Тестовое задание 1
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I. Match the words and word combinations to their definition.
1. acquire v
2. crash n
3. deregulation n
4. infant industry n
5. infrastructure n
6. launch v
7. liability n
8. market challenger n
9. plummet v
10. recruit v
11. reliable adj
12. sole trader n
13. zero defects n
14. withdraw v
15. whistleblower n
a. to show or make a new product available for sale for the first time
b. a person's or organization's responsibility for loss, damage, or injury caused to others
c. to suddenly and quickly go down in value or amount
d. someone or something that can be trusted
e. a legal form of company in some countries for someone who has their own business, with no other share holders
f. if one company acquires another, it buys it
g. an organization or product that may take the place of the organization or product that has the highest sales in its market or industry
h. a time when many investments lose their value very quickly, usually when investors lose confidence in the market and sell
i. the aim of having no faults at all in products that are produced
j. to take money out of a bank account
k. an industry in its early stages of development in a particular country. Some people think that these industries should be helped with government money and protected from international competition by import taxes etc
l. someone working for an organization who tells the authorities that people in the organization are doing something illegal, dishonest or wrong
m. the basic systems and equipment needed for an industry or business to operate successfully or for an activity to happen
n. to find new people to work for an organization, do a job etc removing government rules and controls from an industry to increase competition
II. Choose the correct preposition.
1. Sales grew …… $5.8 million.
a) on b) in c) to
2. How many times have you applied …… this job?
a) in b) for c) at
3. The fake goods reduced the companies' sales …… 10 %.
a) by b) of c) on
4. John now has an art studio that deals …… advertising agencies.
a) with b) at c) of
5. Do they specialize …… any particular type of books?
a) at b) on c) in
6. …… the end they managed to get through to the Sales Director.
a) at b) in c) on
7. Mr. Nishiura is going to sue his employer …… unfair dismissal.
a) for b) in c) under
8. A sole trader provides all the capital and has unlimited liability …… debts.
a) over b) against c) for
III. Put the verbs into the correct tense form.
9. It …… (be) the policy in the past to use TV as the main medium for advertising.
10. The cost of TV advertising …… (rise) since the beginning of the last year.
11. A clerk at the agents' office explained what …… (happen).
12. The company…… (launch) a new product in January.
13. A one-minute prime-time slot …… (cost) $ 600 000 last year.
14. Sales resulting from our radio advertising campaign …… (increase) since last October.
15. Ms. Da Silva …… (arrive) next Monday.
16. He was feeling very guilty because he …… (lie) about feeling sick.
17. It was 9 o'clock in the evening. Nick still …… (write) his report.
18. Mr. Goldberg …… (leave) his office when he received a phone call.
19. The photocopier is broken! I …… (call) the engineer.
20. The train …… (leave) next Friday.
21. We often …… (raise) our prices more then 5%, but this time we …… (increase) them more.
22. I will call you as soon as I …… (arrive).
23. By the time I retire, I …… (work) here for 10,000 working days.
24. Last year export sales …… (fluctuate) pretty widely.
25. The office was very quiet when I came. Everybody …… (go) home.
26. My plane for Buenos Aires …… (leave) at 14.35.
27. Our turnover …… (rise) dramatically since we were founded.
28. They complained that they …… (introduce) the changes too soon.
29. Don't worry, I'm sure the spare parts …… (arrive) soon.
30. He asked me if I …… (speak) any foreign languages.
31. We didn't want to see the accounts because we already …… (see) them.
32. We already …… (sell) more units this year than we did last year.
33. Last quarter we …… (see) one of the best results.
IV. Change the sentences from active into passive voice.
1. Syngenta makes crop protection products for farmers.
2. Sam Walton started Wal'Mart in 1962.
3. RoboScience makes and manufactures RoboDog.
4. Alfred Hitchcock directed North by Northwest.
5. Judy Irigoin runs the best creperie in Kennebunkport.
V. Match the word in A with a word in B to have common business collocations.
1. dispose of
2. approach
3. up-market
4. lower
5. imprint on
6. engage in
7. plug
8. insurance
9. capture
10. office
a. product
b. smb's mind
c. resources
d. espionage
e. attention
f. loopholes
g. a strategy
h. company
i. layout
j. taxes
VI. Transform the conversation below into reported speech.
1. Bill Armstrong: Well, I'm not really sure.
He …………………………………………..
2. Anna Braun: Do you think it could have been delayed?
She …………………………………………..
3. Bill Armstrong: I don't know. I have no delivery note so far.
He …………………………………………..
4. Anna Braun: Well, the problem is that we've no record of payment
She …………………………………………..
5. Bill Armstrong: And is that the reason why you are ringing today?
He …………………………………………..
6. Anna Braun: You've been such regular payers in the past, haven't you?
She …………………………………………..
7. Bill Armstrong: But we have a cash-flow problem at the moment.
He …………………………………………..
8. Anna Braun: So what do you propose we do?
She …………………………………………..
9. Bill Armstrong: Couldn't you possibly let us have just ten days?
He …………………………………………..
10. Anna Braun: Very well, but this will be the absolute limit.
She …………………………………………..
VII. Complete the sentences with the correct type of Conditionals
1. If we schedule the product development in time, we ……… (be) ready for the change of the demand.
2. If they worked harder, they ……… (retain) their customers.
3. We will not invest unless we ……… (foresee) a realistic chance of long-term profits.
4. As long as the project ……… (be financed) from outside sources, we will have to ensure a much higher rate of return.
5.We ……… (appreciate) it if we were appointed your sole distributor.
6. If we change the ingredients, we ……… (be) ready for the price rise.
7. Unless we ……… (be committed) to the project long-term, we won't carry it through.
8. If we were careful, we ……… (leave) behind our competitors.
9. We will be able to commence work as long as the deposit ……… (be paid).
10. If you were interested in our offer, we ……… (discuss) the rate of commission.
VIII. Ask questions to the sentences.
1. People perform better when they are relaxed than when they are under pressure. (to the subject)
2. After studying behavioural sciences, she worked with the World Health Organisation. (special question)
3. One morning she was sitting in her office when someone turned up. (general question)
4. We all make mistakes that may cost a lot to the companies we work for. (disjunctive question)
5. I am going to be talking about franchising agreements. (alternative question)
6. Only a few employees used PCs on networks to share information and ideas. (indirect question)
IX. Choose words from the box to complete the text about management and managers' priorities.
focus on, provide, try out, encourage, involved, earn, treat, build, take risks, accept
Managers have to (1) …… respect. It is not enough just to have status and a good package, with a position, salary and a nice car. Good managers (2) …… responsibility and they have to be accountable, so if they make a mistake, it's their mistake.
It's critical also to (3) …… employees with opportunities to be autonomous, creative and imaginative. (4) …… your people to (5) …… Let them (6) …… new ideas. (7) …… everyone with respect. Managers have to concentrate on all the people (8) …… with the business, from suppliers to customers, and all the employees from the top level to the car park attendant. The secret is to go back to basics: the real core is to (9) …… people and (10) …… relationships with everyone.
