End of level test - level 6

1. Polite requests - turn these statements into polite requests.

1. Don't be late

2. Be here on Thursday afternoon

3. Sit down

4. Take this report to accounts

5. Don't go in to the boardroom

6. I want a table for two

7. I want to send in my assignment 2 days late

2. Question tags

e.g. You will be coming, won't you?

1. It is your birthday, ____________?

2. He speaks French, ___________?

3. You can come, ______________?

4. You told him about the discount, ____________?

5. You haven't done it, ____________?

6. You wrote him a letter ____________?

7. You didn't tell him, ___________?

8. You are coming, ___________?

9. Let's get down to business, ______________?

10. Let's wait for the results first, ______________?

3. Invitation: complete the following dialogue

A Hello Mr Smith. How's your trip going?

B Fine, thank you. It's hard work but very useful.

A What _____________ this weekend?

B I'm not sure yet.

A ______________ a round of golf on Saturday?

B Oh sorry _______________I can't. I've just ________________ to go sightseeing

on Saturday

A ___________ on Sunday then?

B That ___________fine.

A ________________ a lift? I'll pick you up _____ your hotel _____ 10.30am.

B That's __________of you. Oh and I was planning to go to the theatre ____

Saturday night. Perhaps you and your wife ____________________

A That ____________ wonderful. I love the theatre.

B See you on Saturday then. Bye-bye.

A Goodbye.

4. ensure, assure, insure

1. I __________you this will never happen again.

2. Please __________that this never happens again.

3. Have you ___________ your car yet?

4. I can give you my complete ______________that this will not happen again.

5. The ____________ will cover the cost of the damage.

6. We must ___________ that everybody knows that the launch date has been changed.

7. I can __________ you that everyone will be told in good time.

3. Fill in the gaps by using the words from the box. You will have to use some words more than once.

1. We have just shaken hands ________ a provisional agreement.

2. May I point _______ that only two batches were faulty.

3. Sales are right ________ target.

4. A contract is an agreement __________ to people or companies.

5. The terms and conditions of a contract must be adhered _____.

6. I object _______ the product being taken off the market.

7. I can't work ________ how much it will cost.

8. I picked ________ Spanish when I lived in Madrid.

9. His career took _________ when he joined our company.

10. Why did you turn __________ the job offer?

11. Try not to leave __________ any important information.

12. We have tracked __________ the problem and are now sorting it out.

13. He was so exhausted that he dozed ________ during the meeting.

5. differ, disagree, agree, object, concede. Fill in the gaps in the following

paragraph using each word only once.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to __________ with you. I ____________ that it is a difficult problem but I completely ___________ to your suggestion of a remedy for this situation. I think we are just going to have to ___________ to ______________ on this one.

6. As….As: Complete the following sentences using the expression as “X” as,

where “X” is an appropriate word.

Example: I've just received the blood test results. It is not

___________ we first thought.

Answer: I've just received the blood test results. It is not

as serious as we first thought.

1. Did they like it? Not ______________________ we had hoped.

2. You're late. Yes, I'm sorry. I came ____________________I could.

3. There's lots of food. Help yourself to ________________you like.

4. When can you get here? I'll get there ________________ as I can.

7. Since, for, until, from OR no word at all?

1. I haven't seen him __________ Monday.

2. I have worked here _______ five years.

3. He worked for the company _______1996-1998.

4. The company has grown substantially ________ 1995.

5. I can't go home ________I've finished this report.

6. I first met John at university ________ 5 years ago.

What happens in the following places - your answers should begin with “it's the place where…”

e.g. Laboratory - It's the place where scientific experiments are carried out.

1. Reception

2. Boardroom

3. Staff room

4. Warehouse

5. Retail store

6. Shop floor

8. Phrasal verbs with put. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word.

eg. Our cat was very ill so we had to have it put down.

1. I haven't got anywhere to stay. Could you put me _____?

2. It's getting late. We should put the fire _______

3. I won't be able to make it on Friday. Can we put it ______until Monday?

4. Hold the line please. I'll just put you ___________.

5. It's cold outside. I think you should put a coat _____.

6. Everything is more expensive. They have put the prices _______.

7. It's a good idea to put some money ________ for a rainy day.

8. The more you put ________ to something, the more you get out of it.

9. Third conditional

e.g. He did not study hard. He failed the test.

If he had studied harder, he would not have failed the test.

1. She overslept. She missed the train.

2. He had so much work to do. He had to work late.

3. She was ill. She didn't come to work.

4. He didn't get a large enough discount. He didn't buy the product.

5. The product was faulty. They returned it to the manufacturer.

6. The service was unsatisfactory. He complained to the hotel manager.

10. Idioms - Explain what is meant by the following idioms:

1. Once in a blue moon

2. To be caught red-handed

3. To see red

4. To be in the black

5. To be in the red

6. To have green fingers

7. Out of the blue

8. To paint the town red

9. Fit for fighting

11. Vocabulary

Write sentences using the words below in such a way that you show you understand what they mean.

prospective employer

benefits

to rectify

to claim

defective

track down

12. Corporate structure: write a short description of the structure of your company/ organisation. You will find some useful vocabulary in Unit 14 exercises 5 & 6.

out on to between

up off down

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