Nguyen Thi Kim Cuc_ Business Basics THE FIRST TEST OF BUSINESS BASICS Date: Wednesday, 22rd, November, 2010 Time allowed: 90 minutes Full name: ……………………………………………………. Date of birth: …………………………………………………. Place of birth: ……………………………………………… Class: …………………………………………………………. SECTION 1: For questions 1-10, each group of words or letters below, circle the item where the underlined letters are pronounced differently from the others: 1. reason fine give repeat 2. This then bath with 3. See sit key eat 4. E L P G 5. Works lives opens is 6. Though three theater Thursday 7. L V A K 8. Night Italian wine idea 9. Closes likes watches washes 10. Other them month those SECTION 2: For questions 19-26, match a sentence from A with a sentence from B: A 11. Is she married? 12. Where are you from? 13. Is he new? 14. Is she your boss? 15. What is your job? 16. Are they here? 17. How old are you? 18. Is he Dutch? B a. No, they’re not b. No, she’s a colleague c. No, single d. No, he isn’t. He’s German e. I’m from Sweden f. I’m designer g. Nearly forty. h. Yes, he is Answers 19:…… 20:…… 21:…… 22:…… 23:…… 24:…… 25:…… 26:…… SECTION 3: For questions 11-18, here are some sentences you would hear or use in a restaurant. Choose words from the box below to complete the second gap in each sentence. Then write “a or some” with. Wine bottle fruit spoon knife sugar glass receipt 19. And what would you like to drink, madam? I’ll have ………. ……………of mineral water, please. 20. Excuse me. Could I have ……… …… for my soup? Nguyen Thi Kim Cuc_ Business Basics 21. I’d like …………. …………with my main course. Me too. Do you prefer red, rose, or white? 22. How can I help you? Could you bring me ……… …… of water, please? 23. I don’t have ……… ……….for the cheese. You can take mine. I don’t want any cheese. 24. Would you like a dessert? Yes, I think I’ll have ………… ……… 25. Could you bring me ………… ……for my coffee, please? 26. Here’s my credit card. Could I have ………… ………please? Yes, I’ll bring it immediately. SECTION 4: For questions 27-42, underline the correct answer to complete sentences. 27. I like/would like working for my company. 28. I wouldn’t/don’t like to be a politician 29. I’d like/like to go to France for my next holidays. 30. They don’t/wouldn’t like going out to restaurants. 31. What do/would you like to do this evening? 32. Do/would you like something to drink? 33. What sort of things do/would you like doing in your free time? 34. Do you have any/a luggage to check in? 35. There’s a/some very good shop on the corner 36. How much/ how many time do you have before our train? 37. How much/ how many times do you watch this film? 38. I want to buy some/any wine at the duty- free. 39. Do/does A300 planes have more than 200seats? 40. How many European shareholders does/ has it have? 41. Has/have the shareholders got the same share in the company? 42. How many spare parts centers has the company got/get SECTION 5: For questions 43-50, read information about Florida in the United Arab Emirates. Then fill in the gaps in the sentences below. There is only one word per gap: Getting there: - 67 airlines operate flights to Florida - British Airways offers two or three flights per day from London. - From Florida airport to city center: 5km (10minutes by taxi) Banks: - 8.00 – 12.00 Saturday to Wednesday - 8.00 – 11.00 Thursday Shops: - 10.00 a.m – 9.00 p.m - Some shops are not open 1.00 – 4.00 p.m Nguyen Thi Kim Cuc_ Business Basics A: Is there a good choice of flights to Florida? B: Yes, the national airlines are Gulf Air and Emirates, but you can also go by British Airways. A: How…(43) does British Airways fly there? B: Two or three times a day. A: How…(44)…is the airport from the city center? B: About five kilometers. A: And how …(45) does it take to get there? B: About ten minutes. You have to take a taxi. A: What about banks? …(46) do they open in the morning? B: At eight o’clock. And they usually …(47)….at midday. A: …(48)….they open on Friday? B: No, they aren’t. Friday is a religious day. A: Oh, yes, of course. And when …(49)…shops close? B: At about nine in the evening. But be careful, because some shops aren’t …(50)….between one and four in the afternoon. 43…………………. 47………………… 44………………… 48…………………. 45…………………. 49…………………. 46………………… 50………………… The end . Nguyen Thi Kim Cuc_ Business Basics THE FIRST TEST OF BUSINESS BASICS Date: Wednesday, 22rd, November, 2010 Time allowed: 90 minutes Full name:. mineral water, please. 20. Excuse me. Could I have ……… …… for my soup? Nguyen Thi Kim Cuc_ Business Basics 21. I’d like …………. …………with my main course. Me too. Do you prefer red, rose, or white? 22 Shops: - 10.00 a.m – 9.00 p.m - Some shops are not open 1.00 – 4.00 p.m Nguyen Thi Kim Cuc_ Business Basics A: Is there a good choice of flights to Florida? B: Yes, the national airlines are Gulf Air