контрольная 1 семестр

LISTENING
1 You will hear an extract from a presentation by Hal Bonelli about his company, which is called Flicker. Choose the correct answer – a, b or c. 1    Who is Mr Bonelli presenting to?
    a) visitors                b) investors        c) customers
2    The first part of Mr Bonelli’s presentation is about …
    a) general company information    b) employment    c) finance
3    What kind of company is Flicker?
    a) manufacturing            b) retail        c) services company
4    Hal explains that the company plans to …
    a) merge with another company    b) move to new offices in the USA
    c) move into new industry sectors
2 Listen again and complete these sentences.5    Mr Bonelli’s job in the company is
6    Flicker’s sales of cigarette lighters today are   million.
7    The number of employees in Ohio is now
8    Sales in China are currently   million.
9    Mr Bonelli expects sales in China to go  
10    In the future, the company plans to sell     (Give one example only.)
VOCABULARY
3 Complete the text with the words from the box. There is one word you don’t need.
bonus / promotion / qualification / salary / vacancy / workload
Amélie has a  1 in accounting from the University of Toulouse. Now she is looking for her first job. A company in her home town is advertising a  2 in the Finance Department. The company doesn’t offer a very competitive  3, but it does offer a performance-related  4, so Amélie can earn more if she works hard and is successful. It is a big company, and Amélie thinks that there will be good opportunities for  5 in a couple of years.
4 Complete these sentences with the phrases from the box.ter-sales service / credit card details / method of payment / money-back guarantee /
out of stock6    When you shop in a store, you can usually choose the   you prefer: cash, cheque or credit card.
7    Some people don’t like to buy online because they are afraid of giving their   8    If the product you want is   you may have to wait a long time for delivery.
9    Many online sellers offer a   which means you can get a refund if you are not happy with the product.
10    If you have problems after buying a product, you can ask the   department for help.
5 Complete the words to match the definitions.
11    w _ _ _ f _ _ _ _        All the employees of a company or country
12    t _ _ _ _ v _ r         The total money from sales during a particular period
13    _ _ _ f _ t             The money a company makes after taking away its costs
14    s _ _ _ _ d _ _ _ y     A company which is part of a group; more than 50 per cent of                 it is owned by the parent company
15    s _ c _ _ _             All the companies that belong to a particular area of activity                 or industry
Grammar
6 Choose the best options to complete this telephone conversation.
A    Huxters. Good afternoon.
B    Hello. Could / Would 1 I speak to Marianne Feldman, please?
A    Just a moment … I’m sorry, she isn’t answering her phone. Would you / Would you like to 2 speak to someone else?
B    OK. Can / Will 3 you connect me to someone in the computer department, please?
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C    Hello, Computer Department. Carla speaking. Can / Could 4 I help you?
B    Hello. My name’s Bernie Lang. I spoke to Marianne before. She was helping me to solve a computer problem – I could / couldn’t 5 access the Internet.
C    Right. I’m afraid Marianne can / can’t 6 come to the phone at the moment. Could / Would 7 you like to leave a message for her?
B    Yes, please. Would / Won’t 8 you tell her my computer is working OK now? And please say thanks very much for her help.
C    Yes, of course.
7 A toy manufacturing company is holding a competition to find a good name for a new toy. These are the rules for entering the competition. Choose the correct modal verb in the sentences below so that each sentence matches the meaning of the rules.
Competition rules
•    Minimum age: 18 years
•    No more than three entries per person
•    Entry is free
•    Closing date: 31st December
•    We recommend you type or write your name in CAPITALS
9    People can / must be at least 18 years of age to enter.
10    You can/ must send three entries.
11    You shouldn’t / don’t have to send four entries.
12    You mustn’t / don’t have to pay to enter.
13    Entries mustn’t / don’t have to arrive later than 31st December.
14    You should / can write your name clearly.
8 Complete this extract from a speech by the CEO of a retail company. Write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: present simple or present continuous.
‘I’m pleased to tell you that our company [expand] __________15 rapidly at present. We [open] __________16 new stores all the time. Soon we will have stores in all the major towns across the country, and right now we [recruit]
READING
9    Read the two extracts and mark the statements:
      a)    true for Natura1    They sell cosmetics.    They sell only natural products.                        ______
Natura looking for growth outside of Brazil
Natura, a fast-expanding Brazilian cosmetics company that specialises in making ‘natural’ products from trees in the Amazon rainforest, is considering starting sales operations in the UK, USA and Russia as part of an international expansion plan.
How to create demand
Lipstick that can change colour according to a woman’s feelings: blue when she is angry, red when happy. A machine that can paint a woman’s nails in exactly the same pattern as her dress: these are the ideas of the future, according to Jean-Paul Agon, chief executive of
9 Mark these statements true (T) or false (F).
7    Mr Carlucci says that sales in France are falling.    Natura wants to employ people to sell its products abroad.    The extract about L’Oréal describes two future product ideas.         10    L’Oréal’s CEO believes that the only way to find new product ideas is to ask customers what they want.                WRITING 10    You see this job advertisement. Write an e-mail of about 40 words to Damian. Say that you are interested in the job and you would like more details and an application form. You do not have to give information about yourself in this e-mail.
Sales Executives
Omnia, a top media company, is recruiting talented sales people who wish to develop their career in media sales.
Salary €44,000  e-mail damian@omnia.co.uk for details.