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END OF UNIT TEST – M2 - Unit 7 DURATION: 75 MINUTESRead the instruction carefully. RECORD your answers on your answer sheets. Section 1: Language knowledge (40 marks)I. Select and fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE suitable word. Companies in the UK (1) ____ a multibillion-dollar bill ...

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END OF UNIT TEST – M2 - Unit 7 DURATION: 75 MINUTES Read the instruction carefully. RECORD your answers on your answer sheets. Section 1: Language knowledge (40 marks) I. Select and fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE suitable word. Companies in the UK (1) ____ a multibillion-dollar bill after a court ruled that overtime should be a (2) ____ in the calculation of holiday pay. This means the more overtime a worker does, the higher his or her holiday pay should be. An employment tribunal said it was wrong for companies (3) ____ to consider basic working hours when (4) ____ holiday pay. It ruled that thousands of companies must recalculate their holiday pay. Tens of thousands of workers can now make (5) ____ from their employers backdated to as long ago as 1998. The tribunal also stipulated that voluntary overtime and time spent being (6) ____ stand-by for emergency call-outs should be included when calculating holiday pay. Over 15 per cent of British workers do overtime. The British government has said the new change (7) ____ employment law is unacceptable and "ludicrous". It said: "We do not believe voluntary overtime should be included in holiday pay and are concerned about the (8) ____ impact on employers." An organization of British companies said the cost to businesses will be "unbearable" and may have (9) ____ implications for Britain's economy. A labor union was (10) ____ with the tribunal's announcement. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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II. Choose the best answer 11. For borrowers, after going up dramatically, the ............... is now down to 8%. A. unemployment rate B. interest rate C. inflation rate D. exchange rate 12. Mr. Mason ............... a $2 billion offer from Yahoo, because the valuation was too low. A. turned away B. turned up C. turned down D. turned on 13. Under the deals, Dinka will find buyers for the products and handle shipments and customs ................ . A. formalities B. officers C. inspectors D. halls 14. There is a strong ............... movement against international companies in that country. A. protest B. protect C. support D. independence 15. We have to ............... the meeting for Friday because the CEO is busy all day Thursday. A. appoint B. cancel C. make D. reschedule 16. …………… is the population of the world? - Nearly 8 billion. A. How many B. How C. What D. How much 17. Low taxes to encourage business activities are ............... . A. tax incentives B. tax credits C. tax rates D. tax bands 18. Entertaining colleagues, clients and potential clients ............... as an important part of doing business. A. long has been recognized C. has been long recognized B. has recognized been long D. has long been recognized 19. The government has offered tax incentives to new companies in the hope of ............... the economy. A. controlling B. breaking C. consuming D. boosting 20. After the meeting next week, I'll write a formal report ............... will explain how we can implement Plan B. A. whose B. what C. which D. whether 1 EOU Test.M2.U7.PreInter

21. Tight control of the business ensures the company's commitment to ............... Mr. Timpson calls 'upside-down management'. A. which B. that C. how D. what 22. ............... there may be many ways to solve a problem, only some of them are practical, given the social, cultural and organizational environment. A. Since B. Because C. After D. Although 23. Wincote International’s clothes are aimed ............... mountaineers, hikers, snowboarders and anyone participating in extreme sports or outdoor activities. A. in B. at C. to D. for 24. If the government ............... the legal workweek to thirty-seven hours, numerous small companies will go bankrupt. A. will cut B. had cut C. is cut D. cuts 25. Tesco said that it would invest £250m a year to fund its US expansion, a budget that should enable it ............... as many as 200 stores a year. A. open B. to open C. opening D. opened 26. The government is making a ............... effort to reduce government bureaucracy and red tape. A. renewed B. renew C. renewing D. renewal 27. Andrew Mason studied music at university, where he dreamt about making his ............... as a rock star.

A. positions

B. paths

C. jobs

D. riches

28. When your employees are satisfied, they work more effectively, so respond ............ their needs without delay. A. to B. of C. for D. from 29. Some traditional businesses have found that they can make a lot of money from online retailing with a small investment............... an easy-to-use website. A. on B. to C. in D. at 30. Many companies contain a …………… of public- and private-sector businesses. A. mix B. mixing C. mixture D. mixer 31. If the company is …………… sound, we might consider taking it over. A. financially B. financial C. financing D. finance 32. Whenever we argue, my colleague communicates ............... us clearly about why her way is the best - and she is right, in the end. A. to B. for C. with D. on 33. After evaluating the amount of work we actually accomplished, we realized that only a quarter of our time was spent ............... . A. productivity B. productively C. productiveness D. productive 34. Their monetary unit ............... stronger if they did something about their deficit. A. would have been B. can be C. would be D. was 35. I thought by now we would have learned the lesson that if we ignore overhead, we ............... our expenses. A. underestimate B. would underestimate C. will underestimate D. underestimated 36. In country A, the sea ports are not very ............... run. A. efficient B. efficiency C. inefficient D. efficiently 37. At present, Mocha Monkeys Coffee ............... very quickly because of its cheap prices and unique drinks. A. expands B. is expanding C. would expand D. expanded 38. We will deliver as soon as they …………… their last bill. A. paid B. will pay C. would pay D. pay 39. When the visitors ............... their tour of the facility, they will have an opportunity to purchase items at the gift shop. A. complete B. will complete C. completed D. completing 40. The community center’s director thanked Mr. Jacobs for ............... the weekly lecture series on historical events. A. organizing B. circulating C. insisting D. applying Section 2: Language use (60 marks) I. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. 2 EOU Test.M2.U7.PreInter

Consumers went back to using their credit cards in March to keep spending while student and new-car loans shot up as the value of outstanding consumer credit jumped at the fastest rate since late 2001, data from the Federal Reserve showed on Monday. Total consumer credit grew by $21.36 billion - more than twice the $9.8 billion rise that Wall Street economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast. That followed a revised $9.27 billion increase in outstanding credit in February. Analysts expressed some reservations whether the date reliably signaled a real pickup in demand, something that would normally fuel stronger growth, or just a need to rely more on credit in an economy generating anemic job growth. "The optimistic read is that consumers' improved outlook on the economy and employment prospects led them to feel comfortable spending on credit, while a more downbeat interpretation is that credit is needed for consumers to keep up," Nomura Global Economics said in a note afterward. The March rise in consumer credit was the strongest for any month since November 2001 when it soared by $28 billion. New-car sales and production were a key influence on the 2.2 percent annual rate of economic growth posted during the first three months this year. The government estimated that about half of that growth came from increased new car production. Choose the best answer. 1. According to the article, the growth in consumer credit in March was __________ economists had predicted. A. about the same as C. twice as much as B. slightly lower than D. on balance as 2. By using the word "anemic", the article wants to say that the current job growth numbers are __________. A. average C. impressive B. poor D. professional 3. According to the article, does the increase in consumer credit mean that the economy is improving? A. Yes C. No, just the opposite B. Always true D. Not necessarily Answer the question. 4. According to the article, what played an important part in the economic growth at the beginning of this year? What do the underlined parts refer to? 5. “Something that would normally__________” (Paragraph 2) 6. “__________led them to feel comfortable” (Paragraph 3) Which words in the passage mean the following: 7. a person's way of understanding and thinking about something: __________ 8. quiet and without much excitement: __________ Fill in each blank with a suitable word or phrase from the passage. 9. They__________ a large drop in unemployment over the next two years. 10. The shop was offering six months' interest-free __________ on electrical goods. II. WRITING: The following table gives statistics showing the aspects of quality of life in Bangladesh and the USA . Report the

main features and make comparisons where relevant, using the notes below. Country

Bangladesh USA

GNP per head Daily calorie Life expectancy Infant (1982: US supply per at birth (years) mortality (per dollars) head 1000 live births 132 40 140 1877 74 12 3653 13160 3

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Notes: Paragraph 1: starting with: The table ... Paragraph 1: writing about the USA, using the phrases: developed country, the higher GNP, much higher, the lowest rate Paragraph 2: writing about Bangladesh, using the phrases: had by far the lowest quality of life, one hundred times smaller than, were about half those of, 10 times greater III. LISTENING PART ONE: Listen to the conversations twice and choose the appropriate answer to each question. Conversation 1: Questions 1 – 2 1. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a post office. B. At a park. C. At a business office. D. At an airport. 2. When were the contracts mailed? A. Earlier in the week. C. Last night. B. Yesterday morning. D. This morning. Conversation 2: Questions 3 – 5 3. Where will they have the retirement party? A. In the conference room. B. In Mr. Lee’s office. 4. How many guests will there be? A. 15 B. 16 5. When will the party be? A. Tuesday B. Wednesday

C. In the party room. D. In a restaurant. C. 50

D. 60

C. Thursday

D. Friday

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PART TWO: Listen to a talk twice and complete the notes. Training session to help make the (6) .................... .................... worthwhile + Department directors’ responsibility: assigning (7) .................... .................... to interns & mentoring & teaching them about business. + Security badges: be (8) .................... for .................... only & used by interns until getting (9) .................... .................... badges from security desk. + If someone fail to arrive by 1:00 P.M. (10) .................... .................... , inform immediately.

This is the end of the test.

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KEYS –EOU TEST - M2 - UNIT 7 Section 1: Language knowledge (40 marks) 1 2 3 4 5

B. face B. factor D. just B. determining B. claims

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C. on C. in C. potential

9 D. serious 10 D. pleased

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B. interest rate C. turned down A. formalities A. protest

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D. what D. Although B. at D. cuts

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A. financially C. with B. productivity C. would be

15 D. reschedule

25 B. to open

16 C. What 17 A. tax incentives 18 D. has long been recognized 19 D. boosting 20 C. which

26 A. renewed 27 D. riches 28 A. to

35 C. will underestimate 36 D. efficiently 37 C. is expanding 38 D. pay

29 C. in 30 A. mix

39 A. complete 40 A. organizing

SECTION 2 – language use (60 marks) I. READING (20ms) 1 C. twice as much as 2 B. poor 5. something/a real pickup in demand 6

consumers

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D. Not necessarily

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4 New car sales and production 9 forecast

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II. WRITING (20 marks) SUGGESTED ANSWER: The table shows figures revealing the aspects of quality of life in Bangladesh and America. The USA, which is a developed country, had the higher GNP at 13,160 dollars per head. It also had a much higher daily calorie intake and life expectancy, and the lowest rate of infant mortality. Bangladesh had by far the lowest quality of life in all the indicators. Its GNP was one hundred times smaller than the USA’s. Its calorie intake and life expectancy were about half those of the USA, and its infant mortality rate was 10 times greater. III. LISTENING (20ms) 1. C

6. internship program

2. D

7. appropriate tasks

3. D

8. active ... today

4. C

9. permanent ID

5. D

10. as scheduled

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SCRIPT - UNIT 7

PART 1 1. Man: I finished typing up those contracts and mailed them off to Mr. Park this morning. Woman: Great. OK, I’m off to the airport. My flight leaves in 45 minutes. Man: When will we see you back here in the office? Woman: Early next week. Look, it’s 11 o’clock already. I have to run. 2. Man: Let’s have Mr. Lee’s retirement party in the conference room. Woman: I don’t think it’s big enough for all fifty guests, even if we move the chairs and computers. Man: Yes, you’re right. We’d better have it at a restaurant. What day is the party? Woman: Friday. That’s just two days away, so we have to plan fast.

PART 2 Good morning, everyone. I’ve organized this brief training session to help you make the internship program worthwhile to both the company and the interns themselves. As department directors, you’ll be responsible for assigning appropriate tasks to the interns as well as mentoring them and teaching them about our business. I passed out extra security badges to each of you when you came in. These badges will be active for today only. They should be used by the interns until they can get permanent ID badges from the security desk. You've already been e-mailed a list of the interns assigned to your department. If someone fails to arrive by 1:00 P.M. as scheduled, please let me know immediately.

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