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PHOTOCOPIABLE  2006 Pearson Longman ELT 1
Unit Test 1
Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.
LANGUAGE
1 Write the verb in brackets in the correct tense.
1 Time and time again, shares in this company ________________ (perform) consistently well.
2 By that time he __________________ (be) in charge of the company I think.
3 The firm changed its strategy in 1995 because by then it ________________ (discover) that the
old way of working no longer applied to the IT era.
4 Currently, we ______________ (operate) a new system to see how it works.
5 Since the 1990s, the share price ______________ (fall) steadily and doesn't appear to be
improving.
6 In the coming years, this country _______________ (begin) to see major changes in where the
population live.
7 She _____________ (work) as a temp at the moment.
8 We regularly _____________ (rotate) workers on the assembly-lines to ensure motivation.
9 News just coming in says that Parliament _______________ (vote) against the government's
proposals.
10 Luckily, they ________________ (already, move) most of their operations overseas when the
employment laws in this country changed.
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VOCABULARY
2 Replace the underlined words with a similar word in the box. Write your answer at the end
of the sentence.
hibernate / merging / chances / a conglomerate / failure / bid / a target / instincts / predators /
portfolio / excitement / core competence.
11 I have quite a growing collection of shares. ___________________
12 Some animals sleep through the winter. ___________________
13 They've made a hostile offer to buy.___________________
14 Bosses are beginning to rediscover their animal spirits. ___________________
15 To motivate employees, you need to provide something to aim at. ___________________
16 In this climate, the possibilities of success are slim. ___________________
17 By joining the two companies together we could secure fast growth. ___________________
18 But many alliances can still end in lack of success. ___________________
19 We could add more value by concentrating on our most important activity.
___________________
20 General Electric is a good example of an organisation comprising several companies.
___________________
21 This month saw a number of the big companies behaving like hunters in search of smaller
vulnerable companies. ___________________
22 Euphoria swept the market today with news of another alliance. ___________________
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CAREER SKILLS
3 Underline the correct word(s) in the brackets.
23 I (`d love / love) to hear more sometime.
24 (Here / this) is my card.
25 Do you enjoy (to go / going) to conferences?
26 What do you (feel / think) of his talk?
27 When can we (set / start) up a meeting?
28 Over March I (`m working / work) for Digital France and then I'm out of work again in April.
29 I'm (sorry / afraid) to ask but could you help me?
30 I see (from / on) your badge that we are in the same line of business.