Name: ___________________________________ Company:___________________________ Date:________________ Score:______________

ELEMENTARY FINAL TEST

LISTENING
Listen to the telephone conversation. Robert is planning to make a business trip to see David. Complete David’s notes.
Track 8

Robert’s visit next (0) month

Mon 16 Apr
– arriving at (1)__________________
Tue 17 Apr
– visit the (2)__________________ in the morning
– meet the (3)__________________ in the afternoon
– go (4)__________________ in the evening – Robert will bring some (5)________________ to show
Wed 18 Apr
– Eugene wants to discuss (6)__________________
– Robert wants to talk with Eugene about next year’s (7)__________________ and the plans for (8)__________________
Thus 19 Apr
– Flight at (9)__________________

Next action: Robert will e-mail (10)__________________

VOCABULARY
A Choose the best words to complete the text.
Karina is (0)(Mexico / Mexican) but she lives and works in London. She started her job last year, (11)(in / at) April. She loves her work.
She sells special-interest holidays. It’s (12)(an export / a niche) market and she really enjoys the work of planning specialised tours for
clients. The company is very small. It (13)(employs / supplies) only four people and they all work in one office. This makes (14)(print /
face-to-face) communication very easy. They can talk to each other at any time.
Next week, she’s moving to a new flat because her old one is (15)(too far / far enough) from the office. She’s a very (16)(punctual /
practical) person – she likes to be on time – and the long journey to work was difficult. She had a lot of problems with train and bus
delays. She’s also buying some new furniture for the flat. She doesn’t have a lot of money so she paid a (17)(deposit / deal) of ten per
cent and she’ll make monthly payments. The furniture will be delivered next week.

B Complete the conversations with words and phrases from the box.

a sales conference a tip a workforce an order annual leave booking stock the receipt

Conversation 1
A Kevin has organised (0) a sales conference for 25th–26th July.
B I know. And I’m planning to return from my holiday on 27th July!
A Oh, no. Can you change your holiday (18)__________________ ?
B I’m not sure.
Conversation 2
A How big is your company?
B Big! It has (19)__________________ of about 18,000 people.
A How much (20)__________________ do you get each year?
B Three weeks.
Conversation 3
A I’d like to place (21)__________________ for 100 boxes of item 20091. Are the goods in (22)__________________ ?
B Yes, they are.
Conversation 4
A Do you have (23)__________________ from dinner last night? I need it for my expense records.
B Yes, here it is.
A Did you leave (24)__________________ for the waiter?
B No, I didn’t. I thought you did!

LANGUAGE
A Choose the best word or phrase – a, b or c – to complete the sentences.
0 Dirk isn’t Italian.
a) isn’t b) aren’t c) am not

25 A __________________ are you from?

B Japan.
a) What b) Where c) Who
26 __________________ Ricardo drive to work?
a) Is b) Do c) Does
27 Oscar __________________ from home.
a) sometime work b) works sometimes c) sometimes works
28 Mr Albert __________________ to meetings.
a) doesn’t go b) not go c) isn’t go
29 This office building __________________ a meeting room.
a) not have b) doesn’t have c) hasn’t
30 A Can Yusuf speak German?
B Yes, __________________ .
a) can he b) can c) he can

B Complete the extract of a phone conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
A When (0) did you arrive (you arrive) in Thailand?
B Yesterday. My flight (31)__________________ (land) at about three o’clock in the afternoon.
A And what (32)__________________ (you do) now?
B Well, it (33)__________________ (be) nine in the morning here now. I (34)__________________ (have) my breakfast and now I
(35)__________________ (wait) for a taxi. In fact, the taxi is here now! I (36)__________________ (call) you later, OK?

C Complete the conversations with words and phrases from the box.

a little are aren’t can can’t don’t should

Conversation 1
A (0) Can you speak Japanese?
B No, I (37)__________________ .
Conversation 2
A (38)__________________ there any visitors in the office today?
B No, there (39)__________________ .
Conversation 3
A How much is the RX-100?
B It’s (40)__________________ more expensive than the RX-90.
Conversation 4
A Do you think we (41)__________________ talk to Ramon?
B No, I (42)__________________ .
SKILLS
A Match the sentences with the responses.
0—c

a) Yes, there is.

0 How about a cup of tea?
43 Do you like football? b) OK, I’ll take a look at one.

44 Can I speak to Jorge Ramos, please? c) Yes, please.

45 Is there a car park? d) I learned how to be patient.

e) OK. What is it?
46 My suggestion is to go for a cocktail.
47 Why don’t you buy a self-study course? f) Yes, I do.

48 What do you think? g) How about Wednesday?

49 There’s something I’d like to talk to you about. h) I think we need to target young people.
i) That’s a great idea.
50 What day suits you?
51 What did you learn from your last job? j) I’m afraid he isn’t in the office today.

B Complete the conversations with the phrases (a–j).

a) What’s 0 A I have a problem with my new camera.

b) My subject today is B Oh dear. I’m sorry to hear that.

c) One thing we could do is 52 A __________________ credit card details, please?

d) I think B It’s a MasterCard. The number is …

e) I have a problem with 53 A __________________ Pascal’s is the best restaurant. The food is delicious.

f) I really enjoy B Yes, I agree. The food is great.

g) I’m afraid I can’t make 54 A __________________ the target market?

h) What about using B It’s aimed at stylish young men who want to look good.

i) I need some 55 A __________________ training to do my job properly.

j) Can I have your 57 A What are you going to talk about?

B __________________ our new product line.
58 A Is 25th May OK for you?
B __________________ 25th May.
59 A There’s a problem with Astrid.
B I agree. __________________ talk to her.
60 A What do you do in your free time?
B __________________ sports.

READING
Read the article and decide if the statements are true or false.
0 Management styles haven’t changed much in the
B past fifty
I’myears.
sorry.False
It’s just not possible.
61 The biggest problem for 21st-century 56
managersAis controlling employees. social networking sites?
__________________
62 In the 21st century, power comes from doing good
B work.I’m not sure that’s a good idea.
63 Microsoft is a good example of 20th-century management style.
64 At Microsoft, managers watch workers’ hours very carefully.
65 It’s important for managers to get to know different types of people.
66 Making decisions is one of the main jobs of a 21st-century manager.
67 Good managers understand their teams’ thoughts and feelings.
68 Global managers should try to ignore cultural issues as much as possible.
69 For Gary Kildare, respect is more important than speaking a lot of languages.
70 Face-to-face communication is the most important part of 21st-century management.
WRITING
You had a meeting with your colleagues to make plans for visitors from the Spanish sales office. Use the programme and notes
to write an informal e-mail report of the meeting. Write 100–120 words.

Time Programme Notes

9.00 a.m. Spanish team arrives at factory Who’s going to arrange their taxi from the
hotel? – Simon
9.30 a.m. Coffee and informal talk Who should come? – the sales team

10.15 a.m. Meeting Who should lead the meeting? – Eleanor

1.00 p.m. Lunch Company restaurant or local Chinese
restaurant? – Company restaurant

Afternoon Factory tour Who will lead tour? – Frederick

4.15 p.m. Question-and-answer time and coffee Who will lead this? – Corinne

6.00 p.m. Spanish team return to hotel before Who will organise the evening activities? –
evening activities Eduardo

SPEAKING 15 points
Topic:

Grammar 5 points Pronunciation 5 points Vocabulary 5 points