Name: ____________________________ Faculty/sem.: _____________________ Teacher: _________________________

Register No.________________ Date: ________________

Score: ____/80p. ____% Grade: _________

semi-Final Achievement Test B1+

Task 1.

Listening comprehension

_____ / 10 p.

Listen to the interview with Martin Leach, CEO of the Maserati company, and mark the sentences below as T (true) or F (false). Write your answers in the box below.

The Maserati company was set up in 1940.

After moving to Modena, it started producing racing cars.

In 1997 Ferrari took over the Maserati company.

Since 1998, Maserati has been producing 2000 cars a year.

Maserati operates locally, but is internationally-oriented.

Task 2.

Reading comprehension

_____ / 10 p.

Read the text about the decision-making process and match the sentences A-F to the gaps 1-5. Write your answers in the box below. There is one extra sentence you shouldn’t use.

People often find it hard to make decisions - inevitably we all have to make decisions all the time, some are more important than others. 1)___ Others resort to decision making by taking a vote, sticking a pin in a list or tossing a coin.

Regardless of the effort that is put into making a decision, it has to be accepted that some decisions will not be the best possible choice. 

2)___ Although the technique is designed for an organizational or group structure, it can be easily adapted to an individual level.

What is Decision Making?

In its simplest sense: 'Decision Making is the act of choosing between two or more courses of action'.  However, it must always be remembered that there may not always be a 'correct' decision among the available choices. 3)___ Because of this, it is important to keep a record of all important decisions and the reasons why these decisions were made, so that improvements can be made in the future.  This also provides justification for any decision taken when something goes wrong.  Hindsight might not be able to correct past mistakes, but it will aid improved decision making in the future.

Effective Decision Making

4)___ No matter which approach we use, it is usually helpful to structure decision making in order to:

• Reduce more complicated decisions down to simpler steps.

• See how any decisions are arrived at.

• Plan decision making to meet deadlines.

Stages of Decision Making

Many different techniques of decision making have been developed, ranging from simple rules of thumb, to extremely complicated procedures. 5)____ The method described on the next page follows seven stages. 

A. There may have been a better choice that had not been considered, or the right information may not have been available at the time.	D. The method used depends on the nature of the decision to be made and how complex it is.
B. That means you need to make decisions in accordance with these basic rules.	E. Although decisions can be made using either intuition or reasoning, a combination of both approaches is often used.
C. Some people put off making decisions by endlessly searching for more information or getting other people to offer their recommendations.	F. This text examines one technique that should help you to make effective decisions now and in the future.

Task 3.

Working with words 1

_____ / 5 p.

Complete each of the sentences with an appropriate preposition. If no preposition is necessary, put (–). Write your answers in the box below. There is one example at the beginning.

I'm studying _at__ Lodz University of Technology.

The purpose of the new security system is to protect our database ____ identity theft.

I promise I’ll look ____ the matter immediately to make sure you receive your order asap.

Who placed the order ____ Dell for two thousand desktop computers?

The CCTV network will allow your staff to monitor ____ unauthorized access to the lab.

____ the way, do you know who designed the poster that is displayed in the main hall?

Our customers are ordering more and more, so let’s stock ____ on the most important raw materials.

What will you do to prevent your factory workers ____ being accidentally injured?

This strategy should help us expand our business network ____ the short term.

Mr Johns is now in a meeting, but he’ll get ____ to you as soon as it’s finished.

I represent the Sales Department and my purpose is to update you ____ our present sales strategy.

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Task 4.

Working with words 2

_______ / 10 p.

Read the sentences below and fill in the gaps with one of the words from the box. There are five extra words. Write your answers in the box below.

sending	stands	according	alliances	common
joint	dispatched	complementary	streamlined	meantime
charge	following	stock	chances	track

The _______________ are that we will manage to complete the order by the end of the week.

The situation, as it _______________, is that we need to look for new suppliers and limit the number of distributors.

It’s important for my team members to have a variety of _______________ skills that make the team so unique and efficient.

I know the order was _______________ two weeks ago, so perhaps you need to contact the courier.

In our case, the key thing to do is to form _______________ with other companies in the field.

I’d like you to try and find _______________ ground with the representatives of the Japanese manufacturer.

Please _______________ the amount to our account and thank you for solving the problem.

I’m afraid the PCs are out of _______________ at the moment and you’ll have to wait for a delivery.

_______________ to the financial forecast, we can hope for better results in the next few months.

I’m Josie from CompTech. We are _______________ up our order for 300 circuit boards that we placed last week.

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Task 5.

Language at work

_______ / 15 p.

Choose the best option: a, b or c . Write your answers in the box below.

I always note all dates down __________________________ forget about any important appointments.
so that not	consequently	in order not to
The boss wanted to know why ____________ an OHP in the room. We installed one yesterday, so he shouldn’t complain any more.
we don’t have	we didn’t have	hadn’t we had
When __________________________ working for your current employer?
did you start	have you started	you started
We __________________________ our company strategy for two weeks now.
have reviewed	reviewed	have been reviewing
They want to leave the firm! How long __________________________ about the fact they are dissatisfied with their work?
have you known	do you know	did you know
Your bus __________________________ be here in two minutes, so you needn’t worry.
could	should	might
I’m not sure what the results will be, but we __________________________ win.
may	are going to	will
Why is Sheila so angry? What __________________________?
did happen	is happened	has happened
My team leader told me __________________________ any more phone calls.
to not make	not to make	that I not make
I’d rather you __________________________ filing the documents now.
finished	to finish	finish
__________________________ bad weather, we organized the party indoors.
Because	Due to	So that
My teacher said she __________________________ our reports the next day.
would check	will check	has checked
It’s already been decided. We __________________________ relocate next month.
are going to	will	could
I promise I __________________________ you any more during office hours.
am not disturbing	am not going to disturb	won’t disturb
I’d like you to know we haven’t made a decision __________________________.
already	yet	just

Task 6.

Word formation

_______ / 10 p.

Read the sentences below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the numbered space.

To access the account, you need a personal ______________________ number.	IDENTIFY
Last week we interviewed thirty ______________________, but they were all unsuitable.	APPLY
If you want to produce high-quality games, look for ______________________ designers.	CREATE
It’s important for our two departments to have ______________________ goals.	SHARE
You need to keep all the ______________________ items in stock.	ESSENCE
I am sorry, but this is a ______________________ urgent matter.	PARTICULAR
All the components are manufactured ______________________, except for wires.	LOCAL
I work as an ______________________ freelance consultant in the EU.	DEPEND
Excuse me, what is your account ______________________?	REFER
Last week our profit _______________ considerably, so we invested some money in oil.	GROW

Task 7.

Business communication

_______ / 10 p.

Match the phrases in A with appropriate responses in B. There is an extra entry in B. Write your answers in the box below.

A	B
What’s the reason for arranging another appointment?	Yes, I am sorry. We had a system failure.
I want to know what’s happened to my order I placed last week.	Last Monday, after five o’clock.
Something must have gone wrong.	It’s a start, but we also need to look at other options.
I don’t quite understand how the machine works.	I have no idea. Tell me!
Can I ask when you ordered the bolts?	OK, do you need any clarification?
What’s the timescale on the project?	Congratulations! Great work, everyone.
Guess what I’ve just seen!	Well, it’s because we still have some issues to discuss.
What do you think about the new design?	The next step is to sign the contract.
Where does this leave us?	We are going to complete all the works by the end of June.
I’m not sure I follow you.	Just give me your account details and I’ll check it out for you.
	Our engineers will assist you if you have any questions about it.

Complete the sentences with appropriate translations of the technical terms given in Polish. Choose from: exploded view, in cross-section, on a scale of, out of / not to, side elevation.

Task 8.

Translation

_______ / 10 p.

	Please prepare two drawings /w skali/ 1 to 20,000.
	Please prepare two drawings ________________________________________________________________1 to 20,000.
	In Figure 1 you can see the pump /w przekroju/.
	In Figure 1 you can see the pump ________________________________________________________________.
	The design is /w nieodpowiedniej/ scale.
	The design is ________________________________________________________________ scale.
	I’ve seen the /rysunek montażowy/, but I think it needs improving.
	I’ve seen the _____________________________________________________________ , but I think it needs improving.
	You’ll see the /widok z boku/ of the office when you click on the other link.
	You’ll see the _________________________________________________ of the office when you click on the other link.

Centrum Językowe PŁ sem. zimowy 2014/15