Aprobat: Şef - departament

„Limbi Moderne” ______________

Facultatea BAA Gh. Moldovanu, prof. univ., dr. hab.
Specialitatea MKL, BA Elaborat: L.Panainte
Nivelul B1- _____________

Anul universitar 2020-2021

Semestrul II

Evaluation Test 2
In Foreign Business Language I (English)
Student’s surname _____________________ First name _____________________Group____
Date ______________
Total points ________ Mark _____

TASK I. READING (35 POINTS)

A Read the article and decide if the statements are true T or false F. Justify your answers in
your own words using ideas from the text. (10X2/20 POINTS)

1 According to the article, family-run businesses can expect more long-term success than ones
that aren’t owned and run by families. ____T
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2 Only a small percentage of UK firms are family-owned. __F__
65 percent of the 4.5m private sector enterprise in the UK are family owned.
3 About one-sixth of the UK’s GDP comes from family-owned businesses. __F__
More than 30 percent of the UK’s GDP comes from family-owned businesses.
4 More than two-fifths of private-sector workers are employed by family-run businesses. _T
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5 One family-run UK company has been in business for more than 335 years. ____T
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6 According to the article, there are far more disadvantages to family-run businesses than
there are advantages. ___F
Family run businesses have their advantages and disadvantages.
7 One of the main challenges faced by family-run firms is the conflict between the needs of
the family and the needs of the business. ___T
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8 Family-run businesses usually suffer because of the family’s emotional commitment to the
business. F
The main advantage of family run businesses is family’s emotional commitment to the business.

9 Relatives are often given a job in a family business even when there are many more
qualified people available to do the work. ___T
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10 Non-family workers in a family-run business are usually less committed than people who
work in companies that are not family-run. ____F
Non-family workers in a family-run business have a stronger sense of loyality and commitment than
people who work in companies that are not family-run
B. Ask five different Wh-questions on the text. (5x3/15 POINTS)

1. What?
2. Where?
3. Why?
4. How many?
5. Who?
what does family businesses need to be successful?

Where more than 30 percent of the GDP does come from family-owned businesses?

Why only 20 percent do truly achieve balance?

How many percent of the UK’s GDP does come from family-owned businesses?
Who did found the main advantages of fanily businesses?