SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR ECONOMICS

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR GENERAL PURPOSES

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END OF UNIT TEST 7
DURATION: 75 MINUTES

Read the instruction carefully. RECORD your answers on your answer sheets.
Section 1: Language knowledge (40 marks)

I. Select and fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE suitable word.
Companies in the UK (1) ____ a multibillion-dollar bill after a court ruled that overtime should be a (2) ____ in the
calculation of holiday pay. This means the more overtime a worker does, the higher his or her holiday pay should be. An
employment tribunal said it was wrong for companies (3) ____ to consider basic working hours when (4) ____ holiday
pay. It ruled that thousands of companies must recalculate their holiday pay. Tens of thousands of workers can now make
(5) ____ from their employers backdated to as long ago as 1998. The tribunal also stipulated that voluntary overtime and
time spent being (6) ____ stand-by for emergency call-outs should be included when calculating holiday pay.

Over 15 per cent of British workers do overtime. The British government has said the new change (7) ____ employment
law is unacceptable and "ludicrous". It said: "We do not believe voluntary overtime should be included in holiday pay and
are concerned about the (8) ____ impact on employers." An organization of British companies said the cost to businesses
will be "unbearable" and may have (9) ____ implications for Britain's economy. A labor union was (10) ____ with the
tribunal's announcement.

1. A. skull B. face C. ear D. head

2. A. factory B. factor C. fraction D. fractious
3. A. adjust B. justly C. justice D. just
4. A. reminding B. determining C. remonstrating D. ongoing
5. A. calms B. claims C. clams D. climbs
6. A. to B. for C. on D. from
7. A. as B. at C. in D. by
8. A. forecast B. likened C. potential D. possibly
9. A. series B. seriousness C. cereal D. serious
10. A. pleasant B. pleasure C. pleasing D. pleased

II. Choose the best answer

11. _________ is the ranking of a company or brand 15. We have to _________ the meeting for Friday because
against its competitors in terms of its sales. the CEO is busy all day Thursday.
A. Market segmentation C. Market leader A. appoint C. make
B. Market position D. Market penetration B. cancel D. reschedule
12. _________ is money that is available to spend after 16. _________, choosing the right person for the right job,
paying for essentials like taxes, food and housing. may be included as part of the organizing function of
A. Private income C. Disposal income management.
B. Assessable income D. Unearned income A. Allocating C. Staffing
13. The fact of a famous person appearing in an B. Positioning D. Promoting
advertisement saying that they use and like a product is 17. ________ goods and products are of very high quality
_________. and intended to be bought by people who are quite rich.
A. endorsement C. placement A. Upmarket C. Downmarket
B. demonstration D. participation B. Consumer D. Producer
14. Adidas has recently decided to shift their focus on 18. Entertaining colleagues, clients and potential clients
target smaller cities and less wealthy consumers, _________ as an important part of doing business.
_________ it believes growth potential is higher for A. long has been recognized
foreign brands. B. has recognized been long
A. where C. which C. has been long recognized
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B. whether D. that D. has long been recognized

19. The government has offered tax incentives to new 30. Dot Net Solutions is proof that setting fixed objectives
companies in hopes of _________ the economy. is a _________ waste of time.
A. controlling C. consuming A. complete C. completely
B. breaking D. boosting B. completing D. completion
20. After the meeting next week, I'll write a formal report 31. Venture capitalists and private investors do not usually
_________ will explain how we can implement Plan B. approve _________ a casual attitude to planning.
A. whose C. which A. of C. on
B. , which D. whether B. for D. in
21. Tight control of the business ensures the company's 32. Whenever we argue, my colleague communicates
commitment to _________ Mr. Timpson calls 'upside- _________ us clearly about why her way is the best - and
down management'. she is right, in the end.
A. which C. how A. to C. with
B. that D. what B. for D. on
22. _________ there may be many ways to solve a 33. After evaluating the amount of work we actually
problem, only some of them are practical, given the social, accomplished, we realized that only a quarter of our time
cultural and organizational environment. was spent _________
A. Since C. After A. productivity C. productiveness
B. Because D. Although B. productively D. productive
23. Wincote International’s clothes are aimed _________ 34. Their monetary unit _________ stronger if they did
mountaineers, hikers, snowboarders and anyone something about their deficit.
participating in extreme sports or outdoor activities. A. would have been C. would be
A. in C. to B. can be D. was
B. at D. for 35. I thought by now we would have learned the lesson
24. If the government _________ the legal workweek to that if we ignore overhead, we _________ our expenses.
thirty-seven hours, numerous small companies will go A. underestimate C. will underestimate
bankrupt. B. would underestimate D. underestimated
A. will cut C. cut 36. There are some brilliant business plans _________,
B. had cut D. cuts but they fail because customers want to do business
25. Tesco said that it would invest £250m a year to fund its differently.
US expansion, a budget that should enable it _________ as A. write C. wrote
many as 200 stores a year. B. writing D. written
A. open C. opening 37. Mocha Monkeys Coffee _________ very quickly
B. to open D. opened because of its cheap prices and unique drinks.
26. The company wants its employees and their colleagues A. expands C. would expand
to take ownership with _________to solve the recent crisis. B. is expanding D. expanded
A. management C. managing 38. Sue asked Rob _________.
B. managed D. manage A. have you missed another deadline?
27. Some slightly modified channels play a vital role in the B. has he missed another deadline?
_________ element of marketing. C. if had he missed another deadline?
A. product C. price D. whether he had missed another deadline.
B. promotion D. placement 39. When the visitors _________ their tour of the facility,
28. When your employees are satisfied, they work more they will have an opportunity to purchase items at the gift
effectively, so respond ________ their needs without delay. shop.
A. to C. for A. complete C. completed
B. of D. from B. will complete D. completing
29. Some traditional businesses have found that they can 40. The community center’s director thanked Mr. Jacobs
make a lot of money from online retailing with a small for _________ the weekly lecture series on historical
investment_________ an easy-to-use website. events
A. on C. in A. organizing C. insisting
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B. to D. at B. circulating D. applying
Section 2: Language use (60 marks)
I. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Consumers went back to using their credit cards in March to keep spending while student and new-car loans shot up as the
value of outstanding consumer credit jumped at the fastest rate since late 2001, data from the Federal Reserve showed on
Monday. Total consumer credit grew by $21.36 billion - more than twice the $9.8 billion rise that Wall Street economists
surveyed by Reuters had forecast. That followed a revised $9.27 billion increase in outstanding credit in February.

Analysts expressed some reservations whether the date reliably signaled a real pickup in demand, something that would
normally fuel stronger growth, or just a need to rely more on credit in an economy generating anemic job growth.

"The optimistic read is that consumers' improved outlook on the economy and employment prospects led them to feel
comfortable spending on credit, while a more downbeat interpretation is that credit is needed for consumers to keep up,"
Nomura Global Economics said in a note afterward. The March rise in consumer credit was the strongest for any month
since November 2001 when it soared by $28 billion. New-car sales and production were a key influence on the 2.2
percent annual rate of economic growth posted during the first three months this year. The government estimated that
about half of that growth came from increased new car production.

1. According to the article, the growth in consumer credit in March was __________ economists had predicted.
A. about the same as C. twice as much as
B. slightly lower than D. on balance as
2. By using the word "anemic", the article wants to say that the current job growth numbers are __________.
A. average C. impressive
B. poor D. professional
3. According to the article, does the increase in consumer credit mean that the economy is improving?
A. Yes C. No, just the opposite
B. Always true D. Not necessarily

Answer the question.

4. According to the article, what played an important part in the economic growth at the beginning of this year?

What do the underlined parts refer to?

5. “Something that would normally__________” (Paragraph 2)
6. “__________led them to feel comfortable” (Paragraph 3)

Which words in the passage mean the following:

7. a person's way of understanding and thinking about something: __________
8. quiet and without much excitement: __________

Fill in each blank with a suitable word or phrase from the passage.
9. They__________ a large drop in unemployment over the next two years.
10. The shop was offering six months' interest-free __________ on electrical goods.

II. WRITING: Look at the table and write a report (85-100 words) about women employed

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III. LISTENING
PART ONE: Listen to the conversations twice and choose the appropriate answer to each question
Conversation1: Questions 1 – 2
1. How long has the flight been delayed?
A. 1 hour. C. 2 hours.
B. 3 hours. D. 4 hours.

2. What is the reason for the delay?

A. The weather condition is bad. C. There’s a security complication.
B. An engine problem has occurred. D. The airline staff made a booking mistake.

Conversation2: Questions 3 – 5
3. What has Sylvie done this morning?
A. Placed an order. C. Ordered lunch.
B. Met with a client. D. Paid her phone bill.

4. Where is Sylvie?
A. At the factory. C. At lunch.
B. In a meeting . D. In her office.

5. When is Sylvie expected to return?

A. In an hour. C. In two hours.
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B. In three hours. D. In four hours.

PART TWO: Listen to a talk twice and complete the notes.

The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
- Be founded (6)__________ _________ ago.
- Be based in London.
- Main outputs
- To teach business and make business more aware of more (7) __________ _________ of dealing with conflict.
- Two (8)________ _________ of business:
- Skills: (9)________ ________ to 40,000 mediators around the world.
- Services: having mediators who mediate round the UK and round the world in (10) ________ _________

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