Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Management and Business
Department of Foreign Languages
УТВЕРЖДАЮ
И. о. зав. кафедрой иностранных языков
к. филол. н., доц.
_________________________
Дата _________ Ф. И.О. студента _________________________________________________________________
Факультет ________ специальность________________ группа (поток) ___________ Город ________________
Контрольная работа
по дисциплине «Деловой иностранный язык» (английский)
для студентов заочной формы обучения
(Экономика)
Complete all seven sections. There are one hundred marks in total.
section 1: vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the word in bold. Change the form or add a prefix where necessary.
employ
1 Lifetime______________ is a thing of the past.
2 My son is totally_____________ . He has no qualifications
- I don't know what we're going to do with him.
inspire
3 Our old managing director was much more______________ when it came to giving speeches.
4 I don't have any____________ today. I just can't think of anything.
bureaucracy
5 This government has created a__________ nightmare for business. There's so much red tape to get through.
expect
6 I don't think the deal met their__________ . They didn't look happy afterwards.
7 Overall it went much better than we'd__________ .
compete *
8 I work in a very___________ sector.
9 Who are your main___________ _?
critic
10 Do you mind if I make one small_______
11 She's my biggest fan and my biggest_______
consume
12 The___________ groups will be phoning us as soon as we start to sell their products.
13 We can't go on___________ such large parts of the earth's natural resources.
apply
14 My job involves developing computer____________ .
15 We have three___________ waiting for you in reception.
appoint
16 Can I fix an_______________ with you for next week?
deal
17 I'm a___________ on the stock market.
18 ___________ with people takes up most of my time.
achieve
19 Is this plan_____________ with the resources we have?
20 I'd say this design is probably his greatest_______________ yet.
section 2: language
2 Write the verb correctly in brackets.
21 They normally____________ (sell) to the highest bidder.
*
22 Huge changes_____________ (take place) in our company at the moment.
23 We___________ (meet) their representatives on Thursday of next week.
24 My flight_____________ (leave) at three.
25 I___________ (check) what's happened to your order and call you back.
26 ___________ you__________ (go to / call) him or shall I?
27 The market_____________ (be) slow to react to this latest news.
28 Last year's figures___________ (be) much stronger.
29 There's a rumour that they__________ (might) award them the contract.
30 If prices continue this way, we_________ (have to) sell.
31 I______________ (not / pay) that much for it, if I'd been the one bidding.
32 Would you consider____________ (help) us with this?
33 At the meeting last Wednesday, it___________ (suggest) that we might merge with
them.
34 She arrived at the end. She should____________ (come) earlier.
35 Extensive trials will____________ (carry out) across the country.
section 3: reading
3 Sentences (a) to (l) are taken from four different articles. Group the sentences together in the correct order under the headline below.
Counterfeiting 36 | Fat Cats 39 | Campaigners 42 | Home workers 45 |
37 | 40 | 43 | 46 |
38 | 41 | 44 | 47 |
a) But the news is not all good with some 'telecommuters' reporting symptoms of
loneliness and depression.
b) However, they are just as likely to be copying software and CDs.
c) Nowadays, you're just as likely to see a campaigner at a G8 summit as you are a world leader.
d) To many of us, counterfeiters are just people who forge money.
e) For many people, the recent behaviour of shareholders at GKL seems reasonable.
f) You might even find them involved in fake medicine, mobile phones and food.
g) They even questioned his benefits of two company cars and a holiday ome,
h) They voted to reject the proposed bonuses paid to Chief Executives.
i) More and more people are joining the protest against unfair trade.
j) So much so that you're just as likely to see your colleague in his garden as you are in the office.
k) You'll even see them coordinating things from phones and laptops.
1) Modern business sees more people than ever now working from home.
section 4: career skills
4 Write in the missing preposition.
48 She's in charge_____ sales.
49 Would you be interested____ working for us?
50 I have ten employees______ me in my department.
51 They report_____ me.
52 I'd like to start____ telling you about the company.
53 This brings me____ my next point.
54 I'm responsible_____ maintenance.
55 We were______ schedule but we've managed to catch up.
56 The project came______ under budget.
57 This protest could result____ bad publicity.
58 The strike was caused____ a sacked worker.
59 ____ order to survive, we have to compete.
section 5: writing
5 Read this letter of invitation. Each line contains one error. Delete the error and correct it. See the first example.
invite
It gives me great pleasure to be able to inviting you to the awards
60) sponsored from TechStart business - leaders in Sports Technology.
61) As you know the awards, what began in 1995,
62) are given to recognise the most successfullest companies
63) in a South West region.
64) In a dramatic changing business environment we feel that it is important for us to
65) draw attention to the steadily prosperity that these people bring to our communities.
66) We are delight to be hosting the event at the Caledonian Hotel. Our guest speaker is
67) the celebrity entrepreneur and management guru richard Nicoli.
68) Please find enclosing three invitations for the press conference and ceremony.
69) Both the local and national media have being invited. Once again we welcome you to
70) the event and look forward to meet you there.
section 6: listening
Track 7
6 Listen and decide if these statements are true or false. Write (T) or (F). Listen twice.
71 Jonathan Ive is the youngest designer to win the 'Designer of the Year' award.(____ )
72 Jonathan set up his own design company in London. (____ )
73 Jonathan left Tangerine in 1992. (____ )
74 Ive took a totally new approach to designing boxes. (____ )
75 In his office he has an Apple computer on his desk. (____ )
76 Trevor Bayliss had many different jobs before becoming a designer. (_____ )
77 He created the BBC design award. (_____ )
78 The speaker wouldn't describe Bayliss as an inventor. (_____ )
79 Trevor's inventions were nearly all his own work. (_____ )
80 Many of his inventions don't rely on needing a modern infrastructure. (_____ )
section 7: speaking
(81-100)
7 Prepare a presentation for your teacher about your job and company. Include the
following:
- introduce yourself appropriately
- describe your job
- describe your company
- present the company structure (with a visual aid)
- present a recent trend in your company (with a graph)
- describe the future plans of the company
- concluded the presentation
- answer three questions from your teacher about your job or your company
8 Your teacher will mark your talk using this scorecard. The teacher circles 1 mark if
a student includes the area and circles 2 marks for communicating it accurately and
effectively. There is a maximum of twenty marks.
The student:
· introduced him/herself appropriately | 1 | 2 |
· described his/her job | 1 | 2 |
· described his/her company | 1 | 2 |
· presented the company structure (with a visual aid) | 1 | 2 |
· presented a recent trend in the company (with a graph) | 1 | 2 |
· described the future plans of the company | 1 | 2 |
· concluded the presentation | 1 | 2 |
· answered a question about his/her job or company | 1 | 2 |
· answered a second question about his/her job or company | 1 | 2 |
· answered a third question about his/her job or company | 1 | 2 |
