Unit Test Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.
VOCABULARY: BRITISH AND RITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH 1 Complete the text with the correct British English option a), b) or c).
My last overseas business trip was highly enjoyable. I set off fairly early in the morning, so there was hardly any traffic on the (1)______________, and I got to the airport very uic!ly. uic!ly. I drove straight to the multi"storey (#)______________. $evel four was practically empty so I par!ed very easily. easily. I then too! the (%)______________ (%)______________ down and made my way to departures. &s usual, I had (')______________ (')______________ my tic!et online. his allows me to use one of the epress chec!"in des!s, where there is hardly ever a (*)______________. (*)______________. &s I just had one piece of (+)______________, it too! only a couple of minutes to chec! in, and then just a little longer to go through security. security. I was relieved to see that there were no delays or cancellations. I boarded my plane and set about doing some wor!. hat-s great about antol &irlines is that even if you fly (/)______________ as I usually do, there is plenty of wor! space for the business traveller. I finished my report and then just relaed until landing. I made my way to the (0)______________ station, station, chec!ed the ()______________ ()______________ and the platform number, and too! the first train to the (12)__________ ( 12)______________. ____. I got off at 3pera, which was within easy wal!ing distance of my hotel. 1
a) runway
b) motorway
c) freeway
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a) car par!
b) par!ing lot
c) par!way
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a) elevator
b) lift
c) carousel
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a) reserved
b) chec!ed
c) boo!ed
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a) ueue
b) line
c) row
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a) travel bag
b) hand luggage
c) carry" on baggage
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a) coach
b) savings
c) economy
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a) underway
b) subway
c) underground
a) timetable
b) diary
c) schedule
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a) downtown area
b) city centre
c) district
L ANGUAGE REVIEW: T ALKING ABOUT ALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE !n"erline the correct #erb $orm in italics .
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&4 I can-t believe it5 3ur flight-s just been cancelled. 64 3h no5 hat will we do 7 are we going to do8
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&4 3ur travel epenses claim system isn-t wor!ing properly. 64 I !now. e-ve got it all planned. We’re going to introduce 7 We’ll introduce a new procedure.
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&4 I hear you-re off to 9eng:hou net Monday. 64 hat-s right. 6ut I-ll come and see you before I leave 7 I’ll leave.
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&4 I-ve been trying to e"mail them my invoice but I can-t get connected to the Internet. 64 ;ot to worry. If you give me their details I’m going to fax 7 I’ll fax it over for you.
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&4 &re you free on uesday8 64 ell, I’ll see 7 I’m seeing our new ales Manager in the morning, but the afternoon is 3<.
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&4 9ave you chec!ed the timetable8 64 =es. he net train leaves at 12 a.m., but it doesn’t stop 7 won’t stop at $in:.
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&4 hat are your plans for net wee!8 64 We are visiting 7 We’ll visit our >hinese subsidiaries.
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I-m afraid Ms &ydin can-t see you on hursday. he ____________________ our annual sales conference. (attend )
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If I could just ta!e down your phone number, I ____________________ Mr ?i @ietro to call you bac! as soon as possible. (ask )
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I-ve just received our schedule. 3ur train ____________________ from >entral tation at 0.1* a.m. tomorrow. (leave)
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I-ll contact you as soon as I ____________________ my itinerary. ( receive)
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If you accept that job in Aietnam, you ____________________ it. ( never regret )
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&4 9ave you boo!ed our tic!ets8 64 orry, I forgot. I ____________________ the travel department now. ( phone)
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$oo! at this fog5 Blights ____________________ just li!e last time. ( be delayed )
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e won-t start the meeting until everyone ____________________ here. ( get )
SKILLS: TELEPHONING: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS & Complete the con#ersation. 'rite one wor" in each blank.
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ravel ection. Cood afternoon. 9ow can I help you8
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I-d li!e to spea! to Dehra
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han! you. ho-s calling, please8
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Ean ?egraaf, from mets Flectronics.
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Eust one moment please, Mr ?egraaf. I-m putting you through.
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9ello, Dehra
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9ello, Dehra. Ean here. he (#/)______________ I-m calling is that I-d li!e to fi another
time for our Briday meeting. I-m afraid something-s (#0)______________ up, and I-m tied up all day. orry about that. >
;o problem. 9ow (#)______________ hursday morning instead8
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I can-t (%2)______________ it then, I-m afraid. 6ut I-m free in the afternoon after 1*.22.
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3<. hall we say 1*.%28
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hat-s fine for me.
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Cood. o I-ll see you on hursday at 1*.%2.
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hat-s great. ee you then5
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