find friends with common  interests?
Urgently  in need of  student contacts around college?
Looking for different  cultural and religious experiences?
Wanting  some good discussion?
Don’t look any further!

 

JOIN A CLUB ORSOCIETY AND HAVE FUN! 

 

 

A...... ........... .......... .......... ........... .......... .......... ..
This club was firststarted by a group  of friends who enjoyed going to  the cinema. When our trips became more frequent we realised that there must be others who also shar ed our love of movies. This club is for those people. Membership gives wide access to other 
activities like basketball and football as well as barbecues and other social functions. We don’t  just enjoy movies.

 

B..... ........... .......... .......... .......... ........... .......... ...
The association has many opportunities to debate and we are a non-political unbiased international organisation which aims to promote international awareness on campus. We establish links and access to the organisation’s ag encies and other internationalist 
organisations and their r esources. Our plans this y ear include discussion groups, guest speakers and to build a model  of the UN General Assembly.

 

C..... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ..
Whether for  fun or debating experience, we discuss everything from personal experience, future society or feminism. This year we plan an internal competition, weekly debates and beginners’ lessons as well as chances to compete nationally. Whether  it be to improve your  verbal  or social skills the  society  provides both!

 

D..... ..................... .......... ............................... ...
Want to be a moviestar? Then go somewhere else! On the other hand, want to work really hard for great rewards? Then come and join the club where interesting theatre is created. We usually put on three  productions  each y ear. So if you like to write, paint, act, direct or do anything in the theatr e, come and put your name down with us.

 

 

If  you are interested in  joining any of these clubs, you can leave a message for the
President at  the CAS Office  in theStudent Union Building.
And don’t forget the CAS Ball is an annual event!
This year it’s beingheld  on 22 December! 

 

 

 

 

 

Questions 20-27

 

It is possible for some students in Higher Education in  Britain to borrow money through  a government scheme.  These loans are called ‘student loans’ and are described in the passage on the following page.

 

Read the passage and answer Questions 20-2 7 below.

In boxes 20-27  on your answer sheet write

YES                  if  the answer to the question is ‘yes’
NO                    if  the answer to the questions  is ‘no’
NOT GIVEN      if the information is not given  in the passage 

 

 

Example 

 

 

I’m  a full- time  student at a local colledge of Higher  Education.

I already get a standard maintenance grant.

Does this mean I’m not eligible for a student loan?                                                 Answer 
 

                                                                                                                                    NO

 

 

20    I’m taking a month’s cookery course at a local college.  It’s a  private catering college. I’m going a couple of evenings a week, after         work. I get a diploma at the end of it.  Can I get some help with  a student loan?

21    I’m starting a foundation course  in September. It’s full  time and af ter a year I hope  to get on to a degree course.  The fees for             the  actual course are being paid for by my Local  Authority. Am I eligible for a student loan?

 

22    I finish my first degree in July. I’ve got a place on a Postgraduate  Certif icate in Education course to s tart in September. Will the           Local Authority pay the tuition fees for this course?

 

23    Now all her children  are grown  up my mother says she’d like to finish the studies she was forced to give up earlier in life.She’s            48 now and her course is full-time for a  year.  Is she too old to get a student loan?

 

24    I’ve already been given a small scholarship to cover some of my tuition  fees. Can I still get a student loan?

 

25   I’m  actually staying with my aunt while I’m at college. Will theStudent Loans Company want to know how much she earns?

 

26   I owed the bank rather a lot of money  a few years  ago.  It’s all paid back now  but they won’t lend me any more. Will this            

      disqualify me from getting  a student loan?

 

27   I took a course a couple of years  ago, got a s tudent loan, but  had to withdraw  half-way through. I’ve kept up all my payments on          my loan. Am I eligible for a second loan? 

 

 

 

The  Government has beenfunding a loans scheme for students in Higher  Education since September 1990. 

These loans are available as a ‘top up’ to the standard  grant. Although the loan is intended  to supplement the grant for living costs, eligibility for a student loan is not restricted to those who receive a maintenance grant. 

The  decision whetheror not to take  the loan is yours. 

 

 

Eligibility

 

You  are eligible for a student loan if you are a UK resident and are attending afull-time Higher Education course, below postgraduate level,  or a Postgraduate Certificate in Education course, provided  you start your course before your 50th birthday. 
Fulltime courses last at least one academic year and  include sandwich courses  which combine  time  at col lege with time spent  in a workplace. 

Eligible courses are  offered by  colleges, universities, the Scottish  grant-aided colleges and other publiclyfunded institutions providing Higher Education courses. 

In general, eligible courses include first degree courses or their equivalents  and any other coursesfor which your Local Authority will pay your tuition fees. 

 

Your financial circumstances

Students who want loans are not  ‘means tested’  or ‘credit vetted’ - all  those eligible wi ll obtain a  loan. This means that: 
•    The  amount of  your maintenance grant or tuitionfees does not matter. 
•    Other income,  if any, is not taken into account. 
•   Any previous student loans are not taken into account. 
•    The  incomeof  your  parents, spouse, partnerorother relatives is not taken into account. 
•    Your previousfinancial record  is not a consideration. 

 

When to applyfor a loan

 

If  you would  like more information on how to applyfor a student loan in readiness for your entry to Higher Education in  Autumn 2003, 
then you should contact The  Student Loans Company fromJune 2003 onwards. 

 

Once in Higher Education, you can apply for a  loan at any time in the academic year. 

 

 

 

SECTION3      

 

 

Questions 28-40

Look at the passage below.

 

 

FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT

 

A    Traditionally  uniforms   were  —  and  for  some  industries   still  are  —  manufactured  to protect  the  worker.  When  they  were  first  des igned,  it  is   also  likely  that  all  uniforms made  symbolic  sense  -  those  for  the  military,  for  example,  were  originally  intended  to impress   and  even  terrify  the  enemy;  other  uniforms  denoted  a  hierarchy  -  chefs  wore white  because  they  worked  with  flour,  but  the  main  chef   wore  a  black  hat  to  s how  he supervised.

 

B    The last 30 years,  however,  have  seen an increasing emphasis  on  their role in projecting the  image  of   an  organis ation and  in  uniting  the  workforce  into  a  homogeneous unit  —particularly  in  ‘customer  facing"  industries,  and  especially  in  financial  services  and retailing.  From  uniforms  and  workwear  has  emerged  ‘corporate  clothing’.   "The  people you  employ  are  your  ambass adors ,"  says  Peter  Griffin,  managing  director  of  a  major retailer  in  the  UK.  "What  they  say,  how  they  look,  and  how  they  behave  is  terribly important."  The  result  is  a  new  way  of  looking  at  corporate  workwear.  From  being  a 
simple  means  of  identifying  who  is  a  member  of  staff,  the  uniform  is  emerging  as  a new channel of marketing communication.

 

C    Truly  effective  marketing through  visual cues  s uch as uniforms is a  subtle art, however. Wittingly  or unwittingly,  how  we look sends all  sorts of powerful  subliminal messages to  other  people.  Dark  colours  give  an  aura  of  authority  while  lighter  pastel  shades suggest  approachability.  Certain  dress  s tyle  creates   a  sense  of  conservatism,  others  a sense of openness to new ideas. Neatness  can s uggest efficiency but, if it is overdone, it can spill  over and indicate an obsession with  power.  "Ifthe  company  is  selling quality, then  it must  have quality  uniforms.   If  it is  selling  style,  its  unif orms  must be  stylish. I f it  wants  to  appear innovative,   everybody  can’t  look  exactly  the  same.  Subliminally  we see all  these things ," says Lynn Elvy, a director of image consultants  House of Colour.

 

 

D    But  translating  corporate  philosophies  into  the  right  mix  of  colour,  style,  degree  of branding  and  unif ormity  can  be  a  fraught  process .  And  it  is   not  always  successful. According  to  Company  Clothing  magazine,  there  are  1000  companies  s upplying  the workwear  and  corporate  clothing  market.  Of  these, 22  account  for  85%  of  total  sales   - £380 million in 1994.

 

E     A successful uniform needs to balance two key sets of needs. On the  one hand, no uniform will work if staff feel uncomfortable or ugly. Giving the wearers a choice has become a key element in the way corporate clothing is introduced and managed. On the other, it is pointless if the  look doesn’t express the bus iness’s marketing strategy. The greatest challenge in this  respect is time. When  it comes to human perceptions, first impressions count. Customers will size up the way staff look in just a few seconds, 
and that few seconds will colour their attitudes  from then on. Those few seconds  can be so important that big companies are prepared to invest years, and millions of pounds, getting them right. 

 

 

F     In addition, some uniform companies also offer rental services. "There will be an increasing specialisation in the marketplace," predicts Mr Blyth, Customer Services Manager of a large UK bank.  The past two or three years have seen consolidation. Increas ingly,  the big suppliers  are becoming ‘managing agents’, which means they offer a  total service to put together  the whole complex peration of a  company’s corporate clothing package - which includes reliable sourcing, managing the inventory, budget control and distribution to either central locations or to each s taff member individually. Huge inves tments have been made in new systems, information 
technology and amassing quality assurance accreditations.

 

 

G     Corporate clothing does  have potential for further growth. Some banks have yet to introduce a f ull corporate look; police forces are researching a complete new look for the 21st century. And many employees now welcome a company wardrobe. A recent 
survey of staff found that 90 per cent welcomed having clothing which reflected the corporate identity.

 

 

Questions 28-33

 

The passage First Impressions Count has seven paragraphs A—G. 

Which paragraphs discuss the following points?

Write the  appropriate letters A-G in boxes 28-33 on your answer  sheet. 

 

Example 

 

the number of companies s upplying the corporate clothing market                                     Answer 
                                                                                                                                                     D

 

 

28      different types of purchasing agreement 
29      the original purposes  of uniforms 
30      the popularity rating of staff unif orms 
31      involving employees  in the selection of a uniform 
32      the changing significance of company uniforms 
33      perceptions of different types of dress 
 

 

Questions 34-40

 

 

Do the following statements agree with the views  of the writer of the passage?

In boxes 34-40  on your answer sheet write

YES                       if the statement agrees with the writer’s  views
NO                         if the statement contradicts the writer’s views
NOT GIVEN          if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

 

 

34      Uniforms were more carefully made in the past than they are today.
35      Uniforms make employees  feel part of  a team.
36      Using uniforms as a marketing tool requires  great care.
37      Being too smart could have a negative impact on customers.
38      Most businesses that supply company clothing are successful.
39      Uniforms  are best selected by marketing consultants.
40      Clothing companies are planning to offer financial services in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

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ANSWERS;

 

 

Section 1, Questions 1-13

 

1      NO //N
2      YES //Y
3      NO //N
4      NO //N
5      (on the) bottom (of  jar)
6      $5 // five dollars
7      (company’s)  retailing manager
8      place of purchase
9      $50,000
10       ii // Save money by not paying interest
11       ill Payment options
12      vi//Applying for a card
13      v // Location ofstores

 

Section 2, Questions 14-27 

 

14      iii //  Film Appreciation Society
15       ix // United Nations Student Club
16       viii // DebatingClub
17       iv // Drama Society
18       leave (a) message
19       annually // once a year //  every year // each year
20       NO //N
21      YES //Y
22       NOT GIVEN //  NG
23       NO  //N
24       YES //Y
25       NO //N
26       NO //N
27       YES//Y

 

Section 3, Questions 28-40 

 

28   F
29   A
30   G
31   E
32   B
33   C
34     NOT GIVEN // NG
35     YES //Y
36     YES //Y
37     YES //Y
38     NO //N
39     NOT GIVEN //  NG
40     NO // N