DEMONSTRATION - TEXT AND QUESTIONS

　　Do not read the following text and questions first. Go directly to the How to Answer section which will show you the most efficient way of answering the questions.

　　YOUR POST OFFICE

　　at your service

　　At our main offices we are introducing,swheresappropriate, a number of changes to help improve the standard of service provided to our customers.

　　Similar developments are taking place at many of our agency offices.

　　Improvements:

　　more staff at peak periods for faster service a single queuing system for fairer service special service windows for some transactions Post-Shops in main offices with their own separate service till for greeting cards, stationery, stamps and gifts the refurbishment of a number of main offices to provide a better environment new vending machine services such as cash-change machines, and phonecard and stamp dispensers for faster service extended opening hours at selected main offices a new range of air package services. Questions 1-3 Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage above? Write:

　　TRUE if the statement is true

　　FALSE if the statement is false

　　NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage

　　in the correct boxes on your answer sheet.

　　1. All offices will have more staff throughout the day.

　　2. There will be special service windows for cash transactions at all main offices.

　　3. It will be possible to obtain some items from machines in many offices.

　　Question 4

　　Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS answer the following question.

　　4. Which change will ensure that the customers are treated more fairly?

　　Question5

　　Choose the correct answer by writing A, B, C, or D.

　　5. Which offices will stay open longer?

　　A all offices

　　B all main offices

　　C some main offices

　　D some agency offices

　　HOW TO ANSWER

　　BEFORE YOU ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS

　　Step 1 - Look at the text quickly

　　The heading tells you that the text is about service at post offices. The sub-heading and the points listed below it show eight improvements to the services.

　　QUESTION 1

　　Step 2 - Read the instructions and the question

　　The instructions for questions 1-3 tell you to write True, False or Not Given on the answer sheet.

　　You are looking for specific information in the passage. The key words for question one are:

　　All offices will have more staff throughout the day.

　　The question is about more staff. You should also note that the question specifies all offices and it also mentions throughout the day .

　　DEMONSTRATION - TEXT AND QUESTIONS

　　Do not read the following text and questions first. Go directly to the How to Answer section which will show you the most efficient way of answering the questions.

　　YOUR POST OFFICE

　　at your service

　　At our main offices we are introducing,swheresappropriate, a number of changes to help improve the standard of service provided to our customers.

　　Similar developments are taking place at many of our agency offices.

　　Improvements:

　　more staff at peak periods for faster service a single queuing system for fairer service special service windows for some transactions Post-Shops in main offices with their own separate service till for greeting cards, stationery, stamps and gifts the refurbishment of a number of main offices to provide a better environment new vending machine services such as cash-change machines, and phonecard and stamp dispensers for faster service extended opening hours at selected main offices a new range of air package services. Questions 1-3 Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage above? Write:

　　TRUE if the statement is true

　　FALSE if the statement is false

　　NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage

　　in the correct boxes on your answer sheet.

　　1. All offices will have more staff throughout the day.

　　2. There will be special service windows for cash transactions at all main offices.

　　3. It will be possible to obtain some items from machines in many offices.

　　Question 4

　　Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS answer the following question.

　　4. Which change will ensure that the customers are treated more fairly?

　　Question5

　　Choose the correct answer by writing A, B, C, or D.

　　5. Which offices will stay open longer?

　　A all offices

　　B all main offices

　　C some main offices

　　D some agency offices

　　HOW TO ANSWER

　　BEFORE YOU ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS

　　Step 1 - Look at the text quickly

　　The heading tells you that the text is about service at post offices. The sub-heading and the points listed below it show eight improvements to the services.

　　QUESTION 1

　　Step 2 - Read the instructions and the question

　　The instructions for questions 1-3 tell you to write True, False or Not Given on the answer sheet.

　　You are looking for specific information in the passage. The key words for question one are:

　　All offices will have more staff throughout the day.

　　The question is about more staff. You should also note that the question specifies all offices and it also mentions throughout the day .