Vocabulary

2.

1. f; 2. j; 3. a; 4. i; 5. h; 6. b; 7. с; 8. d; 9. e; 10. g.

3.

1. e; 2. h; 3. a; 4. g; 5. b; 6. с; 7. d; 8. f.

4.

1. Direct Store Delivery; 2. vendor-managed inventory; 3. logistician; 4. cash register; 5. buffer stock; 6. order processing; 7. lead time; 8. retailer

5.

1. depot; 2. aged; 3. impact; 4. come up with; 5. discharge; 6. draining; 7. garment; 8. scrutiny

Reading 1

C

1. l; 2. e; 3. g; 4. k; 5. j; 6. i; 7. h; 8. c; 9. f; 10. b; 11. d; 12. a.

D

1. obsolescence, obsolete, obsoleted; 2. to acquire, acquire, acquirer, acquirement, 3. acquired, acquirable; 4. determination, determinator, determinative, determinate; 5. to implement, implementation, implementer, implemented; 5. to technologize, technology, technological.

E

6. up; 2. off; 3. on; 4. on; 5. for.

F

Example synonyms: 1. to keep enough of inventory; 2. to satisfy clients’ demands; 3. quickly become dated; 4. to guarantee efficiency; 5. to alter business climate; 6. lasting cooperation; 7. end customer; 8. to affect.

Speaking

1

1.e; 2.b; 3.f; 4.d; 5.d; 6.d; 7.e; 8.d; 9.a; 10.e; 11.b; 12.c; 13.d; 14.b; 15.e; 16.c; 17.d; 18.b; 19.b; 20.a.

2

1.T; 2.F; 3.T; 4.F; 5.T; 6.T; 7.F 8. T; 9. F; 10.T.

Reading 2

C

1. c; 2. e; 3. d; 4. a; 5. b.

D

Example synonyms: 1. awareness – knowledge; 2. to underestimate – undervalue; 3. principal element – important factor; 4. to be relevant – suitable; 5. to produce – to create; 6. notorious – infamous; 7. to occur – to happen; 8. sufficient – satisfactory; 9. consequence – conclusion; 10. to determine – to consider; 11. frequently – often; 12. distinction – difference; 13. approach – method; 14. ideally – for best results; 15. to be proactive – prudent; 16. vast majority – greater quantity; 17. within a short timescale – soon; 18. to speed – to accelerate.

E

1. to industrialize, industry, industrialism, industrialist, industrial, industrious; 2. to incur, incurrence, incurable, incurrent; 3. reputation, reputational, reputable; 4. to anticipate, anticipation, anticipant, anticipatory; 5. to apply, applicant, application, applicator, applicable, applicatory.

Grammar

1.

1. exhausting; 2. embarrassed; 3. frustrated; 4. irritating; 5. depressing; 6. tired; 7. amused; 8. shocked; 9. disappointed; 10. interested.

2.

1. giving; 2. produced; 3. offering; 4. stolen; 5. employing; 6. shown; 7. sent; 8. reading; 9. parked; 10. called.

3.

1. Some of the candidates applying for this job position were not quite qualified.

2. The products manufactured in Germany offer good quality at a reasonable price.

3. Only the managers working at our Head Office in Tokyo can make real decisions.

4. The cargo damaged while in shipment has now been sealed.

5. The sales assistant answering all my questions about a new mobile phone model was very helpful and polite.

6. The employees invited to the corporate party couldn’t come.

7. The technician checking the network in the office said there were some problems connected with electricity supply.

8. The Japanese company founded in 1996 is a leader in the IT market now.

9. The items shipped a week ago are in stock now.

10. The questionable issues highlighted yellow require close examination.