Контрольная работа по дисциплине «Иностранный язык (профессиональный)»
Variant 1 ( А, Б, В, Э, Л, М)
Vocabulary and Grammar
1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
more administrative directors publicise boss professor retailers international |
1. Many … buy direct from the factory.
2. Did they … the launch date of their new product range?
3. We are pleased to welcome two new … to the board.
4. QLD has offices in New York, Rio and Paris. It’s an … company.
5. The price of the materials is high, so we need … money in the budget.
6. My … is in charge of 14 people.
7. Dr Charles Milton is a … of Engineering at Oxford.
8. … workers do a lot of paperwork, usually in an office.
2. Choose the correct answer.
1. Which is the definition for the following title – Mrs Smith?
A) a woman who is not married C) a woman who is married
B) a woman who is married or unmarried D) two women having the same surname
2. Chose the example of the manufacturing sector in business.
A) tourism C) supermarket
B) factory D) restaurant
3. Complete the sentence: Different countries have different ______ .
A) money. C) currencies.
B) dollars. D) euros.
4. Which words refer to people?
A) university, laboratory, lawyer C) professor, technician, salesperson
B) scientist, workshop, industry D) customer, account, manager
5. Do Kenrich and Co … office equipment?
A) make C) product
B) sales D) manufacturing
6. Margaret … four languages.
A) speak C) speakes
B) speaks D) is speaking
7. Where … your parents live?
A) is C) are
B) do D) does
8. When I was a child I … an accountant.
A) want C) wants
B) wanted D) is wanting
9. Tom … to work because he was sick.
A) went C) didn’t went
B) didn’t go D) did not
10. Taking a taxi to work is … than taking a bus to work.
A) expensive C) the most expensive
B) more expensive D) expensiver
11. I think math is … subject.
A) the most difficult C) more difficult
B) the difficultiest D) difficultier
12. I am watching a movie and my brother … a book.
A) is reading C) reads
B) does D) don’t read
READING
Read the article. Are these statements true or false?
British companies don’t have regular picnics. TRUE
Christmas parties are sometimes formal.
At picnics, people relax, eat and play music.
In hot weather, it isn’t easy to keep food warm.
Organisations with a lot of employees often use a restaurant .
Managers don’t want 50 per sent of their workers to be sick the day after a picnic.
Read the article and answer the questions.
How often do many American companies have an office picnic?
Who is invited to company picnics?
Why do staff like picnics?
What problems are there with picnics?
What kinds of food can’t be in the sun too long?
What do the employees of Abel & Cole put in the office?
THE OFFICE PICNIC
An office picnic can be a delicious opportunity to have fun with your collegues.
The annual office picnic is a popular socilal event for many companies in the USA. Employees go to local parks with food and their families each summer. At the moment, company picnics aren’t a regular event in Britain. But some British businesses think they could be a good opportunity for emplyees to socialise in an informal way.
Abel & Cole is a British catering company. The company has a big office picnic every year. Gary Congress organises Abel & Cole’s annual picnic. “Chistmas parties are great but they are quite formal; with a picnic it’s much more relaxed,” he says. Emplyees like picnics because they can arrive and leave when they want to. They relax, eat and play games with family and collegues.
But are picnics more of a problem to organise than other events? Many people don’t like insects, noisy children or bad weather – and these can all happen on a picnic. Food is probably the main health and safety concern because hot weather makes it difficult to keep food cool and edible. Some types of food, such as fish, meat and chees, are dangerous if they are in the sun too long.
A catering company can deliver food to a picnic. This is useful for companies with the large staff because it helps the food stay fresh. Managers can enjoy the picnic without worring that half the workers may be ill the next day. Gary Congress recommends picnics as a staff social event. “We put photos from the summer picnics all over the office and brings back great memories”.
Glossary:
Catering company (n) – company that provides and serves food and drink at social event;
Cool (adj) – quite cold;
Edible (adj) – safe to eat;
Fresh (adj) – in good condition, safe to eat
Variant 2 (Е, Ж, З, И, К, Щ, Ю)
Vocabulary and Grammar
1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
retired organization university sell maker succeeded manufacturing CEO |
1. A … makes important decisions and leads the company.
2. Department stores … a lot of different products.
3. Swatch is a watch … .
4. A multinational company is a large … .
5. A lot of people in this country work in … .
6. The project … because we had an excellent team.
7. He studied science at the … of Boston.
8. Someone who is over 65 and no longer works is … .
2. Choose the correct answer.
1. Which of the following is furniture?
A) paperclip C) notepad
B) filing cabinet D) file
2. Which of the following adjectivesdescribing nationalities is incorrect?
A) France – French C) China – Chinese
B) Spain – Spanish D) Japan – Japanish
3. Complete the sentence: The company employs ______ .
A) Europe and the USA . C) Bristol, in the UK.
B) one hundred and twenty people. D) retail company.
4. Choose the correct sentence.
A) We can pay for things in cash. C) They always pay on cheque.
B) I usually pay with cash. D) I never pay for things with cheque.
5. No, Kenrich and Co … make office equipment.
A) isn’t C) don’t
B) not D) aren’t
6. In Britain the banks usually … at 9.30 in the morning.
A) open C) opens
B) openes D) is opening
7. … you always get up early?
A) Are C) Do
B) Is D) Does
8. The accident … last Sunday afternoon.
A) happen C) happened
B) did D) happens
9. They … to the meeting yesterday.
A) didn’t went C) didn’t go
B) did D) do not go
10. Sundays are … than Mondays because I don’t have to go to work.
A) good C) better
B) the best D) gooder
11. Tom is … manager in the company.
A) better C) the best
B) gooder D) the goodest
12. Thomas and Mark … a project at the meeting now.
A) is presenting C) are presenting
B) present D) doesn’t present
READING
Read the article and tick the projects that it mentions.
Retail;
Construction;
Electronics;
IT;
Educational.
Read the article again. Are these statements true or false?
George Stephenson’s project finished on time.
Many big projects have problems.
IT don’t have problems with deadlines.
IT projects are often more than 50 per cent over budget.
Some projects fail because they are late or have unexpected costs.
The PMI has members in different countries.
The Haradh gas project cost more than the planned budget.
Inderline all the past simple verbs in the article.
PROJECT ANALYSIS
The importance of managing projects well
George Stephenson built a railway from Liverpoool to Manchester in the 1820s. It was 45 per cent over budget and there were a lot of delays. Today, it is still difficult to manage big projects. The construction of Wembley Stadium. The home of English soccer, was £750m ($ 1,4 billion) over budget and the project finished late.
Smaller projects can also have problems. Reseach shows that IT projects often have problems with budget and deadlines. In 2004, the cost of IT projects was usually 56 per cent more time than planned.
Some projects fail because the work takes longer than planned. Sometimes the cost of labour or materials is more than the agreed budget. But good project management can increase a company’s profits. A big German company decided to improve its project management, and the result was that it added one billon euros per year to its profits.
Project management isn’t a new science. It has an international association, the Project Management Institute (PMI), based in Pennsylvania, USA. The PMI sets professional exams that thousands of people take every year. It has 150,000 members in 150 countries. All of the members are specialists in managing projects.
So, it is possible for big projects to succeed. The Saudi-Aramco Haradh gas pipeline is one example. The $2 billion project finished six months early and 27 per cent under budget. The project manager and the client were both very happy.
Glossary:
Delay (n) – a period of time when you wait for something to happen;
Fail (v) – to be unsuccessful;
Suceed (v) – to be successful;
Pipeline (n) – pipes used for carrying gas from one place to another.
Variant 2 (Н, О, П, Х, Ц, Ч, Ш)
Vocabulary and Grammar
1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
skilled scientists late failed competitor staff client manager |
1. She’s a good sales … . She’s in charge of sales teams in Belgium and France.
2. This IT project is expensive because the … keeps changing the plans.
3. Tom doesn’t like to be … so he always arrives five minutes before the meeting starts.
4. Who is your main … in this computer market?
5. Patricia never studies; she … her engineering exams last week.
6. The … restaurant is open at 12:00pm for lunch.
7. The … began their experiments two years ago.
8. A … worker has special training or knowledge to do job.
2. Choose the correct answer.
1. Which of the following is not a name of the department?
A) CEO C) HR
B) R&D D) IT
2. Complete the sentence: Serona is a (an) ______ company. It has offices in Rome and Milan.
A) British C) American
B) Italian D) Russian
3. Choose the correct sentence.
A) Kelly is often late for work. C) We go to often team meetings.
B) I leave the office never at six o’clock. D) They have sometimes a video conference in the
morning.
4. Which of the words are used in an invoice?
A) account number, discount, total C) price, see you later, delivery
B) per cent, married, product code D) I am 25 years old, product description, quantity
5. Clive Davis is … new CEO of Mansfield Plastics.
A) a C) an
B) the D) his
6. My job is very interesting. I … a lot of people.
A) am meeting C) meet
B) meets D) is meeting
7. Where … your sister work?
A) is C) does
B) am D) do
8. The meeting … at 5 o’clock yesterday evening.
A) started C) starts
B) do D) start
9. She … answer the phone because she was busy.
A) didn’t answer C) did not
B) does answer D) did answered
10. I think that Mike is a … manager than John is.
A) better C) good
B) gooder D) the best
11. David is … man in our department.
A) tall C) taller
B) the tallest D) taller than
12. I can’t talk to you now because I … a book.
A) is reading C) am reading
B) reads D) read
READING
Read the article and choose the correct definition of what a career break is.
an opportunity to work in a different job such as finance or IT
a fixed time away from your job; to travel or do unpaid work
a special project for people over 30
Read the article again and answer the questions.
What do these figures refer to?
5.5 million; b)
;
c)
d)80%; e) 1 in 4
2. Who do Gap Year for Grown Ups organize projects for?
3. What continent is most popular to travel to on a career break?
4. What other things do some people do on a break, apart from travel?
5. Which work areas offer the most career breaks?
FEATURES
More workers take a career break
RECORD numbers of workers are planning a career break. The latest research says that many people want to leave their job and travel the world. In the past, a gap year was for students or rich people. Now more and more ordinary workers are taking a break from their job. Almost one in five British workers – around five and half million – are planning to take a break from their careers. In the past five years, three million employees have taken a break. The research shows that more than half the people who are taking a career want to travel and see the world. A third are looking for a break from office life.
Gap Year for Grown Ups is a company that provides career break projects for people over thirty. Even people in their fifties and sixties are taking career breaks. Some people went straight from university to work and now they want to travel. The majority of people who book with Gap Year for Grown Ups are women. Eighty per cent of their clients are female. Africa is the most popular destination, and South America is becoming more and more popular for people who want to do voluntary work as well as travel and go sightseeing.
British workers like companies that offer career breaks to their staff. One in four employees works for a company where career breaks are a staff perk. The government and finance and insurance industries are leading the way – 40 per cent of their employees can take a career break. They are followed by IT and telecoms staff (36 per cent) and medicine / the health service (25 per cent). The research shows that career breaks also help employers: companies that offer career breaks are able to recruit and keep good staff.
Glossary:
Break (n) – time when you do not work or study;
Straight (adv) – directly;
Recruit (v) – find people to work in a company
Variant 4 (Р, С, Т, У, Ф, Г, Д, Я)
Vocabulary and Grammar
1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
laboratory competitors colleagues trader investment manager export manual |
1. I enjoy my job because I like the people I work with. The are great … .
2. Do Lancome … to Taiwan?
3. Shell and Esso are … in the oil market.
4. Tom is working as a … on the Japanese stock market.
5. How long did you work as a … at Dell?
6. We lost a lot of money – it was a bad … .
7. We have modern scientific equipment in the new … .
8. … workers do physical jobs, for example, on farms or in factories.
2. Choose the correct answer.
1. Which statement is incorrect?
A) Sales department sells to customers. C) Production department makes products.
B) Marketing department arranges artwork D) Finance department deals with the company’s
accounts
2. Which phrase we do not use when we meet business contacts for the first time?
A) Where are you from? C) What’s your name?
B) What company are you with? D) How old are you?
3. Which phrase is not used to make a request?
A) Can I smoke here? C) Can I have the menu, please?
B) I’d like a cup of tea. D) Could you give me the bread, please?
4. Which words refer to people?
A) university, laboratory, lawyer C) professor, technician, salesperson
B) scientist, workshop, industry D) customer, account, manager
5. Mr Davis … usually work at the weekend.
A) is C) doesn’t
B) isn’t D) hasn’t
6. The City Museum … at 5 o’clock in the evening.
A) close C) is closing
B) closes D) is close
7. Where … your colleague live?
A) does C) do
B) is D) has
8. Ann’s mother … as a manager last year.
A) is C) works
B) work D) worked
9. He usually works to work, but he … to work yesterday.
A) didn’t went C) went
B) goes D) didn’t go
10. This meeting is … than the previous one.
A) interesting C) more interesting
B) the most interesting D) interestinger
11. Russia is … country in the world.
A) bigger C) big
B) bigger than D) the biggest
12. Tom and Mary … a report right now.
A) is preparing C) are preparing
B) prepares D) prepare
READING
Find numbers in the article to match the following.
Bill Gates’ donation _______________
Number of billionaries now ____________
Number of billionaires in 1996 __________
2. Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. What American companies does the article talk about?
2. What currencies does the article mention?
3. What do rich people in the USA often give money to build?
4. What problems can rich people help find solutions to?
THE BUSINESS OF GIVING
Charity from the rich
Today, many rich and famous people give money to charity. Technology billionaire Bill Gates recently gave $31 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Other technology leaders also give away money. Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, and Jeff Skoll, eBay’s first CEOwant to use their billions to help ‘make the world a better place’. Why do charities receives so much money? One reson is that there are more rich people than in the past. The world now has 691 billionaries, compared with 423 in 1996. Rich people in many different countries give millions of euros, riyals, yen, and other currencies to charity.
What can the world of charity learn from the world of business? Michael Porter, a management guru at the Harvard Business School, believes that the rich need to think about how their charitable foundations spend money. In the USA, it is traditional for the rich to give money to hospitals, libraries and unversaties. These are very important, but some people think that this does not always help the very poor.
People with a lot of money often have useful social connections. They usually know how to market ideas and how to interest the media in a subject. So, some people think that the rich can give more than money. They can also use their time, social connections and skills to help find solutions to some of the world’s problems, such as poverty and the environment.
Glossary:
Charity (n) – money or gifts that people give to help people;
Recently (adv) – a short time ago;
Charitable foundation (adj + n) – an organisation that uses money to help people;
Management guru (n) – someone who knows a lot about business;
Poverty (n) – not having enough money for food or housing;
Environment (n) – the world and the people, animals and plants that live in it.