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Questions 27-32
Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage 3? In
boxes 27-32 write
YES
if the statement agrees with the views of the writer
NO
if the statement contradicts the views of the writer
NOT GIVEN
if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
Example
Answer
During the industrial revolution people worked harder. NOT GIVEN
27
Today, employees are facing a reduction in working hours.
28
Social planners have been consulted about US employment figures.
29
Salaries have not risen significantly since the 1970s.
30
The economic recovery created more jobs.
31
Bailyn’s research shows that part-time employees work more efficiently.
32
Increased leisure time would benefit two-career households.
Questions 33-34
Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 33 and 34 on your answer sheet.
33
Bailyn argues that it is better for a company to employ more workers because
A
it is easy to make excess staff redundant.
B
crises occur if you are under-staffed.
C
people are available to substitute for absent staff.
D
they can project a positive image at work.
34
Schor thinks it will be difficult for workers in the US to reduce their working hours
because
A
they would not be able to afford cars or homes.
B
employers are offering high incomes for long hours.
C
the future is dependent on technological advances.
D
they do not wish to return to the humble post-war era.

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