Url Personal detail Candidate/Employee name Email Address Position/Job Title Instructions to Candidates (a) The time allowed for this examination is 1 hour (b) Please complete all your answers to this question paper. Write the letter of your answer. (c) At the end of the examination give the question to the Invigilator for checking. I. Read the following sentences and answer the questions. 1. The business has moved to a new office. Has the business * closed gone to another place? 2. It is cheaper to travel by bus than by train. Is travelling by train * more expensive less expensive? 3. I want to make a quick visit to our Hong Kong office. Will I stay at the Hong Kong office for * a long time a short time? 4. We only accept debit cards or cash. Do we accept * just cash either debit cards or cash? 5. More and more women are using the Internet. Is the number of women * increasing decreasing? 6. There is a delivery charge of $5 on small orders. Is there a delivery charge on * every order some orders? 7. The coffee machine is out of order. Is the coffee machine * not working outside the office? 8. We want job applications from people aged between 50 and 65. Do we want applications from * older people younger people? 9. Frequent travelers receive a discount on their fares. Do frequent travelers get * free gifts reduced fares? 10. This is a global company. Does this company have branches * in Europe only world-wide? II. Read the following sentences and choose the correct letter of your answer. 11 There are no trains ………night. * on at in for 12 Look ……….the clock and tell me the time, please. * in on at up 13 Welcome ……….our new offices. * for in at to 14 I am in a hurry. I can only stay ……….a few minutes. * in to after for 15 My manager is very happy ……….the work I have done. * by with for to 16 You are late again. Were you……….a traffic jam? * at in on up 17 I am writing……….behalf of my company. * in from out in 18 Please telephone me when you get……….the factory. * on at to from 19 The company’s policy……….smoking is that we do not allow it in the building. * at with on after 20 Please translate my letter……….German and Russian. * to in for into 21 If we don’t have more customers next month, we will go……….of business. * in on under out 22 There is good public……….in the city. * Transport transports transporting transfers 23 We need more……….about the price of a new photocopier. * Informed informative information informations 24 What……….can you give to a new employee? * advices advise advice advisory 25 There is too……….traffic on the motorways. * many much more manifold 26 When you finish this I will give you another………. * works work job jobs 27 I will send you a……….for the damaged book. * replacement recipe apology reply 28 What is the name of your company’s new Chief……….? * exit executive executioner execute 29 My……….aim is to please the customers. * principality principal principle price 30 I am sorry, but we do not have any more in………. * stack stock stick stoke 31 The company will print a new……….next year. * catastrophe catalogue catalyst cat flap 32 The training programme will give workers the new……….they need. * skill skull skins sky 33 It’s a good idea to……….some money in high-tech companies. * insist infest invest divest 34 Please……….your bank account to see when you received your pay. * cheque cheek check chick 35 Our market……….shows that women and children like our products. * receipt research respite resale 36 We asked 1000 customers to……….a questionnaire. * complete compete compost comprise 37 These envelopes are too small. Please buy some……….ones. * lager larger lighter largest 38 What is the delivery……….? * dot date dote ditto 39 I have just received your……….about holiday pay. * mine memory mono memo 40 I think we should exhibit our new products at a trade………. * face fairy fair fear 41 I would like to talk to all the sales……….tomorrow. * staff staff stiffs stuff 42 There is an important……….for the directors. * meet meat meeting mutation 43 I have just written a……….on my sales trip to Singapore. * reply reputation report reporting 44 Have you studied at a business……….? * colleague college coolly collage 45 I was very……….to read your company newsletter. * interesting interest interviewed interested 46 I like the……….of your new office furniture * design sign describe desolation 47 Does the building have good……….for disabled people? * access accent axes actress 48 All employees must show their identity………. * cartoons crises carts cards 49 If you are late for work again, I will……….you. * dispute demist dismess desist 50 The job is so boring we take a……….after every half hour. * brake break broker brick III. EMAIL 1: write an email to a business contact or colleague asking for information. Prepare the situation using the questions below. The information can be real or imaginary. • What is your company’s business? What products/services do you offer? • What is your position in the company? • What information do you want right now? Ideas: the status of an order that you are waiting for; product information to give to a customer; market information about a new country where you are going to do business; financial data to write a report; hotel information for a business trip you are going to make. • Who are you going to write to, to get this information? Ideas: a colleague in another department/from another country; a customer; a supplier; your line manager. • Can you make your request for information more specific? • Do you want to give any information to them? / promise action? / offer help? Now write the email. (Minimum 150 words) for 20 minutes. *
