progress test_raiffeisen (3 june 2013)

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LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE

NAME:

DATE:

SCORE:

MID TEST

Working with words 1 (10 POINTS)

Complete these sentences with pairsfrom the list.

stressful + depressing varied+ dull

challenging + worthwhileroutine+fun

rewarding + good demanding +glamorous

1. My main duties are fairly

_________________, but sometimes I go

on a trip abroad and thats a lot of

_________________.

2. Being in recruitment is

_________________ because you help

people with their careers and that

makes me feel _________________.

3. A CEO probably has the most

_________________ job in the company,

and of course it can also be quite

_________________ with all the

executive events.

4. Most of the time I have lots of

different tasks to do, so my job is

really _________________, but

sometimes I have to spend hours

doing paperwork and that is really_________________.

5. Many people who work in finance find

Working with words 2 (10POINTS)

Complete these sentences with wordsfrom the list.

budget track

tasks deadline job updatesschedule

objectives resourcesskills

7. Well never meet the

_________________ at this rate. Can

we go any faster?

8. You never know. At this speed we

might even finish ahead of

_________________!

9. If we have another good day well

be back on _________________.

10. Its my job to allocate the

necessary _________________ to

departments and check they have

what they need.

11. The finance department is

on the phone asking why we dont

appear to be staying within the

_________________. I said they

should talk to you.

12. I find delegating

_________________ one of the most

difficult things to do on a project

like this.


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that their high-powered jobs are very

_________________. Eventually they

also find them _________________ and

want to leave.

6. Working for an NGO in Africa must be

really _________________, but also very

_________________ because you help so

many people.

13. My boss likes to receive

weekly _________________ from

everyone in order to avoid any

problems or delays.

14. Any successful project

needs the manager to set clear

_________________ right from the

beginning.

15. Any project is an

opportunity to learn new

_________________.

16. Come on everyone. Lets

get on with the _________________,otherwise well never get home.

Working with words 3 (10 POINTS)

Complete these adjectives with the

missing letters. (each underscore

corresponds to one letter only)

17. Theres a really _xc_t_n_ filmon TV. Come and watch!

18. Ive just sat through one of the

most b_r_ _ _ presentations in my life.

Everyone was nearly asleep.

19. We had a r_l_x_ _ _ break at a

health spa.

20. Standing at a top of a

mountain after a long hike is one of

the most ex_ _ _ar_t_ _ _ feelings.

21. Everyone in my office has a

different background, so we have

really i_ter_ _t_ _ _ conversations.

22. We have a terrible boss who

tries to motivate us by making sure

were f_ _ _ht_n_ _ of losing our jobs.

Business communication skills 1

(10 POINTS)

Complete these questions with the

missing words.

16. _____________s everything

going?

17. _____________s happening

with the paint I ordered?

18. So, _____________ are we with

stage one?

19. _____________ you call them for me

and find out where the delivery is?

20. _____________ dont I do that foryou? Ive got time.

Match answers in 21-25 to questions

in 16-20. Write the question numbers

next to the responses.

21. Im afraid Im busy. ___

22. Great. Thanks. ___

23. Weve completed it. ___

24. So far so good. ___


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23. One of the most _nj_y_b_ _

holidays I have ever had was staying

at home doing nothing. It was great!

24. The trip was really t_ _ _ _g,

especially because delays at the

airport added five hours to the flight.

25. Were still waiting for it. ___

Language at work 1 (10

POINTS)

Complete this conversation with the

past simple or the present perfect of

the verbs in brackets.

Jane Hello Samuel,16________________________

(you/ meet) Frank?

Samuel No, I havent. Nice to meet

you. Is this your first

time in the US?

Frank I 17________________________

(come) here when I was astudent, but that

18________________________ (be) a

long time ago now!

Jane Frank works at our office

in Vienna.

Samuel Oh. Im afraid, I19______________________

(never be) to Austria. Ive heard

that the skiing is great.

Frank Yes, our family always

spends some of their

holidays in the mountains.

Samuel I love skiing. Were

planning our next skiing

trip at the moment.

20_______________________ (you/

ever/ be) skiing in Italy,

Frank?

Language at work 2 (10 POINTS)

Complete this email with the present

simple or present continuous of the verbs

in brackets.

Dear Jaime,

As you know, currently

Josie10_________________ (take) a month

off because of family problems. As a

result, I 11_________________ (need)

someone to take over her responsibilities

on the New York project. So the reason I12_________________ (email) you is to ask if

you could deal with it. I13

_________________ (understand) that youare very busy at the moment, but I14_________________ (think) I could

delegate some of your less urgent work

to Bruno.

I called your office and they said

you15_________________ (interview) people

for the new position all day, so can you

call me back a.s.a.p. tomorrow?

Thanks.


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Frank Yes, I have.

Samuel When21______________________(you/ go)?

Frank I 22________________________

(go) about five years ago, with

a group of friends. It23________________________ (be)

great there, but if youre

going skiing in Europe you

should definitely try Austria. I

could show you around.

Samuel That sounds great!

Jane Sorry to stop you there,

but we really need to go now

Frank. I 24______________________(put) you in the office next to

mine.

Frank Sure, lets go. It was nice

meeting you Samuel.


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READING- 20 POINTS

HOW I CURED MY WORKAHOLISM

A KATIE JAMESI was promoted and my workload doubled. I started putting work before my family andbecoming preoccupied with my job. I realized I had to change, so I did three things: I only wentto essential meetings to make me more efficient, I never worked more than one hour beyond

office hours, and I asked my boss to employ an assistant for me. I gave him a detailed jobdescription of the new assistants post and a proposed salary for the position, and he agreed.

B MARK SPENCERMy last job dominated my life. I got over it by finding the most productive way of working,sorting the urgent from the important, and the important from the trivial. Often, urgent thingsarent urgent at all. Id usually have meetings that were really just gossip sessions, but I hadconvinced myself I was working hard. Theres pressure on people to work late, but I dont needto because I can close a deal twice as fast as younger managers because I have moreexperience.

C ALISON PARKERIn a previous job, I worked very hard, and, as my social life centered on work, I became veryboring.If I had to make small talk that wasnt about my job, I was lost. It took up so much of my lifethat I even chose a colleague as my husband. The way I solved it was to start eveningclasses in something completely unrelated to my job, where I could meet people outside work.

D TOM HARRISI had set up my own business and really worked hard, doing 12-hour days, bringing work homeand even taking my mobile phone on family holidays. Recovering from workaholism was reallydifficult for me. I didnt think the business could survive without me. You have to be honest anddiscover why you work so much. In my case, it was self-importance, not efficiencyor productivity.Once I realized that, I was fine.

E KAREN JAMESI got to the stage where I was depressed and my health was suffering. I decided to hire whatscalled a life coach, someone who helps you sort out your life! My coach made me realize thatby being a workaholic I was not accepting responsibility for other areas of my life that neededattention. Now I never work at weekends, and I concentrate more on the other areas of my life.

Find the answers to the following questions in the texts above. (Write the letter correspondingto each person only) Detail your answers to the additional questions below.

Which of the people:

1. took their work at home?

______

2. feels that they can work quicker than their colleagues? Why?

______

3. married a colleague from work? Why?

______

4. made themselves ill because of working too hard?

______

5. found out that they have to consider every aspect of their life?______

6. realized that many of their meetings were unimportant?

______


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7. decided how much someone should earn?

______

8. could not even relax on holiday?

______

9. couldnt have a normal conversation with people? Why?

______10. was convinced people couldnt manage without them?

______

2.______________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________

9. _____________________________________________________________________


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LISTENING (10 POINTS):

1. Listen to the interview with Alicia Chavez, an expert in news media andnew technology. Choose the correct answer - a, b or c - to the questionsbelow. You will hear the interview twice.

1 What does Ms Chavez say about newspapers?

a)They will soon be replaced by the Internet.

b)They need to change.

c) They are losing money.

2 What does Ms Chavez say about the newspaper business?

a) Its becoming easier.

b) Its becoming more challenging.

c) Its always been very difficult.

3 What does Ms Chavez say is the main source of income for newspapers?

a) Sales

b) Marketing services

c) Advertising

4 What does Ms Chavez say newspapers should do?

a) Publish on the Internet

b) Encourage readers to buy new devices

c) Understand the technology that people use

5 How does Ms Chavez say that online content will be paid for mostly?

a) By advertising

b) By users paying for it directly, for example, through subscriptions

c) Through the sale of electronic reading devices

6 What does Ms Chavez say about TV?

a)The TV business and the newspaper business are similar.

b)TV will probably be replaced by the Internet.

c) When it was invented, it didnt end the newspaper business.


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WRITING (10 POINTS):

1. You have received the following e-mail. Write a short reply (5060 words).Include the following points.

Apologise for the mistakes that were made.

Explain that the employee who handled the arrangements is no longer with your

company.

Offer to arrange free transfers and accommodation for two visitors next time a meeting is

held in Hong Kong.

To: Agnes Wong

Subject: Hong Kong travel arrangements

Dear Mrs Wong,

Last month my company arranged fights, ground transfers and hotel accommodation through

your company, Star Travel. We were hosting a meeting for our regional managers here in

Hong Kong. We were very unhappy with the results of the booking.

Though all of the fight arrangements were acceptable, two members of our group were

not met at the airport as agreed, though their fights arrived on time. After waiting to be met,

they finally took taxis. However, when they arrived at the hotel, it turned out that their

booking had been changed to a different hotel. They again had to take taxis to get to the rightlocation.

We were treated very poorly by Star Travel and feel we are entitled to compensation.

Please contact me as soon as possible to discuss how we may resolve this situation.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Eleanor Adams


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