Listening part 1. You will hear five short extracts in which speakers are talking about meeting new people. Open audio for the listening exersize part 1.

Reading and use of English part 2. For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

Founded in 1972, the Veuve Clicqout Business Woman Award is celebrated in 27 countries. Veuve Clicqout has now introduced a new award (0) to compliment its Business Woman of the Year category. Called the New Generation Award, (9) ______ recognizes the best young female talent across business and corporate life.

The winner of the award, Kathryn Parsons, (10) ______innovative start-up company, Decoded, teaches people to code in a day, has joined the judging panel to help find this year’s winner. ’The importance of these awards cannot (11) ______ overestimated,’ she says. ’Women need role models that prove to (12) ______ that they can do it, too.’

The New Generation Award is open to entrepreneurial businesswomen (13) ______ the age of 25 and 35. They can run (14) ______ own businesses or hail from corporate life. ’This award isn’t about how much money you’ve made or how long you’ve been in business, it’s about recognizing young women (15) ______ a mission and a vision,’ says Parsons. ’We want to meet women who are working to (16) ______ the world a better place.’

Reading and use of English part 3. For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

If you are thinking of leaving your job, you may think that handing in your letter of (0)  resignation   (resign) is the end of the matter. But an increasing number of companies now conduct ’exit interviews’ with staff.

For the employee, an exit interview may feel like an ideal opportunity to rant and rave about every little (17) ______ (annoy) that has troubled them since they got the job. But, (18) ______ (bear) in mind that you will probably still need a (19) ______ (refer) from these people, it is best to avoid getting angry or (20) ______ (emotion), and just answer the questions as calmly and with as much (21) ______ (honest) as possible.

For employers, the exit interview is a rare opportunity to gather some valuable information about the way staff perceive the company. Existing employees may not wish to cause (22) ______ (offend) to the boss or damage their chances of promotion, so are unlikely to (23) ______ (close) their real feelings about the company. However, someone who has already resigned is more likely to be (24) ______ (true) when giving their opinions.