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Progress Test 3
Progress Test 3
(Units 9–12)
Listening
You are going to hear part of a presentation given at a business management
conference. The speaker describes a management case.
You will hear the presentation twice.
A
Write a short answer (one word, a number or a phrase) to each of the
questions below.
1
What was the business activity of the company in the case?
.......................................................................................................................
2
How many shops belonged to the company?
.......................................................................................................................
3
What was the title of the head of the company?
.......................................................................................................................
4
The shopkeepers were also shareholders in the company. True or false?
.......................................................................................................................
B
Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
5
What word was used to describe the way that meetings were run in the
past?
a)
authoritarian
b)
efficient
c)
relaxed
d)
lengthy
6
A new head was brought in because …
a)
the company was old-fashioned.
b)
the former head had retired.
c)
profits were low.
d)
the company was nearly bankrupt.
7
The new head …
a)
had worked in this field of business all his life.
b)
already worked for this company.
c)
had not been a senior manager for long.
d)
was well known for making tough decisions.
8
The shopkeepers were not happy with the new head because …
a)
he didn’t consult them about new decisions.
b)
he wasn’t strong enough.
c)
his policies were not good for the company.
d)
he wasn’t very friendly.
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At the extraordinary meeting …
a)
the atmosphere was very relaxed.
b)
people were very quiet.
c)
shareholders were unable to reach a decision.
d)
the board of management was replaced.
10
After the extraordinary meeting …
a)
very little changed.
b)
the new management put new policies into practice.
c)
they returned to their old practices.
d)
people continued to be very unhappy.
Vocabulary
A
Make word partnerships with the verbs on the left and the nouns on the
right.
Example: write
a letter
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achieve
a)
an agreement
12
carry out
b)
bribes
13
fill
c)
change
14
gain
d)
the customer base
15
hand out
e)
a debt
16
put out
f )
goals
17
reach
g)
market share
18
resist
h)
a post
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widen
i)
a press release
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write off
j)
a survey
B
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
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He wanted to be sure of getting the contract, so he offered the directors a
sweetener
.
......................................
22
The regulations regarding meat imports are very
severe
.
......................................
23
The decision to acquire a company at that stage was a very
courageous
one.
......................................
24
The company
is made up
of several divisions.
......................................
25
The dollar, the euro and the yen are all types of
money
.
......................................
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C
Choose the best word to complete each of these sentences.
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Previously the company concentrated on just one business activity, but
now they are planning to ......................... into new areas.
a)
vary
27
The company was not competitive with its huge workforce and it is now
having to ......................... .
a)
reduce
b)
downturn
c)
downsize
d)
decline
28
......................... are the total worth of a company, including everything it
owns.
a)
Acquisitions
b)
Assets
c)
Goods
d)
Valuables
29
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
30
Unfortunately the factory will have to close and all the workers will be
made ......................... .
a)
redundant
b)
excessive
c)
surplus
d)
unemployable
31
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
32
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
33
Staff ......................... was very low following the changes made within the
company.
a)
moral
b)
morale
c)
morality
d)
mores
34
He lost a lot of money by ......................... on the stock exchange.
a)
running
b)
crashing
c)
bursting
d)
speculating
35
The boom in share trading was following by heavy selling as the markets
started to ......................... .
a)
gain
b)
rocket
c)
collapse
d)
recover
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b)
differ
c)
diversify
d)
differentiate
b)
transporter
c)
district
d)
distributor
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D
Complete these sentences with appropriate words to describe the graph.
Write one word in each gap.
3000
2000
1000
0
JAN
FEB
MAR APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV
DEC
Example: In January, the price ......................................
stood
...................................... 2,800 Swiss francs.
at
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Sales in January ...................................... ......................................
...................................... 10%.
37
The price ...................................... in February to 2,400 Swiss francs.
38
From March to June, the price ...................................... between 2,400 and
2,800 Swiss francs.
39
It ...................................... ......................................
...................................... in July of 2,950 Swiss francs.
40
In August, there was a ...................................... ...................................... to
1000 Swiss francs.
41
The price reached a ...................................... ...................................... of
1,000 Swiss francs.
42
In September and October, the price remained ...................................... at
1,000 Swiss francs.
43
In November, the price ...................................... ...................................... to
1,400 Swiss francs.
44
In December, the price ...................................... ....................................... .
45
Over the year, the price has decreased ...................................... about
50%.
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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 ...................................... (answer) the telephone and gave his
name.
answered
Moshe Goldberg ......................................
46
(just leave) his office when he
received a telephone call from Hans Lehman. ‘I’m very worried,’ Hans said.
‘We ......................................
47
(not, receive) that delivery of machine tools that
we ordered from you last week. You know you ......................................
48
(promise) that they would arrive today. But it’s already 5 pm. What
......................................
49
(happen)?’
Moshe said he ......................................
50
(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 ......................................
51
(happen).
The truck that ......................................
52
(carry) the consignment of machine
tools to Germany ......................................
53
(have) an accident. Now the driver
......................................
54
(wait) on the side of the road for the emergency
services to arrive. ‘It ......................................
55
(take) several hours to put the
truck back on the road again,’ the clerk warned. Moshe Goldberg sighed and
prepared to call Hans.
B
Match the beginning of each sentence (56–60) with the correct ending (a–e).
56
Thank you
a)
for not replying to your letter before.
57
I apologise
b)
on helping you to prepare the report.
58
I insist
c)
to seeing you soon.
59
They succeeded
d)
in getting everything ready on time.
60
We look forward
e)
for sending the documents.
C
Complete these sentences with the correct preposition.
Example: I’m not interested ...................................... your product.
in
61
The sales manager wanted to increase the launch budget, but the finance
manager didn’t agree ...................................... him.
62
I wrote asking for a quotation, but they haven’t responded
...................................... my request.
63
My customer in Dubai offered me a gold watch, but my company doesn’t
approve ...................................... accepting gifts.
64
When you said ‘those products’, which products were you referring
......................................?
65
I believe we should sell off the unprofitable parts of the company and
focus more ...................................... our core business.
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