STUDIUM PRAKTYCZNEJ NAUKI JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH

POLITECHNIKA ŚLĄSKA

ENGLISH EXAM B2
Name: _______________________________ Group: _____________________________
Faculty: _____________________________ Teacher: _____________________________
Semester: ____________________________ Date: _______________________________

Część I: Efekt kształcenia W01 zgodny z kartą przedmiotu.

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Score: _____ / 30p _____ % PASS / FAIL

I. Complete each sentence with one of the words listed below. There are more words than you need. _____ / 8

ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORECAST LUXURY STUNT

CUSTOMS FRAUD METHODICAL UPMARKET
ENDORSEMENT LOYALTY OPPORTUNITIES VACANCY
EYE-CATCHING LUGGAGE SOPHISTICATED WAREHOUSE

1. Brand _______________________ is the tendency of customers to buy the same brand of products instead of trying other brands.
2. The problem that a lot of travellers have to face when flying is lost or delayed ________________________________________.
3. We will need to build a new _______________________________________ because we want to increase our stock of materials.
4. Celebrity ____________________________________________ is a technique that is very popular in advertising at the moment.
5. A _________________________________________________________ is a description of what is likely to happen in the future.
6. Before you start doing business in a foreign country you should get to know its ____________________________ and traditions.
7. Our company has a ________________________________________________________________ for a graduate in economics.
8. International markets provide _________________________________ for people to work / study abroad and improve their lives.

II. Complete each sentence with one of the options A, B, C or D. _____ / 7

1. The last market _____ proved that there is a slight decline of interest in computer games.
A) image B) challenger C) research D) share 1. _____
2. When I visited Japan for the first time, I was like _____ out of water.
A) frog B) whale C) crocodile D) fish 2. _____
3. Travelling to the USA they spent almost three hours in a _____ at check-in.
A) queue B) freeway C) trolley D) subway 3. _____
4. Open _____ are a typical feature of international markets: you can travel and trade freely.
A) borders B) tariffs C) barriers D) quotas 4. _____
5. The new management have changed their policy and _____ the decision-making process.
A) retrained B) relaunched C) relocated D) decentralized 5. _____
6. China is the biggest source of _____ goods.
A) espionage B) counterfeit C) bribery D) quotas 6. _____
7. _____ is getting a better seat or level of service.
A) Peak travel B) A boarding pass C) An upgrade D) Frequent-flyer points 7. _____
8. This is a better and more _____ car than my last one.
A) rely B) reliable C) reliability D) relied 8. _____
9. The main office or building of a company is called _____.
A) subsidiary B) outlet C) factory D) headquarters 9. _____
10. A _____ campaign on the Internet is supposed to generate interest.
A) various B) virus C) viral D) variety 10. ____

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 11. A _____ period is a time during which someone who has been given a new job is watched to see whether they can do the job
well and stay in the position.
A) check B) shortlist C) probationary D) try 11. ____
12. If news about a product comes to you by _____, someone tells you about it rather than you seeing an advert.
A) poster B) word of mouth C) pop-ups D) point of sale 12. ____
13. Talking about unimportant matters is called _____.
A) behaviour B) interruption C) bowing D) small talk 13. ____
14. The _____ is the part of the profits of a company that is paid to shareholders for each share they own.
A) equity B) dividend C) debt D) stock 14. ____

III. Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms. _____ / 8

1. Martin failed ______________________________________________________________________ (pay) the rent on time again.

2. Margaret _____________________________________________________________________________ (work) here since 2005.
3. My laptop crashed while I ___________________________________________________ (prepare) for an important presentation.
4. If our cars _________________________________________ (have) our logo on the side, it would be a cheap form of advertising.
5. The plane __________________________________________________________________________ (arrive) tomorrow at 2 pm.
6. I’m afraid Mr Smith can’t see you right now. He __________________________________________________ (talk) to someone.
7. The standard of living __________________________________________________________________ (go up) during the 1960s.
8. What will you say if you __________________________________________________________________ (see) him at the party?

IV. Complete each sentence with one of the options A, B, C or D. _____ / 7

1. Sales have decreased _____ 3 million dollars.

A) at B) on C) by D) of 1. _____
2. We _____ our products into many different markets.
A) sell B) selling C) have sell D) has sold 2. _____
3. I’ll never forget _____ my first sale. I was so nervous then!
A) to make B) make C) making D) am making 3. _____
4. I’ll contact you as soon as I _____ my itinerary.
A) will receive B) receive C) received D) receiving 4. _____
5. We _____ a very good year so far.
A) have had B) have C) are having D) will have 5. _____
6. This was an _____ deal.
A) eighty-thousand-euros B) eighty-thousands-euros C) eighty-thousand-euro D) eighty-thousands-euro 6. _____
7. This is _____ most profitable contract we have signed this year.
A) a B) an C) the D)  7. _____
8. Passengers _____ walk around the plane when it is taking off or landing.
A) mustn’t B) must C) don’t have to D) have to 8. _____
9. I _____ to the party if they don’t invite me.
A) won’t come B) am not come C) doesn’t come D) didn’t come 9. _____
10. After we _____ in business for a year, we made our first profit.
A) been B) had been C) have been D) are 10. ____
11. In the last 10 years the company has _____ in size.
A) double B) doubled C) doubling D) to double 11. ____
12. Have you met _____ yet?
A) Mr Lorenzo’s secretary B) Mr Lorenzo secretary C) the secretary of Mr D) Mr Lorenzos secretary 12. ____
Lorenzo
13. We will sign the deal tomorrow _____ something goes wrong.
A) unless B) as long as C) provided that D) if not 13. ____
14. We ___________ lunch at the new Thai restaurant. Why don’t you join us?
A) have B) are having C) had D) having 14. ____

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