USE OF

ENGLISH
LISTENING TEST

1994

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 INTRODUCTION

Situation

You will shortly graduate from Form Seven, and you have decided to start in a job
rather than continue studying. You are looking for a challenging job with career
prospects, and so you have decided to attend a forum on job opportunities, which is
intended for school leavers.

The Forum is divided into two parts, and you will be taking notes, using the note
headings provided, to enable you to report back to other interested students in your
school. In the question-and-answer session in Part II, the speakers will interrupt
each other, and the information will not always come in order.

Part I
In this part, the speakers will be introduced and will, in turn, talk about job
opportunities in their field.

You will now have 5 minutes to familiarize yourself with the note headings for Part I
before the forum begins.

At the end of Part I you will have 5 minutes to tidy up your answers and then a further
3 minutes to familiarize yourself with the headings for Part II.

At the end of Part II you will have 10 minutes to tidy up your answers.

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 Part I

1. Name of event: ____________________________________________________

2. Organizing body: ___________________________________________________

3. Aim of event: ______________________________________________________

4. Details of guests:

Name Post held Organization

Mr Martin Leung
Toto Department Store

Mr John Larkin Food and beverage

Manager

Mrs Betty Wong

Lucky Toys

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A. Mr Martin Leung

5. Factors in running a successful department store:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

(iii) ___________________________________________________________

6. Pros and cons of Mr Leung’s job:

Reasons he likes his job Drawbacks he mentions

(i) _______________________________ (i) _______________________________

_______________________________ _______________________________

(ii) _______________________________ (ii) _______________________________

_______________________________ _______________________________

(iii) ______________________________ (iii) ______________________________

_______________________________ _______________________________

7. Qualities needed for acceptance as a trainee:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

(iii) ___________________________________________________________

(iv) ___________________________________________________________

(v) ___________________________________________________________
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8. Courses offered to trainees:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

(iii) ___________________________________________________________

(iv) ___________________________________________________________

B. Mr John Larkin

9. Jobs Mentioned:

Trainee positions Qualities abilities needed

i) Waiter
i) _____________________________________________

ii) ____________________________________________
ii) Barperson
i) _____________________________________________

ii) ____________________________________________
iii) Cashier
i) _____________________________________________

ii) ____________________________________________
iv) Assistant cook
i) _____________________________________________

ii) ____________________________________________

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10. Criteria used to grade trainees at the end of the courts:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

(iii) ___________________________________________________________

11. Advantages of working in an international hotel:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

(iii) ___________________________________________________________

12. Disadvantages of working in an international hotel:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

(iii) ___________________________________________________________

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C. Mrs. Betty Wong

13. Things a quality control officer must ensure:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

(iii) ___________________________________________________________

(iv) ___________________________________________________________

14. Difficulties involved in working in China:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

(iii) ___________________________________________________________

15. Positive aspects of the job:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

16. Personal qualities sought when appointing trainee officers:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

(iii) ___________________________________________________________

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 END OF PART I

Part II

Question & Answer Session

A. First Questioner – Jenny Chau

17. What she wants to know about: _______________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

18. Mr Larkin’s response to Jenny’s question:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

(iii) ___________________________________________________________

19. Mr. Leung’s response to Jenny’s question:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

(iii) ___________________________________________________________

20. Mrs. Wong’s response to Jenny’s question:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

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B. Second Questioner – Pat Li

21. What she wants to know: ____________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

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 C. The speakers’ response to Pat Li: (In this section the speakers will interrupt each other, therefore the information
for this table will not always come in order.)
REASON WHY these qualities QUALITIES which REASON WHY these qualities
make her suitable make Pat SUITABLE make her unsuitable

I. recognise good designs I. I.

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II.

III.

IV.

V.

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I. everything has to look nice I. I.

II.

III. II. II.

IV.

I.
V. I. I.

II.
II. artistic ability II. no artistic freedom

III.
make Pat UNSUITABLE
QUALITIES which

I. Artistic ability

I. Artistic ability
Fashion III.

IV.

III.

III.
IV.
II.

V.

II.

Quality II.
I.
Field of

Control
Hotel
Work

D. Summary

22. Points made by Peter Sellers:

(i) ___________________________________________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________________

(iii) ___________________________________________________________

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