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TEST OF ENGLISH

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TEACHING PROSPECTS

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Speak Easy Language Arts Center

A. READING COMPREHENSION

Read the following text carefully before answering the questions that follow

Eric is a new manager of product information for a national firm wich wholesales electrical components. He’s proud because he was assigned a “tough” office right out of management training. He’s challenged because he can see as clearly as everyone else in the office that the work is not getting done on time and mistakes are far above the 2 percent target. And he’s scared because he finds himself utterly incapable of figuring out what he ought to do to make things better.

The office is a new, one-story building in a wooded suburban location-complete with carpeting on the floor and Muzak in the walls. The people are thirty-five female employees, ranging from recent high-school graduates in their first job to experienced middle-aged housewives. And the job is to provide salesmen in the field with current information about price, availability and delivery times of sn exceptionally large inventory of electric equipment and supplies.

Eric spent his first day on the job - some three months ago now – just watching and listening.

While in Management training, he had thought a lot about how he would handle that first day.

He knew that everyone in the office would be as eager to find out what he was like as he was to learn about them and their jobs. And he wanted to make a good impression.

But Eric finally decided not to put on any false faces. The fact was that he knew virtually nothing about the people he would be managing, or the kind of work they did. So why he asked himself, act otherwise? Besides, if the people saw that he was genuinely interested in listening to them and learning from them, perhaps that would help establish good mutual rapport between him and his people. So he would just watch and listen, and try to learn in hisfirst few days on the job.

Eric was not surprised when a few weeks after he had taken over management of the office, he was visited by a regional vice-president of the company. The vice-president informed him that sales were failing companywide, and that at least part of the problem had to do with the quality of the information with which salesmen were being provided. Eric’s operation was one of the most critical points of coordination in the entire company, he said, and it was important to everyone in the company that Eric reduce both the error rate and the number of delays salesmen currently were experiencing. The vice-president said he had enormous confidence in Eric’s managerial ability, that he was sure the problems would be remedied quickly, and that he viewed Eric’s future in the company with great optimism.


Please circle the letter that corresponds to the correct statement

Example: a. Eric is the general manager of the company

b. Eric has just started a new job

c. Eric is an electrician

Statement B. is the correct answer.

1. a. Eric’s new company has branches around the countryb. The company sells only complete products, not parts.c. Eric will take over the management of the production line

2. a. Eric needs to toughen up in preparation for his new job.b. Eric likes a job where he can show his stamina.c. Eric’s first job should prove difficult.

3. a. Everyone sees well at the office.b. Employees aim for at least a 2 percent error-ratec. One of Eric’s aim is to get the work done on time.

4. a. The office is on the edge of the cityb. The office is in the country.c. The employees listen to music as they work.

5. a. The employees are in their mid-thirties.b. Eric will be working with many women.c. Employees must have previous experience in a similar job.

6. a. Female employees have to go out in the fields.b. Salesmen are rarely available.c. Salesmen have to be given up-to-date information about products.

7. a. Eric has been working in the office for three months now.b. Being observant is important in a job like this.c. Eric has spent three months watching and listening.

8. a. Everyone in the office wanted to learn from Eric.b. Eric is a management trainer.c. Eric wanted to impress his workmates.


9. a. Eric thought it better to pretend that he knew everythingb. Eric knew little about his new job before starting.c. Finally, Eric decided to pretend that he knew nothing.

10. a. Eric’s superiority enabled him to establish a good relationship with the employees.b. Eric tried to put himself on the same level as the other employeesc. Eric had nothing to learn from people at a “lower” level.

11. a. Eric was amazed to take over management of the office.b. The regional vice-president’s visit was not unexpected.c. The vice-president was surprised at Eric’s able management.

12. a. With a wide variety of products, reliable information was impossible.b. Sales depend to a certain extent on the quality of information given.c. Salesmen had informed the vice-president of the problem.

13. a. Of great importance was Eric’s role.b. It was Eric’s job to coordinate the entire company.c. Eric’s department was one of the most criticized.

14. a. Salesmen cannot work efficiently if information arrives late.b. The vice-president is worried about inefficiency in the salesmen.c. Eric had begun to reduce the error-rate.

15. a. Eric’s future in the company depends on his solutions to its problems.b. They decided to look for a remedy for Eric’s illness.c. The vice-president has little faith in Eric’s capacity.


B. VOCABULARY SECTION

16. After six months I am _________ to getting up earlya. usingb. get usingc. getting usedd. using to

17. We __________ him not to go near the river.a. toldb. saidc. assuredd. noticed

18. We don’t agree, so let’s make a _________a. commitmentb. concordc. agreementd. compromise

19. Does that mean I’m __________ to the agreement for a year?a. compromisedb. committedc. containedd. contented

20. I don’t think he’s ___________ with that area.a. consciousb. knowledgeablec. familiard. scientific

21. Don’t laugh __________ him.a. forb. byc. atd. to

22. Mr. Jones is _________ up on all the work that has accumulateda. catchingb. finishingc. workingd. making


23. Our son is __________ giving a party to celebrate his 18th birthdaya. intending tob. thinking ofc. pretending tod. wanting to

24. “___________ you know all about the topic”, he advised me.a. intendb. look as ifc. tryd. pretend

25. Susan prefers to take _________ classes.a. particularb. specificc. particularlyd. private

26. John is _________ before he takes the exama. getting currentb. actualizingc. getting up to dated. getting actual

27. Jane has a __________ with her boyfriend tonight.a. reunionb. meetingc. appointmentd. date

28. I wouldn’t _________ his advice if I were youa. confide inb. trustc. recommendd. commint

29. I just ________ the bus by a few secondsa. missedb. didn’t catchc. got tod. lost


30. They ________ corn in the north of the countrya. raiseb. risec. rangsd. realize

31. Peter parked his car on the side-walk and the police ____________a. remounted itb. towed it awayc. pulled it offd. dragged it out

32. The applicants had read the ________ in the newspaper.a. noticeb. advertisementc. adviced. announcement

33. That job is __________: you’ll work only when needed.a. temporaryb. unstablec. occasionald. eventual

34. This hotel really _________ a business-man’s every need.a. caters tob. offersc. coversd. works for

35. Can you believe we ran ________ of gasoline on the way?a. inb. outc. offd. on

36. A soon as the mail comes in it has to be __________a. orderedb. arrangedc. sortedd. selected


37. The accountant _________ expenses.a. usesb. ordersc. keeps track ofd. makes sure of

38. The university’s sports ________ are first class.a. facilitiesb. facadesc. opportunitiesd. installations

39. The procedure consists _________ five stages.a. onb. ofc. ind. with

40. Could you move your car, please? It’s ________ the waya. inb. onc. in front ofd. by

41. Gerald hates driving in the ________ hour.a. trafficb. busyc. circulatedd. rush

42. I live _________ the south of the citya. onb. atc. fromd. in

43. Small children find it hard to ________ attention.a. putb. payc. placed. provide


44. I’d prefer to attend ________ the evening.a. onb. atc. ind. by

45. ________ 10 o’clock I should have finished the report.a. fromb. onc. atd. by

46. Is that time __________?a. convenientb. competentc. comfortabled. congested

47. That sounds _________.a. interestingb. interestc. interestedd. interests

48. When James checked his bank account he found it was__________.a. Missdrawnb. overdrawnc. drawn outd. withdrawn

49. If you want to see the head of the department you’ll have to make an appointment ______ time.a. ahead ofb. inc. withd. of

50. To be healthy you must have__________ food and sleep.a. moreb. too muchc. plentyd. enough


Please mark the letter of the word that could substitute the word underlined.

51. That excuse doesn’t sound at all plausible to me.a. possibleb. likelyc. believeabled. confidential

52. The other team won by sheer luck.a. successfulb. shockingc. consistentd. complete

53. Traffic jams infuriate everyone.a. irritate everyoneb. annoy everyonec. inconvenience everyoned. make everyone angry

54. What an ingenious idea!a. an ingenuousb. a homogeneousc. an incredibled. a clever

55. Mike tends to get upset easily.a. is ableb. triesc. is proned. intends

56. Living in Kuwait doesn’t attract me.a. appeal tob. sound goodc. interest ind. like to


57. It is bound to rain sooner or later.a. important that itb. certain toc. likely tod. beginning

58. What are the disadvantages of living in the city?a. setbacksb. drawbacksc. backhandsd. backwards

59. A mechanic should know how to take a motor aparta. take downb. separatec. dismemberd. dismantle

60. They tease him about his unconventional background.a. laughtb. annoyc. kidd. put down

C.GRAMMAR

61. Can you tell me…a. where is the station?b. where it is the station?c. where the station is?d. where’s the station?

62. Do you mind….a. to open the door?b. open the door?c. if you open the door?d. opening the door?

63. We’ll receive the information…a. as soon as they call.b. as soon they call.c. as soon as they will call.d. as soon as they have called.


64. Jack has been working here…a. during five years.b. since five years.c. since five years ago.d. for five years.

65. I’ll buy that car…a. however expensive it is.b. however it is expensive.c. whatever expensive it is.d. whatever it’s expensive.

66. The doctor recommended…a. him to take medicineb. he took medicine.c. he take medicined. he takes medicine.

67. Sam enjoys…a. when he plays tennis.b. playing tennis.c. to have played tennis.d. to play tennis.

68. I didn’t go to the party, and…a. neither Joanna did.b. neither did Joanna.c. either did Joanna.d. Joanna did either.

69. Tim left at 4 o’clock. It takes him thirty minutes to get home and it’s four-thirty now, so hea. can’t be there by now.b. must be there by now.c. should be there by now.d. may be there by now.

70. I wouldn’t take the bus to work, if..a. I had a car.b. I would have a car.c. I didn’t have a car.d. I will have a car.


71. The teacher told…a. to him to write the essay again.b. him write the essay again.c. him to write the essay again.d. that he write the essay again.

72. We decided not to go to the beach…a. because of the rain..b. for the rainc. because the rain.d. why it was raining.

73. Tom asked me….a. what time did I leave.b. what time I was leaving.c. what time would I be leaving.d. what time was I leaving.

74. The manager…a. had type his secretary the letter.b. had his secretary type the letter.c. had his secretary to type the letter.d. had his secretary typed the letter.

75. I appreciate…a. if you helping me with that report.b. that you help me with that report.c. if your helping me with that report.d. your helping me with that report.

76. Helen stayed outside…a. she not wanting to go into the dark house.b. as she doesn’t want to go into the dark house.c. she didn’t want to go into the dark house.d. not wanting to go into the dark house.

77. I don’t think I could paint my house myself, …a. it’s too big a job to do alone.b. it’s a job too big to do on myself.c. It’s too a big job to do by myself.d. It’s too big a job to do by my own.


78. When Mary left the office last night…a. she had typed 100 letters.b. she was going to type 100 letters. c. she had had typed 100 letters.d. she would have typed 100 letters.

79. He could have passed the exam easily…a. if he would have studied harder.b. if he studied harder.c. if he did study harder.d. if he had studied harder.

80. Peter decided to buy it…a. as soon as he was shown the car.b. as soon as he showed the car.c. as soon as he shows the car.d. as soon as the car showed.

81. Mike took mechanics lessons, since he has never liked…a. to fix his car.b. to have his car fixed.c. to have his car.d. to have fixed his car.

82. This car is always breaking down; I wish…a. I had never bought it.b. I never bought it.c. I have never bought it.d. I would never have bought it.

83. It’s raining. We’d better take an umbrella.a. Wouldn’t we?b. don’t we?c. hadn’t wed. must’n we?

84. Robert said he thought it was not necessary…a. To be on time.b. him to be on time.c. that he was on time.d. being on time.


85. I bought the car in January and by June I had already…a. paid off it.b. payed it off.c. payed off it.d. paid it off.

D. IDIOMS

86. My salary is not very good. As a matter of fact I earn just enough to_____________.a. get through.b. get over.c. get by.d. get on.

87. While we were shopping last Sunday, we __________ a friend we hadn’t seen in years.a. ran throughb. ran overc. ran aroundd. ran into

88. as soon as you finish the exm, ______________a. hand it in!b. hand it out!c. hand it down!d. change hands!

89. The secretary is very efficient. She always __________ as soon as she arrives.a. gets the business downb. gets down to business.c. gets to the business.d. gets to business.

90. My alarm clock always ____________ at 5:00 o’clock.a. turns upb. goes offc. gives ind. cracks down


91. Children never _________ their toys after playing with them.a. take outb. hang upc. put awayd. clean up

92. Alice speaks so quickly that people can hardly __________ what she says.a. figure outb. point outc. put offd. spell out

93. the board decided to _________ the meeting until further notice.a. take afterb. do withoutc. put offd. count on

94. When you and your husband go out, who ____________ the children.a. looks afterb. looks forc. looks atd. looks through

95. Teachers should always ask their students to___________ their own examples.a. get away withb. catch up withc. come up withd. follow up with

96. The airline is going to have_________ this inconvenience.a. put up withb. make up forc. miss out ond. out down on

97. who’s going to ___________ Bertha while she’s away on vacation?a. get through withb. live up toc. fill in ford. get togheter with


98. Bryan was fired last week. He must now be on the________ for a new job.a. lookoutb. holdoverc. checkupd. changeover

99. you cant’t go to the opera wearing jeans, you must____________a. dress up forb. take offc. dress upd. turn it up

100. Do you ___________ differences with friends for the sake of your friendship?a. leave behindb. keep pace withc. put asided. take on


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