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General Reading
and Writing Test A
General Training Reading
Test A
Section 1
Questions 321 to 335
Read the text below and answer questions 321 to 327.
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Check-in procedure at Stanza airport
Check-in
The flight desk opens 2 hours before the scheduled departure time. The latest check-in is 45 minutes before departure. Passengers must deposit their hold baggage at the flight desk where they will be issued with a boarding pass and a seat number.
Identification
Passengers will need:
●●Valid passport or photo ID.
●●Valid airline ticket or reservation code.
Baggage weight allowance
●●Economy Class: 18 kg of hold allowance included in the ticket.
●●Business Class: 24 kg of hold allowance included in the ticket.
●●Excess baggage charges are £5 per kg up to a maximum weight of 28 kg.
If your hold baggage exceeds the maximum weight of 28 kg you must switch some items to your hand luggage.
Hand luggage (cabin baggage)
●●Hand luggage: Passengers are restricted to one piece of cabin luggage with a maximum weight of 8 kg and a maximum size of 50 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm.
Security restrictions
●●NO sharp items such as knives or scissors are to be carried in hand luggage.
●●NO flammable liquids, compressed gases, hazardous chemicals or explosive substances under any circumstances.
●●Liquids, gels and pastes (drink, shampoo, toothpaste, etc): individual containers must not exceed 100 ml (3.5 fl oz). All items must be kept in a single, transparent, plastic bag,
approximately 20 cm × 20 cm, knotted or tied at the top, which holds no more than 1 litre. All items of hand luggage will be screened by x-ray.
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Questions 321 to 327
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text? Write:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.
321Passengers must leave their hand luggage (cabin baggage) at the flight desk no later than 45 minutes before departure.
322Passengers must have some means of photo identification.
323Passengers must have both the correct ticket and the reservation code.
324There is no charge for 18 kg of hold baggage.
325Passengers may pre-book an additional 28 kg of hold luggage.
326Passengers with breathing problems can take compressed oxygen on-board.
327Toiletries must be placed together in a clear plastic bag.
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Read the text below and answer Questions 328 to 334.
You’re fired!
‘Employment at will’
In the USA, employment is typically on an ‘at will’ basis, meaning that your employer can fire you ‘at will’ for whatever reason. Being late for work at an at-will firm could cost you your job without any warning, period of notice, or legal rights to fight the decision. Whilst this behaviour appears harsh, it allows employers to dismiss lazy or incompetent people easily and then hire new people to take their place. ‘Employment at will’ means no contract of employment and no job security.
‘Just cause’
Not all US firms are ‘at-will’ employers. Some workers have to sign a contract that sets out the employee’s terms and conditions (for example, pay, annual leave and rest periods). If an employer wishes to terminate the contract they must provide the employee at least 30 days’
notice in advance, or pay 30 days’ wages in lieu of the period of notice. Employers are expected to adhere to any dismissal procedures set out in the employee’s handbook. Typically this means that you cannot be fired for bad timekeeping without receiving prior verbal and written warnings. If you fail to heed a written warning, and continue to arrive late for work, then your employer has ‘just cause’ to dismiss you.
‘Sacked’
In the UK there is no such thing as ‘employment at will’. In UK employment law there is always
a contract between an employer and an employee whether or not it is written down. An employee cannot be dismissed without ‘just cause’. However, an employee can be dismissed immediately for gross misconduct such as theft, indecent behaviour, or drinking alcohol on duty. The colloquial term for dismissal in the UK is ‘sacked’, though the term ‘fired’ is widely understood. An employee has no rights to 30 days’ notice or 30 days’ wages in lieu of the notice period when they have been sacked due to gross misconduct.
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Questions 328 to 334
Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
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You can be fired for any |
if you are ‘employed at will’. |
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Thirty days’ |
can be paid instead of advanced notice. |
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Information on |
is contained in the employee’s handbook. |
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An employer has |
to terminate your contract if you |
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have failed to observe a written warning. |
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In UK law, a contract of employment does not have to be |
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Theft and drinking alcohol on duty are examples of |
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In the UK, people are described as having been |
rather |
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than fired. |
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