Level Exam: Business Result Advanced (90%)

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SECTION I: Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms.

40 minutes maximum for this section (30 points)

1. (be) PEST analysis ________ a way of analyzing four external factors that may affect a business.
2. (take/neg.) We _________________ part in teleconferences on Friday morning for the moment.
3. (pay) ______ the project ________________ off if it is taking a lot of time?
4. (provide) A large, flexible team of staff ______________ the means to offer a 24-hour service right now.
5. (have/neg.) My new manager ____________________ an easy-going attitude towards lateness.
6. (keep) _________ you ________________ in with your superiors if you want a promotion?
7. (take) My partner______________ the reports home yesterday.
8. (spend/neg.) The government ______________________ on transport systems last year.
9. (review) What _________ you _____________________while I was checking my email?
10. (build) This administration ____________________ ten schools so far.
11. (generate/neg.) Pat is very upset because her products ____________________ any revenues yet.
12. (pass) _____ Congress________________ any new legislation on import and export policies recently?
13. (make) When I arrived, my assistant __________ already __________________ my reservations.
14. (relocate/neg.) The company ____________________________ to the new facilities by the end of last year.
15. (try) _____________ you __________________ out different possibilities before you ran into this problem?
16. (use) Steve _______________________ alternative energy sources recently to be more corporate responsible.
17. (lead/neg.) The recent lack of adequate financial resources ____________________ to the expected growth.
18. (result) ___________ the quality control measure ____________________in more precision or not recently?
19. (have) We _______________________ high turnover levels until we began hiring qualified personnel.
20. (increase/neg.) The minimum wage ____ ___________ significantly in the last five years.
21. (save) How much time can ________________________ by the team if they adopt the new system?
22. (employ) More skilled manual workers ________________________ due to the latest expansion.
23. (raise/neg.) The government _______________________ interest rates so as to not affect consumer spending.
24. (understand) _______ the team _________________________ the core values of doing business by the time
they (begin) _______________________ working cohesively?
25. (train) She _______ already _____________ ____________ every week with the rest of the group when
she (ask) _________________________ to be part of the Management Team.
26. (lead/neg.) Claire __ ________________________ a small team for very long when she was promoted.
27. (buy) ____________more clients _______________ our product if we (reduce) ________________ the price?
28. (stay) If I _______________________ abroad last year, I (get) ___________________________ a job.
29. (possess/neg.) If she ______________ ___ IT skills, she (hire/neg.)______________________________.
30. (accept/neg.) If the company ________________________ the change, (be) ____________________ it
________________________ successful?
 SECTION II: Order all the words to form a sentence.
20 minutes maximum for this section (20 points)

1. June / is / the / attend / she / going to / conference / Milan / in / .

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2. weekly / address / meetings / what / at / you / issues / do / your / ?

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3. last job / getting to / at / I / the next / my / wasn’t / rung / .

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4. left / us / Silvia / since / school / for / has / she / worked /.

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5. specific / working / that / been / he / long / in / hasn’t / field / .

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6. there / management / been / before / with / had / communication / top / ?

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7. reached / an / we / pay rise / by noon / agreement / the / on / hadn’t / .

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8. project / long / you / working / been / had / that / on / ?

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9. rose / relocating / would / taxes / we / if / consider / considerably / .

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10. would / we / met / if /done / hadn’t / what / we / have / the deadline / ?

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 SECTION III: 20 minutes maximum for this section

Write a composition explaining the importance of taking an

English course. (100 words) (30 points)
SECTION IV: Circle the word or phrase that best completes
each statement. 10 minutes maximum for this section (10 points)

1. Let me _________ ideas ________ you.

A bounce…off B shoot…off C see….off D run…off

2. The company _____________ business all over the world.

A does B is C have D make

3. Who’s going to help you _________ the project?

A set off B set down C set up D set in

4. The engineer ____________ the organization’s computer.

A hacked with B messed in C hacked into D explored by

5. She’s drowning in debt but she doesn’t want to ____________.

A payment B face up C pay for D face it

6. How did you _____________ that great idea?

A come up with B come over C come on D come away with

7. Are you interested ___________________ reading on that subject?

A of B in C about D on

8. I will never ___________________ the investment.

A turnover B merge C recoup D recalled

9. Should we ___________________ traveling expenses?

A cut into B cut down on C cut up with D are cutting

10. It’s important to delegate and to know when it’s _______________.

A hands on B hands in C hands off D hands to