Published on: 03 Mar 2025

GT READING 3 TEST B

The Medicine

  • This medicine must be taken as directed.
  • Before using, shake the bottle.
  • Dose: 50ml to be taken twice daily after the midday and evening meals.

Instructions:

  • Do not take this medicine on an empty stomach or immediately before lying down.
  • If any of the following occur, discontinue taking the medicine and contact your doctor: dizziness, vomiting, blurred vision.
  • This medicine is not available without a prescription and is not suitable for children under 5 years.
  • Once you have begun to take this medicine you must continue to take it until the bottle is empty, unless advised otherwise by your doctor.
  • Only one course of this medicine should be taken in a period of six months.
  • Expiry date: 16 February, 2004

    IMPORTANT NOTICE: PRODUCT RETURN

    Fancy Foods wishes to inform the public that pieces of metal have been found in some jars of Fancy Foods Chicken Curry (Spicy). The batches of the jars involved have numbers from J6617 to J6624. The batch number is printed on the bottom of each jar.

    If you have any jars with these batch numbers, please return them (preferably unopened) to the supermarket where you purchased them. You can also return them to the factory (Fancy Foods Retailers, Blacktown). Fancy Foods will pay $10 for each jar returned unopened and $5 for each jar already opened.

    No payment will be made for empty jars, which do not need to be returned. However, the company’s Retailing Manager will be interested to hear from people who have consumed chicken curry from any of the above batch numbers. In particular, it will be helpful if they can give information about the place of purchase of the product.

    Jars of Fancy Foods Chicken Curry (Coconut) and Fancy Foods Chicken Curry (Mango) have not been affected and do not need to be returned.

    REWARD

    Fancy Foods will pay a reward of $10,000 to $50,000 for information which leads to the conviction of any person found guilty of placing metal pieces in its products. If you have such information, please contact the Customer Relations Manager, Fancy Foods Retailers, Blacktown.

FABULOUS FURNITURE

Section A

Have you ever wanted to buy a small bedside table? Or a dinner table for 20 people? If you want it, we've got it! Fabulous Furniture has Australia’s widest choice of furniture.

Section B

If you visit a Fabulous Furniture store, you can have your furniture - right now - using our Fabulous Furniture Credit Card. When you see something you really want, you can have it straight away, and pay later.

Section C

Unlike most cards, the Fabulous Furniture Credit Card offers a full 60-day interest-free period on every Fabulous purchase - no matter when you make your purchase. This leaves you with more money to spend on other things.

Section D

  • You may choose to pay the full amount within 60 days. In this case, you pay no interest.
  • You may spread your payments over a longer period. In this case, interest will be charged after the initial 60-day interest-free period.

Section E

Application is absolutely free! Nor are there any annual fees or administration fees. Just fill in the application form and bring it to your nearest Fabulous Furniture store. Your application will be processed promptly and you can begin making purchases immediately after your application is approved.

Section F

We have stores in every major city, so you’re never far away from a Fabulous Furniture store. For our addresses, just check in your local telephone directory.

STUDENT CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

Desperate to find friends with common interests?
Urgently in need of student contacts around college?
Looking for different cultural and religious experiences?
Wanting some good discussion?

Don't look any further!
JOIN A CLUB OR SOCIETY AND HAVE FUN!

A.

This club was first started by a group of friends who enjoyed going to the cinema. When the club began, members often forgot a movie they had seen within the week because of urgent things like study or social duties. For this reason, a film diary was started. The club has since included basketball and football as well as barbecues and other social functions. We don’t just watch movies!

B.

The association has many opportunities to debate and we are a non-political unbiased international forum that gives students a chance to express themselves. Our work includes many different cultural activities as well as social activities. A large number of our speakers are asked to talk about both national and international issues. Guest speakers are also invited from the United Nations.

C.

Concerned for the disadvantaged, the environment, or the homeless? This covers everything from personal awareness, developing local community activities, to international issues. Discussions, guest speakers, and cultural activities are included. Weather it be to improve our world or just ourselves, you can make a difference!

D.

Want to be a movie star? Then go somewhere else! On the other hand, if you want to participate in fun activities such as directing, writing, and producing plays, then join us. We encourage our members to be active, but if you just want to come along and paint, act, direct or do anything in the background, then that’s fine too!

If you are interested in joining any of these clubs, you can leave a message for the President at the CAS Office in the Student Union Building.

And don’t forget the CAS Ball is an annual event!
This year it’s being held on 22 December!

Student Loans

The Government has been funding a loans scheme for students in Higher Education since September 1990.

These loans are available as a ‘top up’ to the standard grant. Although the loan is intended to supplement the grant for living costs, eligibility for a student loan is not restricted to those who receive a maintenance grant.

The decision whether or not to take the loan is yours.

Eligibility

You are eligible for a student loan if you are a UK resident and are attending a full-time Higher Education course.

Above postgraduate level, or a Postgraduate Certificate in Education course provided by a publicly funded college or university.

Full-time courses at least one academic year and include sandwich courses which include at work-related segment in a workplace.

Eligible courses are offered by colleges, universities, the Scottish grant-aided colleges and other publicly funded institutions of Higher Education.

In general, eligible courses include first degree courses or their equivalents and any other courses for which your Local Authority will pay your tuition fees.

Your financial circumstances

Students who want loans are not ‘means tested’ or ‘credit vetted’ - all those eligible will obtain a loan.

  • The amount of your maintenance grant or tuition fees does not matter.
  • Other income, if any, is not taken into account.
  • Any previous student loans are not taken into account.
  • The income of your parents, spouse, partner or other relatives is not taken into account.
  • Your previous financial record is not a consideration.

When to apply for a loan

If you would like more information on how to apply for a student loan in autumn 2003, entry to Higher Education in Autumn 2003, apply to the Students Loan Company from June 2003 onwards.

Once in Higher Education, you can apply for a loan at any time in the academic year.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT

A

Traditionally uniforms were — and for some industries still are — manufactured to protect the worker. When they were first designed, it is also likely that all uniforms made symbolic sense — those for the military, for example, were originally intended to impress and exert the military energy. Other uniforms denoted a hierarchy — chefs wore white because they worked with flour, but the main chef wore a black hat to show he was special.

B

The last 30 years, however, have seen an increasing emphasis on their role in projecting the image of an organization and in influencing how the workforce is perceived, particularly in "customer facing" industries, and especially in banking, retail sales and retailing. From uniforms and workwear has emerged "corporate clothing". "The people you employ are your ambassadors," says Peter Griffin, managing director of a major retailer in the UK. "What they wear says a lot about your company before they even speak." The result is a new way of looking at corporate workwear. From being a small element of identifying who is a member of staff, the uniform is now being as a new channel of marketing communication.

C

Truly effective marketing through visual cues such as uniforms is a subtle art, however. Wittingly or unwittingly, how we look sends all sorts of powerful subconscious signals to other people. Dark colours give an aura of authority while lighter pastels shades suggest approachability. Certain dress style creates a sense of conservatism, others a sense of creativity and fun. Nowhere was this used more effectively than in giving colour it’s all-important status in uniforms. "If it’s a selling site, it’s got to be in your corporate colour, if it wants to appear low-end everyone can’t look exactly the same. Subtlety is what best the things," says Lynn Elvy, a director at one uniform supplier House of Colour.

D

But translating corporate philosophies into the right mix of colour, style degree of comfort and durability can be a fraught process. And it is not only the designer whose workwear or corporate clothing must cater for, there are account clients as well. The corporate workwear and corporate clothing market (Of these, 32 account for 95% of total sales - £380 million in 1994).

E

A successful uniform needs to balance two key sets of needs. On the one hand, no uniform will work if staff feel uncomfortable or ugly. Giving the wearers a choice lets the wearers feel a degree in how they look (corporate clothing that comes in a range of colours, or a choice between trousers and skirts). When it comes to non-uniform clothing, first impressions count. Customers will size up the way staff look in just a few seconds, and that few seconds will colour their attitudes from then on. Those few seconds can be so important that big companies are important to invest years, and millions of pounds, getting them right.

F
In addition, some uniform companies also offer rental services. “There will be an increasing specialisation in the marketplace,” predicts Mr Blyth, Customer Services Manager of a large UK bank. The past two or three years have seen consolidation. Increasingly, the big suppliers are becoming ‘managing agents’, which means they offer a total service to put together the whole complex operation of a company’s corporate clothing package – which includes reliable sourcing, managing the inventory, budget control and distribution to either central locations or to each staff member individually. Huge investments have been made in new systems, information technology and assuring quality assurance accreditations.

G
Corporate clothing does have potential for further growth. Some banks have yet to introduce a full corporate look; police forces are researching a complete new look for the 21st century. And many employees now welcome a company wardrobe. A recent survey of staff found that 90 per cent welcomed having clothing which reflected the corporate identity.

Section 1: Questions 1-4

Question (1)

Read the information on The Medicine in the passage below.

Do the following statements agree with the information in the passage?

In boxes 1–4 on your answer sheet write

  • YES if the statement agrees with the information
  • NO if the statement contradicts the information
  • NOT GIVEN if there is no information about this in the passage

1 You should lie down after you have taken the medicine.

2 You must stop taking the medicine if your eyesight is affected.

3 You must stop taking the medicine when you feel better.

4

This medicine is suitable for a person of any age.

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Section 2: Questions 5-13

Questions 5 - 9

Look at the notice below.

Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER answer the following questions.

Write your answers in boxes 5-9.

Example 
What has been found in some Fancy Foods products?pieces of metal

Where can you find the batch number on the jars? 5

How much will you receive for an opened jar of contaminated Chicken Curry? 6

If you have eaten Chicken Curry from a jar with one of the batch numbers listed, whom should you contact? 7

What information do they ask you to provide about the jar of Chicken Curry you ate? 8

What is the maximum reward Fancy Foods is offering for information about who contaminated their product? 9

Question (10)

Look at the extract from a brochure.

From the list of headings below, choose the most suitable headings for Sections C-F.

Write the appropriate numbers i-viii in boxes 10-13.

Example 
Section Avii

List of Headings

i. Payment options
ii. Save money by not paying interest
iii. Choosing your style of furniture
iv. Free advice on furnishing your home
v. Location of stores
vi. Applying for a card
vii. Ordering furniture from home
viii. A wide range of furniture

10 Section C

11 Section D

12 Section E

13 Section F

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Section 2
Section 3: Questions 14-19

Question (14)

Read the notice on the following page about Student Clubs and Societies.

The notice has four main paragraphs A-D.

Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.

Write the appropriate numbers i-x in boxes 14-17.

List of Headings

i. English Society
ii. Education Club
iii. Film Appreciation Society
iv. Drama Society
v. Music Club
vi. Games Society
vii. Women's Club
viii. Debating Club
ix. United Nations Student Club
x. Technical Students’ Club

14 Paragraph A

15 Paragraph B

16  Paragraph C

17 Paragraph D

Questions 18 - 19

Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS, answer the following questions.

Write your answers in boxes 18 and 19.

How do you let the CAS President know you are interested in joining a club? 18

How often is the CAS Ball held? 19

 

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Section 4: Questions 20-40

Question (20)

It is possible for some students in Higher Education in Britain to borrow money through a government scheme. These loans are called ‘student loans’ and are described in the passage.

Read the passage and answer Questions 20-27 below.

In boxes 20-27 write:

  • YES if the answer to the question is 'yes'
  • NO if the answer to the question is 'no'
  • NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage
Example 
I’m a full-time student at a local college of Higher Education. I already get a standard maintenance grant. Does this mean I’m not eligible for a student loan?NO

20 I’m taking a night’s cookery course at a local college. It’s a private catering college. I’m going a couple of evenings a week, after work. I get a diploma at the end of it. Can I get some help with a student loan?

21

I’m starting a foundation course in September. It’s full-time and after a year I hope to get on a degree course. The fees for that course are being paid for by my Local Authority. Am I entitled to a student loan?

22 I finish my first degree in July. I’ve got a place on a Postgraduate Certificate in Education course to start in September. Will the Local Authority pay the tuition fees for this course?

23 My daughter is 19 and we’ve got no money as she’s due to finish the course she has worked for so the only option in life. She is 48 now and the course is full-time for 4 years. Is she entitled to a student loan?

24 I’ve already been given a small scholarship to cover some of my tuition fees. Can I still get a student loan?

25

I need to make extra cash up while I’m at college. Will the Student Loans Company want to know how much I earn?

26 I took out a large loan of money a few years ago. It’s all paid back but now they won’t give me any more. Will this disqualify me from getting a student loan?

27 I took a course a couple of years ago, got a student loan but had to withdraw half-way through. I’ve kept up all my payments on my loan. Am I eligible for a second loan?

Question (28)

The passage First Impressions Count has seven paragraphs A–G.

Which paragraphs discuss the following points?

Write the appropriate letters A-G in boxes 28-33.

Example 
the number of companies supplying the corporate clothing marketD

28 different types of purchasing agreement

29 the original purposes of uniforms

30 the popularity rating of staff uniforms

31 involving employees in the selection of a uniform

32 the changing significance of company uniforms

33

perceptions of different types of dress

Question (34)

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer of the passage?

In boxes 34-40, write

  • YES if the statement agrees with the writer’s views
  • NO if the statement contradicts the writer’s views
  • NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

34 Uniforms were more carefully made in the past than they are today.

35 Uniforms make employees feel part of a team.

36 Using uniforms as a marketing tool requires great care.

37 Being too smart could have a negative impact on customers.

38 Most businesses that supply company clothing are successful.

39

Uniforms are best selected by marketing consultants.

40

Clothing companies are planning to offer financial services in the future.

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