Test 1
Traditions and Innovation.
Check your vocabulary
A. Make word partnerships with the verbs on the left and the nouns on the right.
Example: write -- a letter
1. achieve a) an agreement
2. carry out b) bribes
3. fill c) change
4. gain d) the customer base
5. hand out e) a debt
6. put out f) goals
7. reach g) market share
8. resist h) a post
9. widen i) a press release
10.write off j) a survey
For each of the words and phrases in italics, find another word with the same meaning which could also be used in the same sentence.
Example: He didn't understand, so he asked the speaker to clarify explain..
1. He wanted to be sure of getting the contract, so he offered the directors a sweetener.
2. The regulations regarding meat imports are very severe.
3. The decision to acquire a company at that stage was a very courageous one.
4. The company is made up of several divisions.
5. The dollar, the euro and the yen are all types of money.
Choose the best word to complete each of these sentences.
1. Previously the company concentrated on just one business activity, but
now they are planning to......................... into new areas.
a) vary b) differ c) diversify d) differentiate
2. The company was not competitive with its huge workforce and it is now
having to..........................
a) reduce b) downturn c) downsize d) decline
3.......................... are the total worth of a company, including everything it
owns. a) Acquisitions b) Assets c) Goods d) Valuables
4. We want to start selling in the Middle East, which is a completely new
market for us, so we need a good local..........................
a) handler b) transporter c) district d) distributor
5. Unfortunately the factory will have to close and all the workers wilt be
made..........................
a) redundant b) excessive c) surplus d) unemployable
6. Our two companies are going to work together in a(n)......................... to
produce the new model. a) merger b) alliance c) union d) joint venture
7. He tried to cheat the bank by producing false documents, but now he has
been found guilty of..........................
a) fraud b) corruption c) bribery d) falsehood
8. Staff......................... was very low following the changes made within the
company. a) moral b) morale c) morality d) mores
9. He lost a lot of money by......................... on the stock exchange.
a) running b) crashing c) bursting d) speculating
10. The boom in share trading was following by heavy selling as the markets
started to..........................
a) gain b) rocket c) collapse d) recover
Check your grammar
A. A salesman from Israel receives a telephone call from one of his customers. Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets in order to complete the story.
Example: He answered.. (answer) the telephone and gave his
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Moshe Goldberg......................................1 (just leave) his office when he
received a telephone call from Hans Lehman. 'I'm very worried,' Hans said. 'We......................................2 (not, receive) that delivery of machine tools that
we ordered from you last week. You know you......................................3
(promise) that they would arrive today. But it's already 5 pm. What...................................... 4 (happen)?'
Moshe said he......................................5 (not, know), but he would find out.
He promised to call back as soon as he had some news. He phoned the transport agents right away. An embarrassed clerk at the agents' office explained what......................................6 (happen).
The truck that......................................7 (carry) the consignment of machine
tools to Germany......................................8 (have) an accident. Now the driver
......................................9 (wait) on the side of the road for the emergency
services to arrive. 'It......................................10 (take) several hours to put the
truck back on the road again,' the clerk warned. Moshe Goldberg sighed and prepared to call Hans.
Match the beginning of each sentence (1-5) with the correct ending (a-e).
1.Thank you
2. I apologize
3. I insist
4. They succeeded
5. We look forward
a) for not replying to your letter before.
b) on helping you to prepare the report.
c) to seeing you soon.
d) in getting everything ready on time.
e) for sending the documents
Complete these sentences with the correct preposition.
Example: I'm not interested................. in................... your product.
1. The sales manager wanted to increase the launch budget, but the finance manager didn't agree...................................... him.
2. I wrote asking for a quotation, but they haven't responded...................................... my request.
3. My customer in Dubai offered me a gold watch, but my company doesn't approve...................................... accepting gifts.
4. When you said 'those products', which products were you referring......................................?
5. I believe we should sell off the unprofitable parts of the company and focus more...................................... our core business.
Check your talking
