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SET TWO
Choose the right answer:
1. The term "producer" refers to one who:
a. grows crops or manufactures goods
b. advertises goods or services for sale
c. adds value to a product
d. provides raw materials or food
2. Which one of the following statements is false?
a. Commercial services add value to products
b. Most goods would not be produced if there were no commercial services
c. Commercial services cannot begin until the manufacturing process has been completed
d. Every stage of production resorts to commercial services
3. Generally speaking a wholesaler
a. sells cheap goods to the householders on their door steps
b. is a connection between the retailer and the manufacturer
c. only deals in goods which can be sold in very large quantities
d. insists on cash payment from his customers
4. Commerce
a. is synonym with trade
b. includes other functions in addition to trade
c. includes only the distribution and transport of goods
d. includes only banking and financial services
5. Goods are
a. used as a means of exchange
b. a store of value
c. articles of trade or commerce
d. always manufactured
6. Non-manufactures consist of
a. chemicals, textiles, iron and steel
b. building materials, machinery, equipment
c. clothing, footwear, fabrics
d. food, beverages, fuels
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7. A consumer outlet is
a. any specific market where consumers buy goods
b. a place where the consumers keep their assets
c. a place where the consumers buy only non-durables
d. a form of marketing research undertaken among the final consumers
8. Generally speaking, wholesalers
a. need a considerable amount of working capital
b. incur very little risk
c. deal only with manufacturers
d. have very high overhead costs
9. A broker is
a. an agent who buys or sells for someone else
b. the owner of the goods
c. an agent who receives no commission or fee
d. an agent who carries the customer's goods
10. Cash-and-carry wholesalers
a. require customers to transport their own goods and to pay for them in cash
b. never take possession of merchandise
c. merely take orders which the producer or supplier sells to the customer
d. carry the customer's goods
11. If there are too few retail shops, prices may rise because
a. bigger shops spend more on advertising
b. more assistants are needed
c. there is too little competition
d. customers must buy more goods
12. A retail co-operative society
a. passes on its profits to its customers
b. has its shares quoted on the Stock Exchange
c. passes on its profits to its employees
d. keeps all its profits to re-invest
13. The basic function of a retailer is
a. to provide consumers with the goods and services that they want
b. to buy goods only from a wholesaler
c. to sell goods in large quantities to the public
d. to sell goods and services from one business to another
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14. Which of the following features of multiple stores is false:
a. each branch sells the same range of goods
b. prices are usually very competitive
c. there isn't any need of extensive advertising on television or in newspapers
d. they tend to rely on well-known brands
15. A supermarket differs from a hypermarket by
a. its size
b. its pattern of goods
c. its customers
d. its suppliers
16. A customer
a. is a person who lends money at interest
b. buys and sells goods for someone else
c. is a person who buys items from a shop or company
d. is a person who offers services
17. Terms of trade refer to
a. details of conditions of sale
b. value of exports in any one year
c. the change in export prices over a period of time
d. the price reduction to a company in the same business
18. A jobber is
a. a dealer who buys and sells commodities, for his own account
b. a person who employs the work-force
c. a person advertising jobs
d. someone who is job hunting
19. A patronage dividend is
a. a dividend shared to employees
b. a dividend shared to employers
c. a dividend shared to consumers to encourage purchases
d. a dividend shared to suppliers
20. Invisible trade consists of
a. exports of physical goods
b. insurance, banking, transport, tourist services
c. imports of physical goods
d. transactions in physical goods
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21. Prices keep these days
a. rise
b. to rise
c. rising
d. risen
22. He is not used by night
a. to drive
b. driving
c. to driving
d. drive
23. They look forward from you soon
a. hear
b. to hearing
c. hearing
d. to hear
24. His boss hopes he will get used
a. to get up
b. getting up
c. to getting up
d. to get up
25. She can't help she is right
a. to feel
b. feeling
c. to feeling
d. feel
26. We woldn't like him at once
a. leave
b. leaving
c. to leave
d. left
27. It's no use at him
a. shouting
b. to shout
c. to shouting
d. shouted
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28. She objected overtime
a. working
b. work
c. have worked
d. to working
29. Please ring before in
a. come
b. have come
c. coming
d. came
30. Would you mind ?
a. repeat
b. repeated
c. repeating
d. to repeat
31. They will be surprised you
a. with meeting
b. at meeting
c. meet
d. have met
32. I made him my car
a. repaired
b. to repair
c. repair
d. have repaired
33. They'd better old cars
a. to stop selling
b. they stopped selling
c. stop selling
d. them stop selling
34. He would rather business with them
a. not to do
b. not did
c. not do
d. does not do
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35. Why not him to the trade fair?
a. to invite
b. invite
c. inviting
d. invited
36. Our car needs
a. be repaired
b. repair
c. repairing
d. repaired
37. It is worth at the supermarket
a. to do shopping
b. do shopping
c. doing shopping
d. done shopping
38. They finally agreed half the money in advance
a. paying
b. to pay
c. paid
d. having paid
39. It won't be any use to borrow any more money
a. you try
b. your/you trying
c. to your trying
d. you tried
40. She couldn't resist on the Internet
a. shop
b. to shop
c. shopping
d. to shopping
41. The police suspect him of stolen goods
a. try to sell
b. trying to sell
c. try sell
d. try selling
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42. This problem is too difficult
a. explain
b. to explain
c. explaining
d. having explained
43. Would you like to come with me?
a. Yes, I'd love
b. Yes, I'd love to
c. Yes, I would
d. Yes, I will
44. He is always the first
a. coming
b. comes
c. to come
d. came
45. He can't TV now because there are no programmes today
a. watch
b. be awatching
c. have watched
d. have been watching
46. Tom prefers reading
a. to talking
b. to talk
c. than talking
d. having talked
47. I'd rather fly
a. to go by sea
b. than go by sea
c. to going by sea
d. than going by sea
48. I did nothing but
a. to agree
b. agree
c. agreed
d. agreeing
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49. He could do nothing except
a. complaining
b. complained
c. complains
d. complain
50. They were charged stolen goods
a. to have received
b. for received
c. for having received
d. with receiving
51. I apologize before
a. for not write
b. not to write
c. for not writing
d. not having written
52. J ohn used cigarrettes
a. smoking
b. to smoke
c. having smoked
d. smoked
53. His ability with people is his main asset
a. to get on
b. to getting on
c. in getting on
d. get on
54. He showed me a cheque
a. to write
b. writing
c. write
d. how to write
55. Nothing would induce me business with them
a. to doing
b. to do
c. to having done
d. do
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56. You can't prevent him his own money
a. to spend
b. from spending
c. spend
d. without spending
57. I appreciate this opportunity
a. to be given
b. being given
c. to have given
d. given
58. "I regret having said it wasn't true" means
a. I was sorry that I said
b. I am sorry that I said
c. I am sorry that I must now say
d. I will be sorry that I said
59. "I paid him for translating my letter" means
a. I paid him after the translation
b. I paid him before the translation
c. I paid him do the translation
d. I paid him before doing the translation
60. "I don't remember posting the letter" means
a. must not forget
b. cant' recall, bring to mind the action
c. I don't post the letter
d. I didn't post the letter
61. "He forgot to come to the exam yesterday" means
a. He didn't come to the exam yesterday
b. He might have come to the exam
c. He must have come
d. He was unlikely to come
62. "I shall never forget passing this exam" means
a. I have never passed this exam
b. I will always have this memory
c. I shall never pass this exam
d. I shall have to pass this exam
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63. "He was afraid to make his wife angry" means
a. This act frightened him
b. He didn't want to do this because he thought it would make her angry
c. He will be frightened
d. He can't be frightened
64. "He can't do business with you because he is afraid of disturbing his partners" means
a. the thought of disturbing his partners frightens him, so he doesn't want to do so
b. he doesn't want to do business with you because this fact might disturb his business partners
c. he can do business with you
d. he is not afraid of his business partners
65. "I mean to work harder next year" means
a. I want to say I'll work harder
b. I am going to work harder
c. I might work harder
d. I must be working harder
66. "The transport strike meant their having to walk to work every day" means
a. They intended to walk to work
b. They had to walk to work
c. They should have walked to work
d. They didn't need to walk to work
67. There'll be an opportunity questions before the lecture
a. of asking, hearing
b. to ask, hearing
c. of asking, hear
d. to ask, hearing
68. Don't keep me long before my question
a. waiting, answering
b. wait, answering
c. wait, answer
d. waiting, answer
69. I'd like an opportunity you again
a. to have, to meet
b. to have, of meeting
c. having, to meet
d. having, to meeting
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70. Try your suppliers more reasonable
a. persuading, to be
b. to persuade, being
c. to persuade, to be
d. persuading, of being
71. Have you ever tried potatoes instead of onions?
a. to grow, growing
b. growing, growing
c. growing, grow
d. growing, grown
72. The two parties arranged for further talks after lunch
a. to meet, having
b. meeting, having had
c. to have met, having had
d. to meet, have had
73. They didn't fancy in that bleak house and regretted from their old one
a. to live, moving
b. living, to move
c. living, moving
d. living, to have moved
74. I regret that your products failed our requirements
a. saying, to meet
b. to say, to meet
c. saying, meeting
d. to say, meeting
75. I had the occassion to him when he to the conference
a. to speak, came
b. of speaking, came
c. speak, had come
d. to speaking, comes
76. Try late. He hates kept
a. avoiding being, to be, waiting
b. to avoid being, to be/being, waiting
c. avoid been, to be, waiting
d. avoid being, being, waiting
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77. She heard the clock six and knew that it was time for her up
a. strike, to get
b. striking, get
c. struck, to get
d. struck, to got
78. They didn't know how to my house so they stopped the way
a. to get, to ask
b. got, asked
c. getting, asking
d. to get, asking
79. Dup\ ce am promovat cu succes acest produs `n Fran]a, inten]ion\ m s\ -l lans\ m
acum pe pia]a italian\
a. After successfully promoted this product in France, we now plan launching it onto the
Italian market
b. After successfully promoting this product in France, we now plan to launch it on the
Italian market
c. After promoting successfully this product in France, we now plan to launch it to the Italian
market
d. After promoting successfuly this product in France, we are going launching it on the
Italian market
80. V\ aminti]i, probabil, c\ v-am solicitat o ofert\ de echipament de birou
a. You probably remember us to ask for an offer of office equipment
b. You probably remember us asking for an offer of office equipment
c. Probably you remember us ask for an offer of office equipments
d. You must remember us to having asked for an offer of office equipments
81. Suntem deosebit de interesa]i s\ vindem cu am\ nuntul produsele dumneavoastr\ [i
abia a[tept\ m s\ primim e[antioanele
a. We are highly interested in retailing your products and are looking forward to receiving
your samples
b. We are highly interested to retail your products and look forward to receive your samples
c. We are highly interested of retailing your products and look forward to receive your samples
d. We are especially interested to retail yor goods and are looking forward to receive your
samples
82. Suntem un grup de detaili[ti specializa]i `n v>nzarea de produse de uz casnic
a. We are a group of retailers specialized on the sale of household items
b. We are a group of retailers specializing in the sale of household items
c. We are a group of retailers specialized in selling of household items
d. We are a group of wholesalers specializing in the selling of household items
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83. Din cauza v>nz\ rilor nesatisf\ c\ toare, cu regret v\ inform\ m c\ nu mai inten]ion\ m
s\ comand\ m produsul dumneavoastr\
a. Because of disappointing sales, we regret to inform you that we shall no longer be ordering
your product
b. Because of disappointing sales, we regret informing you that we shall be ordering your
product no more
c. Due to disappointing sales, we regret having informed you that we shall no longer be
ordering your product
d. Owing to disappoiting sales, we regret to have informed you that we shall not be ordering
your product any more
84. Depozitul serve[te la stocarea m\ rfurilor
a. The warehouse is used to storing the goods
b. A warehouse is used for storing goods
c. The warehouse serves to stocking the goods
d. A depot is used when storing the goods
85. V>nz\ torul `ncearc\ `ntotdeaua s\ -[i satisfac\ clien]ii
a. A shopkeeper/shopassistant always tries to satisfy his customers
b. The shopkeeper/shopassistant always tries satisfaying his customers
c. The shopkeeper/shopassistant always tries satisfying his clients
d. The shopkeeper/shopassistant always tries to satisfying his guests
86. Ar fi putut afla cifra de afaceri dac\ ar fi c\ utat `n foaia de calcul
a. He could have found out the turnover if he had looked at the spreadsheet
b. He could find out the turnover if he looked at the spreadsheet
c. He could have found out the turnover looking at the spreadsheet
d. He could have found out the turnover if he has looked at the spreadsheet
87. Computerul din serviciul de marketing trebuie reparat c>t mai cur>nd posibil
a. The computer in the marketing department should have been repaired as early as possible
b. The computer in the marketing department needs repairing/to be repaired as soon as possible
c. The computer in the marketing department should heva been repaired
d. The computer in the R&D department is being repaired
88. Respectarea termenelor de livrare ar permite societ\ ]ilor comerciale s\ -[i m\ reasc\
cifra de afaceri
a. The meeting of delivery dates would allow the trading companies to increase their turnover
b. The meeting of delivery terms would allow the trading companies increase their turnover
c. The meeting of delivery terms would allow for the trading companies increase their turnover
d. The meeting of delivery terms would permit that the trading companies to increase their
turnover
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89. Timpul nefavorabil a fost cauza `nt>rzierii livr\ rilor
a. The bad weather was responsible of delaying the deliveries
b. The bad weather was responsible for delaying the deliveries
c. The bad weather was responsible in the delay of the deliveries
d. The bad weather might have caused a delay in delivery
90. Cooperativele nu urm\ resc s\ ob]in\ beneficii
a. Co-operatives do not aim to make a profit
b. The co-operatives do not aim making a profit
c. Co-operatives do not aim to making a profit
d. The co-operatives do not aim for making profit
91. We are looking for an economist experienced in teaching economic and financial matters
a. C\ ut\ m un economist cu experien]\ `n predarea problemelor economice [i financiare
b. Se caut\ un economist cu experien]\ `n probleme economice [i financiare
c. C\ ut\ m un economist care s\ predea probleme economice [i financiare
d. Se caut\ un economist pentru predarea problemelor economice [i financiare
92. An invisible import is
a. purchase of goods and services by foreigners on holiday in Romania
b. natural gas
c. purchase of goods and services by Romanian citizens on holiday abroad
d. illegal immigrants entering Romania
93. Supermarkets generally sell
a. a wide variety of package and branded goods
b. at higher prices than those of unit shops
c. only a variety of food items
d. toys only before Christmas
94. Balance of trade is
a. a record of all economic transactions in goods and services between a country and all
other countries during a period of time
b. the ratio of consumption to national income
c. a record of all economic transactions in goods, services and money between a country and
all other countries during a given period of time
d. repetitive oscillations in economic activity over a period of years, caused by fluctuations
in demand
95. Cash-and-carry warehouses
a. do not offer very competitive prices
b. do not offer delivery or credit
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c. do not cut out the costs of delivery
d. are not general stockists
96. The commodity composition of Romania's foreign trade consists of
a. non-manufactures
b. manufactured goods
c. semi-manufactures
d. non-manufactures and manufactures
97. Breaking bulk means
a. buying from the manufacturer
b. buying in small amounts from the retailer
c. buying in large quantities from the manufacturer and selling in smaller amounts to the retailer
d. buying from the wholesaler
98. In the age of the EURO
a. retailers will be winners in the long term
b. sales will pick up at the start
c. retailers will not have to invest heavily
d. small shopkeepers will be favoured
99. Could I first thank you me at such short notice?
a. to see
b. for seeing
c. to have seen
d. on seeing
100. He realized that he wait two months before
a. would have to, being paid
b. will have to, being paid
c. would have, being payed
d. will have to, been paid