Exit Test

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___ 37___ 38___

Fat Cats 39___ 40___ 41___

Campaigners 42___ 43___ 44___

Home workers 45___ 46___ 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 home.

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.

l) 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

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