In Company Intermediate

END OF COURSE TEST ANSWERS

Total out of 60. 1 mark per question.

1c
2g
3a
4i
5e
6b
7h
8d
9f
10 have
11 giving
12 made
13 find
14 saw or had seen
15 reached
16 looks
17 missed

18-22: Suggested/model answers. Deduct 0.5 marks per error.

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End of Course Test Answer Key 1

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25 said is quiet difficult enough! Part of the problem is that languages quite
26 are speak at very different speeds. Polynesians, for example, spoken
27 some of the world’s slowest speakers, converses at a leisurely 100 converse
28 syllables a minute. The english too take their time at 150 to 200. English
29 Germans, on the other hand, can often managed a swift 250. But it manage
30 is the French and Spanish what are the true Olympic champions, who
31 racing along by 350 syllables a minute. If they were driving, at
32 they will be stopped for speeding. would
33 g
34 c
35 a
36 f
37 d
38 h
39 e
40 b
41 e-business
42 over 250,000
43 60,000
44 service
45 access to website
46 easy to
47 search engines
48 back customer confidence
49 nearly 40,000
50 profit
51 – 60: Award one mark if the speaker includes each part listed. Marks are only lost for
mistakes if they affect delivery of the message and effective communication.

End of Course Test Answer Key 2