“George Bacovia” University of Bacau

Evaluation Test

I. Fill in the gaps with words from the list at the end of the text: (28p.)

A market economy is based on private (1)………………….. in contrast to planned

economy where (2)…………………… ownership prevails. In a free market economy
efficiency is the key word, while on the other hand command economy most likely leads to
(3) …………………. In a free market economy inefficient businesses go (4) ……………….,
whereas in a command economy business are (5)……………………., thus allowing them to
survive in spite of their non-satisfactory economic performance. This enables the latter type of
economy to resort to (6)………………………, that is employing more personnel than
actually required. Market economy leads to high (7)……………………. of goods and
services, while on the other hand planned economy will not focus on offering high quality
goods and services to (8) ……………………... This is due to the fact that in the latter type of
economy there is actually no (9)………………..…, as there are state (10) …………….… and
therefore the options of customers are severely restricted. On the other hand in a market
economy companies freely (11)……………………… for a larger market (12)
…………………, and are thus forced to be efficient and employ (13)…………………
according to real necessities and (14)……………………… their resources with utmost care.

bankrupt, compete, competition, customers, inefficiency, manage, monopolies,

overstaffing, ownership, quality, share, staff, state, subsidized.

II. Translate into Romanian: (22p)

A manager should use his time in an efficient way. He should cut out all activities that
do not contribute to the carrying out of his managerial tasks. In order to be aware of how he
spends his time, he could resort to recording his activity all over the day, which is called
logging time. Based on time logging, he can realize what can be left out. A manager should
have a clear idea of priorities. A list of tasks in the order of their importance could be a useful
device. He should concentrate on the most important tasks first, and avoid time-consuming
and unproductive ways of doing things. A good manager will delegate the tasks he cannot
afford the time to handle himself and in this way he will be able to meet deadlines even if this
means others have been involved in setting matters. Among the things he can give up is
writing long memos. He can handle matters faster by making phone calls. He can also turn
down requests to join committees, give interviews, contribute articles to magazines and so on.
In this way he could make an efficient use of his time.
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III. Answer the following interview questions (40p):

1. Tell me about yourself.

2. Why should we hire you?

3. What is your greatest strength?

4. What is your greatest weakness?

5. How do you handle stress and pressure?

6. Describe a difficult work situation or project and how you overcame it.
7. What are your goals for the future?

+10p.
Total 100p.