PART ONE

Section One/Two
Questions 1 – 5

• Read this article about a new chief executive.

• Choose the best word to fill each space from the words below.
• For each question 1 – 5, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet.

Example:

He is very interested (0) ……………….. computers.

0 A at B in C on D to

Answer:
A B C D
0

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 A NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Bowden, the truck manufacturer, has appointed Louise Cawley as chief

executive. She will replace Tony Bridge, who has been chief executive for the
past three years. During this period the company has seen its share
(1) ……………….. fall by almost 25 per cent and has recently had to forecast
lower profits since (2) ……………….. a £25 million plan to restructure its
business in Europe.

Ms Cawley will (3) ……………….. the company on 5th April after the
company’s annual general meeting. Her main aim will be to restore the
(4) ……………….. of investors in the company.

Ms Cawley returns to Bowden after 11 years at TNG, the specialist car

manufacturer. Before this she worked for Bowden for three years and was
(5) ……………….. for the company’s operations in France and Germany.

1 A price B charge C fee D cost

2 A telling B informing C saying D announcing

3 A attend B join C work D become

4 A guarantee B confidence C assurance D certainty

5 A responsible B effective C reliable D positive

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 ANSWER KEY

1 A
2 D
3 B
4 B
5 A

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