REVISION - 2ND SEMESTER 13-14

I. Choose an item in the brackets to best fit the blank in the incomplete
sentences below
1. These days it is normal for successful candidates to have to work a/an
________________in a company. (psychometric test probationary
period connections references)
2. Many applicants submit their ______________speculative to companies
they would like to work for. (curriculum vitea advertisement shortlist
questionnaire)
3. The employer will invite the best candidates _______________an interview.
(intend intending to intend will intend)
4. ometimes candidates will take a/an __________________before the
interview to assess their mental ability and reasonin! skills. (psychometric
test covering letter application form blood group)
". #ou should keep your private life totally separate _____________your work.
(in into by from)
$. %t is best ___________________for few companies as possible. (to work
working works worked)
&. 'ould you tell me how ________________in the last five years((have you
changed you have changed have changed changed you have)
). % am not sure where ___________________in five years* time. (want I to be
to be I want I want to be do I want to be)
+. %*d like to know what ____________________about you. (your colleagues
say do your colleagues say did your colleagues say say your
colleagues)
1,. The -eneral Mana!er*s main task is __________________sales at the
clubs and increase profits. (to boost boost boosting boosted)
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11. The company plan is to break _______________.apanese market. (in
off into out)
12. %f you _____________us a discount of 1,/0 we will place a firm order.
(was given give gave were given)
13. %f you _______________your delivery times0 we will have to find a new
supplier. (arent improving not improve not to improve dont
improve)
14. 1e can normally !uarantee to dispatch a lar!e order ____________two
weeks. (for within with through)
1". 1e*d like ______________a deal with your today. (to reach reaching
reach reached)
1$. 1e would be prepared to offer you a better price if you
_________________your order. (increase will increase increased
increases)
1&. everal of the contracts need _________________. (to negotiate to
be negotiated negotiate negotiated)
1). The purpose of the meetin! is to make deal acceptable to both sides0 and
which could be the basis for a ________________relationship. (long-
termed termed-long long-last lasted-long)
1+. 2uality control involves checkin! for _______________before sellin!
!oods. (faults goods appearance feedback)
2,. 3nfortunately0 the product failed due to lack of consumer confidence
caused by bad __________________.(offerings sayings words
publicity)
21. 1e have a policy of 4ero _________________so we were surprised
when0 shortly after the launch0 we received complaints about the durability
and reliability of this product. (faults defects feedback service)
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22. 1e have to _______________all the pro5ect to investi!ate the fault.
(explain quote inform recall)
23. 1e _____________the product under controlled conditions. (tested
destroyed corrected caused)
24. 1e spend a !reat deal of time ________________to a ran!e of people in
the client or!ani4ation. (talk to talk talks talking)
2". 'ould you please tell me _____________________your present 5ob(
(why you want to why you want why do you want why do you
want to)
2$. 6ow lon! 7777777..with this collea!ue((did you work have you
worked were you working do you work)
2&. 8ll salesmen tend _________________very enthusiastic about what they
are sellin!. (to be be being will be)
2). 8s lon! as we _____________the first consi!nment by the end of May0
we*ll be happy. (gets got will get get)
2+. he founded her own company after a _______________________time
at the house of 'hloe in 9aris.:succeed successful successfully
success)
3,. ;ur sales representatives mana!e their own areas and help customer
_____________________our brands.(promotes to promote
promoting promoted)
II. Read the paragraphs and choose the correct answer
8lon! with tens of thousands of other banana !rowers in the 1indward
%slands0 <enise utherland faces ruin. The 1orld Trade ;r!ani4ation :1T;=
has forced the >uropean 3nion to phase out its old ?uota system that
!uaranteed 1est %ndian !rowers market access0 and there*s no way she can
match the prices of the !iant 3 corporations that dominate the market for the
world*s favorite fruit.
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%n 'osta @ica0 .uan Aalverde anche40 a su!ar can !rower who sells to
local farmers* association0 is unsure if he and his collea!ues will survive another
year. Most of the world*s su!ar producers cannot break into the >uropean or
3 markets because of hi!h tariffs and the heavy subsidies that western
farmers en5oy.
But there is now hope for <enise and .uan C they are sellin! some or all
of their produce to the !rowin! Dfair tradeE market that protects them from
depressed world commodity markets and the price wars between !iant
multinationals.
For its supporters0 fair trade is an eGample of how world trade can and
should be run to tackle poverty. 9roducers are all small scale and must be part
of a cooperative or democraticallyHrun association of workers who observe hi!h
social and environmental standards.
Their !roups deal directly with firstHworld companies that pay well over the
world market price. They also !et an added premium0 which !oes directly to the
!roup of farmers to be sheared, out in any way they choose.
The price difference can be as much 1,,/ and can save a farmer from
bankruptcy or mean a family has the money to send their children to school.
8t the other end of the chain0 the firstHworld consumer pays about a
penny eGtra for a cup of coffer or teaspoon of su!ar0 or a few pence morefor a
banana.
FairHtrade food is boomin!. 1hat started as a way for <utch consumers to
support Iicara!uan farmers in the $,s has !rown into a J",,m a year !lobal
niche market with more than 4,, northern companies now importin! fruit0
coffee0 tea0 bananas0 nuts0 oran!e 5uice and other foods.
8round ",,0,,, smallHscale farmers and their families are thou!ht to be
benefitin! in 3$ of the 1orld* poorest countries0 and the latest fi!ures su!!est it
is worth J4,m eGtra to producers. Meanwhile0 demand for other Dfairly tradedE
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but unlabelled nonHfood !oods0 such as handicrafts and teGtiles0 is also
!rowin!.
Fair trade food sales are !rowin! by more than 2"/ a year internationally
and almost 1,,/ a year in Britain0 no the lar!est market after wit4erland. This
market is one of the most remarkable consumer success stories of the past
decade0 promoted ?uietly in Britain0 and now attractin! multinationals such as
ainsbury*s0 tarbucks and 'arrefour.
%t is ironic0 thou!h0 that fair trade0 which was desi!ned to reduce the
in5ustices of the world tradin! system0 could itself become a victim of the 1T;.
Technically0 it could be banned because 1T; rules prohibit DdifferentiationE
between products on the basis of their means of production.
%n the meantime0 fair trade shows that charity is not needed to lift people
out of poverty and that social and environmental standards can be pout into
trade.
From the Guardian.
31. 1hat does the article say about <enise utherland(
a. he is a 1est %ndian farmer.
b. he is a banana !rower in the 1indward %slands and she is facin! ruin.
c. he is a 1T; officer.
d. he phases out old ?uota system that !uaranteed 1est %ndian !rowers
market access.
32. 1hat does the article say about Aalverde anche4(
a. 6e is interested in su!ar canes.
b. 6e can break into the >uropean or 3 markets.
c. 6e !rows su!ar canes and sells them to a local farmers* association.
d. 6e wants to move to 'osta @ica where the tariffs are not hi!h and he can
en5oy the heavy subsidies.
33. 1hat does the article say about Iicara!uan farmers(
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a. They are amon! the first producers to benefit from Fair Trade
or!ani4ation in the 1+$,s.
b. They are very poor and their children do not !o to school.
c. They are su!ar canes !rowers.
d. They are havin! problems with 1T;.
34. 1hat does the article say about 1T;(
a. %t has forced the >uropean 3nion to phase out its ?uota system for
bananas.
b. %t supports the fair trade products.
c. %t is an or!ani4ation that bans fairer and freer trade.
d. %t is an or!ani4ation that !ives subsidies to western farmers.
3". 1hat do the number 4,, from the article refer to(
a. The smallHscale producers in poor.
b. The annual value of the market for fair trade products.
c. The number of companies that import fair trade products.
d. The number of Iicara!uan farmers.
3$. 1hat does the number 2" from the article refer to(
a. The annual value of the market for fair trade products.
b. The annual percenta!e increase in sales of fair trade products around the
world.
c. The number of companies that import fair trade products.
d. The number of Iicara!uan farmers.
3&. 1hy is <enise havin! problems sellin! their products(
a. Because she is no lon!er !uaranteed access to >uropean market
b. Because she cannot match the prices of the 3 corporation that dominate
the market.
c. Because she doesn*t !row the products that the 3 consumers are in
need.
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d. Both a and b are correct.
3). 1hy is .uan havin! problems sellin! their products(
a. Because he is no lon!er !uaranteed access to >uropean market
b. Because he cannot match the prices of the 3 corporation that dominate
the market.
c. Because he cannot sell into >uropean or 3 Market because of hi!h
tariffs and the heavy subsidies that western farmers en5oy.
d. Both b and c are correct.
3+. 1hat are the benefits to local producers of fair trade(
a. They are protected from depressed world commodity markets and the
price wars between !iant multinationals.
b. They are paid well over the market price for their products and also
receive a premium.
c. They can !et ?uotas from 1T;.
d. Both a and b are correct.
4,. 6ow did fair trade be!in(
a. %t be!an with <utch consumers wantin! to help Iicara!uan farmers in the
1+$,s.
b. %t was started by 1T;.
c. ome farmers* or!ani4ation thou!ht about it in 1+$,s.
d. Iicara!uan farmers made fair trade market in 1+$,s.
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