Деловой английский язык

электронный учебно-методический комплекс

Test №2
Format: BEC - Business English Certificate
Reading questions 1 - 18 (Part 1 - 4)

Part 1. Reading questions 1 - 5
- Look at questions 1 - 5.
- In each question, which phrase or sentence is correct?
- For each question, mark 1 letter - A, B or C on your answer sheet.

  1. Вопрос
    John had to arrive at 8 at his office, but he arrived at 9.

    John arrived:
    two hours late
    on time
    an hour late

  2. Вопрос
    The letter of Credit is to be valid for three month.

    The letter of Credit
    is to be used
    is to be sent
    is to be postponed

  3. Вопрос
    The guarantee period is twelve month from the date of putting the equipment into operation.

    The guarantee period
    is half a year
    one year
    a year and a half

  4. Вопрос
    The seller is responsible to the buyer for any damage of the equipment.

    The seller is responsible for any
    packing
    breakage
    loss

  5. Вопрос
    If you are looking for a good employee, you should analyze his aptitudes.

    If you are looking for a good employee, you should analyze
    his abilities
    his emotion
    his education

    Part 2. Reading questions 6 - 8
    - Look at the notice below. It shows the clauses of the contact.
    - Read the questions after the contract and choose the correct answer.
    - For each question, mark the right variant on your answer sheet.
    - Do not use any letter more than once.

    GMZ company is selling new packing equipment
    The price for the equipment depends on
    size of the order
    form of payment
    time of payment
    The discount possible
    5 %
    10 %
    6 %
    The currency possible
    dollars
    any
    roubles

  6. Вопрос If your order more than one hundred units, the start up price will be the lowest possible.

  7. Вопрос In addition to it, you can get a discount if you place your order within 5 days which can not be more than 5 %.

  8. Вопрос As we are located in Russia you may effect payment in your domestic currency.

    Part 3. Reading questions 9 - 13
    - Read the text below, which tells us about the company.
    - Are sentences 9 - 13 "right", "wrong" or "there is no information in the text"?
    - For each sentence 9 - 13, mark the right variant on your answer sheet.

    Advertising is any paid form of nonpersonal presentation and promotion of products, services and ideas by any individual or organization.

    Advertising can be classified in different ways:
    - according to the customer: advertising for companies – producers, advertising for wholesaling companies, advertising for retailing companies;
    - according to the subject: advertising of the own product, of the definite brand, advertising of the trade enterprise;
    - according to the media: printed materials, TV – advertising, video – advertising, transport advertising, point - of sales advertising;

    Advertising agencies provide all kinds of work for the clients, such as advertising programs, advertisements, advertising research and fact gathering, placing advertisements in the mass media.

    Advertising is a also a system. If you want to be a leader in the area, you should elaborate both strategic goals and tactic tasks of advertising. They are introduced into life through the system of advertising campaigns.

    In the advertising campaigns the following elements are elaborated:
    - strategic goals of the company and the tasks;
    - the object of the campaign;
    - interaction with the advertising campaign of the other interested parties;
    - analysis of product strengths and weaknesses;
    - analysis of the time, territory, trade mark aspects of the campaign.


  9. Вопрос You can advertise your product through ant advertising agency free of charge.
    right
    wrong
    there is no information in the text

  10. Вопрос There are only 3 ways of advertising a product or service: according to the object, subject and customer.
    right
    wrong
    there is no information in the text

  11. Вопрос The advertising agencies provide different services for the clients.
    right
    wrong
    there is no information in the text

  12. Вопрос As advertising is absolutely independent area of business, there is no need to develop strategy and tactics of advertising activity.
    right
    wrong
    there is no information in the text

  13. Вопрос Strengths and weaknesses of the product are not analyzed in the advertising campaign.
    right
    wrong
    there is no information in the text

    Part 4. Reading questions 14 - 18
    - Read the text below about terms of the contract after the text.
    - Choose the correct word from the variants to fill each gap.
    - For each question, mark the right variant on your answer sheet.

    Partnerships are voluntary(14) … of two or more persons for the purpose of getting profit. The partners are usually responsible (15) … all business debts. Partnerships are a common form of business organization in such (16) … as law, accounting, medicine, etc.

    Partners usually specialize in one or more aspects of the (17) … The most serious things which can happen is that partners may (18) … with each other.


  14. Вопрос
    separation
    combination
    destination

  15. Вопрос
    with
    in
    for

  16. Вопрос
    professions
    specializations
    documentation

  17. Вопрос
    business
    occupation
    ability

  18. Вопрос
    agree
    disagree
    complain


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