Name: PRACTICE TEST NO2

Class: Allowed time: 60 minutes

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete sentences.

1. A financial …………. is someone who analyses the financial markets.
A. analyse B. analysis C. analyst D.analysing
2. An …………. manager is someone who helps the manager with papers and documents.
A. assist B. assistant C. assisting d. assisted
3. The company had a good brand with a good image, but it needed more ……… to reach a
wider market.
A. publication b. publicize C. public D. publicity
4. She ………….in smart, practical clothes that could appeal to business women.
A. special B. specially C. specialises D. specialised
5. Christian Hansen works as a share dealer for an …………… bank.
A. invest B. investing C. investment D. investor
6. Currently, Mark and his colleagues ………….. on a special project.
A. is working B. are working C. work D. works
7. In 2004, digital cameras ………..more than film cameras for the first time.
A. sold B. sells C. have sold d. was selled
8. The company …………..just 25 years to become Europe’s third – biggest maker of
fridges, cookers and washing machines until now.
A. has took B. has taken C. took D. taken
9. We want to build up our US sales, so we ………….a regional office in Chicago soon.
A. will set up B. are going to set up C. set up sets up
10. I intend that I …………..at some office premises that we might rent.
A. look B. will look C. am going to look D. looked

II. Make up the questions for the underlined words or phrase

1. He works for a Japanese company
2. The company’s General Director arrived here yesterday by plane
3. Airbus sells its planes to more than 180 airlines worldwide.
4. BAF systems of the UK owns 20% of shares in Airbus
5. AP had difficulties in early 2005, when 17 staff members on General Mills accounts left

III> Finish each of the following sentences that it means exactly the same as the sentences
printed before it.
1. He couldn’t afford to buy the car.
=> The car…………………………………………………………………………………

2. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked.

=> He suggested……………………………………………………………………………
3. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

=> In spite of………………………………………………………………………………

4. The mechanic serviced my car last week.

=> I…………………………………………………………………………………………

5. She started working as a secretary five years ago.

=> She has……………………………………………………………………………………

IV. Reading

Trade   bring     rich discover       agriculture         needs exploit standard      

sell         produce           increase  better take             improved
successful
In the past when men’s ………(1) …..were few, it was not necessary to ...(2)... from distant
lands. But today, the people of one country depend on the people of another country for a variety
of things. As a result, world trade has developed. 
Without world trade, it would be difficult for the people of any country to get many things which
are necessary now. Some countries are not ...(3)... in mineral resources. They have no iron or
coal mines, while others have too many of them. Some countries are not suitable for ...(4)...
while others have several fertile plains to grow crops.
Further, even if a country is rich in natural resources, it may not have enough skilled men to ...
(5)... them. For such geographical and other reasons the peoples of the world have learnt to buy
things which they cannot produce profitably and to ...(6)... things for which they have a special
ability to produce. 
In the same way, all the countries of the world co-operate and exchange things with one another.
From other countries we get motor, cars, radios, television sets and several other things, which
we cannot ...(7)... ourselves. At the same time we give to other countries the things that we can
produce ...(8)... than many others. In this way, every country specializes in producing only a few
things. As a result, the quality of goods is ...(9)....
World trade has also raised the …………………(10) of living of the people in the world. As a
result of all this, life has become more comfortable than what it was before.

II. True or False

a. In the past, people exchanged many things with others countries.  
b. Few countries are rich in mineral resources.  
c. For many reasons, people learnt trade goods with one another.    
d. We can produce all things ourselves.            
e. World trade has also raised the standard of living of the people in the world.  
V. TRANSLATION:

1. Translate into English

1. Khi công ty của bạn đối mặt với tình huống khó khăn, bạn cần tìm kiếm một giải pháp sáng
tạo.
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2. Công ty dịch vụ du lịch hàng đầu của chúng tôi đang tìm kiếm một ứng cử viên giỏi cho chức
vụ kế toán trưởng.
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3. Tháng trước doanh thu của chúng tôi giảm. Chúng tôi phải hạ giá sản phẩm và chi nhiều tiền
cho quảng cáo để thu hút khách hàng nhiều hơn .
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2.Translation into Vietnamese.

Staying competitive is the key to success in business these days. Companies need to keep
changing and improving to become market leaders. But it is also important to keep some
traditions which are the foundation of a company. Big companies need to make sure that their
staff are happy about changes and that they can see why the company needs them. More and
more companies understand that you can help people and be competitive at the same time.
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