Unit Test 9
Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.
Language
1 Rewrite these sentences to give emphasis using the words that follow.
1	He didn’t get the job and he lost his current job.
	Not only_____________________________but_____________________________.
2	Surveys show that our customers prefer a less formal approach.
	What surveys show____________________________________________________. 
3	He has problems at home. They cause his strange behaviour at work. 
	It is his___________________________ that explain_________________________. 
4	You should on no account lend your money to them.
	On no account_________________________________________________________.
5	The markets have never risen this quickly before.
	Never________________________________________________________________.
6	An employee can only complain about a manager in extreme cases.
	Only_________________________________________________________________.
Vocabulary
Read these comments about people. Write an adjective in the box next to the description.
intuitive / pessimistic / opinionated / flexible / analytical / greedy / ambitious	
7	‘Well no one can say she doesn’t say what she thinks!’ _______________
8	‘He always thinks things will go badly.’ _______________
9	‘She really wants success – I think she’ll reach the top in the next five years.’ _______________
10 ‘I like his attitude. He’ll work late if you ask him and try any task you give him.’ _______________
11	‘My boss just seems to know how I’m feeling and can guess if I need help.’ _______________
12	‘They’re obsessed with money and don’t think if an investment is ethical or not.’ _______________
13	‘The R&D department focus on detail and study things for a long time.’ _______________
Write in the missing prefix in these sentences.
14	The risk involved in buying fine art as an investment cannot be ______emphasised.
15	She’s _____lingual with French and English as her main languages.
16	Sorry, but I have something _____arranged that evening. Maybe another night?
17	GKN is a large ______national with interests in many different countries.
18	To get the best return, it’s rather _____wise to buy shares when they are at their highest price.
19	One problem was that our strategists _____estimated how long the changes would take. It took much longer than they thought.
20	Thank you for your application. We would like to invite you to an _____view on the 21st November.
21	The cheque was _____dated to the 16th of this month.
22	His outburst at the meeting was utterly _____rational. 
Career skills
Here is an extract from a meeting to plan a company anniversary party. Write in these missing phrases.
forget about / make sure / it might / ought to / no need / job for / it’s imperative / let’s ask	
OK, hold on. (23)______________ be useful to sum up what has been decided so far. We all agree that (24)_______________ to find a venue immediately. (25)_________________ Susan to do that. There’s (26)_______________ to spend more time on that now. As for live music, I’m afraid we can (27)_______________ having that – we can’t afford it. Can someone get prices from local catering firms? That’s a (28)____________ you Marco. And the next step should be to (29)_______________ the dates are OK. I (30)______________ do that urgently. We don’t want to do it while everyone’s away or something.