Unit Test 15
Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.
Language
1 Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech with the words given.
1	‘He was here yesterday.’
	She said that _________________________________________________________________.
2	‘I’m here all day.’
	He said that he________________________________________________________________.
3	‘They’re working on it.’
	They said____________________________________________________________________.
4	‘I’ve been to the factory twice before.’
	Bill said_____________________________________________________________________.
5	‘We’ll see how it goes.’
	They said____________________________________________________________________.
6	‘ Can I have a pay rise?’
	He asked_____________________________________________________________________.
7	‘We’ll give you sole exclusivity.’
	The company agreed___________________________________________________________.
8	‘I made a big mistake.’
	She admitted__________________________________________________________________.
9	‘You should take the job.’
	They advised us_______________________________________________________________.
10	‘Would you accept 10% more?’
	They________________________________________________________________________.

Vocabulary
2 Complete the sentences with the word in bold. Change the form of the word where appropriate.
manage
11	I work as a _____________________ in a supermarket.
12	_____________________ consultancy is a lucrative area to get into.
13	They said I didn’t have enough _____________________ experience.
regulate
14	A new _____________________ body set up by the government will monitor TV commercials shown before 9pm.
15	There are so many rules and _____________________ nowadays that it’s become really hard for small businesses to employ people.
consult
16	Certain accounting firms are banned from carrying out certain _____________________ and legal services.
17	The document has been prepared in _____________________ with a number of leading experts from industry and the business world.
finance
18	I really don’t know how we’re going to be able to _____________________ this new venture.
19	This is my colleague who deals with all the _____________________ matters.
strategy
20	This is something which really needs to be discussed at a _____________________ level.
knowledge
21	I really wish I’d _____________________ about all this.
22	The problem is that none of us are experts in this field. We need to bring in someone really _____________________ in the area of restructuring.
Career skills
3 Two people are discussing a member of staff. Write in the missing words below.
In short / bottom line / suggested telling / What / trying to / recommend / finally agreeing / refusing to	
A: So how did it go with Nigel?
B: (23)_________________________ he wants us to do is give him more responsibility. He says he’s been doing the job for six months and he’s ready for more of a challenge. (24)_________________________, he’s asking us to promote him.
A: To what? Anyway, the (25)_________________________  is that we don’t have any vacancies higher up. I (26)_________________________ we keep him there another six months then review it again.
B: Well I think what he was (27)_________________________ say was either promote me now or I’ll go.
A: Did he actually say that?
B: No, he actually (28)_________________________ you that he was ready to be made a manager.
A: So in short he’s (29)_________________________ stay where he is.
B: Well our conversation ended with us (30)_________________________ to meet again next week. So we have a few days to think about it...