sewcee// trove TERA oma Urey ‘50 e205 S01 15 eed ‘Thalavapalayam, Karur ~ 639113. 1} M.KUMARASAMY — ( Yes ) cettseorenoneeane IR B.E/B,TECH- PREPARATORY EXAMINATION 1 YEAR/ Il SEMESTER 18LEH102J- PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH (Common to all departments except CSBS) Maximum marks: 50 Date: 05/07/2021 I-LISTENING (20x1=20) (K2) (CO-2) PART-1 Questions 1-8 For questions 1 —8 you will hear eight short recordings.For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C). (8x1=8) You will hear the eight recordings twice. 4 Which chart is correct? OVERTIME HOURS tat tnd ed th Qr rat ar st Qu 2nd Qtr Sed Qtr 4th QtrMY (za 5 a8 eed nen ‘Thalavapatayam, Karur - 639113. 2 Which room will they use forthe conference? THE STAR THE ROSE THE MOON - B c 3 ‘What will they spend the extra money on? A staff B space C equipment 4 ‘When will Mr Abdi arrive? A B c 5 Whyis the factory closing? A. Demand for their products has fallen. B Anew factory has just been built. C Products are now made in another country. 6 What do they agree is most important for the job? A Ability to motivate others. B Ability to work alone. C Ability to solve problems,t M.KUMARASAMY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Argo AKT Miao or ty ‘Some 285450 a1 ES Creed son ‘Thalavapalayam, Karur 63913. Which chart is correct? SALES Jan Feb March Arp Jan Jan Feb March April c ‘The company had to change supplier because of A B ¢c increased demand higher costs quality problems Feb March Apri“ oS rR ~ Thalavapalayam Karur 639113. (1x1=7) Part-2 (Questions 9-15) Look at the form below. Some information is missing. ‘You will hear a man phoning a colleague to make arrangements for some company visitors. For each question 9 ~ 15, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers or letters. . You will hear the conversation twice. Bradley (10)......... ONTACT EMAIL Brad@ (11)... ‘LIGHT NUMBER (12)... ARRIVAL TIME (13)... |UMBER OF PEOPLE (14). (OTEL REQUESTED (15)...Zz M.KUMARASAMY J) COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ® ARC Rcredted Autonomous rstution Zar) oon TEEN heavy ‘Sonor 21550 en 21s een Thalavapalayam, Karur- 639113. PART THREE Questions 16-20 (6x1=4) © Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. * You will hear part of a radio business news programme. © Foreach question 16 20, fill in the missing information in thenumbered space using one or two words. * You will hear the programme twice. BUSINESS NEWS NOTES TELCON: to buy European mobile company. Problems with their (eee Be ee eee ENTEL: new Offices in (17)... .this year WINTERGOLD: trying to buy main (18)... to become market leader. NPG: (19)... profits announced this quarter. LANLINK: share value shot up partly due to (20) innovationsWZ ACh we pated to Ana Univesity oy ATE Ee errors 150012015 Cerf sta RASAMY tise es IR Karur- 639113 (1x15=15) Thalavapalayam, en below: (K2) 1- READING = (CO-5) Read the following passage and answer the questions giv and he hated it, For ten years he had spent his days sitting, in houses, offices, shops, factories and fitting carpets for other people to walk on, no-one ever appreciated it. No- y." They just walked all Eddie was a carpet fitter, squatting, kneeling or crawling on floors, restaurants. Ten years of his life, cutting and without even seeing them. When his work was done, one ever said "Oh, that's a beautiful job, the carpet fits so neatl; over it. Eddie was sick of it. He was especially sick of it on this hot, humid day in August the finishing touches to today's job. He was just cutting and fixing huge red carpet which he had fitted in the living room of Mrs. Vani ‘Mrs. Vanbrugh, who changed her carpets every year, and always bought the best. Rich Mrs. Vanbrugh, who had never even given him a cup of tea all day, and who made him go outside when he wanted to smoke. Ah well, it was four o'clock and he had nearly finished. At least he would be able to get home early today. He began to day-dream about the weekend, about the Saturday football game he always played for the local team, where he was known as "Ed the Head" for his skill in heading goals from corner 1, as he worked to put the last edge on a orugh's house. Rich kicks Eddie sat back and sighed. The job was done, and it was time for a last cigarette. He began tapping the pockets of his overalls, looking for the new packet of Marlboro he had bought that morning. They were not there. It was as he swung around to look in his toolbox for the cigarettes that Eddie saw the Jump. Right in the middle of the brand new bright red carpet, there was a lump. A very visible lump. A lump the size of -- the size of a packet of cigarettes. "Blast!" said Eddie angrily. "I've done it again! I've left the cigarettes under the blasted carpet!" He had done this once before, and taking up and refitting the carpet had taken him. two hours. Eddie was determined that he was not going to spend another two hours in. this house. He decided to get rid of the lump another way. It would mean wasting a good packet of cigarettes, nearly full, but anything was better than taking up the whole carpet and fitting it again. He turned to his toolbox for a large hammer. Holding the hammer, Eddie approached the lump in the carpet. He didn't want to damage the carpet itself, so he took a block of wood and placed it on top of the lump. Then he began to beat the block of wood as hard as he could. He kept beating, hoping Mrs. Vanbrugh wouldn't hear the noise and come to see what he was doing. It would be difficult to explain why he was hammering the middle of her beautiful new carpet.M.KUMARASAMY )LLEGE OF ENGINEERING “WAAC Acredlted Rotonomous institution by CTE BAe ea Urey {$0900 2015 610 012015 Cerf shin ‘Thalavapalayam, Karur - 639 113. ‘After three or four minutes, the lump was beginning to flatten out. Eddie imagined the cigarette box breaking up, and the crushed cigarettes spreading out under the carpet. Soon, he judged that the lump was almost invisible. Clearing up his tools, he began to move the furniture back into the living room, and he was careful to place one of the coffee tables over the place where the lump had been, just to make sure that no-one would see the spot where his cigarettes had been lost. Finally, the job was finished, and he called Mrs. Vanbrugh from the dining room to inspect his work. "Yes, deat, very nice," said the lady, peering around the room briefly. "You'll be sending me a bill, then?" row that the job is done.” Eddie “Yes madam, as soon as I report to the office tomo! picked up his tools, and began to walk out to the van. Mrs. Vanbrugh accompanied him. She seemed a little worried about something. "Young man," she began, as he climbed into the cab of his van, laying his toolbox “while you were working today, you didn't by any hance see any sign of Armand, did you? Armand is my parakeet. A beautiful bird, just beautiful, such colors in his feathers. It him out of his cage, you see, this morning, and he's disappeared. He likes to walk around the house, and he's so good, he usually just comes back to his cage after an hour or so and gets right in. Only today he didn't ‘come back. He's never done such a thing before, it's most peculiar... "No, madam, I haven't seen him anywhere," said Eddie, as he reached to start the on the passenger seat beside him, van. "And saw his packet of Marlboro cigarettes on the dashboard, where he had left it at lunchtime... ‘And remembered the lump in the carpet... ‘And realised what the lump was. ‘And remembered the hammering. ‘And began to feel rather sick... 21. Why did Eddie hate being a carpet-fitter? A. The pay was too low. B. He didn't like working alone. C. No-one appreciated his work. D. He couldn't smoke on the job.M.KUMARASAMY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING “AARC Acresited Autonomous Totton — ora rey Seaton cate er Thalavapalayam, Karur ~ 639 13. 22, What did Eddie think of Mrs. Vanbrugh? a, She was a kind, thoughtful lady. b. She was rich and selfish. c. She was always losing things. d. She had good taste in furniture. 23. Why was Eddie called "Ed the Head" by his friends? a. Because he was such an intelligent carpet-fitter. b. Because he had a large head. c. Because he was very proud and self-important. d. Because of his foot balling skills. 24, What did Eddie want to do when he had finished fitting the carpet? a. have acigarette b. hammer the carpet flat ¢. look for Mrs. Vanbrugh's lost bird d. start work in the dining room 25. Why didn't Eddie remove the carpet to take out the thing that was causing the lump? a. He couldn't take the carpet up once he had fitted it. b. He didn't need the cigarettes because he had some more in the van. ic It would take too long to remove the carpet and re-fit it. d. He intended to come back and remove the lump the next day.M.KUMARASAMY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING / cy AARC Kcredited Autonomous instttion Aopwoved by NCTE Nae tf Unverity seme / 15090012015 4150 14001-2015 Cert insttion ‘Thalavapalayam, Karur - 639 113, 26. What did Eddie do with the hammer? a hammered nails into the lump b. fixed the coffee table c. _leftit under the carpet d. flattened the carpet 27. What was Mrs. Vanbrugh worried about? a. Her bird was missing. b. She thought the carpet was going to be too expensive. c. She thought Eddie had been smoking in the house. d. She couldn't find her husband, Armand. 28, What was really under the carpet? a. the cigarettes b. Eddie's toolbox c. nothing d. the missing bird means that he: 29. "Eddie was determined. a. had no idea b. decided for sure a felt very angry d. couldn't decide 30. "Peculiar" in the sentence "He's never done such a thing before, it's most peculiar..." means: a. normal b. like a birde a. 31. Eddie was found working in the month of eaece |LLEGE OF ENGINEERING “FANE Acedted Astonomens stun ped TELM es UT Stereo {509001 20154180 1400120 ‘Thalavapalayam, Karur ~ 639 113. difficult Strange April . September . August March 32. The carpet was fitted in Mrs. Vanbrugh’s a b. Drawing hall ‘ d. Living room Kitchen Bedroom 33. What is the game Eddie used to day-dream about? a. b. ©. d. 34. Soccer Cricket Volley ball Basket ball was placed over the place where the lump had been. a. A book shelf b. c. d. Coffee table Sofa A chair 35. Armand has beautiful a. b, c d. Tail . Nose Neck |. Feathers/ ) Saxe Acree Autonomous tution / 7] erty TAA Aw ey (SE) Saints seri ~~ halavapatayam, Karur 63913, MKUMARASAMY I- WRITING KR (1x15=15) 36. (CO-6) Draft an application for the post of Marketing Manager in a reputed firm in resp your resume. Verified by Mrs.K.Poomalar, Coordinator/ English Ms.M.Madbu Bharathi, AP/English conse to their advertisement that appeared in The Hindu dated 26 June, 2021. Write the letter to the Public Relations Officer, Chantac Enterprises, Mumbai with (K2) Ja - ‘Apprdyed by Dr.M.Loganathan, HoD/Civil