End of Course Test
Listening
Track 08
1 You will hear Roger Tremain asking his manager if he can go on a training course. Listen to the conversation and complete this chart (1–5) with details of the course Roger wants to attend. You will hear the conversation twice.
1 Type of course ____________________
2 Location (town or city) ____________________
3 Starting date ____________________
4 Duration of course ____________________
5 Cost (course only) ____________________
2 Listen again and mark these statements true (T) or false (F).
Roger’s manager says that …
6 the course is a good one. _____
7 Roger can take time off to do the course before Christmas. _____
8 there is enough money in the budget to cover costs up to £2,500. _____
9 Roger is a good employee who will benefit from the training. _____
10 Roger should put all the details in writing. _____
Vocabulary
3 Complete the text below (11–15) with the correct word from the box. There is one word you don’t need.
advertising / launch / market / redundant / share / subsidiary
Carston has announced that it will close its UK __________11, which employs about 70 staff. Most of the staff will be made __________12. The company spent £5 million on __________13 last year to promote its latest product. But the product __________14 was a failure. Competition from other UK companies, such as Fyfield and Brix, has been strong, and Carston has seen its market __________15 decline sharply over the last three years.
4 Complete the text below (16–20) with the best verb from the box. There are more verbs than you need.
do / get / make / market / set up / take / work
Erika always wanted to work for herself. After getting a good qualification in art and design, she decided to __________16 her own business making jewellery. Two years later, she is finding it hard to __________17 a living from her business. In fact, she has to __________18 part-time in a shop to earn extra money. Erika makes innovative jewellery that is both high quality and stylish, but she doesn’t have a strong customer base and often finds it difficult to __________19 her work. She needs to __________20 some market research and then to develop an effective marketing strategy.
5 Match these words (21–30) with the definitions (a–j).
21 complaint _____
22 endorsement _____
23 discount _____
24 investment _____
25 merger _____
26 promotion _____
27 refund _____
28 staff _____
29 turnover _____
30 workload _____
a) When a famous person appears in an advertisement saying how good a product is
b) Money put into a business activity with the aim of making a profit
c) When two or more companies join together to form a larger company
d) A statement made by a customer who is not satisfied with a product or service
e) The amount of work that a person or organisation has to do
f) The people who work for an organisation or company
g) The amount of money a company receives in sales in a particular period of time
h) Special activity to sell a product: for example, advertising
i) Offering something for sale at a lower price than usual
j) Money that is given back to the customer if they are not satisfied with a product
Language
6 Choose the correct answer (a, b or c) to complete the article (31–40).
Michel Soussaline _____31 in a Paris hospital as a cancer specialist. But at present, he is only working part-time. In his free time, he _____32 his wife to develop a biotech company called Imstar. Mr Soussaline describes the difficulties of setting up a new company in France: ‘We _____33 the necessary investment, but it was impossible. There is much less help for developing companies than in the US.’ Mr Soussaline believes that Imstar _____34 a bigger company by now if it was based in California.
Mr de Bézieux, who heads a lobby group for small businesses in France, says: ‘Between 1965 and 1980, the French economy _____35 twice as fast as the US. Since then, it _____36 the opposite. One of the main explanations is that our small businesses _____37.’
But now there is a new approach to small business in France. In the past year, the government _____38 a series of initiatives to support innovative start-ups. In future, fast-growing companies _____39 extra benefits and _____40 lower rates of tax.
31 a) works b) worked c) working
32 a) helped b) was helping c) is helping
33 a) look for b) looked for c) will look for
34 a) was b) would be c) have been
35 a) grows b) is growing c) was growing
36 a) was b) will be c) has been
37 a) is not growing b) was not growing c) are not growing
38 a) launches b) has launched c) will launch
39 a) will receive b) have received c) receive
40 a) will be paid b) will pay c) are paying
7 In each line of the e-mail below (41–45), there is one mistake. Cross out the word which is wrong and write the correct word on the right. The first one is given as an example.
Subject: Meeting next Thursday
Dear Becky
Do you please help me? Can
I’m trying to find on how many people are coming to the meeting next __________41 Thursday. Maria said me it would be ten, but Alex thinks it could be 20. __________42 If more than 15 people come, we would need to book a bigger room. __________43 But the large meeting room has already been booked during the whole day. __________44
I look forward to hear from you. __________45
Many thanks,
Sam
Skills development
A Meetings
8 Choose the best phrase (a–h) to complete each gap in the conversation (46–53).
a) I think
b) I agree
c) Perhaps we should
d) I’m not sure I agree
e) how about
f) The next item on the agenda is
g) Yes, that’s right
h) What do you mean
Chair OK, let’s move on. _____46 publicity for our sales conference. Barbara, you’ve prepared something on this.
Barbara Yes. Well, to start with, I’ve prepared a leaflet to send out to the agents. You’ve all received a copy. What do you think?
Ted _____47 it looks good – very colourful!
Beth _____48 highlight the guest speaker’s name a bit more. She’s very well known, and her talk will attract a lot of people.
Barbara _____49 by highlight the name more? I’ve put her name in large letters.
Beth Yes – but _____50 putting it right at the top?
Ted _____51. The title of the conference is more important, isn’t it?
Dora _____52 – the title of the conference must be at the top. But
_____53 with Beth. The name should stand out more.
B Socialising
9 Choose the best response (a–g) for each item (54–60).
54 Would you like to join us for dinner? ______
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