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. A. skull B. face C. ear D. head

2. A. factory B. factor C. fraction D. fractious
3. A. adjust B. justly C. justice D. just
4. A. reminding B. determining C. remonstrating D. ongoing
5. A. calms B. claims C. clams D. climbs
6. A. to B. for C. on D. from
7. A. as B. at C. in D. by
8. A. forecast B. likened C. potential D. possibly
9. A. series B. seriousness C. cereal D. serious
10. A. pleasant B. pleasure C. pleasing D. pleased
II. Choose the best answer
11. _________ is the ranking of a company or brand against its competitors in terms of its sales.
A. Market segmentation B. Market position C. Market leader D. Market penetration
12. _________ is money that is available to spend after paying for essentials like taxes, food and housing.
A. Private income B. Assessable income C. Disposal income D. Unearned income
13. The fact of a famous person appearing in an advertisement saying that they use and like a product is _________.
A. endorsement B. demonstration C. placement D. participation
14. Adidas has recently decided to shift their focus on target smaller cities and less wealthy consumers, _________
it believes growth potential is higher for foreign brands.
A. where B. whether C. which D. that
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. _________, choosing the right person for the right job, may be included as part of the organizing function of
management.
A. Allocating B. Positioning C. Staffing D. Promoting
17. ________ goods and products are of very high quality and intended to be bought by people who are quite rich.
A. Upmarket B. Consumer C. Downmarket D. Producer
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 hopes 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. which C. which D. whether
21. Tight control of the business ensures the company's commitment to _________ Mr. Timpson calls 'upside-down
management'.
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 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. 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 company wants its employees and their colleagues to take ownership with _________to solve the recent
crisis.
A. management B. managed C. managing D. manage
27. Some slightly modified channels play a vital role in the _________ element of marketing.
A. product B. promotion C. price D. placement
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. Dot Net Solutions is proof that setting fixed objectives is a _________ waste of time.
A. complete B. completing C. completely D. completion
31. Venture capitalists and private investors do not usually approve _________ a casual attitude to planning.
A. of B. for C. on D. in
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. There are some brilliant business plans _________, but they fail because customers want to do business
differently.
A. write B. writing C. wrote D. written
37. Mocha Monkeys Coffee _________ very quickly because of its cheap prices and unique drinks.
A. expands B. is expanding C. would expand D. expanded
38. Sue asked Rob _________.
A. have you missed another deadline? C. if had he missed another deadline?
B. has he missed another deadline? D. whether he had missed another deadline.
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.
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
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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 GNP per head Daily calorie Life expectancy Infant

(1982: US supply per at birth (years) mortality  (per
dollars) head 1000 live births
Bangladesh 140 1877 40 132
USA 13160 3653 74 12

Notes:
Paragraph 1: starting with: The table ...

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 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 recording twice and choose the appropriate answer to each question.
Advertisement
1. What does the business provide?
A. Lawn maintenance C. Interior decorating
B. Security services D. Internet access

2. According to the speaker, what will be offered for a limited time?

A. A sale on equipment C. A discounted price
B. A free consultation D. A trial period

3. What is mentioned about the business?

A. It has the most affordable rates. C. It was featured in a publication.
B. It is the only business of its kind in the area. D. It hired additional staff members.

Announcement
4. Where most likely is the announcement being made?
A. At a hotel C. At an airport
B. On a ship D. At an employee lounge

5. What problem does the speaker mention?

A. Some bags have been lost. C. There has been a traffic jam.
B. There was some bad weather. D. Prepare their belongings.

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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