ENGLISH IN USE

II. Choose the proper variant:

MODEL: Nissan set up several ..(b).. in some European capitals in 2000.

a) restaurants b) subsidiaries c) colleges

1. He started his … seven years ago.

a) job b) business c) working

2. … showed that there is a great demand for this model of TV sets.

a) questions b) answers c) survey

3. Several mobile operators are …. on the Ukrainian marker today.

a) fighting b) competing c) demonstrating

4. In many countries it is more difficult for women to go up … than for men.

a) the career ladder b) the staircase c) the positions

5. Mr. Brown did not have enough money to start his own business and asked the bank to… it to him.

a) borrow b) lend c) give

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III. Make up sentences from the following groups of words:

MODEL: is, head office, in, this, based, Donetsk, the, firm, of.

The head office of this firm is based in Donetsk.

1. the, her, at, business, thirty, age, started, of, she.

2. kinds, developed, many, of, in, businesses, Ukraine, are.

3. goods, to, often, money, buy, people, borrow, expensive.

4. goods, company, does, produce, your, what?

5. do, high, occupy, usually, positions, not, in, Ukrainian, women, companies.

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IV. Open the brackets and put the verbs in the proper form:

Margaret Thatcher ___ is ______(to be) a famous British politician. She 1 (to be) born in 1925. Her father ____2____(to have) a grocery, later he ____3_____(to become) a mayor of the town. She ______4_____(to study) at school and then at Chemical Department of Oxford University. After graduating from the University she ____5_____(to work) at the Research Institute. There she _____6____(to become) a member of Conservative Party.

She ____7____(to like) the profession of a politician. She ____8____(to work) hard to reach her aims. In 1970 -1974 she _____9____(occupy) the position of the Minister of Education and science. In 1979 the Conservative Party ____10____ (to win) the elections and she ____11_____(to become) the Prime Minister. She ___12____(to be) the only woman to win the elections three times! People ____13_____ (to give) her a nickname “an Iron Lady” for her strong character and ability to make decisions.

She ___14_____(to be) retired for many years now. But from time to time she ____15____(to appear) in public to make speeches. People all over the world ____16_____(to remember) and ___17___ (to love) her. For many of them she ___18_____(to be) a symbol of a woman who can create her career herself.

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V. Write the verbs in brackets in the correct form:

1. If you (sell) more than you did last year I (buy) you a car.

2. If the report (be not) on my table tomorrow morning you (be) in a big trouble.

3. I (buy) two if you (give) me a 10%discount.

4. If we (employ) any more staff we (need) a larger office.

5. Michael (buy) a restaurant if the bank (give) him a loan.

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V. Put in the correct preposition:

6. Peter is arriving ______ Mach7^th ______ 2 o’clock _________ the morning.

7. He began working on the project ________ last Thursday.

8. Wait a minute! I’ll be there __________ a minute!

9. Mike was sitting _______his desk ________his office ________work when Bill called; Bill was ________Asia on business.

10.My car keys were _______the desk, but I couldn't see them because they were ________a magazine.

VI. You are a reporter. You are going to interview a famous businessman/businesswoman. Write 10 questions to ask him/her.

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VII. What do you say in the following situations?

MODEL: Would you mind my smoking? –

Well, yes, I can’t bear the smoke of cigarettes.

1. What do you do?

______________________________________

2. How are you?

______________________________________

3. Meet my friend Tom Spenser. We work together for Browns and Co.

______________________________________

4. Could I use your phone?

_______________________________________

5. Would you mind my taking part in the discussion?

_______________________________________

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WRITING

VIII. The spellchecker on your computer won’t help with the mistakes in this letter. Choose the right word from each pair.

Dear Chris

Sorry I couldn't right/write before. I've been off work with flu/flew and I have never felt so ill in my live/life! I still feel really weak/week. For the first too/to/two days, I had a terribly sore/soar throat and I thought I was going to loose/lose my voice. Jane said at least it would/wood be nice and quite/quiet in the house! She tried to wring/ring you but she couldn't get threw/through/thorough. Was there/their a problem with your phone? Perhaps we can meat/meet next weekend. Would you like to come to diner/dinner on Sunday?

Love

Angela

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SPEAKING

IX. Express your point of view on one of the following topics:

a) What is needed to start your own business?

b) What business sector do you consider the most profitable? Why?

c) Describe a successful entrepreneur.

d) What problems do women face while getting a job or starting their own business?

(max. 10)

TOTAL – 75.

TEST 2

(Modules 4-7)

READING

Read the text and do the tasks after it:

Australia has a prosperous, Western-style market economy, the twelfth largest in the world. An average Australian works one thousand eight hundred and sixteen hours a year in 2005, while the hardest workers are South Koreans who work average year of 2,423 hours. There are six hundred and thirty five vehicles for every one thousand people in Australia, the seventh-highest rate of vehicle ownership in the developed world.

The Australian economy is dominated by its services sector, yet it is the agricultural and mining sectors that account for sixty five per cent of its exports. Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of agricultural products, particularly grain and wool, and minerals, including various metals, coal, and natural gas. Export commodities include coal, gold, meat, wool, aluminum, uranium, iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment, natural gas. Australia imports computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts, crude oil and petroleum products.

An Australian state government is doing its best to maximize the potential of tourism market. The goal of its ten-year tourism strategy is to attract more visitors from Asia. The state expects tourism to become an $18 billion industry by 2016, an increase of more than seven billion on the current figure. The Australian Tourism Minister says the expected growth will create sixty six thousand new jobs. Australia has the reputation as a state of being a place of events, the leading city for culture and the interest among tourists to Australia is growing.

1. Are the following sentences true or false? Write “T” if the sentence is true and “F” if it is false. Correct the false sentences.

MODEL: The Australian economy is dominated by its industrial sector.

F - The Australian economy is dominated by its services sector.

a) Australian economy is the 20th largest in the world.

_______________________________________________________________

b) Australia is a major exporter of meat, sugar and oil.

_______________________________________________________________

c) Export goods include gold, wool, aluminum, iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment, natural gas, etc.

_______________________________________________________________

d) Agricultural and extractive sectors account for 16.5 % of Australia’s imports.

_______________________________________________________________

e) The current profit from the tourism industry is $ 6 billion.

_______________________________________________________________

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