University of Niš

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Social Sciences
Engineering Management

English 3 Name: _______________________________

June 2021
Time: 120 minutes Student ID: ____________________________
Good luck! 

I. Circle the correct option:

1. Could you tell me who __________?

a) did you speak to b) you speak to
c) do you speak to d) you spoke to

2. I am out of my mind, __________?

a) amn’t I b) aren’t I
c) isn’t I d) don’t I

3. She __________ with Mark for the time being.

a) is b) stays
c) staying d) is staying

4. The result of the contract bid __________ last week.

a) was announced b) is announced
c) has been announced d) announced

5. You __________ late three times this month – please be on time from now on.
a) have been b) were
c) are d) will be

6. Luckily, I __________ take another train yesterday.

a) was able to b) could
c) am able to d) can

7. I wonder when __________.

a) will our order arrive b) will arrive our order
c) our order will arrive d) arrive our order will

8. Do you know if Stephanie __________ German?

a) is able to speak b) managed to
c) may speak d) can speak

9. Everybody knows that, __________?

a) do they b) don’t they
c) are they d) aren’t they

10. I can give him your letter because I __________ him tomorrow.
a) will see b) going to see
c) am seeing d) see

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II. Complete the sentences with the following words:
achievement discourteous dissatisfied existing foster
innovation motivate rapport sub-standard tradition

1. He is a natural salesman and has a good ____________________ with clients.

2. We have a long ____________________ of supporting artists and encouraging new talent.
3. Their latest ____________________ is cordless Internet phone that also has a webcam.
4. Winning the prize gave me a great sense of ____________________.
5. How can you ____________________ company loyalty among the managers?
6. Salary increases are not always the best way to ____________________ staff.
7. A company’s ____________________ customers are the ones who currently use its services.
8. A ____________________ sales assistant is the one who is not very polite to customers.
9. Goods which do not meet levels of quality are ____________________.
10. If a person is ____________________, he or she will complain about bad service.

III. Put the words in the right order to make sentences:

1. just/order./I/cancelled/the/have
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. I/interested/offer./in/if/to/our/see/are/you/still/wanted
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. can’t/can/the/Anyone/meeting/they?/room,/use
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. help/you./would/to/like/I/able/be/to
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. you/is/in/reception./for/Mr Asano/waiting
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. time/Do/is?/you/the/know/what
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. of/bids/contract/week./announced/last/The/result/the/was
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. MT Electrics?/for/Don’t/work/you
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. mountains?/view/hotel/the/Did/of/good/the/have/a
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. is/taking/Hopefully,/this/this/last/I’m/time/exam./the
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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IV. Circle the correct option:

1. I __________ for the Madrid job if I spoke good Spanish, but unfortunately I don’t.
a) will apply b) would apply
c) won’t apply d) wouldn’t apply

2. We have gone through all the options and we __________ the most expensive one.
a) choose b) will choose
c) are going to choose d) are choosing

3. You __________ move about too much when you are talking – stay still.
a) need b) must
c) needn’t d) mustn’t

4. I found that my flat __________ when I returned from the holiday.

a) has been broken into b) had been broken into
c) will be broken into d) is being broken into

5. Yes, I __________ Jack for a meal this evening.

a) meet b) meeting
c) am meeting d) will meet

6. Our employees __________ use the phone for making personal calls. It is forbidden.
a) are allowed to b) are not allowed to
c) have to d) don’t have to

7. __________ as we get the funding, we can go ahead with the project next year.
a) In case b) As long
c) Provided d) Unless

8. There __________ information about this on the website.

a) are very few b) is very little
c) are too many d) is a few

9. John __________ to get in touch with customer service for days but the line is always
busy.
a) has tried b) has been trying
c) have tried d) have been trying

10. She __________ the whole story.

a) is not being told b) is not be told
c) is being tell d) is not to told

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V. Complete the sentences with the phrases from the box:

financial
business plan export growth job mobility key vacancy
backing
offshore return on
redeploying staff turnover training facility
location investment

1. The company believes in ____________________ or moving people to different positions.

2. This ____________________ must be filled as soon as possible.
3. Unless we can secure more ____________________, we won’t be able to continue our work.
4. Investors will want to look at your ____________________ in detail to assess your idea.
5. Most investors want to be confident they’ll receive a good ____________________.
6. We are outsourcing our accounting to an ____________________ in the Cayman Islands.
7. Our ____________________ is rising steadily, we are selling more products abroad.
8. This is a new ____________________ for students with high-end equipment.
9. ____________________ is enormous in this company, a lot of people are coming and leaving.
10. The management is ____________________ several staff to a new branch in the city.

VI. Fill in the blank cells:

Noun Adjective

1. analytical

2. deception

3. transferable

4. ethical

5. volunteer

6. credible

7. development

8. generous

9. innovation

10 greed
.

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VII. Circle the correct option:

1. I __________ John regularly until the project is finished.

a) am meeting b) meet
c) will be meeting d) will meet

2. He asked me what I __________ about the proposal.

a) think b) thought
c) thinking d) was thought

3. While I __________ a training course in 2007, I went with some friends to Sicily.
a) doing b) was doing
c) did d) done

4. We would have missed the flight if we __________ instead of taking the train.
a) have driven b) has driven
c) have been driven d) had driven

5. Philip regrets __________ he would apply for that position in Sydney.

a) saying b) to saying
c) say d) to say

6. Michael __________ the report by next Friday.

a) have finished b) finished
c) will have finished d) will finished

7. She told me __________ her while watching Child Bride.

a) not to disturb b) do not disturb
c) disturb not d) did not disturb

8. When she __________ to the station, she realized that she had lost her credit card.
a) have got b) get
c) had got d) got

9. If he had left an hour earlier, he __________ there by now, instead of being stuck here.
a) will be b) would be
c) would have been d) was

10. She won’t ever forget __________ to Russia because it was a complete disaster.
a) travel b) to travel
c) travelling d) to travelling

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VIII. Complete the sentences with the phrases from the box:

affect charity egalitarian liberal open

oppose postpone react revitalized strict

1. Jonathan has applied for a job as a fundraiser for a ____________________.

2. These changes do not ____________________ me one bit!
3. There is no separation between bosses and workers here, it’s all so ____________________.
4. My parents were ____________________ when I was young and allowed me a lot of freedom.
5. I ____________________ these changes completely! I refuse to accept them.
6. Mark had to ____________________ his trip for a couple of months for family reasons.
7. I am not going to ____________________ to these changes. I couldn’t care less.
8. I feel really ____________________ after taking a break from work.
9. He is an ____________________ person, always willing to listen to new ideas and suggestions.
10. My organization is very ____________________ and it has a lot of rules that we must obey.

IX. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition:

1. She is really critical _______________ of Edward’s idea.

2. Millicent is not familiar _______________ our customs, someone should explain them.
3. The managers go _______________ the form after every appraisal.
4. I am not concerned _______________ the proposals. We’ll just choose the best one.
5. Moving to the US meant I had to adjust _______________ the American lifestyle.
6. I’ve decided to move _______________ from learning the guitar to learning the banjo.
7. Who dealt _______________ all the complaints concerning our website?
8. It is important to be respectful _______________ other people’s tradition.
9. Martha comes _______________ as a very irritating person.
10. We have brought _______________ a new dress code.