GLOBAL BUSINESS MIDTERM REVIEW PARTY

Spring, 2013

Choose the BEST answer.

1. They _______ good service at a reasonable rate.

a. Takeb. Offerc. Ask d. Purchase

B: OFFER

Choose the BEST answer.

2. I ________products for my company.

a. giveb. analystc. assistd. purchase

D: PURCHASE

Complete the sentence using the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in bold. Use an auxiliary verb if necessary.

3. worka. _______ James _______ in the sales department?b. _______ he ________ there today?

DOES WORK

IS WORKING

Complete the sentence using the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in bold. Use an auxiliary verb if necessary.

4. doa. What _______ you _______ at the moment?b. What _______ you _______?

ARE DOING

DO DO

Complete the sentence with a verb in the present simple or present continuous.

5. Maria Garcia is a Spanish graduate in business administration and she ______ to have a career in business management.

a. neededb. is wantingc. wantsd. have

C: WANTS

Choose the BEST answer.

6. GE is a diversified technology, media and financial services company that employs more than _______ people worldwide.

a. 3,000,000b. 300,000c. 30,000d. 3,000 B: three hundred thousand

Choose the BEST answer.

7. In the article Move Over Game Boys, shoot-em ups refer to:

a. Criminals accused of murderb. People who use illegal drugsc. Inner city gang membersd. Violent computer games

D

Choose the BEST answer for the underlined word.

8. Joan is the founder of the Youth Sports Inner City League.

a. Someone who starts an organizationb. To be responsible forc. One of a number of people who own a

business togetherd. A group of people who work together to do a

job.

A

9. A _______ _______ is someone who analyses the financial market.

FINANCIAL ANAYLYST

10. List one advantage of using email to communicate with colleagues in other countries.

-IT’S SIMPLE AND FAST

11. Choose the two verbs that can be used with the noun below. Choose two answers.

Dataa. Collectb. Advisec. Assistd. Analyze

A, D

12. According to the Dilemma & Decision activity, Exporting to Mexico, which of the following is Systemax trying to answer?

a. Should Systemax enter the new export market in Mexico?

b. Whether or not sales in Mexico will increase in the next two years.

c. Who should take responsibility for exports to Mexico?d. Whether or not Systemax should expand into South

America.

C

13. According to the article, No Hiding Place, how do companies collect information about people who visit websites?

THEY SEND A SMALL FILE TO YOUR COMPUTER CALLED A COOKIE EVERYTIME YOU VISIT A COMPANY’S WEBSITE.

14. According to listening exercise 1 in unit 2, why does Carla NOT use the same suppliers?

a. Because they go out of business.b. Because they may not offer the most

competitive price.c. Because they are the most cost

effective.

B

15. Bob collects data about people who _______ the company website.

a. manage.b. browse.c. update.d. keeps

B

16. How would you say the following number?

That will be $219.30, please.

TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN DOLLARS AND THIRTY CENTS

17. Choose the BEST answer.

Data theft accounted for over $50 billion in losses last year in America alone.

a. More than $50,000 was stolen by data theft.

b. America lost over $50,000,000,000 in data theft last year.

c. Data thieves stole over $50,000,000 in America last year.

B

18. Choose the BEST answer.

Which word does not belong?a. Top-endb. Off-the-pegc. Haute coutured. Designer label

B

19. What is a magazine using high quality paper with a lot of beautiful photos?

GLOSSY MAGAZINE

20. Choose the best answer. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a fashion show?

a. It can attract rich and famous people-publicity.

b. It creates the image of the brand.c. Fashion shows are frequently featured in

style magazines and tv shows. d. The fashion show helps the company

highlight it’s top models.

D

21. Which of the following is grammatically correct?

a. Fashion shows are cheap than advertisements.

b. The more famouser brands are in Paris.c. Paris has the bigger number of talented

designers.d. Off-the-peg clothes are less expensive

than hand-made clothes.

D

23. Complete the sentence.

I work…

a. for sales of music videos.b. to meet clients and sell our products.c. as a product manager.d. a video production company.

C

24. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present simple or continuous.

Mark is a market research assistant: he (analyze) ________ market data.

ANALYZES

25. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present simple or continuous.

Goal! Has a problem at the moment: Not many people (buy) ______ the magazine.

ARE BUYING

26. True or False:

One benefit of new surveillance technology is higher productivity at work.

TRUE

Bonus Question-3 points!

Name at least 3 industry sectors General Electric is a part of.

•Technology•Media•Financial Services