Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises.

1.1. (20 x 1 point) Supply the articles where necessary. Write your answers (a, an, the or ‘−’) in the boxes.

a) We are interested in buying ___(1)___ machines from British companies.

b) ___(2)___ tools of Blake and Co are of ___(3)___ high quality.

c) We’ve received ___(4)___ enquiry for ___(5)___ three machines lately.

d) If you want to get ___(6)___ room you must reserve ___(7)___ accommodation in advance.

e) The Seller didn’t agree to give us ___(8)___ discount as their goods were in ___(9)___ great demand at that price.

f) We are interested in buying ___(10)___ compressors for ___(11)___ new shop of ___(12)___ large plant in ___(13)___ Siberia. ___(14)___ shop is already under construction and ___(15)___ customers require ___(16)___ goods urgently, as they must complete ___(17)___ construction of ___(18)___ shop by ___(19)___ end of ___(20)___ year.

X 1 point) Supply the prepositions where necessary. Write your answers in the boxes.

a) She is sitting ___(1)___ the table and speaking ___(2)___ the phone. She is making an appointment ___(3)___ Friday.

b) The meeting began ___(4)___ 10 o’clock and lasted ___(5)___ 2 hours.

c) ___(6)___ the other day Rossexport received an enquiry ___(7)___ the motors ___(8)___ Johanson & Sons.

d) As we have done a lot ___(9)___ business ___(10)___ you we can give ___(11)___ you a small discount. ___(12)___ that case we’d like to have a discount ___(13)___ 7%.

e) They offered to deliver the pumps ___(14)___ four lots ___(15)___ 12 pumps each ___(16)___ regular intervals ___(17)___ 5 months.

f) Mr. Black agreed ___(18)___ the delivery terms and ___(19)___ payment ___(20)___ collection.

X 2 points) Supply the correct tense-forms. Write your answers in the boxes.

a) Now you ___(1)___ (to see) Mr. Black in his office. During the day he ___(2)___ (to look through) English newspapers, ___(3)___ (to discuss) business matters. Now he ___(4)___ (to read) a letter. He ___(5)___ (to go) to phone the manager of the company.

b) The fact ___(6)___ (to be) I ___(7)___ (to send) you our offer last week. In my letter I ___(8)___ (to ask) you to study it and to give us your answer but we ___(9)___ (not to receive) it yet.

c) Good morning, Mr. Black, glad to see you. I ___(10)___ (not to see) you since we ___(11)___ (to meet) in London.

d) – You ___(12)___ (to discuss) the terms of delivery yet?

– Not yet. We ___(13)___ (to discuss) them since 10 o’clock and I ___(14)___ (to think) we ___(15)___ (to finish) only in an hour.

e) Jack ___(16)___ (to arrive) at the theatre at about 7 o’clock. Ten minutes later he ___(17)___ (to sit) in the stalls and ___(18)___ (to watch) the performance.

f) Rossexport ___(19)___ (to start) shipping the goods nine months after we ___(20)___ (to sign) the contract.

X 1 point) Change the following sentences in Direct Speech into Reported Speech. Write your answers in the boxes.

1. Mr. Black said, “It didn’t take us long to discuss the price.”

2. The office manager said, “You’ll go on business to London soon.”

3. Mr. Black said, “You’re staying with us for a week, Mr. Taylor, aren’t you?”

4. Mr. Black says, “What discount can you give us, Mr. Smith?”

5. Mr. Black said, “Your prices are very high. We can’t accept them.”

6. Mr. Black said, “Who are you waiting for, Mr. Brown?”

7. Mr. Black said, “Have you translated the letter, Nancy?”

8. Mr. Black says, “Look through the quotation from Dunn & Co, please.”

9. Mr. Black said, “Don’t send the fax to Smith & Co!”

10. Mr. Black said, “Do our goods meet your requirements, Mr. Smith?”

X 2 points) A word or phrase is missing in each of the sentences below. Four answer choices are given below each sentence. Select the best answer to complete the sentence. Write your answers (letters A, B, C or D) in the boxes.

1. The boss doesn’t _________to playing the radio at your desk if the music is low.

2. Most meetings are not as _________ as this one was.

3. Please answer the phone _________ it rings.

4. Mr. Kim _________ calls in the auditors.

5. If you aren't able to finish the letter now, _________ it later.

6. Read these papers, sign your name on the bottom of each page, and then fax _________ to the lawyer.

7. The person to _________ you submitted your request is no longer in charge of this section.

8. He is sure he _________ meet us there.

9. The proposal wasn't _________ ours.

10. The pictures _________ bring him £12,000 a year.

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