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Exercice du 24 Octobre 2012

Part 7 :

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We will give your business a professional image and our polite, friendly staff will handle your calls and present your business in the best possible way. We can provide you with: a professional business address, a local phone number and we will also handle mail.
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1  Where is the text from?

A- A message from a business to a current client

B- An advertisement for a new business service

C- An email from one business worker to another

D- A newspaper article about a new business's success


2  What does the service provide?

 A- Off-site staff to perform general office duties
 B-  A site where several businesses can locate their offices
 C- Advice on how to make your business more professional
 D-  Temporary staff for local businesses

3  Which of the following is not included in the Basic Office deal?

A- A polite receptionist
B- A mail-forwarding service
C- A professional address  

D- A telephone-answering service 

 

 

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Exercice du 23 Octobre 2012

Part5

1 - The company  expects to see ________ breakeven and a 15 cent a share loss in the second quarter.

A- more than

B- more or less

C- approximately

D- somewhere between

2 - While the stock ________ the staff worked in the evenings.

A- was checked
B- check

C- has been checked
D- was being checked

 

 

3- All the orders got _________ on schedule.

A- delivering

B- delivered

C- to deliver

D- to be deliver

 

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Exercice du 22 Octobre 2012

PART 1

Directions: For each question in this part, you will hear four statements about a picture in your test book. When you hear the statements, you must select the one statement that best describes what you see in the picture. Then find the number of the question on your answer sheet and mark your answer. The statements will not be printed in your test book and will be spoken only one time.

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Exercice du 21 Octobre 2012

PART 7

Directions: In this part you will read a selection of texts, such as magazine and newspaper articles, letters, and advertisements. Each text is followed by several questions. Select the best answer for each question and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet.

Optimum Software Company meeting with Advantage Power Systems, Inc. November 2
Advantage Power Systems attendees: Katharine Morandi Chom Tai	Optimum Software attendees: Ujjwal Ahmed Yusra Singh Peter Bodell
AGENDA
Ujjwal Ahmed	Introductions Review objectives
Katharine Morandi	Advantage Power Systems: project overview and development schedule
Yusra Singh	Optimum product overview • Core software functions • Software platform requirements
Peter Bodell	Optimum training and consulting
Yusra Singh	Technology questions and answers
Ujjwal Ahmed	Next steps

To: Katharine Morandi
From: Ujjwal Ahmed, Optimum Software Company
Subject: Yesterday’s meeting
Dear Katharine,
Thank you for taking the time to get together with us yesterday. Everyone on our team felt that it was a
productive meeting. We have a better understanding of your project’s needs now, and we’ve started
looking at ways to adapt our software to meet your requirements.
While the basic function of the software is well suited to the project overall, as discussed, we will explore
ways to adapt it to the needs of the different departments at Advantage that will be using it. This will
incur some additional cost, as we indicated—we’ll provide details about that at our next meeting, once
our engineers have assessed the changes that will need to be made.
I’ve asked Peter Bodell to prepare a document for you that indicates when the Training and Consulting Department could start providing services to you. He’ll send this information to you directly—since
you’ve worked with him in the past, it seems the most efficient way to go.
As agreed, let’s set up a meeting for the week of November 26 by which time our engineers will be able
to outline their approaches to your departmental needs, and we’ll have the information we need to put
together a contract.
In the meantime, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Regards,
Ujjwal

160. Why was the meeting held?
(A) To talk about hiring costs
(B) To train software users
(C) To discuss work on a project
(D) To review a contract

161. Who would probably be the best person at Optimum to answer technology questions?
(A) Ujjwal Ahmed
(B) Chom Tai
(C) Yusra Singh
(D) Katharine Morandi

162. What is the main purpose of Mr. Ahmed’s e-mail to Ms. Morandi?
(A) To request a meeting with the engineering department
(B) To introduce Peter Bodell
(C) To follow up on a meeting with Advantage
(D) To explain how Optimum has adapted its software

163. What service will Peter Bodell’s department provide?
(A) Training and consulting
(B) Legal advice
(C) Publicity
(D) Changes to the software

164. What will happen in the week of November 26?
(A) Peter Bodell will make a presentation.
(B) Optimum and Advantage will meet again.
(C) A contract will be signed.
(D) Training in the new software will occur.


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Exercice du 20 Octobre 2012

PART 3

Directions: You will hear some conversations between two people. You will be asked to answer three questions about what the speakers say in each conversation. Select the best response to each question and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet. The conversations will be spoken only one time and will not be printed in your test book.

41. What are the speakers discussing?
(A) Their homes
(B) Their jobs
(C) Their travel plans
(D) Their favorite cities

42. What does the man want to do?
(A) Get a new job
(B) Visit another city
(C) Find a larger apartment
(D) Move to the country

43. What can be inferred about the woman?
(A) Her house is very small.
(B) She thinks the city is exciting.
(C) Her job is very difficult.
(D) She lives outside the city.

Exercice du 19 Octobre 2012

PART 6

Directions: Read the texts on the following pages. A word or phrase is missing in some of the sentences. Four answer choices are given below each of these sentences. Select the best answer to complete the text. Then mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet.

Ms. Monica Eisenman
555 King Street
Auckland
New Zealand
Dear Ms. Eisenman:
I am ------- to confirm our offer of part-time employment at Western Enterprises. In your role
141. (A) pleased
       (B) pleasing
       (C) pleasant
       (D) pleasure
as research assistant, you will report to Dr. Emma Walton, who will keep you informed of your specific duties and projects. Because you will be working with confidential information, you will be expected to ------- the enclosed employee code-of-ethics agreement.
142. (A) follow
       (B) advise
       (C) imagine
       (D) require
As we discussed, you will be paid twice a month ------- the company’s normal payroll schedule. As
143. (A) accords
       (B) according
       (C) according to
       (D) accordance with
an hourly employee working fewer than twenty hours per week, you will not be ------- to receive
144. (A) tolerable
       (B) liberal
       (C) eligible
       (D) expressed
paid holidays, paid time off for illness or vacation, or other employee benefits. Your employment status will be reviewed in six months.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Otherwise, please sign and return one copy of this letter. You may keep the second copy for your files. We look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Christopher Webster
Christopher Webster
Human Resources
Enclosures

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