Reading Comprehension – Instructions and Marking: There are two tasks which include 10 multiple-choice questions each. For each question there are three options and the student has to select “a”, “b” or “c”. Answer the multiple-choice questions on the answer sheet. Each correct answer receives 0.4 points and 0.13 points are subtracted for wrong answers. Time allowed: 60 minutes. The minimum pass mark is 50%.

READING COMPREHENSION.

1. READING COMPREHENSION.

TEXT 1: Business Meetings People may be afraid of attending staff meetings — often because the purpose or objective of the meeting hasn't been clearly defined. It's important to express the meeting's objectives in advance so that participants know what to expect and how to prepare. Each staff meeting may have a different objective, depending upon what you're trying to achieve; the meeting may be designed to provide information, encourage discussion, boost* morale or inspire creativity. A staff meeting may contain one or more of these objectives: Informational: The primary purpose of an informational staff meeting is to disseminate information to meeting participants. If there's a significant amount of information or it's a complex subject, the chair* of the meeting should develop an outline* before the meeting to use as a guide. This helps limit misunderstandings in communication and provides meeting participants with a reference after the meeting has ended. Discussion Oriented: A staff meeting may be discussion oriented: Participants offer ideas to solve a problem or address a problem. It's important to provide participants with the problem in advance of the meeting so that they may come prepared. The chair engages all participants so that the widest range of views and solutions are collected. Motivational: If you need to address change or improve attitude, a motivational meeting is useful. It's important to keep morale high during times of change and motivate participants to take specific actions to address the change or particular action you're trying to accomplish*. If you want to hold a high-energy meeting, consider hiring a motivational speaker. This type of guest communicates your message in a clear and concise manner and helps those in attendance see the future in a positive light. Creative Session: A creative session, sometimes referred to as a brainstorming meeting, is used to generate new ideas. Participants are free to generate as many

ideas as possible free of criticism or judgment from fellow participants. Use a whiteboard or flip chart to write everyone's ideas. If the discussion starts to slow down, ask participants to inspire additional ideas. Use the end of the meeting to evaluate all suggestions; implement the ones that are most appropriate to the situation you're trying to remedy. From http://smallbusiness.chron.com/objective-staff-meeting-31381.html

*To boost: To improve. *Chair: The leader of the meeting. *Outline: Preliminary or schematic plan. *To accomplish: To succeed in doing something. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS. For questions 1-10, choose the answer (a, b or c) which best fits according to the text. There is an example at the beginning (0):

0. One of the reasons employees are afraid of meetings is _______________________

a. they do not have enough information about the subjects in the agenda. b. their bosses are not able to indicate priorities. c. the documents they are given are not easy to understand. 1) The objectives of a meeting _____________________ a. are never clearly defined. b. are usually expected by the participants. c. should be communicated to the participants some time before the meeting occurs. 2) According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE? a. Increasing low morale levels can be the purpose of a meeting. b. Everybody in the meeting has her / his own objectives. c. Employees always get creative ideas in meetings. 3) The chair of a meeting should _____________________ a. start by providing a summary when the nature of the meeting requires it. b. avoid providing a plan of the meeting when the staff do not have much time. c. deal with difficult outlines when s/he expects to provide adequate information. 5) Misunderstandings in communication ________________________________. a. only occur in informational meetings. b. can be avoided by the meeting chair.

c. is the fault of the meeting participants. 5) In discussion oriented meetings: a. It is necessary to clarify the purpose of the meeting before it is held to make the participants prepared. b. It is irrelevant to provide the participants with information about the purpose of the meeting unless they come prepared. c. It is important to inform the participants about the purpose of the meeting in case they come prepared. 6) Motivational speakers ___________________ a. are not necessarily part of the company’s employees. b. are experts in providing a considerable amount of information. c. explain what the chair of the meeting means in a detailed way. 7) The company staff ______________________ a. can be upset by the motivational speaker’s manners. b. can be upset when they have to take actions. c. can be upset due to changes. 8) In creative sessions, participants _______________ a. try to get more freedom. b. may be asked for suggestions. c. are free to criticise their fellow participants. 9) In creative meetings, if participants are not inspired, ________________ a. the end of the meeting may be the solution. b. evaluating all the suggestions given is the best thing to do. c. the chair should encourage them to give more ideas. 10) When the participants in the creative session stop interacting, the chair must____________ a. call a motivational speaker immediately. b. improve interaction by offering an outline. c. ask participants to offer new ideas themselves.

TEXT 2: Read this text about Tips on What to Eat and What to Avoid at the Airport. Match each paragraph (1 – 10) with the option that best summarizes its content (a, b, c). There is an example at the beginning (0): 0) a. Everybody knows how to avoid unhealthy food when travelling. b. It can be hard to eat healthily when travelling but it can be achieved. c. Eating unhealthily when travelling can be very stressful. Everybody knows that having healthy food while traveling takes effort. The good news is that it does not matter whether people are traveling for work, holidays, or out of the country, there are some easy and effective strategies that will help them continue to eat healthily while traveling in order to maintain their balance and avoid stress. 11) a. You will save money if you do not buy pre-packaged food at the airport. b. People should never eat food in the terminal or on the flight. c. Bringing your own food from home is the safest eating option when flying. The dietitian Andy Santis always brings his own whole-grain chicken sandwiches from home, ensuring he has a lunch that is not only nutritious, but is less expensive than pre-packaged airport food too. "The best way to have control over what you eat while traveling is to bring what you need to eat," he says. "You don't always know what you're going to get when you get to the terminal or on the flight, so this is a great preventive measure.” 12) a. Avoid sweet things to eat healthily. b. Eat at the airport like you would at home. c. Airport shops are excellent options when travelling. If on a Thursday morning, you probably wouldn't eat an enormous cake or a lot of overpriced pancakes at home, why do you opt for these high-calorie, high-sugar dishes while traveling? While it's easier to just buy something already prepared for you, Santis says using your at-home brain will serve your body better. "Almost all airport terminals will have a little shop selling packaged milk, cereal, nuts, Greek yogurt, and fruit. 13) a. When travelling by plane, pack a snack that helps you sleep. b. Eat food that increases the production of melatonin while you are sleeping. c. Do everything you can to sleep during long flights.

One way to get some shut-eye is to give your body a natural, wholesome food that makes it sleepy and fulfilled. The nutritionist Amy Gorin packs a baggie of dried Montmorency tart cherries when she travels for long flights. "Tart cherries contain melatonin, which helps regulate your internal clock and may help increase overall sleep efficiency—something that helps while traveling," she explains. 14) a. Protein is the healthiest nutrition option when stressed by travelling. b. Don’t let stress make you choose unhealthy nutrition options. c. Stress leads to the consumption of sugar on the flight. One of the main reasons you might make a poor selection at the airport is because of the stress of flying. Even if you're happy about getting to a beach or finally travelling to Europe, there's a lot going on between security and landing, and if you don't make sure you're full, you'll find yourself dying for sweets to get through the whole ordeal*. Nutritionist Ken Immer says doubling up* on protein will help you stay satisfied. 15) a. How to get a coffee from Starbucks before searching for your passport. b. Starbucks is always a healthy option before boarding on the plane. c. Passengers can get something healthy from Starbucks before taking off. While you don't have Santis' OK to get a Frappuccino with the whip and the chocolate syrup, when you need to grab something before the cabin door is locked, Starbucks has some good grab-and-go options. Because Starbucks is honest about their caloric and nutritional value, you don't have to do the math in your head as you're digging for your passport. "Starbucks has protein boxes, and you could have a latte with milk for added protein and calcium," he suggests. 16) a. People carry their own food with them because it is expensive at the airports . b. Investing some money in healthy food is better than going for poor options. c. Pretzels or cookies are not recommended when flying unless totally necessary. Load up on snacks for long flights. If you don't have a chance to pack your own in your carry-on, Bowers says it's worth the extra pennies to load up on healthy snacks to get you through your flight. Why? Unless you're flying JetBlue, you will either get no snack or only pretzels or cookies to choose from, both of which aren't the smartest solutions to your hunger.

17) a. The narrator shows you how easy can be to prepare a healthy meal on the plane. b. The narrator explains that you can prepare your favorite food on a flight with the help of the crew. c. The flight-attendants will always provide what you need to prepare a healthy meat. One of my favorite options is to bring an unsweetened gluten-free oatmeal packet with a single-serve packet of almond butter, and then ask for hot water and fruit on the plane. Within minutes I have a healthy delicious meal and all I needed from the flight attendant was some hot water, and a fruit cup, which they almost always have on board, she suggests. 18) a. Packaged food is not recommended when doing a detox diet. b. It is necessary to be careful with the ingredients present in packaged food. c. People have to be careful with what they eat particularly when travelling. If you've ever tried an elimination diet or simply wanted to clean up what you mindlessly put in your mouth, then you've probably practiced your detective skills on nutritional labels. The key here is to make sure sugar, corn, or soy aren't covered under suspicious names, and that the main components of any packaged food are words you can pronounce. 19) a. Buying an apple at the airport will help you have a healthier meal. b. Buying an apple at the airport will help you eat less or no bread. c. Buying an apple at the airport is a recommendable option due to nutritious load of this fruit. Though you'll probably add a dollar to the ring-up price* if you buy an apple at the airport, filling yourself up with this superstar fruit is one of Immer's favorite tips. He recommends eating the apple before your entree to fill up a bit so it's easier to turn down the carbohydrates or take off the bread and not be tempted to eat it. 20) a. You are not advised to eat a lot at airports, given the low quality food that is often found. b. You will not find fine food at any airport as they have to produce a lot of food and cannot reach the expected quality.

c. Mass meal production cannot offer high quality food as they use a lot of artificial ingredients. Dishes at many airport eateries are loaded with sodium and made from poor quality ingredients, often due to availability and the sheer physics of mass meal production. If you have time to sit down and eat while you're traveling, Immer says to try your best to undereat rather than overeat. You'll save calories—and cash. Adapted from: https://www.rd.com/health/healthy-eating/what-to-eat-at-the-airport/ *ordeal: an unpleasant experience. *double up: use two of something. *load up on: to buy a large amount of something. *sheer: basic. *ring-up price: price recorded in a cash register.

Use of English - Instructions and Marking: The task includes 5 multiple-choice questions. For each question there are three options and the student has to select “a”, “b” or “c”. Answer the multiple-choice questions on the answer sheet. Each correct answer receives 0.4 points and 0.13 points are subtracted for wrong answers. Time allowed: 30 minutes. The minimum pass mark is 50%.

USE OF ENGLISH. Choose the correct answer.

EXAMPLE: 0. Gina told me that Ronald ___________ to an interview yesterday. a. was going b. had gone c. went 21) If you __________ gardening, skiing or sailing, you _______ still at risk and must protect your skill. a. are / will be b. will be / will be c. are / are 22) The Blue Exit is for passengers ________ have commenced their journey in a European Union country. a. who b. which c. whom 23) She ________ buy a new toothbrush because the one she is using is a bit old. a. must b. should c. can’t 24) Last week Larry said: “I am going to cash these checks.” a. Larry said he was going to cash these checks. b. Larry said he was going to cash those checks. c. Larry said he is going to cash those checks. 25) John has been living in Monaco for one year. This means ___________. a. John was living in London for one year. b. John used to live in London but he doesn’t now. c. John came to London about one year ago.