III Reading (30’) Section A Read the passage about job title inflation and choose the best sentence (A-F) to complete each gap (21-25) (5×2’=10’) A That’s a lot of chiefs and not very many Indians. B Have you got greater responsibilities? C They make a public statement that this employee is important to the company. D In terms of the job they actually do, the title is meaningless. E In other words, you are doing the same job, but it now has a grander title. F After all, the company cannot be made up of only high-flying managers. Have you just been promoted to the status of manager? Then ask yourself these questions: Has your salary risen significantly? (0) __B__ Have your benefits increased? If not, then you are probably the victim of what is known as “ job title inflation. (21) _____ One in four company employees in London are now managers. (22) ______ It cannot be the case that companies need so many people giving orders and so few people taking them. So we can only conclude that these managers are mangers in name only. (23)______ So why7 do companies continue to hand out these titles? The answer is simple. They are a cheap way to recognize an employee’s commitment to the job and to give them an incentive to stay. (24) _________ If you ask an MBA student these days what their ambitions are, one will certainly be to pick up a fat pay cheque some day. G The other will be to have an impressive job title. But companies have to be careful. Too many title promotions can lead to employees feeling suspicious about their value. (25) _____ If the company keeps creating new titles (Senior, Deputy, Vice-President, Marketing and so on) their significance soon decreases. Section B Read the letter (A) and the note (B) , then choose the right answers and write the information in CAPITAL LETTERS in spaces 26-30 in the form (C) A DUNLOP ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN MORDEN PLACE GLASGOW 078 287 6478 12 May Dear Diana, Just a note to let you know we still haven’t received the approved plans for the new building. I wonder if you could look into this, as they were sent to you last month. Regards David Dunlop B Jeff, Can you arrange for these plans to be sent to the architect’s office? It’s urgent, so use FedEx. The account number is 564430009. Thanks Diana C FedEx International Air Waybill From Date: 14 May Account number: ( 26 ) _____________________ Sender’s name: Jeff Wilson Phone: 0161 4884 231 Company: Rego Ltd Address: 28, Sandeman Road, Inverness To Recipient’s name: ( 27 ) ____________________ Phone: ( 28 ) _____________________ Company: (29) _____________________ Address: ( 30 )_____________________ Section C Read the magazine article about a diary business and choose the best ending (A,B or C) for each sentence (31-35). (5×2’=10’) Back to basics Ten years ago, Anne Jozami and her husband Claudio ran a large milk production plant. In other words, they kept cows that were milked every day, and the milk was sold to a large commercial dairy. “The whole place was automated” says Anne. ”The whole thing we did ourselves was to attach the milk machines to the cows. The dairy company that bought the milk controlled every aspect of the business. All the decisions were taken by the dairy but, on the other hand, it was our responsibility to make sure there were no problems with the milk quality.” Claudio nods his head, “ It was a really efficient operation. Even the amount of food for each cow was calculated by computer. Nothing was wasted at all.” Things changed for Anne and Claudio when they went on holiday to a small mountain village famous for its cheese. “ The cheese business there was the complete opposite to our operation., and we suddenly saw a new way of doing things: small scale, organic dairy farming producing high quality, specialist cheeses. We knew it could be done, and we were ready to try something new.” The couple’s new company is more successful than they imagined possible. “ All of our animals are kept outside and they’re fed a natural, vegetarian diet. The milk is processed into cheese here on the farm; it’s very labour-intensive and at the same time very satisfying to be in control of the whole process.” The success of the business has been helped by two things. Firstly, Anne and Claudio have been awarded three top prizes for their products. And secondly, the Internet means that they can reach a much wider market than was previously possible. For Claudio, the best thing about their new business is that they combine traditional methods with a modern approach to waste and efficiency. As he says, “ It works!” 31 Ten years ago, Anne and Claudio A worked in a small dairy. B owned a commercial dairy. C sold their produce to a dairy. 32 They were responsible for A quality control. B the whole production process. C buying and selling the cows. 33 The milk production process at their plant A used traditional methods. B followed a modern production philosophy. C produced a lot of waste. 34 Anne and Claudio started a new business A making specialist cheeses. B in a mountain village. C selling organic meat 35 Their products A are made by modern methods. B have been featured on TV. C are marketed via the Internet