Name __________________________________________ Class ______________________________

Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.

VOCABULARY: IDIOMS
1 Complete the idioms in the sentences below with the correct words from the box.
brain / break / duck / end / eye / fire / fish / get / melt / put / see / swim / think
1 I’m afraid I don’t ______ see _________ eye to eye with my colleagues on the
proposed reforms. We seem to have completely different ideas.

2 A good way to ____ break ______ the ice when you meet someone for the first time is
to talk about your hobbies.

3 Our seminar on cross-cultural communication was a real ____ eye ______-opener for
me. I’d never realised that cultural differences were so important.

4 If I miss the deadline again, I’m sure I’ll _____ get _____ into hot water with my line
manager.

5 I’d never given a talk in my life, and they asked me to do a product presentation the
next day. I really felt I was thrown in at the deep ____ end ______.

6 We were a bit worried that Vladimir and the new team leader wouldn’t like each other,
but in fact they are getting on like a house on ____ fire ______.

7 I told my boss a joke about vegetarians, then he told me he’d never eaten meat in his
life. I’d really _____ put _____ my foot in it!

8 I do all my writing on my PC. On the rare occasions when I have to use a pen and
paper, I really feel like a ____ fish ______ out of water.

LANGUAGE REVIEW: ADVICE, OBLIGATION AND NECESSITY

2 Underline the correct modal in italics.
9 The roads in our country are terribly dangerous, so you must / shouldn’t be extremely
careful, particularly in the mountains.

10 We must / mustn’t ask them to dinner while they’re over here. I’m sure they’ll be
delighted.

11 You have to / shouldn’t renew your residence permit after three months, otherwise you
might run in trouble with the police.

12 Unfortunately, our railway stations are not safe, so you don’t have to / should be aware
at all times of what is going on around you.

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13 Tourists don’t have to / mustn’t go anywhere near military bases, especially when
carrying a camera.

14 You should / mustn’t always learn something about the country before visiting it. You
don`t have to/ musn`t smoke here. It`s dangerous.
15. I have to / should get a visa before I go to Libia. I can`t get in without one.

16. You must / should learn about a country`s culture before you try to do business there.
Otherwise you may not understand what`s going on.
17. You don`t have to/ shouldn`t make an appointment before you visit the embassy but you
may have to wait in a long queue if you haven`t got one.
18. If you want to improve your English, you have to/ should try watching some English-
language films.

3 Complete these sentences with have to / don't have to / mustn't.

15 In some countries, you ________ mustn't _______ keep eye contact for very long.
People think it’s extremely rude.

16 You ______ don't have to _________ register with your embassy, but it’s safer if you
do.

17 I was looking forward to meeting our Malaysian agent tomorrow, but unfortunately I
________ have to _______ attend an emergency meeting at headquarters.

18 In my country, you _______ don't have to ________ tip waiters, but many people will
leave a tip if they’re satisfied with the service.

19 You _______ mustn't ________ smoke anywhere on the premises. Smokers are only
allowed on the terrace outside.

20 As a business traveller, of course you _______ have to ________ speak the language
perfectly, but it will help you tremendously if you know the basics.

SKILLS: SOCIAL ENGLISH

4 Complete these conversation excerpts with the expressions from the box.
Congratulations / Could you / Excuse me / I’m afraid / I’m sorry to hear that / I don’t mind /
It’s very nice to see you / It was really nice talking to you / No thanks / Sorry
21 A: So Amir, where would you like to have lunch?

B: __________________ I don’t mind ________________________. You decide!

22 A: Help yourself to some more stew.

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 B: ___________________ No thanks _______________________. I don’t like horsemeat
very much, I’m afraid.

23 A: Have some cognac.

B: __________________ I’m afraid ________________________ I don’t drink anything

alcoholic, but thank you anyway.

24 A: _________________ Excuse me _________________________ a moment, I’ll be right

back.

25 A: We’ve just had a baby girl. Her name’s Laura.

B: __________________ Congratulations ________________________!

26 A: ___________________ Sorry _______________________ I’m so late. I got stuck in a

traffic-jam.

27 A: I and 50 others are going to be made redundant.

B: _____________ I’m sorry to hear that _____________________________.

28 A: Hello. ______________ It’s very nice to see you ____________________________

here. Welcome to our headquarters. Have you been here before?

29 B: ___________________ It was really nice talking to you _______________________,

but I’m afraid I really must get going.

30 A: __________________ Could you ________________________ say your name

again, please, I’m afraid I didn’t quite catch it.

zadanie 5.
Complete the text with the missing words. The beginning of each word is given.
The recruitment process usually begins when the employer advertises a (1) vacancy_ or a new
post – sometimes both inside and outside the company. Once they have received all the (2)
applications form_, they study and discuss them in order to select those which meet their
requirements. Next, they will assemble an interview (3) psychometric test_ and call the few
candidates they have (4) shortlist_ to an interview. The employer will also need to check (5)
references_ either before or after the interviewing stage. Finally, the employer will make a job
(6) objective_ to the successful candidate, who then starts work, sometimes after a (7)
probationary_ period of three or six months. In many companies, the new recruit will attend
induction sessions or be given a mentor who is responsible for (8) train_ new staff. After that,
the recruit can be offered a (9) provisional _ post.

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Zadanie 6.

2 Choose the correct words from the box to complete the definitions.
adaptable / ambitious / authoritative / enthusiastic / methodical / reliable

10 An _authoritative_ person behaves or speaks in a confident way that makes people

respect and obey them.

11 If you are _methodical_, you do things carefully, using an ordered system.

12 An _adaptable_ person is able to change in order to be successful in new and

different situations.
13 If you are _enthusiastic_, you feel or show a lot of interest and excitement about
things.

14 A _reliable_ person can be trusted or depended on.

15 If you are _ambitious_, you are determined to be very successful in your career.

Zadanie 7.

1. We can’t afford ______to invest_________ (invest) more money in research this quarter
2. They denied ______to steal__________(steal) the money.
3. After we’d worked all evening, we stopped ______to have_________ (have) a pizza at
about midnight.
4. Warner intends __________to sign_____ (sign) the contract tomorrow morning.
5. The consultants suggested _________improving______ (improve) our cross-cultural
communication skills
6. The boy`s father promised ________to pay_______(pay) for the window to be repaired.
7. Our neighbours apologised for_______making_______(make) so much noise.
8. I don`t remember ____________giving_________(give) you any money.
9. My son would like to ________________(study) civil engineering.

zadanie 8
Complete this telephone conversation with the expressions from the box.
Are you saying / I’m calling about / I think that’s all / don’t worry / I was wondering
A: Good afternoon, my name’s Rosario Martinelli. (26)_ I’m calling about _ your advertisement
for the post of website designer. It appeared in last week’s Brookfield Echo. (27)_ I was
wondering _ if you could give me a little more information.

B: Certainly, what do you need to know?

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A: Well, first of all, am I still in time to apply? I was away for almost a week and I only saw the
advert this morning. So, I was thinking, maybe I’ve missed the deadline…

B: No, (28) _ don’t worry _, you’re not too late. In fact, the closing date for application is this
Friday, but you can complete the application form online.

A: (29) _ Are you saying _ that I can e-mail it to you?

B: That’s correct. So that gives you one more day.

A: That’s great. I’ll complete it right away and e-mail it to you later today.

B: Good, I look forward to getting it.

A: Erm, there’s just one more thing I’d like to check. When is the successful candidate expected
to start?

B: The starting date is September but could be negotiated if it was a problem.

A: That sounds good. Well, (30) _ I think that’s all _ I needed to know. Thank you very much
for your help.

B: You are very welcome. And good luck!

A: Thank you.

Zadanie 9
Complete the sentences with appropriate expressions from the box. You will not need all
the expressions given.
barriers / open borders / free port / developing industries / dumping / tariffs / strategic industry /
restrictions / quotas / laissez-faire / liberalise / customs / deregulation / subsidise / regulations
1 The computer industry is almost entirely unregulated, governed only by the Darwinian laws
of ______free port_________ economics.

2 Transport companies have to comply with strict _______regulations________ when

carrying toxic waste and dangerous chemicals.

3 France sees banking as a ______open borders_________. The government will prevent any
attempt by a foreign bank to take over a French bank.

4 In an open market, there are by definition very few ________restrictions_______ on the

movement of goods.

5 Since the _______deregulation________ of the US airline industry a few decades ago, a lot
of airlines have been started, and a lot have gone bankrupt.

6 Prior to 2007, Hong Kong had one of the strictest import duties on alcohol in the world,
despite the city’s reputation as a ______laissez-faire_________ for most other products.

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7 China’s commerce minister tried to convince Brussels to reverse contentious anti-
_______dumping________ tariffs against Chinese imports.

8 The president rejected all protectionist measures and promised to push ahead with his
commitment to ______liberase_________ the economy.

9 In the EU, ________tariffs_______ to trade in goods were dismantled much more quickly
than those to services.

10 Some companies ________subsidise_______ high-quality childcare facilities.

zadanie 10.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. If you ________hadn`t offered _______ (not / offer) such good terms, we wouldn’t do
business with you.

2. If you ______call_________(call) me at four o`clock. I`ll be in the office.

3. If we ____wouldn`t have______________( not have) our own fleet of trucks, we
wouldn`t have been able to deliver on schedule.
4. If we place a very large order, ______would you be able_________ (you / be able) to
despatch immediately?
5. Our price would include insurance only if your order ________is_______ (be) really
large.
6. As long as you guarantee prices for the next two years, we ______will sign_________
(sign) the contract.
7. If they had ordered 10,000 we _________will give____________(give) them a bigger
discount.
8. We ______doesn`t bought_________ (buy) from them if their payment terms weren’t
better than their competitors’.
9. If we _______knew________ (know) a better supplier, we’d stop doing business with
Dumont.
10. What would you do if we ________would cancel_______(cancel) the order?

zadanie 11.
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same.
1. I didn`t have a raincoat with me so I got soaked.
If I haven`t a raincoat with me, I would get soaked.

2. You don`t exercise and you eat too much that is why you are overweight.
If you don`t exercise and you eat too much, you would be overweight.
3. I will call a guard if you don`t leave immediately!
Unless you leave immediately, I will call a guard.

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4. He cheated the woman out of her savings that is why he is in prison now.
If he hadn`t cheated the woman out of her savings, he wouldn`t have be in prison
now.
5. You click on this icon to save the file
If you…click on this icon, you save the file.

Zadanie 12.
Match the statements with the best replies
1_c__I got the job! A) help yourself.
2__e_Thanks for your help. B) bad luck.
3_a__Do you mind if I have some coffee? C) Congratulations!
4_d__ Let me buy lunch. D) no, it1s on me.
5__b_ I heard that Ray has lost his job. E) Not at all.

zadanie 13.
nieruchomości –
Potwierdzić-
Początkowy-
Znak fabryczny-
Targi handlowe-
Bezrobotny- unemployer
Zdolny do pracy- employable
Umowa o pracę-
Przyuczenie do zawodu-
Zdecydowanie-
Wspólnie-
Sala posiedzeń-
Intelektualne zdolności- mental ability
Umiejętnośći logicznego myślenia- reasoning skills
Przebić się na rynek-
Powiązany-
Pod względem- as long as
Niedoceniać-
Uważać, postrzegać-
Dopasowany-
Wykorzystanie, wyzysk pracowników-
Utrata pracy-
Obecnie- currently
Związki zawodowe- labor unions
ustawodawca- lowmarker

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 Podać cenę-
Konsument- consumer
Wizytówka- business card
Dochód- income
Spółka- joint renture
Przewalutowywać- revalued
Stały klient-

zadanie 14

READING
A. Read the article and decide whether these statements are true or
false.
11 The meeting in Paris was about opportunities in the fashion business.
False
12 The French government hopes to bring Arab money to France. True
13 Anne-Marie Idrac is a French investment banker. False
14 The first time a conference like this was held was ten years ago. False
15 Arab women have traditionally had a lot of control over money True
The women gathered in a splendid hotel in the heart of Paris on a recent
rainy day. They had arrived
in style, some sporting fur coats, others clutching Hermès bags.
Yet this was not a social event nor a fashion show. The guests were some of
the Arab
world’s top businesswomen and their trip to Paris was to learn about
business opportunities, even in
today’s difficult economic times.
They were letting themselves be charmed by the French government, which
has suddenly
discovered that the wealth of Arab women and their rising profile in the
business world represents a
good source of capital.Paris, the businesswomen were told, was now a
financial centre. Its important contribution to
the asset management business, they said, had turned it into the ‘Boston’
of Europe. ‘It is time to
invest with us,’ declared Anne-Marie Idrac, minister for foreign trade. ‘You
are welcome, you are
welcome,’ she added.
The Paris conference, organised by the Arab International Women’s Forum,
would have
been inconceivable a decade ago.
True, many Arab women, particularly in the oil-rich Gulf, have always
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fortunes, largely gained through inheritance. But it is only more recently
that they have sought to
make their own investment decisions.
It is also in recent years that the club of Arab businesswomen has
expanded, creating a new
class who have worked their way through family businesses or started their
own companies. More
confident and determined, Arab businesswomen today are better organised
– and more widely
heard.
As Fayza Aboulnaga, Egypt’s minister of international cooperation, told the
conference, the
number of women’s business associations in her country has grown from a
single one in 1995 to as
many as 22 today. Higher levels of education as well as economic need
have sent more and more
women into the workforce. Islamic law, meanwhile, allows women to own
property and maintain
control over their wealth when they marry.

B Choose the best answer to each question according to the article.

16 Where have some Arab businesswomen begun work in business?
a) internships abroad
b) family businesses
c) women’s business organisations
17 How have Arab businesswomen changed?
a) They’ve become wealthier.
b) They’ve begun doing business in Europe.
c) They’ve become better organised.
18 How many women’s business associations were there in Egypt in 1995?
a) none
b) one
c) twenty-two
19 How has education affected Arab women?
a) It has increased their ability to work.
b) It has decreased the amount of time they have available to work.
c) It has doubled their earnings, on average.
20 What does Islamic law say about women’s wealth?
a) Wealthy women should give their money to their husbands.
b) They are not allowed to control property.
c) They are allowed to make financial decisions after they are married.

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