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Market Leader 4 Upper Intermediate progress test 03, angielski

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Name/Class:
Progress Test 3
(Units 9–12)
Listening
A
Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1
How does the bank manager assess Maria’s business plan?
a)
inadequate
b)
satisfactory
c)
very strong
2
Maria wants to start up her business …
a)
within the next year.
b)
within a few months.
c)
as soon as possible.
3
Apart from a bank loan, what other financial support does Maria plan to get?
a)
venture capital from investors
b)
a loan from her father
c)
no other support
4
Maria wants to increase the total amount of the loan …
a)
by 30,000.
b)
to 50,000.
c)
by 80,000.
5
Maria tries to negotiate …
a)
the requirement for collateral.
b)
the interest rate.
c)
the repayment term.
6
The bank’s final offer includes:
a)
a loan of 80,000.
b)
an interest rate of 6 per cent on a five-year repayment plan.
c)
6.5 per cent interest on a loan of 50,000.
7
The result of the negotiation is:
a)
an agreement.
b)
a breakdown in the discussions.
c)
a delay in making a decision.
B
Now listen to the conversation again. Which of the following does the bank
manager do during the negotiation? Your trainer will stop the tape at
intervals to give you time to mark your answers.
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ask a closed question
9
ask for details
10
clarify the situation
11
soften the bad news
12
make an unconditional offer
13
make a conditional offer
14
ask an open question
15
summarise what was agreed
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Progress Test 3
Language
A
Finance terms
Choose the word that best fits each of the definitions.
16
Money paid by a government or organisation to make something cheaper
to produce or to buy:
a)
gift.
b)
stake.
c)
subsidiary.
d)
subsidy.
17
Money lent to someone so that they can start a new business:
a)
start-up.
b)
human capital.
c)
venture capital.
d)
working capital.
18
Capital that a company has from shares rather than loans:
a)
equity.
b)
assets.
c)
collateral.
d)
debt.
19
An amount of money owed by a business to a supplier or lender:
a)
loss.
b)
liability.
c)
credit.
d)
loan.
20
Money risked or invested in a business:
a)
security.
b)
collateral.
c)
damages.
d)
stake.
21
An arrangement between a bank and a customer, allowing them to take
out more money from their account than they currently have in it:
a)
overdue.
b)
overdraft.
c)
overhead.
d)
overpayment.
22
A written promise that a company gives to a customer stating that it will
repair or replace any product purchased if it breaks within a certain time:
a)
warranty.
b)
undertaking.
c)
credit note.
d)
advice note.
23
An amount of money paid for goods or services:
a)
salary.
b)
wage.
c)
charge.
d)
pay.
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Progress Test 3
B
Opposites
Complete the letter below with the opposite of each of the words in brackets.
AIRBANKS HOTEL
SEAFRONT ROAD
PORTSMOUTH
PO1 4BY
Dear Sir or Madam
We are writing to express our [satisfaction] ...................................
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at the
poor quality of your service which we experienced during our stay last
weekend. We found the staff of your hotel very [helpful]
...................................
25
and [sensitive] ...................................
26
to customer
needs.
In the restaurant, the portions of food were [adequate]
...................................
27
and poorly cooked. Furthermore, the waiter showed
astonishing [competence] ...................................
28
by dropping a bowl of
soup in my wife’s lap. When we complained to the restaurant manager about
his disgraceful [management]...................................
29
, he was most
[polite] ...................................
30
.
He told us that if we were [happy] ...................................
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with the hotel
restaurant, we could always go and eat somewhere else. We think your staff
should be better trained in customer service …
C
Replace each of the underlined words with a single word from the box that
has the same meaning.
extrovert
quiet
arrogant
aggressive
hard-working
popular
moody
laid-back
unpredictable
dynamic
talented
ambitious
reliable
Tanya is someone you can always depend on
..........................
32
. She is
not very talkative
..........................
33
, but she is conscientious and works
long hours
..........................
34
.
Jim, on the other hand, is rather relaxed about things
..........................
35
.
He is outgoing among people
..........................
36
and everybody likes
him
..........................
37
.
Sam is gifted with many skills
..........................
38
and keen to get on in
her career
..........................
39
. She is very lively, but her moods are rather
changeable
..........................
40
.
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D
Noun phrases
Make up a noun phrase of two words, taking one from each box, and
complete each of the sentences below. Add ‘of’ to the noun phrase where
necessary.
admission
contingency
damage
legal
loss
speed
action
confidence
liability
limitation
plan
response
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We have made all the arrangements for tomorrow’s event, but we should
have a
..........................
in case things go wrong.
42
The problems with deliveries increased over the following three months,
resulting in a
..........................
in the supply network.
43
The qualities we value most in our suppliers are: reliability, consistency of
product, and
..........................
.
E
Prepositions
Write the correct preposition into each of the gaps in the text below.
The emphasis
..........................
44
brands is essential
..........................
45
the company’s new strategy. The aim is to cut
manufacturing costs by basing several different models
..........................
46
common engineering and parts. The strategy is dependent
..........................
47
distinctive styling and clever marketing to prevent
customers switching
..........................
48
cheaper models. The company
has invested millions of dollars
..........................
49
developing brand
loyalties, and is now starting to profit
..........................
50
its selling
success.
F
Correcting mistakes
In each line of the text one word is wrong. Write the correct word on the line
provided.
It is impossible to overemphasise the importance of our individual contribute to the
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..............
52
..............
53
..............
54
..............
55
..............
company’s profitability. By identify the components of profitability, each of us can target
our daily actions more specifically. We can help improving profitability by continuously
questioning our established work practices and procedures. Examine our daily routines
and work patterns will focus our minds on the key factor that influences profitability: cut costs.
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Name/Class:
Progress Test 3
G
Similarity and difference
Complete the sentences by combining phrases from each of the two boxes
below. Refer to the table of figures for the information.
France
Germany
Britain
% seats held by women in
parliament
13
18
13
% change in population in the
next 50 years
+1
–11
–4
litres of alcohol consumed per
person per year
11
11
7.5
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Women hold 13 per cent of seats in parliament in
..........................
.
57
..........................
has an increasing population.
58
France’s population is increasing slightly,
..........................
, where it
is decreasing.
59
In Britain, the population will decrease by 4 per cent
..........................
.
60
The Germans drink
..........................
.
61
The British drink
..........................
.
in contrast to
both
just as much as
neither
less than either
whereas
France and Britain
in Germany the figure is 11 per cent
the French
Germany nor Britain
Britain and Germany
the Germans or the French
H
Modal perfect
Write the most appropriate modal verb in each gap.
62
You
..........................
have gone to the presentation on marketing in
the 21st century. It was excellent!
63
She
..........................
have gone home already – it’s only 3 p.m.
64
It was foolish to risk so much money on the new dotcom company:
we
..........................
have lost everything.
65
There were only two people who could have left this message. It wasn’t
John, so it
..........................
have been Manuel.
66
You
..........................
have made all those photocopies. I’d already
printed out copies for everyone.
67
I
..........................
have taken the airport bus, but the last one had
left so I got a taxi.
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