VocabularyandGrammarExercises .

 

1.1. (20 x 1 point) Supply the articles where necessary. Write your answers (a, an, the or ‘−’) in the boxes.

 

a) On ___(1)___  21^st of September Mr. White came to ___(2)___  Ministry of ___(3)___ Foreign Economic Relations to have ___(4)___ talks with Smirnov of Rossimport.

b) It’s ___(5)___  enquiry from ___(6)___ company. ___(7)___  company is interested in ___(8)___ telephone equipment. They know we are selling ___(9)___ new model of ___(10)___  equipment.

c) There is ___(11)___ heavy demand for ___(12)___ tools of ___(13)___  new model.

d) Blake & Sons are not ___(14)___ very big company, but they’re ___(15)___  very popular on ___(16)___  world market.

e) Rossexpot’s goods are of ___(17)___ high quality. ___(18)___ Rossexpot’s goods meet ___(19)___ requirements of their customers.

f) Passengers for the flight to Spain, please collect your hand luggage and go to ___(20)___   gate 4.

 

1.	the		11.	a
2.	the		12.	-
3.	-		13.	-
4.	-		14.	a
5.	an		15.	-
6.	-		16.	the
7.	The		17.	-
8.	-		18.	-
9.	a		19.	the
10.	-		20.	-

X 1 point) Supply the prepositions where necessary. Write your answers in the boxes.

 

a) Many customers come ___(1)___ Rossexport to discuss business matters ___(2)___ the engineers of the company. They usually discuss prices and terms ___(3)___ payment.

b) Mr. Blake phoned ___(4)___ the Hove hotel and reserved rooms ___(5)___ advance.

c) When he came ___(6)___ London he made an appointment ___(7)___ Mr. Morris ___(8)___ Brown & Co ___(9)___   Wednesday ___(10)___  10.

d) Mr. Smith, a representative ___(11)___ Bell & Co who deals ___(12)___ these goods, got instructions to place an order ___(13)___ 30 motors ___(14)___ the Russian company.

e) The customers must complete the construction ___(15)___ the plant ___(16)___ the end ___(17)___ the year.

f) Fine. It suits ___(18)___ me. Our driver will pick you ___(19)___ ___(20)___ the hotel.

1.	to		11.	of
2.	with		12.	in
3.	of		13.	for
4.	to		14.	of
5.	in		15.	of
6.	to		16.	by
7.	with		17.	of
8.	from		18.	-
9.	on		19.	up
10.			20.	from

X 2 points) Supply the correct tense-forms. Write your answers in the boxes.

 

a) His office hours ___(1)___ (to begin) at 8.30.

b) The manager of GML ___(2)___ (to phone) Bell & Co in London before their representative ___(3)___ (to go) on business there next month.

c) – You ___(4)___ (to show) this equipment to the French businessman this week?

– No, I ___(5)___   .

d) When I ___(6)___ (to arrive) in London, it ___(7)___ (to rain) heavily.

e) – I ___(8)___ (to fly) to the USA one of these days.

– You ___(9)___ (to make) a reservation for a flight?

– Yes, I ___(10)___ (to do) it the other day.

f) – You ___(11)___ (to open) the window, please?

g) – What you ___(12)___ (to do)?

– I ___(13)___ (to be) an engineer.

h) We just ___(14)___ (to discuss) the time of delivery with White & Co. The Seller ___(15)___ (to start) shipping the goods nine month after we ___(16)___ (to sign) the contract.

i) Mr. Brown ___(17)___ (to come out) of the hotel at 7.30. The car ___(18)___ (to wait) for him. He ___(19)___ (to get in) and ___(20)___ (to go) to the Ministry.

 

1.	begin		11.	Would you open
2.	have to phone		12.	do you do
3.	goes for		13.	am
4.	do you show (will you show)		14.	Have discussed
5.	Do not      (will not)		15.	will start
6.	Arrived		16.	sign
7.	Was raining		17.	Came out
8.	Will fly		18.	was waiting
9.	Have you made		19.	got in
10.	Have not		20.	went

X 1 points) Supply the correct tense-forms. Write your answers in the boxes.

 

 

a) Now you ___(1)___ (to see) Mr. Black in his office. During the day he ___(2)___ (to look through) English newspapers, ___(3)___ (to discuss) business matters. Now he ___(4)___ (to read) a letter. He ___(5)___ (to go) to phone the manager of the company.

b) The fact ___(6)___ (to be) I ___(7)___ (to send) you our offer last week. In my letter I ___(8)___ (to ask) you to study it and to give us your answer but we ___(9)___ (not to receive) it yet.

c) Good morning, Mr. Black, glad to see you. I ___(10)___ (not to see) you since our last meeting in London.

 

1.	are seeing
2.	looks through
3.	discusses
4.	is reading
5.	going to
6.	is
7.	sent
8.	asked
9.	Haven’t received
10.	Haven’t seen

 

 

X 2 points) A word or phrase is missing in each of the sentences below. Four answer choices are given below each sentence. Select the best answer to complete the sentence. Write your answers (letters A, B, C or D) in the boxes.

1. It's a company custom to _________ to work in casual clothes on Fridays.

 

(A) come

(B) be

(C) dress

(D) attend

2. We could call the TV stations and _________ the opening of our new store.

 

(A) publicity

(B) public

(C) publish

(D) publisher

3. Neither Ms. Chen _________ Mr. Martinez was able to attend the seminar.

(A) nor

(B) and

(C) neither

(D) or

4. We’re _________ waiting for a fax from the head office.

 

(A) already

(B) yet

(C) every day

(D) still

5. If you _________ how to use the word processor, ask any one of us.

 

(A) won't understand (B) don't understand

(C) understood (D) not understand

 

6. I get too many e-mails. I can't read _________ all.      

 

(A) them

(B) myself

(C) mine

(D) its

7. Shopping on the Internet is for those consumers for _________ going to malls has become a nightmare.

 

(A) who

(B) whom

(C) which

(D) that

 

8. The company hired a public relations firm which _________ improve their image.

 

(A) will have

(B) ought to have

(C) may have

(D) could

9. The benefits are _________ now than last year. 

 

(A) good

(B) better

(C) best

(D) the best

 

10. Our staff is smaller now because two people in our department _________ this year.

 

(A) are terminated (B) terminate

(C) had been terminated (D) have been terminated

 

 

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A	C	A	D	B	A	B	D	B	D