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Indexes, and Charts 1 Acme Supply Company Retail Sales 2003-2006 SKIMMING Look quickly at the graph to answer these questions.. โ> SKIMMING Look quickly at the chart to answer these que

Tables Indexes, and Charts 1

Acme Supply Company Retail Sales 2003-2006

SKIMMING Look quickly at the graph to answer these questions

1 What is this graph about?

(A) How much a company sold

(B) How much a company spent

2 How many years does it cover?

(A) One

(B) Two

(C) Three

(D) Four

SCANNING Find and circle the following

3 Find and circle all the numbers that tell an amount of money

4 Find and circle all the years

CONTEXT Find this word, and guess its meaning in this graph

5 retail ๏ ๏

(A) sold in a store

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READING FAST

Read the selection as fast as you can How long did it take?

minutes seconds

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izrz> READING COMPREHENSION Mark the best answer

6 How many dollars in sales did the company

and that the weather can vary a great deal

โ> SKIMMING Look quickly at the chart to answer these questions

1 What is the highest temperature you see?

2 What is the lowest temperature you see?

3 How many different places are mentioned?

SCANNING Find these words on the chart and circle them

4 temperature high low January July

.' > CONTEXT Find these words, and guess their meanings in this chart

READING COMPREHENSION Mark the best answer

7 Where is the average high temperature 75 degrees

in July?

(A) In the mountain region only

(B) On the coast only

(C) In the capital city only

(D) In both the mountains and the capital city

8 What is the average high temperature on the

10

11

Which is the warmest region of the island?

(A) The mountains

(B) The coast

(C) The capital city

(D) They are all the same

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Tables, Indexes, and Charts 3

Emerald Airlines

Sale prices* between this city and:

Vancouver $375 Los Angeles $350 San Francisco $225 Tokyo $600 Seoul $725 Honolulu $525

'Prices are good until June 30 and are for one-way economy class tickets Round-trip tickets are twice

the one-way fare

Sale does not apply to business and fiist class tickets

Make your reservation by visiting our web site All major credit cards are accepted Tickets can also be reserved by calling 1-800-555-9942 A 5% surcharge applies to all

reservations made by phone

SKIMMING Look quickly at the chart to answer these questions

1 What are the numbers about?

SCANNING Find the following

4 Look for the asterisks (*) and circle them There are two

5 Find these different ticket types, and circle them,

one-way round-trip economy class business first class

CONTEXT Find these words, and guess their meanings in this chart

(A) Economy class tickets only

(B) Business class tickets only

(C) Business and first class tickets

(D) All classes of tickets

10 Which city has a fare of $725?

(A) Los Angeles

12 How much is a round-trip ticket to Tokyo?

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INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTICES

READING STRATEGIES Skimming is the way to find general information quickly

What are the instructions or notices for?

How many steps are there in the instructions?

Do they seem easy or complicated? Could I follow them myself?

What kind of information do the notices give me?

Scanning helps you find specific information quickly

Will I need any tools to follow the instructions?

Are all the parts accounted for? Is anything missing?

What kinds of items or places do the notices mention?

What locations should I look for?

Using context helps you find the meanings of new words by looking at

them in context Instructions and notices may have more imfamiliar words than letters from friends

Reading fast is very helpful Instructions and notices can be short and

simple or long and complicated When you practice the reading strategies, you will improve your speed and get the necessary information at the same time

Practice these reading strategies w^ith the instructions and notices on the follow^ing pages

Instructions and Notices 1

The Acme Guarantee

Our products are fully guaranteed for one year from the date of purchase If you are not satisfied for any reason, you can return the product directly to us for a complete

refund Simply mail it back to us at:

Acme Corporation

1500 State Street Big Falls, CA 12345 Make sure you include the receipt with the date and place of purchase You will receive a refund check in 8-12 weeks

If you would like to exchange your product for another similar one of equal value, please contact our Customer Service office at 800-555-8765 for instructions Customer Service representatives are available to serve you 24 hours a day

SKIMMING Look quickly at the instructions to answer these questions

1 Do these instructions include a street address? C£)

4 Underline all the numbers you see in the instructions

5 Find these words and phrases in the instructions, and circle them,

mail receive check Customer Service

CONTEXT Find these words, and guess their meanings in these instructions

6 refund ๏ ๏

(A) repayment

(B) gift

(A) instructions for cooking

(B) paper with information about a purchase

ไะ> READING COMPREHENSION Mark the best answer

9 If a customer is not satisfied with the product, what

should he or she do?

(A) Return it to the place of purchase

(B) Send it to the Acme Corporation

(C) Call Customer Service

(D) Write a letter to the Acme Corporation

10 What information has to be included on

the receipt?

(A) The customer's home address

(B) The color and size of the product

(C) The telephone number of the store

(D) The name of the store where the product was bought

11 What will happen in 8 to 12 weeks?

(A) You will get your money back

(B) A Customer Service representative will call you

(C) The Acme Corporation will send you a new product

(D) You will get a receipt

12 The word "refund" in paragraph 1, line 4, is closest in

Instructions and Notices 1

Tickets for all shows at the w h i t e River Theater may be ordered by

calling the box office between 8:30 A.M and 4:30 P.M Tuesday

through Saturday Please have the following information ready when

you call: the number of tickets you wish to purchase, the time and date

of the performance you want to see, and your credit card number

Tickets ordered at least a week in advance of the performance can be

mailed to your home Otherwise, you can pick up your tickets in

person at the box office one hour before the performance begins

A 15% discount is available on blocks of tickets for groups of ten or

more when orders are made at least two weeks in advance of the

performance date Call the box office for details

SKIMMING Look quickly at the instructions to answer this question

1 Look at the first sentence of the instructions What are

the instructions about? (a) CE)

(A) How to use tickets

(B) How to buy tickets

SCANNING Find the following

2 Find these times in the instructions, and circle them

Z> CONTEXT Find these words and phrases, and guess their meanings" in these

instructions

7 box office

(A) a place that sells boxes

(B) a place that sells theater tickets

I> READING COMPREHENSION Mark the best answer

9 What are these tickets for?

10 How can tickets be ordered?

(A) By going to the box office

(B) By sending the order by mail

(C) By calling the box office

(D) By calling the credit card company

11 What information is required for

ordering tickets?

(A) A telephone number

(B) A credit card number

(D) One hour prior to the start of the event

13 The phrase "in person" in line 8 is closest in meaning to CD CD CD CD (A) anyone

(B) selfishly

(C) one by one

(D) personally

CD CD CD CD

Instructions and Notices 1

To all employees of the Rosings Company:

Please be advised that as part of the office remodeling project, all conference rooms are scheduled for painting this month Conference rooms on the second floor will be painted next week, and conference rooms on the fourth floor will be painted the

following week During this time, the cafeteria will be available for meetings every morning before 12:00 and every afternoon after 2:00 Please see Ms Smith in the engineering office to reserve your meeting times in the cafeteria Since this is less meeting space than we usually have available, we will have to schedule carefully to make sure everyone's needs are met To this end, we ask that you reserve your

meeting time at least a week in advance and give Ms Smith several alternative

SKIMMING Look quickly at the lYOtice to answer this question

1 Look at the first sentence of the notice What will

happen to the conference rooms? CA) CE)

(A) They will be painted

(B) They will be scheduled for meetings

SCANNING Find the following

2 Underline all the numbers in the notice

3 Find these time expressions, and underline them

this month next week the following week

every morning every afternoon

4 Find this name, and circle it

6 available CD " CB>

(A) open

(B) closed

7 reserve <2) (A) serve again

(B) keep for a particular person or group

READING FAST Read the instructions as fast as you can How long did It take?

minutes seconds

8 When will conference rooms on the fourth floor

9 Why should people see Ms Smith? ๏ CD CD ®

(A) To plan lunch in the cafeteria

(B) To schedule painting

(C) To reserve the cafeteria for meetings

(D) To plan a conference

10 When will the cafeteria be available for meetings? CD CD CD CD

(A) Only in the mornings

(B) Between 12:00 and 2:00

(C) Every morning and afternoon

(D) Only in the afternoon

11 Where does Ms Smith work? ( D CD CD CD

(A) On the second floor

(B) In the conference department ^

(C) In the cafeteria

(D) In the engineering office

12 What word is closest in meaning to "scheduled" CD CD CD CD

REVIEW: PART 7

Questions 1-5 refer to the following notice and e-mail

Notice to all building staff

Next Thursday, May 15, the elevators will be repaired

This means that they will be out of service between the hours of 9:00 and 5:00 During this time you will have

to use the stairs We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause Please don't hesitate to contact the Building Cleaning and Maintenance Office if you have any questions

Jason Podryhula Manager, Building Cleaning and Maintenance Staff

i

I assume you saw the notice about the repairs next Tuesday This poses a problem

for our lunch meeting How can we get all that food up to the fifth floor confierence

room without an elevator? I think we'6 do better to change the date Please call the

head of the cleaning and maintenance staff to see if the conference room is available

for the next day If he gives the OK, then go ahead and call the restaurant to change

the day of our lunch order Ask for Mr Cho He took our order last time

You and I also need to get together to go over the Jones proposal before the lunch

meeting Let's meet first thing Tuesday I plan to be here early enough to take the

elevator up to the office No stairs for me! I'll see you then

Shirley

-Tsr

1 What will happen next Tuesday?

(A) The elevators will be repaired

(B) The building will be cleaned

(C) The stairs will be painted

(D) The restaurant will be closed

2 Why does Ms Smith want to change the date of the meeting?

(A) The conference room will not be available on Tuesday

(B) She doesn't want to carry food up the stairs

(C) Ms Yemchuk can't attend on Tuesday

(D) The conference room won't be clean

3 What day does Ms Smith want to have the meeting?

Questions 6-10 refer to the following t w o letters

We are pleased to offer you the position of Budget Assistant at Systems, Inc

We would like you to start work on Monday, November 10 You will report to your supervisor, Ms Chen, in room 44 We are happy to offer you the salary that

we discussed in your interview, other benefits include health insurance for you and your family We are sorry that we cannot offer life or dental insurance at this time, but we may be able to in the future You will also get 20 vacation days and

5 sick days per year Stock options and a pension plan are also available I would suggest that you make an appointment to come in and speak with Emma Park, our benefits expert, very soon, and she can explain the full benefits package to you At the sarne time you can fill out some papenwork for us

Welcome to Systems, Inc We look fonward to working with you

at Systems, Inc., and the benefits are very attractive However, I believe my new position

at the Horizon Company will be better for me Systems, Inc has offered me a higher salary and twice as many vacation days as Horizon, but Horizon has offered me the same type of job and it's closer to my home I find that location is very important It would take me over an hour just to get to work if I had the job at Systems, Inc

Because of my family and other commitments, I cannot agree to put myself in such a situation Thank you again for the offer

Sincerely,

'WiSiam 9ททน

William Prince

6 What insurance benefit does Systems, Inc offer?

(A) Life insurance

8 Why did Mr Prince NOT accept a new position at Systems, Inc.?

(A) The salary is too low

(B) The benefits are not good

(C) The location is inconvenient

(D) The job isn't interesting

9 What job did Mr Prince take with Horizon?

(A) Budget Assistant

(B) Human Resources Director

เท the Reading test, you will read a variety of texts and answer several different types of reading

comprehension questions The entire R e d i n g test will last 75 minutes There are three parts, and directions are given for each part You are enrouraged to answer as many questions as possible

within the time allowed

You must mark your answers on the separate answer sheet Do not write your answers in the test book

PARTS

Directions: A word or phrase is missing in each of the sentences below Four answer choices are given below each sentence Select the best answer to complete the sentence Then mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (อ) on your answer sheet

101 If the client dissatisfied, please 104 The meeting was postponed because the

My acquaintance with Mr Broughton (D) does

started as a business relationship and 105 If the receptionist is unable to answer

bpramp a your question, Ms Takai

(D) friendship (C) could not

The train from Osaka will be arriving (D) would not (

Tokyo in ten minutes 106 We rely on Ms Lee for her experience, (A) before sensitivity, and aHvirp

(D) wiser

(A) salary (B) earn (C) worth (D) income The secretary asked a clerk to check the report for typing

(A) errands (B) errs (C) errors (D) errant

Mr Kim is considered one of the most honest most hardworking members of the finance team

(A) but (B) or (C) and (D) with The retirement luncheon has been changed from 12:00 12:30 because the speaker will arrive late

(A) at (B) to (C) until (D) by

114

115

111 The president of the company

to Korea for an important conference

(A)

(B) (C)

(D)

went gone

We just bought a new copy machine and will install it the two offices

(A) among (B) around (C) between (D) from

The student intern needs-permission to take time off for a interview (A) job

(B) worker (C) chore (D) golf The employees at the factory eat lunch

at that cafeteria at least (A)

-(B) (C)

(D)

often sometimes always twice a week

116

117

Employees must turn off the lights

they leave the office

(A) afterward (B) before (C) while (D) because

it was the office manager's

118

birthday, the secretaries sent her roses (A) But

(B) Even though (C) Since (D) While Employees of the Kita Corporation are encouraged to do exercises

during their breaks

(A) oftentimes (B) every day (C) monthly (D) day by day The operator was not able to find the address telephone number

(A)

(B) (C)

(D)

or although but even tKough

120 Mrs Gonzalez has been here for a long time, and she one of the best workers we have

(A) always has considered been (B) has been always considered (C) has been considered always (D) has always been consider^

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