a) He extended his product range.

b) He raised his status.

c) He entered the furniture market for the
first time.
d) He used to present his products
ENGLISH LEVEL VI-MID TERM TEST
9. What need did Philippe discover?
STUDENT´S ______________________________ a) People wanted more storage space.
b) People wanted more comfortable
SECTION 1: LISTENING (PROGESS TEST 2 MARKET LEADER furniture.
PRE INTERMEDIATE) c) People wanted desks for the living room.
Listen to radio host Sandra He bbert interviewing d) People wanted a better idea to eat
designer Philippe Boisseau. Choose the best answer
– a, b or c – to the questions. 10. Whose products did Philippe and his team look
at closely?
Track 4 a) their competitors’
1. What sort of product does Philippe design? b) their own
a) stands for trade shows c) their clients´
b) cars d) their boss
c) furniture
d) future
SECTION 2: GRAMMAR
2. What does Sandra ask about?
a) Philippe’s ideas A) *Select the appropriate passive form:
b) The materials Philippe uses
c) Stress in Philippe’s job
d) Philippe´s company
11. The manager ____ for his performance last
year.
3. What does Philippe say about some furniture
a. were appraised
designers?
b. be appraised
a) They paint their furniture.
c. is appraised
b) They are like artists.
d. was appraised
c) They are not good businesspeople.
d) They are likely to be happy
12. A reward _______ to the best performer next
year.
4. How does Philippe see himself?
a. is given
a) As a salesperson
b. was given
b) As an artist
c. will give
c) As a businessperson
d. will be given
d) As a Smart man
B) *Complete each sentence with the proper
5. What sort of product does Philippe create?
option of reported speech:
a) Comfortable but very expensive
b) Mainly beautiful, like a painting or
13. Nobody ______________ me the meeting was
sculpture
c) Useful and not too expensive cancelled.
d) the best options is not here
a) Told
6. How does Philippe get ideas for his product b) Say
designs? c) Says
a) He does market research.
d) Tells
b) He has ideas and then tries to sell them.
c) He hires a team of top designers.
d) Every job depens on the skills 14. She ______________Martina to make her own
arrangements when it was the time
7. What does Philippe discover when he talks to a) Said
people? b) Tell
a) His competitors’ secrets c) Told
b) Gaps in the market
d) Speak
c) People’s favourite furniture stores
d) he thinks it is a good Idea 15. He __________he didn’t agree with Francisco’s
decision.
a) Said
8. What did Philippe do two years ago? b) Told
 c) Says 24. Perks
d) Were told a. awards
16. Somebody __________________that the sales b. prizes
c. benefits
figures were very good.
d. something bad
a) Told
b) Will be said 25. A Liability is :
c) Wold be said a. the length of time people continue to buy a
d) Said product.
17. She ______________her manager that she b. a legal obligation of a person or company
wanted a raise. c. the percentage of sales a company has.
d. the Equity Capital of an organization
a) Is going to say
b) Is going to tell 26. the financial numbers of a company for example;
c) Was said Sales, Debts, Payroll
d) Told a. financial statements
b. figures
B select these sentences in reported speech, c. budget
d. forecast
18. Alicia: ‘I’m going to Rome.’
a) Alicia said she was going to Rome. 27. the amount of money you pay for something, in
b) Alicia told she was going to Rome some cases this is a tip or a fixed sum charged
c) Alicia Tell she is going to Rome a. cover up
d) Alicia Says she is going to Rome b. figures
c. forecast
19. Ursula: ‘The promotion was going well.’ d. fee
28. in this place you can save or stock your products
a) Ursula said the promotion had been going
a. warehouse
well b. branch
b) Ursula said the promotion has been going c. marketing
well d. headquarter
c) Ursula said the promotion was been going
well 29. It is the acronym for small and medium sized
d) Ursula said the promotion have been going enterprises
a. Sme´s
well
b. Smal
c. GDP
20. Sergei: ‘I wanted more time off.’ d. SMS
a) Sergei said he wanted more time off. 30. bringing an item into a country without declaring 
b) Sergei said he had wanted more time off. it to customs officials
c) Sergei said he has been wanted more time a. striking
off. b. demonstration
c. smuggling
d) Sergei said he was wanted more time off. d. branding
Section 3: VOCABULARY 1 SECTION 4: WRITING (10 points) use 90
to 120 words
Match the following words with the option similar in
You are a member of a consulting firm, you are
meaning in business context:
in charge of giving some advices to a company,
and this is the situation of this one:
21. Redundancies
- sole trader company
a. Dismissals
- it is a star up
b. Repeat
- want to become leaner
c. Hiring
- the warehouse is bigger than they need
d. A and B are correct
- lack of processes special in international
22. likekly
trade, last month they were smuggling some
a. Thinner
products
b. Probable
- It started to compete in the discounter store
c. kind
sector
d. B and C are correct
- Lack of an ERP sistem
23. GDP
a. Gross domestic products
b. Gros domestic products Write recommendations for the owner of the
c. Gruss domestic products enterprise, In the end of the recommendation be
d. Gras domestic products
 specific telling the bottom line of this situation c. Paragraph5
because the owner needs to understand
everything. d. Paragraph 3

SECTION 5: READING 36. UK companies don’t invest in management

Read the article training and qualification.

Now select the best answer for each a. Paragraph 1

questions or the best option according to the
reading. b. Paragraph 2

31. UK companies spend more on management c. Paragraph5

training than companies in other
European countries d. Paragraph 3
a. This is true
b. This is false 37. Employing good managers requires planning.
c. I don’t know. There is not much
information about it a. Paragraph 8
d. The don spend money on staff
b. Paragraph 2
32. Most UK companies aren’t even trying to find
good managers. They just don’t think about c. Paragraph5
it. d. Paragraph 3
a. This is true 38. Companies in the finance sector are working to
b. This is false
c. I don’t know. There is not much attract and train young talent.
information about it
d. The don spend money on staff a. Paragraph 1

33. One problem in Britain is that people become b. Paragraph 2

managers because they have technical
c. Paragraph8
skills, not because they have people skills.
d. Paragraph 3
a. This is true
b. This is false
c. I don’t know. There is not much
information about it 39. Generally, people around the world believe that
d. The don spend money on staff
the quality of management in Britain is
34. At the moment, the UK economy needs more low.
managers who can think for themselves
a. Paragraph 1
and lead the way.
b. Paragraph 2
a. This is true
b. This is false
c. Paragraph7
c. I don’t know. There is not much
information about it
d. Paragraph 3
d. The don spend money on staff

B Match each main idea with a paragraph 40. Smaller companies face a greater challenge
number in the article. than larger ones.
35. Companies need to improve their leadership but
a. Paragraph 1
it’s difficult because they have few skilled
managers. b. Paragraph 2

a. Paragraph 1 c. Paragraph5

b. Paragraph 2 d. Paragraph 4