lOMoAR cPSD| 48632119 PRACTICE TEST 2
I. Circle the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. There has been a definite………. about your English since you arrive there.
A. improver B. improvement C. improve D. improving
2. I was under………………. when I went through the exam
A. survey B. impact C. stuffy D. pressure
3. Currently, Mark and his colleagues………….. on a special project
A. Work B. is working C. are working D. worked
4. Consumers may be getting ………….. about changing brands, but do they feel the same way about changing services?
A. adventurous B the most adventurous
C. more adventurous D. less adventurous
5. ………. say that pressure of work is the reason for their bad manners A. Two-three B. Two-thirds C. Two-third D. Three-four
6. Have you ever had any ……………. of working in micro-electronics before? A. degree B. qualification C. certificate D. experience
7. The hotel is…..............located in London's downtown within walking distance from
banks, post office and stores. A. Convenience B. convenient C. conveniences D. conveniently
8. ……..…..the unsuccessful summer season, the manager wants to go ahead with expansion plans. A. Because B. Although C. Due to D. Despite
9. Mr. Rob is still having difficulties………...the computer started and would like to send
one of your technicians to his house to fix it. A. Get B. getting C. to get D. got
10. We are ….considering a wide variety of potential applicants, so please fill out your
background information accurately. A. Ordinarily B. currently C. commonly D. lately
II. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that means exactly the same as the
sentence printed above it. 1. Would you like me to help you with the report?
Shall………………………………………………………………………
2. What is the height of the Empire State Building in New York?
How ……………………………………………………………………..
3. The manager claims that she has succeeded in resolving the financial problem.
The manager claims that she has managed………………………………...
4. World population will continue to rise if we do not try to reduce it.
Unless…………………………………………………………………………. lOMoAR cPSD| 48632119
5. She hasn’t written to us since last year.
The last time ………………………………………………………………..
6. When did you start working here?
How long ............................................................................................
7. Last quarter sales improved gradually.
There was a ……………………………………………………
III. Fill in each gap in the text with one of the words in the box fix attracted by depression deal originally debt output raising spending for finance leaders earnings came
Malaysians have helped their government with its money problems. They gave nearly $2
million to help the country with its national (1)………………... Malaysia has a new party in
power for the first time since the nation’s independence in 1957. The new government promised
to (2)……………….the problems left by the previous government. One of these problems was
the huge national debt. Malaysia's current (3)……………….say the previous government lost a
lot of money. They now want to put that right. The government has used a new way of
(4)………………..money. They decided to ask for help (5)……………..using crowdfunding.
This means setting up a special page on the Internet to raise cash. People can give money to the page using their credit card.
The amount the government has raised so far is very small compared to its multi-
billiondollar debt. The $2 million is just a drop in the ocean compared to the country's $251
billion debt. This is about 80 per cent of Malaysia's economic (6)……………... However,
Malaysia's (7)……………….minister Lim Guan Eng said it was important to let people try to
help the country. He said: “The people voluntarily want to share their (8)…………………..with
the government to help ease the burden.” The idea (9)…………………from a 27-year-old
Malaysian lady who said she was, “very much in love with and proud” of her country. She set
up a private fundraising effort that very quickly (10)………………….. interest from likeminded
people who also wanted to help.
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continents division revenue achieved employ of for
secondly invests become in activities has develop
L’Oréal is active in all world markets and we (1)……….. just over thirty thousand people
worldwide. We have production facilities, agents and subsidiaries in all five (2)……….. and
we are increasing our share of the world’s cosmetics markets. lOMoAR cPSD| 48632119
Let’s begin by looking at the different activities of the group. This slide shows last year’s
sales when we had a turnover (3)………………… thirty-seven point five seven billion French
francs. If we look more closely we can see that the largest part of our (4)……….. comes from
Consumer and Salons activities. This market segment accounts (5)…………….. forty-nine per
cent of the total turnover. It includes skincare products, make up, fragrances and hair care
products where we are a world leader.
The next (6)……….. is perfumes and beauty. Here we have an exceptional range of
prestigious brands which includes Lancôme, Helena Rubenstein and Biotherm. This division’s
turnover increased last year to stand at eight-and-a-half billion francs.
Moving on to Active Cosmetics, this division has dual objectives, firstly to develop new,
technically advanced cosmetics and (7)…………………. to enhance our close relationships with
pharmacists – a key channel of distribution. It (8)……….. a turnover of three point seven billion French francs last year.
Then we come to Synthelabo, our pharmaceutical subsidiary, which accounts for sixteen
point eight per cent of our total revenues. It regularly (9)………………twenty per cent of its
turnover in research and development. Synthelabo is making advances in the treatment of central
nervous system disorders at the moment, and it will (10)……………. a world leader in this field in the future.
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8…………………. 9…………. 10…………… IV. Translation
1. Với gía cạnh tranh và chiến dịch quảng cáo tốt chúng tôi ang chiếm lĩnh thị trường máy tính nội ịa.
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2. Hầu hết khách hàng cảm thấy vui hơn khi sản phẩm của một thương hiệu nổi tiếng hơn
là một sản phẩm mà họ không biết.
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3. Nhiều nhà sản xuất bán sản phẩm của họ thông qua các nhà bán lẻ, nhưng họ cũng có thể
bán trực tiếp cho người tiêu dùng qua iện thoại hoặc trên internet, hoặc họ cũng có thể
thuê các ại diện bán hàng.
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4. Chúng tôi ang tiến hành một cuộc khảo sát ể tìm ra loại dịch vụ hậu mãi nào khách hàng muốn.
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5. Nếu chính phủ không có những biện pháp hiệu quả, tỉ lệ thất nghiệp sẽ tiếp tục tăng.
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IKEA is a Swedish furniture and home products retailer that has stores all over the world. It is
famous for well-priced furniture that customers assemble at home. It also sells accessories and
bathroom and kitchen items. It is the world's largest furniture retailer. IKEA was started in 1943
by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad from Elmtaryd in Agunnaryd, South Sweden. The IKEA
acronym comes from the initials of the founder and the places he grew up. The company operates
over 300 stores in 37 countries. It has over 12,000 products in its catalogue. The company
employs over 125,000 people worldwide.
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