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PART 1: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (15 questions) 
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. 
1. The manager implemented a new incentive program to _______ employees, especially 
the sales team to achieve their sales targets.  A. fine  B. punish  C. take D. motivate 
2. I have lived in Hanoi _________ I was 5 years old.  A. for B. since  C. in D. on 
3. Nadine Deschamps works for HR. She _________ with staff problems as well as with  recruitment and training.  A. deal  B. dealing  C. dealt  D. deals 
4. The sales team had set a lot of _________ when promoting the new product.  A. targets  B. money  C. customers D. members 
5. When launching the new smartphone, they assured their customers that it was _________  on the market.  A. cheap  B. cheaper 
C. the cheaper D. the cheapest 
6. Business is not very good this season so we _________ any extra staff. A. recruit B. will 
recruit C. aren’t recruiting D. should recruite 
7. Hans Reiter is our new Maintenance Engineer. He checks all our equipment regularly and  _________ of all repairs.  A. is in charge  B. prepares C. looks  D. deals 
8. Most companies spend a lot of money _________ R&D to develop new products.  A. on B. in C. for D. at 
9. Sorry, but what is the most difficult part for this position? 
— Well, the most difficult part is that you have to work _________ pressure.  A. over  B. with  C. under  D. across 
10. Our new manager _________ lots of new ideas and she always _________ good  solutions to problems.  A. have/ found  B. is/ find  C. has/ finds D. has/ find 
11. James has made a __________ in his career this year.  A. break  B. through  C. breakthrough  D. recovery 
12. We ask consumers who are not fully satisfied to _________ goods within seven days.  A. benefit  B. refund  C. return  D. discount 
13. The accountant _________ a serious error when she _________ the invoice.  A. noticed/checks  B. noticed/was checking 
C. was noticing/was checking D. was noticing/checked 
14. The store is offering a special __________ on all items.  A. interest  B. discount C. rise D. stock 
15. Edinburgh-based company is seeking a person with sales experience to _________ sales  world-wide.  A. explore  B. expand  C. cooperate D. build    lOMoAR cPSD| 60692662
PART 2: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (15 questions) 
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. 
1. She’s a good _________ who always presents excellent campaigns to promote company’s  image. 
A. nurse B. advertising executive  C. firefighter D. banker 
2. Even though I _________ any experience in negotiation, I'm eager to learn and develop  this skill for my new role. 
A. haven’t had B. had C. have had D. didn’t have 3.
 Would you mind _________ an office with three people? A. doing B.  taking C. sharing  D. letting 
4. Usually, they _________ dollars, but now they _________ to move into euros. A. buy/  begin B. buys/ begins 
C. buys/ is beginning D. buy/ are beginning 
5. Suppliers often sell large quantities of goods to __________, who do not usually sell  directly to consumers.  A. wholesalers  B. retailers  C. manufacturers  D. customers 
6. The subsidiary is aiming to push _________ its share of car sales to 25%.  A. on B. up C. out D. through 
7. When Harry _________, we _________ him the news. 
A. woke up/telling B. woke up/told   
C. wakes up/told D. wakes up/telling 
8. Our company _________ money at an alarming rate, but then in 2004 we _________ our  Hermes MP3 player. 
A. lost/launch B. was losing/launched   
C. lost/launched D. was losing/were launching 
9. If you want to be an effective salesman, you _________ know how to deal with people.  A. have to  B. need  C. ought  D. shouldn’t 
10. The finance team met to plan the ________ for the upcoming fiscal year, ensuring all 
departments received enough money they need.  A. budget  B. schedule C. target  D. goal 
11. Mark is really a good team player because he __________ well with his colleagues.  A. carries on B. gets on  C. gets up D. takes up 
12. Apple’s new _________ in the northeast corner of Cupertino looks like a spaceship.  A. headquarter  B. corporation  C. multinational  D. parent company 
13. Shuru Electronics support _________. They always welcome new ideas and are open to  change. 
A. innovation B. renovation C. inflation  D. importation 
14. The best business plans are ones that are simple and _________ enough to adapt to  economic changes.  A. complex B. fixed  C. flexible  D. lengthy 
15. I didn’t know that you _________ on a training course last month.  A. have gone B. will go  C. go D. went    lOMoAR cPSD| 60692662
PART 3: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (15 questions) 
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. 
1. Last year, our team _________ complete the project ahead of schedule thanks to the new  software.  A. can  B. could  C. will D. may 
2. A _________ is a special design that a company uses on its products. 
A. brand B. signature C. advertisement  D. logo 
3. When people hear the word culture, they often think about the cultural life, the history or  the _________ of the country.  A. customer  B. tradition C. custom  D. habits 
4. Suzana Lonza is the receptionist. She _________ after visitors and takes messages.  A. calls B. makes  C. looks D. gives 
5. Vietnam is one of the most attractive markets in Asia, so there is a lot of potential for this 
product and you can _________ up sales here.  A. keep B. build up C. give  D. turn 6.  The company increased its 
__________ by 5%. A. market share B. position  C. ranks  D. rules 
7. The best advice I can give you is that you should take all _________ that you’re given 
and learn as much as you can from them.  A. reliance  B. opportunity  C. reliances D. opportunities 
8. He _________ in Moscow when he _________ his own shop, selling a range of  handmade cosmetics.  A. lived/opened  B. was living/opened   
C. was living/was opening D. lived/was opening 
9. Rabobank reported a 10% drop in _________ for 2013 to $131 million due to its failure  in the home market. 
A. gross loss B. net profit C. staff  D. workforce 
10. The amount of money a company receives from sales in a particular period is called its  _________.  A. expense B. income  C. turnover D. share 
11. I took this new job because I felt that the career __________ were much better.  A. opportunities  B. break  C. path  D. move 
12. Sometimes an idea may simply be when a company takes advantage of an opportunity to 
_________ a product range to offer more choice.  A. keep  B. extend  C. give  D. turn 
13. Our new models have helped us a lot to compete _________ other companies in the  motorcycling industry.  A. without  B. on C. for D. against 
14. We offer a _________ to customers who buy in bulk. A. disadvantages  B. discount   C. delivery D. refund 
15. Employees in a large multinational _________ excellent career opportunities if they are  willing to travel.  A. has B. having  C. have  D. had