Business English Certificates BEC Vantage Past Examination Papers May 2005 (ER UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE (EW E501 Examinations Enolish fr Speakers of Other LanguagesCandidate Centre Number Number gS eel peste en : UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ESOL EXAMINATIONS English for Speakers of Other Languages Candidate Name BUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE 0352/1 Vantage Test of Reading Test 052 Saturday 28 MAY 2005 Morning 1 hour Additional materials: ‘Answer Sheet TIME 1 hour INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this paper until you are told to do so. Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page. Write these details in pencil on your Answer Sheet if these are not already printed. Write all your answers in pencil on your Answer Sheet — no extra time is allowed for this. Read carefully the instructions for each part and the instructions for completing your Answer Sheet. Try to answer all the questions. At the end of the examination hand in both this question paper and your Answer Sheet. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES There are forty-five questions on this question paper. This question paper consists of 10 printed pages and 2 blank pages.PART ONE Questions 1-7 + Look at the statements below and the advice on handling acquisitions on the opposite page. ‘+ Which section (A, B, C or D) does each statement 1 —7 refer to? + For each statement 1 ~ 7, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet. + You will need to use some of these letters more than once. 0 Take the necessary first steps to attract the finance you need for an acquisition. a 8c OD 1 Acautious approach can be used when calculating what a company is worth, 2 Consider personnel issues so that you have sufficient resources to fulfil your objectives. 3. In order to know if you can make a return on your investment, assess how you can add to the ‘company you are buying 4 Providing sufficient support for staff during the acquisition process can have a favourable outcome, 5 Take into account your long-term requirements to ensure you have the resources you need, 6 Even after investing some effort in the acquisition, it may still be necessary to withdraw. 7 Terms initially negotiated can be changed after the acquisition.