D control the decision-making process.

PART FOUR

　　Questions 21 -30

　　Read the article below about the methods some companies are now using for recruitment.

　　Choose the correct word to fill each gap from (A, B, C or D) on the opposite page.

　　For each question 21-30,mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.

　　There is an example at the beginning, (0)

　　The Scientific Approach to Recruitment

　　When it (0) to selecting candidates through interview, more often than not the decision is made within the first five minutes of a meeting. Yet employers like to (21) themselves that they are being exceptionally thorough in their selection processes. In today’s competitive market place, the (22) of staff in many organizations is fundamental to the company’s success and, as a result , recruiters use all means at their disposal to (23) the best in the field.

　　One method in particular that has (24) in popularity is testing , either psychometric testing, which attempts to define psychological characteristics , or ability￡aptitude testing (25) an organization with an extra way of establishing a candidate’s suitability for a role. It (26) companies to add value by identifying key elements of a position and then testing candidates to ascertain their ability against those identified elements.

　　The employment of psychometric or ability testing as one (27) of the recruitment process may have some merit, but in reality there is no real (28), scientific or otherwise, of the potential future performance of any individual. The answer to this problem is experience in interview techniques and strong definition of the elements of each position to be (29) as the whole recruitment process is based on few real certainties, the instinctive decisions that many employers make, based on a CT and the first five minutes of a meeting, are probably no less valid than any other tool employed in the (30) of recruitment.

　　Example :

　　A have B decide C do D make

　　0 A B C D

　　21.A suggest B convince C advise D believe

　　22.A worth B credit C quality D distinction

　　23.A secure B relies C attain D achieve

　　24.A lifted B enlarged C expanded D risen

　　25.A provides B offers C contributes D gives

　　26.A lets B enables C agrees D admits

　　27. A portion B member C share D component

　　28. A extent B size C amount D measure

　　29.A occupied B met C filled D appointed

　　30 A business B topic C point D affair

　　Questions 31 -40

PART FIVE

　　Questions31-40

　　Read the article below about a very expensive new perfume. .

　　For each question 31-40, write one word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet .

　　There is an example at the beginning, (0)

　　Sweet smell of excess-for just ￡ 47.874 a bottle

　　The marketing says it is the “ ultimate symbol of indulgence and truly impeccable taste”. A new scent, named V1, has (0) launched for Christmas-retailing at just ￡47.874 . The makers are proudly promoting it (31) ,the “ world’s most expensive perfume” and are confident of selling the limited edition of 173 bottles-(32) it should be exactly 173 bottles is not made clear in the publicity for the product.