Soal Toefl PLN

Vocabulary

Match theseadjectives describing personel qualities (1-8) with their definitions (a-h). can you remember which ones were used about Charles banks in unit 22 of the student’s book?

1.    Big-haeded (f) 2.    Far sighted 3.    Hard driving 4.    Hard headed 5.    Straight talking 6.    Tight fisted 7.    Tight lipped 8.    Two faced

a.    Working hard and forcing others to work hard too b.    Having good judgement about what will be needed in the future and making wise decisions based on this c.    Honest and direct d.    Not influenced by emotions e.    Not sincere, saying unpleasant things about people while seeming to be pleasant when they are with you f.     Thinking that you are more important or more clever than you really are g.    Unwilling to speak about something h.    Unwilling to spend money

Complete these sentences with the adjectives describing personal qualities from exercise 1

1.    He turned out to be really far sighted when he invested in IBM all those years ago, before computers had even been invented.

2.    If he was my assistant, I’d have fired him ages ago. He’s so……….. ! he smiles and is charming to his bos’s face, then criticizes her behind her back.

3.    In their……….. approach to business, they see long-term growth as more important than short-term shareholder profit

4.    Our company finance director is extremely……….. so don’t expect any budget increase from him.

5.    People in the company regularly work 12 hour days under the influence of our ……..boss.

6.    She’s become really………… since she was promoted and seems to think that she’s the only one who can do the job.

7.    She’s pretty………… and will leave you in no doubt if she thinks your performance is not up to scratch.

8.    They left the meeting……… , so we got no indication of how the negotiations had fared.

Complete these sentences using the words from the box

Commitment Complacent Diverse Driver Key Leverage Pursuit Sound Sustained Synergies

1.    After a period of sustained growth, our sales have started to level off.

2.    I can’t imagine him applying for another job-his…………..to this company is so strong that I don’t think he’ll ever want to retire.

3.    In order to win investment, you’ll have to demonstrate.

4.    Jan Pollock is a………… member of our financial management team.

5.    One of the things that keeps us ahead of our rivals is our.

6.    Our organization is made up of a variety of very different business, and by moving people across business, we create….. which make the organization extremely dynamic.

7.    The company active in fields as…… as cosmetics, software and tourism.

8.    The need to keep ahead of the competition is the main…… in our strategy of continuous innovation.

9.    They went bankrupt because they became…….. and didn’t keep abreast of new developments in the market.

10.  We have used our international reputation for excellence to…….. us into a position as market leaders inour field.

Match the beginnings of these sentences (1-9) with the most suitable endings (a-i)

1.    After the disaster, the insurance companies paid out (b) 2.    I don’t think they’re going to pay up 3.    I’ll call in at the bank on my way home and pay in 4.    She just popped into 5.    That strategy won’t pay off 6.    They took advantage of 7.    We aim to pay off 8.    We’re buying the company in order to break into 9.    When they took over

a.    His office to answer his query b.    Millions in comparison to the victims c.    The cheques d.    The loan in less than five years e.    The low share price to take control of the firm f.     The scandinvian market g.    Their main Taiwanese rival, what they really benefited from was economies of scale h.    Unless they allocate it enough in the budget i.      Unless we put a lawyer onto them.

Complete these sentences in any way you like

1.    I go to the bank every morning to pay in…….

2.    It’ll take more than ten years to pay off…..

3.    The last time I popped into……

4.    When clients don’t pay up……

5.    You should take advantage of…….

Answers key

Vocabulary

1.       F

2.       B

3.       A

4.       D

5.       C

6.       H

7.       G

8.       E

1.       Far-sighted

2.       Two-faced

3.       Hard-headed

4.       Tight-fisted

5.       Hard-driving

6.       Big-headed

7.       Straight – talking

8.       Tight-lipped

1.       Sustained

2.       Commitment

3.       Sound

4.       Key

5.       Pursuit

6.       Synergies

7.       Diverse

8.       Diver

9.       Complacent

10.   Leverage

1.       B

2.       I

3.       C

4.       A

5.       H

6.       E

7.       D

8.       F

9.       G

Suggested answers

1.       The takings from the previous day

2.       The mortgage our house

3.       The supermarket, I saw our products on the shelves

4.       We start by giving them a friendly phone call

5.       The low prices to but as much land as you can afford.

Souce : Brook-Hart G.-Business Benchmark Advanced Personal SB