Total: ___________/ 100

Business English –Intermediate

Final Test

Name: _Nimitkumar Shah____ _ Student ID#:_____________ Date:_____________

PART I: LISTENING TRACK 7

A Listen to an interview with Lucy Bellman, CEO of International News and Media. Complete the
sentences below with the correct alternative - a, b or c. You will hear the interview twice.
(1 pt each = 8pts)
1 According to Ms Bellman, a CFO should be ____ conservative ______
a) an optimist
b) conservative
c) sales-oriented
2 Ms Bellman believes a CFO should ___ be an accountant ________
a) let the business’s accountants deal with the details
b) let the CEO make the big decisions
c) be an accountant
3 Ms Bellman says that a CFO needs to prepare accounts and budgets ____ with great care
______
a) quickly
b) working closely with other accountants
c) with great care
4 Ms Bellman believes that a good CFO understands _____ both the details and the ‘big
picture’__________
a) both the details and the ‘big picture’
b) the details but not necessarily the ‘big picture’
c) the ‘big picture’ but not necessarily the details
5 According to Ms Bellman, a good CFO ______ can communicate clearly _________
a) can understand the CEO’s explanations of policies and so on
b) is able to hide bad news so that shareholders don’t worry
c) can communicate clearly
6 Ms Bellman says that a good CFO ___ needs to know a lot about property, law and
company secretarial affairs ____________
a) can perform well even with only a little understanding of computers
b) needs to know a lot about property, law and company secretarial affairs

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 c) should work closely with a company’s lawyers and secretaries
7 In Ms Bellman’s view, a good CFO ___ deals with every matter very seriously
____________
a) will be a good manager
b) would make a bad CEO
c) deals with every matter very seriously
8 Ms Bellman says that a CFO has to work extra hard _____ in times of crisis __________
a) in times of crisis
b) when foreign exchange rates change quickly
c) when the CEO is on holiday
[ _________ / 8]
PART II: READING
A Read the article and decide whether these statements are true or false. (2 pts = 10pts)
9 The meeting in Paris was about opportunities in the fashion business. _____ False___________

10 The French government hopes to bring Arab money to France. ___True___________

11 Anne-Marie Idrac is a French investment banker. _____ False_____________

12 The first time a conference like this was held was ten years ago. ____ True____________

13 Arab women have traditionally had a lot of control over money. ___ False____________
[ _________ / 10]
Downturn will not stop march of Arab women
By Roula Khalaf

The women gathered in a splendid hotel in the heart of Paris on a recent rainy day. They had arrived in
style, some sporting fur coats, others clutching Hermès bags.

Yet this was not a social event nor a fashion show. The guests were some of the Arab world’s top
businesswomen and their trip to Paris was to learn about business opportunities, even in today’s difficult
economic times.

They were letting themselves be charmed by the French government, which has suddenly
discovered that the wealth of Arab women and their rising profile in the business world represents a good
source of capital.

Paris, the businesswomen were told, was now a financial centre. Its important contribution to the
asset management business, they said, had turned it into the ‘Boston’ of Europe. ‘It is time to invest with

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us,’ declared Anne-Marie Idrac, minister for foreign trade. ‘You are welcome, you are welcome,’ she
added.

The Paris conference, organised by the Arab International Women’s Forum, would have been
inconceivable a decade ago.

True, many Arab women, particularly in the oil-rich Gulf, have always controlled big fortunes,
largely gained through inheritance. But it is only more recently that they have sought to make their own
investment decisions.

It is also in recent years that the club of Arab businesswomen has expanded, creating a new class
who have worked their way through family businesses or started their own companies. More confident
and determined, Arab businesswomen today are better organised – and more widely heard.

As Fayza Aboulnaga, Egypt’s minister of international cooperation, told the conference, the
number of women’s business associations in her country has grown from a single one in 1995 to as many
as 22 today. Higher levels of education as well as economic need have sent more and more women into
the workforce. Islamic law, meanwhile, allows women to own property and maintain control over their
wealth when they marry. FT

B Choose the best answer to each question according to the article. (1 pt each = 5pts)
14 Where have some Arab businesswomen begun work in business? __ family businesses _______
a) internships abroad
b) family businesses
c) women’s business organisations
15 How have Arab businesswomen changed? ______ They’ve become better organised
_____________
a) They’ve become wealthier.
b) They’ve begun doing business in Europe.
c) They’ve become better organised.
16 How many women’s business associations were there in Egypt in 1995? _____ one ___________
a) none
b) one
c) twenty-two
17 How has education affected Arab women? __ It has increased their ability to
work.________________________
a) It has increased their ability to work.

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 b) It has decreased the amount of time they have available to work.
c) It has doubled their earnings, on average.
18 What does Islamic law say about women’s wealth? _____ They are allowed to make
financial decisions after they are married._________________
a) Wealthy women should give their money to their husbands.
b) They are not allowed to control property.
c) They are allowed to make financial decisions after they are married.

[ _________ / 5]

PART III: LANGUAGE

A Choose the correct words to complete each sentence. (1 pt each = 5pts)
19 You (don’t have to / mustn’t) smoke here. It’s dangerous.
20 I (have to / should) get a visa before I go to Libya. I can’t get in without one.
21 You (must / should) learn about a country’s culture before you try to do business there.
Otherwise, you may not understand what’s going on.
22 You (don’t have to / shouldn’t) make an appointment before you visit the embassy but
you may have to wait in a long queue if you haven’t got one.
23 If you want to improve your English, you (have to / should) try watching some English-
language films.
[ _________ / 5]

B Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2 pts = 20 pts)
24 We can’t afford __ to invest____ (invest) more money in research this quarter.
25 Your new job will involve _____ COMMUNICATION __________ (communicate)
with our local offices.
26 After we’d worked all evening, we stopped ____ HAVING ___________ (have) a pizza at
about midnight.
27 Warner intends _____ TO SIGN__________ (sign) the contract tomorrow morning.
28 The consultants suggested ___ TO IMPROVE____________ (improve) our cross-cultural
communication skills.
29 If you ___Call____________ (call) me at four o’clock, I’ll be in the office.

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30 If they __will order______ (order) 10,000, we would give them a bigger discount.
31 Will you ____ deliver ____ (deliver) the goods by Friday if we place the order on Monday?
32 What would you do if we ____ WOULD HAVE CANCELLED ___________ (cancel)
the order?
33 If we _____ WONT HAVE __________ (not have) our own fleet of trucks, we wouldn’t
be able to deliver on schedule.
[ _________ / 20]

C Complete the article with who, which or that. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.
(1.5 pts each = 9pts)
Profile: Young CEO Thiago Abreu

Thiago Abreu, 25, runs his own company. The young CEO, ___ Who________34
put himself through university and earned a degree in chemistry, now runs INTChem. The
firm,____Which________35 does on-site water and soil sampling and carries out environmental damage
analysis, is based in Brasilia. How do you get to be a CEO at 25? ‘My mother is the
person___Who_________36 really made me believe in myself’ says Abreu. ‘I come from a very poor
place, a small village. It isn’t a place_____which__________37 produces many businessmen. But here I
am.’ INTChem,___which_______38 currently has contracts with two large oil companies and a handful of
other smaller businesses, keeps Abreu busy. ‘I guess I’m the kind of person _____which_______39 likes it
that way,’ Abreu says.

[ _________ / 9]

PART IV: VOCABULARY

A Choose the best words to complete these sentences. (1 pt each = 8pts)
40 When high ____ tariffs _______ are charged on imports, the market isn’t really free.
a) barriers b) tariffs c) quotas
41 ___ Developing industries ____ are a feature of protected markets.

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a) Open Borders b) Developing industries c) Restrictions
42 Governments ____ subsidise _____ markets by lifting barriers to trade.
a) liberalise b) subsidise c) compete
43 ____ Regulation _____ of foreign goods is driving domestic companies out of business.
a) Regulation b) Customs c) Dumping
44 We’re trying to ______make_______ a team of people to work in the Bahrain office.
a) assemble b) make c) check
45 We can _____ shortlist _____ the candidates, then interview five of them.
a) train b) shortlist c) advertise
46 I had to take a _____________ to assess my mental ability.
a) probationary period b) psychometric test c) résumé
47 I filled out the _______ application form _____ and gave it to the interviewer.
a) curriculum vitae b) application form c) covering letter
[ _________ / 8]

B Choose the best word to complete these sentences. (1 pt each = 8pts)

48 Two men were arrested for using PayPal for money___ laundering _______.
a) fixing b) trading c) laundering

49 Selling your company’s secrets to a rival is called industrial ______ espionage _______
a) fraud b) espionage c) pollution
50 I refuse to work for a company that does animal____ testing___________.
a) fraud b) discrimination c) testing
51 ebay will close your account if they find you’re selling counterfeit goods
a) goods b) corruption c) fixing
52 We need a strong negotiator, someone who’s really______ assertive _________.
a) assertive b) diffident c) formal
53 If you have a clear understanding of what you can and can’t do, you’re realistic
a) cautious b) casual c) realistic
54 He would do anything to succeed. He’s completely_____ ruthless __________.
a) principled b) ruthless c) laid-back
55 If you choose a course of action and you stand by your choice, you’re __ decisive _______
a) critical b) decisive c) radical
[ _________ / 8]

C Write one word in each gap to complete these idioms. (2 pts each = 12)

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56 It isn’t fair. They keep moving the____Goal posts___________.

57 If we all launch at the same time, we’ll have a level playing____ Field___________.

58 You know, the C-56 just isn’t going to sell. We’re flogging a dead___horse______.

59 Our market share is greater than expected. We’re ahead of the____ game___________.

60 No one has anything like the JC-5. It’s a one-horse_____race__________.

61 If you put me in the driving____Seat___________, I’ll sort things out.

[ _________ / 12]
PART V: SKILLS
A Complete the dialogue with the phrases (a–e). (1 pt each = 5pts)
a) I think that’s
b) I was wondering if
c) My name’s
d) I’m calling about
e) I’d like to check

A Good morning.______ My name’s _________62 Ahmed Saleh. _ I’d like to check

_____63 your advertisement in Business News.
B For Asia sales manager?
A Yes, that’s the one. I’ve been invited for an interview. ___I was wondering if
_____64 you’ll be conducting interviews in Singapore as well as Hong Kong.
B That’s a good question. Mr Wright, who’s running the interviews, splits his time
between the two offices.
A Yes, I know. And I’m going to be in Singapore for the next two weeks.
B OK, let me just check.
...
Mr Wright says no problem, just contact the office there to set up the interview.
A Great. Thanks a lot. There’s just one other thing ____ I think that’s _________65.
You want someone who can start on 1 June in Hong Kong, right?
B Yes, that’s right.

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A Thanks. ______ I’m calling about _________66 everything.
B Good luck with the interview!
[ _________ / 5]

B Complete the presentation with the words in the box. (2 pts each = 10pts)
attention background improvements parts questions talk

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Masatomo Electric Industries. I’m going to divide my
___ attention _______67 into three______ parts _____68. First, I’ll give you some____
background _______69 on our work with synthetic diamonds. After that, I’ll talk about
some recent_____ improvements _____70 we’ve made in our production processes.
Finally, I’ll explain some of our R&D work in super-hard materials. I’ll be glad to answer
any_____questions______71 at the end of my talk. [ _________ / 10]

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