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Unit 9 Test A

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Use of English: Grammar 1 Fill in the gap with a/an, the or –. At (1) _____company where Alice works, there are approximately 120 people. The company has (2)_____ office in France and two offices in (3) ____ UK. Alice works in the Norwich office but she sometimes travels to France for meetings with (4)_____ French clients. She has worked for the company for over two years and has gained (5)_____ reputation for being a ‘sales shark’. She works as (6)_____ Sales Account Manager and last year she was voted salesperson of (7)_____ year.

/7 2 Choose the correct alternative. 1 This is the car in which/in that I learned to drive when I was sixteen years old. 2 I met a lady on the plane with who/with whom I’m going to keep in contact. 3 The salary is really low, and for that/which reason I can’t take the job. 4 There will be a mixture of people in the class, some of whom/that will be near-native speakers. 5 He’s the person who/whom we’ve been meaning to speak to for weeks.

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3 Read the text and then select the correct answer A, B, C or D. As soon as a person finds a (1) ________they feel suits their needs and experience, they should contact the company immediately. The recruitment process in England is a fairly standard procedure. When (2) ____________ to a company, it is mandatory to send a CV and a covering letter. The covering letter has to be (3) ____________ to match the specific demands of the company. If a company believes they have found a suitable (4) ____________, they will arrange a time to meet them for an interview at their (5) ____________. Interview processes can vary in duration. Typically, an employer will close the process as soon as they feel they have found the right person. 1 A B C D

site position place situation

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resigning requesting directing applying

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tailored transferred converted sewn

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aspirant nominee applicant contestant

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convenience ease practicality suitability

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/5 Use of English: Vocabulary 4 Replace the words underlined with the correct phrase in the correct form. accomplish enrol on follow in somebody’s footsteps serve an apprenticeship settle in 1 Sam is learning about becoming a mechanic by working on cars at a car warehouse in Kent. 2 Eventually she became familiar with the people and the place and started to enjoy working there. 3 Mary’s a teacher and she expects her daughter to do the same job as her in the future. 4 They decided it was time to leave the small town in Africa. After all, they had succeeded in doing everything they wanted to do. 5 As Juan was out of the country, his brother officially arranged for him to join the Academic English course.

/5 5 Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D. 1 At the age of 30, Amanda Brown _____________ the post of Managing Director at a company in Poland. A took up B embarked on C undertook D gained

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2 He managed to overcome his _____________ of heights by taking a psychology course. A pain B study C fear D problem 3 During the meeting, Daniel voiced his _____________ and to his amazement was supported by many others. A insight B knowledge C understanding D opinion 4 He hadn’t _____________ any problems since starting work at the company but, unfortunately, today was the day! A embarked on B experienced C inspired D voiced 5 The Director handed in his resignation as he couldn’t _____________ the constant pressure from the media. A stand B experience C take up D undertake

/5 6 Read the following text and complete the gaps with the correct words in the correct form. There is one extra phrase that you do not need. be quietly confident give somebody a grilling interview panel let your nerves show score points throw somebody

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As soon as he stepped out of the room, he (1)________________ that he had got the job. The interview went incredibly well and he believed he had come across as a hard-working and confident employee. One member of the (2)________________ had started the interview by asking him some questions about himself and his work experience and, despite being nervous, he (3)________________(not). About half way through the interview, a different interviewer (4)________________about his work experience, but he didn’t succumb to the pressure and I think because of that he (5)________________more __________. He’ll find out the results of the interview tomorrow.

/5 Reading 7 You are going to read an extract about a journalist who worked undercover for a retail company. Five paragraphs have been removed. Choose from the paragraphs A-F the one which fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Unable to sleep, I decided the best thing to do was to get out of bed and make myself a mug of hot milk. It was two in the morning and the thought of tomorrow’s interview was keeping my mind active. 1 __________________ The real reason was to discover if their company was treating its employees fairly or not, but of

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course, I couldn’t tell them that. There had been numerous emails to the newspaper, where I worked as a journalist, from employees of the company describing some of the awful conditions the retail company was forcing their textile workers to endure. 2 __________________ If I got the position, the idea was that I would work as an undercover journalist for a period of time, until I was able to deem the claims true or not. Although the prospect was quite exciting, I had to ensure that I was given the position and not someone else. 3 __________________ As I sat at the kitchen table sipping warm milk, I thought about their textile workers earning below minimum wage and being forced to work each day from 7am until 11pm. Anger spurned me on and I found a possible and appropriate answer to the question. 4 __________________ Having found the answer, I was able to get to sleep and I was woken at 8am the next morning by the sound of my alarm clock. It was time to get ready and make my way to the head office. 5 __________________ A I knew that if I told a massive lie, I would not sound genuine, therefore, I invented a small white lie. I would tell the company that I was interested in the position because a job in fashion greatly interested me (which of course was a partial

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truth - the idea of being surrounded by fabulous clothes and shoes was any girls dream) and I would also mention that many people had spoken about their work conditions and I wanted to experience them for myself (which was 100% true). However, I did not propose to say during the interview anything especially ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ about the working conditions. B The textile company employed over one hundred people from a variety of countries around the world. Some of the employees were complaining they were getting below minimum wage and some were protesting they didn’t get paid on time. They claimed they usually received their monthly income at least fifteen days late. C It was decided, after some serious consideration, that I was the perfect candidate. I was young, intelligent, and fashionable, and, in a way, I was an ideal match for the position that they had advertised on their website. The position was for a trainee buyer, without any qualifications or experience in retail but who had an outgoing and confident personality.

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of course, accepted the post and next week, I start my full-time undercover position. E Since I had got into bed at eleven thirty, my brain had run through some of the questions that I might be asked. “Tell us about yourself”, “Why are you leaving your current job?” and the question I dreaded the most, “Why are you interested in the position?” F It took me over a week to prepare the perfect CV and covering letter, and as soon as I submitted it, I was called for an interview. The interview was the next morning at ten o’clock. I had spent the whole weekend preparing the interview questions, and I was almost ready, but I still needed to find a reason why I was interested in the position and I needed to sound sincere when I answered the question.

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D The interview was held in a small room without windows and there were three people interviewing me. I came across confidently and the way I answered the questions seemed to impress them, so much so, that at three o’clock that afternoon, I received a call from the company saying, “You were successful in the interview process and we would like to offer you the position”. I, Gateway B2+ Tests A © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class.

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Listening 8

You are going to hear four speakers talking about new challenges at work. Match each speaker 1, 2, 3 or 4 with the best answer A-F from each list. There are two answers in each list you do not need. Which line of business does each person work in? A B C D E F

Beverages Recruitment Fashion Banking Accountancy Marketing

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Writing 9 You have read the following information on the website of a British university that you would like to attend. We welcome students from abroad on all of our courses. If you are interested in one of our courses, write to us detailing the course you would like to take, give the reason(s) why you are interested, outline your educational history and state what you hope to do with the knowledge you gain from the course.

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Write your letter of application in 200-250 words.

How has the new challenge affected the life of each speaker? A Their journey is more timeconsuming. B Their workload has grown considerably. C They are attending more meetings abroad. D They are planning to move house to be closer to the office. E They have taken up a new language. F They are trying to overcome their weakness.

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