1. We would like to invite you________dinner with us.
2. Tim: Do you have any plans this weekend? Ben: _______________________________
3. If you______me, we should change our pricing policy.
4. Ben, what`s your position______this?
5. They had to close this company __________.
6. It_______wouldn`t work to use the same advertisement in different countries.
7. So Derek, how _________________?
8. It has been a long time since we have been _____ contact.
9. I ________ work from 9 to 6 last year.
10. I ________ to take my winter boots to Russia, because the weather was great.
11. It’s crucial to start on 27th June.
12. Winning the prize gave me a great sense of ___________
13. We put a lot of money into this idea-hopefully the investment will ________
14. We regularly have surveys to______ customer satisfaction.
15. This proposition is ______ ridiculous-there`s no way we can agree to it.
1 out of 6
1. Which sentence describes the chart correctly?
2. What is the meaning of the words in the bubble?
3. Mark the correct sentence.
4. What's the book about?
5. Which sentence is correct about the F&B Group?
2 out of 6
A. Read the text on three of the world’s greatest business leaders. Mark the sentences true or false.
Richard Semler is president of the Brazilian marine and food-processing machinery manufacturer Semco, an environmental activist and author of the best-selling Maverick! He has created the world’s most unusual workplace. At Semco it’s the workers who choose and evaluate their bosses. Everyone has access to financial records and 30% of employees set their own salaries. His strategy is to involve employees in decisions, eliminate hierarchies, ignore conventional wisdom, turn the company upside down and to reward talent.
Michael Dell is the founder and CEO of the Dell Corporation, the direct-sale computer business that has taken the PC world by storm. By bypassing retail stores, cutting out the middleman and offering customers tailor-made systems at low prices, Dell has become the biggest in the business, and with its successful entry into the vast Chinese market, the company looks virtually unstoppable.
Though head of the huge Virgin empire, Richard Branson prefers to play the underdog. By competing with the likes of British Airways and Coca-Cola, he has earned a reputation for stealing business off complacent market leaders – and doing it in style. A skilled self-publicist, there seems to be nothing he wouldn’t do to promote the vibrant Virgin brand.
1. At.Richard Semler’s company, employees have no say in setting their salaries.
2. Semco delivers machines for food companies.
3. Richard Branson likes competing with businesses bigger than his own.
4. Richard Branson has written a book.
5. Michael Dell might be thinking of opening a new chain of shops to help sales.
B. Read the article and choose the best answer to each of these questions (1-5)
Another day in the office, which, according to one recent study, consists of handling 46 phone calls, 25 emails, 16 voicemails, 23 items of post, eight inter office memos, 16 faxes and nine mobile phone calls. Enough to send you crazy? You may be right. Gerry McGovern, who is writing a book on information overload, is in no doubt the huge quantity of information has led to increasing stress levels and results in a downturn in productivity. ‘I think that, to some degree, long term or medium term strategic thinking is being restricted by the necessity to react to the continual bombardment of short term data,’ he says. ‘A lot of managers are spending so much of their time coping with the data that’s coming through today that they don’t have as much time as they should to properly analyze it and put it in perspective.’ Les Posen, a psychologist who has written numerous articles on technology and psychology, says information overload can lead to people losing control of what material is important and what isn’t. ‘Our filtering systems get overloaded, so the good stuff gets left out as much as the useless stuff, and we might find ourselves not able to easily differentiate between quality material and non quality material,’ he says. ‘Someone who spends hours sorting e mails and getting distracted by unimportant details may be suffering from information overload,’ Posen adds. Other signs include switching off completely. He says the key to avoiding information overload is to find a middle ground that recognizes the importance of technology to our working and social lives while ensuring it doesn’t eat up all our time.
1. Gerry McGovern says “long term or medium term strategic thinking” is ...
2. Which best represents Gerry McGovern’s opinion about information overload?
3. Les Posen says that information overload can ...
4. To “find a middle ground” means to...
5. The main idea of the article is ...
3 out of 6
1. Agnes asked to talk to her manager because she has several problems.
2. Agnes wants to find a new flat because she doesn’t have a friendly relationship with her flatmate.
3. Agnes thinks that meetings in her company are well-organized.
The Manager thinks that meetings held in the company encourage the free exchange of information and opinions.
5. Agnes is not used to the way they run meetings in the company.
1. Where is Patricia calling from?
2. Why can’t she travel this afternoon?
3. When does she expect to arrive at John’s office?
4. Which product will they discuss?
5. What does Patricia want to do with the agenda?
1. In China managers and leaders act as patriarchs.
2. Family businesses are different than other businesses in the way that leaders act as patriarchs.
3. Sometimes managers can be benevolent and nice, but sometimes they are not.
4. Leaders in China do not have connections with the communist party.
5. In China, it is difficult to avoid conflict because of an ancient code of honor.
4 out of 6
1. Read the message and mark the correct sentence.
Provided that you take out a year’s subscription, we will consider giving you a discount.
2. Read the message and finish the sentence: According to the spokesman, ...
Websters Inc.
The spokesman from Websters Inc. said that, in spite of a decline in
general business confidence, the company was pleased with its
improved profitability, resulting from gains in productivity.
3. Which department will be located next to the Main Reception after the 19th June?
| OFFICE RENOVATION PROGRAMME The Commercial Department, currently located next to the Main Reception, will transfer to the Accounts Department's offices on the First floor by the 19th of June . The HR Department will then transfer to the old office of the Commercial Department. |
4. Read the text and mark the correct sentences.
| Storage Units from £100 each SAPELE or TEAK melamine wood effect finish. Also black ash, light oak or white -add 10% to price. For grey add 17% to price. |
5. Read the message and mark the correct answer.
| Wanted: EXPERIENCED INTERNATIONAL SALESPERSON representing leading travel company to companies and multinationals in the UK. Applicants are expected to be able to display word-processing skills and familiarity with database software. Basic salary, excellent commission and company car. We have a full-scale London office. |
5 out of 6
1. I’m calling about the meeting on Monday 9th.
2. The idea is to stay there for the whole trip.
3. So Mike, what’s your opinion on that issue?
4. You know how it is. The market is getting smaller and business more difficult.
5. I’m working really hard on our new line of shoes.
6. We could meet this week or next week.
7. Ricardo and I go back a long way.
8. Did you have a good weekend?
9. I do apologize for the mix-up with your order-our ordering system crashed.
6 out of 6
