lOMoAR cPSD| 48632119 TACB1-30LT UNIT 10: COMPETITORS
I. Choose the best answer (2 pts)
1. Last year, HYBE lost 35 percent of its market _____ to competitors. A. leader B. domestic C. research D. share
2. It was a bad _____ because we lost a lot of money. A. invest B. investment C. investor D. invested
3. It’s important to stay aware _____ what your current competitors are doing. A. about B. in C. of D. on
4. Our team _____ a new range for the budget market this month. A. design B. designed C. is designing D. designing
5. BA and Virgin are _____ in the airline industry. A. companies B. markets
C. organizations D. competitors
6. Tim Cook became chairperson of Apple _____ Steve Jobs resigned in 2011. A. before B. after C. since D. until
7. Competitors not only make similar product but also _____ them at similar prices. A. purchase B. buy C. sell D. trade
8. Our delivery lorry left _____ 8 o’clock this morning. A. in B. at C. on D. of
9. We expect our sales to rise _____ to around $200 million over the next 24 months. A. sharp B. sharply C. sharpen D. sharpness
10. The team _____ some research into the entertainment business. A. take B. create C. make D. do
II. Make up questions for the underline words or phrases (1 pt)
1. Competitor produces handmade bike in three days.
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3. Mina is working in the Tokyo office this month.
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4. The company design computer games for children.
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5. Two thirds of the Chinese companies are owned by chairperson.
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III. READING COMPREHENSION (2 pts) EX1: Read the text below and
fill in the spaces with one of these words increase of battle maker in profitable investors production
There is a battle between Tata and CSN. Tata is an Indian company.
CSN is a Brazilian steel 1_____. Tata is expanding outside India and CSN wants
to buy companies outside Brazil. But they both want to buy the same company
– Corus. Corus is a European steel company. At first, Corus agreed to sell to
Tata, but now CSN is offering £4.3 billion ($8.1 billion) – four per cent higher than Tata’s bid.
Tata and CSN both make steel for their domestic markets and are very
2_____ companies. But now China is becoming a big exporter of steel and this
could result in a fall in the price. Both Tata and CSN are trying to 3_____ their
production and find a way into the European market. Buying Corus could help
them to do this. Corus produces 18 million tonnes 4_____ steel every year. That
is much more than Tata or CSN. Corus is also strong in research. It has
experience in useful areas of the steel market such as shipping and railways.
Perhaps Corus is waiting for Tata to increase their offer? The Indian company is
not saying anything at the moment, and the 5_____ are watching the battle with
interest of the world’s ten biggest investment firms.
EX2: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions briefly
1. What market do Tata and CSN want to get into?
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3. Which Asian country is a competitor in the steel market?
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4. How much steel does Corus make every year?
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5. What parts of the steel industry does Corus have experience in?
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IV. Make up complete sentences with the following words or phrases (1 pt)
1. Gucci / Dior / competitor / luxury market.
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2. Company / need / employ / more / workers / bikes / more / quickly.
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3. Our competitors / produce / cars / very cheaply / moment.
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4. Companies / use / information / help / customers / increase / market share.
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5. We / usually / products / luxury market, / but / moment / our team / design / new range / budget market.
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V. Translation EX1: Translate into English (1 pt)
1. Người quản lý điều hành các khóa đào tạo cho các tổ chức tài chính.
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2. Các công ty thường tiến hành nghiên cứu thị trường để tìm hiểu suy nghĩ của khách hàng.
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3. Trong thị trường ngày nay, điều quan trọng là phải tìm cách trở nên khác biệt
so với đối thủ cạnh tranh.
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EX2: Translate into Vietnamese (1 pt)
A competitor is a person, business, team or organization that competes
against you or your company. If somebody is trying to beat you in a race, that
person is your competition. In business, we call a close a competitor a rival. In
other words, rivals are the same size and make similar products.
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