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Answer!Question!1-3!according!to!the!following!paragraph:! A!superficial!consideration!of!biotechnology!will!commonly!present!an!impression! of!ethical!neutrality.!On!the!contrary,!however,!it!is!closely!related!to!the!frequently! conflicting!values!and!aspirations!of!society.!Genetically!modified!food!is!a! particularly!good!example,!presenting!the!potential!to!bear!more!resilient!and! nutritious!crops,!and!thus!contribute!to!the!fight!against!world!hunger,!while! simultaneously!raising!concerns!regarding!its!long-term!effects!and!environmental! ethics.!It!is!this!ethical!and!scientific!controversy!that!ultimately!led!to!the!rejection! of!genetically!modified!food!in!Europe.! ! 1. Biotechnology!has!been!rejected!in!Europe.!Remember!to!base!your! answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 2. Biotechnology!is!ethically!neutral.!Remember!to!base!your!answers!only! on!the!information!given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 3. Most!of!European!society!is!opposed!to!genetically!modified!food.! Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the! passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Answer!Question!4!according!to!the!following!paragraph:! The!airline!industry!has!always!acknowledged!first-aid!training!to!be!imperative! for!their!staff,!but!with!the!ever!increasing!numbers!of!people!to!whom!air!travel! is!becoming!accessible,!airline!staff!will!need!to!be!even!more!alert!and!better! equipped!to!deal!with!any!medical!emergency!that!may!arise.!Flight!attendants! must!be!able!to!identify!the!details!and!severity!of!the!crisis,!and!administer!firstaid!calmly!and!effectively.!To!ensure!that!these!requirements!are!met,!regular! first-aid!courses!and!emergency!procedure!drills!have!become!common!practice! in!the!majority!of!airline!companies.!This!on-going!training!has!meant!that!airline! staff!can!react!with!even!greater!lucidity,!composure!and!meticulousness!than! ever!before.! ! 4. Flight!attendants!must!be!able!to!identify!their!first-aid!training! requirements.!Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information! given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Answer!Question!5-7!according!to!the!following!paragraph:! The!prospect!of!accepting!negative!feedback!about!ourselves!elicits!conflicts!as!we! need!to!assess!the!immediate!emotional!costs!of!negative!information!about! ourselves!against!the!long-term!benefits!of!gaining!useful!feedback.!Studies!have! confirmed!what!most!managers!seem!to!have!known!already;!that!the!mood!we!are! in!whilst!receiving!feedback!often!influences!the!relative!weight!people!assign!to! emotional!costs!versus!the!informational!benefits!of!receiving!negative!feedback.! The!studies!that!have!been!carried!out!have!demonstrated!that!positive!moods!can! function!as!a!buffer!and!therefore!enable!people!affected!in!this!way!to!both!accept,! as!well!as!better!handle,!the!emotional!costs!of!negative!self-related!information.! ! 5. Managers!are!increasingly!taking!employees’!moods!into!consideration! when!providing!them!with!negative!feedback!regarding!their! performance.!Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information! given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 6. An!individual’s!mood!will!have!no!effect!on!how!negative!feedback!is! received.!Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given! in!the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 7. Accepting!negative!feedback!involves!a!trade-off!between!short-term!and! long-term!costs!and!benefits.!Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the! information!given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Answer!Question!8-9!according!to!the!following!paragraph:! Internet!experts!are!warning!of!a!new!multitude!of!extremely!dangerous! computer!viruses!that!have!recently!been!causing!devastation!and!could! potentially!cripple!entire!global!computer!systems.!These!viruses!can!replicate! thousands!of!copies!within!hours!and!are!capable!of!extirpating!security!software! that,!in!turn,!enables!hackers!to!appropriate!control!of!the!machines.!Criminal! gangs!can!then!establish!bank!accounts!using!stolen!identities,!sabotage!a! company’s!computer!system!and!extort!money!for!its!restoration,!and!sell! computers!that!have!been!interfered!with!on!the!black!market.!Computer!users! are!often!advised!to!refrain!from!opening!suspicious!programs!attached!to!emails! and!to!continually!update!their!security!software.! ! 8. Criminal!gangs!could!use!computer!viruses!to!blackmail!companies.! Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the! passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 9. The!viruses!allow!hackers!to!commandeer!control!of!computers!and! subsequently!eliminate!the!computers’!security!software.!Remember!to! base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Answer!Question!10-12!according!to!the!following!paragraph:! A!major!concern!is!that!globalization!contributes!to!poverty,!inequality!and!social! disintegration!by!reducing!the!bargaining!power!of!low-skilled!labour!and! decreasing!job!security.!This!is!because!production!of!manufactured!goods!can!be! moved!from!one!country!to!another!with!relative!ease,!but!workers!are!far!more! restricted!in!their!ability!to!cross!borders.!However!companies!working!with! natural!resources!–!for!example,!mining,!oil!and!gas,!and!tree!plantations!–!have!to! make!long-term!workforce!commitments!because!of!the!more!immobile!nature!of! their!business.! ! 10. Jobs!are!less!secure!in!the!natural!resource!sector.!Remember!to!base! your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 11. Skilled!workers!are!less!restricted!in!their!ability!to!cross!borders.! Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the! passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 12. The!relative!ease!of!relocating!goods!production!across!countries!eases! poverty.!Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given! in!the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Answer!Question!13-15!according!to!the!following!paragraph:! The!company!expects!the!new!factory,!its!first!in!Asia,!to!begin!production!early! next!year,!and!aims!to!build!18,000!tractors!during!its!first!years!of!operation.! Full!capacity!will!be!achieved!about!five!years!later,!by!which!time!annual! output!will!be!about!40,000!tractors,!making!it!the!company’s!largest!producer! worldwide.!The!move!to!open!such!a!large!production!site!stemmed!from!the! availability!of!labour!within!the!region,!low!production!costs,!positive! inducements!by!the!government!to!encourage!foreign!investment,!good! communication!and!transport!links,!and!increasing!demand!for!tractors!locally.!! ! 13. The!company!will!sell!most!of!the!tractors!it!makes!in!its!new!plant! locally.!Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in! the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 14. The!numbers!of!tractors!required!locally!is!on!the!increase.!Remember!to! base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! 15. The!government!has!strict!rules!concerning!foreign!investment.! Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the! passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Answer!Question!16-18!according!to!the!following!paragraph:! Political,!economic!and!demographic!developments!are!combining!to!increase! the!wealth!of!individuals!in!leading!economies.!These!individuals!take!a!much! more!active!role!in!managing!their!personal!financial!affairs!and!in!determining! how!their!assets!should!be!invested!for!their!long-term!benefit.!As!a!result,!we! are!seeing!the!emergence!of!a!new!market,!consisting!of!so-called!‘affluent! individuals’.!This!band!of!individuals!has!traditionally!been!dominated!by!old! money!inheritance,!and!this!will!remain!a!factor,!but!the!rise!of!new!affluent! money!is!increasing!as!individuals!benefit!from!higher!salaries!and! compensation!in!the!form!of!stock!options.!These!new!affluent!individuals!are! also!creating!wealth!as!small!business!entrepreneurs.! ! 16. Affluent!individuals!want!to!manage!their!own!assets!rather!than!use! financial!service!providers.!Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the! information!given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 17. Individuals!cannot!become!‘affluent’!through!inheriting!old!money.! Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the! passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 18. Inherited!old!money!will!be!completely!replaced!by!new!affluent!money.! Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the! passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Answer!Question!19-21!according!to!the!following!paragraph:! Success!in!management!and!success!in!sports!have!similar!roots,!involving!the! mastery!of!techniques!and!of!oneself,!yet!the!analogy!between!management! and!sport!has!seldom!been!stressed.!Far!more!often,!writers!have!sought! management!lessons!from!warfare.!Many!books!have!dipped!into!military! history,!going!as!far!back!as!the!1100s,!to!discover!the!secrets!of!business! success.!Sport!offers!an!alternative!model!of!leadership,!one!that!stresses!the! importance!of!coaching,!teamwork!and!communication.!! ! 19. The!parallels!between!sport!and!management!have!been!highlighted! frequently.!Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information! given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 20. Sport!is!a!more!valid!analogy!for!management!than!warfare!is.!Remember! to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True!! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 21. Communication!is!more!important!in!sport!than!in!warfare.!Remember!to! base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True!! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Answer!Question!22-24!according!to!the!following!paragraph:! Short-sightedness!is!to!a!large!extent!inherited;!its!incidence!varies!from!one! family!to!another.!The!reason!behind!the!link!between!the!common!incidence! of!short-sightedness!and!high!intelligence!is!unclear.!Previous!generations! thought!that!eyes!could!become!strained!by!years!spent!poring!over!books,! but!a!few!decades!ago!the!popular!medical!view!was!that'!short-sighted! people!gravitated!towards!the!library!because!they!found!it!hard!to!excel!at! sports.!Recently!there!has!been!partial!support!for!a!theory!that!high! intelligence!and!short-sightedness!may,!in!fact,!be!part!of!a!genetic!package.!! ! ! 22. People!from!all!families!stand!an!equal!chance!of!being!short-sighted.! Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the! passage.! ! A. True!! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 23. No!one!knows!for!sure!what!connects!intelligence!and!short-sightedness.! Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the! passage.! ! A. True!! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 24. Intelligence!is!to!a!large!inherited.!Remember!to!base!your!answers!only! on!the!information!given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True!! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Answer!Question!25-27!according!to!the!following!paragraph:! Workers!are!becoming!increasingly!concerned!about!company!relocation!due! to!its!association!with!employee!distress!and!isolation,!which!can!be!caused!by! issues!such!as!the!management!of!property!transitions!and!the!loss!of! community!ties.!Futhermore,!moving!home!can!put!a!strain!on!workers’! financial!resources!and!close!relationships,!especially!for!those!working! parents!who!may!feel!guilty!about!moving!children!to!new!schools.!Regardless! of!the!disruption!created,!some!individuals!are!very!willing!to!relocate,!due!to! the!potential!for!enhanced!career!prospects!and!long-term!financial!stability.! ! 25. Company!relocation!has!increased.!Remember!to!base!your!answers!only! on!the!information!given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True!! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 26. The!potential!benefits!of!job!relocation!are!seen,!by!some,!to!be!worth!the! associated!distress!and!strain.!Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on! the!information!given!in!the!passage.! ! A. True!! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! 27. Some!people!may!feel!guilty!about!the!consequences!of!relocating.! Remember!to!base!your!answers!only!on!the!information!given!in!the! passage.! ! A. True! B. False! C. Cannot!Say! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

! Answer!Question!28-30!according!to!the!following!graph:! !

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! 28. The!total!growth!in!Revenue!for!the!Petrochemical!sector!between!1992! and!998!is!equivalent!to!what!constant!annual!rate!of!growth?! ! A. 3.0%! B. 3.3%! C. 3.6%! D. 3.9%! E. Cannot!say!

! 29. How!many!more!US!Dollars!Operating!Profit!did!Compoil!generate!per! Exploration!company!in!1998!than!in!1992?! ! A. $625,000! B. $1,250,000! C. $2,500,000! D. $5,000,000! E. None!of!these! ! 30. Approximately!how!much!Revenue!did!Compoil!generate!per!company!on! average!in!1992?! ! A. $93,000,000! B. $93,250,000! C. $93,500,000! D. $93,750,000! E. $94,000,000! !

Answer!Question!31-33!according!to!the!following!graph:!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! ! 31. What!is!the!projected!percentage!decrease!in!the!combined! consumer!goods!imports!for!both!countries!between!Y!and!Y+4?! ! A. 25%!! B. 33%! C. 40%! D. 48%! E. 55%! ! 32. What!percentage!of!the!projected!consumer!goods!imports!for! both!countries!in!Y+1!is!attributable!to!the!UK?! ! A. 10%!! B. 12%! C. 14%! D. 16%! E. 18%! ! 33. At!one!time!USA’s!consumer!good!imports!were!projected!to!decreases!at! 20%!per!year!from!Y+2!onwards.!According!to!this!projection,!what! would!be!the!value!(in$m!USD)!of!USA’s!imports!in!Y+4?! ! A. $220m! B. $221m! C. $222m! D. $223m! E. $224m! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Answer!Question!34-35!according!to!the!following!graph:!

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! 34. By!how!many!dollars!do!Tequental!sales!exceed!Pamol!slaes!in!the!whole! of!Asia?! ! A. $1,500m! B. $1,600m! C. $1,700m! D. $1,800m! E. Cannot!say!

! 35. The!amount!of!Tequental!sales!in!the!Rest!of!the!World!is!forecast!to!rise! at!20%!per!year,!while!the!amount!of!Tequental!sales!in!Korea!is!expected! to!remain!constant.!How!long!will!it!take!for!Tequental!sales!in!the!Rest!of! the!World!to!exceed!those!in!Korea?! ! A. 1!year! B. 2!years! C. 3!years! D. 4!years! E. 5!years! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Answer!Question!36-37!according!to!the!following!table:! ! AKXE!Fashion!Productions! Product! Production! Total!number!of!Sales!(000s)!by!Year! Cost!per! Year!1! Year!2! Year!3! Year!4! Year!5! Item! Trousers! $3.20! 7,230! 5,124! 6,186! 4,820! 12,945! Shirts! $4.73! 9,542! 5,462! 4,654! 3,698! 7,684! Jumpers! $2.64! 6,437! 4,369! 8,438! 5,815! 8,428! Suits! $11.36! 2,564! 7,264! 1,579! 6,479! 2,545! Others! $2.45! 5,456! 8,126! 7,126! 9,433! 11,943! ! 36. Of!the!total!sales!over!the!5-year!period,!approximately!what!percentage! were!trousers?! ! A. 16%! B. 17%! C. 22%! D. 23%! E. 30%! ! 37. What!is!the!approximate!ratio!of!shirts!sold!in!Year!1!and!Year!2!to!the! total!sales!of!all!products!in!Year!5?! ! A. 1:2! B. 1:3! C. 2:1! D. 2:3! E. 3:2! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Answer!Question!38-40!according!to!the!following!table:! Yearly!Income!(‘000s)! ! Year!2! Year!1! Turnover! 52,500! 51,000! Cost!of!Sales! -35,310! -33,000! Overheads! -8,128! -7,815! Exceptional!Costs! -38! -45! Other!Income! 600! 180! Earnings!before!Income!Tax! 9,624! 10,320! ! 38. If!overheads!continue!at!the!same!percentage!as!from!Year!1!to!Year!2,! what!will!they!by!in!Year!5!in!millions?! ! A. 8.1! B. 8.5! C. 8.8! D. 9.1! E. 9.5! ! 39. If!the!tax!bill!is!35%!and!the!trends!for!Year!1!to!Year!2!continue!into!Year! 3,!what!will!the!tax!bill!be!in!Year!3!in!millions?! ! A. 3.42! B. 3.43! C. 3.61! D. 3.76! E. 3.94! ! 40. If!the!tax!bill!is!35%!and!the!trends!for!Year!1!to!Year!2!continue!into!Year! 3,!what!will!the!tax!bill!be!in!Year!3!in!millions?! ! A. 3.42! B. 3.43! C. 3.61! D. 3.76! E. 3.94! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

! Answer!Question!41-43!according!to!the!following!table:! ! Today’s!Exchange!Rates*!for!the!Bhutanese!Ngultrum! ! Closing! Today’s! Today’s! Change!on! World! Point! High! Low! Day! Bank!Index! Sterling! 70.72! 71.06! 68.70! +0.42! 68.00! US!Dollar! 43.52! 45.16! 43.52! -0.80! 43.14! Euro! 46.61! 48.57! 44.93! +1.68! 44.28! Yen! 0.40! 0.43! 0.38! -0.03! 0.38! *Rates!are!number!of!Ngultrum!per!stated!currency! ! ! 41. If!the!exchange!rates!for!Sterling!and!Euro!continue!to!increase!every!day! by!the!same!amount!of!Ngultrums!as!today,!in!how!many!more!days! would!a!Euro!buy!more!Ngultrums!than!one!pound!Sterling?! ! A. 10! B. 20! C. 30! D. 40! E. 50! ! 42. If!the!Closing!Point/World!Bank!Index!ratio!is!constant,!what!would!the! World!Bank!Index!have!been!for!Sterling!yesterday?! ! A. 67.60! B. 68.10! C. 68.60! D. 69.10! E. Cannot!say! ! 43. Using!the!World!Bank!Index,!how!many!US!Dollars!would!buy!the!same! amount!of!Ngultrums!as!1,078,500!Yen?! ! A. 5,900! B. 15,900! C. 59,000! D. 95,000! E. None!of!these! ! !

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