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Questions1–8

●Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefivereportsaboutcompaniesontheoppositepagefromanarticlegivingadvicetoself-employedconsultantsaboutnegotiatingfeesfortheirservices.

●Whichbook（A,B,C,DorE）doseeachstatement1–8referto?

●Foreachstatement!

–8,makeoneletter（A,B,C,DorE）onyourAnswerSheet.

●Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

Example:

1Lackofself-confidencewillputyouatadisadvantageinanegotiation.

ABCDE

1.Thiscompanyhasbeeninvolvedindiversifyingitsbusinessact6ivities.

2.Althoughthiscompanyisdoingwell,ithasanumberofinternaldifficultiestodealwith

3.Thiscompanyhasreducedtheprofitsitmakesonindividualitems

4.Onestatisticisalessaccurateguidetothiscompany’sperformancethananother

5.Theconditionswhichhavehelpedthiscompanyarelikelytobelessfavourableinthefuture

6.Thiscompany’ssharepricehasbeenextremelyvolatileoverthelasttwelvemonths

7.Thiscompanyislikelytobethesubjectofatakeoverbidinthenearfuture

8.Thiscompany’sperformanceexemplifiesawidelyheldbelief

A

ChemicalCompany

Masterson’sinterimpre-taxprofitsgrowthof20%wassomewhatinflatedasaresultoftheincomereceivedfromthedisposalofseveralofthecompany’ssubsidiaries.Theunderlying8%riseinoperatingprofitsisamorerealisticgaugeofthecompany’strueprogress.However,Masterson’simpendingmergerwithBentleyandKnightanditsappointmentofanewchiefexecutiveshouldmeanthatthecompanywillbeabletosustaingrowthfortheforeseeablefut5ure.Thesharepricehasvariedlittleduringthecourseoftheyearandnowstandsat￡6.75

B

HotelGroup

DuringthepastyeartheBowdenHotelGrouphasacquired77newproperties,thusdoublinginsize.lastweekthegroupreportedpre-taxprofitsof￡88millioninthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear,aheadofexpectationsandhelpedbyastrongperformancefromitsLondon-basedhotelsandnewlyexpandedUSbusiness.However.Thereisstillsomewaytogo.Integrationofthenewacquisitionsisstillnotcompleteand,whilethesharepricehasrisenrecently,majorproblemswithintegrationhaveyettobesolved.

C

High-techCompany

ThistimelastyearashareinUsertechwasworthjustover￡1.sixmonthsagoitwasworth￡40.todayitispricedatunder￡8.ifproofwereneed,hereisanillustrationofhowmuchofalotterythetechnologymarketcanbe.ButsometechnologycompaniesarefightingbackandUsertechisoneofthem.WhathasrenewedexcitementinthecompanyistheopeningofitsnewAmericanofficesinDallasanditsambitiousplanstoexpanditsuserbaseinbothNorthandLatinAmerica.

D

BuildingCompany

Renton’ssharepricehasrisengraduallyoverthepastyearfrom￡2.4to￡3.8.Thecompanyhasbeensuccessfulinchoosingprimelocationforitsbuildingsandhasbenefitedfromthebuoyantdemandforhousing.Whilstthisdemandisexpectedtoslowdownsomewhatduringthenextyear,investorsareencouragedbythecompany’sdecisiontomoveintobuildingsupermarkets.WorkhasalreadybegunontwositesinLondon,andthecompanyisexpectedtosignacontractwithinthenextmonthforbuildingfourlargesupermarketsinScotland.

E

PotteryManufacturer

MiltonDisheshasbeenthroughashake-upoverthepastyear.Thegroup,whichhasbeencuttingmarginsandimprovingmarketing,maypostasmallprofitthisyear.ThemanymembersoftheMiltonfamily,whobetweenthemown58percentofthebusiness,havebeenwatchingthesharepricerisesteadilyandseveralarelookingtosell.TraderivalRuskinhasboughtupjustover17percentofthesharesandcouldwellbespurredintofurtheractionbythesignsofarecoveryatthefirm.

PARTTWO

Questions9–14

●Readthetextaboutcareer-planningservices.

●Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.

●Foreachgap9–14,markoneletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.

●Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

●Thereisanexampleatthebeginning.（0）

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YourCareerPathCanLeadYouAnywhere

Weusedtobeadvisedtoplanourcareers.Weweretoldtomakeaplanduringthelaterstagesofoureducationandcontinuewithitthroughourworkinglives.（0）_____somepeoplestillseecareersinthisway.However,topursueasingleoptionforlifehasalwaysbeenunrealistic.

Planningforasinglecareerassumesthatwesetoutwithafullunderstandingofourlikesanddislikesandtheemploymentopportunitiesopentous.（9）____Formostpeoplethisdegreeofcertaintyaboutthefuturedoesnotexist.

Ourinitialchoiceofcareerpathandemployerisoftenbasedoninadequateknowledgeandfalseperceptions.Butwithageandexperience,wedevelopnewinterestsandaptitudesandour