Wordland International Language and Business Training Center

14, Constantin Sandu-Aldea St., 1st floor, 012063 Bucharest 1

phone/fax: 021-224-14-43

Email: office@wordland.ro , Web: www.wordland.ro

Students name:
Company:
Trainers name:
Date:

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Ciobotaru Alina
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Score:

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English Test- November 2014

Group 1 Pre-intermediate

Exercise 1. Complete the email with the correct form (Present Simple or Present Continuous) of
the verbs in brackets.
Dear Narinder,
I (write) ______________ to ask if we can meet to talk about plans for the new IT system. Everything
(be)________________________
fine
here
in
general.
But
we
(currently/have)
__________________________ problems with saving data. The developers (know)
__________________________ about the problems but cant find a solution- so we
(think)____________________________ the launch date will need to be postponed. I was going to
suggest that we meet on Friday 3 June as I (usually/see) ______________________ Steve Barker at
your office one Friday a month. But I (understand) ______________________ that you (not/work)
__________________________ on Fridays. So how about Monday 23 May? By the way, whats it like
coming back to work after maternity leave? I (imagine) ___________________ it must be difficult
when the baby is so young. She (look) _____________________ lovely in her photo. Anyway, let me
know if Monday 23rd would suit you.
Regards,
Sam
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences bellow using the comparatives/superlatives of the words in
brackets:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

We bought a new car because we needed one with a _____________ (big) boot, to take our sports gear.
This is easily _____________(good) restaurant in London.
Do you happen to know which is ____________________________ (small) planet in our solar system?
Which is _____________ (high) mountain in Africa?
The film was ____________________ (interesting) I had thought it would be.

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Exercise 3. If you are rude, this means you:

a) do things in a hurry
b) work slowly

c) use bad language

Exercise 4. Someone who is bad-mannered is impolite. Someone who is dishonest,

a) tells lies
b) ignores other people
c) doesnt do his job well

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the following words:

buying habits
substantial

database

updates

browse

1) Carla is our secretary and she ______________________ the company files with the information that you
send us every week.
2) Companies collect information about peoples ____________________ for marketing.
3) People who ______________________ our website are usually interested in buying books about cooking
and gardening.
4) Not all experts agree that new technologies offer _____________________ benefits.
5) You need to enter this information in the customer _____________________.
Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with the correct forms in the affirmative, negative or interrogative
of the Past Perfect Simple for the verbs in brackets:
a)

The

sink

is

full

of

dishes

that

need

washing.

Why

(you/

not

wash)

_________________________________them yet?
b)

In the last 20 year, house prices _____________________________________ (fall) by more

than 15 per cent and more than 30 per cent of the young people in Romania
____________________________ (buy) houses so far.

c)

I cant find my watch. _______________ you ____________ (see) it lately?

d)

Everyone ____________________ (be) very friendly here, at my new job. I expected to have
quite a lot of problems, but I _____________________ (have not) any really. Not here at work,
anyway.

e)

Andrew isnt at the office this week . He ________________ (go) to Brazil to sign the new
contract.
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f)

Paul: Do you know where Sarah is?

George: I ______________________ (not see) her since she went out this morning.

Exercise 7. Match the words and phrases 1-6 with the meanings a-f:
1.

stuffy

a) very tall, modern city building

2.

skyscraper

b) making and selling very expensive clothes,

especially for women

3.

margin

c) the difference between the cost of

production and the price of the product

4.

haute couture

d) investor who provides money to startup firms

or small companies with a long-term growth
potential

5.

venture capitalist

e) clothes made in a factory, not specially for

one person

6.

off-the-peg

f) old fashioned, boring, not friendly

Exercise 8. Write an email to your colleague describing what happened and what was discussed at the
last meeting, conference etc. where she couldnt come. Include details such as: who was or wasnt
present at the meeting, how long it lasted etc. Please include the Past Simple / Past Continuous forms
of regular and irregular verbs in any of the following: affirmative, negative or interrogative aspects.
(around 15 lines)