Sample Test
Sample Test
Sample Test
Class:
Test 2
PART 1: WITTEN PART
IV. Reading
IV.1 Read the passage and complete the blanks with the words in the box
Estee Lauder was born Ester Mentzer in New York in 1908. Her parents were both immigrants and she got
her first (1)……experience……….of business by helping her father, Max, in his hardware shop. But it
was her uncle, John Schotz who introduced her to the world of cosmetics. He was a chemist and set up a
small laboratory behind the family home where he made face creams. Ester (2)…sold…………..these
creams door to door, at parties, clubs and lunches and carried on developing her business during the
depression of the 1920s and 1930s. She married Joseph Lauder on January 15, 1930, and they had the first
child, Leonard in March 1933.
At the end of World War II, she founded the company Estee Lauder Inc, and her big break came in 1948,
when the (3)………famous…….department store Saks in Fifth Avenue New York gave her some counter
space. She developed a whole new style of selling, with in-store demonstrations and free samples, and
new outlets soon opened. As her company grew, Estee kept a close eye on the business, went to every new
store and often trained the sales girls (4)…………herself………….. Over the next few decades, the
company brought out a huge range of perfumes, make-up and toiletries. By the time her son Leonard took
over as CEO in 1982, the company was one of the biggest cosmetics companies in the world – and even
today, it still accounts (5)………for……………almost 50% of cosmetics sales in American department
stores.
IV.2 Read the passage again and answer the question briefly.
1. Why did Estee Lauder know the world of cosmetics?
Jonh schotz who introduced her to the world of cosmetics.........................................................
2. Where did she market face creams?
She sold these creams door to door , at parties, clubs and lunches..............................................
3. When did she set up her own company?
At the end of world war II............................................................................................................
4. What were her new styles of selling?
In store demonstrations and free samples and new outlets soon opened.....................................
5. What were the main products of her main company?
Perfumes make up and toiletries..................................................................................................
V. Translation
V.1 Translate the sentences into English
1. Những ý tưởng sáng tạo thường xuất hiện khi chúng ta trao đổi và thảo luận những suy nghĩ với những
người khác.
Creatie ideas often emerge when we exchange and discuss our thoughts with others................
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2. Giám đốc đã đưa ra quyết định thuê một công ty khác để quảng bá cho dòng sản phẩm mới.
The director decided to hire another company to promote the new product line........................
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3. Các hoạt động khuyến mại phổ biến bao gồm tặng quà miễn phí, mua 2 tặng 1 và giảm giá thành sản
phẩm.
Popular promotional activities include free gifts buy2 get 1 free and product price discounts...
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5.2.............................................................................................................................................................Tran
slate into Vietnamese
Over the last twenty years the world has changed greatly. Technological developments are moving very
fast and it’s difficult to predict the future. Twenty years ago, mobile phones were expensive and very big
and didn’t work very well. Today they are small and you can watch TV on them, send videos and
photographs and use the internet.
Trong 20 năm qua thế giới đẫ thay đổi rất nhiều. Công nghệ đang phát triển rất nhanh và khó dự
đoán tương lai. 20 năm trước điệ thoạt di động rất đắt và rất lớn , nó hoạt động ko tốt lắm. Ngayd
nay chúng nhỏ và bạn có thể xem tv trên chúng, gửi video , ảnh và sử dụng internet................
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