Preparation for I Pre-Exam Test

I Complete each sentence with the best word:

1. She is a very FOCUSED person. She always keeps her attention fixed on what she wants
to achieve.
a) sensitive b) focused c) fluent
2. He never says what he thinks or shows what he feels. How can anybody be so
RESERVED?
a) rambling b) fluent c) reserved
3. Their repeated interruptions DISRUPTED the whole meeting.
a) corrupted b) broke off c) disrupted
4. An achievement is a sense of accomplishment or pride whenever a demanding task is
CARRY out successfully.
a) carried b) broken c) brought
5. A POTENTIAL risk is possible or likely in the future.
a) imminent b) potential c) slight

II Match these words to make compounds:

1. eye D a. accuracy
2. grammatical A b. retention
3. customer B c. placement
4. brand E d. contact
5. economic F e. identity
6. product C f. recession

III Match the words 1-5 with the definitions a-e:

1. discount D a) energy and determination to do things

2. commission C b) the state of having no energy because of working hard
3. drive A c) a payment directly related to the amount sold
4. ramble E d) a reduction in the price of sth
5. burnout B e) talk in a confused way
6. brainstorming F f) generating creative ideas in meetings
IV Complete the idioms in the sentences below with the correct nouns:

1. They sent us a very long reply with all the details. But to put it in a NUTSHELL, that’s it,
we’ve won the contract!
2. I know you couldn’t attend the meeting, so here’s a summary of the main points just to
put you in the PICTURE.
3. This is a very badly written report. I just cannot make HEAD NOR TAIL of it.
4. She did not react to what the boss was telling her. It was like talking to a BRICK WALL.
5. I have never shared the same opinion with my colleagues. We seem not to be on the same
WAVELENGTH.

V Use the correct multi-word verbs to fill in the gaps:

work out count on look forward to turn up go over

1. Do you think that our new agent is reliable?

- Absolutely. I know you can COUNT ON her to boost sales.
2. I am really glad I‘ll be able to go to the Frankfurt conference.
- Me too. I’m very much LOOKING FORWARD TO seeing you there.
3. Was everyone on time?
- Almost everyone. Hans TURNED UP late as usual.
4. Have you checked the report?
- Yes, I WENT OVER it yesterday.
5. The negotiation was a great success.
- Yes. Things WORKED OUT pretty well in the end.

VI Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Past or Present Tense.

1. About three months ago, a customer FOUND (find) a fault in the new, multi-functional
mobile phone.
2. The producer WITHDREW (withdraw) the phone from the market as soon as the fault was
confirmed.
3. Companies CONDUCT (conduct) a market analysis whenever entering a new market.
4. The international campaign has been very successful. It HAS ENABLED (enable) the brand
to achieve international recognition.
5. Currently, they ARE LOOKING FOR (look for) new business connections.
6. They HAVE CARRIED OUT (carry out) a survey of guests by written questionnaires, and
are very surprised by the results.
7. By the time they realized that they needed to launch some new products, their competitors
HAD OVERTAKEN (overtake) them.
VII Make questions and negative forms of the given sentences:

1. The company has been mismanaged for years.

Has the company been mismanaged for years.
The company has not been mismanaged for years.
2. Our company has state-of-the-art machinery.
Does our company HAVE state-of-the-art machinery
Our company doesn’t have state-of-the-art machinery.
3. They are planning to establish new offices in Spain.
Are they planning to establish new offices in Spain?
They are not planning to establish new offices in Spain.
4. He invested in government saving bonds when he was 11.
Did he invest in government saving bonds when he was 11?
He didn’t invest in government saving bonds when he was 11.

VIII Make questions for the undelined words:

1. The company has been mismanaged for years.

HOW LONG has the company been mismanaged?
!!! I don’t know how long the company has been mismanaged.
2. Our company has state-of-the-art machinery.
WHAT does your company have?
3. They are planning to establish new offices in Spain.
WHERE are they planning to establish new offices?
4. He invested in government saving bonds when he was 11.
WHEN did he invest in government saving bonds?
5. He invested in government saving bonds when he was 11.
WHAT did he invest in when he was 11?
6. He invested in government saving bonds when he was 11.
WHAT did he do when he was 11?