Practice 5 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: If a product is of good quality and meets people's needs, people will buy it, Therefore, advertising is unnecessary and is no more than a type of entertainment, To what extent do you agree or disagree? You should write at least 250 words.
The crank-room cover should not be opened until at least () minutes after the engine stops.
Your database is in NOARCHIVELOG mode and a logswitch happens every 20 minutes. On Thursday morning,media failure resulted in corruption of a data file belonging to the TOOLS tablespace. Backups are taken on every Sunday. What would you do in this situation?()
Before being shut down, a diesel engine should idle a few minutes in orderto ()
Practice 2
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Statistics in People’s Daily Expenses in Xi’an. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Section B Yes / No / Not given(5 points)
Directions: In this part, you will have 5 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. For questions 1 - 5, mark
Y (for Yes) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
N (for No) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
NG (for Not Given) if the information is not given in the passage.
Questions 56-60 are based on the following passage.
The Outdoor Centre Opening times
Water sports: 10 am - 6 pm
Play Park: 10 am - 5.30 pm
Entrance / Car park fees
Low season: Weekdays £2.00 per car Weekends £3.00 per car
High season: 23 July - 11 September Weekdays and weekends £3.00 per car
Fees are for cars with four people. Each extra person is 50p. Fees to be paid at the main office.
The center is not a private club; it is an organization whose aim is to provide outdoor sports and recreation facilities for the public.
Group visitors are requested to inform the center in advance of their intended visit.
Windsurfing—One-day course
Beginner windsurfing course is offered on Saturdays and Sundays when the weather is good enough. Learning to windsurf is a lot of fun. The excitement when you sail across the water for the first time is not easily forgotten. Boards with small sails are available for beginners.
Course fee: £32.50 (this includes all equipment)
One-day adventure course
This is an opportunity you have been waiting for. Come and try sailing, climbing, surfing and archery. This course is intended to introduce outdoor activities to adults in a fun, leisurely manner. You do not need to be extremely fit or to have had previous experience of the activities. All you need is to be interested.
Course fee: £22.50
Play Park
The Play Park is suitable for children from two to ten years of age. It is one of the best of its type in the country. It has sand and water play, slides, large ball pool, play castle and much, much more. Next year the center will open a new Play Palace and Play Ship.
Summer adventure holidays (for 14 - 18 years of age)
Sailing Climbing Windsurfing Fun Games
Statement:
Safety is of primary importance at the Outdoor Center. All staff members are fully trained in First Aid, and qualified to teach the activities on offer. We also make certain that all children only take part in activities that are suitable for their age and physical abilities. For this programme children must be able to swim 25 metres and be in good physical health.
Statements:
1.In August, four people visiting the centre together by car have to pay more than two people.
2.The centre has special equipment for people who learn to sail.
3.The adventure course is suitable for beginners.
4.The centre is planning to add extra facilities to the Play Park.
5.Summer adventure holidays are open to any child between eight and fourteen years who can swim.
Practice 7 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Most countries want to improve standard of living through economic development; however, others think social value is lost as a result. Do you think the advantages of economic development outweigh the disadvantages? You should write at least 250 words.
Had you come five minutes earlier, you()the train to Birmingham. But now you missed it.
Practice 1 Discussion—about 5 minutes
In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.
For two candidates
Program for New Staff
Your company has found that ineffective time management is one of the major problem areas throughout the workforce. You have been asked to put forward some suggestions for improving the situation.
Discuss and decide together:
● why poor time management can become a major problem in companies.
● what procedures could be adopted to ensure that time is managed effectively.
After stopping for a few minutes, the bus moved()to its next stop.