MIDTERM TASK- UNITS 1,2,3

November 2023

USE OF ENGLISH: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct option a, b, c or d.
Business organisations are usually divided into different departments where people are
responsible 1
specific areas of the business. I’m the Human Resources Manager and
I 2
directly to the CEO. I’m in 3
of finding and recruiting staff for the company. I
also ensure that we comply with all the legal obligations concerning employees. I work
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with the heads of departments to 5
sure that they have all the right staff at the
right time.

1 a to b for c with d about

2 a report b coordinate c responsible d charge
3 a charge b direction c responsibility d care
4 a nearly b well c closely d hardly
5 a take b be c look d make

2 Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

6 Brand stretching can sometimes go wrong and a brand.

a decrease b disappoint c devalue d decline

7 The company is taking a very cautious to changing its strategy.

a way b method c system d approach

8 In order to grow our client , we need to make some important changes to our
product lines.
a target b base c core d image

9 The marketing department decided that product was the best way to strengthen
the brand so you may see our products on TV sometimes.

a placement b informationa c engagement d knowledge

10 The Sales Director wants to export goods… afield and is targeting Asian
markets.
a more b beyond c further d outside

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3 Choose the correct option a, b or c.

I’m looking for a new job. Currently I am 11

. for selling insurance to new customers
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and because I’m a very person, I meet and sometimes exceed my monthly sales
targets. However, I don’t enjoy selling directly to customers anymore and am going to
apply 13
a job as a Customer Services Manager. I’ve 14
a lot of experience over the
last year working here and feel that the skills I’ve acquired will transfer well to
customer services. My boss says that I come 15
well on the phone and that
customers respond positively to me

11 a in charge b responsible c head

12 a competitive b responsible c clichéd
13 a to b for c with
14 a earned b received c gained
15 a from b across c out

4 Choose the correct option a, b, c or d.

Large or small Surviving in today’s global market is a challenge for companies of all
sizes as they 16…………………… strategies to 17……………….. with the major
18…………………… and to produce innovative products. Thanks to digital technology,
businesses are able to target customers anywhere in the world. The 19……………………
markets are providing opportunities for both new and established companies to expand
their customer bases. These companies certainly do not want to
20…………………………these opportunities created by new technologies

16 a grow b develop c acquire d expand

17 a compare b contrast c compete d contest
18 a players b participants c delegates d partners
19 a performing b merging c competing d emerging
20 a miss b take c fail d lose

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Grammar

1- Choose the correct option (Future tenses)

A: Look, it’s already eight o’clock. I 21’m / ’m going to be late for work even if I
leave now.
B: Calm down. What time 22
is your bus going to / does your bus leave?
A: In five minutes. I can’t afford to be late. Mr Wu from China 23
is coming / comes
at nine. We’ve got a meeting with the sales team.
B: You aren’t 24
going to get / getting there late. I can drive you.
A: Really? Thanks. That’s great.
B: What time 25
do you give / are you giving the presentation?
A: At 9.30. I 26
’m going to talk / talk about the new product line. It’s my first
presentation. I 27
’m going to make / ’m making a mess of it, I just know it.
B: Don’t be so negative, you’re very good at your job.

2 Choose the correct option (Connectors)

The company has expanded into Australia and sales there have been very promising
over the past three months. 28
Previously, / First of all, / Then, the newest product
line sold out in the first month. 29
In addition, / As well as / While there is a
growing demand for more retail outlets in the main cities. 30
Although / To start
with / Then we only sold our products in the biggest chain store but it now seems
that customers would like to see a wider presence, 31
previously / however / for
instance, in supermarkets 32as well as / although / recently online.

3 Put the words in the correct order to make indirect questions.

33 you / work / you / to / this / could / for / us / want / company / tell / why / ?
Tell us why do you want to work for this company?
_________________________________________

34 where / you / worked / know / we / before / would / to / have / like

Where would you like to have worked before we know
you__________________________________________

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35 think / your / you / you / greatest / me / strength / tell / what / is / can / ?
Can you tell me what you think is your greatest
strength?__________________________________________

36 how / to / you / would / this / would / know / solve / like / problem / I

How would you like to solve this
problem?__________________________________________

37 your previous / me / who / could / employer / tell / you / was / ?

Could you tell me who your previous employer was?

READING

- Before you read, choose the correct definition (a or b) for the words
in bold in these sentences.

38 Google has just opened a new physical store in my hometown.

a a shop that sells body-building equipment
b a real shop, not an online shopping site

39 Shopping online is OK, but there’s nothing like a good brick-and-mortar

bookshop.
a real, not virtual
b antique
40 Our corner shop is open 24/7 and sells all the convenience items you need.
a things like food, drinks, magazines, soap,
toothpaste, etc. that people buy frequently
b things like gadgets, souvenirs, etc. that people buy
as presents
41 I haven’t got enough money for luxuries. I spend it all on
groceries
a second-hand clothes

b food and other things used in the home

42 Zara has retail outlets in many cities around the world.
a shops

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 b advertisements
43 Our company has an annual revenue of about €12 million.
a amount of tax companies has to pay every year
b money received from selling goods or services

- Read the article and complete the gaps (1–4) with the sentences (a–e).
There is one extra sentence you do not need ( gaps 44-47 in text)
a So, from Amazon’s point of view, the grocery market
is very attractive.
b Amazon also built a network of smaller warehouses
close to city centers.
c U.S. retailers must evolve to succeed in the next
decade.
d For example, it Opened its first physical
bookstore in Seattle in 2015 and later
Opened more in several other cities.
e Instead, they Order their goods Online in
advance, then drive to the store and wait in
their car

48-Choose the sentence which best summarizes the article.

1-Excellent overall sales figures make it possible for Amazon to experiment with
physical stores in new areas such as groceries.

2-Because its main competitors have difficulty finding growth in their grocery sales,
Amazon has decided to focus on bookstores instead.

3-Amazon’s growing network of warehouses close to urban centers is evidence that

the company is giving up on online sales.

- Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

49 Amazon’s new strategy means it is no longer exclusively an online

company. False

50 Over three quarters Of U.S. retail sales are already online. False

51 Retailers can sell groceries at a much higher price than what they buy
them. True

52 At the Seattle store, customers can drive up and down the aisles to choose
the items they want to buy. False

53 Amazon’s Prime Now programme is now available outside the USA. True

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 54 Analysts think Amazon will experiment with physical clothes shops as
well. False

- Complete the sentences with prepositions.

55 - Amazon is one of the most valuable businesses in the world.

56- Grocery is probably Amazon’s biggest potential for a rise in revenue.

57 I order my groceries online in advance, then I go to the drive-in store.

58 Amazon’s warehouses are usually close to city centers.

59 Our courier will deliver your order to your office within two hours.

60 Amazon has developed an excellent strategy to compete with its

brick-and-mortar rivals.

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Amazon’s drive-in grocery stores continue
offline strategy
Amazon’s online-only strategy was so successful that the company quickly
became the world’s largest online retailer and one of the most valuable
businesses in the world. Encouraged by its success and rapidly increasing
overall sales, the company decided to start testing out new strategies.

Despite the growth of the U.S. online retail market, more than 80 percent of

U.S retail sales were still offline. People familiar with Amazon’s thinking knew
that it would start looking for new ways to get a piece of such sales.

Indeed, Amazon started to experiment with brick-and-mortar outlets.

44.______d_____________Very soon, it also started to increase its brick-
and-mortar presence in other areas.

Amazon set itself a key new goal: mastering the grocery market. Although
the difference between what it costs retailers to buy groceries and what
they sell them for is relatively small, shoppers buy grocery items more
frequently than any other category of products.45____a______________A
financial analyst also said that grocery was the company’s biggest potential
for a rise in revenue.

The retailer’s first step into physical stores for grocery and convenience items
was its innovative grocery stores in Seattle. It is a drive-in store, so
customers do not have to walk up and down the aisles looking for the
products they want to buy. 46________e_________When their order is
ready, an Amazon employee takes it to their car, and that’s it.

47_____b_____________ These warehouses are used as bases for its

one-hour and two-hour delivery programme, ‘Prime Now’. How does this
programme work? First, customers must have an Amazon Prime account;
they also need to make sure Prime Now is available in their area. They
can then order online their selection of groceries, convenience items,
electronics, etc., and an Amazon courier will deliver the order to the
customer’s house or workplace within two hours. Delivery is completely free
for members of the Prime Now programme but there is something to pay if the
customer wants to get the items within one hour of ordering.

Amazon’s futuristic ‘Prime Now’ programme expanded to many U.S.

cities, as well as to other cities in other parts of the world such as London
and Paris.

Analysts expect that it is only a matter of time before Amazon starts testing
out brick-and-mortar strategies in other areas, starting with clothing. With

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the success of its online model, Amazon has already turned the traditional
retail market upside down, and now it continues to adapt its strategy to
compete with its brick-and-mortar rivals.

MIDTERM TASK- UNITS 1,2,3

November 2023

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