UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA - SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

ENGLISH PROGRAM – SECOND MIDTERM (20%)

ENGLISH I - CAUCASIA
March 27th, 2015

Name: _____________________________________ ID _______________

SCORE TABLE
Vocabulary Structure Reading Writing Listening Oral Total
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GRADE

VOCABULARY SECTION. It tests your ability to use vocabulary in a business environment. (15 points)

A. Complete the sentences below by choosing the word that best fits in the blank space
according to the definition. (1 point each).

1. Suramericana Group put together all its companies and developed its own _____________
called SURA.
a. name b. mark c. brand d. sign
2. At the general meeting last week, the ____________________________ showed that the
company increased 10 % its turnover.
a. marketing b. the receipts c. facilities d. sales figures
3. Yesterday I forgot to ___________________ my ticket and now there aren’t any available.
a. fly b. sell c. send d. book
4. When you work at a company, It is sometimes impossible to avoid working ________________.
And I hate arriving home late.
a. overtime b. many hours c. full time d. shift work
5. When the seller doesn’t charge to take the product home.
a. booking b. free delivery c. deposit d. Guarantee
6. The company _________________offer to its employees a pool, a soccer field, and a sauna.
a. facilities b. buildings c. products d. supplies
7. A company or a person that provides a particular type of product.
a. supplier b. employee c. buyer d. customer
8. Make sure you always get the __________ when you have dinner in a restaurant. Companies
always ask you for work-related expenses.
a. tip b. receipt c. bill d. check

9. There are some offers or cheap prices.

 a. free delivery b. Interest-free credit c. Good deals d. Guarantee
10. Help, advice or free repairs that you get after you buy goods
a. Retail b. Wholesale c. Guarantee period d. After-sales service
11. The selling of goods to businesses, usually in large quantities
a. deposit b. Wholesale c. Guarantee period d. After-sales service
12. When two parties meet in order to discuss the terms of a business.
a. conference b. negotiation c. meeting d. presentation
13. The variety of products a company has.
a. range b. supplies c. expansion d. details
14. If the service in the restaurant was excellent, the waiter deserves a good ___________
a. check b. dessert c. receipt d. tip
15. One of the following words is NOT a synonym of GO UP.
a. fall b. grow up c. increase d. rise

STRUCTURE SECTION. It tests your ability to use grammar structures in a business context. (15 points)

A. Every line has one mistake, find it and correct it in the space in front f each line. (1 point
each).

Maris, I’m sorry. I’m having a bad day. I send the report yesterday through the mailman ________
but it seems like my boss didn’t receive it. You can check for me please? ________
It’s just that I’m not feeling ok today, I didn’t have many wine yesterday but I feel ________
clumsy. Could you please tell in the office there were a problem in my house? ________

B. Complete each sentence with the correct form of there is, there are, any, some, many or
much. (1 point each).

1. The area is a bit boring. _____________ anywhere to go after 7:00 in the evening.
2. I’m afraid _____________ a small problem with your reservation, sir.
3. There isn’t _____________ cheese left.
4. I’d like _________ bread, please.
5. How ________ does the main course cost?
6. The waiters don’t get ________ tips.

C. Complete the text with the appropriate past tense form of the verbs listed below. (0.5
points each).

wish – eat – get up – go – get – arrive – check – have – start – die

The alarm clock beeped at 6:30 AM. Harold _______________ quickly because he didn’t wanted
to be late. After getting ready, Harold _______________ breakfast. Harold only eats breakfast
once or twice a month. Next, he _______________ downstairs and _______________ into his
car. The car _______________ so he had to take the bus, although, he never takes the bus. At
 the school, everyone was wondering where he was. Harold always makes sure the Multimedia
Classroom is open at 8 AM and He is never late. Harold _______________ at the school at 8:15
a.m. and he _______________ his mail. The first class was scheduled to arrive at 8:30. Harold
normally makes sure that the room is ready on time. Fortunately, He _______________ things
ready when the class _______________. In that moment, He _______________ that this would
never happen again!

READING SECTION. It tests your ability to understand written English in a business context. (10 points)

A. Read the article and mark with an X on the right box if sentences are TRUE or FALSE. If
false, explain why. (1 point each).

1. Tadashoi began his business with 3 stores in Hiroshima. TRUE FALSE

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2. The company’s main product is formal clothes at low prices
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3. From 1990 to 1998 Uniqlo opened 299 new stores
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4. Uniqlo had a lot of success when it entered the UK market in 2001
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5. Yani’s new strategy was a total success TRU FALS
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6.From 2006 to 2009 he opened 92 international stores
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7.Jil Sander was a recognized male designer
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8. Uniqlo opened 64 stores in Asia between 2007 and 2010.
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9. He wants to open five hundred more stores in the next five years
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10. Yani thinks India and Brazil are difficult markets
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WRITING SECTION: It tests your ability to accurately use writing in a business environment. (10 points)

Write an article about Carlos Ardila Lüle. Use the information below and the past
simple.

July 4, 1930 Ardila Lüle is born in the city of Bucaramanga, Santander.

1945 completes the secondary education and moves to Medellín
1946-1951 studies civil engineering at the School of Mines at the National University
1951 graduates
1952 starts work at the soft drink business as a Plant Manager for Gaseosas Lux
1953 meets Maria Eugenia Gaviria, daughter of one of the owners of the
company, marries her and they have four children.
1954 sees great success in the development of a new soft drink flavored with
apples
1955 the new flavor becomes the number one product: Manzana Postobón
1960 he acquires shares in the company Postobón, S.A
1968 unites Lux and Postobón and becomes the president of Postobón, S.A.
1972 acquires the nationwide radio company RCN
 1978 adds a television channel under the RCN platform called RCN TV
1996 buys the main Colombian soccer team, Atlético Nacional
2009 receives the Order of Boyaca
2011 is listed as one of the richest men in Latin America

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UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA - SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

ENGLISH PROGRAM – SECOND MIDTERM (20%)
ENGLISH I - CAUCASIA
March 27th, 2015

Name: _________________________________________________________

LISTENING SECTION: It tests your ability to understand spoken English in a business context. (25 points)

A. Listen to the first part of a conversation between Gina Tallarigo and Matt Perkins, mark
these statements (1–5) true (T) false (F) or not mentioned. (2.5 points each).

1. Matt and Gina have not met before.

a) True b) False c) Not mentioned
2. Gina had a bad journey.
a) True b) False c) Not mentioned
3. She arrived at seven o’clock in the evening.
a) True b) False c) Not mentioned
4. They are going to Matt’s office.
a) True b) False c) Not mentioned
5. Matt offers Gina some coffee.
a) True b) False c) Not mentioned

B. Listen to the second part and choose the best answer – a, b or c. (2.5 points each).

6. What is the job title of Matt’s colleague, Tony?

a) Sales Manager b) Marketing Manager c) General Manager
7. Gina is from …
a) London. b) Milan. c) Rome.
8. What do Gina and Tony talk about?
 a) the weather b) business c) sales
9. What time will the meeting start?
a) 9.00 b) 10.00 c) 10.30
10.Gina wants to …
a) start the meeting. b) drink coffee. c) see the office.