●For each extract, choose the action mentions.

　　●Write one letter A –H next to the number of the extract.

　　18__________

　　19__________

　　20__________

　　21__________

　　22__________

　　A employment on a temporary contract

　　B contracting work to another company

　　C doing a lot of overtime

　　D changing holiday plans

　　E increasing the work done at another site

　　F postponing work

　　G giving staff extra training

　　H headhunting a successor

　　Part Three

　　Question 23-30

　　●You will hear part of a radio interview with Paul Jefferson, who set up his own import business.

　　●For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A ,B or C) for the correct answer.

　　●After you have listened once, replay the recording.

　　23 Paul's immediate financial aim is to be able to

　　A get out of debt

　　B satisfy his expensive tastes

　　C cover his regular outgoings

　　24 Sarah Hall's role in Paul's business is to

　　A provide him with a regular income

　　B pay for the goods that he imports

　　C cover his marketing costs

　　25 Paul finds it difficult to sell at a profit because

　　A his customers drive down his prices

　　B his suppliers overcharge

　　C his competitors can undercut him

　　26 The supermarket told Paul that they

　　A would stock a selection of his products

　　B thought his products wouldn't sell

　　C might buy his products in the future.

　　27 What was the reason for Paul's problem with the restaurant chain?

　　A they cancelled their order

　　B They went out of business

　　C they refused to pay the agreed price

　　28 Paul was told that the department store wanted to

　　A increase the number of suppliers

　　B replace one of their suppliers

　　C start stocking products like his.

　　29 Paul's strategy now is to focus on

　　A selling a limited range of products

　　B finding new lines to import

　　C targeting a few large customers