(28) ………… of crude oil and other supplies needed in the process.
Corporate planning, therefore, involves three main areas: (29) …………..the long-term objectives of an organisation, deciding what market (30) ………. there may be and formulating a product policy to satisfy them.
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sight
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picture
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scene
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view
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carrying
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practising
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placing
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adopting
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condition
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environment
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atmosphere
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techniques
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ideas
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styles
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ways
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output
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outcome
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insured
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confirmed
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utility
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availability
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attainability
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usability
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guiding
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leading
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determining
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concluding
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chance
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potential
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room
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scope
Part Five Questions 31-40 Read the newspaper article below about entrepreneurs. For each question (31-40), write one word. There is an example at the beginning (0).
CAN ANYONE BE AN ENTREPRENEUR? Who wants (0) ….to……be an entrepreneur? Just about everybody - or (31) …………it seems these days. The values of entrepreneurship are hailed everywhere, (32)……………. the more enterprising small shop owner to the boardrooms of multinationals. Entrepreneurs are seen as the true 'wealth creators' and as the initiators of change. They are often creative and always self-driven, and
(33) ………….a result, they and the companies they head possess a sense of vision which larger, more amorphous organisations often aim for but hardly ever achieve. So how do you become one? The received wisdom is that entrepreneurs with talents (34) …………as these are a breed apart. They are born, not formed through education.
If that's (35) ……….. case, then is there any point in going to business school to learn how to become an entrepreneur, as many do? There are trainers who think it's perfectly feasible. They compare it to training an opera singer (36) ………. the sense that for singers, natural talent is essential, but then trainers instruct and develop it. The (37) ………. goes for would-be entrepreneurs. Trainers develop their skills and impart knowledge. In (38) ……... words, so the argument goes, to be trained, you must be the right kind of person to start with.What is such a person's essential characteristic? It is the ability to distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable levels of risk and act accordingly. That more than (39) ………… else marks entrepreneurs out from others (40) …….. preference is for the safer option of a salaried and structured career.
WRITING The graph below shows passenger revenue (in ₤m) and the percentage of trains arriving on time for a train company, Cruiseline, for each quarter of a two-year period, 2005-2006.
Using the information from the graph, write a short reportdescribing the passenger revenue and the percentage of trains arriving on time during the two-year period.
Write 120-140words.
LISTENING
Part One Questions 1-12 You will hear an adviser giving a talk to a group of purchasing managers about how to make good use of visits to trade fairs. 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.
VISITING TRADE FAIRS Before booking:
Try to obtain the which is free;
Study the carefully.
Use the to help you find suitable accommodation.
From the Information Pack, retain visitor names and the
Remember to pack a
Take plenty of
Take several of your
On arrival at the fair; first visit the
Use the' ' to help you choose appropriate stands to visit.
Stands belonging to smaller companies often display
Ask about which are not always advertised.
12 Don't wait longer than……………………………to be contacted after a trade fair
Part Two Questions 13-22 You will hear five different people talking about a project they carried out at work, and their experience while carrying it out. For each extract, there are two tasks. For Task One, choose the purpose of the project from the list A-H. For Task Two, choose the person's experience from the list A-H. After you have listened once, replay the recording.