END-OF-UNIT TEST 9

Duration: 75 minutes
Section 1: Language knowledge (40 marks)
I. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE suitable word.
You have got an exciting new product idea and you want to develop and sell it. The first thing you have to do is ( 1)
__________ a plan. You need to see if there is a demand (2) __________ your product, so you should (3) ___________
some research to find out how many people might buy it and who these people (4) ____________you also need to collect
information (5) ______________ similar products already on the market and what price they sell (6) ____________ Next,
you have to estimate the costs of developing, manufacturing and selling your product. And of course, you mustn’t forget
to add in the costs of (7) ___________ your business – office rent, salaries and so on. With this information, you can
calculate how much profit you could (8) ___________ Then if you need help (9) ___________financing, you can take
your plan to a bank. Or you could try to find an equity (10) __________- someone who wants to invest in your idea.
1 A prepare B involve C invest D prefer
2 A in B for C off D with
3 A fit B fix C found D do
4 A is B are C was D were
5 A about B in C since D from
6 A on B off C at D with
7 A setting B found C running D putting
8 A make B do C perform D reduce
9 A about B with C above D form
10 A coordinator B designer C operator D partner
II. Choose the best answer
11. Which of the following nouns does NOT go with the verb ‘do’?
a. profit c. research
b. business d. arrangement
12. We have to ______________ the meeting for Friday because the CEO is busy all day Thursday.
a. schedule c. cancel
b. reschedule d. plan
13. Which of the following verbs does NOT go with the noun ‘budget’?
a. prepare c. keep within
b. implement d. balance
14. Changing the way a company is organized or financed is ______________.
a. re-assessing c. re-building
b. re-defining d. restructuring
15. Experts ______________ the value of the deal at 20 million euros.
a. plan c. estimate
b. do d. decrease
16. I have booked your flight and hotels for your trip to Ethiopia. You ______________on the 18th at 6:30 a.m.
a. leave c. are leaving
b. will leave d. leaving
17. - Can I have an appointment with Tom Kent on Wednesday afternoon?
- I’m afraid Mr. Kent is on a business trip to Paris. And he ______________ back until Saturday.
a. will come c. won’t come
b. is coming d. is not coming
18. On Tuesday evening, I ______________dinner with the local staff.
a. have c. had
b. will have d. have had
19. I______________ Angela for a business lunch. Do you want to join us?
a. will meet b. meet

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c. am meeting d. meeting
20. I’ve just had a call from Richard – He ______________ late for the meeting.
a. will be c. is being
b. is d. is going to be
21. In the next meeting, I think we should focus ______________ the planning schedule.
a. into c. to
b. at d. on
22. The attendance ______________ Saturday’s meeting was very poor so the CEO decided to put it off
a. for c. on
b. with d. at
23. Agriculture in the in the Nizhny Novgorod region still employs half of the workforce, ______________it accounts
for only 1 percent of production.
a. because c. which
b. although d. where
24. People are critical of small and medium-sized businesses ______________ they do not usually have good
business plans.
a. because c. which
b. although d. what
25. ______________ our strategy is correct, we are hoping to create work for more than 500,000.
a. That’s why c. Even though
b. For that reason d. If

26. I’m sorry, but this arrangement is totally ______________ to us.

a. accept b. accepting c. accepted d. to accept
27. Cancel all my ______________ for the rest of the day, please.
a. engage b. engagements c. engaged d. engaging
28. If the company is ______________ sound we might consider taking it over.
a. finance b. financial c. financing d. financially
29. The scheme should be fully ______________by this time next year.
a. operate b. operated c. operating d. operation
30. We must ______________ on electricity, so switch off those lights.
a. economize b. economization c. economizing d. economized
31. Register early if you would like to attend next Tuesday’s ------- on project management.
a. seminar b. reason c. policy d. scene
32. Paul Brown resigned last Monday from his position as ------- executive of the
company.
a. fine b. chief c. front d. large
33. The financial audit of Soft Peach Software ------- completed on Wednesday by a
certified accounting firm.
a. to be b. having been c. was d. were
34. The organizers of the trip reminded participants to ------- at the steps of the city hall
at 2:00 P.M.
a. see b. combine c. meet d. go
35. ------- is no better season than winter to begin training at Silver’s Fitness Center.
a. When b. It c. There d. As it
36. The recent worldwide increase in oil prices has led to a ------- demand for electric
vehicles.
a. greater b. greatest c. greatly d. greatness
37. Maria Vásquez has a wide range of experience, ------- worked in technical, production,
and marketing positions.
a. having b. has c. having had d. had
38. Tickets will not be redeemable for cash or credit at any time, ------- will they be

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replaced if lost or stolen.
a. but b. though c. only d. nor
39. The assistant manager was just ------------------- to manager.
a. elected b. promoted  c. selected d. chosen
40. The man --------------------- wanted to visit Spain, but never had an opportunity.
a. always  b.  usually c. seldom d. never

Section 2: Language use (60 marks)

I. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
BRAZIL TRIES TO KICK-START TOURISM By Geoff Dyer
Brazil has everything to offer the visitor: 7,300 km of coastline, much of it empty, endless beaches; the planet's biggest
rainforest; an area of wetlands full of alligators and jaguars; colonial cities and spectacular waterfalls.
The Bahia coast in northeast Brazil is a particularly attractive area for tourism. Several luxury resorts have been built
there. Recently a $170 million five-hotel complex at Sauipe opened. With its 18-hole golf course and designer shops,
Sauipe is hoping to attract rich, foreign visitors.
The tourist industry had problems in the past because of high inflation which led to short-term planning. Hotels, however,
are long-term investments, often with payback periods of over 15 years.
If resorts such as Sauipe are going to attract significant numbers of tourists, they have to solve several problems. For a
start, Brazil needs cheaper and more frequent international air travel. Brazilian airlines have actually decreased the number
of scheduled international flights in the past two years because of a currency devaluation.
Foreign visitors also demand a level of service that needs lengthy training - a considerable task for most of the resorts in
the northeast which do not have a well-educated population to provide suitable staff.
The other big challenge for Sauipe's managers is to avoid the social problems that other new resorts have caused, when
large numbers of people have come from the interior in search of jobs, quickly creating slums.
The resort is hoping to deal with these pressures by setting up courses in the surrounding villages for making handicrafts
which will be sold at Sauipe and by organizing credit for local co-operatives to produce foodstuffs for the hotels.
Some people believe that the developers have not planned the new resorts properly. 'Sauipe is a resort without adequate
infrastructure, training or planning about how the industry will develop,' says Mario Beni, a professor of tourism at the
University of Sao Paulo.
Often created in the middle of nowhere, he says, many of these resorts have poor transport links and no local tourism or
sports facilities to take advantage of. 'It is time to stop and think about these grand projects,' he adds.
Not true, replies the Bahia state government, which claims to have spent $2.1 billion over the past decade on basic tourism
infrastructure, from roads to airports to sanitation.
From the Financial Times
Choose the best answer
1. What does Sauipe offer to attract visitors?
a. luxury resorts, the Bahia coast and a five-hotel complex
b. empty endless beaches, the biggest rain forest and spectacular waterfalls
c. a five-hotel complex, a golf course and designer shops
d. an area of wetlands full of alligators and jaguars and colonial cities
2. Which of the following problems does Brazil NOT face in attracting more tourists?
a. not enough flights
b. levels of service that require lengthy staff training
c. the creation of slums when people come looking for work
d. expensive and overbooked international air travel
3. What has the Bahia government done to kick-start tourism?
a. set up courses in making handicrafts
b. invested in infrastructure in the last 10 years
c. organized credit for local co-operatives to produce food for hotels
d. provided a well-educated population to improve the levels of service
What does each of the following underlined words / phrases refer to?
4. resorts they have to solve several problems. (paragraph 4)

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5. handicrafts courses in the surrounding villages for making handicrafts which will be sold at Sauipe … … (paragraph
8)
Which words in the passage mean the following?
6. Buildings and equipment that are used for a particular purpose facilities.
7. A group of buildings that are built close together complex.
8. A reduction in the value of a country's currency devaluation.
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word from the passage. Put it in its correct form or tense.
9. Things such as transport, communications or banks are part of a country’s infrastructure
10. The government is trying to bring teachers’ salaries in line with inflation by increasing them by 20%.

II. Writing
Vietnam Television (VTV), the leading news and mass communication organization in Vietnam, provides scientific and
educational programs and entertainment to the general public across the country and overseas Vietnamese. It has 9
channels, among which VTV 2 focuses on science, technology and education.
You are the director of the VTV 2 educational program. Write a letter to Mr. Tran Hoang Ngan, Vice Rector of UEH,
asking him for an interview about the 2012 Dynamic competition.
Your letter should cover the following points:
● introduce yourself
● invite Mr. Tran Hoang Ngan
● give brief details of the program and its aim
Dear…………,

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…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Yours ……….,

………………
………………

IV. Listen to the talks, and then answer each question about them by marking the correct choice — (A), (B), (C), or
(D). The recording will be played twice.

1. Which of the following is NOT available at the time this talk is being given?
a. Water sports. b. Golf. c. Skiing. d. Fishing

2. Which of the following people would be most interested in the festival held in June?
a. People who enjoy jazz. c. Classical music fans.
b. Artists and craftspeople. d. Beginning skiers.

3. How do summer hotel rates compare to winter rates?

a. They are twice as high. c. They are the same.
b. They are slightly higher. d. They are half as high.

4. Which of these products is especially for international use?

a. The radio. b. The clock. c. The iron. d. The briefcase.

5. What claim is NOT made for these products?

a. They are attractive. b. They are very durable.

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c. They are lightweight. d. They are inexpensive.

V. You will hear a telephone message from Rachel to Michael talking about the plans for Friday. Fill in the missing
information. The recording will be played twice.

1. reason for calling: …………………

2. on Friday there will be: a large scale …………………
3. installation of: …………………
4. after removal of old equipment: …………………
5. removing all the personal items: after ………………… on Thursday

THE END

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KEY TO END-OF-UNIT TEST 9
Section 1 (40 m)
I. (10 m)
1. A (prepare) 2. B (for) 3.D (do) 4.B (are) 5. A (about)
6.C (at) 7. C (running) 8. A (make) 9. B (with) 10. D (partner)
II.(15m)
11. A 12.B 13.B 14.D 15.C
16. C 17.D 18. B 19.C 20.D
21. D 22. A 23.B 24.A 25.C
26. C 27.B 28.D 29.B 30.A
31. A 32.B 33.C 34.C 35.C
36. A 37.A 38.D 39.B 40.A

Section 2 (60m)
I. (20 m)
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. resorts
5. handicrafts
6. facilities
7. complex
8. devaluation
9. infrastructure
10. inflation
II. (10 m)
1. C
2. I
3. H
4. A
5. F
6. J
7. D
8. E
9. G
10. B
III. (20 m)
Suggested Sample

Dear Mr Tran Hoang Ngan,

I am writing to you as the director of the VTV2 educational programme. On behalf of VTV2, we would like you
to come to our programme for an interview about the 2012 Dynamic competition.

VTV is the leading news and mass communication organisation in our country, with programmes broadcast to
the general public across the country and overseas Vietnamese and VTV 2 is its channel, focusing on science,
technology and education.

We would be very pleased if would come for an interview. As the Vice Rector as well as the organiser of the
competition, we believe you could share and help students get more experience and success in the competition.

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We hope this invitation is of interest and look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. …………………
Director of VTV2 educational programme

IV. (10 m)
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. D
V. (10 m)

1. about the plans for Friday 2. reorganization 3. new cabling

4. a clean-up 5. 4.00 pm

TAPESCRIPT FOR END-OF-UNIT TESTS – MODULE 4

Part 1
[Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following advertisement:]
[When you think of Viking Mountain, you probably think of world-class skiing, and with good reason. But
Viking Mountain is much, much more. It's also a world-class summer resort, offering a challenging eighteen-
hole golf course and a lake for swimming, fishing, and boating. In late June, there is the famous Viking
Mountain jazz music festival, in July an arts and crafts fair, and in August a classical music festival. And
summer hotel rates are more than reasonable. Rooms at the Norseman Lodge and the other hotels are half the
ski-season rate. So come on up now for summer fun on Viking Mountain.]
[Questions 4 and 5 refer to this commercial message:]
[Bruhn Design announces a new line of products for the discriminating traveler — all beautifully designed, long-
lasting, and ultra lightweight. These include handsome briefcases, travel alarm clocks, electric travel irons, and
powerful, portable short-wave radios for the world traveler. Bruhn Design products are available at fine stores
everywhere.]
Part 2
Michael, this is Rachel. I'm calling about the plans for Friday. As you know, on Friday there will be a large-scale
reorganization, with a lot of old equipment being moved out, followed by a clean-up, and then the installation of
new cabling. Then the new equipment will be installed. So, really, only Friday will be disrupted. The rest of the
work will take place over the weekend. Your department will be busy on Thursday. You can begin to remove all
personal items after 4:00 p.m., and when you finish, you can go home. And here's the good news: you won't
have to come to work on Friday. Call me if you have any questions.

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