Part One
Questions 1-12
You will hear a speaker addressing a group of investors attending a dinner to celebrate a confectionery company’s one hundredth birthday.
As you listen, for questions 1 – 12, complete the notes using up to three words or a number.
You will hear the recording twice.
Rewards for shareholders
1. They will be able to try the company’s new __________ product.
2. They will also receive a ___________________________ per share.
The present situation
3. Sales have decreased in the last ________________________.
4. Shares are expected to increase in value by ______________ in the near future.
5. The company’s main rivals are enormous ____________________ companies.
Company history
6. The company was originally a ____________________ business.
7. It recently became an ____________________________.