Practice test 4 KEY

T.J. PADDY’S, a leader in the restaurant industry, seeks to open 20 new franchise units
throughout the Southeast. We are seeking dependable and hard-working individuals to
staff and manage these units. A management trainee receives:
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an annual bonus of up to 15% of base salary
paid medical and dental insurance
two weeks per year paid vacation
a salary competitive within the industry
opportunities for rapid career advancement

A unit manager’s responsibilities include the hiring and training of all kitchen and dining
room personnel, inventory control, monthly profit-and-loss reporting, and supervision of
up to 30 employees. A successful candidate must have a bachelor’s degree and at least
two years of food and beverage management experience. Qualified individuals should
contact Mr. Green, our recruiting officer, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. at
our downtown Atlanta headquarters. Some travel may be required. T.J. PADDY’S
management trainees are compensated for relocation costs.

1.Which of the following is NOT necessarily a qualification of a manager with T.J. PADDY‟S?
a. A college degree
d. Two years as a T.J. PADDY‟S employee
b. Freedom to relocate
c. Ability to travel
2.From the above advertisement, what can be inferred about T.J. PADDY‟S?
a. It is a growing company.
d. It pays managers a salary 15% higher
b. It is a hard company to work for.
than average.
c. It currently has 20 restaurants.
3.Which of the following is NOT stated in the job description as a responsibility of a unit manager?

a. Supervising employees
d. Training cooks
b. Contracting suppliers
c. Hiring waiters and waitresses
4.Which of the followings is stated as a management trainee‟s benefits?
a. life insurance
d. a pay rise after two years‟ work
b. good commission
c. job promotion
5.What should someone do if he/ she wants to apply for the job?
a. telephone the Atlanta Headquarters
b. meet the recruiting officer personally before 9 a.m.
c. contact Mr. Green at downtown area
d. contact in person the recruiting officer during the working time at the Atlanta Headquarters
Questions 6 – 10 refer to the following passage.
Bar codes are a series of black and white lines of different widths. These lines represent
the price of product. They are “read all over” by a scanner. The scanner is operated by a
very strong and very narrow ray of electric light called a laser beam. This beam of light
translates the black and white lines into a numbering system that the computer is able to
understand. The computer transfers the lines into numbers, then prints the price of the
product onto the screen.


The numbers you see at the bottom of the bar code have nothing to do with the price.
They indicate which company has made the product and what the item is. In
supermarkets the first six numbers say which company has made the product. The
second six say what the product is and add a little more information.
Supermarkets have automatic scanners. They are underneath the glass window at the
checkout counter. These scanners are operated by lasers that look like compact discs.
The disc turns around and takes in the information from the bar code. The cashier holds

the item over the glass widow and the scanner reads all the information in a few seconds.

6. Which of the following suggestions is a suitable title for the passage?
a. The Scanner
d. The Bar Code
b. Black and White Lines
c. The Laser Beam
7. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Bar codes are a series of black and white lines of different width.
b. In supermarkets, the numbers tell the computer what the price of the article is.
c. The first six numbers say what company has made the product.
d. There are laser scanners that look like compact discs at the checkout counter of supermarkets.
8. The numbers at the bottom of the bar code indicate …………
a. what the price of the article is.
b. which company has made the product.
c. what the article is.
d. the
company
has
made
the

product

and

the

article.

9. What does the pronoun “they” in the sentence „They are underneath the glass window ........‟ in the last
paragraph refer to?
a. supermarkets
b. compact discs
c. automatic scanners
d. glass windows
10. The word „transfers‟ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ………
a. changes
c. translates
b. meets
d. transforms
CONTROL WRITING
1. Kinh Do Corporation (KDC)/ be / Vietnam-based food processing company.
……………IS…A…………………………
2. It / locate/ Thu Duc district – Ho Chi Minh City.
……IS LOCATED IN ………………….
3. The company / start / its operation / 1993.
…………………STARTED………IN……


4. It / be / then a small business / only six employees.
……WAS………………………WITH……
5. At present, the company / have / a chartered capital / USD28.5m.
…………………………………HAS…………………………OF………………….
6. The number / employees / now more than 6000.
………………OF……………IS…………
7. At the moment, it / control / about 30% / domestic market share.
……………………CONTROLS………OF (THE) ……………………….
8. KDC / produce / more than 200 kinds / confectionery products.
…………PRODUCES………………OF…

9. Its common products / be / buns, breads, crackers, cakes, candy / mooncakes.
…………ARE………………AND…
10. Nowadays, Vietnamese people / be / quite familiar / Kinh Do products.
……………………………………ARE…………………WITH……………………….

II. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. She sings so well that everyone buys her records.
She is SUCH A GOOD SINGER THAT EVERYONE BUYS HER RECORDS.
2. The meeting was cancelled because there were few people to attend.
Because of THE FACT THAT THERE WERE FEW PEOPLE TO ATTEND/ BEING FEW PEOPLE TO
ATTEND / FEW ATTENCANCE, THE MEETING WAS CANCELLED.

3. I didn‟t know your coming, so I didn‟t wait for you.
If I HAD KNOWN YOUR COMING, I WOULD HAVE WAITED FOR YOU.
4. As she holds a higher position, she becomes bossier.
The higher POSITION SHE HOLDS, THE BOSSIER SHE BECOMES.
5. You must submit the sales report by July 2 nd.
The sales report MUST BE SUBMITTED BY JULY 2ND


6. Jack started running a small business five years ago.
Jack HAS RUN A SMALL BUSINESS FOR FIVE YEARS.
7. Mary said to me, 'I must be there by seven tomorrow.'
Mary told me that SHE HAD TO BE THERE BY 7 THE FOLLOWING DAY.
8. As we sell more, we will get more commission.
The more WE SELL, THE MORE COMMISSION WE WILL GET.

9. They spent two hours studying the proposal.
It took THEM 2 HOURS TO STUDY THE PROPOSAL
10. Because of so many criticisms, he resigned as director.

Because THERE WERE SO MANY CRITICISMS, HE RESIGNED AS A DIRECTOR.
11. I spent over 3 years finishing the business course.
It took ME 3 YEARS TO FINISH THE BUSINESS COURSE.

12. When sales are lower, we will make less profit.
The lower SALES ARE, THE LESS PROFIT WE WILL MAKE.
13. Because of our competitor‟s launch of a new cell phone, we had to reduce the price of our model Sony
Ecrisson 6600.
Because OUR COMPETITOR LAUNCHED A NEW CELL PHONE,.....
14. The manager asked, “Why did the accountant leave the company, Tom?”
The manager asked Tom WHY THE ACCOUNTANT HAD LEFT THE COMPANY

14. She was too poor to educate her children.
She was so POOR THAT SHE COULDNOT EDUCATE HER CHILDREN.
15. Our company spent six months studying our customer behaviors.
It took OUR COMPANY 6 MONTHS TO STUDY OUR CUSTOMER BEHAVIORS.


SENTENCE COMLETION
1. A & W Restaurants, Inc. has …………………… locations throughout the world, serving a typical fast
food menu of hamburgers, fries, and hot dogs.
a. franchise
b. company
c. production
d. brand
2. The number of …………...who have been questioned on this matter is quite small.
a. resident
b. some residents
c. residents
d. residential

3. Vietnam, one of ……… world’s fastest growing economies, has officially become WTO’s 150 th
member.
a. the
b. a
c. most
d. more
4. I am surprised they moved their office next to ……………………
a. my
b. I
c. mine
d.myself
5. Mary works ………… the sales department of a large company.
a. by
b. in
c. at
d. on

6. The experiment ………………at the university of Chicago was successful.
a. which conducted
b. conduct
c. conducting
d. conducted
7. The company offers excellent rates of…………….
a. payment
b. payable
c. payee
d. pay
8. I didn’t have much ………… in finding a job.

a. successful
c. unsuccessful

b. succeed
d. success

9. By trials and errors, that company can finally ………………. their new product at the end of this
year.
a. sell
b. launch
c. export
d. import
10. With its first location outside of North America in Japan in 1996, Starbucks now has
………………….. in 30 additional countries.
a. corporations
b. plazas
c. outlets
d. brands

11. ……………….we have told you to expect to see big ups and downs in the stock market, don’t
panic if your stocks have lost a lot of value.
a. Although
b. Before
c. Because
d. Because of
12. Everyone agreed that the lunch was ……………………….. food they had ever eaten.
a. the worse
b. worse
c. the worst

d. the bad
13. You can finish that project quickly and ………………...
a. easier
b. easy
c. easily
d. easiest
14. You've borrowed such a great deal of money from me lately. I need to …………. exactly how
much you owe me.
a. make up
b. work out
c. put out
d. clear up
15. It will be very helpful if you thoroughly …………… the background of the applicants.
a. checked
b. would check
c. have checked
d. check


16. Applications for bank mortgages must …………… by the end of this month.
a. to receive
b. be received
c. received
d. receiving
17. Our most promising employee seems ………………………… than she was.
a. very cooperative
b. as cooperative c. more cooperative d.so cooperative
18. If you are seated when a newcomer enters the room, stand up to be greeted or ……………………….
a. introduces himself
b. introduce

c. introduction
d.
introduced
19. Anyone ……………………..to come with us is welcome .
a. wants
b. wanting
c. want
d. wanted

20. I like my work because I have the ………….. to make my own decisions.
a. freed
b. freely
c. freedom
d. free
21. In countries where the company culture is formal, staff use ………………….. when they speak to
each other.
a. nicknames
b. family names c. first names
d. given
names
22. People usually face ……………… in an entirely new environment where they have difficulty
adapting to the local culture.
a. cultural shock
b. diseases
c. threats
d. hardship
23. Nowadays, there is an increasingly high demand for ……………………… system in the company to
help employees achieve a better work-life balance.
a. shift work
b. overtime

c. part-time
d. flexible hours
24. -Receptionist: Hello. Capri Hotel. How can I help you?
-Simon: Hello. I’d like to ………… a room from Monday 10th to Wednesday 12th of this
month.
a. buy
b.
c. take
d.
collect
book


25. Can I ………… a taxi from the airport to the office?
A. take
C. travel
B. use
D. sit
26. I can pick you ………… from the station if you like.
a. on
b. in
c. up
d. at
27. Defective merchandise may be exchanged if you …………… the receipt within a week
of your purchase.
a. had presented b. will present
c. would present d. present
28. Due to lack of finance, the hospital restoration project has …………… until next year.
a. postpone
b. been postponed

c. being postponed
d. postponing
29. Please answer the phone ……………… it rings.
a. during
b. when
c. because
d. and
30. A ………… is a small amount of extra money you give for good service.
a. refund
b. deposit
c. income
d. tip