KEY sample test +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Name: | |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Teacher: | TOTAL | | |--------------------------------------------| | MARK | | Number of points (max. 100 points) |(60 points to pass)| | |--------------------------------------------+-------------------+-------| |I. Listening: | |III. Grammar: | | | | |----------------+-----+----------------+----| | | |II. Vocabulary: | |IV. Translation:| | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | |I. Listening: (max. 20 points) points | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |A. Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer from the following points: (2| |points each) | | | | | | | | What is the vacant position available in Patagonia? | | | |A: Outdoor Clothing Associate. | | | |B: Public Affairs Associate. | | | |C: Public Relations Assistant. | | | | | | | | What must candidates have? | | | |A: Experience with the press and Public Relations. | | | |B: Instructor in all outdoor sports. | | | |C: some basic German. | | | | | | | | When will job interviews take place? | | | |A: Before the last week of February. | | | |B: During the last week of February. | | | |C: After the last week of February. | | | | | | | | Which is correct? | | | |A: The candidate has family in Munich & the job will be based in Munich. | | | |B: The candidate has family near Munich & the job will be based near Munich. | | | |C: The candidate has family near Munich & the job will be based in Munich. | | | | | | | | How much does the job pay? | | | |A: € 35000 - €40000, depending on experience. | | | |B: The candidate doesn’t know, but she’s applying anyway. | | | |C: The employers will definitely tell her on the interview. | | | | | | | |B. Complete the sentences using the correct words from the listening script: | | (1 point each) | | | | | | | |Fiona Scott said that she had found a (1) great (2) new (3) job in the (4) newspapers the | |(5, 6) other day. | | | |The job is just what she (7, 8) always wanted. It’s for a (9) Californian company called | |(10) Patagonia. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | |II. Vocabulary: (max. 28 points) points | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |A. Translate the following expressions into English: | | (2 points each) | | | | | | | |přeprava a pojištění placeny do (Incoterm; supply the acronym as well) – | | | | (CIP); Carriage and Insurance Paid| | | |pojistit se proti škodě či ztrátě – to insure against damage or loss | | | |klimatizované provozní místnosti – air-conditioned premises | | | |nemoc z povolání – job-related illness | | | |splatno při objednávce – cash with order | | | |reputace společnosti je v sázce – reputation of the company is at stake | | | |do vyprodání zásob – while stocks last | | | |otazník a středník – question mark and semicolon | | | | | | | |B. Match up the definitions with the expressions they refer to: | |(2 points each) | | | | | | | | TERM DEPOSIT, ASSET, COST AND FREIGHT, | | | | FREE CARRIER, TENDER, ASSESS | | | |1. an item of value belonging to a person or company, such as a share, land, a building| |or a machine, especially if it can be sold to pay debt: | | | | | |asset | | | | | | | |2. a formal offer to supply goods or carry out work for a stated price: | | | | | |tender | | | | | | | |3. the goods are delivered to a named place where the carrier can load them onto a | |truck, train or aeroplane: | | | | | |free carrier | | | |C. Complete the sentences using the following phrases: | | (2 points each) | | | | | | | | PROMOTION PROSPECTS, REGISTERED MAIL, | | | | POST CODE, STOCK POSITION, ORDER BOOK | | | | | | | |1. We have to send all the important documents as registered mail. | | | |2. They have attached their fortnightly stock position as on 1^st December. | | | |3. I’m looking for a new job. Somewhere with better promotion prospects. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | |III. Grammar: (max. 34 points) points | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |A. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if | |necessary: | | | | | | (1 point each) | | | |1. In Britain, part-time, temporary, and self-employed workers already account for two | |out of every five workers. | | | |2. After all, businesses can insure against the exchange rate risk on particular deals.| | | |3. The takeover battle produced the largest ever bid for a British based company by a | |foreign one. | | | | | | | |4. I’m going to bring up the issue of department financing at the next meeting. | | | |5.-6. Please get in touch with them as soon as possible. | | | | | | | | | | | |B. Write the words in brackets in the correct tense and form: | | (2 points each) | | | | | | | |NTL’s advisers at Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan were studying possible responses last weekend. | |NTL’s board struggled to react quickly partly because the directors and senior executive of | |the New York-headquartered company were in different parts of the world. Steve Burch, NTL’s | |chief executive, was among those who attended a television conference in Barcelona. RTL, the | |European television group that | |is controlled by Bertelsmann of Germany, is also watching the situation closely. RTL, which | |owns Five in Britain and also produces shows such as Pop Idol and The Bill, has a relatively | |weak position in the UK and has long been seen as a potential buyer of ITV. Sky has been | |considering taking a stake in ITV since Greg Dyke, the former BBC director-general, led a | |private-equity bid for the company in the spring. “It was James’s show,” said one person | |familiar with Sky’s moves. | | | | | | | |C. Finish the sentences so that the new sentence means the same as the original one: (3 | |points each) | | | | | | | |1. We are dispatching your order at this very moment. | | | |Your order is being dispatched at this very moment. | | | |2. Does this bus go to Manchester? | | | |Could you tell me if this bus goes to Manchester? | | | | | | | |D. Form questions. Ask about the underlined expressions: (3| |points each) | | | | | | | |1. Ms Jonson has been away for three weeks. | | | |Who has been away for three weeks? | | | |2. He had to leave the company because of personal problems. | | | |Why did he have to leave the company? | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | |IV. Translation: (max. 18 points) points | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Translate the following sentences into English: | | (9 point each) | | | | | | | |Celé ráno se snažím dovolat do centrály firmy, ale nikdo tam bohužel není k zastižení. | | | |Mám se obrátit přímo na subdodavatelskou firmu? | | | |I have been trying to get through to the head office/headquarters the whole morning, but | |unfortunately no one is available there. Shall I address/contact/get in touch with the | |subcontracting firm directly? | | | | | | | |Pokud vám obchodní komora vystaví osvědčení o původu, budete moci zboží vyvážet. Ujistěte | |se, že je zboží řádně pojištěno proti poškození a ztrátě. | | | | | | | |If the Chamber of Commerce issues a Certificate of Origin, you will be allowed to export the| |goods. Make sure the goods are properly insured against damage and loss. | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+