ITL TRISAKTI MID-TERM TEST ODD SEMESTER

ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2019/2020

Subject : Business English Checked & Approved by
Lecturer : Head of Study Head of
Study Program : Program Language Lab.
Date :
Time :
Type of Test : Closed book & No gadget
Student’s Name : Student’s Signature
NIM :
No. of test :
Attention: Students are asked to obey all the rules of test in ITL Trisakti based on the Students’ Handbook. All
the test papers should be handed in to the examiners.
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PART I. READING COMPREHENSION
Read the text and answer the questions (20 points)

India likes fast-food chains

by Amy Kazmin

Busy lives, higher salaries and an increasing number of women at work all mean there is a lot of demand
in India for fast food. In India, McDonald’s has a lot of fans because of its low prices and vegetarian dishes. At
lunchtime, the McDonald’s at Mumbai 's Phoenix Mills-a big shopping center- is full of college students, mothers
and office workers.
Akshaya Batta, 30, has a quick lunch at McDonald’s at least once a week, rather than carry a lunch box
from home, as a lot of Indians still do. Sahal Amlani, 30, a store manager, spends Rs50 ($1.10) on an afternoon
snack at McDonald’s twice a week and takes his family for a McDonald’s meal, spending about Rs300 ($6.60)
every weekend.
International fast-food companies like McDonald's know how important it is to adapt their food for
Indian tastes. They make the menus spicier and they offer more vegetarian dishes, all at a low price. In its
restaurants, McDonald’s does not offer any beef dishes because the mainly Hindu population does not eat beef.
Instead, it offers mutton and chicken Maharaja Mac.
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) adapts its chicken dishes for local tastes with the use of Indian spices and
cooking techniques. The Pizza Hut menu has a mix of Indian and international dishes. Anup Jain, Director of
Marketing for Pizza Hut 40 India, says, “We adapt 20% of our menu for Indian tastes. About 60% of people are
vegetarian, so we have a lot more vegetarian toppings on our pizzas.

A. Match the words on column A to their meanings on column B. (10 points)

A B
1. Salaries a. Food prepared in a particular way
2. Demand b. The kind of things that someone likes
3. Dishes c. The need people have for a service
4. Adapt d. The money people earn from their jobs
5. Mutton e. With a strong and hot flavor
 6. Tastes f. a small meal or amount of food, usually eaten in a hurry
7. Spicy g. a layer of food that you put on top of a dish
8. spend h. Change something.
9. toppings i. to give money to pay for goods, services, etc.
10. snack j. Sheep meat

B. Read the article again and answer these questions. (10 points)
1. What type of customer goes to the Phoenix Mills McDonald’s at lunchtime?
2. How many times a week does Akshaya Batta go to McDonald’s?
3. How much does Sahal Amlani typically spend in McDonald’s at weekends?
4. How do these fast-food companies adapt their menus for Indian customers?
Complete these sentences:
a) McDonald’s offers... b) In its chicken dishes, KFC uses... c) Pizza Hut has...
5. Why is it necessary to make these changes?

PART II. SENTENCE COMPLETION

Complete the conversation with the correct expression from the box.
I’d like to speak to I’ll connect you How can I help you Just one moment I didn’t catch your
the Marketing name
Manager

Receptionist : Payton Electronics. Good morning. _______________?

Shi Jiabao : Good morning. My name is Shi Jiabao. _________________, please.
Receptionist : I’m sorry, _______________. Could you say it again?
Shi Jiabao : Mr Shi Jiabao.
Receptionist : _____________, please, Mr Shi. _____________________________.

PART III. GRAMMAR

A. Complete this information about Maristela with short forms of the verb to be (is/am/are). (10 points).

My name (1) ____ Maristela. I (2) ______ Brazilian and (3) _______ from Sao Paulo. I (4) _______ a research
analyst for an investment bank in New York. I (5) ________ married with two children, a boy and a girl. They (6)
_______ at high school in Scarsdale. My husband (7) ______ American. We (8) _______ all interested in sports
and movies. My son (9) ________ a good tennis player, but he (10) ______ a good football player.

B. Complete the information about Kati Varga with the correct form of the verbs from the box. (20 points).
Arrive check enjoy get go have(2x) like spend work

Kati Varga is the director of the Commerzbank, a large bank in Budapest. She (1) _______ up at about 5.30 and
usually goes jogging in the park. Then she (2) _______ a shower and prepares breakfast for herself and her
family. ‘We all (3) __________ to have breakfast together, ‘she says, ‘and that’s great.’
She (4) _______ to work by metro. She (5) ______ at her office between 7.45 and 8 o’clock. Then she works at
her desk for half an hour. ‘I always (6) ________ my email first thing every morning, ‘she says.
At 8.30 she starts her first meeting. She (7) ______ a lot of meetings in the morning with customers and also
with other important bankers. ‘I keep the afternoons free for my staff meetings, ‘she says.
Two or three nights a week Ms. Varga (8) ________ late at the office. She gets home late and often goes to bed
after midnight. She travels a lot and (9) _________ about 50 days abroad every year. In her free time, she likes
hiking and playing tennis. ‘And when the weather is nice, my family and I really (10) ________ sailing, ‘ she says.

C. Complete the sentences with the correct form of past verbs in brackets. (10 points)
1. Last month, we ______ (buy) ten computers for our administrative staff.
2. I _______ (write) a memo to all reps yesterday.
3. He _________ (not, come) on time for the meeting.
4. Our company ___________ (spend) a lot on promotion last year.
5. They ________ (pay) for everything in cash when they were on vacation.
6. We ______ (fly) back to Zurich with Lufthansa last week.
7. Our customers ______ (ask) us to send 500 brochures yesterday.
8. I _________ (arrive) at the branch office this morning.
9. Mrs. Lee ________ (gave) a presentation on the shipping trends.
10. We _______ (open) our new office last month.

PART IV. WRITING.

Write a paragraph based on the following information. Minimum 150 words (30 points).

Company Maersk
Founded 1904
Founders Arnold Peter Moller
Headquarters Copenhagen, Denmark
Products Container shipping and terminals, logistics and freight forwarding, ferry and tanker transport,
shipyards
Revenue US$ 39 billion
Employees 83000

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