In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. Why is it difficult to get a clear reading on layoff activity around New Year’s Day
A. Because people prefer spending these days with their families.
Because holidays interrupt the process of filing claims.
C. Because people don’t work on New Year’s Day.
D. Because the claims report excludes the layoff activity on New Year’s Day
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In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. Which of the following can NOT be seen as a difference between Brazilian and American negotiators
Americans prepare more points before negotiations.
B. Americans are more straightforward during negotiations.
C. Brazilians prefer more eye contact during negotiations.
D. Brazilians seek more background information.
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. Janet’s attitude towards the Americanized style as a model for business negotiations is ______.
A. supportive
B. negative
C. ambiguous
D. cautious
Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. Oakland is the first city in the country to ______.
A. create a web station about crime
B. put the information of criminals’ on the web
C. put its crime statistics on the web
D. report crimes on the web
Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. Why did British fore strike the police building in Basra
A. Because some civil prisoners were planning to break the prison.
Because they found a major Iraqi criminal in the building.
C. Because they heard there would be planned executions.
D. Because they heard there would be an attack.