Лексические тесты (для магистров)

1. WORK AND JOBS

1. Use a word from the box to complete each sentence. There is one extra word that you don’t have to use.

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1. I ____________________ for Morgans the aircraft company.

2. I ____________________ the manufacturing plant in Cambridge.

3. I am in charge ____________________ the production team.

4. About 120 people work ____________________ me.

5. Coordination between production and design is my ____________________.

6. I ____________________ with a lot of people in the company and with our customers.

7. I’m ____________________ for a budget of over € 100 million.

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2. Write one word from the box below in each gap to complete the text. You may choose to use some words more than once.

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“My name is Anne Scott and I work __________ (1) a public relations company in London. I leave __________ (2) work at 7 o’clock in the morning. I go __________ (3) work by train and I usually __________ (4) to work by 8.30. I’m always __________ (5) work till about 6 o’clock so I never get home before 7.30 pm. Last year I broke my leg and so I was __________ (6) work for over a month. I didn’t like being at home. I love my job. I would hate to be permanently out __________ (7) work.”

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3. In each sentence, write the correct form of the word given in brackets.

1. I’m responsible for __________ the design team. (manage)

2. I’m in charge of __________ the work of the team. (coordinate)

3. One of my responsibilities is to __________ sure that we don’t spend too much money. (make)

4. My team is responsible for the __________of new models for production. (design)

5. I’m in charge of __________our work for the whole year. (plan)

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2. WAYS OF WORKING

1. Draw a line from each word on the left to a word on the right to make a word pair. There is one extra word that you don’t have to use.

1. physically	contact
2. human	work
3. problem	on
4. day	demanding
5. team	commute
6. clock	shift
7. working	solving
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2. Choose the best word from the brackets to fill the gap.

1. I had a 9-to-5 __________when I left school but I hated it. (job/work)

2. We have a __________system, but everyone must be here between 10 and 2. (repetitive/flexitime)

3. I work from __________and simply send my work over the Internet. (house/home)

4. I just sit in front of a computer all day, but this work is mentally __________tiring/routine)

5. This is the most __________job I’ve ever had. There is never a boring minute. (stimulating/repetitive)

6. We all look forward to 5.30 because then we can __________off for the day. (shift/clock)

7. The 7.30 train to London is always full of __________ (commuters/telecommuters)

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3. RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

1. Draw a line from each word on the left to a word on the right to make a word pair. There is one extra word that you don’t have to use.

1. covering	agency
2. employment	references
3. application	test
4. curriculum	letter
5. psychometric	form
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2. Choose the best word from the brackets to fill the gap.

1. We need to __________four new people for our office in Manchester. (join/recruit)

2. We are using a recruitment __________to find them for us. (agency/headhunter)

3. They advertised the __________in the local newspaper last week (positions/applications)

4. So far, over 60 people have applied for the __________ (works/posts)

5. We are going to look at all the letters of __________over the weekend. (applications/situation)

6. On Monday, we will draw up a __________of 10 or 11 people. (reference/shortlist)

7. Then we’ll invite them all to come for an __________ (interview/appointment)

8. We hope to __________the successful applicants by the end of the month. (apply/appoint)

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4. SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

1. Write one word from the box below in each gap to complete the text. You may choose to use some words more than once.

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“My name is Jean Wilson and I have just started working __________ (1) a bank. I graduated __________ (2) Edinburg University last year with a degree __________ (3) Business and Management. Now I am going to train __________ (4) an accountant. I think I will do well because I am good __________ (5) figures and I am skilled __________ (6) using computers. I think that training __________ (7) a specific job will be more interesting than the general education I got at university.”

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2. Choose the best word from the brackets to fill the gap.

1. Everyone should stay in full-time __________until they are at least 18. (school/education)

2. Of course __________qualifications are important, but they’re not everything. (printed/paper)

3. I look for people with lots of relevant __________experience. (job/work)

4. Our company runs some very good in-house __________courses. (training/skilled)

5. Last year we spent over ₤50,000 on management __________ (experience/development)

6. We value people who are highly __________and want to get on. (motivated/graduated)

7. Tom gets on well with everyone. He is a great team __________ (person/player)

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5. PAY AND BENEFIT

1. Choose the best word from the brackets to fill the gap.

1. I work in a small hotel in Amsterdam. I __________€8 an hour. (earn/paid)

2. It’s not a lot, but it’s more than the __________wage. (maximum/minimum)

3. Some customers leave me __________and that is a great help. (perks/tips)

4. My sister works in a bank and her __________is €3,000 a month. (salary/wage)

5. The bank also provides her with a good __________ package. (bonus/benefits)

6. Next year she thinks she will get a __________ car. (company/business)

7. When she is 55 she will be able to give up work and live on her __________ (package/pension)

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2. Read the job advertisements. Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.

Production Line Workers ₤ 224 for a 37-hour week (₤6.05 per hour) ₤10 an hour for any additional hours. Benefits include a company pension scheme and free meals in our new canteen. For further details, phone Paul on 020 8843 6060

Join our Sales Team We offer ₤1,000 per month plus 10% of any sales you make. And, if you meet our monthly sales target, we give you an extra ₤400. What else? Well, there’s a company pension scheme and an allowance of 40p per mile when you use your own car. If you want these rewards, call 020 8844 8800

1. In this job, the w __________ are ₤224 for 37 hours.

2. The p __________ is just over ₤6 an hour.

3. Workers get ₤10 an hour for any o __________ they do.

4. There are some p __________ including free meals.

5. This job offers a b __________ salary of ₤ 1000 a month.

6. You get 10% c __________ on everything you sell.

7. When you sell enough you get a b __________ of ₤400.

8. There are some f __________ benefits including a pension.

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3. Match each statement with a word or phrase form the list below. Write the letter of your chosen answer next to the statement. There is one extra word/phrase that you don’t have to use.

1. American term for all the benefits that an employee receives.

2. Payment for those who have stopped working – especially due to age.

3. Benefit that lets employees buy company shares at a low price.

4. This describes bonuses given for reaching objectives set by the company.

5. Money paid to an employee who is asked to leave an organization.

6. Formal word for all the pay that an employee receives.

7. Director of a company who is paid a huge salary… but doesn't deserve it.

a. severance payment	b. stock options	c. compensation package	d. remuneration
e. performance-related	f. fat cat	g. boardroom row	h. pension

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6. PEOPLE AND WORKPLACES

1. Draw a line from each word on the left to a word on the right to make a word pair. There is one extra word that you don’t have to use.

1. support	collar
2. technical	support
3. shop	force
4. open	office
5. head	staff
6. blue	union
7. work	floor
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2. Choose the best word from the brackets to fill the gap.

1. The CEO is the head of the __________ team. (administration/management/organization)

2. We have 200 people on our __________ (recruitment/business/payroll)

3. Our __________ department is responsible for recruitment. (personnel/employee/worker)

4. Our main office is in London but we have __________ all over the country. (places/companies/sites)

5. I supervise all the __________ workers on the production line. (manual/white-collar/labour)

6. I am in charge of training in the human __________ department. (support/resources/staff)

7. We have a __________ of 65 in London and about 30 in Paris. (staff/union/headquarters)

8. You haven’t been paid this month? OK, I’ll put you through to the __________ department. (pay/salary/finance)

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7. THE CAREER LADDER

1. Match each statement with a word or phrase form the list below. Write the letter of your chosen answer next to the statement. There is one extra word/phrase that you don’t have to use.

1. We used to have four layers of management but now we have only two.

2. I am an independent software designer. At the moment, I’m working for three companies.

3. I don’t know whether my job here is safe. I could be out of work next month.

4. In 1999 we had 430 employees. Now there are only 280.

5. We used to do our printing in-house, but now it’s done by a company in Hong Kong.

6. I was a shop floor supervisor but then they made me manager of the whole production plant.

7. Our company has been completely reorganized to make it more efficient.

8. Now that we have reduced our costs, we are making much more money.

a. downsize	b. delayer	c. restructure	d. outsource
e. promotion	f. freelance	g. dismiss	h. profit
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2. Choose the best word from the brackets to fill the gap.

1. I didn’t like the way the company was being run so I __________ (resigned/sacked/terminated)

2. They laid __________ people in March and 50 more in September. (on/off/out)

3. I joined this company because the career __________ is excellent. (path/way/contract)

4. I have regular performance __________ with my manager. (advice/support/reviews)

5. We now have fewer employees and so the company is much __________ (efficient/leaner/fatter)

6. I have worked my way up and now I am a __________ manager. (main/old/senior)

7. She was __________ for copying company software on to her PC (fired/promoted/retired)

8. I was appointed on a __________ contract so my job isn’t very safe. (permanent/full-time/temporary)

9. When you join a company now you can’t expect a __________ for life. (job/work/career)

10. If you break the safety rules you can be __________ immediately. (downsized/dismissed/delayered)

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8. ORGANIZATIONS

1. Draw a line from each word on the left to a word on the right to make a word pair. There is one extra word that you don’t have to use.

1. big	industry
2. corporate	commerce
3. self	employed
4. e-	business
5. free	enterprise
6. enterprise	departments
7. nationalized	profits
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2. Choose the best word to fill each gap from the alternatives given below. Put a circle around the letter, A, B, C of the word you choose.

“The company of eastern Europe has changed a lot. Twenty years ago, the main industries were completely nationalized and many companies were owned by the (1) __________ They did not work well. They were inefficient and (2) __________ .Now governments are trying to (3) __________ them, but it is not easy to find (4) __________ People don’t want to put money into the old companies. However, some people are happy to (5 __________ their money on new business and there are signs that a new enterprise (6) __________ is growing.”

1	A nation	B state	C country
2	A automatic	B diplomatic	C bureaucratic
3	A privatize	B nationalize	C enterprise
4	A corporations	B firms	C investors
5	A save	B risk	C sell
6	A culture	B commerce	C concern

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3. Choose the best word to fill each gap from the alternatives given below. Put a circle around the letter, A, B, C of the word you choose.

Aberdeen Reliance is one of the country’s smaller life insurance companies. It was set up in 1920 as a (1) __________. This means that the 15,000 people who have insurance policies with the company are (2) __________. These, in theory, own all the (3) __________ and there are no (4) __________. Last year, the board of directors wanted to sell the company to a large American (5) __________, but first they had to get the policy holders to agree to (6) __________. This was heavily defeated, proving that people still value the traditional status of the company.

1	A mutual	B public	C incorporated
2	A partners	B directors	C members
3	A profits	B salaries	C expenses
4	A customers	B traders	C shareholders
5	A corporation	B sectors	C proprietor
6	A freelancing	B demutualization	C limiting

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9. INNOVATION AND INVENTION

1. Fill the gap in each sentence by writing the correct form of the verb given in brackets.

1. Suzanne King is in charge of product __________ at Westworld Electronics. (develop)

2. I want to be a graphic __________ when I graduate. (design)

3. I think that the Internet is the greatest __________ of the past 50 years. (innovate)

4. We are looking for someone with __________ of databases and spreadsheets. (know)

5. Christopher Cockerell was the __________ of the hovercraft. (invent)

6. You have to pay a lot to get a good software __________ (develop)

7. Have you seen her __________ for the new shopping centre? (design)

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2. Draw a line from each word on the left to a word on the right to make a word pair. There is one extra word that you don't have to use. Then use your word pairs to complete the sentences below.

1. product	development
2. patent	license
3. cutting	property
4. research	application
5. under	copyright
6. intellectual	center
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1. We have made a __________ to stop people copying our invention.

2. Our drug for pain relief is made __________ in 32 countries.

3. I’m in charge of __________ at Minnow Technologies.

4. We use the latest technologies to keep our products at the __________

5. We took them to court because the original idea was our __________

6. We test all new drugs at our __________ in Zurich.

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3. Choose the best word from the brackets to fill the gap.

1. I bought a PC just five years ago and now it is __________ (innovative/obsolete)

2. I think that the __________ of computer control systems is fascinating. (technology/knowledge)

3. Advanced, __________ systems are great, but there is more to go wrong. (low-tech/hi-tech)

4. I receive a __________ of 10% on all my books that the publisher sells. (royalty/license)

5. Finding out how antibiotics work was a tremendous __________ (breakthrough/breakout)

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10. BUYERS, SELLERS AND THE MARKET

1. Choose the best word from the brackets to fill each gap.

1. Our __________ includes several multinational companies. (clientele/economy)

2. We wanted to buy the house but the __________ was asking for ₤300.000. (purchase/vendor)

3. The government brought in several market __________ to strengthen the economy. (reforms/pressures)

4. Until 1998, the government fixed all the prices, but now we have a __________ market. (free/state)

5. It’s only a small shop, but we serve nearly 200 __________ a day. (consumers/customers)

6. Most of our __________ are small businesses. (market/users)

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2. Draw a line from each word on the left to a word on the right to make a word pair. There is one extra word that you don't have to use. Then use your word pairs to complete the sentences below.

1. customer	users
2. end	manager
3. street	forces
4. purchasing	consumer
5. market	vendor
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1. He started out as a __________ selling hot dogs from a van.

2. We publish school textbooks, so our __________ are the students.

3. We’ve built up a really strong __________ over the past five years.

4. Their product is too expensive, so __________ will soon make them drop the price.

5. She is the __________ for the country’s leading chain of shoe shops.

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