Unit Test 10

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Unit Test 10 Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.

VOCABULARY: RIGHT OR WRONG? 1 Choose the five correct words from the box to complete the sentences. appeal / bribery / crime / discrimination / experiment / fixing / testing / trading 1

A Californian computer medical simulation company has developed a system to predict the effects of cosmetics on the human skin, cutting the need for animal _______________.

2

Competition officials from around the world are investigating the global price_______________ conspiracy in the air freight industry in what has become one of the world’s biggest cartel probes.

3

European defence companies have developed a code of ethics to improve the industry's reputation, after allegations of _______________ and corruption in connection with some of its biggest players.

4

The Financial Services Authority said that a lot of price-sensitive announcements by companies listed in London are preceded by share-price movements suggesting possible insider _______________.

5

Karen Carlucci, described as an ‘exceptional’ employee, won her claim for sex _______________ after telling an employment tribunal her boss sent a sexist e-mail and had a girlie calendar in his office.

2 Complete these sentences about unethical activities with the missing word. The first letter is given. 6

The deaths of residents living near the factory indicated that asbestos could develop into a problem of environmental p_______________.

7

A former senior tax executive at a City investment bank has been jailed for four years for tax f_______________ involving almost £1.9m of company money.

8

China is the biggest source of c_______________ goods in the world, and intellectual property protection is often an issue at trade negotiations and diplomatic exchanges with other countries.

9

As a member of the Financial Action Task Force, Singapore operates a rigorous regime against money l_______________ and financing of terrorism.

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10 Businesses are increasingly concerned about the loss of commercially sensitive information, either accidentally or through industrial e_______________.

LANGUAGE REVIEW: NARRATIVE TENSES 3 Complete the text with the correct forms in italics. I am a fashion designer and I work for Coralie, the Vancouver-based global clothing retailer. By the time I (11)_______________ (started / have started) working for Coralie in 1995, I (12)_______________ (had already been / was already) in fashion design for almost ten years. Then, just like today, our main competitor (13)_______________ (was / is) StreetWear. We all (14)_______________ (know / knew) then that StreetWear (15)_______________ (was receiving / had received) bad publicity on several occasions for having their clothes made in sweatshops in various Asian countries. But we (15)_______________ (didn’t know / knew) that the company (16)_______________ (has been / was) also involved in other unethical activities. Last spring, when I (17)_______________ (saw / was seeing) their new coats and dresses in the shops, I (18)_______________ (had known / knew) immediately that they (19)_______________ (were copying / had copied) them from ours, which were due to be launched the week after. This (20)_______________ (seemed / had seemed) to be a clear case of industrial espionage. We had to hold a meeting as soon as possible to decide on what action to take.

4 Complete the sentences with the best form of the verb in brackets. In each sentence one verb will be in the past simple and the other in the past perfect. 21 The manager _______________ (think) that it was the new assistant who _______________ (copy) the confidential documents. 22 The company _______________ (go) bankrupt by the time the authorities _______________ (find out) it had been employing children. 23 We _______________ (be) surprised to hear that our top sales person _______________ (offer) expensive gifts to some important customers. 24 Once we _______________ (question) the new receptionist, we _______________ (realise) we had wrongly suspected him. 25 Before the accountant _______________ (leave) her office, she made sure she _______________ (lock up) the cabinet where sensitive documents were kept.

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SKILLS: CONSIDERING OPTIONS 5 Match the two halves of these phrases. Write your answers here: 26___ 27___ 28___ 29___ 30___ 26

Let’s see

27

Let’s look at it

28

The next thing to do

29

There are several ways

30

You could be right,

a)

we could deal with this.

b)

from another angle.

c)

but it’s a risky strategy.

d)

if we can sort this out.

e)

is fix up a meeting.

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