New offices in former factory building in popular suburb of city. 24-hour entry with security. Tel: 76234546 Which sentence describes the offices? A They are open all night. B They are in a modern building, C They are in the city centre. 4.

There will be a meeting at 14.00 tomorrow for all staff to discuss payment procedures. Sue Baker

What does Sue Baker plan to do? A speak to employees at 2 pm

B discuss arrangements for a meeting C inform staff of a salary increase

5. Sam Janice called about the delayed sales report and is sorry she missed you. Please return her call. Jonathon

What did Janice do?

A She promised to telephone Sam again.

B She apologised for handing in the report late, C She left a message for Sam to contact her.

keys:1 B 2 C 3 A 4 A 5 C

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实训八 分类阅读二

PRACTICE TEST 1: READING PART TWO Questions 6 - 10

How to approach Reading Test Part Two

? In this part of the Reading Test you match five people with items in a list. ? First read all the information. Note all the possible answers.

? Look for overall meaning; do not choose an answer just because you can see the same words in the text.

? Go back and decide which is the final answer.

? Check that you have not used any letter more than once. Look at the list below. It shows areas in a factory.

For questions 6 - 10, choose the area (A - H) each person should go to. For each question, mark one letter (A - H). Do not use any letter more than once. FACTORY AREAS

A Factory canteen

B Production C Finance D Delivery yard E Human Resources F Packing area G Training rooms H Warehouse

6. Janet Tomlinson, who currently works for a packaging company, has just arrived for

a job interview.

7. Sue Jones, an auditor, has come to count the goods stored at the factory. 8. Jeremy Baker has been called out of a course to deal with a problem with the assembly

line.

9. Jo Scott has arranged to meet up with a colleague for a quick meal before their shift

starts.

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10. Kevin Smith, a truck driver, has got a problem with a customer's invoice.

Key: 6 E 7 H 8 B 9 A 10 C

PRACTICE TEST 1: READING PART THREE Questions 11 - 15

How to approach Reading Test Part Three

1. This part of the Reading Test tests your understanding of the language of graphs and charts.

2. Read the five sentences about the graphs.

3. Then look at all eight graphs. Try to describe each one in your own words. (You can do

this in your own language at first so that you are clear about what is happening in each graph.)

4. Match each sentence with a graph. Note all the possible answers.

5. Go back to the sentences for which more than one answer seems possible. Carefully compare the graphs and decide which is the correct answer. 6. Check that you have not used any letter more than once.

Look at the graphs blew. They show sales in the first quarter of the year in 1990 and 2000 across eight companies.

Which graph does each sentence (11 - 15) describe? For each sentence, mark one letter (A - H). Do not use any letter more than once.

11 There was a steady rise in sales in 1990, while in 2000 sales decreased considerably during the first half of the period before levelling off

12 Sales in 1990 fluctuated before dropping sharply, whereas in 2000 sales remained constant throughout the period.

13 There was a steady fall in sales during 1990, while in 2000 sales dipped slightly before recovering towards the end of the quarter

14 In 1990, the first half of the period saw a significant growth in sales followed by a

sharp drop, while sales in 2000 remained stable.

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15 Sales reached a peak in the middle of the quarter in 1990 before decreasing slightly, whereas in 2000 sales fluctuated throughout the quarter.

Keys: 11 E 12 A 13 G 14 C 15 H

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