You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-14, which are based on Reading Passage 1.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text, for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1 and 2 on your answer sheet.
On which TWO days does the newspaper advertise jobs for teachers?
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On which TWO days does the newspaper advertise jobs for nurses?
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Q1: On which TWO days does the newspaper advertise jobs for teachers? | Saturday Job Guide Tuesday: Education |
Working in educational environment requires you are a teachers. So only on Saturday and Tuesday is there a jobs’ vacacies related to education. So the answer definitely is Saturday and Tuesday. |
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Q2: On which TWO days does the newspaper advertise jobs for nurses? | Saturday Job Guide Thursday: Hospital and Medical Government Health Vacancies |
Working as a nurse that means you have to work in a hospital or some organization that relates to health such as “Government Health”. Both of those things are only found in Saturday and Thursday categorizes. So the answer definitely is Saturday and Thursday. |
Look at the ten categories of job advertisement A-J, in the Saturday Job Guide.
Write the correct letter A-J in boxes 3-8 on your answer sheet.
Which category of job advertisement should you look at if
3 you are looking for a job as a university lecturer?
4 you want to start your own business?
5 you want a permanent job in a hotel?
6 you are looking for a job in public administration?
7 you are looking for agricultural work in the country?
8 you are looking for temporary work?
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Q3 You are looking for a job as a university lecturer? | B. Higher Education (Academic staff) |
As a lecturer, your workplace should be in a university, not a primary or a secondary shools. So obviously, if you are a university lecturer, you are looking forward for a higher education position, which will take place in a university and is most appropriate for your career. So the answer definitely is B. |
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Q4 You want to start your own business? | H. Self-employment Opportunities |
Your own business has the same meaning as Self-employment The answer is quite clear as if you want to start up a company on your own, you should look up this category in a newspaper. So the answer definitely is H |
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Q5 You want a permanent job in a hotel? | G. Hospitality and Kitchen Staff |
Some students might misunderstand the meaning of Hospitality” as “hospitality” and “hospital” are quite alike. Some may think the former belongs to word family of the latter. However, hospitality is a service related to a restaurant or a hotel. *hospitality: services such as food and drink that an organization provides for guests at a special event So the answer definitely is G |
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Q6 You are looking for a job in public administration? |
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*public administration: a branch of political science dealing primarily with the structure and workings of agencies charged with the administration of governmental functions. With the definition of “public administration”, the one whose job is public administration will definitely work in Government Positions So the answer definitely is A |
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Q7 You are looking for agricultural work in the country? | I. Rural Posts (incl. farm work) |
This is quite an easy question as when mention to agricultural, it usually reminds of working in a farm or something like that. Agricultural is defined in Long man dictionary as: “the practice or science of farming” So the answer definitely is I |
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Q8 You are looking for temporary work? | J. Casual Work Available |
Temporary = Casual *casual: employed as a temporary worker or working for only a short period of time So if your are looking for temporary work, you definitely look into the “Casual work available” categorize. So the answer is J |
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage.
In boxes 9-14 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 |
9 It is possible to book tickets for performances using the Internet.
10 60-year-olds who want to book in advance have to prove their age to get a discount.
11 Someone accompanying a wheelchair user to a performance receives a discount.
12 Students can get Standby tickets 45 minutes before a performance begins.
13 A group of ten adults going to a performance can claim a discount.
14 Theatre-goers who are unexpectedly unable to attend a performance can get their money back.
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Q9 It is possible to book tickets for performances using the Internet. | BOOKING There are four easy ways to book seats for performances: - on-line Complete the on-line booking form at www.stanfieldtheatre.com |
book tickets = book seats Internet = online = online booking According to the passage, there are four different ways to book including booking through the internet, which is an online form. So the answer definitely is True |
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Q10. 60-year-olds who want to book in advance have to prove their age to get a discount. | DISCOUNTS Saver: £2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday inclusive, and for all matinees. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students. |
In the Discount categorize, the paragraph just mentions about six different types of getting a discount on the performance, not to mention how, especially for the Saver ticket. So we do not know whether to prove their age or not to get a discount ticket. So the answer definitely is Not Given |
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Q11. Someone accompanying a wheelchair user to a performance receives a discount. | DISCOUNTS Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until one hour before the show (subject to availability). |
“Wheelchair user” has the same meaning as “people with disablities.” “Someone accompanying” means the same as “Companion” “Someone accompanying a wheelchair user” means someone who go with a wheelchair users and give them a help. So the question means the helper will receive a discount for a performance. Now take a look at the passage: “half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion”, so that means the companion will get a 50% discount. So the answer definitely is True |
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Q12. Students can get Standby tickets 45 minutes before a performance begins. | DISCOUNTS Standby: best available seats are on sale for £6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students |
However, the students can get a ticket "from" one hour before. If they can get a ticket from one hour before that means that they "can" get a ticket 45 minutes before. Note the question says "can" and not "must" So the answer definitely is True |
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Q13. A group of ten adults going to a performance can claim a discount. | DISCOUNTS Group Bookings: there is a ten per cent discount for parties of twelve or more. |
Clearly the passage wrote that a group of 12 or more will get a discount, not the group of 10 So the answer definitely is False |
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Q14. Theatre-goers who are unexpectedly unable to attend a performance can get their money back. | Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. |
Unexpectedly = unforeseen Get their money back = refund money Only for unforeseen circumstances of the theatre, will the money be refunded back. If theatre-goers have an unexpected reason not to attend a performance, they properly could not get their money back. So the answer definitely is False |
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-14, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.
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STANFIELD THEATRE |
BOOKING The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 am-8 pm. - by post Simply complete the booking form and return it to Stanfield Theatre Box Office, PO Box 220, Stanfield, ST55 6GF AII cheques should be made payable to Stanfield Theatre. Ring 01316 753219 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card (Visa, Mastercard and Amex accepted). Complete the on-line booking form at www.stanfieldtheatre.com DISCOUNTS Gift vouchers for any value can be bought at the Box Office. |
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