Listening

approximately 40 minutes （including 10 minutes’ transfer time）

Part one：

Question 1-12

You will hear a spokesperson telling a group of business people about the Business Support Agency------an organization which distributes business and research grants.

。 As you listen， for questions 1-12. complete the notes， using up to three words or a number.

.After you have listened once， replay the recording.

The business support agency （BSA）

Who we are

1 BSA receives financial support from the Department of ______________________

2 And some ___________________companies

3 Examples of work are shown in the __________________________________________

4 BSA made __________________________________________ last year

How to apply

5（i） Contact the__________________________________________ Office on 0188454545

（ii） Complete the form， including.

History of company

Details of requirements

6， __________________________________________

7（ii） Meet one of the agency’s __________________________________________

8 （Iv） Write a plan， including all _____________________ and _____________________

What happens next

9 the final decision is taken by the __________________________________________

10 successful applicants can expect to receive_____________________ of the funding needed from the BSA

11 Money will be paid in _____________________

12 Companies will need to produce a _____________________ at the end of the year

Part two

Question 13-22

●You will hear five different people talking about changing their jobs.

●For each extract there are two tasks， For Task One ， choose the reason for changing jobs from the list A-H .For Task Two， choose the problem area in the new workplace from the list A –H

●After you have listened once， reply the recording

Task one—Reason for changing jobs

●For questions 13-17 ，match the extracts with the reasons， listed A –H

●For each extract， choose the reason each speaker mentions.

●write one letter A-H next to the number of the extract

13____________

14___________

15___________

16___________

17___________

A to escape from monotony

B to reduce travel time

C to improve promotion opportunities

D to increase time spent doing research

E to experience a flatter company structure

F to acquire a more creative role

H to make better use of qualifications

Task Two- Pro

blem area in the new workplace

●For question 18-22， match the extracts with the problem areas in the new workplace ， listed A – H.

●For each extract， choose the negative aspect each speaker mentions.

●Write one letter A –H next to the number of the extract.

18__________

19__________

20__________

21__________

22__________

A internal communication

B colleagues’ time management

C type of training

D IT support

E performance appraisal procedures.

F quality of office equipment

G secretarial assistance

H clarity of company strategy