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READING PASSAGE – 1
What is CQU Student Associate Membership?
Associate Membership gives you the opportunity to become actively involved in the services and facilities offered by the Central Queensland University (CQU) Student Association. Associate Membership offers you a great opportunity to participate in Student Association organized events, where you will meet people who share common interests and different cultural backgrounds.
What is Associate Membership?
Associate Membership of the CQU Student Association is a way in which people other than students are able to become members of the student organization. The benefits of being a part of the progressive student service organization come at a time when it is enlarging its representational base, building an improved University and wider community relationships, and initiating many new and exciting facilities at all Central Queensland University Campus locations. Your input as an Associate Member is crucial to achieving a balanced and equitable provision of services to all persons in the University community.
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What are the benefits?
Associate Members receive a membership card and meet entry (discounted or free) criteria equivalent to ordinary members (students) for all Student Association events and functions, including:
At the Bird Cage Bar, Rockhampton;
At all other campuses (in your local vicinity);
Invitation to all Student Association events and functions, including the Student Association’s Annual Presentation Evening;
Opportunity to be placed on a mailing list for access to all Student Association publications (please see application form);
Access to club participation with the same benefits as for ordinary members (students);
Networking opportunities with other Associate Members; and
At least one Associate Member function per year (numbers permitting).
Additionally, Associate Members have the opportunity to become involved with the Student Association Board of Directors as an elected member of the Board.
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Questions 1 – 8
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text? In boxes 1–8 on your answer sheet, 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
1. If you want to make friends with people who share common interests and different cultural backgrounds, Associate Membership is a wise choice.
2. Only students can apply for Associate Membership.
3. If you successfully become an Associate Member, you will enjoy access to club participation for all Associate Members.
4. If you are an Associate Member, you enjoy discounted or free entry to the bars on campus.
5. If you become a member, you will be invited to all Student Association’s Annual Presentations on a variety of common interests.
6. If you were once a member of the University Council, you are eligible to apply for Associate Membership.
7. Associate Members can always participate in any Student Association event with no charge as ordinary members.
8. Students who are enrolled in the university will automatically have a chance to become Associate Members of the Student Association.
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Read the text below and answer Questions 9–14.
Keep the Rules for Recycling at Work
Recycling at work can be as easy as recycling at home. It can reduce your business’s carbon impact and reduce business costs. Here are some tips to set up a recycling system in your workplace:
1. Start by doing a rough audit of the amount of waste generated, the types of waste, and the costs associated with it.
2. Get your waste collector involved in helping to design and set up the systems for you by providing the main bins for collection by their trucks.
3. Appoint an office recycling champion or coordinator. This person will take ownership and responsibility for implementing and monitoring your office recycling progress.
4. Hold information seminars for employees to help them understand the reasons for the office recycling systems and what you require them to do.
5. Host a recycling day or an environmental event to launch any new recycling scheme.
6. Train staff to recognize and understand the different materials that can and cannot be included in your recycling collection.
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7. Don’t over complicate things by having lots of recycling bins and separating everything. This can often lead to low acceptance of the recycling initiative by staff.
8. Put a list or poster above your recycling bins identifying what can be recycled in each bin.
9. Position recycling bins in convenient places, so it’s as easy to recycle as it is to throw away.
10. Save paper by only printing what you need to print and encourage colleagues to do the same by adding a message to the bottom of your email.
11. To reduce the excessive printing of emails and documents, remove personal printers and centralize printing within the office.
12. Download the office recycling poster here.
For simplicity, we would recommend a maximum three bin types for an office recycling system, but these would not necessarily be placed in all locations.
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1. Recycling bin for all non-confidential mixed dry recyclables.
2. General waste collection system for all residual waste.
3. Compostable waste bins for kitchen use only.
Visit the different work rooms for advice from employees on what can be recycled in the different areas of the office.
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Questions 9 – 14
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.
9. In addition to your business carbon impact, what else can you reduce by recycling at work?
10. What does the writer think should be carried out in a company before it starts recycling?
11. Who can help to design and set up the recycling system at your office?
12. What event does the write mention in addition to an environmental event to inform new schemes for recycling?
13. What equipment should be gotten rid of to reduce excessive printing documents?
14. Which recycling bin is recommended for kitchen use?
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ANSWERS
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
6. NOT GIVEN
7. FALSE
8. NOT GIVEN
9. BUSINESS COSTS
10. A ROUGH AUDIT
11. (YOUR) WASTE COLLECTOR
12. (A) RECYCLING DAY
13. PERSONAL PRINTERS
14. COMPOSTABLE WASTE BINS
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