Teacher’s name: T.Munkhchimeg

Subject: EC345 Economic English

Credit: 2

A: Test on Knowledge

1. 1 This is Isabella. Mr. Da Silva is ________ boss.

a. his b. hers c. her d. of her

2. He ____________ work at eight o`clock every day.

a. starts b. is starting c. was starting d. start

3. Today is _____________________

a. third April b. the third April

c . the third of the April d. three April

4. Model C is _______________ of the three tractors.

a. the heavier b. the most heavier

c . the more heavy d. the heaviest.

5. The machine _______________ 3500 kg.

a. is weighing b. weighs

c . is a weight of d. has weight of

6. The price is high. The goods are _________________

a. enough expensive b. too expensive

c . not expensive enough d. not too expensive

7. This book is ____________ . I bought it yesterday.

a. of me b. to me c. my d. mine

8. This fuel tank _____________ than that smaller tank.

a. holds more capacity b. holds more

c . has more d. is greater capacity

9. I _________________ my reply to you when you telephoned me.

a. was telexing b. will telex

c . am telexing d. have telexed

10. Is the price going to rise? Yes, _______________

a. it will b. it`s going to c. it goes d. it is

11. Will you come to see me now? Yes , ___________ at once.

a. I`m coming b. I come c. I`ll come d. I`ll be come

12. How long is the voyage __________ Hong Kong __________ Singapore?

a. to\ for b. between \ to c. from \ to d. from\ at

13. The ship leaves Tokyo _________ Monday _________06.00.

a. at\ at b. on\ at c. at \ on d. on\ on

14. How _____________ times did you telephone his office?

a. many b. much c. often d. more

15. He _________________in this department for 10 years.

a. is working b. has worked c. works d. has working

16. Yesterday the brokers _____________ six fixtures for bulk cargo.

a. are arranging b. arranged c. arrange d. have arranged

17. Has the price gone up again? No, ____________.

a. it isn`t b. it doesn`t c. it hasn`t d. it didn`t

18. Has the “ Ocean Star ” arrived yet? Yes, it`s _________ docked.

a. yet b. still c. once d. already

19. Their office ____________ be by the port. Now it`s in the town.

a. is use to b. used c. used to d. was used to

20. Containers are usually handled ___________ than general cargo.

a. more quickly b. more quick c. quicker d. quicklier

21. _____________ you ever been to Australia?

a. Did b. Were c. Have d. Didn`t

22. We ____________ multimodal services since 1982.

a. ran b. have been running c. were running d. run

23. When did you receive our order?___________

a. Two days before b. Since two days

c . Two days ago d. For two days

24. The department always _____________ its equipment from Supplier X.

a. buys b. is buying c. are buying d. was buying

25. Company A packs its products ____________ than Company B.

a. well b. more well c. more good d. better

26. Will our consignment arrive by Friday? I`m sorry, _______

a. it won`t b. it will c. it isn`t d. we don’t

27. I`m a shipbroker. What . .. . . . . . . . ?

a. do you b. are you doing c. do you do d. did you do

28. _____________ fertilizer do they import every year?

a. How much b. What number c. How many d. Which number

29. Could you __________________ the exact price?

a. tell b. tell me c. told me d. say me

30. __________________ to the agent yet?

a. Did you speak b. Have you speak

c . Have you spoke d. Have you spoken

31. Aircraft are often chartered ________________ brokers.

a. with b. from c. by d. on behalf of

32. The plane _________________ Cairo on Mondays at 17.30.

a. is leaving b. will leave c. leave d. leaves

33. ___________ you speak to him yesterday?

a. Do b. Did c. Don`t d. Have

34. Brokers often _____________ contract for air transport.

a. draw up b. put up c. draw in d. fill up

35. They run scheduled services __________ London _____________ Harare.

a. between / from b. between/ to c both/ and d. between/ and

36. He says this case ________________ 10 kg.

a. weighed b. weighs c. is weighing d. is weighed

37. We have not heard from them ________________ three days.

a. since b. for c. during d. last

38. He told us he __________________ to our office tomorrow.

a. would come b. will come c. has come d. came

39. Sea transport is not _____________flexible ______________ air transport.

a. more/ as b. as /as c. as / than d. so / than

40. The tools _______________in boxes of 10 by the supplier.

a. pack b. have packed c. are pack d. are packed

41. That country has ____________ foreign country.

a. little b. small c. few d. not many

42. What `s your job? I`m __________

a. underwriter b. a underwriter

c . an underwriter d. the underwriter

43. Haven`t the goods been delivered ___________?No, they haven`t.

a. already b. yet c. since d. still

44. What will happen if the dollar ____________?

a. will go up b. goes up c. went up d. would go up

45. Once everyone ______________, the meeting began.

a. has arrived b. was arrived c. had arrived d. arrives

46. He was late for work ____________ the bus didn`t come.

a. because b. so that c. so as to d. for the reason

47. When I _____________your terms, I will send our order.

a. knew b. know c. have known d. am knowing

48. Hadn`t you met him before? No _______________

a. I haven`t b. I didn`t c. I hadn`t d. I`ve not

49. We ________________ trade regularly with them, but not any more.

a. uses to b. once c. used d. at one time

50. Insurance is a protection _______________ loss or damage.

a. for b. by c. due to d. against

51. I don`t know the exact arrival time. I`ll ___________ for you.

a. look up b. work out c. find out d. look out

52. Would you mind ____________ the number . I didn`t hear properly.

a. repeating b. to repeat c. for repeating d. repeat

53. The documents have been here ______________ Tuesday.

a. from b. since c. on d. last

54. I advice you _____________ your foreign exchange forward.

a. for to buy b. to buy c. buying d. buy

55. How long ________________ for me?

a. are you waiting b. do you wait

c . have you been waiting d. you are waiting

56. If the dollar likely o strengthen, the forward rate will be at ________

a. a premium b. spot c. a discount d. a rate of interest

57. Your statement ______________ right now, sir.

a. is checking b. has been checked

c . is been checked d. is checked

58. The Bill of Exchange ______________ by next Wednesday.

a. has been drawn up b. will be drawn up

c . is drawn up d. will draw up

59. We`ll only accept your quotation if you __________ us a discount.

a. give b. gave c. will give d. would give

60. Good. You ________________ the accounts already.

a. made b. did c. have made

61. The first train _________ Calcutta at 05.30 every morning.

a. leaves b. is leaving c. will leave d. leave

62. In the first half of the year, imports increased ____________15%.

a. at b. down to c. up d. by

63. The economic situation is uncertain as ____________ price _______ interest rates are

stable at present.

a. both / and b. neither/ nor c. either / or d. not / or

64. If we are to stop the influx of cheap imported goods which compete with domestic

products, we should impose__________________.

a. import duties b. income tax

c . anti - dumping tariffs c. export duties

65. Where have you been? We ____________ you lately.

a. haven`t seen b. don`t see c. can`t see d. are not seeing

66. Importers __________ have a Health Certificate for imported livestock. It is compulsory.

a. should b. ought to c. can d. must

67. We generally ________ our fertilizer from country X.

a. buy b. are buying c. will buy d. have bought

68. This is ____________ agent I told you about.

a. an b. the c. a d. any

69. If the manufacturer gave a guarantee, he ________________defective goods.

a. will replace b. is replacing c. would replace d. replaces

70. These goods can be imported freely. You _________ have an import license.

a. mustn`t b. don`t have to c. shouldn`t d. must

71. We would know quality if we ____________ brand – name goods.

a. buy b. are buying c. have bought d. bought

72. My typewriter is broken. Can I borrow _______________?

a. your one b. a one c. yours d. yours one

73. How long ________________ coffee from Brazil?

a. have you been buying b.ave you bought

c . did you buy d. are you buying

74. We have ordered too______________ cement and also too_________ tones of grain.

a. lots/ lots b. many/ much c. much/ many d. much/ lots

75. Can you hear me? No, I`m sorry , I ____________

a. couldn`t b. don`t c. wouldn`t d. can`t

76. We would ask his opinion if he __________ here.

a. were b. is c. was d. would be

77. Could you _____________ if these items can be sent by rail?

a. say me b. tell me c. tell d. told me

78. If the road were extended, trucks ______________ reach the village.

a. can b. are able to c. will be able to d. would be able to

79. If I were you, ______________ find a more reliable supplier.

a. I`d b. I`ll c. I must d. I do

80. When will you ____________ deliver our consignment?

a. be able b. could c. be able to d. can

B: Test on Practice

1. Put in pairs words which are related.

1) job a. wharf 1)

2) crane b. scheduled 2)

3) carrier c. cargo 3)

4) tramp d. position 4)

5) quantity e. trade terms 5)

6) goods f. tools 6)

7) FOB/ CIF g. gantry 7)

8) quay part h. chartered ship 8)

9) equipment i. amount 9)

10) Liner j. vessel 10)

2. Write these numbers in full as we would say them.

a. 96 mm ____________________________________________

b. 10.26 am ____________________________________________

c. 135 kg _____________________________________________

d. 44 1. _____________________________________________

e. 1500 rev/ min ___________________________________________

f. 7.5 m3 _____________________________________________

g. 85 cm2 _____________________________________________

h. 12 oz _____________________________________________

i. 123 1b _____________________________________________

j. $ 142.590 _____________________________________________

3. This letter contains ten mistakes. Edit it Showing any words left out (^), and

mistakes in spelling (sp), punctuation (P) tense (T) or lay-out .

Reliant Import Co

Terminal Road , Port Town, Ruralia

Tel: 32567 Telex: 990007

11 May 1989

Your ref:

Our ref: JC/ PR

Worldwide Supplier l .t. d.

67 Kent road,

London SE3 8HT

Dear Sirs

We have seen your advertisement in last week`s gazette and would like you to send us a

copy of your catalogue. and your lists of prices and terms.

We would also be grateful of you could recommend a freight forwarding company to us, as

we are experiencing problems with transportation recent months.

We look forward hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully

Jose Cabal

Import Manager

4. Write a noun related to each of these verbs.

1. carry ____________________

2. accept____________________

3. produce ____________________

4. specify ____________________

5. state ____________________

6. deliver ____________________

7. decide ____________________

5. Rewrite this letter in the space below with the correct layout and

punctuation.

reliant import co terminal road port town ruralia tel 32567 telex 990007 23 february

19- - security insurance co 12 leadenhall street London ec 2 dear sirs please would

you insure a case of urgent spares to go by air from Gatwick to Port town the details

of the shipment are enclosed as we have little time we would be grateful if you

would telex us your reply yours faithfully j cabal import manager

6. Fill in the missing question words and give the answers to these questions.

a. ..who …….was the letter to ? Security insurance Co

b. ……… …..company sent the letter ? ……………………

c. …………… was the consignment ? …………………….

d. …………… signed the letter ? …………………………..

e. …………… was the cargo going?......................................

f. ……………. was it written ?...............................................

7. Write does flight times from an airline timetable as an airline agent would say them.

1. 17.40 ___________________________________________________

2. 14.00____________________________________________________

3. 13.24___________________________________________________

4. 16.15_______________________________________________________

5. 09.00___________________________________________________________

8. Put a circle around the word with the different vowel sound.

Example: a. cost b. most c. lost d. crossed

(1) a. weight b. late c. height d. great

(2) a. bought b. port c. draw d. through

(3) a. receipt b. freight c. piece d. street

(4) a. close b. float c. whose d. know

(5) a. group age b. fruit c. value d. journey

9. Give the plural forms of the following.

a. Letter of Credit ______________________________________

b. equipment and facility _____________________________________

c. name and address _____________________________________

d. wheat and barley _____________________________________

e. import tax _____________________________________

10. Join the two halves of these sentences so that they good sense. The first is done for you

as an example.

1. I never sign a letter a. although a phone call is quicker

2. I often choose to write b. after I have checked our stock position

3. I usually telephone c. before I have read it through

4. Please check my in-tray d. in order to save time

5. I shall be able to confirm this e. because we do not have sufficient stocks

6. I shall be able to confirm f. until we have checked our stock position

7. We cannot confirm the order g. while I am away at the conference

8. Please reply at once h. so that we can order the supplies we need

9. Please reply as soon as possible i. when I have consulted our works manager

11. Complete the sentences.

1. When did you go to Tokyo? I ………………two days ago.

2. How long did you stay in Tokyo? I ……………for two days.

3. Would you mind if we ……………. your goods next week?

4. If I`d seen him, I …………………..him the news.

5. I was pleased that I ………………… negotiate a good price.

6. If we hadn`t imported so much, our Balance of payments would have been ………..

7. Half of this chair is broken .It ………………..packed more carefully.

8. Goods unpacked for storage and distribution are called ……………….

9. We keep a safety stock of spare parts ……………….they are needed.

10. Those pallets are stacked high …………… they are dangerous.

C: Test on Skill

1.Replace the abbreviations with complete words.1. Just as Rd is short for ………. , St and Sq are short for ………. and ………. .2. 12/7/99 means ………. 1999 in Britain but it means ………. 1999 in America.3. ♯24 in the USA and No. 24 in Britain both mean …………. 24.4. On an envelope c/o means ………. and Attn means that the letter is for the ……….

of a particular person.5. In a report or textbook e.g. or eg means ………. , i.e. or ie means ………. And etc.

or etc stand for ………… .6. A British firm`s name may be followed by the abbreviation plc or PLC (short for

……….), Ltd (………) or & Co. (………).7. An American firm`s name may be followed by Corp. (……….) or Inc. (……….).8. If you buy something by mail order the price may not include p&p (……….) and

VAT (……….).9. At the end of a business letter you may see the abbreviations c.c. (……….), enc. Or

encl. (……….). but only an informal letter would have a P.S. (……….) at the end.2.Match these punctuation marks to their names below.

, ! “…” / (…) ? ’ ‘…’ ; : . - -

Apostrophe brackets/parentheses colon comma dash exclamation mark full

stop/period hyphen question mark semi-colon single quotes stroke/oblique/slash

double quotes/ quotation marks/inverted commas

1. The words ‘explained’ or ‘illustrated’ in this sentence are between single quotes.

2. A ……………………………marks the end of a sentence.

3. A ……………………….shows that there is some doubt, doesn’t it? What do you think?

4. A …………………is used for word-division or word-joining.

5. And it should not be confused with another - longer- mark: the …………………. . This

is used to separate ideas or words – usually added as an afterthought.

6. When writers wish to express emphasis or even surprise they use the ……………. . This

is no problem.

7. “ ……………………….. are used to show what someone actually said.”

8. Sometimes you may wish to separate two sentences; but they are somehow closely

connected; this is when you can use the ………………instead of the full stop.

9. NOTE: a ……………………. can help to emphasize what is coming next: to list things:

reports, letters, memos and so on.

10. If a person wants to show alternatives, he/she can separate them by using a

………………./………… / …………………… .

11. And if they are using words (i.e. phrases or expressions) which are not of primary

importance they can be placed between ……………………… (…………………….).

12. An ……………. Is used in possessives (Mr Jones’s) and it’s also used in contractions,

isn’t it?

3.Now read through this extract from a business textbook, which deals with a

related topic. Fill each gap with one of these words.

another basic business countries economic fishing fully labour major

most percent primary productive secondary services work workers

Divisions of economic activity Although the structure of each country is different, their

economies can be shown to have similar sectors. When speaking of 1)………………… or

economic activity, commentators normally recognize three 2)……………..’sectors’:

Primary – agriculture, fishing, mining, construction

3)……………. – crafts and manufacturing

Tertiary – 4)…………. , including education, banking, insurance, etc.

The occupational structure The types of activities that most 5) ……………….are occupied in

differ, sometimes dramatically, from one country to 6) ………………….and from one time to

another. In 7) …………………..developing countries (and in all 8)……………………….before

the 19th century), the vast majority of the workforce 9) ……………………..in the agricultural, or

…... sector. Their work is almost entirely manual, and most of the country’s 10)

……………..power is concentrated on the 11)……………………..task of feeding the

population. In 12) …………………….developed countries far more of their 13)

……………………….. resources are directed towards other 14)………………….activities. In

the United States and Canada, for example, only 4 and 7 percent , respectively, of all employed

persons work in agriculture,15) ………………….., and mining, compared to more than 70 16)

…………..in India.

4.Fill the gaps with suitable words from the list below:

backlog, bill of exchange, bill of lading, bulky, cash on delivery, cash with order,

crates, deadline, grade, hold up, inventory (US)/stock (GB), margin, point of sale,

premium, retail, special delivery, surcharge, tender, triplicate, value added tax,

volume, wholesale.

1. The profits made on a product vary according to the ……………of sales and there is not

normally a fixed profit…………… on the unit price.

2. If you buy something by mail order it`s normal to pay CWO(……………), rather than

COD(…………………………….) .

3. What`s the difference between a B/L (……………………..) and B/E (…………….…) ?

4. The ……………………… price of this product at the …………………….. (i.e.in the

shops) is $13.99, incl. VAT (………………………………)- about 60% more than the

……………………… price.

5. As we have been carrying out a(n) ………………………… control, there is a

…………………. in processing orders. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by

this ………………………………..

6. As part of the consignment is very urgent, we will be making …………of two of the

twenty……………………… you have ordered.

7. We only supply ……………… one product of ………………. quality.

Very………………….consignment is shipped by sea. There is no ……………………..

for small orders.

8. They submitted a……………………… in ………………., in accordance with our

instructions, but it arrived after the ……………………….

5.In this exercise you’ll see the replies to some questions. Decide what question

prompted each reply.

1. How would you feel if you lost your job?

Lost my job? I suppose I’d feel very upset.

2. How……………………………………………………………?

Promoted? Oh, I’d certainly be very pleased.

3. What………………………………………………… ……….?

Work in America? I’d try to improve my English as quickly as possible.

4. Where…………………………………………………………..?

A lot of money? I’d go on a world cruise, I think.

5. What……………………………………………………………?

My own company? I’d pay everyone fairly and treat them as equals.

6. What…………………………………………………………….?

Tomorrow? I’d stay at home and catch up on my homework.

7. What………………………………………………………….....?

Tomorrow? I’ll wear a raincoat and take an umbrella.

8. What………………………………………………………….....?

Yesterday? I’d have walked to work, or gone by bike.

Key to test

A: Test on Knowledge

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. D 11. C 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. B 17. C

18. D 19. C 20. A 21. C 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. A 32.

D 33. B 34. A 35. D 36. B 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. D 41. C 42. C 43. B 44. B 45. C 46. A

47. B 48. A 49. C 50. A 51. C 52. A 53. B 54. B 55. C 56. A 57 C 58. B 59. A 60. C 61.

A 62. B 63. A 64. A 65. A 66. D 67. A 68. B 69. C 70. B 71. D 72. C 73. A 74. C 75. D

76.C 77. B 78. D 79.A 80. C

B: Test on Practice

1. 1. D 2. G 3. C 4. B 5. I 6. E 7. H 8. A 9. F 10. J

2. a. ninety six mile meter

a. ten twenty six in the morning

b. one hundred thirty five kilogram

c. four hundred forty one

d. one thousand five hundred rev minute

e. seven point five cubic meter

f. eighty five square centimeter

g. twelve ounce

h. one hundred twenty three pound

i. one hundred forty two thousand five hundred ninety dollars

3.

Reliant Import Co

Terminal Road , Port Town, Ruralia

Tel: 32567 Telex: 990007

11 May 1989

Your ref:

Our ref: JC/ PR

Worldwide Supplier l .t. d.

67 Kent road,

London SE3 8HT

Dear Sirs

We have seen your advertisement in last week`s gazette and would like you to

send us a copy of your catalogue and your lists of prices and terms.

We would also be grateful of you could recommend a freight forwarding company

to us, as we are experiencing problems with transportation recent months.

We look forward hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully

Jose Cabal

Import Manager

4. Carriage, product, specification, statement, delivery, decision, quotation, payment, description, acceptance

5. Reliant Import Co

Terminal Road Port Town Ruralia

Tel 32567 telex 990007

23 February 19

Security Insurance Co 12

Leaden hall street

London EC 2

Dear Sirs

Please would you insure a case of urgent spares to go by air from Gatwick to Port

town? The details of the shipment are enclosed as we have little time. We would be

grateful if you would telex us your reply.

Yours faithfully

J Cabal

Import manager

6. a. Who …………..Security Insurance Coa. Which……… Reliant Import Cob. What ………….spare partc. Who……………..Mr Cabald. How…………………by aire. Whom ………………Mr Cabal

7. a. It’s twenty to six. a. It’s two o’clock.b. It’s one twenty four. c. It’s quarter past four. d. It’s nine o’clock.

8. a. crossed b. height c. through d. freight e. whose f. journey9. a. letters of credit b. equipments and facilities c. names and addresses d. wheat and barley

e. import taxes10. 1.C 2. A 3. D 4. G 5. B 6. I 7. F 8. H 9. E 11. 1. went 2. stayed 3. sent 4. would tell 5. can 6. better 7. should have been 8. separate

items 9. in case 10. so

C: Test on Skill

1. 1. Road, street, square

2. twelfth July, seventh December

3. number

4. care of, for the attention of

5. for example, et cetera (and so on)

6. Public Limited Company, Limited, and Company

7. Corporation, incorporate

8. per pro (on behalf of), Value Added Tax

9. carbon copy, enclosed, post script

2. 2. Full stop 3. Question mark 4. Hyphen 5. Dash 6. Exclamation mark 7. Double quotes

8. Semi-colon 9. Colon 10. Stroke/oblique/slash 11. Brackets 12. Apostrophe

3. Business, major, secondary, services, workers, another, most, countries, work, primary,

labour, basic, fully, productive, economic, fishing, percent

4. 1. Volume, margin

2. Cash with order, cash on delivery

3. Bill of lading, bill of exchange

4. Retail, point of sale, Value Added Tax, wholesale

5. Inventory/stock, backlog, hold-up

6. Special delivery, crates

7. Grade, premium, bulky, surcharge

8. tender, triplicate, deadline

5. 1. How would you feel if you lost your job?

2. How would you feel if you promoted?

3. What would you do if you work in America?

4. Where would you go if you won a lot of money?

5. What would you do if you launch your own company?

6. What would you do if you were free tomorrow?

7. What will you do if it rains tomorrow?

8. What would you have done if you were free?