A: Excuse me, Mr. Black, can you spare me a few minutes? There’s something I’d like to speak to you about. I won’t keep you long.
B: ______
Had you come five minutes earlier, you()the train to Birmingham. But now you missed it.
Practice 5 ‘Mini presentation’—about 6 minutes
In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas.
A WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN…?
Selecting a secretary for the general manager
● Qualifications
● Related work experience
B WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN…?
Cancelling a business meeting
● Making an apology
● Reasons for cancellation
C WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN…?
Motivating staff
● Bonuses offered
● Pleasant working environment
Practice 2
Interlocutor:
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own for about 2 minutes. I’m going to give each of you a different picture and I’d like you to talk about it. Candidate A, here is your picture (an old father is holding his university student). Please let Candidate B have a look at it.
(Hand over the picture to Candidate A)
Candidate B, I’ll give you your picture in a minute. Candidate A, I’d like you to describe the picture and tell us what you think about the picture. Remember you have only 2 minutes for this.
Although the lecture had already been on for five minutes, I still was not able to find a chair _____.
Practice 2 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The diagram below shows how potato chips are made. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.
Ten minutes _____ too short a time to finish this test.
While running a marathon, Emily averages 10 minutes a mile for the first b hours where b < 4.3.In terms of b, how much farther does Emily have to run to complete the 26-mile race?
Practice 1
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Internet Friendship. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a letter. Suppose you are Zhang Ying. Write a letter to Xiao Wang, a schoolmate of yours who is going to visit you during the week-long holiday. You should write a t least 100 words according to the suggestions given below in Chinese.1.表示欢迎2.提出对度假安排的建议3.提醒应注意的事项