English Test/ Unit Ten

1. Read the text carefully then choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that follows.

   My name is Fatima Musa and I have worked as an interpreter for five years. Many students have emailed me about my work because they want to know what it would be like to do my job.  So here is my reply.
   I have always been fond of languages. My father worked in many different countries when I was young and we usually travelled with him. When we visited a country, I always wanted to learn the language. At school, I was very good at English. Therefore, I decided on a career as an interpreter.

   Fatima Musa decided on a career as an interpreter because ............................................................

   • Many students have emailed her about her work
   • students want to know what it would be like to do her job
   • At school she was very good at English.
   • she decided on a career as an interpreter.

2. Read the text carefully then choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that follows.

   It's a four-year course, including two periods of work  experience. Each one lasted six months, but they weren't in the same year.

   What exactly have you studied over those four years?

   Quite a lot! Maths, of course, Accounting, Finance and Economics. Oh yes, Marketing and  Sales, too. I also did a course in  Management, which is about  recruiting  and managing staff, and how to deal with conflict, and a course in Advertising. We all had to do IT, too, because computer skills are essential.

   The sentence which implies that Ricky Miles spent a quarter of her time doing the work experience is ................................................ 

    

   • It's a four-year course, including two periods of work  experience.
   • Each one lasted six months, but they weren't in the same year.
   • Quite a lot! Maths, of course, Accounting, Finance and Economics.
   • We all had to do IT, too, because computer skills are essential.

3. Read the text carefully then choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that follows.

   What kind of company was that, and what did you do there?

   It was a company that provides financial products  –  savings and pensions, mostly. At first, I just „shadowed‟ different people, watching what they were doing. Then I did quite a lot of checking for them – you know, checking their calculations. When I went back in the summer, I was in the sales department. My job was to follow up web enquiries, and send out further information to possible clients. I enjoyed it, and  I wouldn't have had that opportunity if I hadn't done the work experience first.

   The word that means "Money you save over your lifetime to pay for your old age" is.....................

   • pensions
   • calculations
   • savings
   • web enquiries

4. Read the following text carefully then answer the question that follows.

   Is it an easy job? Not at all. English is not the same in all English-speaking countries. For example, the English words that are used in India are sometimes different to the words that people use in the UK, the USA or Australia. As well as knowing regional English, you also need to know a lot of specialist language. Some of the words that are used to talk about business, science or law, for example, make it almost a different language!

    Why being an interpreter is not an easy job?

   •  answer:

     Being an interpreter is not an easy job as English is not the same in all English -speaking countries. 

5. Read the text carefully then choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that follows.

   Business Studies is a popular choice for students who are choosing a degree course in the UK. After graduating, some go on for further study, but most of them take up employment. Many large companies offer graduate training schemes,  which are a kind of apprenticeship.

   We went to meet twenty-two-year-old Ricky Miles, who is about to graduate in the subject.

   The underlined word  'which' refers to ............................... 

   • Many  large companies
   • Business Studies
   • graduate training schemes
   • employment

6. Read the text carefully then choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that follows.

   My job now involves going to important conferences and seminars around the world. When a person speaks in English at a conference, I listen to what they say through headphones. I then translate into Arabic while the speaker is talking. I give the translation through headphones to other people at the meeting. This means that anyone in the room who speaks Arabic can understand what people are saying.

   The word that means "a piece of equipment that you wear over your ears to listen privately to the radio, music, etc." is.....................

   • conferences
   • seminars
   • translation
   • headphones

7. Read the text taken from Tareq Hakim's curriculum vitae then choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that follows.

   In my spare time, I help elderly people, and I can see the difference that medicines can make to their lives. I am very keen to join a company that can really help people.

   In a curriculum vitae, the information above represents one of the following headings: ...............

    

   • Qualifications and training
   • Skills and achievements
   • References
   • Work experience

8. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that follows.

   I have just read a........................... of a book by a Japanese author.

    

   • regional                    
   • seminar
   • rewarding
   • translation

9. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

   Tareq Hakim is fluent in several languages. He is often able to ....................... for us during conversations with foreigners

   • seminar
   • interpret   
   • monitor
   • career     

10. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that follows.

    Ali is thinking of .......................  a course in Agriculture.

    • having
    • doing
    • taking
    • spending

11. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

    Salma is working  ................ a teacher in a big school.

    • as     
    • at     
    • in     
    • into

12. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that follows.

    My father is really good ................... driving and playing football.

    • in     
    • into 
    • at     
    • on

13. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

    Fatima's job in the sales department is to follow up  ........................., and send out further information to possible clients.

     

    • recruiting
    • Marketing
    • calculations
    • web enquiries

14. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that follows.

    ................................ is the process of  finding suitable employees.

    • Recruiting
    • Calculations
    • Marketing
    • Web enquiries

15. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

    We were caught in traffic, ..................... we missed the start of the play.

    • because
    • because of that
    • because of
    • due to

16. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

    We couldn’t go to the stadium as there weren’t any tickets left.

    The above sentence represents one of the following.

    • opposition
    • cause
    • simile
    • recommendation

17. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that follows.

    Ice cream melts when it......................... warm.

    • get
    • gets
    • got
    • will get

18. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

    Your new computer .......................... a long time as long as you are careful with it.  

    • will last
    • would last
    • lasts
    • would have lasted

19. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

    I would have gone to the library if my friend ............................  me.

    • invited
    • invites
    • had invited
    • will invite

20. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

    If I had stayed at home that day, I ............................... the celebration

    • would miss
    • will have missed
    • will miss
    • would have missed

21. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

    Unless you ............ clever, you won't be able to pass the exam.

    • are
    • aren't
    • will be
    • were

22. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

    .  You shouldn’t look too casual

     If I ............................................................................ .

    • weren't you, I would look too casual.
    • were you, I would look too casual.
    • were you, I wouldn't look too casual.
    • were you, I would have looked too casual.

23. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

    I didn’t know your phone number, so I wasn’t able to contact you.

    If  ................................................................................................ .

    • I had known your phone number, I couldn't have contacted you.
    • I had known your phone number, I could have contacted you.
    • I hadn't known your phone number, I could have contacted you.
    • I knew your phone number, I could contact you.

24. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

    .................. you don't water the plants, they will die.  

    • Unless
    • If
    • If only
    • even if

25. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the sentence that  follows.

    Babies are usually happy ..................... they’re hungry or cold. 

     

    • provided that
    • if
    • unless
    • as long as

26. Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the following dialogue.

    A: I want to learn Chinese, but they don’t teach it in my school.

    B:............................. do a Chinese course online.

    • why don't you
    • You could
    • If I were you
    • could