UNIVERSITY OF MONTENEGRO SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT BUSINESS ENGLISH III mid-term test

MOCK TEST

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I Complete these sentences with a word from the box. You may use each word more than once: probably maybe perhaps may could cant

1. The company _________ be successful because its markets have more money to spend. 2. AFG ___________ move to another market because of the availability of raw materials. 3. ___________ prices are high because labour costs are high. 4. Our products ___________ become less popular after we raise the prices. 5. Hamburgers ___________ cost more in the UK because of the cost of labour. _______/5 pts. II Complete the text by putting the verbs in brackets into the present simple passive or the present simple active: Managing Director Andrew Lane announced yesterday that profits at JMP, the clothing manufacturer, have fallen by half over the last 12 months. Lane also says that the company is going to close all its factories in Coventry. Currently, 490 staff ________________ (employ) by JMP in Coventry. In addition, a number of smaller local firms _________________ (support) by businesses from JMP and unfortunately they __________ (lose) the most because of such a decision. Lane says: Were going to relocate to India. Clothing ______________ (manufacture) more efficiently in India than in the UK. There ___________ (be) also good availability of labour there. We need to cut costs in order to compete with our main rivals and to raise profits. _______/10 pts. III Complete the gaps with the correct tense of one of these verbs:

RISE

RAISE

ARISE

1. Sales __________ slightly over the past 5 years. 2. A lot of problems ____________ because of poor management. 3. Each year interest rates ___________. 4. With our new managing team, we hope that our profits will __________ next year. 5. Last year the bank ____________ interest rates. _____/ 10 pts.

IV Fill in the missing forms: NOUN

VERB improve

drop export rise vary

_____/5 pts. V Translate the following sentences into English: 1. Moda grijeim, ali mislim da vaa roba nema istu cijenu u svim zemljama.

2. Ne moe biti da BigMac kota vie u Lagosu zato to je tamo niska cijena rada.

3. Na proizvod bi mogao biti veoma popularan na tritu.

4. Neke razlike u cijenama moemo da objasnimo razliitim porezima u razliitim zemljama.

5. Novi generalni direktor kae da e kompanija da smanji trokove i da zatvori svoje dvije fabrike u zapadnoj Evropi.

6. Visoki porez na profit smanjuje profit kompanije i, osim toga, ne ohrabruje strana ulaganja.

7. Profit je malo porastao od 1995. do 1997. a onda je u narednih devet godina znaajno opao.

8. Motori Vauxhall Sintre se prave u Velikoj Britaniji, a kola se prodaju u Americi pod imenom Pontiac.

9. U ovoj poreskoj godini obrt kompanije je dramatino porastao.

10. Finansijski rezultati se objavljuju svake godine.

_____/20 pts. ________ (50 pts.)