MOLDOVA STATE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND FRENCH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES

ASSESSMENT TEST 1
Student____Gorodinschi Mihaela__________
Group_SHTA______________
1. Give the definitions of the following terms and write sentences of your own: (12p.)
reward - To give a payment for for service performend or for excelent work or
behaviour.

Example: As you work, so will your reward

autonomy - The freedom to make your own demisionat without having to request
authorisation.

Example: the autonomy of the country depends on its own forces

severance deal - Money paid by an employer when an employees service are terminate.

Example: at the end of the month the worker will be rewarded with a salary

task - A pice of work that has to be done

Example: the teacher gave me an extra task

contract - Document stting out an agrement between two or more parties.

Example: I concluded an employment contract with the company's director

supervise - To control the work of other people în order to make sure that it is
properly done.

Example:

2. Change the form of the word in brackets and complete these sentences: (11p.)
1. There was no link to ________performance_____________. (perform)
2. Fear of _______failure_______ is another way to inspire staff. (fail)
3. Many managers believe _____employees____________ cannot be trusted. (employ)
4. I have _______an appraisal______ with my six subordinates today. (appraise)
5. Increasing salaries is only one way to increase _______motivation___________.
(motivate)
6. We are in danger of setting our _expectation__________________ too high. (expect)
7. We like every member of staff to have their own ____responsible_______________
and independence. (responsible)
8. The board of _____directors____________ meets four times a year. (direct)
9. We encourage our employees to make themselves ______dispensable___________.
(dispense)
10. Did you hear about the basketball ______coach________ who strangled a
subordinate? (coach)
11. When business is good, fear is used less as a ____management______________
tactic. (manage)

1. Complete the sentences with these verbs: (7p.)

make do take meet set lose have
1. We can’t _____meet_______ the deadline. It’s unrealistic.
2. Sorry, but I don’t ____have________ time to help.
3. Managers inspire workers when they ____set_______ a good example.
4. I think we’ll ____make_________ a profit this year.
5. Would you ____do_____ me a favor?
6. Most managers _____lose_______ their tempers when their team loses.
7. It’s too risky. We can’t _____take_______ a chance like this.

1. Writhe the correct form of the verbs in brackets, Present Perfect or Past Simple.
(10p.)
1. I _______have never been__________ to London. (never be)
2. George Washington _____was___ the first American president. (be)
3. We ______have sacked_______ 20 employees so far. (sack)
4. When leaving the company, the CEO ___has asked for_________ a pretty huge
golden parachute. (ask for)
5. The shareholders _______voted_______ on the proposed pay deals at yesterday’s
meeting. (vote)
6. We ______sacked_______ 20 employees last month. (sack)
7. I really liked our ex-leader, he ______preferred_______ to delegate responsibility to
subordinates and not to use his authority to control operations directly. (prefer)
8. After many arguments, he ____has resigned__________. (resign)
9. A photographer ________witnessed_______ the manager kicking David Beckham.
(witness)
10. Terror in the work place _____has made_________ a comeback these days. (make)
 1. Comment on the following in 200-250 words: YOUR SALARY IS THE BRIBE
THEY GIVE YOU TO FORGET YOUR DREAM. (20p.)
Money covers our eyes to follow our dreams._Sometimes people __replace money __with
dreams _that is __with __what they ___really want ___in this life. __The salary gives you a
great pleasure, it makes you really happy when you can afford to buy absolutely what you want.
We are in the world to live a beautiful, rich life, not to waste time on a job that does not give us
pleasure._ for the most part people work in need, without rest without living their lives as they
want. daily needs force us to work and waste our time in vain instead of relaxing somewhere
beautiful, and not thinking about anything. __Money is the reason for joy, but never the reason to
give up what I dreamed of.
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