I. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets. (8 pts)
1. The business prospered under the ________________________________ of the new president. (LEADER) 2. Average __________________________________ has dropped since the ticket price increased. (ATTEND) 3. Sales levels are ________________________ lower than last year, which is very disappointing. (SIGNIFICANT) 4. They used to be a leading _____________________________ of military equipment. (SUPPLY) 5. If you tell him what happened, I’m sure he’ll understand – he’s a ____________________ men. (REASON) 6. Do not click on an email____________________________ unless it is from a reliable source. (ATTACH)
7. Don’t _______________________________________ me – I’m not criticizing your decision. (UNDERSTAND) 8. We’ve decided to ___________________________________________________our old computer. (GRADE)
II. Complete the sentences with ONE word. ( 6 pts.)
1. Lucy, I’m counting _____________________________ you to finish this project.
2. Are they still planning to lay ____________________________ 15% of workers?.
3. Stop shaking like a leaf and calm_________________________________. We need to get ready for negotiations.
4. Jim pointed _____________________________that recession has affected everyone.
5. They fixed _______________________________ a meeting to discuss further cooperation.
6. I need you to quickly sort ________________________ the problem with the jammed painter.
III. React with one sentence using the key word in brackets. You can’t change the word given. (10 pts.)
1. Poproś rozmówcę, aby mówił trochę głośniej. (UP)...
2. Poinformuj zgromadzonych pracowników, że musicie przejść do kolejnego punktu zebrania. (MOVE)
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3. Zapytaj kolegę, z którym podróżujesz, czy nie ma nic przeciwko temu, żebyś otworzył okno. (MIND)
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4. Poinformuj klienta, że oddzwonisz do niego w przeciągu godziny. (BACK)
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5. Powiedz informatykowi odpowiedzialnemu za komputery firmowe, że masz ogromne problemy ze swoim
sprzętem. (HELL) ...
IV. Match the sentence halves. Put the correct letter (a-f) in the middle column. (6 pts)
1. Could you do a) to the end of my presentation.
2. This brings me b) touch with our client in Dubai?
3. Did you get in c) movie would you like to watch, sir?
4. I’ll have to work d) my apologies.
5. Please accept e) overtime again this evening.
6. Which in-flight f) me a favour?
V. Read the text and decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F). (5 pts.)
EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH – B2 In Company-Inter
Name Book no. Department Teacher Date
Jeff Pearce was a successful businessman – but he had a secret: he couldn’t read or write. His name is not really Jeff. His mother changed it because he could never spell his real name, James, and she thought Jeff was eas ier.
Pearce was born in Liverpool in the 1950s, in a very poor family. At school, all the teachers thought he was stupid because he couldn’t learn to read or write – at that time, not many people knew about dyslexia. But there was something that he was good at: selling things. Pearce’s first experience as a salesman was when he was a boy, and he and his mother used to go door-to-door asking for old clothes that they could sell in the market. He instinctively knew what people wanted, and it soon seemed that he could make money from anything. His mother always believed in him and told him that one day he would be successful and famous. In 1983, when he already owned a small boutique, he decided to invest $750 in leather trousers, and to sell them very cheaply in his shop. “It was a bit of a gamble, to tell the truth, ”he says. But Liverpool loved it, and there were photos of shoppers sleeping in the street outside his boutique on the front page of the local newspaper. The first day the trousers went on sale, the shop took $25,000. Jeff became a millionaire, but later he lost most of his money in the recession of the nineties. He was almost 40, and he was broke again. He even had to go back to selling clothes in the market. But he never gave up, and soon he set up a new business, a department store, called Jeff’s which again made him a millionaire. However, success didn’t mean anything to Jeff because he still couldn’t read or write. Even his two daughters did not realize that their father couldn’t read. When one of them asked him to read her a bedtime story he went downstairs and cried because he felt so ashamed. At work he calculated figures in his head, while his wife Gina wrote all the cheques and read contracts. In 1992 Pearce was awarded a Businessman of the Year prize for the best clothes store in Liverpool. It was at this moment that he told his friends and colleagues the truth, and decided to write a book about his experience. But first he had to learn to read and write. He went to evening classes, and employed a private teacher, but he found it very difficult because of his dyslexia. Finally, with the help of a ghost-writer, his autobiography, A pocket ful of Holes and Dreams, was published, and became a best-seller. Recently, he was woken in the middle of the night by someone knocking on his front door. It was his daughter to whom he hadn’t been able to read a bedtime story all those years earlier.
She had come to tell him that she had just read his book. “Dad, I’m so proud of you,” she said – and burst into tears in his arms.
(Adapted from: Latham-Koenig Ch., Oxenden C., “English File Intermediate”, Student’s Book, Oxford University Press, 2013)
1. Jeff’s greatest secret was illiteracy. T/F
2. He wasn’t gifted at making money. T/F
3. His investment in leather trousers was very risky. T/F 4. Only Jeff’s closest family knew he was unable to read or write. T/F
5. He wrote his autobiography himself. T/F
VI. Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d. (10 pts.)
1. Mary and Peter hope that they ______ a big house in the future.
a) are going to buy b) are buying c) will buy d) buy 2. Mr Thomas is on sick leave, that’s way I ______ his job.
a) am doing b) do c) does d) done
3. I ______ to our New York subsidiary.
a) never been b) never have been c) have been never d) have never been 4. ______the train’s late – what shall we do?
a) Unless b) As long as c) Supposing d) Providing
5. Mr O’Brian ______ in the office last week.
a) wasn’t b) wasn’t be c) hasn’t been d) didn’t be
6. Would you mind ______ outside?
a) wait b) waiting c) to wait d) waited
7. If we ______ more employees , we would work more efficiently.
a) have b) had c) might have d) might had
8. Things have become worse ______ the past few months.
a) before b) since c) over d) from 9. The world is getting ______.
a) wealthier b) more wealthy c) the wealthiest d) the most wealthy 10. Alice ______ out these brochures to our customers yet.
a) didn’t send b)didn’t sent c) hasn’t send d) hasn’t sent
VII. Finish the following questions using the words given. (5 pts.) 1. I’d like to speak to …... .
Who______________________________________________________________________________________?
2. The meeting didn’t start on time because …… .
Why ______________________________________________________________________________________?
3. ……. will help you with it. I’m not available right now, I’m afraid.
Who______________________________________________________________________________________?
4. They have ordered …… items so far.
How many__________________________________________________________________________________?
5. Her brother works in …….. .
Where ____________________________________________________________________________________?
VIII. Choose the correct words a, b, c, or d to complete the sentences. (10 pts) 1. As a boss you have to ___ responsibilities to your staff.
a) dispatch b) delegate c) top-down d) postpone
2. He discovered a(n) ___ for working in accounts.
a) posture b) input c) aptitude d) acquisition
3. I have to leave the house at 6 AM to avoid getting ___ in traffic on the way to work.
a) stop b) stuck c) delay d) stay
4. The company remains ___, but it is not making as much money as it should.
a) profitable b) unspoilt c) crowded d) entertaining 5. I found your site while ___ the Web and was very impressed.
a) clicking b) entering c) browsing d) installing
6. We turned them ___ because their offer was too low.
a) up b) off c) out d) down
7. They decided to ___ jobs, close down plants and downsize.
a) raise b) increase c) slash d) hike
8. When a company ___ a new product, they produce it and put it on sale.
a) sets up b) brings out c) heads up d) lays off
9. ‘Will you need a(n) ___ ?’ ‘No, thanks, just a receipt, please.’
a) invoice b) figure c) record d) memo
10. The whole house is absolutely ___. We have to clean it up.
a) gorgeous b) filthy c) tiny d) enormous
IX. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. (10 pts.)
insured/reply/familiar/hardware/even/competitors/obviously/alternative/cuisine/targets 1. Another ……….… is to form a strategy alliance with other tech companies.
2. We need to get this product before our ……….. . 3. ………..……., I want to help you, but I just don’t have the time right now.
4. Have you had the chance to taste the local ……….…….?
5. What ………. and software do you need for this presentation?
6. By the end of the year we should be nearing the break-……….………….………. point.
7. The new department is not yet ……….……… with our procedures.
8. All the goods have been ………..………. in case of danger in transit.
9. You have to ……….……….… to the incoming mail promptly if you want to keep this job.
10. Haruki works really hard and meets all his ………..….….. year after year.
X. Write an email (around 80 words) in reply to the following announcement. (10 pts.) All business leaders!
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Score: 0-47 NDST 48-54 DST 55-61 +DST 62-67 DB 68-74 +DB 75-80 BDB
