PRACTICA PRIMER PARCIAL

ENGLISH
Prof. Marta B. Roganti

1. Read the text and choose the best option to answer the question below.

Maffra International is a medum-sized company, with about two hundred

employees. The main office is situated in Melbourne, but the production center is
in Maffra, a town about 180 km away. The company manufactures handbags,
racksacks and wallets. It plans to sell more of its products in America and
Japan.in the near future.

How many factories does this company have?

a. Two hundred
b. One
c. A hundred and eighty
d. It´s not mentioned
e. Two

2. Choose the option that best complete the blank below.

“Our range of ------------------- includes biscuits, chocolate and sweets”.

a. production
b. productivity
c. produce
d. products
e. producers

3. Which of the answers below is the most appropriate for the given anwer.

A: -------------------------------------
B: I´m the C.E.O. of the company.

a. What are you do?

b. What job you do?
c. What´s your job?
d. What is you job?
e. What is occupation?

4. Choose the best option to complete the blank below.

Susan parker and Simon Tames --------------------- for The New York Times.

a. be
b. works
c. are
 d. working
e. work

5. Choose the best option to complete the blank in the following conversation.

A: -------------------------------------------------------------
B: Hello, Ms. Jenkings. Pleased to meet you.

a. Let me introduce myself. My name is Sue Jenkings.

b. Hi. Her name is Pat Gomila.
c. Let me introduce myself to Sue Jenkings.
d. Hello. Is your first name Pat?
e. Let me introduce you to Rob Williams.

6. Choose the best answer for the following TWO questions.

· Are you from New Zealand?

· Do you work in the R&D department?

a. Yes, I´m - No, I´m not

b. Yes, I am - No, I don´t
c. I´m from Australia – I not work there
d. Yes, I´m do - No, I doesn´t
e. Yes, I do – No, I not

7. Which number is the following?

“Five-hundred thousand and fifteen”

a. 15,500
b. 5,150
c. 500,015
d. 500,050
e. 550

8. Answer the following question?

What does the company plan to increase?

Its ------------------------------------------------
a. advertiser
b. market share
c. competitor
d. head office
e. target market
 9. Complete the blanks with the following options:

“ Sue Mac Donald works at SBS with Tom, her brother. Tom is a sales
assistant at this bookshop and ------------- sister is the Marketing manager.
--------------- both live in LA.

a. her - His
b. she - He
c. your - You
d. their - They
e. his – They

10. Which of the following does NOT refer to a free time activity?

a. Playing video games

b. Doing gym
c. Going out
d. Meeting customers
e. Go dancing

11. Using the information below make a paragraph about JACK HURLSON

· Age: 25
· Civil Status: single
· Nationality: America
· Place of Residence: Phoenix, Arizona
· Place of Work: Arizona Mineral Waters
· Job: Sales rep
· Salary: $24,000 a year
· Leisure time activity: surfing the net and trekking

12. Using the information below prepare a short presentation about

THE VIP BANKING GROUP

· Europe´s leading bank

· Chairman: Bill Elliots
· Headquarters: Rome
· Branches: Italy, 800
· Branches and offices: New York, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Sydney,
Sao Paulo and Peking.
· Services: full range of financial and insurance services worldwide
· Employees: 400
· Annual turnover: over $ 500 M
· Plans: open branches in other countries
· Advertising: Business magazines and newspapers. Internet
13. Using the information you have in the previous item (12) about THE VIP
BANKING GROUP make to the following answers.

For example: ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––?

Bill Elliots is.

Who is THE VIP BANKING GROUP´s chairman?

a. ----------------------------------------------------------------------?
It offers full range of financial and insurance services.

b. ----------------------------------------------------------------------?
Yes, it is. It is one of Europe´s leading banks.

c. ----------------------------------------------------------------------?
In Rome.

d.----------------------------------------------------------------------?
It has branches and offices in New York, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid,
Sydney, Sao Paulo and Peking.

e. ----------------------------------------------------------------------?
To open new branches and offices in other countries.

f. ------------------------------------------------------------------------?
Yes, it does. It advertises in business newspapers and magazines and in the
Internet

14. Read the advertisement below and answer the questions.

Would you like to receive Business English?

Business English is a magazine for people learning English for professional

purposes and international communication. About three million people are learning
English worldwide. We are certain that Business English is the right magazine for
you. We can send you the magazine free for three months.
If you are interested in receiving Business English contact Circulations manager,
Business English, 15 James Street, London, w86 6TA

a. What is Business English?

b. What is its target market?
c. How much do you pay the first three months you buy Business English?
d. Why is an address included in the ad?
15. Look at the chart below an fill in the blank using the information.

Rank Job Annual Salary

1 Computer Analyst $ 142,700
2 Doctor $ 108,000
3 Electrical Engineer $ 59,100
4 Civil Engineer $ 55,800
5 Pharmacist $ 47,000

a. A doctor in America earns (write in letters) ……………………

…………………………………………………a year.
b. A ……………………………………….. makes fifty-five thousand
and eight hundred dollars a year.
c. The top job in America is: ……………………………………..

16. Read the paragraph about KELLOGG’S. Then fill in the blanks
with the words below.

45% - headquarters – U.S.A. – sells – It – turnover

This company’s (1)……………. is based in Michigan. Its annual

(2)…………….is $6,562 million outside the (3)………….…
Kellogg’s (4)………………….. its products in 130 countries.
(5) …………..makes cereal. Cornflakes, Rice Krispies, and
Frosties are its leading brands. It has (6)……………… of the
world market.

17. Read this conversation between two market specialists at a

conference. Fill in the blanks with these question words.

who what how why when where

Ken: ………………………….(1) do you do? I’m Ken Baunder.

Terry: Nice to meet you, Ken Jones.
Ken: Ah! You’re giving a presentation on new Marketing strategies.
Terry: That’s right……………….(2) are you from, Mr. Baunder?
Ken: Berlin. Terry: And ………………·(3) do you work for?
Ken: Premium Consultants.
Terry: Ah, yes! You’re form the American branch.
Ken: That’s right.
Terry: ……………..(4) is your talk?
Ken: Tomorrow. Do you want to come?
Terry: Yes, I do. …………….(5) time does your talk start?
Ken: At 10 am.

18. Match these questions with the correct replies.

1. Where is she from? a. She’s an accountant.

2. How do you do?
3. How are you?
4. What does he like?
5. Are you Austrian?
6. What does he do?
b. Chocolates
c. No, I’m not.
d. How do you do?
e. Fine, thanks and you?
f. She’s from Germany.

19. Write a paragraph about yourself. Refer to your name, your city,
your company/college and activities you do in the evening.

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20. Write a paragraph answering this question.

What do you usually enjoy doing in your free time?
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