University of Niš

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Social Sciences
Engineering Management

English 4 (Midterm 2) Name: ________________________________

25 April 2017
Time: 60 minutes Index №: ____________________________
Good Luck! 

I. Match the words from A with their synonyms from B:

A B

1) boom ⎕ data
2) cover ⎕ include
3) disaster ⎕ failure
4) key ⎕ soar
5) known as ⎕ called
6) means ⎕ as well as
7) reading ⎕ stands for
8) in addition to ⎕ study
9) information ⎕ essential
10) topic ⎕ theme

II. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase:

1. We are about to reach the ____________________ point and then we can turn a profit.
2. ____________________ is a situation analysis tool used to analyze and monitor markets.
3. Risk can be calculated using a mathematical ____________________.
4. When something is related to population we use the adjective ____________________.
5. ____________________ is the ability of a company to gather funds and pay its debts.
6. The business world was struck by a terrible economic ____________________ in 2008.
7. A ____________________ is an agreed plan for expenditure.
8. Pepsi is Coca Cola’s biggest ____________________.
9. Our stakeholders ____________________ that our company will overspend on the projects.
10. To ____________________ means to contract external companies to perform operations.

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III. Fill in the blanks with the following phrases. Use each phrase only once:

a number of / as shown in / based on / bear in mind / hopefully

in addition to / in order to / in the case of / the development of / therefore

My suggestion is that the budget allocation ____________________ this business plan should
go forwards. My opinion is ____________________ past practice but also on ____________________
other points. Firstly, ____________________ maximize our intake we need to ____________________
the Chinese education market. ____________________ this market is fundamental to the
success of this course. ____________________ this budget, an amount for a cross-cultural
module for East Asians has been added. ____________________ this, a cost-benefit analysis
shows this one is the most favourable. ____________________, I endorse the above
proposition for the budget allocation. ____________________, we will see some revenue
coming in as soon as possible.