Diagnostic Test

FOM – Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management

English Diagnostic Test

Diagnostic test PART 1 – GENERAL GRAMMAR •

Choose the correct word (or phrase) to complete each of the following sentences.

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For each question write ONE letter ( A, B, C or D) for the answer you choose.

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I ……. in the production department. A. normally works B. am normally working

C. normally work

D. work normally

We ……. a public company in 1985. B. have become

C. became

D. have gotten

A. have got

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We …….. to the new factory tomorrow. Do you want to come along? A. go B. are going C. goes

D. going

I …….. for IBM since 1999. A. working B. am working

D. have worked

C. work

You …….. work on Saturday as the training seminar has been cancelled. A. shouldn’t B. don’t have to C. must not

D. have not to

Can you give me .…….. about your new WXP range of products, please? A. an information B. any informations C. some information

D. some informations

These sales results are .…….. last year’s. A. worser than B. so good like

C. so good as

D. not as good as

What ……….. at work every day? A. are you doing B. do you do

C. do you

D. make you

I ……. a letter when the boss arrived. A. am writing B. have written

C. was writing

D. have been writing

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We’ll come and see the new production line as soon as we …….. to England again. A. come B. will come C. are coming D. going to come

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I was very very surprised surprised that JLK Engineering Engineering hadn’t paid our invoice invoice yet. They ……… so late. A. are never paying B. are sometimes paying C. are not usually paying D. do not usually pay

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We could expand much more rapidly if we ……… the finances, A. had B. would have C. will have

D. have

Barry likes to do his annual accounts all ……… . A. by his own. B. on his own.

C. on himself.

D. with himself.

They ……… touch the machines. B. told us we have not to

C. suggested us not to

D. recommended we do not

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A. said we don’t must

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If we ……. the right figures, we would have avoided a costly error. B. would have had C. had had

D. would have

I look forward ……. from you soon. B. to hear

D. to hearing

A. didn’t have

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A. hearing

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C. hear

If I …… you, I …… apply for the job advertised in the paper. A. am / will B. were / would C. would be / would

D. were / will

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By the time the company is is profitable again, we ……. in business 5 years. A. ’ll have been B. ‘ll have being C. ’ll be being

D. ’ll been

It’s time they ………. promotion, in my view. A. get B. got

D. have got

C. will get th

I’m afraid I can’t meet you for lunch on the 30 as I ……….. Mr Karlssen in Oslo on that day. A. will see B. am seeing C. see D. go see I’m sorry to to give you bad news, but we regret ………. you that you have exceeded your overdraft facility. facility. B. informing C. saying to D. telling

A. to inform

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The industrial spy denied ………. in the vicinity of the new company headquarters.. B. have ever been C. having been ever D. ever having been

A. to have ever been

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Only by spending more money on advertising ………. sales significantly. significantly. A. we shall increase B. we are going to increase C. will we increase D. we will increase If the level of VAT is ……….. this year, small businesses will be affected. B. risen C. arising

A. raised

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D. raising

If only I ………. my temper during the meeting, things ………. fine now! C. didn’t lose / would be D. hadn’t lost / would be

A. wouldn’t have lost / are B. didn’t lose / will be

- NOW TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET -

PART 2 – ERROR RECOGNITION • • • •

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Only ONE of the following sentences is correct. Proofread each sentence and decide if it is correct or not. Indicate your decision by writing C (correct) or W (wrong) in the box provided. Each incorrect sentence contains only ONE mistake. Check for grammatical, lexical (vocabulary), spelling or punctuation errors. If you decide that a line is wrong (W), underline the section of the line that you believe to be wrong. After UNDERLINING the incorrect section, write write the correct version in the space provided under each line. Write ALL your answers in the spaces provided on your answer sheet. EXAMPLE 0 Such big was the rise in prices that sales plummeted overnight

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…So . ....................................................................................................................... ......................................

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Shall we see ifif everyone agrees now? All those in favour please rise your hands.

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Although the headquarters are in Tokyo, most of the daughter companies are in Europe.

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Go and see a lawyer and get an advice about what to do next.

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Today, I would like to discuss with you about the company’s employment policy.

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If I would have had the chance to study another foreign language, I would have learned learned Russian. Russian.

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If you look look at the back page, you can see the actual price list, which has just just been up-dated. up-dated.

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The client from whom we received this complaint wishes us to take action immediately.

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We are are doing a mistake by assuming that our products would sell well abroad.

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He told that our results were not good enough.

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As can be seen from the the chart, chart, trade trade grew from a little less than than $5bn in 1990 until nearly $16bn in 1995.

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PART 3 – SOCIAL ENGLISH •

Decide which reply in each o f the ten mini-dialogues taken from business situations is possible.

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For each question write ONE letter ( A, B or C) for the answer you choose.

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'Hello. How are you? A. I'm very fine, thank you.

B. How do you do?

C. Fine thanks, and you?

'Do you want to buy some?' A. Well, I'm interesting.

B. Well, I'm interested.

C. Yes, I want.

'Why are you here at the fair? A. For talking to my customers.

B. For to talk to my customers.

C. To talk to my customers.

'Would you prefer red or white wine? A. I prefer red. B. I don't care. 'Is Thursday convenient?' A. What means convenient?

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B. What does convenient mean?

C. Could you explain me convenient?

'I'm terribly sorry about that.' A. You're welcome.

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C. I don't mind.

B. Don't mention it.

C. Don't worry about it.

B. It doesn't matter.

C. Welcome.

'Thank you very much.' A. Not at all.


Diagnostic Test

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