FIRST SEMESTER BUSINESS ENGLISH EXAMS

LEVEL II ACCOUNTING
I-Match the verbs in column A to the nouns in column B to make common
collocations (6mks)
1) Draw up a) Press release
2) Install and maintain b) contract
3) Keep c) research
4) Train d) systems
5) Carry out e) records
6) Issue f) staff
II-Write the names of the activity which is typically performed by each of these
departments (6mks)
1) R&D
2) Public Relation
3) Legal
4) IT
5) Human Resources
6) Administration
III- Describing Market trends; complete these verbs which are all used to
describe trends (2mks)
Downward Movement Upward Movement
1) to P _ _m _ _ t to _ _ c r _ _ _ _
2) to d _ _ _ to _ I _ _
3) to F _ _ _ to _ _ c k _ _
4) to _ _ c l _ _ _ to j _ _ _
5)
IV- Complete the chart (5mks)
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST NOUN
PARTICIPLE
To decrease
To fall
To drop
To peak
To rise

V-Complete the sentences below with appropriate prepositions (7mks)

1) There was a sharp drop……………………….profit.
2) Profit decreased………………………….€7.5m……………………………..€4.5m.
3) Profit decreased………… €3m in June but now it stands…………………€4.5m
4) There was a drop…………………………..€3m……………………………..profit.
VI-Write these numbers in full (in words) (4mks)
1) 14 6) 1,432,876
2) 40 7) 17.38
3) £8.50 8) 231,345,456,120
4) 13.36%
5) 1/3

VI-Complete this news report with the terms from the box below (5mks)

equity stake, recession, shares, debt, stock market, forecast,

profit margin, investment, bankruptcy, dividend, pre-tax,
annual turnover

And now the business news ...

There was a further downturn in the economy this month as the . . . . . . . . . ..' in the
United States and Asia-Pacific region continues. Yesterday was another day of heavy
trading on the . . . . . . . . . . . . with big losses in share values. The …………….. for the
near future is not good. as market confidence remains low.

Paradise Lane. the struggling luxury hotel group. is seeking new . . . ……… to try and
avoid . . . . . . . . . . . .. following the announcement of disastrous interim results. It
currently has a . . . . . . . . . . . . of nearly $5 billion. There are rumours of rivals G H N
taking a large. . . . . . . . . . . … in the troubled hotel group.

Phoenix Media announced a 15% increase in……………… on an . . . . . . . . . . . . of

$4.5 million. Added to the strong performance in the last quarter. this is likely to result
in an increased . . . . . . . . . . . . of over 14 cents per share, well up on last year, which
will certainly please shareholders·. Following a rise in sales in the emerging markets
of the people who own shares in a business