IELTS reading and writing part 9

In boxes 16 ~ 2] on your answer sheet, write True if a statement is true: write False i it is false.. The Wireless Phone Jack allows up to five receivers.. te Fax, modem can not be conne

Clear reception at any distance The Wireless Phone Jack uses your home’s exis- ting electrical wiring to transmit signals So the sound quality far exceeds that of cordless phones If you have an outlet, you can turn it into a phone jack - no matter how far

outlet in or around your home even if it is on a different \cireuit than the tra

Unlimited extensions Most phone lines with regular-jacks can only handle up to five extensions But not the Wireless phone Jack All you need is just one transmitter, and you can add as many receivers as you want Plus, you'll never get a monthly charge

for the extra receivers

Works with any phone device This breakthrough technology can meet all of your single — line phone needs It has a special digital interface for use with a fax machine or modem You can even use it with your answering machine just by plugging it into the

Wireless Phone Jack receiver

Direct offer We're offering a special introductory factory direct package For a limited time, the transmitter is just $ 49 One transmitier works an unlimited number

of receivers priced at $ 49 for the first one, § 39 for each additional Plus, with any Wireless Phone Jack we'll throw in a phone card with 30 minutes of long distance (a $

30 value) for only $ 9.95!

Risk - free Wireless Phone Jack is backed by our exclusive 90 - day risk ~ free

home trial If you're not satisfied, retum it for a full “No Questions Asked” refund It’s

also backed by a one - year manufacturer’s limited warranty Most orders are processed

within 72 hours and shipped via UPS

Wireless Phone Jack transmitter $49, $ 4 S&H Wireless Phone Jack receiver $49, $ 4 S&H

Save $ 10 on each additional receiver $ 39

30 — minute long distance phone card $ 30

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Toronto, Canada

Indwate if each or the following statements is true or false according to the information from the ad- vertisement In boxes 16 ~ 2] on your answer sheet, write True if a statement is true: write False i it is false If the advertisement does not contain relevant information about the statement , please write Not Giv-

en An example has been done

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The Wireless Phone Jack allows up to five receivers

Power lines in the wall help transmit FM signals te

Fax, modem can not be connected to the phone jack re

The current price is valid for ninety days

If someone buys two receivers, he needs to pay $ 88 exclusive of S&H

Purchasers of the Wireless Phone Jack receivers don’t get phone cards

Questions 22 ~ 28

Read the directions for a medicine and answer the questions that follow

Zyrtec’ (Cetirizine hydrochloride)

Film ~ coated tablets

Composition

Each film ~ coated tablet contains cetirizine hydrochloride 10 mg

Dosage Form, Route of Administration and Packaging

Box containing 5, 10, 20 or 100 film - coated tablets for oral use

Indications

Symptomatic treatment of seasonal rhinitis and conjunctivitis, perennial allergic rhi-

nitis as well as pruritus and urticoria of allergic ovigin

Dosage and Directions for Use

Adults and children of 12 years and older In moet cases, the recommended dose is one 10 mg tablet daily It is advisable to take the drug with a little liquid during the

evening meal since the symptoms for which the product is given usally appear during

the night

Side Effects

When ZYRTEC is administered at recommended doses any side effects that may oc-

cur, such as agitation, dry mouth, drowsiness, or headache, do not differ significantly

from placebo

Special Precautions

At therapeutic doses, ZYRTEC does not potentiate the effect of alcohol (at a blood

level o£ 0.8 g/l) Care should, however, be taken

Pregnancy and Lactation

Teratology studies in animals have not demonstrated any special adverse effects As

a precaution, however, ZYRTEC should not be administered to pregnant women during

the first three months of pregnancy, nor should women who are breast — feeding take the

To date, there are no known interactions with other drug Nevertheless; ZYRTEC

should be used with caution if sedatives are also being taken

Overdosage

Drowainess can be a symptom of overdosage, occurring from administration of 50

mg of ZYRTEC as a single dose To date, there is no specific antidote In the case of

massive overdosage, gastric lavage should be performed as soon as possible

Storage

Store below 25°C in a dry place

Stability

The expiry date on the package, found after the mention “Exp.” Should net have

been exceeded

UCB S A PHARMA SECTOR BRAINE - L’ALLEUD, BELGIUM

Fill in the blanks in the following statements using No More Than Three Words from the directions for Zyrtec Write your answers in boxes 22 ~ 28 on your answer sheet One has been done as an example

The drug is mainly for treating reactions

I's better to take the drug evening meals

Possible side effects include headache and ‹

The recommended dose is tablet(s) each day

The drug is generally aafe but care should be taken if the patient is taking

If someone has taken too much of the drug, he should be given

Section 3

Questions 29 ~ 40

Expanding Work - Search Web Sites Fuel the Job - Hopping Trend

1 A mere two years into his career on J.P Morgan & Co.’s high - technology trading floor on Wall Street, John Parker got the itch “I needed to make a move,” he said “I needed new challenges.” Al- most on a whim last April, he posted his résumé at Monster Com, the gigantic job - searching site on the Web By the next moming, his phone started ringing wildly, and he began averaging 10 responses a day

2 “I was overwhelmed,” he said By the time the frenzy subsided two months later, Mr Parker,

36, had agreed to take a cut in salary to become the new director of Web production at Freeride com, a start — up that offers loyalty points to frequent Web shoppers and stock options to frequent job hoppers

3 Thousands of similar stories are being played out every day on more than 500 career sites These

include Web - only ventures like Monster Com and Hotjobe, as well as sites like Careerpath Com and

Classified Ventures, in which newspaper companies are seeking to expand their lucrative classified adver- tising business into cyberspace

4 Initially viewed simply a3 a new tool for both job seekers end corporate recruiters alike, these new services are starting to accomplish something more significant: They seem to be changing the very dynam- ics of the employment marketplace

5 Never before have so many new career opportunities freely presented themselves - and never be- fore have so many workers been able to attract such serious attention to their résumés “E didn’t realize

this,” Mr Parker added, “but it gives you so many channels that you wouldn’t otherwise have ”

6 As a result, the sites are encouraging a habit that employers dread: job hopping “It’s really a

mixed blessing,” said Tina Evangelista, & group manager in Intel Corp.’s human resourves department

7 On the one hand, because Intel must recruit about 7500 experienced managers, sales engineers and technical staff members annually, the new job — posting sites save tons of money For about

$ 10000 a year, Ms Evangelista said, Intel can post an unlimited number of want ads on sites with

names Career Mosaic, Hotjoba and Headhunter Com Compared with paying independent recruiters as much as 25 percent of a new employee's salary, or compared with $ 25000 for a full — page ad in the

Sunday edition of The San Jose Mercury News, she said, that is quite a bargain

8 On the other hand, Ms Evangelista is convinced that this new environment is actually encourag- ing the practice of frequently switching jobs “Company loyalty is becoming an oxymoron,” Ms Evange- lista said, adding that she saw a potential for the on - line job market to become 30 hot_thateit, could melt

9 And yet, many of those who operate these career sites believe that some corporations are getting

their just desserts “It’s corporate America’s fault,” said Jeffrey Taylor, chief executive of Monster Com, which typically has more than 70000 job listings al any given time “The 1980s set the stage when

corporations were treating products as more important than people,” Mr Taylor said “And I think the

current backlash among workers will continue.”

10 Whether the Web sites are stoking worker restlesaness or responding to it, the online job bazaar does seem to be intensifying what employers see as an already worrisome trend The U.S Bureau of La- bor Statistics has been reporting a steady decline in median tenure among the nation’s workers for years Among men ages 35 to 44 - a key category because it provides an apples — to - apples look at mid — ca-

reer employees over the years — the typical time on the current job had shrunk from 7.3 years in 1983 to

5.5 years in 1998 And among some types of information technology professionals, who are very much in demand these days, the generally accepted tumover rate hovers around 50 percent That means the aver- age worker switches jobs every six months, essentially on 4 project - to ~ project basis,

1 1 Certainly, the temptations to move are ever present At Freeride com, for instance, Mr Parker has moved into an office that was recently vacated by Seth Price Mr Price had worked there, in

a business development position, and left after only six months on the job, “Nowadays,” Mr Price said,

“if things aren’t going so well at work, you just type a few keys The knowledge that there is always a

choice is right in your face.”

12 With his brief Web start - up stint now under his belt, Mr Price, who is 30 years old and

had previously worked as a corporate lawyer and then helped found a company called ezCD Com before hopping to Freeride, now hopes to head back to the mainstream corporate world and said he was weighing several job offers

13 It is not simply stock options dangled by Intemet start - ups that are causing all the job move- ment Intel, for one has been offering stock options to all employees for more than three years now, Ms Evangelista said Even so, she added, the problem of attracting and retaining new recruits becomes tougher and tougher every year That is why, to combat high tumover, Intel is starting to weed out re-

cmiiis who fit the profile of today’s on — line job — hopper The telltale signs, according to Ms Evangelis-

ta, include a recent career history chock full of short stints and a résumé that appears on several — if not

dozens — of major job sites at once

14 Her advice to potential employees is pick your spots “I think there’s a difference between

poking around once in a while at the online listings and throwing your hat into every pool out there,” she said “We've changed how we do it Instead of recruiting the active job seekers, we are trying to find the casual lookers.”

1 5 Certainly, Mr Price was cautions when looking to land a serious position Yes,

tacts That yielded some interesting leads and word soon spread\to the-right recmuiters for the right compa-

nies “J felt this was a better option for this stage of my career,” he said

1 6 For that matter, Mr Parker also agrees that human recruiters will still play a key role in the age of Intemet job listings In fact, it was a real live headhunter who spotted his on - line résumé and worked to place Mr Parker in his current job “Actually,” he said, “Freeride itself has no idea how they first found me.”

Question 29

Which one of the following names does not fall into the same category as others do? Write the appro- priate letter in boa 29 on your answer sheet

Monster Com Hotjobs Careerpath Com Career Mosaic

- Headhunter Com

Freende com

Questions 30 ~ 33

John Parker , Tina Evangelista, Jeffery Taylor and Seth Price are names mentioned in the passage

The following sentences are summaries of their opinions that are expressed explicpassage The following sen-

tences are summaries of their opinions that are expressed explicitly or implicitly Match the person with the

sentence that is his/her opinion Please note that there are sentences that are not of anyone’s opinion, Write the answers in boxes 30 ~ 33 on your answer sheet

A Employees don’t have the same commitment and dedication to their company as before

B It is amazing how many people visit job — posting sites

C You cannot blame the job - hopping trend on the workers; they are making it even

D If you do not like your job, find another one

E Many people are attracted to jobs that are related to computer technology

F The Intemet gives workers new opportunities to have their résumés read with attention

30 John Padker:

31 Tina Evangelista:

32 Jeffery Taylor:

33 Seth Price:

Questions 34 ~ 40

Answer the following questions by writing the name of the person concerned Write the answers in boa-

es 34 ~ 40 on your answer sheet

34 Who is thinking of finding a new job?

35 Who worked on a job for only a few months and then got'g

36 Who is doing a personnel administration job?

37, Who is the boss of a job - posting site?

38 Who got his job through a recruiter?

39 Who has shown a dislike for frequent job hoppers?

40 Who got a new job with a lower salary than the previous one?

Writing Test

Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

You traveled by plane last week and your suitcase was ket

You have still heard nothing from the airline company

Write to the airline and explain what happened Describe your suitcase and tell them what was in it Find out what they are going to do about it

You should write at least 150 words

You do Not need to write your own address

Writing Task 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task You are writing an article for overseas students who intend to study English in Sydney

As part of you article, compare and contrast Australian eating habits with those of

people in your home country, and advise students on how best to cope with the problem

of finding suitable nutrition while studying in Australia

You should write at least 250 words

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You may use information in the reading passage but do not copy directly from them

Section 1

Questions 1 ~ 5

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Questions 11 ~ 15

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Section 2

Questions 16 ~ 21

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Writing Task 1; Model answer

Dear sir,

I was one of the passengers who took the flight from Narita (Tokyo) to Heathrow( London) on 5 Au-

gust Unfortunately, my suitcase did not come out after the Might Although I have explained this Mr

McDonald who was in charge at the luggage Claim Office I have not heard from him as of now

My suHcaae is grey Samsonite whose size is 70 x 95cm There are 3 steckers on one side and I heart shaped stecker on the other side My initials “AR” are also written on both sides

There are a few books and a copy of my thesis in that suitcase, which | need for the conference on

19 August

So I would deeply appreciate it if you could give me a prompt reply at your most convenient My flight number, luggage claim number and address are written below

Flight No; NH205

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