SUGGESTED ANSWERS

CHAPTER 1: HR STRATEGY
SECTION 1. THEME-BASED LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
Task 1:
1. G 2. D 3. A 4. J 5. B
6. I 7. E 8. C 9. H 10. F
Task 2:
1. ratified 2. empowered 3. negotiate 4. supervising
5. evaluate 6. reviewed 7. processed 8. cascades
Task 3:
1. dissatisfaction 2. confidential 3. constraints 4. discriminatory
5. groundless 6. constructive 7. consultative 8. Acting
9. incompetence 10. quantifiable
Task 4:
1. A 2.C 3. D 4. B 5. A
6. D 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B
11. D 12.B 13. A 14. B 15. A
16. A 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. C
21. B 22.A 23. D 24. C 25. D
SECTION 2. LANGUAGE USE IN A WIDER CONTEXT
PASSAGE COMPLETION
PASSAGE 1:
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D
5. C 6. A 7. B 8. C
PASSAGE 2:
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. D
5. B 6. B 7. A 8. D
PASSAGE 3:
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C
5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C

READING COMPREHENSION
PASSAGE 1:

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1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. A
7. international trading practices 8. language barrier
9. language training 10. international trading circuit
PASSAGE 2:
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. A
7. T 8. F 9. T 10. NG
PASSAGE 3:
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. B
7. Heavy overheads 8. mutual benefits
9. manufacturing operations 10. operational and cultural

CHAPTER 2: EMPLOYEE RESOURCING AND

TALENT MANAGEMENT
Task 1:
1. D 2. G 3. J 4. A 5. E
6. B 7. I 8. C 9. F 10. H
Task 2:
1. threatened 2. retain 3. to reinstate 4. led
5. meeting 6. to take 7. expanded 8. demoted
Task 3:
1. autonomous 2. enterprising 3. flexibility 4. redundant 5. dismissal
6. unemployment 7. redeployed 8. willingness 9. succession 10. shortage
Task 4:
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D
6. B 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. D
11. A 12.B 13. D 14. A 15. C
16. C 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. D
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. D
26. B 27. C 28.A 29. B 30. C
SECTION 2. LANGUAGE USE IN A WIDER CONTEXT
PASSAGE COMPLETION
PASSAGE 1:
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. B
6. D 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. A

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PASSAGE 2:
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C
6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. C
PASSAGE 3:
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D
6. A 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. C
READING COMPREHENSION
PASSAGE 1:
1. A 2. B 3.C 4. D 5. A 6. C
7. False 8. True 9. False 10. Not Given 11. True 12. False
PASSAGE 2:
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. D
7. False 8. True 9. True 10. False 11. False 12. True
PASSAGE 3:
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. D
7. False 8. False 9. False 10. True 11. False 12. False

CHAPTER 3: RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

SECTION 1. THEME-BASED LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

Task 1:
1. I 2. F 3. B 4. H 5. A
6. D 7. G 8. C 9. E 10. J
Task 2:
1. object 2. to renew 3. based 4. got/ gotten
5. to perform 6. developing 7. arise 8. are
Task 3:
1. permission 2. appointments 3. qualifications 4. deduction 5. sequential
6. inefficiency 7. administrative 8. probably 9. termination 10. liaising
Task 4:
1. A 2. D 3.B 4. A 5. A
6. D 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. D
11. A 12.B 13. D 14. A 15. C
16. A 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. C
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. B

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26. A 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. D
SECTION 2. LANGUAGE USE IN A WIDER CONTEXT
PASSAGE COMPLETION
PASSAGE 1:
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C
6. C 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A
PASSAGE 2:
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. C
6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A
PASSAGE 3:
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A
6. D 7.B 8. C 9. A 10. B
PASSAGE 4:
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. B
6. A 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. C
READING COMPREHENSION
PASSAGE 1:
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6.C
7. False 8. True 9. True 10. False 11. True 12. True
PASSAGE 2:
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. B
7. True 8. False 9. False 10. False 11. False 12. True
PASSAGE 3:
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. D
7. False 8. True 9. Not Given 10. True 11. False 12. True

CHAPTER 4: TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

STRATEGY

SECTION 1. THEME-BASED LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

Task 1:
1. J 2. A 3. F 4. E 5. G
6. I 7. D 8. H 9. C 10. B
Task 2:

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1. delegate 2. Managing 3. make 4. provided 5. to reduce
6. to coordinate 7. Maintaining 8. tracked 9. to interpret 10. reached
Task 3:
1. evaluate 2. deliverables 3. unacceptable 4. Incompatible
5. measurement 6. Basis 7. psychometric 8. absenteeism
9. unauthorized 10. analysis
Task 4:
1.A 2.B 3. C 4. B 5. A
6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B
11. D 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. A
16. B 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. C
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. A 25. A
SECTION 2. LANGUAGE USE IN A WIDER CONTEXT
PASSAGE COMPLETION
PASSAGE 1:
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A
6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. D
PASSAGE 2:
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. D
6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. B
PASSAGE 3:
1. B 2. B. 3. C 4. A 5. D
6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D
READING COMPREHENSION
PASSAGE 1:
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. C
7. FALSE 7. TRUE 8. FALSE 9. FALSE 10. FALSE
PASSAGE 2:
1. C 2. B 3. E 4. D 5. A
6. C 7. B 8. A 9. E 10.D
PASSAGE 3:
1.A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. A
7. a common goal 8 the company's success 9. Senior executives
10. better communication 11. Communication overload 12. employment patterns

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