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Business Upper Int B End Of Term Test (Modules 8-14)

A Add a prefix to these words and complete sentences 1-10

organised / decision / consider / valued / critical / responsible / honest / practical / predictable / efficient

1 I can’t bear all this ________________. Just make up your minds!

2 I’ve worked with him for over ten years and I still don’t know what he’ll say at the meeting. He can be totally
_________________.

3 The conference feels very _______________. Nothing’s been planned. Who’s supposed to be in charge?

4 I felt that they had been _____________ about the real state of the company when we took it over.

5 The housing market has been _______________ for the last five years. There’s no way a house is worth that much money.

6 It would be _______________ of me to tell the press our plans at this stage without having consulted my employees first.

7 During my appraisal he seemed almost _______________ of my performance this month.

8 Can’t I ask you to _______________ your decision and stay with the company?

9 The consultant’s report says that this department is completely ________________ and needs a complete restructuring.

10 It’s a really _______________ idea that just cannot work.

B Write full sentences using the words with a modal perfect verb form.
For example:You should / chose / her / the job. You should have chosen her for the job.

11 He must / made / fortune / the stock market.

______________________________________________________________

12 We need / not / spend / this time / the report

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13 She might / delay / traffic.

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14 Aby will / arrive / Madrid by now.

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15 I should / not / put Kalina / charge of the project.

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16 They may / close / company.

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17 The team could / better prepared / deal with / problem.

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C Match the two halves of these sentences. Write your answers here:
18___ 19___ 20___ 21___ 22___
18 They’re spending so much it’s clear that...

19 The interest that credit card companies charge is just…

20 It drives me crazy how my kids spend it. They seem to think…

21 Speed cameras are just a way of the government making money without providing anything. It’s…

22 He won the lottery but then lost it all in a year. It just goes to show that…

a money grows on trees. b money is no object. c a licence to print money.

d a fool and his money are soon parted. e money for old rope.

D Underline the correct preposition in brackets.

23 I assume that you’re fully aware (on / off /of) their history.

24 We now specialise (in / on / for) financial advice and consultancy.

25 I hope to profit (with / at / from) your expertise.

26 We have fixed assets worth (up / as / on) to a billion.

27 I expected a decent return (in / with / on) my investment.

28 The lack (in / of / to) support really surprises me.

29 They are strongly opposed (at / to / from) this proposal.

30 Adrian asked his bank manager for an overdraft (of / up / to) over £900.

31 Their interest in our company is linked (to / with / on) their recent takeovers in Eastern Europe.

E Complete these phrases with forms of the verbs: get, go, do.
32 I’m sorry, we can’t ___________ that high.

33 We seem to be ____________ somewhere.

34 Let’s recap before we __________ on to the next point.

35 Let’s see what we’ve ___________ so far.

36 Why _______ you revise your business plan.

37 What sort of repayment terms _________ you have in mind?

F Underline the correct word in brackets.

38 Do you enjoy (to watch / watching) opera?

39 David really hates (to speak / speaking) to automated messages on the phone.

40 I’m sorry but I’m far too busy (to deal / dealing) with your problems now. Can we sort it out later?

41 They have stopped (to produce / producing) that model. You simply can’t buy it anywhere.

42 Would you mind (to help / helping) me with these boxes?

43 I’d like (to start / starting) by telling you about the changes this year.

44 I look forward to (hear / hearing) from you.

45 They stopped and remembered (to switch / switching) the machines off.

46 He’s in charge of (to provide / providing) clients with on-going technical support.

47 It’s your job (to set / setting) clear performance targets for everyone in the department.

G An employee is describing her job. Write in these missing verbs.

Replace / lose / handle / follow / establish / reassure / carry out

My job is to (48)____________ complaints from customers. The first thing you have to do is (49)_______________ a rapport. If the
customer is angry, then you really have to (50)_______________ them that the problem can be solved. I have a set of standards to
(51)_______________ and if there’s a fault, we’ll usually (52)_____________ the product free of charge or (53)_____________
repairs. My department is crucial. Without customer care I think we’d (54)_____________ a lot of our customers.

H Tick or circle the answer which is NOT possible.

55 ______ bad publicity, we’ve still increased turnover. a Despite b In spite of c Although

56 Turnover was down. ______, the bottom line was up. a However b Furthermore c But

57 They said we wouldn’t do it. ______, they said we couldn’t do it. But we did it!

a Moreover b Despite c Furthermore

58 ______ we had to confront the crisis of 2001, we did survive things reasonably well in the end.

a In addition b While c Although

59 They’ve received bigger budgets, ______ ours is the same as three years’ ago.

a whereas b while c however

60 __________ our plans for exports, we also intend to build on domestic markets.

a In addition to b On top of c In spite of

61 That’s true. ___________, it’s also impractical. a Despite b However c On the other
hand

62 ________ you believe in free trade, I feel there has to be some regulation.

a Moreover b Though c Whereas

I Some of the following sentences are missing a preposition. Write the missing preposition or give a √

63 Admission liability is like saying, ‘we got it wrong.’

64 The short-term aim must be damage limitation.

65 We need to work an action plan in response.

66 I think that a loss confidence will lead resignations.

67 The flow information is much too slow.

68 Can I refer you to my colleague Mr Robinson who will deal your complaint?

69 Has the press release been sent out?

70 The company have set a management crisis team.

J Write in the missing word in bold. Change the form of the word if necessary or add a prefix

71 He’s so _________________________. I told him I’d be late because my son was ill but he didn’t care. CONSIDER
72 We need to take the feelings of the staff into _______________. CONSIDER
73 That would be the most __________________ idea but strangely enough not everyone agrees. LOGIC

74 It’s ______________ that now we have two people doing a job that used to be done by one person. LOGIC

75 ___________________it to anyone with a few spare minutes isn’t the best way to get it done properly. DELEGATE

76 The trade _______________ has arrived from Europe. Shall I show them in? DELEGATE

77 I have the __________________ of firing him. RESPONSIBLE

78 It’s totally _________________ of them to leave someone so inexperienced in charge of the negotiation. RESPONSIBLE

79 It was truly an ____________________ speech by the chairman. Everyone felt energised. INSPIRE

80 We provide ____________________ to the different offices around the world. SUPPORT

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