REVIEW UNIT 9: COMPANIES

Section 1: Vocabulary
1. The biggest………………………….for our product is the UK and then the US.

Thị trường lớn nhất cho sản phẩm của chúng tôi là Vương quốc Anh và sau đó là Hoa Kỳ.

A. operation B. shop C. market : thi truong D. factory

2. Our factory is now working 7 days a week to …………………. the customer’s needs.

Nhà máy của chúng tôi hiện đang làm việc 7 ngày một tuần để đáp ứng nhu cầu của khách
hàng.

Phrasal verb :Meet your need : đáp ứng nhu cầu

A. adapt B. meet C. respond D. talk to

3. Dalotek, a large car-part company, provides………………………. for the car industry.

Dalotek, một công ty phụ tùng xe hơi lớn, cung cấp các bộ phận cho ngành công nghiệp xe
hơi.

A. apartments B. components : bộ phận C. demands D. objects

4. At present PaM is…………………….it’s overseas business, particularly in China. It hopes

to increase the sales there next year.

A. widening B. enlarging C. lengthening D. expanding: mở

rộng

5. The company has a(n)……………………… of 2,500 and two thirds of them are women.

Phrasal verb has a workforce có nghĩa là có lực lượng lao động

A. employee B. workforce C. workload D. workplace

6. Autotech manufactures car parts and …………………….. them to over 12 countries.

Autotech sản xuất phụ tùng xe hơi và xuất khẩu sang hơn 12 quốc gia.

A. exports : xuất khẩu B. makes C. imports D.

provides: cung cấp

7. The money that a business earns from sales is its………………………

Số tiền mà một doanh nghiệp kiếm được từ việc bán hàng là doanh thu của nó
A. salary B. wage C. revenue:doanh thu D. income

8. GNK Services …………………… high- tech security alarms and sells its products all over
the world.

GNK Services sản xuất các thiết bị báo động an ninh công nghệ cao và bán sản phẩm của mình
trên toàn thế giới.

A. achieves B. buys C. has D. makes: làm ra

hay dịch là sản xuất cũng dc

9. The company’s…………………… is in France and it has got representative offices in many

countries.

Trụ sở chính của cty đặt tại Pháp và có văn phòng đại diện tại nhiều quốc gia.

A. head office :trụ sở chính B. store C. branch D. outlet

10. Martina is ……………………. the phone this week because our secretary is away.

Martina đang trả lời điện thoại trong tuần này vì thư ký của chúng tôi đi vắng.

A. answering B. replying : phải đi với on C. saying D.

talking

11. Can you tell me where the ………………………… is in the hotel? I want to buy some
souvenirs.

Bạn có thể cho tôi biết cửa hàng quà tặng ở đâu trong khách sạn không? Tôi muốn mua vài
món quà lưu niệm.

A. restaurant B. bar C. café D. gift shop : cửa hàng quà tặng

12. ……………………….. businesses such as supermarkets sell products directly to

customers.

các doanh nghiệp bán lẻ như siêu thị bán sản phẩm trực tiếp cho khách hàng.

A. Retail :bán lẻ B. Wholesale C. Online D. Private

13. Companies aims to ……………………….their customers with their good quality and
long-lasting products.

Các công ty nhằm mục đích gây ấn tượng với khách hàng bằng các sản phẩm chất lượng tốt và
lâu dài.

A. sell B. impress :gây ấn tượng C. introduce D. control

14. Toyota is …………………….. developing new models in Japan.

Toyota đang phát triển các mẫu xe mới tại Nhật Bản.

A. thinking B. growing C. developing :phát triển D.

increasing

15. Jo and Francis are ……………………… in international construction projects.

Jo và Francis tham gia vào các dự án xây dựng quốc tế.

A. responsible B. involved :tham gia vào C. fond D. keen

16. They are expanding fast, so they need to ……………………. more workers.

Họ đang mở rộng nhanh chóng, vì vậy họ cần tuyển thêm công nhân.

A. recruit :tuyển thêm B. dismiss C. set up D. deal

17. I am…………………….. with all the paperwork while Susan is away.

Tôi đang giải quyết tất cả các thủ tục giấy tờ trong khi Susan đi vắng.

A. dealing :giải quyết B. calling C. using D. writing

18. The leaders in that company really …………………. after their employees.

Các nhà lãnh đạo trong công ty đó thực sự quan tâm đến nhân viên của họ.

A. care B. look after :quan tâm C. see D.

watch

19. I want to work for a company that will produce green energy or ………………. housing
for the poorest people in the world.

Tôi muốn làm việc cho một công ty sản xuất năng lượng xanh hoặc nhà ở giá rẻ cho những
người nghèo nhất trên thế giới.

A. expensive B. high-cost C. costly D. affordable:giá rẻ

20. Our marketing team is working with Lewis PR, a global PR company,
to………………….our brand’s international image.

Nhóm tiếp thị của chúng tôi đang làm việc với Lewis PR, một công ty PR toàn cầu, để cải
thiện hình ảnh quốc tế của thương hiệu chúng tôi.

A. decrease B. enter C. have D. improve: cải tiến

Section 2: Grammar
1. Autotech provides components……………………… the car industry.
A. to B. toward C. for D. about

2. They ………………………. the new Mini in 2001 and it was immediately successful.

A. launch B. launched C. have launched D. are launching

3. We expect ……………………… 500 unit this week.

A. sell B. selling C. to sell D. will sell

4. Last year we planned …………………………. 100,000 cars, but we increased our

production to 160,000.

A. produce B. to produce C. producing D. have produced

5. They ……………………… some foreign guests now.

A. are entertaining B. entertain C. have entertained D. will entertain

6. We sell 40% of our products ………………………., mainly to Germany and France.

A. on abroad B. to abroad C. abroad D. for abroad

7. The company’s new products depend a lot ……………………..research and development.

A. into B. on C. for D. to

8. We normally …………………… a London firm, but this time we ………………………. a

different company.

A. use/ are using B. are using/use C. are using/are using D. use/use

9. She is doing a training course …………………… giving presentations.

A. about B. on C. for D. of

10. Jean works in the Loan Section of our bank. She ………………… loans for customers
every days.

A. arrange B. is arranging C. arranges D. arranged

11. People slept on the street outside the store and waited in the dark ………………… it
opened.

A. when B. as soon as C. until D. after

12. A customer …………………. Euros into dollars in the Currency Section at the moment.

A. changes B. changing C. is changing D. has changed

13. Green Shoots has a workforce ………………………… 230 people.

A. of B. with C. in D. about

14. McDonald’s …………………….. started by Ray A. Kroc in 1955.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

15. I don’t like to work ……………………. such an impersonal company.

A. on B. for C. under D. at

16. I think one thing that the best companies have in common is strong ………………………

A. lead B. leader C. leading D. leadership

17. Can you keep silent, please? The directors …………………… an important meeting in
the next room.

A. have B. are having C. has D.is having

18. By the end of my ………………….., you will understand clearly our future plans.

A. presentation B. present C. presenting D. presenter

19. At the end of each day, the shops give …………………… products to the homeless.

A. sold B. unsold C. sell D. unsell

20. Most of the time we …………………………. DHL for deliveries. This time, we
…………………. a different company.

A. use/use B. are using/ use C. use/ are using D. are using/are using

Section 3: Reading
Question 1-5: Choose the best answer for each question

1. Starbucks is bringing coffee shop to one of the world’s greatest tea- loving nations. It plans
an $ 80 m Indian joint venture with Tata Global Beverages.

Which can be inferred from the reading passage?

A. India is one of the world’s tea- loving nations.

B. Starbucks is a tea company.

C. Tata Global Beverages has the value of $80m.

D. Indian people like drinking coffee.

2. The first outlet will open in Mumbai or Delhi by September. Starbucks already has 544
stores in China. By the end of the year, it could have as many as 50 stores in India.

How many stores does Starbucks expect to have in India by the end of the year?

A. 1 B. 9 C.50 D. 544

3. Starbucks has more than 12,000 stores in North America. The Americas region- including a
few hundred stores in Canada and Latin America - accounts for three-quarters of its revenue.

Which statement is True according to the reading passage?

A. Starbucks has over 12,000 stores in Canada and Latin America.

B. Starbucks’ stores in the Americas regions contribute 75% to its revenue.

C. North America is Starbucks’ target market.

D. 12,000 stores in North America account for three- quarters of Starbucks’ revenue.

4. The Indian venture is also likely to see Starbucks products sold through other parts of the
wider Tata group. The Tata group is one of India’s most famous companies. It includes Taj
Hotels and Taj SATS, an airline catering business.

What is Tata group?

A. It’s a joint venture between Starbucks and an Indian company.

B. It’s an airline catering business.

C. It’s a hotel chain.

D. It’s a famous company in India.

5. The Indian venture is also likely to see Starbucks products sold through other parts of the
wider Tata group. The Tata group is one of India’s most famous companies. It includes Taj
Hotels and Taj SATS, an airline catering business.

Which statement is False according to the reading passage?

A. Starbucks products will be sold through the Tata group.

B. The Tata group is an Indian company.

C. The Tata group is an unknown company in India.

D. Taj Hotel and Taj SATS belong to the Tata group.

Questions 6 – 10: Read the passage and answer the questions

The world’s most respected companies

Each year, the Financial Times has a survey to find the world’s most respected companies.
They interviewed more than 1,000 chief executives from all around the world and asked their
opinion. Here is what they decided.

The US company, General Electric, is the world’s most respected company. The top ten
includes three computer companies and two car companies. Microsoft is in second place. Bill
gates is also the world’s most respected business leader. IBM is the third most respected
company. Coca –Cola moves from fifth to fourth place in this year’s survey and Toyota from
sixth to fifth. Sony, of Japan, is in sixth place. General Motors is in seventh place. Wal-Mart is
the eighth most respected company this year, which is where it was last year. 3M has moved
from fourteenth to ninth place. Dell is now the world’s tenth most respected company.

Only four countries have more than two companies in the top 50. The US has the most, with 22
companies. Germany has the second highest number with nine, headed by Daimler Chrysler,
BMW and Mercedes. The UK is third. It has six companies on the list. Japan has three
companies in the top 50: Toyota, Sony, and Nissan. The chief executives liked Toyota. They
said it had “ the best products and excellent service”.

6. What company moved from 14th place to 9th this year?

7. What company was in 8th place last year?

8. Which country has 22 companies in the top 50?

9. Which country has the second highest number of companies in the top 50?

10. How many companies has the UK got in the top 50?

Section 4: Writing
I. Complete the sentences using the words given

1. What/ kind / organization / want / work?

What kind of organization do you want to work?

2. business / Japan / not go well / moment.

The business in Japan is not going well at the moment

3. Currently / we / have / so / many orders / that / we / hire / 20 extra staff.

Currently we have so many orders that we must hire 20 extra staff.

4. Deliveries / take / over / two months / present / although / they / usually / take / just six
weeks.
Deliveries are taking over two months at present although they usually take just six weeks.

5. you / expect / be / part / a / team?

Do you expect to be a part of a team?

II. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning

1. My subject today is our new product launch.

2. My presentation is in three sections.

3. Dalotek employs about 2,500 people.

4. Multitek provides the car industry with components.

5. Their company is going to open a new subsidiary in Paris.

III. Write an e-mail to one of your old colleagues telling about the company you
are working for now. Its main part should include the company’s name, location,
nationality, main business activities etc.
Think of the information for the suggested points below and write it down in the space
beside.

1. Company name

2. Nationality

3. Activity

4. Location/ Head office

5. Number of employees

6. Turnover & profit

7. Future plans
The following useful structures will help you write the main part of the e-mail

The company / group is called…………………………..

It is a/ an ………………… (nationality) company, based in ………………….( city)

Their main activity is ……………………………… Or

It makes/ produces/ manufactures/ sells/ specializes in / imports………….

It employs (200) people / It has (200) employees Or

It has a workforce of ……………

The annual turnover is ($ 20 million) with profits of ( $2 million) Or

It has got a turnover of …………………………………………………..

The company plans to ……………………………… Or

It going to……………………….

To: ………………….

From: ………………

Subject:
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………....................................................................................................

Progress test 3 (Units 7–9)

LISTENING
A Marco, Susan and Elaine are having a meeting. They need to decide who will lead the South
China sales team: Cindy Lee, Tony Wong or Agnes Goh. Listen and choose the best answer – a, b or c –
to the questions.
Track 5

0 What does Marco say about Cindy, Tony and Agnes?

a) They work in the Hong Kong office.
b) They need to choose a team leader.
c) They speak Chinese.
1 What does Marco do at the start of the meeting?
a) Gives his decision
b) Asks Susan for her opinion
c) Gives his opinion
2 Susan says she prefers Cindy Lee. After that, what does Elaine say?
a) She thinks Susan is too ambitious.
b) She asks for Marco’s opinion.
c) She doesn’t agree with Susan.
3 At the end, what does Marco suggest?
a) That they talk to the team√
b) That they chose Agnes Goh
c) That they decide the next day

B Listen again. Match the descriptions with a person. Put a tick () in the correct column.

Cindy Lee Tony Wong Agnes Goh

0 reliable 
4 hard-working √
5 ambitious √
6 doesn’t listen √
7 creative and sociable √
8 too relaxed √
9 practical √
10 not motivating √

VOCABULARY
A Complete the sentences with words from the box.
export home luxury mass niche
0 Nike sports clothing sells to a mass market.

11 High-quality, expensive goods sell in a _____luxury_________ market.

12 ______Niche____________ markets are usually small but profitable.

13 Products sold inside the producer’s country are sold to the _____home___ market.

14 _Export___ markets are outside the producer’s country.

B Write the numbers in words.
0 540 five hundred and forty

15 6,370 six thousand threehundred and seventy

16 29,606 _______twenty –nine thousand six hundred and six

17 902,000 ___nine hundred and two thousand_________________

18 4,225,094 four million two hundred twenty five thousand and ninety four

19 12.6% ______________twelve point six per cent__________________

C Match the words and phrases on the left with a word or phrase on the right with the same
meaning.
0—f
0 begin a) manufacture
20.a make b) sell abroad
21.d have a workforce of c) launch
22.b export d) employ
23.c introduce e) provide
24.e supply f) start
LANGUAGE
A Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
0 were / When / Germany / in / they / ?
When were they in Germany?

25 company / leave / the / John / Did / ?

Did John leave the company?

26 Lorraine / Why / Singapore / did / to / move / ?

Why did Lorraine move to Singapore?

27 wasn’t / work / Ivan / at / happy / .

Ivan wasn’t happy at work

28 you / have / work / Do / lot / a / of / ?

Do you have a lot of work?

29 Alfredo / stressed / was / Why / ?

Why was Alfredo stressed?

30 a / They / lot / time / have / of / don’t / .

They don’t have a lot of time
B Look at the three cars. Complete the sentences comparing the cars.

Price 0 Ramon’s car is more expensive than Anya’s car.

00 Ella’s car is cheaper than Anya’s car.

Speed 31 Ramon’s car is _________faster______ than Anya’s car.

32 ___The slowest__ car is Anya’s.

Fuel 33 Anya’s car is _more efficient____ than Ramon’s car.

efficiency
34 Ella’s car is less efficient___ than Anya’s car.

Quality 35 Anya’s car is better__ than Ella’s car.

36 Ramon’s car is _the best .

C Complete the sentences with the correct form (present simple or present continuous) of the verb
in brackets.
0 Every time I go to Singapore, I stay (stay) at the Oriental Hotel.

37 I usually drive to work but today I __am walking_____ (walk).

38 Martina often ___calls____ (call) China. We have three suppliers there.

39 Usually I __don’t deal_____ (not deal) with customer complaints but today I’m helping Renée.

40 At the moment, Pete __is talking____ (talk) to Davina about the quality control problem.

41 Helena is usually in her office in the afternoon but she ___is working____ (work) from home today.

42 Normally delivery ______takes____________ (take) about three weeks.

SKILLS
A Match the sentence beginnings with the endings.
0—b
0 I need some training to do a) costs.
43.g It’s really important b) my job properly.
44.c Why don’t you buy c) a self-study course?
45.f We don’t have d) at home?
46.a We have to cut e) possible.
47.e I’m sorry, it’s not f) any money for this.
48.d How about studying g) to me.
B Complete the conversation with the phrases (a–g).
a) I think we need to target younger people.
b) I really like that idea.
c) I agree with you.
d) Let’s use Facebook and Twitter.
e) How about starting a Facebook page?
f) What about using social networking sites?
g) I don’t agree.

Tania I think we need to send out e-mail advertisements.

Franco (0) I agree with you . I think that’s a great idea. Diana, what do you think?

Diana I’m afraid (49)_____g_____________ .

Franco Why not?

Diana (50)________a__________ . They don’t really use e-mail.

Tania So what should we do?

Diana (51)_______f___________ ?

Franco What, you mean like Facebook and Twitter?

Diana Yes.

Tania (52)_____b_____________ . In fact, I think it’s brilliant.

Franco (53)_________e_________ ?

Franco Good idea. But what about Twitter?

Diana (54)____________d______ .
C Complete the sentences with words and phrases from the box.
end presentation sections subject subject of talk about talk to you

0 By the end of my presentation , you will have a clear idea of our plans.

55 My ________subject__________ today is our sales strategy.

56 I’d like to ___talk to you_______________ about our bonus scheme.

57 The ______subject of____________ my presentation is export sales.

58 By the __end________________ of my talk, you will understand why this is necessary.

59 I’m going to ___talk about_______________ our manufacturing process.

60 My presentation is in three ________sections__________ .

READING
A Read the article and decide if the statements are true or false.
0 People rarely chat about products or services on Facebook. False
61 The article says that Facebook is good at reaching small markets.Fasle
62 Facebook’s user data is very useful for advertisers. True
63 Starbucks uses Facebook to learn about its customers. True
64 Companies have to spend a lot of money to advertise on Facebook. Fasle
65 Facebook earns most of its money from advertising. True

B Read the article again. Then choose the best option – a, b or c – to complete the sentences.
0 Facebook is a natural way to advertise, because people often use it to talk about products or
services .

a) contact companies
b) meet new friends
c) talk about products or services.
66 Advertisers like Facebook because it helps them to __________________ .

a) reach a big market

b) deal with cultural problems
c) sell products cheaply
67 Facebook helps companies understand their __________________ .

a) products
b) employees
c) market
68 After setting up a Facebook page, Starbucks __________________ .

a) had a huge increase in sales.

b) stopped most of its traditional advertising
c) used the information to improve its traditional advertisements
69 Facebook helps businesses to build relationships with __________________ .

a) customers
b) other businesses
c) advertising agencies
70 Starbucks paid Facebook for an advertisement __________________ .

a) but they didn’t know how many people saw it.

b) when people viewed or clicked on it.
c) before the ad appeared on the internet.
WRITING
You and your colleague Tony need to fly to London for a meeting. You can choose between two airlines.
Write an e-mail to Tony comparing the two airlines. Say which one you prefer to travel with and why.
Write 60–70 words.

Britannic E-Z Air

Cost €350 €180
Fly to Heathrow Airport – close to Stansted Airport – about 55
London – train to city centre km from London – train
takes about 15 minutes and takes about 45 minutes and
costs about €22. costs about €26.
Free meal during flight? Yes No
Flights each day 3 1
Arrival times 9.55 a.m. 10.50 p.m.
3.45 p.m.
7.00 p.m.