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1- You feel it’s time the tea-break ended as
everyone has a lot to do and not much time
to do it in; so you say to the group in
general;
A) Let’s have some more tea; there’s nothing
urgent waiting to be done.
B) Well, there is a lot of work to be done that
can’t wait. I think we had better make a
start.
C) I’m going back to my office. If there is a
problem let me know.
D) If Mr Clare arrives, show him straight into
my office; otherwise I don’t want to be
disturbed.
E) If you’ve nothing better to do, make sure
the meeting hall is in good order for
tomorrow’s work-shop.
2- You make an unscheduled visit to a
colleague of yours in another department
and find that he’s out somewhere. So before
leaving, you ask the secretary to let him
know that you have called; you say:
A) Tell him I called as arranged
B) I am Richard Stokes; wasn’t he expecting
me?
C) Could you tell my colleague that I called?
My name is Richard Stokes.
D) I might as well wait as he’s sure to be back
soon.
E) This is Richard Stokes. I came to your
office as you had asked me to.
3- As the head of the organising committee,
you want to make the opening session of the
conference something rather special and
impressive. With this in mind you approach
an eminent scholar and say:
A) Would you be interested in going through
the paper I’m presenting at the conference?
B) I would like you to give your candid opinion
of the proceedings of the conference.
C) Could you kindly chair one of the sessions
at the conference?
D) I was wondering if you would be so kind as
to make the keynote address at the
opening of the conference
E) I’m sure you were excepting me to ask you
to be present at the opening of the
conference.
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4- You have called a meeting of the board
members at 10 a.m., but at the last moment
you have had to put it off; so you ask your
secretary to notify the members of the
postponement:
A) Please tell the members that the meeting
has been put forward to 3 p.m. today.
B) Could you inform the board members of the
agenda of the meeting?
C) Will the board members be able to attend
today’s meeting?
D) Have you managed to get in touch yet with
the board members?
E) I would like to comment on the reaction of
the board members to the items on the
agenda.
5- You have been asked to give your opinion
on a project proposal for energy
conservation. You are impressed with its
feasibility and generally feel very
enthusiastic about it; so you say:
A) The project I am talking about has a
relatively low chance of success.
B) The energy resources of the country could
be adversely affected by such a project.
C) I’m fully in favour of the project, since the
country’s energy policy will benefit from it.
D) To be frank, the new energy policy does not
really take into account the
recommendations of the project.
E) As far as I am concerned, energy
conservation is a highly over-rated issue.
6- You visit a friend in his home and during the
conversation he complains about some
ailment. It is clear to you that he is not
looking well; so you feel concerned and say:
A) Just keep on with the medicine prescribed
by the doctor.
B) Well, I have some aches and pains too; it’s
normal to feel down at this time of the year.
C) By the way, I met James last week, and he
seems to have the same problem as you.
D) Stop thinking about it so much. It’s sure to
pass.
E) Don’t keep putting it off; I really do think you
should see a specialist right away.
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7- You want to encourage a friend who is
lonely to do unpaid work at a local
orphanage. You say:
A) The orphanage at the other side of town is
advertising for helpers and they pay well
B) You’re right. It can be rather depressing
working in an orphanage
C) You’re good with children. You'll soon get
involved with the orphanage children and
they’ll be like a family for you.
D) You’ll find the job very tiring and I don’t
think you're fit enough to do it.
E) My daughter hopes to work in an
orphanage when she has taken her degree.
8- A friend of yours has asked for your honest
opinion about someone you know to be a
cheat and from every point of view
unreliable and unpleasant. You answer
bluntly:
A) I know nothing against him but I know
nothing in his favour either.
B) From what I know of him he's a most
undesirable character and can't be trusted
an inch.
C) I’ve only met him once or twice; so I don't
feel I can say anything about him.
D) He's not my type, but I know nothing
personal against him.
E) A lot of people don’t like him; but perhaps
they are jealous of him: He's awfully rich
you know.
9- A friend has been suffering from backache
for several months but keeps putting off
seeing a doctor. You decide that the time
has come to force him to seek medical
advice. You say:
A) You know as well as I do that it could be
serious. And, if it is serious the sooner you
start treatment the better.
B) Never mind. I expect it’s nothing serious
and will pass with time.
C) Stop making such a fuss. Everybody has
the odd pain.
D) If you take a couple of pain killers every
night it will help you sleep.
E) Do stop worrying! The doctor said there
was nothing seriously wrong. Why don’t
you believe him?
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10- You want to encourage a young colleague
who is rather lacking in confidence to apply
for a scholarship. You say:
A) They are not even considering applications
from your university. It’s time you faced the
fact that you are not up-to-standard for an
academic career.
B) A lot of people have already applied, so you
don’t stand much chance.
C) If you had worked a bit harder you might
have stood a chance.
D) It seems to me you've got all the right
qualifications. Why don’t you apply? If you
aren't accepted, there's no harm done.
E) If you ask me, it would just be a waste of
time for you to apply but if you want to, do.
11- Someone has come to visit you in your
office and seems prepared to waste your
whole morning. You decide to send him
away, but without being unkind. You say:
A) Do come and see me this morning as I
have nothing to do in the office.
B) We have been discussing the proposals
made by the study group, and it is very nice
of you to join us.
C) Let's continue this conversation at another
time. I've got an important meeting
scheduled for this afternoon, and need to
go over the main points in the agenda.
D) It has been such a long time since I saw
you last; tell me what you have been doing
all this time.
E) I haven't seen anything of your brother for
months. What is he doing?
12- At an interview for a new job you are asked
why you want to leave your present job. You
want to make a good impression and say:
A) I must say I’m puzzled by the
unemployment figures issued this morning.
B) I know many people are looking for new
jobs; I am fortunate as I have already got a
very good one.
C) The people at the place where I work are
very sociable and I would hate to give up
my job.
D) I find my present job too simple and
tedious. I want an opportunity to
demonstrate my creativity
E) It seems you are going to interview a lot of
people and that will take much time.
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13- Everyone in the department store seems to
be greatly impressed by the new technician,
but you know him better than they do. So,
you decide to contradict this impression and
say:
A) I’m afraid I don’t agree with you, either.
B) I can tell you he is not what he seems to
be.
C) I’m sure you won’t be disappointed in him
later.
D) I’m sure he’ll prove useful in the
department.
E) He just needs a little encouragement, I
suppose.
14- A friend of yours has been a heavy smoker
for years and clearly this is seriously
affecting his health. You say:
A) Your health is rapidly deteriorating; Why
don’t you give up smoking altogether?
B) I know you enjoy a smoke. I think, you
should continue to smoke heavily.
C) I can understand why, after all these years,
you smoke so heavily.
D) More and more people are cutting down on
their smoking, but I think you shouldn’t.
E) I presume it is only at work that you smoke
so heavily.
15- Mr. and Mrs. Jones are at a formal dinner.
Mr. Jones has spilled wine on the table cloth
and he is extremely embarrassed.
Afterwards Mrs. Jones wants to console him
and says:
A) At the dinner you made me feel very
uncomfortable and embarrassed. Do learn
to be more careful.
B) Something was wrong tonight. Everyone at
the dinner seemed uncomfortable.
C) I think it was a dreadful dinner party, don’t
you?
D) Don’t worry. I’m sure few people actually
noticed what happened at the table.
E) On the whole, the conversation was
tedious; don’t you agree?
16- You are in charge of a building site and want
to discuss, as soon as possible, a technical
problem with the chief engineer. As he is not
at his office, you leave the following
message:
A) I’m leaving early. Please keep an eye on
the site.
B) I wonder if we can meet for a drink after
work tonight.
C) You might have told me that you were
going to have visitors.
D) The cement hasn’t been delivered. Why
not?
E) There’s a problem we must discuss. It is
urgent.
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17- You have been invited to attend a
conference on drug trafficking. However, as
you have been in poor health for some time
you feel you must decline the invitation, so
you say:
A) Conferences of this kind bore me greatly.
B) Although I’ve recently had an operation,
that needn’t prevent me from attending.
C) Normally I’d have been pleased to attend,
but on health grounds, I must be excused.
D) Since drug trafficking is a major world
problem, I’m sure the conference will be a
great success.
E) I believe the medical aspects of drugs
should be taken into account at the
conference.
18- In board meeting a young colleague has put
forward a new policy suggestion which
conflicts to the general policy of the firm.
You think it is right and, therefore, you want
to support it, so you say:
A) The general policy of our firm should at all
costs be upheld.
B) What he has suggested can really be
ignored.
C) Our young colleague’s suggestion really
deserves our serious consideration.
D) As far as I’m concerned, there is little to be
said.
E) Our young colleague seems to have
weakened the traditions of the firm.
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19- You consider the annual performance report
submitted to you both inadequate and
unconvincing. So you return it saying:
A) This is rather superficial and will have to be
revised. Make sure the new version
includes all the data available.
B) Well done! There are odd things left out,
but never mind, it will work.
C) Yes. It’s well to the point and no padding.
D) I’m extremely impressed by the general
layout of the report.
E) This is not what I wanted; it’s far too long
and detailed.
20- A friend asks your opinion of the products
of a comparatively new company. You have
been very satisfied with them; so you say:
A) They are comparatively cheap, but that’s all
one can say for them.
B) I’ve yet to make up my mind. Why don’t you
try them?
C) Everybody recommends them, so I thought
I’d try them.
D) You can depend on the quality of their
products.
E) I suggest you to keep the ones you’ve been
using.
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21- Mr. James has put your name forward for a
position that looks like being time-
consuming and not very rewarding. You
want to turn it down politely. So you say:
A) I can’t understand why, of all the people, I
should have been chosen.
B) Well, I’m glad you haven’t given the job to
Martin.
C) Thanks for proposing me, but this is a
position for a younger, more energetic
person.
D) You must be out of mind if you are making
me a serious offer.
E) Why not? There’s no harm in trying.
22- One of your patients is seriously ill and
really ought to be in hospital; but the family
want to keep him at home. You agree but
before leaving the house you say:
A) Should his condition change noticeably, be
sure to call me at once.
B) He’s improving nicely. I’ll call again when
I’m in the neighbourhood.
C) Cases of this sort do not require constant
medical attention.
D) Basically he has a sound constitution so
don’t worry.
E) He ought to be well enough to get up a little
tomorrow.
23- You are presiding at a board meeting and
want to keep it as short as possible to leave
time for your other commitments; so at the
start of the meeting you say:
A) This is an informal meeting; you can all talk
freely.
B) Shall we get down to business right away
as I have a very tight schedule today?
C) Let’s take our time over making decisions
on the items on the agenda.
D) Have you all got time to spare for a matter
not on the agenda?
E) We’d better wait for the others to come.
24- You want to express your satisfaction to
your opposite number when a bilateral
agreement on economic cooperation has
finally been reached, following a long and
exhausting negotiation. You say:
A) I wonder whether the principles of the
agreement will ever be implemented
effectively.
B) I can’t believe we’ve reached an
agreement. But I don’t think it will last.
C) You must be as disappointed as I am with
the outcome of our negotiations.
D) It was surprisingly easy for our two parties
to come to an agreement.
E) I really feel we have achieved a great deal
and it’s very gratifying.
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25- Last night you went, with high hopes, to a
recital given by a well-known violinist, but
you were very disappointed by his
performance. Today in the office, when
asked whether you had enjoyed the concert
you replied:
A) I thought the program was very well
chosen.
B) The violinist was, in every respect, superb.
C) The concert hall was extremely crowded.
D) Most people seemed to enjoy themselves.
E) It certainly did not come up to my
expectations.
26- You wish to buy a certain flat but don’t know
the legal procedures involved. So you ask a
lawyer friend of yours for help. You say:
A) Do you really think that flat is worth what
they are asking for it?
B) I'm buying that flat I told you about. Could
you come with me to help with the
formalities?
C) Did I tell you I am thinking about buying the
flat under us?
D) I know exactly what formalities we have to
go through.
E) In the long run this should be a good
investment, don't you agree?
27- Owing to the economic recession, a number
of people in your firm are going to be made
redundant. On learning that you are not one
of them you show your relief by saying:
A) Thank God I'm safe! I keep my job!
B) What a blow to all my hopes!
C) Let's get together and find a solution!
D) No one deserves such a job.
E) What a nuisance! Never mind, we'll
manage.
28- The construction of a new highway along
the Black Sea has been under discussion.
You feel such a project would contribute
immensely to the economic development of
the area. So you say:
A) I don't think this particular region needs a
high way of this description.
B) Actually this will be a terrible waste of the
limited resources of the country.
C) The economy of the region will benefit
greatly if we can put this scheme into effect.
D) If the money were spent on industrial
development it would be much more
sensible.
E) I suggest a special study group be set up to
decide whether the project is feasible.
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29- Together with your colleagues, you are
trying to organise an international
conference. However there seems to be
some disagreement about the dates for the
conference. June has been suggested, but
you feel this is too early. So you say:
A) June is fine. Shall we say the first week?
B) As far as I’m concerned, June is as good as
any other month.
C) June is too late. Why don't we have the
conference in May?
D) We can hardly get everything organised by
June; let's leave it till September.
E) Let's vote on it. I’m for June. Who else
wants June?
30- The board has been discussing the report
concerning the bank’s performance during
the last year. As the chairman of the board
you are of the opinion that, with a few minor
changes, the report is acceptable to all
members of the board. So you say:
A) Unless all these corrections are made the
report cannot be forwarded.
B) I conclude that basically we all approve of
the report, but there are still one or two
corrections to be made.
C) All those corrections will take up a lot of
time.
D) Actually the report ignores certain very
important issues.
E) Before we approve of the report Let’s
discuss, in detail, what we hope to achieve
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31- A friend of yours has had an accident, and
his car is badly smashed up. He’s very upset
about it. So, to cheer him up, you say:
A) I don’t suppose they can fix it at all.
B) What a pity, the car is so badly smashed!
C) I’ve often warned you to be very careful
when driving.
D) It will cost you a fortune to get it repaired.
E) Never mind the car. You’re alright and
that’s what matters.
32- A colleague has got into the habit of using
your computer without even asking if he
may. You are annoyed at this and indicate it
by saying:
A) Whenever you need a computer you can
always borrow mine.
B) Of course I don’t mind you using my
computer whenever you want to.
C) Before using my computer, at least ask me
whether I’ll be needing it myself.
D) Would you mind if I borrow your computer
next week?
E) Thank goodness we have a computer to
help us get through this work.
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33- You have been invited to join a team of
experts to work on a specific space project.
You are thrilled and phone your brother to
share the news. You say:
A) The space project I mentioned the other
day has been abandoned.
B) Guess what! There’s a space project under
way, and I’m on the team!
C) There’s a space project coming up; should I
apply?
D) I can’t tell you how pleased I am to be
leaving the project.
E) I don’t think it’s all that important to be part
of a research team.
34- A close relative of yours has undergone
surgery. For several days she has been kept
in the intensive care unit and everyone has
been very worried about her. When the
doctor finally assures you that her condition
really is improving, you say with relief:
A) That’s wonderful news! I’ll go and tell the
others straight away.
B) I’m afraid this is not what we expected.
C) We all know this would happen.
D) But obviously it’s too soon for anyone to be
sure.
E) I do think you could have let us know
earlier.
35- On arrival at the airport you learn that your
flight is delayed for at least two hours. On
hearing this from the airline official, you
can’t help showing your frustration and you
say to him, in a sarcastic way:
A) Then, I'd like to reserve, if possible, a seat
for the next week.
B) The weather’s bad; it’s hardly surprising.
C) Where can I go and get a drink to pass the
time?
D) Is this the “on-time” service you always
advertise?
E) Never mind, that will give me time to
choose a book.
36- You are being sent to an overseas branch of
the company. For family reasons you know
this will be difficult for you, but with your
future career in mind you accept the
posting, but reluctantly. So you say to the
company manager:
A) You must realise that the post does not
appeal to me at all. Send someone else.
B) I’m delighted you’ve chosen me for the job.
C) If I’ve got to go, I will go. But it won’t be
easy either for me or my family.
D) I’m sure my family will be pleased when I
tell them where we’re going.
E) You must be out of your mind to even think
of sending me.
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37- A junior colleague who rather lacks self-
confidence has given you a draft article of his
to read. On reading it you have been
impressed by the quality of his work. While
returning it to him you say:
A) You seem to be over-ambitious.
B) I'm afraid quite a lot of changes will have to be
made.
C) This is en excellent piece of work. You
deserve full praise for it.
D) I don't think you'll find anyone willing to publish
it.
E) Frankly, l was very disappointed with your
performance.
38- Until all the regional reports have come in,
there is no point in holding a general meeting
of the directors. So the one already planned
must be postponed You send a note round to
everyone saying:
A) Please remember to bring all regional reports
to the general meeting.
B) The general meeting has been put off as
several of the regional reports haven't arrived.
C) A general meeting will be held to discuss the
regional reports which have so far been
submitted.
D) Since so many regional reports have been
completed we can hold a general meeting to
discuss them.
E) A majority of the regional reports are in favour
of holding a general meeting to discuss
regional problems.
39- You've arranged to meet a friend downtown at
5 o'clock: At the last minute something urgent
has come up and so you can't make it. You
immediately phone him and say:
A) Could we meet a little earlier?
B) Sorry I didn't manage to get there on time. I
hope you didn't wait long.
C) Bill, you haven't forgotten, have you, that
we're meeting at 5?
D) Bill, I'm sorry, but I'm tied up at the office, so I
can't meet you today at 5.
E) I'm looking forward to meeting you at 5 o'clock
today.
40- Your friend has been listed for an international
prize on account of his work on AIDS.
Obviously, you're delighted for him and on
seeing him say:
A) Have you found out yet who nominated you
for this prize?
B) I must say you're in for some tough
competition.
C) Of course you haven't yet found a remedy for
AIDS.
D) Your work on AIDS is too theoretical.
E) This is splendid news. Your findings on AIDS
really deserve recognition.
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41- The economic situation in the country is
bad, and your firm has been going through
hard times. So at the board meeting you feel
it is time to warn everybody that the
situation is serious. You say:
A) The economic outlook is bleak and we must
be prepared for the worst.
B) I should remind you that this recession will
soon be over.
C) We've all seen worse times than this
before. Never mind.
D) After all, the situation is apparently being
exaggerated.
E) The performance of our firm has so far
been most promising and will continue to
be so.
42- You plan to show your products at a fair for
durable household goods. You want to find
out from the organisers how many firms are
taking part. So you call and say:
A) Which other firms will be accommodated in
the central area?
B) Can you tell me what is going to be
exhibited at the fair?
C) How many firms have you so far rejected?
D) I'd like to learn the number of firms
exhibiting at the fair. Can you help me?
E) A number of firms will probably decide not
to attend at the last moment, won't they?
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43- You have been waiting eagerly for the
delegates from member countries to vote on
certain proposals your team has been
working on. The decision they take,
however, is not the one you had been
waiting so you show your disappointment
when you say:
A) I had hoped they would endorse what we
had proposed; unfortunately they didn’t.
B) I was expecting the committee to come
along with new proposals, but they didn’t.
C) In my opinion some delegates will show
that they are biased.
D) I thought they would presently regret the
decision they had taken.
E) By this decision the delegates
demonstrated that there was no agreement
between the member countries
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44- You have been invited by the dean to a
meeting of the heads of departments. You
will be attending but are likely to be a little
late. You feel it will be polite to let the dean
know. You say to him:
A) Can you tell me whether the meeting you
are holding is to go for long?
B) It’s very considerate of you to postpone the
meeting to suit me.
C) Would you be so kind as to let me leave the
meeting a little earlier?
D) About the meeting, I’ll definitely come but I
hope you’ll excuse me if I am not there on
time.
E) As for the meeting, I think I should tell you
right away that it won’t start on time.
45- You have been invited to give a paper at an
international conference on family planning.
You are pleased with the invitation and write
to the organizers informing them that you
are willing to give a paper but would like
some guidelines as to what is wanted in the
paper.
A) I’m delighted with the invitation but regret
that owing to personal matters I have to
decline it.
B) I’ll be looking forward to participating in the
conference. Please let me know what
aspects of family planning you would like
me to cover.
C) In fact family planning hardly interests me
at all so please excuse me.
D) I’m sure the conference will be a success
and I will gladly contribute with a paper.
E) It’s very kind of you to invite me and I’ll
keep the guidelines in mind as I prepare the
paper.
46- As the mayor you are concerned about the
number of the homeless children begging
and sleeping in the streets. You are
determined to tackle this serious problem.
Before taking action you want a detailed
report on the situation. You call in the chief
social worker and say:
A) With a view to dealing with the problem of
homeless children I want you to study the
matter thoroughly and give me a report on
it.
B) As far as the problem of the homeless
children is concerned your findings have
proved inadequate.
C) To save homeless children from the misery
of living on the streets all the social workers
should be given set duties.
D) The number of homeless children in our
street has, as your report points out,
increased alarmingly.
E) The problem of homeless children can only
be solved once I’ve agreed on the
proposals you have made in the report.
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47- The sales figures of the company show a
downward trend and altogether the prospect
seems rather gloomy. You want to share
your worries with your deputy and say:
A) You should have told me before. We could
have done something about it then.
B) I am just as worried as you are, but let’s
keep quiet.
C) How do you interpret the sales figures.
Frankly I’m rather apprehensive.
D) So you are upset about the work force.
Well, so am I.
E) I think it is high time we took firmer
measures to keep our sales at present
rates.
48- Your company has signed a contract to
construct a dam. The engineer who was
going to coordinate the work has been taken
ill and you are to replace him. The job is a
challenging one and you are uneasy about
it. A fellow engineer wants to reassure you
and say:
A) The main point to keep in mind is to
complete the project by the deadline.
B) They have been looking for you for some
time.
C) After all, the dam project is going to be
extremely costly.
D) As soon as he recovers he plans to leave
the country.
E) With the qualifications and experience you
have, you’ll manage fine.
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49- A friend is working on a report, which means
he only rarely shows up at the office.
However, there's a meeting that he must
attend and you feel you ought to remind
him. You leave a message on the answering
machine of his telephone. You say:
A) There's a meeting again tomorrow if you
feel like coming.
B) The meeting went off well. The boss didn't
even notice your absence.
C) If you aren't coming to the meeting, send
note of apology.
D) Are you planning to come to the meeting? If
so, see you there.
E) Just a reminder. The boss is expecting
everyone at tomorrow's meeting. Mind
you're there.
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50- You are in town on business and it's all
business, and no free time to yourself. You
phone a friend, explain the situation and
then ask her to join you at a cocktail party
though you know she won't want to do so.
You then say truthfully:
A) I know, it's not your idea of a pleasant
evening, but if you can come I shall be very
pleased.
B) If you can't come, than keep Thursday free
and we'll have lunch together.
C) Good, I'll pick you up on my way there.
Expect me at about 7 o'clock.
D) If you'd let me know earlier I could have
made better arrangements.
E) Well, in that case we’ll have to plan
differently and I'll let you know.
51- A friend complains that he's getting no job
satisfaction and a very low salary; so he's
going to resign immediately. You feel he's
behaving rather foolishly. You advise
caution and say:
A) The scheme doesn't sound very sensible to
me, but if that's what you want, do it.
B) I suggest you hang onto this job while you
look around for something better, or you
may be landed with something worse.
C) I wish I could offer you a job in my work
place but at present there are no openings.
D) I feel just as you feel. If only we could get
somebody to give us the capital we could
set up on our own.
E) Few jobs do give job satisfaction. Just
accept the fact.
52- You got a friend to go to the cinema with
you, but he agreed rather unwillingly. The
films turn out to be most disappointing; the
story is meaningless and the acting bad.
You feel you ought to apologise and say:
A) Is this your kind of film? It isn't mine.
B) What a shame! A perfectly good story
ruined by bad acting.
C) If I' d known what the film was like I' d never
have dragged you here. I'm sorry.
D) I rarely go to the cinema so I don't know if
this counts as a good film or not.
E) The film wasn't much good but it was better
than staying in all evening, wasn't it?
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53- You are visiting a neighbour who is back
from hospital after quite a serious operation.
He's the type who doesn't like to be ill and
won't admit to being ill and is talking of
going back to work within the week. You
don’t want to upset or worry him, but you do
want him to stay at home and rest a little
longer. You say:
A) What does your doctor say about going
back to work?
B) If you don't feel like going back to the office,
than don't do so.
C) What's the matter? Haven't you got a
doctor's report to cover the whole period?
D) You're looking just fine; but wouldn't it be
sensible to take things easy just a little
longer?
E) If only you had a reliable secretary you
could supervise your office from the home.
54- At the hotel you manage, there have been
problems with the waitresses. They don't
like changes in the work timetable. They
can't stay late. If they do stay late they want
to be sent home by taxi. With this in mind
your instructions to those who are recruiting
new waitresses are:
A) Make sure that they are willing to work
flexible hours and that they don't live too far
away.
B) They must look smart and have had at least
two years experience.
C) Experience is not important. We'll train
them here. But they must know some
English.
D) The starting salary is low, but tell them our
customers give generous tips.
E) Don't let them meet the ones who are
leaving; they may learn bad habits from
them.
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55- You feel you are being unfairly criticised for
negligence and you feel you have every
right to protest. You say:
A) You’ve no right to go to shouting at people
like that, no matter what they have done.
B) Agreed! Perhaps, there is evidence of
carelessness; but whose? No one has the
right to put the blame on me.
C) If you carry out instructions meticulously
there’ll be no problem.
D) Luckily I foresaw the problem; if I hadn’t
you would all be in danger of losing your
jobs.
E) Let’s stop blaming each other and get down
to putting things right.
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56- There has been an unusually heated board-
meeting. One of the younger members, quite
out-of-character, has really been rather rude
to one of the senior members. You feel he
ought to apologise though really he isn’t to
blame. You say:
A) It really was most unfortunate, but I do think
it would be best if you tried to smooth out
the situation.
B) You are always speaking out-of-turn like
this and you’d better cure the habit.
C) We all know he’s an old fool, but it doesn’t
give you the right to tell him so to his face.
D) What he said was quite unforgivable. You
did right to say so.
E) The situation is hardly likely to improve
even if you do apologize to him.
57- Ted is thinking about buying your car. As he
is an old friend you want him to have the
first option. But he’s been hesitating about it
for ten days or more, and you are losing
patience as you want to get the transaction
finished. You tell him quite openly:
A) You really ought to get a driving licence
before thinking about buying a car.
B) I’d like to have the car but my financial
position is such that I must let it go to the
highest bidder.
C) My car really isn’t in very good condition so
you’d probably better look elsewhere.
D) There are several other people interested in
buying my car so do please make up your
mind about it by Thursday at the least.
E) You can borrow my car for a few days but I
must get it back by the weekend.
58- A friend of yours is under great pressure at
work and the strain is increasing. You really
want to get him to relax for one evening out
with mutual friends and ask him to join you.
You want the invitation to seem casual but
tempting! You say:
A) It’s time you widened your circle of your
friends; you are getting in a rut.
B) You really ought to meet these people .
They are in the same line of business as
yourself.
C) How about joining us? It’s all people you
know so you can relax and be yourself.
D) I don’t want to go there by myself; won’t
you come with me?
E) You are on edge all the time. You must
take a break or you will get ill. You must
come.
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59- In a large department store one of the
assistants has really been very rude to an
old lady. True, the old lady was slow to make
up her mind about what she wanted and in
fact seemed rather confused all together,
especially about how much she could afford
to buy. After she has gone, you turn to the
assistant and, hoping to change her attitude,
say:
A) Your job is harder than I thought!
B) That wasn’t well done. Remember, we shall
all be old one day; you too.
C) Old people should find someone to do their
shopping for them.
D) I shall report the whole incident to the
manager and it will serve you right if you
lose your job.
E) You handled the matter well. These old
people try one’s patience to the limit.
60- A friend is worried about his son because
he’s been getting poor marks at school.
Your friend’s manner is rather too
authoritarian and you think he is being too
hard on the boy. Rather tentatively you say:
A) What are his friends like? Are they bad
influence on him?
B) It’s serious. You’ll have to make him work
harder.
C) Perhaps you’re putting too much pressure
on him. He’s just at the age that reacts
badly to pressure.
D) Don’t change your manner. He’ll give in.
E) He must be made to see reason.
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61- Someone who is known to be rather
unreliable in money matters comes to you
asking for a loan. You refuse to give him a
loan but want to do this in a kindly manner,
making use of your family commitments.
You say:
A) I do wish I could have helped out but I have
to pay the children’s school fees this month
and there’ll be nothing left over after that.
B) Yes, of course, I’ll help you out; but you’ll
have to pay me back at the beginning of
next month.
C) I thought I’d told you that I would never
again lend you any money.
D) My father would be very angry if he knew
what I was doing.
E) Why don’t you ask your family to help you
out? Surely they will.
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62- A friend has had a bad cough for several
months. You think it is high time she
consulted a doctor about it, and you decide
to impress on her the need to take the
matter seriously. You say:
A) Do please go to a chemist’s and get a
bottle of cough mixture.
B) You know as well as I do that a cough can
be a sign of something more serious. Go
and get it checked.
C) Do what I do. Drink a glass of fresh
grapefruit juice every morning. I’m sure it
will do you good.
D) The weather is getting warmer now and
perhaps your cough will go away.
E) I think you are coughing a bit less these
days, but I still think you should go to a
doctor.
63- There have been last minute changes in
flight arrangements so you phone your son
at his office to let him know of these and
save him a fruitless drive to the airport. You
speak to his secretary who informs you that
your son is at a meeting but that she can get
a message through to him. You say:
A) Please make sure that he is there at the
airport to meet me as arranged.
B) I think he should know that, unfortunately,
the holiday has had to be cancelled.
C) Please explain that London - Amsterdam
flights are fully booked for the next six
weeks.
D) I just want to remind that he promised to
meet me at the airport this evening.
E) Just tell him there’s been a change in the
program, and I shall not be arriving this
evening.
64- A friend’s child has knocked over a vase
and broken it. They are both very sorry, and
you want to comfort them and stop them
feeling bad about it. You say:
A) That was one of the more expensive items
in the collection.
B) What a naughty child you have! I think you
are to blame for the damage he has done.
C) Well, actually I am sorry because it was
given to me by my grandmother.
D) There’s no harm done. Actually, that’s a
vase that I have never really cared for.
E) I should have kept such a valuable vase in
a safe place.
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65- When a friend phones and asks “Where
were you last night?” you suddenly realise
you’d promised to go round and see her, but
hadn’t done so. She’s a close friend and you
are always open and honest with each other.
You say:
A) I worked late at the office. Why?
B) Oh dear! I simply forgot. I’m so sorry.
C) I was just about to phone you about it.
D) I thought you were coming round here.
E) That’s very kind of you. I should have let
you know earlier.
66- There’s a problem with the car, and you
want the mechanic at the repair place you
always use to start work on it immediately
though there are other jobs that he is
working on. He’s reluctant. You really do all
you can to make them agree. You say:
A) My neighbour sent me here, and he is a
very good customer of yours.
B) I know this is the first time I’ve come to you
but I’ll come regularly if you help me now.
C) Come on! I’m a good customer and don’t
ask many favours. It really is of vital
importance that you fix it for me
immediately.
D) As long as you can do it tomorrow, there’ll
be no problem.
E) You did a bad job of fixing it last time I
brought it in. That’s why there’s a problem
now.
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67- Someone asks you where a certain school
building is. You only know vaguely where it
is and, wanting to be as helpful as possible,
say:
A) It’s very near here. Do you see the Post
Office there? It’s just next to the Post
Office.
B) I’m afraid I can’t help you. I’ve never heard
of the place.
C) I don’t think it’s anywhere near here. In fact
it could be at the other side of the town.
D) Go along this road as far as the traffic
lights. Then turn left and it’s the second
building on your left.
E) It’s down this hill and to the right
somewhere. They’ll be able to help you
better at the Tourist Office down there.
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68- A colleague at work feels he has been
unfairly treated by his manager and his first
reaction is to hand in his resignation. You
think he is over-reacting and that he would
soon regret such a step. Accordingly, you
say:
A) Give yourself time to think this over.
Tomorrow’s another day. You may feel
differently then.
B) That man must be made to realise that he
can’t treat people in this way.
C) By all means, hand in your resignation; with
your qualifications you can soon get a
better job.
D) If I were in your position I would most
certainly hand in my resignation.
E) You are not behaving unreasonably. In fact
you’re taking the only right course.
69- On the news you learn that there has been a
substantial drop in the price of a number of
shares, including some you have. You feel
alarmed and need reliable advice
immediately. You call a close friend who is
an expert in these matters. As he’s not
available you leave a message with his
secretary for him:
A) There is something I would like to discuss
with you. Call me when it’s convenient.
B) It’s extremely urgent. Please call me as
soon as possible. I desperately need your
advice about some shares.
C) You’ve always given me reliable advice. I
need some more today. I’ll call again later.
D) I hear share prices are falling. When you’re
free tell what to do with mine.
E) I’ve called to get your advice about whether
or not it could be profitable to buy more
shares now.
70- You have accepted an invitation to give a
lecture to a group of geologists. You have
been looking forward to this but, on the
morning of the day your talk has been
scheduled for, your wife is suddenly taken
seriously ill so you cannot leave her. You
call the organisers immediately to cancel
your lecture and express your apologies.
You say:
A) Unfortunately my wife has been ill for along
time, and I feel I cannot commit myself to
give a talk.
B) Unfortunately my wife has not recovered as
fast as I expected, so I have to cancel my
talk today.
C) Since my wife is suffering from a serious
illness I suggest you postpone today’s talk.
D) I’m sorry to have to let you know that I
cannot possibly give my talk today owing to
my wife’s unexpected illness this morning.
E) Due to my wife’s ill health, I am reluctantly
giving up all my lecture engagements.
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71- The position of Undersecretary in the
Ministry had fallen vacant. From various
quarters, both inside and outside the
Ministry, you had been given the impression
that you were likely to be appointed to the
position. However, this did not happen, and
someone else was appointed. Naturally you
feel disappointed and admit this to a close
friend, saying:
A) Believe me I couldn’t care less about what’s
happened.
B) It was unfair of them to encourage me and
then appoint someone else; it is very
dishonest of them.
C) It’s quite a relief to know that a really
qualified person has been appointed to this
position at such a crucial time.
D) Well, I have to admit that I might have
found the additional responsibility rather
trying.
E) I really had every reason to believe the
position was mine, so now I know it isn’t. I
do feel rather upset
72- You are leading a delegation for your
country authorised to negotiate for the
settlement of a border dispute with a
neighbouring country. So far the
negotiations with the opposite delegation
have gone well, and an agreement has
almost been reached. However, you need a
final consultation with your authorities and
therefore suggest a short break in the
negotiations. So you say to the other
delegation:
A) I suggest we suspend the negotiations now
and meet again some other time.
B) I propose we adjourn for a short while, say
for two hours, since I need to review the
situation with my government.
C) We consider the terms you have put
forward reasonably acceptable, and will
sign the document after the break.
D) This border dispute has gone on far too
long, it’s time we settled it for good.
E) The agreement we have already reached
must be approved by our governments.
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73- In the office there has been some criticism
of the secretary on account of her manners.
But you are more satisfied with the quality of
her work and so come to her defence,
saying:
A) She may be sent off under the current
disciplinary rules.
B) She’s not as polite as may be expected of a
perfect secretary, but as for efficiency she
is superb.
C) Obviously she lacks many of the qualities
one looks for in a secretary.
D) I know she always yells at people and does
not behave herself.
E) Her manners can be annoying and this
makes her a difficult person to work with
efficiently.
74- Your nephew has been offered several
different jobs by various companies. He
can’t make up his mind about which one to
accept. So he comes to you for advice. You
happen to know one of the companies well
and feel sure it has a lot to offer. You say:
A) I don’t know much about other companies
but this one will give you excellent training
and some useful benefits.
B) As far as I’m concerned all the offers seem
to be desirable. You can choose any of
them.
C) With one exception, I feel they can all be
recommended.
D) I don’t think I’m in a position to advise you
on all of the offers. But this one I know
should be avoided.
E) I suggest you take the one that seems to
offer better benefits.
75- As the chief organiser of a conference
hosted by your university it is for you to
introduce the first speaker who is a world
famous scholar in his field, and happens
also to be a former professor of yours. So, in
your introduction you say:
A) It gives me great pleasure to ask you to
attend the conference and be the first
speaker.
B) I’m delighted you were able to join us,
though not as a speaker, but of course we
are hoping you will participate in our
discussions.
C) This is a great moment for me as I am
privileged to welcome so many famous
speakers.
D) As your onetime student it is my privilege to
welcome you as the most distinguished
scholar in your field and as the keynote
speaker of the conference.
E) What a surprise this is! It’s wonderful to run
into you here in this way.
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76- A friend of yours, with excellent credentials,
has not been offered the job he had applied
for. You see that this has made him very
discouraged and extremely upset. You want
to help him regain his self-confidence, so
you say to him:
A) If you can’t find anything better, I can
probably try to take you into my company.
B) I reckon you must have offended someone;
after all, you aren’t very sensitive.
C) This is not the end of the world; a person
with your qualifications deserves better
employment opportunities.
D) After all, you ought to be more considerate
of other people’s feelings.
E) In this period of economic recession
competition for executive posts is likely to
continue for some time.
77- You have moved to a new house and are
looking for a fairly large, original picture to
hang near the front door. You have a friend
whose taste you trust and who has a lot of
friends in the art world. You think he can
help you find something suitable, so you say
to him:
A) I wish you’d keep an eye open for a picture
that would look good on the wall by my
front door.
B) I don’t own a picture large enough to hang
at the top of the stairs.
C) The picture needn’t be large but it must be
imaginative and colourful. I leave the rest to
you.
D) Should I commission someone to paint a
picture to hang on that wall?
E) How much would I have to pay for an
original picture of the right size for this wall?
78- A neighbour is going to a big reunion dinner
that you know your brother, who is a well-
known local figure, will also attend. You
think the two of them should meet, so you
say:
A) My brother is sure to be there at the
reunion, and I expect he’ll recognise you.
B) If only I’d been going too I would have
introduced you to my brother.
C) My brother is a lot like you, so its only
natural that you should have got on well.
D) I’ve told my brother about your suggestion,
and he seemed interested.
E) My brother will also be there. Everybody
knows him. So, do introduce yourself to him
and give him my greetings.
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79- Your sister has announced that she is going
to be married at the end of the year. You’ve
heard plenty about the young man, and all to
his credit. So you are quite happy about the
marriage; but still you do want to meet him
first. You say:
A) This is all rather sudden, isn’t it? What does
he do for a long living?
B) Well, this is a surprise. Tell me all about
him.
C) I hope you’re not acting impulsively! Is
there something you’re trying to hide as we
still haven’t met him.
D) I’m so glad I know you’ve made an
excellent choice and you certainly deserve
to be happy.
E) Well, congratulations and all my best
wishes. But I do hope you’ll bring him round
to meet us before the wedding.
80- For a while now a friend has been having
trouble with a group of workmen in his
factory, and matters are now coming to a
head. You feel he is behaving in too harsh a
manner and want to point this out to him in a
tactful way so as not to offend him. You say:
A) My advice to you is to make no
concessions whatsoever and let those
leave who want to leave.
B) Your trouble is you’re too hard on them. I’m
surprised you’ve got any workmen left.
C) I can’t understand the problem. Please
explain it again to me.
D) There’s always trouble in the workforce
everywhere. Just ignore it.
E) Are you sure this is the correct approach
that you are taking? They might respond
better to a gentler treatment.
81- Some time ago, a friend persuaded you to
employ his son in the personnel department
of the firm of which you are a director.
Within a short time you began to regret
having done so, for the young man had
turned out to be lazy and unprincipled. You
express your regrets to a colleague, saying:
A) Oh well, we can send him to another
department if that’s what you want.
B) I’m glad I was able to help a friend in this
way.
C) If I had known then what he was like, I
would never have taken him on.
D) I expect he’ll resign as soon as his contract
expires.
E) I don’t suppose any of the other candidates
would have been any better.
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82- A friend of yours, who is the manager of a
company, tells you that he has dismissed
one of his employees, an engineer, for
immoral conduct in the workplace. He
further informs you that he has received
several threatening telephone calls from this
same person. Your friend is very upset and
comes to you for advice. You feel firm action
must be taken. So you say:
A) Next time he calls, just tell him politely that
you are upset by his calls.
B) If he calls again, tell him you are going to
take legal action. And do so!
C) If I were you, I would ignore the whole
matter.
D) As far as I understand it, you seem to be in
for a lot of trouble.
E) As a matter of fact, telephone calls of this
kind don’t need to be taken seriously.
83- As an eminent scholar you’ve been invited
to give a series of lectures in South
America. Since recently you find you get
tired easily, you feel the journey would be
very exhausting for you; so, you decline the
invitation, giving your reason at the same
time. You say:
A) I’m afraid I cannot accept your kind
invitation because, for a person of my age,
the journey would prove too tiring.
B) I have to turn down the invitation since I
understand it is unsafe to travel in your
country.
C) Thank you for the invitation but I no longer
accept invitations that involve much
travelling as I cannot afford the time.
D) I would like to accept your invitation, but tell
me first how much travelling is involved.
E) Though I fear the journey will be rather
tiring for me, I will look forward to visiting
South America.
84- You learn that a close colleague of yours in
the Economics Department has been
nominated for the Nobel Prize in economics.
You feel thrilled for him and call him
immediately to congratulate him. He tells
you that he doesn’t expect to receive the
prize because there will, almost certainly, be
other candidates better than him.
Thereupon, to encourage him, you say:
A) You are probably right. You’ll just have to
wait and see how it turns out.
B) True. And after all one never knows how
much the issue is affected by politics.
C) If I were you, I’d not raise my hopes too
high.
D) Surely you are one of the leading
economists in the world and have as much
chance as any one else.
E) You should feel pleased that at least you’ve
been nominated.
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85- You have a vintage car which has to be
handled with great care and really needs
expert attention. You ask a friend of yours to
advise you on where to take it. You say:
A) As you know, not every car repairer can
service a vintage car. Do you know anyone
who can?
B) You're good with cars. How about having a
look at my vintage one?
C) I'm looking for a new place for the servicing
of my vintage car, since I’m not satisfied
with the present one.
D) Have you ever dreamed of owning a
vintage car? The only problem is getting
them serviced.
E) I'm afraid I’ll have to get rid of this vintage
car; it's so hard to get it serviced, and so
expensive.
86- At the executive committee meeting of the
company, several members have voiced
their unease at the adverse effect of the
recession on profits. So, as the chairman,
you want to dispel this gloomy atmosphere,
and say:
A) I also feel disappointed by the situation, but
let’s not discuss it now.
B) Are you trying to tell me that the recession
will continue well into next year?
C) I admit that sales at present are a little
lower than usual, but we have every reason
to expect an increase in the second half of
the year.
D) Are you quite sure that the figures you have
been given by the several departments do
really reflect what's happening?
E) We must introduce stringent measures
straightaway if we are to prevent a
worsening of the situation.
87- A few of your paintings are to be on show at
an exhibition to be opened next week. You
want to give an open invitation to all of your
colleagues in the department, and say:
A) The exhibition I'm holding next week is to
raise money for charity. So I’m hoping it will
be very crowded.
B) If anyone is interested in the exhibition of
my works, let me know and I'll get you an
invitation.
C) There will be another exhibition, next week,
of the works of amateur artists like myself.
You’ll find it enjoyable.
D) I think you all know my paintings are going
to be exhibited, starting Tuesday next
week. I hope to see you all there.
E) This is the first time my works are going on
exhibition, so, naturally, I'm very excited.
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88- You have just returned from an international
conference. Frankly, you were rather
disappointed with the quality of many of the
papers presented. On your return, when
your colleagues inquire about the
conference, you admit to being disappointed
and say:
A) Had you been there, you would have been
as enthusiastic about proceedings as I was.
B) I was really shocked by the lack of interest
shown by the great majority of participants.
C) It was a thrilling experience just to be with
so many specialists in our field.
D) Like any other international conference, this
turned out to be extremely exhausting.
E) Actually, several of the presentations fell
short of my expectations.
89- As a professor of management you have
been approached by the director of a bank
for your opinion of a candidate who was
formerly one of your students. So, you want
to reassure him and say:
A) Though he has a calm manner which may
be misleading, he is actually dynamic,
creative and resourceful.
B) Yes, he has shortcomings; but you have a
good in-training programme, don’t you?
C) As far as I recall, in my courses, I expected
more from him than he was able to give.
D) It seems to me that the post on offer really
requires very special skills.
E) I suggest you screen a wide range of
candidates before deciding on anyone.
90- You manage a fairly large supermarket and
feel you have lost customers recently due to
the late delivery of the goods you have
ordered. You are extremely angry at this
negligence and write a stiff note of
complaint to the wholesalers. In the note
you say:
A) This is to inform you that, if I am to keep my
customers, you must deliver goods at least
twice a week.
B) If only you'd sent the goods in time, my
customers would have had far more choice.
C) I feel you should be warned that my
customers are not at all satisfied with the
quality of the goods delivered.
D) Your irresponsibility in this matter has
damaged my trade. Just make sure it
doesn’t happen again.
E) Your delivery system is no longer as
efficient as it used to be; you really must do
something to improve it.
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91- You are in charge of a team of scientists
doing fieldwork in the mountains. However,
your work has often been hampered by the
wet weather, and you are worried that it may
not be finished on time. As this cannot be
permitted, you say to your team members:
A) Since the weather has been so bad, I don't
think it is wise to carry on with our work.
B) Due to the adverse weather conditions, I
am afraid we are behind schedule; we'll
have to make a much bigger effort.
C) Despite the bad weather the work goes
forward as planned.
D) Given the weather conditions we have had
so far, it is comforting to know that we have
done a lot of work.
E) Even though the weather has always been
unsettled, it has affected our work very
little.
92- At three o'clock today you have an
appointment with your dentist. However,
your manager has called you to say that, at
the meeting at three o'clock today, the board
of directors would like to hear your expert
opinion on the reorganization of the
company. So, as you are required to attend
this meeting, you have to cancel your
appointment and say to your dentist:
A) I just can't attend the board meeting when
I'm in such pain with this tooth. Don't you
agree?
B) I know I cancelled my 3 o'clock
appointment with you for today. But now I
find I can come.
C) As far as I know there is no board meeting
today, so 3 o'clock should suit me fine.
D) I'll have to cancel this appointment with you
if they call a board meeting at that hour.
E) I'm sorry I can't make it today at three
o'clock as I'm obliged to attend a meeting of
the board at that hour.
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93- Upon the publication of your new novel,
which is politically quite provocative, you
have caught the attention of the public, and
many journalists have been trying to do
interviews with you. Yet you wish to keep a
low profile. and so turn down their requests.
Again you have been approached by a
journalist for an interview, but you say:
A) I could not have predicted that my new
novel would catch the public attention to
such an extent; I've no objection to being
interviewed.
B) I am very grateful for everyone's interest,
and you will be given plenty of time to
interview me.
C) I have been thrilled by the public reception
of my new novel, and I'm always delighted
to meet the press.
D) Thank you for your interest in my novel, but
I want to keep out of the public eye.
E) I have always had a very high respect for
journalists; certainly it is a privilege for me
to be interviewed by them.
94- Today is the birthday of your thirty-year-old
brother, who, with his family, lives in
another town. You have always been very
fond of him but you have not seen him for
quite a long time. So you call him and say:
A) Many happy returns! I wish I were there
with you and your family to celebrate your
birthday. I've missed you a lot.
B) Congratulations to all concerned. You
deserved it!
C) You must be feeling relieved. Now, take my
advice and relax a bit.
D) This is just to wish you many happy returns.
I expect you and your family will come to
see me when you are on leave.
E) I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday.
If I have the time and the means I'll drop by.
95- You are the sales manager of a housing
company and, as such, have the task of
promoting a new set of reasonably-priced
villas built in a pleasant setting. When
approached by a prospective buyer for more
information, you say:
A) That particular house was built ten years
ago but is in remarkably good condition.
B) You may find the price of our villas
somewhat exorbitant. but they are set in a
lush green landscape and have breath-
taking views.
C) No detail has been overlooked in our villas
which have full resort amenities and are
aimed at our privileged well-to-do clients.
D) These villas are charmingly placed, with
mountains behind them and lovely views of
the sea. Moreover, they are good value for
your money.
E) At present, house prices are falling so it is a
good time for making a purchase.
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96- Recently you have seen the film version of
Henry James' celebrated novel “The Portrait
Of A lady”. You have been much impressed
by the quality of the presentation, for you
had found reading the novel very hard
going. In conversation with a friend who has
not seen the film you say:
A) It's one of the best films I've seen for a long
time even though the story is rather
superficial and tedious.
B) I very rarely enjoy a film of a novel that has
given me pleasure.
C) I certainly enjoyed the film “The Portrait Of
A lady” far more than the novel as it really
brings the story alive.
D) The film “The Portrait Of A lady”, changes
Henry James' story beyond recognition.
E) The film doesn't follow the novel very
closely but it is quite enjoyable to watch.
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97- You have organized a conference which has
been a great success. You feel sure that the
work of your staff has contributed greatly to
this success. In wrapping up the conference
you wish to include them in your words of
thanks. go you say:
A) Last but not least, let me say how much the
success of this conference is due to the
dedicated work of my staff, and how
grateful I am to them.
B) On behalf of my staff, who have done so
much to make the conference a success, I
would like to thank you all for taking such
an active part in proceedings.
C) Since the conference has ended
successfully, I feel I owe it to my staff to
thank you all for coming.
D) My staff and I are delighted that the
conference has been so successful, and we
thank you all for your contributions to its
success.
E) In closing the conference, I would like to
say, on behalf of my staff and myself, how
grateful we are to you all for your active
participation.
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98- The Party's executive committee has set up
a special group to make a study of
unemployment problems in the country and
suggest ways of solving them. The
committee instructs the group as follows:
A) The country is faced with a huge
unemployment problem, and the executive
committee expects you to come up with
some solutions.
B) The Party is very concerned about the
unemployment problems throughout the
country and we simply want you to propose
strategies to overcome them.
C) Your first aim will be to examine the
nationwide state of unemployment, and
your second to recommend solutions to the
problems related with unemployment.
D) The executive committee fully realizes that
until you have studied the problem of
unemployment thoroughly no action can be
taken.
E) Your study of the problems of
unemployment and any solutions your
group may suggest, will, the executive
committee feels, be to the benefit of the
Party.
99- There is to be a company board meeting
next week to discuss the financial policy for
the coming year. As the managing director,
you want all departments to submit a
detailed report on their expenses for the
past year. So, you say to your department
chiefs:
A) Since the board is concerned about the
company's expenditures over the last year,
I must ask you to account for the position of
your own department.
B) For the board to plan next year's company
expenditure, please be sure to hand in a full
account of the expenses of your
department over the last twelve months.
C) Due to the heavy financial losses last year,
the board is determined to curb expenses
during this next year, so I want all of you to
write down and hand in your suggestions.
D) Before the next board meeting on the
company's financial policy, I want to
discuss with you the expenses of each
separate department since the beginning of
the year.
E) As the board is going to meet next week to
consider the financial position of the
company, it would be helpful if you could all
submit your proposals on expenditure to
me.
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100- You have been to a special exhibition of
Ottoman art, held in the National Museum.
You have been much impressed by the
variety and the beauty of the exhibits. So,
next day in the office, you recommend it to
your colleagues, saying:
A) The National Museum sometimes holds
special exhibitions; at present there is one
on Ottoman art.
B) Yes. I went to the exhibition at the National
Museum, and do agree that it is very
representative.
C) The exhibition of Ottoman art at the
National Museum is apparently quite a
unique one. I suppose you've already seen
it.
D) Yesterday. I went to that exhibition of
Ottoman art at the National Museum, and
thought it was superb. Make sure you don't
miss it.
E) I was at the National Museum yesterday
and happened to see there an exhibition of
Ottoman art. Are you interested in that sort
of things
101- You have made a thorough study of the
causes of migrations from the rural areas in
the country to the big cities. When asked
your expert opinion on how to put an end to
this social trend, you say:
A) In fact, this trend of rural migration has
doubled in the last three decades or so.
B) If you ask me, better living conditions must
be offered to these people coming from
rural areas.
C) As far as I am concerned, housing,
education and public transport are among
the major setbacks of fife in the big cities.
D) The rural population of the country is
increasing far more rapidly than that in the
big cities.
E) First and foremost, we need to open up
new areas of employment in the rural
areas.
102- You are a bank manager and a friend of
yours, who Is a businessman, has come to
you for advice on where to invest. As there
is a prevailing economic crisis that seems
likely to last for some time, you feel it would
be unwise to make any specific
recommendations for investments. So you
say:
A) In this time of recession, the only advice I
can give you is to wait.
B) Some people are making overseas
investments, but I don't think that's a good
idea.
C) Since we ere experiencing a temporary
setback in the economy, why don't you
channel your resources into tourism?
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D) In view of the rising prosperity, apparent at
every level of society, why don't you put
your money into one of the big
corporations?
E) Given the present economic circumstances.
I think you're sure to make money in any
sector you invest in.
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103- Somehow a week has gone by before you
learn that a very good friend has suddenly
been taken ill. When you do learn you
immediately resolve to visit her that same
evening, but in the meanwhile you send
flowers and with them a note saying:
A) Why didn't you stay in hospital a little
longer? You'd have been well-looked after
there.
B) Do you try to cheer up! I'm sure it's not so
bad! I'll try to come and see you tomorrow
evening.
C) No one told me you were ill till this morning.
I'll drop by when I can. Take your medicines
like a good girl!
D) I only learned this morning that you'd been
ill. I'll come round after work today. Till then
take care!
E) Can't wait to see you! I'll come round later.
Let me know if there's anything you need.
104- A friend is planning to do a make-over in her
sitting-room, and is talking about brilliant
lime-green walls and a bright blue fitted
carpet. It's going to cost a lot of money and
you think she'll get tired of the scheme
before long and regret having spent so
much money on it. So you try to put her off
and say rather reasonably:
A) it's not the sort of colour scheme I'd choose,
but it’s you who will be living with it, not me!
B) it might look fine so long as the curtains are
a natural shade.
C) That's a ridiculous idea! Forget it.
D) Bright colours are terribly popular at
present, so you'll be right in the fore of
fashion.
E) Can't you bring some bright colours into the
room with cheaper articles like cushions
and rugs?
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105- The new secretary has made rather a lot of
mistakes during her first week in the office, so
a lot of people are criticising her. You think
that she'll be fine once she has settled in
properly and learned the routine. So you say:
A) The worst thing about her is her manner, and,
of course, the way she dresses!
B) Let her see how displeased we are with her.
C) Give her a chance to get used to the work and
to what we expect of her.
D) It's her typing that is bad, and I don't think that
will improve.
E) She was highly recommended. Let’s just hope
she does better next week.
106- You are buying a book for a colleague who is
retiring. It's not likely that she already has the
book you have chosen for her but you want to
be quite sure the shop will let her exchange it
for another if she wants to. So you say to the
shopkeeper:
A) She reads a lot, so she may have read it
already.
B) If she brings it back you will refund the money,
won't you?
C) If she should want to change it, I presume you
would allow her to, wouldn't you?
D) If she's already read it she can give it to
someone else, can't she?
E) Do I have to bring the receipt with me if I want
to change it?
107- You have a great deal of work to do on a report
this morning and are determined to be left to
do it undisturbed, no matter who may call. You
instruct your secretary to this effect and say:
A) If anyone calls let them ring back after 3
o'clock unless it’s very urgent
B) You are to put through no telephone calls
whatsoever this morning, not even if it's the
managing director himself.
C) I want to finish this report today, so don't put
any calls through, unless my wife rings.
D) Remember, no calls please, unless it's the
boss himself.
E) If the managing director should ring please tell
him I've nearly finished the report.
108- A friend has been having a lot of problems, at
work and at home. She is badly in need of a
change and you decide to give her an evening
out. So you say:
A) After work, let's go and get something to eat,
and then go to a cinema.
B) If there had been any good films we could
have gone to the cinema.
C) I’m terribly busy next week, but I ought to be
free on Saturday.
D) Mary wants us to go around to her place this
evening; but I'm not keen to go.
E) The concert last night was excellent. You
should have made the effort and gone.
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109- You have, at short notice, called for a
Department meeting to discuss a
confidential matter and reach a decision on
it. At the beginning of the meeting you
remind the members that, once the meeting
is over, they must never refer to the matter
or discuss it with other people, So you say:
A) I really had no choice but to call this
meeting since issues we are going to deal
with really cannot be postponed any longer.
B) I'm sure it hasn't been hard for any of you to
come to the meeting; as you all know, the
matter under discussion is rather personal.
C) First, I must thank you for coming to our
routine weekly meeting: I must warn you
that the main item we are going to talk
about today may upset a few of you.
D) I'm glad so many of you could make this
meeting; let me point out first that the issue
under discussion may turn out to be very
controversial
E) Sorry to disrupt your programmes by
bringing you here now, and let me stress
from the start that there must be no leakage
about the meeting.
110- Given the present situation, you are in a
dilemma as to how to invest your savings.
You can't decide whether it would be more
profitable to buy shares or to invest in a
strong currency. You consult a close friend
who is an economist and say:
A) Since you are more informed about money
matters than I am, I wish you'd advise me
on whether to invest in shares or in a strong
currency.
B) I've been told that there's no point in
investing either in shares or in a strong
currency; do you agree?
C) If you know anything about economics,
please tell me whether shares look like
being a good investment.
D) I am very confused about how to invest my
savings. Who do you think could give me
some good advice?
E) I have invested all my savings in shares,
not in strong currency; as an expert, do you
think I have made a wrong decision?
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111- As an expert in international relations, a
group of journalists have asked you to give
your opinion on the strained relations
between the United States and China over
the recent spy plane crisis. You feel that it is
too early to make a full assessment of the
outcome of the crisis. So you say:
A) This is an unfortunate event which seems
likely to have long-term damaging effects
on the relations between the two countries.
B) It is clearly a very serious situation.
However, it's surely better to wait a while
before venturing to comment on the
international impact of it.
C) I think both countries should exercise
discretion; and if they do so, the crisis will
soon be resolved.
D) As far as I am concerned, this spy crisis is
being grossly exaggerated by both sides.
E) If you ask me, both sides are equally to
blame for the crisis which could prove a
threat to world peace.
112- As a farmer you are experienced in animal
husbandry and have a herd of healthy cattle.
The herds in the neighbouring farms,
however, have been hit by foot-and-mouth
disease. Despite the stringent measures you
have taken, you are worried that the disease
may spread to your herd. So you say to your
veterinary doctor:
A) I'm very upset by the fact that my
neighbours' herds have got foot-and-mouth
disease. Shouldn't you have detected this
earlier?
B) In the neighbouring farms, it seems they
have several cases of foot-and-mouth
disease. I’ve taken every precaution
against it, so I'm not worried.
C) Do you know anything about this foot-and-
mouth disease which I understand is
troubling the cattle in neighbouring farms?
D) Since I take good care of my cattle I don’t
think this foot-and-mouth disease among
my neighbours' herds will affect me
E) I'm obviously concerned about the spread
of foot-and-mouth disease in the
neighbourhood. Is there anything else that I
can possibly do to protect my own cattle?
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113- You are the defence lawyer in a case of a
bank robbery. You believe that your client
was not involved in it but merely happened
to be in the area at the time of the robbery.
This was the grounds for his arrest, and
forms the basis for your defence. So you
say to the court:
A) The bank in question is in a deserted
neighbourhood, so it is not likely that
anyone saw what was happening.
B) I cannot contest the accusation that my
client was involved in the robbery but the
part played by him was definitely minimal.
C) The reasons for suspecting my client of the
robbery are purely circumstantial: there is
no reason to doubt his innocence.
D) I suppose you naturally suspected my
client, as he had already been involved in a
bank robbery.
E) There were several other people in the
bank at the time. What were they doing?
114- Your company manager has recently been
asking you to work overtime several times a
week. At first you agreed fairly willingly but
you regret that you ever agreed, as it has
really overtired you. You wish to be excused
from all overtime work. So you say to the
manager:
A) I don't mind doing some overtime once a
week but I can't manage more.
B) All this overtime work leaves me very
exhausted; initially I didn't mind doing it, but
now could you please let me off?
C) I have always enjoyed doing the overtime
as the work has proved very stimulating.
D) I only agreed to do over1ime as I needed
the money.
E) I think it's time we stopped all this overtime
business, as it has turned out to be very
boring: don't you agree?
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115- Following the September 11th terrorist
attacks security checks at airports in
particular have increased. Consequently
many people are reluctant to travel by air.
One of your friends has this same attitude
and is wondering about cancelling his flight
to New York. You feel he is unnecessarily
apprehensive and, to stress that his fears
are groundless, you say:
A) I don't like all these security measures
either, but I suppose air travel at the
moment is the most dangerous way of
travelling.
B) Remember, all these stringent security
measures are for our safety. You can travel
confidently because of them.
C) It seems to me that you have always been
scared of flying and so now I'm not
surprised at your attitude.
D) Given the present circumstances, I
suppose the best thing would be for you to
cancel your flight.
E) The Sep. 11th attacks really have played
havoc with air travel so I suggest you
postpone going to New York.
116- A friend is going for a job interview. The job
description asks, among things, that the
candidate has the "capability to lead a
multidisciplinary team including engineers,
economists, planners, and safety experts".
Your friend is unsure of himself on this
point. You want to help him to a more
positive attitude, so you say.
A) Stop worrying! If there are safety experts on
the team, they will take care of all your
security problems for you.
B) What do you find so frightening about a
multidisciplinary team? The firm probably
hasn't even got one.
C) Whoever wrote that advert wanted to make
the company sound grand! I can't see why
you are interested.
D) You've never worked with a
multidisciplinary team, so don't worry about
it until you have to.
E) Well, I for one have full confidence in your
ability to manage a multidisciplinary team,
you have been doing just that for years.
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117- You have been given two invitations for a
lecture that is not open to general public.
The subject is later novels of Charles
Dickens. As one of your friends is a Charles
Dickens fan, you decide to ask her to join
you; you call her and say:
A) The lecture we are going to is sure to be
very crowded, so lets be there early.
B) There is a private Charles Dickens lecture
coming up. I have two invitations for it and
thought you might like to come along with
me.
C) I am sure you would have enjoyed the
lecture on Charles Dickens.
D) I've got two invitations for a Charles
Dickens lecture. I thought the subject might
interest you. Can you use these invitations?
E) Would a Charles Dickens lecture be of any
interest to you? If so, I can send you an
invitation.
118- You have recently been to a conference
where you listened to a paper given by
someone who used to be in your
department. You were disappointed with the
quality of the paper and really thought there
was nothing to comment on it. On your
return, when the colleagues asked about it,
you replied:
A) His papers gave rise to a great deal of
heated discussion, which shows that some
people must have been impressed by it.
B) The paper he presented was inconclusive,
but certain parts were quite stimulating.
C) For the most part of his views were
outdated, but he had researched the
subject thoroughly.
D) It was an average soft of paper, but there
were some fresh insight into the subject.
E) His paper was full of repetitions and lacked
all originality.
119- At the last local elections a friend had been
counting on your support when he was
standing for the office of mayor. You had
personal reasons for not supporting him
then but clearly he feels hurt. When you next
see him, you promise him you full support at
the next election, so you say:
A) Don't forget, you didn't perform very well
yourself at the elections, so what was I to
do?
B) You are right to be angry with me but I
won't make the same mistake again.
C) Everything was in a muddle then. But
promise to let me know if I can be of any
help.
D) I know I disappointed you at the elections,
but I won't again; you have my word for it.
E) I promise to support you at the next
elections provided that your policies
conform with mine.
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120- As the chairman of the steering committee
you find that urgent business requires that
you call all committee to an unscheduled
meeting. You realize that many of them will
find this highly inconvenient, so your
request is as accompanied by an apology.
You say:
A) I can't say how sorry I am to have to do this
but it's imperative that we all meet here
within an hour.
B) I am sorry to have to remind you that our
meeting will take place as scheduled.
C) Apologies for calling you so late, but I've
brought the meeting forward to 9 o'clock in
the morning.
D) It's a pity we couldn't manage to get
everyone to the meeting today, but I am
sure everyone will be there tomorrow.
E) How sorry I was to see that so few of you
managed to come to the urgent meeting
that I called yesterday.
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121- In the office section of your travel agency
one of the clerks has grown rather slack and
careless, and has come late on several
occasions. The one in charge has decided to
take action and consults you on what action
to take. You feel inclined to be lenient, or at
least give the culprit one more chance. You
say:
A) When he's in the mood he works well. He
just hasn't been in the right mood for
weeks.
B) He's been warned on several occasions.
He deserves to be fired.
C) Why don't you let him off with a warning?
But tell him this is his last chance.
D) He's always been a disruptive element in
the department. Let him go.
E) Personally, I like him. And with his French
and his German he won't be easy to
replace.
122- A friend is unduly upset because of the way
her son has been treating her, and, indeed,
because of his general attitude towards her.
You want to cheer her up and make her
believe it's all quite normal. You say:
A) Not to worry! It's a phase they all go
through and usually it doesn't last very long.
B) But he's such a nice boy! What have you
done to annoy him?
C) Oh, are you sure you haven't done anything
wrong?
D) The main thing is not to make an issue of it
or you'll antagonize him for life.
E) You'd better have a straight talk with him
and tell him to show more respect in future.
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123- You need a book from the library rather
urgently but just can't spare the time to go
there. You overhear a colleague say he's
going to the library, so you write down the
title of the book you want and the author on
a slip of paper, and you go up to him and
say:
A) Next time you go to the library there's a
book I want you to borrow for me.
B) As you're going to the library anyway,
would you mind taking this book out for
me?
C) I do wish you'd let me know when you're
going to the library, so you can take out any
book I might need.
D) I shall be needing this book shortly. Can
you get it for me?
E) If you're going anywhere near the library I
wish you'd choose some nice light reading
for me.
124- You are being hailed as a hero for rescuing
a child from a burning house. You want to
play the event down and so you say:
A) Only very special people can work as
firemen.
B) I've always wanted to do something heroic
and now I'm pleased to have had the
chance.
C) Actually, it really wasn't very courageous of
me at all. I just ran in without considering
the risks.
D) I shall never forget the way that child was
screaming as I went in.
E) The parents should never have left the child
alone like that.
125- You are meeting a friend in London and
want to choose a suitable meeting place. As
your friend doesn't know London well you
need to fix a meeting place she'll be able to
find easily. And as the weather is cold, you
want it to be indoors. After a moment's
thought, you say:
A) The easiest way to get to anywhere in
London is to take the Underground. The
stations are all clearly labelled.
B) The best and easiest place where we can
meet is the British Museum, which is not
difficult to find.
C) What would you like us to do? We could
look round a museum if you'd like to or go
for a walk in Hyde Park.
D) There are special buses in London that
take you on a tour of the city. Let's get on
one of those.
E) It's not easy to meet someone in any of the
big stores. They really are huge, and they
keep moving the departments around.
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126- You and a friend want to buy a present for a
colleague for his new home. You want
something a bit different. You think you
know his taste in abstract pictures well
enough to choose one that he'll appreciate,
but you need to have a fair number to
choose from. You say:
A) There are several exhibitions of abstract
paintings on at the moment. Let's take a
look at them first.
B) Are you sure he prefers abstract paintings
to portraits?
C) As long as the colours aren't too bright he'll
be happy with whatever we give him.
D) Are we being wise? A picture is a very
personal thing. Perhaps we should get him
something else.
E) Personally, I've never really liked abstract
paintings, so I don't know much about
them.
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127- You arrive at the airport a few minutes
before your plane is due to leave, feeling
worried and upset. However, just as you
enter the building you hear an
announcement that your flight has been
delayed by half an hour. You feel greatly
relieved and say to yourself:
A) Thank God for that! Now I can relax and
recover.
B) That's not unusual! Actually, I had a feeling
there was going to be a delay.
C) What a nuisance! Now I've got to wait for
half an hour!
D) This is dreadful! I seem to be spending the
whole day either rushing somewhere or
waiting.
E) Not again! This really is too much! I can't
stand another delay.
128- There is a border dispute concerning the
river rights running between two countries.
One of the diplomats concerned in the
negotiations feels that the simplest and best
solution would be to make the river neutral
territory to be reserved for wild life. So his
final proposal is:
A) Environmentally, the river is of vital
importance; so, in these negotiations, we
must take this into consideration.
B) Whatever happens, both countries must be
willing to protect the wild life in the river.
C) Once the rights of each country have been
settled, we can focus on the question of
wild life.
D) Since the river is neutral territory reserved
for wild life, there is no point in prolonging
the debate.
E) Let both sides withdraw their claims on the
river and turn it into a wild life sanctuary.
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129- You are a journalist at a press conference
held by the minister of finance who is talking
about the new measures aimed at bringing
down the rate of inflation. You feel he has
avoided the problem of how public spending
will be reduced. So, to make him give more
details you ask:
A) How long do you think it will be before the
benefits of these cuts in public spending will
show?
B) Is it true that the expected cuts in public
expenditure will really be so sizeable?
C) Can you clarify the means by which you
hope to make cuts in public expenditure?
D) Can you elaborate a little more on why
these cuts have to be introduced?
E) Can you explain why these measures have
not been considered previously?
130- You are planning a day trip to Ephesus, and
want a friend who is not interested in
visiting ancient ruins, to make one of the
party. You feel these particular ruins would
really impress him if he came. So, to press
him to come, you say:
A) The ruins at Ephesus are no ordinary ruins.
Even you'll be struck by them. So please
join us.
B) If you can't find anything better to do, then
come along with us.
C) It is sure to be crowded so you won't see
much of the ruins.
D) I realize you know all there is to know about
Ephesus, but I'm sure you'll enjoy this trip
greatly.
E) Surely, with every trip to Ephesus, one is
bound to discover something new, so do
join us.
131- As the manager of the sales department you
have noticed that the new sales assistant
recently recruited seems to be ill at ease and
finding it hard to adapt himself to the
working routine of the department. In fact,
you have a high opinion of him but realize
he needs some encouragement. So you call
him in and say:
A) Let me remind you, right away, that one
needs to get on well with one's colleagues.
B) When I hired you, I thought you were going
to be good. What is the matter with you?
C) I hired you with great expectations, but so
far have disappointed me.
D) Are you finding it difficult to settle in? Then
you'd better try a bit harder!
E) You've got plenty of talent, more than a lot
of people here. Let it show; and you'll do
fine.
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132- You are a great music-lover and have
attended live performances of a great many
world-famous violinists. You came to this
particular concert with great hopes for the
performance of this world-famous violinist.
However, at the end of the concert you felt
the performance fell short of your
expectations. Next day in the office when
your colleagues ask about the violinist's
performance, you reply:
A) I have made a point of attending great violin
concerts on every possible occasion, and
this has been the most exceptional.
B) Of all the top quality concerts I have
attended so far, this one was the only one
to be somewhat disappointing.
C) As you know I'm always going to concerts,
and this one particularly impressed me.
D) Recently I've got into the habit of going to
concerts; at last night's concert there was a
famous violinist.
E) As I've told you before, concerts with a lot
of violin music don't appeal to me.
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133- You have a friend, who is a banker, and for
some time he has been advising you to buy
certain shares. You have put off ding so, but
it has become clear that your investments
are not doing at all well, and so you have
decided to take his advice. You phone him
and say.
A) It gave me a nasty shock to see that the
shares you so strongly recommended have
fallen so sharply.
B) I'm somewhat uneasy about those shares
you recommend. I'll think it over for a day or
two.
C) I wish I had bought more of those shares
before they went up.
D) By the way, the shares you persuaded me
to buy really have gone up nicely.
E) I'm quite convinced that your advice was
right; so I'm going to invest in those shares.
134- You are a professional climber helping to
organize some amateurs. When the climbers
left, the weather was clear and bright. But
since than a great deal of mist has
descended over the mountains and visibility
is almost nil. None of these climbers are
very experienced and you are worried that
they will lose their way and perhaps panic
and fall. You can't decide what to do but
want to share you worry, and so turn to a
colleague at the camp and say:
A) Of course, in situation like this, we can't
send anyone after them.
B) Thanks goodness, we sent a good guide
with them, so there's no need to worry.
C) I do feel anxious about them. Have you any
suggestions about what we ought to do?
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D) This mist is already lifting and that is the
end of the problem.
E) Several of them are quite experienced.
Don't you think they'll manage to take care
of the others?
135- New policies for market expansion have
been under discussion at a board meeting.
The president likes to keep things as they
are but you feel it is necessary to implement
at least some new policies, or the company
really will start to get into serious trouble.
You say:
A) I doubt whether any of these suggestions
for market leadership would bear fruit.
B) Sometimes change may be necessary. but
in our case it isn't really urgent.
C) Are these changes sufficient to keep the
company afloat?
D) I know you don't like change, but, unless
such changes are introduced, the company
is going to suffer.
E) I'm not at all convinced that these new
policies will get the results we want.
136- A younger colleague has been working hard
on a research project. He's now come
across a major problem, and this has so
discouraged him that he seems about to
give the whole project up. You are quite sure
he's perfectly capable of overcoming the
problem. So, you say to him:
A) With your talents, you can easily succeed!
Just set your mind to it!
B) If you are really in trouble there are plenty
of people who will help you.
C) It seems to me that this project constitutes
too big a challenge for you.
D) If you find this so difficult why don't you find
another topic?
E) Are you quite sure that this project is worth
all the effort you are putting into it?
137- A young colleague has unfortunately got
himself mixed up with a group of decidedly
unpleasant people. There have been two
incidents recently in which the police have
been called in. This has upset the young
man and he has come to you for advice. You
want him to make a complete break with the
group around him immediately, and say
firmly.
A) It's time to make new friends, with people
who are more like you.
B) Start to see less of them; say you're busy.
C) You'd better break off all ties with that
group once and for all!
D) I honestly can't understand what you see in
them.
E) If I were you, I'd slowly start to keep out of
their way.
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138- You are as the lawyer for the defence at a
trial for a case of burglary. When it's your
turn to cross-examine the witness you begin
by asking a question that doesn't relate to
the man's appearance. You say:
A) When you saw this man, was he smartly
dressed?
B) You say this man4s hair was black. Could
that have been because the night was
dark?
C) You've described him well. How old do you
think he was?
D) Did the man seem to you to be excited, or
was he quite calm?
E) This man you saw, did he turn left or right
when he left the building?
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139- You have been forced to postpone, until
tomorrow afternoon, a departmental meeting
that you had called. You send a note, with
your apologies, round to everyone informing
them of the postponement. In your note you
say:
A) It's a pity but the meeting has been
rescheduled for tomorrow afternoon.
B) Please forgive me for cancelling the
meeting.
C) I've had to cancel the meeting; I hope it
hasn't inconvenienced you.
D) Sorry! I've had to put the meeting off until
tomorrow afternoon.
E) I couldn't avoid rescheduling the meeting.
Hope it's convenient for everyone.
140- As the public relations director of a clothing
company you are concerned about the
recent drop in sales and feel this is due
partly to the quality of the clothes but mostly
to inadequate advertising. At the board
meeting you want to draw attention to the
seriousness of the situation and insist that a
new, dynamic, advertising campaign must
be launched to boost sales. You say:
A) I'm hoping that the drop in sales will be
easily remedied by an increase in
advertising.
B) I would like to point out to you all that the
recent drop in sales is likely to be of short
duration; so the present level of advertising
can continue.
C) Obviously the poor quality of our clothes is
at fault, so we need to improve our
production methods.
D) The drop in sales is certainly discouraging,
so let's allocate more money for further
advertising.
E) To my mind, the company's performance in
sales is most disquieting and a vast
advertising drive is urgently required.
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141- As a young Journalist you have been asked to
interview a well-known economist, who is
always willing to give facts but is always
reluctant to express his own opinions. You
have also been warned that he is difficult to
interview, and that you should be prepared to
flatter him. So you have prepared some
questions relating to the state of the economy
in the country. Your first question to him would
be:
A) I'm sure you must have given a great deal of
thought to the economic situation here, so
would you be kind enough to share your
conclusions with the public?
B) Are your economic theories valid in such
apolitical situation?
C) How did you arrive at such a conclusion? I
can't follow the argument
D) Is it true that you are only prepared to deal
with facts and figures, but that you like to keep
your opinions to yourself?
E) Apparently you have recently expressed some
very pessimistic views regarding the state of
the economy. Is this so, and if so, why?
142- As a member of a charity society you have
organized a fund-raising dinner for the society.
You want to invite a well-known author to give
a talk at the dinner. You know this author
rarely does such a thing; so, you are a little
hesitant as you phone to invite him. You say:
A) I'm sure you'll agree to join us at our fund-
raising dinner, won't you?
B) As the dinner is for charity, I've been
wondering if you would be so kind, just this
once, as to address the guests.
C) I know you're a great speaker at charity
dinners, so can I count on you to come to
ours?
D) Please let me know in advance the topic of the
talk you are going to give at our charity dinner.
E) You do realize, don't you, that the dinner is
being given in aid of charity. Your presence at
the dinner would attract more people.
143- A well-respected colleague of yours has been
awarded a prize for his research work.
Everyone is delighted because he really did
deserve the prize. But one nasty character
among the colleagues said some very spiteful
things about his prize-winning work. Clearly
this has hurt him, and at the first opportunity
you say to him:
A) I can't think what made him talk like that it’s
not like him at all!
B) Everyone is thrilled that you got the prize.
Congratulations.
C) Don't let him upset you. He's jealous, that's all.
Everyone else is pleased.
D) To be fair, no one thought you would get the
prize, including that nasty character.
E) Actually, you've got a bit conceited on getting
the prize; that may be why he attacked you.
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144- An article has been submitted for
publication in your journal. On reading the
article you feel that, though the topic is
interesting, it is not really suitable for your
journal. You decide to turn it down. In a note
to the author whose feelings you don't wish
to hurt, you say:
A) Your article is extremely provocative and is
likely to arouse a great deal of controversy.
B) I liked the contents of your article but
unfortunately it's not the sort of material we
publish.
C) Though the article is stimulating, the
material is not well-organized and so lacks
coherence.
D) Your article can be accepted for publication
so long as you polish it a little and reduce
its length.
E) This is the kind of article I really dislike and,
for our journal, it's well below standard.
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145- A friend's child is acting in a very disturbing
way. You feel that professional help is
urgently needed, so you say to your friend
and her husband:
A) Why don't you wait a little? l think you're
being over-anxious.
B) all children go through difficult limes.
C) I really think you ought to consult a
psychiatrist as soon as possible.
D) It's probably just a phase he's going
through. Not to worry.
E) You must come to some agreement
between yourselves before going to a
psychiatrist.
146- You are organizing a conference on the
Hittites, and wish to open it up to a wide
public. Hence, you decide to invite as the
main speaker, an eminent Hittite historian,
well-known on account of his studies in this
field. On the phone you say to him:
A) Your works on the Hittites have always
generated a lot of discussion among
colleagues
B) Do try to come; your presence and your
speech at the conference will arouse a
great deal of public interest.
C) l am a great admirer of your work and
enjoyed listening to your paper at the
conference.
D) l was delighted to hear that you'll be
present at the opening of the conference.
E) Let me know as soon as possible whether
you will in fact be able to attend the
conference and give a paper.
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147- You are sending an article to a Journal tor
publication and wish to alert the editor to the
fact that the article is based on the results of
research which lasted tor nearly ten years,
in your covering letter you say:
A) It seems like ten years now since l began
working on this research project and have
finally got the results that are detailed in
this article.
B) During the past decade, I enjoyed collecting
the material for this article. l hope you think
it is worthwhile.
C) The material is completely reliable: I
collected it all myself.
D) I do have more material, but I think this
article is quite long enough.
E) I would like to point out that this article
draws upon almost a decade-long
research-work.
148- You are working on the Stock Exchange as a
broker. A client of yours is insisting on
investing in the shsres of a company that, in
your opinion, is not sound. To discourage
him you say:
A) l believe you'd be well-advised to put off
making any decision for a while.
B) l presume you have checked on how this
company is doing, haven't you?
C) You may be right. l don't wish to influence
your decision.
D) l don't regard this as a wise choice since
this company no longer inspires
confidence.
E) Come back in a day or two; in the
meantime, find out more about the
company.
149- You are the judge presiding over a trial and
think that a considerable amount of
evidence presented by the defence lawyer is
of no relevance to the case. So you say to
him:
A) Are you quite sure that this piece of
evidence does not conflict with what you
have previously said?
B) in my opinion, the evidence presented by
the defence lawyer has little bearing upon
the case.
C) The evidence presented in this case seems
to me to be rather controversial.
D) The defence lawyer has presented his
evidence in a very precise manner.
E) l put it to you, as the lawyer for the defence,
that much of this evidence has nothing to
do with the case.
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150- On entering your office you find a colleague
of yours working on your computer. On
seeing you, he immediately starts
apologizing and says:
A) I' m sorry I was not able to let you know
before.
B) Sorry for using your computer without your
permission.
C) I tried to reach you last night, but didn't
manage to.
D) Forgive me for not getting it finished in time.
E) Sorry to keep you waiting. It's almost
finished.
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151- A friend of yours has fallen and broken his
leg. it will have to be in plaster for quite
some time. Since he's normally a very active
person, he's going to find it very difficult to
lead a more sedentary life. You can't offer
much comfort but do your best and say:
A) I’m afraid your leg won't heal for a long
time.
B) What are you going to do all day stuck
here?
C) What were you doing? You must have been
very careless.
D) What's happened has happened. You'll just
have to make the best of it.
E) Even when they take the plaster off, it will
still be difficult to walk!
152- Your department has hired a new secretary
who is shy and rather lacking self-
confidence. You know that the head of the
department, who she will be working for,
behaves rather formally although he is
actually a very sociable person. You want
her to know this, and so say:
A) He's so unpredictable; I don't think you'll be
able to put up with him.
B) If I were you, I’d always be on my guard
against him.
C) Don't be put off by his stiff manner; he's
really a very warm person.
D) I don't think you're the sort of person who'll
be happy to work with him.
E) You are lucky to have got this job; I’m sure
you'll do your best in it.
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153- One of your officemates is always coming in
to work late. As he's a good friend of yours,
you've been keeping the fact from the
manager. But now you're getting tired of
this, so you decide to share your problem
with another friend. You say:
A) Could you have a word with him? Perhaps
he'll share his troubles with you.
B) What do you think of him? I think he's doing
quite well.
C) Everyone comes in late sometimes.
D) He's a good person, and the manager likes
him.
E) This has been going on far too long. I’m not
prepared to cover up for him any longer!
154- A junior member of the research team has
messed up a long-term laboratory
experiment with the result that months of
effort are lost. He is, actually, a very reliable
person and well-qualified. As he is very
upset, you want to comfort him and say:
A) Don't worry. Everyone gets it wrong
sometimes.
B) You should have been careful! You've
ruined everything!
C) Make sure this doesn't happen again!
Otherwise you'll be fired.
D) Everyone on the team must be very
annoyed, I imagine
E) I didn't expect you to be so careless and
irresponsible. What’s the matter with you?
155- At a company board meeting you feel that
everyone favours playing safe. You feel no
one is being dynamic enough. You believe
one has to fight in order to win, so, in an
effort to stir up a more active response in
your colleagues, you say:
A) This board has always followed a cautious
policy, and I see no reason at all to do
otherwise. I’m sure you all agree.
B) You're right! We need to be extremely
cautious at this critical time, and take no
risks whatsoever.
C) Let's take our time over this decision.
There's no need at all to rush matters.
D) There's no point in being middle-of-the-road
all the time! Nothing can be achieved
without taking some reasonable risks.
E) Heated arguments never do any good so
let us all try to keep calm.
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156- You and a colleague are preparing a report
for the 15th of the month. You and your
colleague are collecting the data for the
report separately but then all the Information
will be brought together and the report
finalized. Your colleague thinks this can be
done in a day and wants to do it on the 14th.
You feel this would be too late, and so you
say:
A) Good; we can surely finish it in a day, can't
we?
B) What's the matter? Haven't you started
collecting the data yet?
C) l don't like leaving things till the last minute.
All sorts of problems could crop up.
D) We must be very careful not to duplicate
our information and there must be no
contradictions.
E) So long as we start early in the morning, we
ought to be able to finish it in time.
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157- The son of a friend of yours has come to you
to get your opinion on whether it's time to
start looking for a new job. You are glad to
hear him say this as you think he's wasted
in his present position. So you urge him to
start looking elsewhere and say:
A) Why not? Every now and again everyone
benefits from a change.
B) Do you think he'd listen to you?
C) It's high time you started to think of a
change. The present job doesn't offer you
anything in the way of a challenge.
D) I'm not sure. Don't get a reputation for
changing your job every year or so.
Employers want employees who stay.
E) It's not a bad idea! Do you have anything
special in mind?
158- A friend has come to your hometown, Bursa,
for a couple of days. He phones you in the
hope of fixing a meeting. Unfortunately your
time is fully booked up. You explain this-
and-than so that this won't happen-again,
you go on to say:
A) I'm not usually this busy. Perhaps we can
manage to meet another time.
B) Well, at least we've been able to talk for a
few minutes, and-that's better than nothing.
C) I'm really very sorry about this. How often
do you come to Bursa?
D) Next time you plan to come to Bursa be
sure to let me know in advance and I'll
make quite sure we can meet.
E) John was here last week; also on business.
I managed to see him
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159- A friend wants you to rent her apartment
from her. You don't like the apartment at all
but you don't want to offend your friend by
saying so. You decide to refuse her offer on
the grounds that the apartment is not
centrally located, and you say:
A) It's the area that's the problem for us.
Getting the children to school every day
would be too much of a problem.
B) The apartment is fine. It's light and it's
roomy. But it's really not big enough for us.
C) It would be convenient for keeping an eye
on mother, but I always feel nervous in a
ground floor apartment.
D) It would have been ideal for us. But
yesterday we signed the contract for renting
an apartment and can't go back on it.
E) Let me see it first, and then we can talk
about it.
160- A newly married couple are thinking of
emigrating to Canada and have come to you
to see if you think it's a good idea or not.
You don't want to influence them either way,
but you do want them to think about it
carefully before deciding; so you say:
A) My advice to you is, quite simply, forget the
pros and the cons, and just go.
B) If you have children they'll probably be
grateful to you for having the courage to
make the break.
C) If you find you don't like it there you can
always come back. You have nothing to
lose.
D) I imagine the advantages and
disadvantages balance each other out. If
you are both keen to go, then go.
E) It's a big step to take and the decision must
be yours. But do think it over together very
carefully before you decide.
161- You are the chairman, but at the meeting
you know that the whole of the board will be
against you; however, you are determined to
have your way in this particular matter. So
before objections can be made, you say:
A) I don't want to listen to your objections, but
you can make further positive suggestions.
B) I've thought about it and this seems to be
the best course to take, don't you agree?
C) We're going through with this. There's
nothing more to be said about it.
D) I'm the chairman! Why do you always
criticize my plans?
E) There seems to be nothing more to say.
Shall we end the meeting?
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162- Someone has asked you to tell a younger
colleague that he ought to be more careful
about his choice of friends and about how
he spends his time out of office hours. You
regard this as a violation of an individual's
rights, and say very firmly:
A) No; certainly not. That would be too much
like interfering.
B) That's not an easy thing to tell anyone. I
couldn't do it.
C) No, I don't think so. Would it be right?
D) No; I don't believe I could do that. But I'll
think about it.
E) Do you really think it's necessary?
Moreover, do you think it would do any
good?
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163- A friend is asking you for a loan, and it's
quite a substantial one too. You know this
person won't take "no" for an answer unless
it is a very strong "no". This being the case,
you say:
A) I'll think it over.
B) Perhaps a little later in the year.
C) It's quite out of the question; I'm hard up
myself.
D) That's an awful lot of money?
E) What do you need it for? I bet it's not for
anything important.
164- You know your friend has a tendency to
shout and say more than is wise when he's
annoyed and frustrated, so in the hopes of
keeping him calm, when he is stopped by
traffic police for speeding, you say urgently:
A) Mind you keep your voice down and say as
little as possible.
B) I'll pay half the fine for you.
C) Tell him other cars were going faster.
D) Say you're tired and want to get home as
fast as possible.
E) Say the radar's at fault that you weren't
speeding.
165- A friend has invited you to the opening of
her exhibition. You dislike opening nights
because they are noisy and crowded. You
intend to go another day. You turn down the
invitation in a way that won't make her feel
hurt and say:
A) Are you expecting a large crowd? Because
you know I can't stand being in a large
crowd.
B) Sorry, I've a prior engagement that evening.
Perhaps, I'll drop by another time.
C) We're working late all next, week, so it
looks as if I'll have to give this exhibition a
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D) As you know, I don't like packed opening
nights but I'm looking forward to looking at
all the exhibits in peace and quiet on the
next day.
E) Thanks for the invitation to your opening. I
had planned to attend but something
cropped up at the last minute and I forgot
about it.
166- A group of friends are going on an outing.
The meeting place is fixed and so is the
time: 10 o'clock. You're not sure that you'll
be able to go and don't want the friends to
wait for you unnecessarily. So you say:
A) I really wish I could come too.
B) 10 o'clock is rather early. Shall we make it
15 past?
C) I'm definitely coming. Be sure to let me
know if there's a change in the time.
D) We're not waiting for anyone so everyone
had better be there by 10 o'clock.
E) If I'm not there by 10 o'clock, it means I
shan't be able to come. So don't wait for
me.
167- You are in the final stages of getting a book
ready for the printers. A rather officious
colleague keeps on offering his help. You
turn down his offer politely, but coldly. You
say:
A) I don't need anyone's help, and certainly
not yours.
B) There's nothing you can do to help.
C) I appreciate your offer but I shan't be
requiring any assistance.
D) All I need is a little peace in which to get
things finished in my own way.
E) No. It's all finished. And even if I write
another book, I shall keep quiet about it.
168- Your firm is under contract to build a bridge.
You feel it is essential that certain legal
matters are cleared up before construction
work commences When your partner
opposes you in this matter, you stick to your
principles and say:
A) I'm as disappointed as you are for the
delay, but we can't move until legal matters
are settled.
B) I don't pretend to understand legal matters.
C) I don't see that we are breaking our
contract.
D) If the legal problem is as small as you say it
is, then I suppose we can overlook it and
start work on the bridge.
E) Very well; construction work starts
tomorrow
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169- A colleague is going to check someone out on
the Internet for you. It’s his life that you are
interested in, not his works, so you say:
A) He’s rather an obscure person. I’m not
surprised you couldn’t find out anything about
him.
B) Get me something about his life and check
who has written his biography.
C) I believe he’s written an autobiography; can
you check if that’s so? But it’s other
publications that I’m really interested in.
D) He’s rather a controversial figure, and that
interests me.
E) I know so little about him; I can’t tell you what
to look for.
170- You are planning to retire at the end of the
month. This means closing your office which
means that the secretary will be unemployed.
You’d like to know that this secretary has a
good job to go to as she has given you good
service. So when you run into a friend you say:
A) It’s not easy to get a good secretary these
days. How did you find yours?
B) I’ve had my secretary for 10 years now and I’ll
be sorry to see her go.
C) She’s quite the best secretary I’ve ever had;
so she won’t be out-of-work for long.
D) Some secretaries are too efficient for my
liking. They make you feel they’re the boss!
E) I’m job-hunting for my secretary! Do you
happen to need a really reliable one?
171- A friend hates to say “no” when asked to do
something. As a result she often agrees to
help or join in, even when she knows she
probably won’t be able to do so. This
morning she has announced that she won’t
be able to help at the afternoon’s fund-
raising tea, though last week she said she
would. You are very angry and say:
A) Can’t you change your mind? It will be
difficult to find someone to take your place.
B) You’re always letting us down like this.
Learn to say “no” from the start!
C) Why didn’t you say so before? Can you find
someone to take your place?
D) Can’t you come even for a short time?
E) We counted on you. You’re always so
reliable.
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172- You are being interviewed by a rather
aggressive reporter, who seems intent on
stirring up trouble. You are determined to be
as non-committal as possible in your
answers. So, when asked for your opinion of
a highly controversial law that has recently
been enforced, you say:
A) It’s sure to be revoked before long.
B) I refuse to answer your question.
C) Don’t misunderstand me; but I’m all in
favour of it. You’ll see. It will work out fine.
D) Circumstances being as they are it was
probably necessary.
E) It’s too early to say. There’s a lot to be said
on both sides. Let’s just wait a while.
173- A friend has been having a really tough time
for several weeks. Everything has been
going wrong for her and she’s really very
depressed. There’s nothing anyone can do
to help except offer a little understanding
and sympathy. You say:
A) Try to keep smiling. It’ll pass. We all have
to go through these hard times.
B) Stop worrying and stop complaining.
C) We’re all here to help you. Just let us know
what you want us to do.
D) It’s time to forget all about it and make a
new start.
E) Take a firm stand and don’t let things upset
you like this.
174- A colleague has just had an article accepted
for publication. You are as pleased as he is
about this as it has been unfairly turned
down by several editors. You congratulate
him very warmly and say:
A) Good for you! It’s not too good a magazine,
but at least it’s getting published.
B) I told you to keep on trying. In the end one
usually finds a publisher!
C) Now get on with the next article and, mind
you, don’t make the same mistakes!
D) That’s great news! Congratulations. I’m so
pleased someone has finally recognized its
worth.
E) I suppose the subject of the article isn’t a
very popular one.
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175- You are interviewing someone for a job. You
don’t think the applicant has the right
qualifications or even the right character for
the position. However, you decide to give him
the chance to further explain his talents. You
say:
A) If you would like to ask any questions you may
do so.
B) This job starts at a low salary, but there is the
possibility of promotion.
C) You do realize, don’t you, that you will
sometimes be required to work at weekends?
D) What makes you think you are the best
candidate for this job?
E) Have you applied elsewhere for a job?
176- You are at the airport in a foreign city. You
want to hire a taxi to take you to your hotel, but
first you want to find out the fare so that the
taxi driver can’t overcharge you. You say to the
taxi-stand attendant:
A) It’s very expensive to take a taxi these days,
isn’t it?
B) I’m sorry to disturb you, but is there a taxi
available to take me to the Smith Hotel?
C) Excuse me, could you please tell me
approximately how much it will cost me to go
to the Smith Hotel?
D) Why aren’t there any taxis waiting?
E) I think I’ll rent a car instead of taking a taxi.
Where are the rental offices?
177- Your director at work has offered you a
promotion. You don’t want to take the position
even though there would be a large pay
increase, because it would involve moving
your family to another city. You go to the
director and say:
A) What do you think I should do?
B) Thank you for considering me for this position,
but I’ve decided I’d rather stay where I am for
now.
C) Could you give me a week to think it over?
D) How much would my salary increase were I to
take this promotion?
E) I’ll take the position only if I can find a good
job for my wife and good schools for my
children.
178- You are hosting a dinner party in your home
and want to offer your guests a chance to sit
and talk before they come to the table to eat.
As your guests arrive, you say:
A) Won’t you come into the living room to have
something to drink and chat before we eat?
B) I hope that you like lamb – it’s the main dish
tonight.
C) Welcome! Thank you so much for coming.
D) Let’s sit down to eat right away. The food’s
getting cold!
E) Can I take your coats for you?
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179- You turn on the television to watch your
favourite programme, only to discover that it
had been rescheduled and shown the previous
evening. Since you have missed the
programme, you are angry and say:
A) Let me see what programmes they have
tonight.
B) So at what time will the programme be on next
week?
C) Oh well, now I have extra time to get caught
up on my e-mail.
D) They’ve no right to make changes without first
announcing them!
E) I’m thinking of buying a new television.
180- You are in a subway train on your way to visit a
friend who is in hospital. You aren’t sure which
stop to get off at, so you say to another
passenger:
A) Which stop are you getting off at?
B) Is it far to walk to Central Hospital after I get
off?
C) Do you know which stop is the closest to
Central Hospital?
D) This train runs very deep underground,
doesn’t it?
E) You need the train going in the opposite
direction, don’t you?
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181- Friends are house-hunting and seem set on
a certain area near the centre of the town.
You don’t think this is a very good area to
choose, as it’s noisy and crowded there and
prices are higher than in other parts of the
town. You offer your advice and say:
A) I can’t understand why you want to move
house. Your present house is very
comfortable, isn’t it?
B) Have you looked at houses in the suburbs
where houses are cheaper and there’s less
noise?
C) This is not a good time for buying a house;
wait for the spring.
D) Obviously the nearer you are to the centre
of town the easier everything is.
E) We’ve lived in the same house for 20 years
and are not thinking of a move.
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182- At your son’s school there has been an
essay-writing competition. Your son worked
very hard on his entry in the competition,
researching the material and then organizing
it. But, he didn’t get a prize, so he’s very
disappointed. You want to console him and
say:
A) It doesn’t matter. But next time try a bit
harder.
B) Surely, you must be very upset.
C) They should have told you what your faults
were.
D) Never mind; it was a good essay and I
know you did your best.
E) I never wanted you to enter the
competition; I knew you wouldn’t win.
183- You hear that a close friend is now in
hospital, seriously ill. He’s been complaining
about aches and pains and general ill-health
for weeks, but you haven’t taken him
seriously as you know him as a very healthy
individual. You’ve been telling him to ignore
the signs and symptoms. Now you realize
how wrong you have been; to yourself
really, you say:
A) How could I have been so blind, so foolish?
B) Well, how was I to know? I’m not a doctor.
C) I have always shown the right way.
D) After all, he didn’t look at all ill.
E) I expect he’ll recover pretty soon now that
he’s being properly looked after.
184- A young friend has recently started to take
piano lessons and is actually making
considerable progress. However, she feels
depressed because she is not improving as
fast as she would like to. As you very well
know, her problem is a lack of confidence in
herself, so you decide to encourage her and
make her keep on with the lessons. You say:
A) Have you talked it over with the teacher?
What does he advise?
B) It’s up to you. If you want to give up the
lessons then you had better do so.
C) The trouble with you is that you give up far
too easily! For once, put up a fight!
D) If one is going to play the piano one needs
to start at an early age!
E) If you aren’t enjoying the lessons, then
you’d better give them up.
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185- A friend is continually asking a favour of
you. You are tired of making up excuses and
giving reasons for not complying. You are
now working on a new tactic and are
refusing on principle and offering no
explanation. To a constant, “but why not?”,
you reply:
A) I’m refusing. There’s no more to be said.
B) I’ve helped you out too many times already.
C) I’ve already done a favour and will always
be ready to help you again.
D) Because I don’t think that, in the long run, it
would be doing you a service.
E) Well, I suppose I could change my mind.
186- You go with a friend to attend an evening
party made up almost entirely of opera
singers – but you don’t know this until too
late. Opera is an art-form that affords you no
pleasure and you say this rather loudly at
some point during the evening. It’s clear that
you’ve made a blunder! Later, you reproach
your friend for not having warned you; you
say:
A) I’ve never met anyone connected with the
opera before, but I really enjoyed being with
this group.
B) I didn’t realize you had so many friends with
a connection with the opera.
C) I’m going to go to an opera when next I get
a chance.
D) You might have told me who they were! It
would have saved me no end of
embarrassment.
E) I’m sorry I offended your friends; but I must
say I didn’t really like them.
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187- A colleague of yours who has just returned
from an international conference tells you
that the paper he presented at the
conference generated a good deal of
discussion. Clearly you are pleased by the
news but are curious to know whether the
overall reaction to his paper was positive.
So you say to him:
A) So I see your mind is still at the conference.
Did many people comment on your paper?
B) I am very impressed indeed by what you
say. Tell me. Did most of those who
commented on your paper support your
points?
C) I am sure interesting papers on a wide
range of topics must have been presented
at the conference. How did yours go? Were
there many people in the hall to hear you?
D) I am glad that you were able to attend the
conference. Did your topic arouse much
interest in the participants?
E) I understand that you made a good
impression at the conference. Were there
many questions put to you?
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188- From the cases reported every day in
newspapers, you feel that domestic violence
is on the rise in society. You think that
something should be done to help the
victims, so you raise the matter with friends
and discuss it with them. Unanimously you
agree that some action must be taken
immediately. So you make a suggestion to
them:
A) Personally, I think that the victims of
domestic violence, who are mostly women,
should seek legal advice and demand
protection.
B) As far as I am concerned, it is the
responsibility of the authorities to introduce
severe measures for the prevention of
domestic violence throughout the country.
C) If we are to believe social workers and
sociologists, the causes of domestic
violence are so diverse and complex that the
solution of this problem is almost impossible.
D) I propose that we first set up a volunteer
group to reach victims while at the same
time we form an association to fight
domestic violence in the country.
E) Since domestic violence has become an
increasingly serious social problem, I think
that new legislative measures put into effect
must be followed up by efficient policies for
the solution of the problem.
189- Your younger brother, who is yet at the
beginning of his career as a financial analyst,
tells you that he is not happy with his job at
an international bank and that he wishes to
change it. You are concerned because you
know that, with excellent performance, your
brother can, in due course, make good
progress in his career and be promoted to a
more prestigious position in the bank. To
advise and encourage him, you say:
A) Surely your performance at the bank has not
met the expectations of your superiors, so
you feel that you need to find another job
where your capacity will not be questioned.
B) I am really very angered by what you say.
You really must work very hard in order to
impress your superiors so that you may be
eligible for promotion and overseas
assignment.
C) So you have at last reached a decision to
change your job. I agree that it is always
very challenging to work for an international
organization, even though it may offer some
good opportunities for career progress.
D) I really can’t understand why you wish to
change your job. You always wanted to be a
financial analyst, but now you say you are
not happy. Well, if that’s your choice.
E) It is too early for you to make a decision as
such. You are working in an international
environment, and there will be better and
more gratifying opportunities ahead for you
to progress in your career.
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190- A friend of yours is a famous novelist as his
novels published so far have been extremely
popular. However, he is worried that the new
novel he is writing will not be so popular, since
he is not satisfied with the plot and
characterization in it. As you know his capacity
for creativity and smoothness of style, you try
to dispel his worries by saying:
A) You know everybody enjoys reading your
novels. Besides, let critics judge your new
novel which, I’m sure, will fully reflect your
creative and lucid way of writing. Feel at ease.
B) Every great writer has had periods of decline
in his or her creativity. However, you are not a
great writer even though you may be popular.
I suggest you follow their example: stop
writing for a while and wait to recapture your
creativity.
C) I agree that you mustn’t be misled by the
popularity of your novels, some of which have
already been harshly criticised. So, however
creative you may be, your new novel may
again be attacked by critics.
D) This shows that it is time you gave up writing
altogether. In recent years, with your novels
so popular, you may have thought that you
were the greatest writer in fiction.
E) In a novel, plot and characterization are
probably the most important aspects. So I find
it rather hard to believe that a novelist who
enjoys so much popularity can fail in these
areas.
191- You are discussing with some colleagues the
problem of widespread famine in Africa. While
your colleagues strongly maintain that the
United Nations must provide more resources
and aid to solve the problem, you disagree
with them and argue that, besides the United
Nations, a consortium of the world’s richest
nations must also take action not only by
sending more aid to these countries but also
by mobilizing native resources and enabling
the people to grow their own food. You
conclude your argument by saying:
A) As you all know, the rich nations have
historical connections with Africa, and so they
should be most willing to play a role in the
affairs of this continent.
B) Only then can there be some progress
towards the solution of the problem, which is
so extensive and serious that it exceeds the
logistic capacity of the United Nations.
C) Historically, Africa was colonized by many of
these rich nations, but famine has always
been a major problem there.
D) On the other hand, unless the native people
learn how to use the land and their own
resources, the problem of famine in Africa can
never be solved.
E) So I share your view as regards the United
Nations, which has always given priority to the
problems concerning Africa and its people.
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192- Due to the heavy traffic today, you are late to CEVAP ANAHTARI
your appointment with the dean of the 1 B 51 C 101 B 151 D
faculty, who you know is always punctual.
2 C 52 B 102 A 152 C
When you get to his office, you not only
apologize but also blame yourself for being 3 D 53 D 103 D 153 E
late. You say: 4 A 54 A 104 E 154 A
5 C 55 B 105 C 155 D
A) Today there is a lot of traffic on the roads, 6 E 56 A 106 C 156 C
even though I left home earlier than usual! I 7 C 57 D 107 B 157 C
thoroughly regret being late for my 8 B 58 C 108 A 158 A
appointment.
B) I regret that you had to wait for me.
9 A 59 B 109 E 159 D
Although I left home early, I did not think 10 D 60 C 110 A 160 E
that there would be so much traffic on the 11 C 61 A 111 B 161 C
roads. 12 D 62 B 112 E 162 A
C) My apologies for the congestion on the 13 B 63 E 113 C 163 C
roads, because of which I am late for the 14 A 64 D 114 B 164 D
appointment, though I set out quite early.
15 D 65 B 115 B 165 A
D) I am really very upset because of this delay
caused by the heavy traffic on the roads. In 16 E 66 C 116 E 166 E
fact, I did leave home at the usual time. 17 C 67 E 117 B 167 C
E) I am very sorry for this delay because of the 18 C 68 A 118 E 168 A
traffic. I should have left home much earlier 19 A 69 B 119 D 169 D
than usual to be here on time. 20 D 70 D 120 A 170 C
21 C 71 E 121 C 171 B
22 A 72 B 122 A 172 A
23 B 73 B 123 B 173 D
24 E 74 A 124 C 174 C
25 E 75 D 125 B 175 D
26 B 76 C 126 A 176 E
27 A 77 A 127 A 177 B
28 C 78 E 128 E 178 E
29 D 79 E 129 C 179 A
30 B 80 E 130 A 180 D
31 E 81 C 131 E 181 B
32 C 82 B 132 B 182 D
33 B 83 A 133 E 183 E
34 A 84 D 134 C 184 A
35 D 85 A 135 D 185 B
36 C 86 C 136 A 186 E
37 C 87 D 137 C 187 B
38 B 88 E 138 D 188 D
39 D 89 A 139 D 189 A
40 E 90 E 140 E 190 C
41 A 91 B 141 A 191 A
42 D 92 E 142 B 192 D
43 A 93 D 143 C 193
44 D 94 A 144 B 194
45 B 95 D 145 C 195
46 A 96 C 146 B 196
47 C 97 A 147 E 197
48 E 98 E 148 D 198
49 E 99 C 149 E 199
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