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Lazarski University Language Certificate Examination
English Language B2 Test
TEST PRZYKŁADOWY
Total time allowed – 120 minutes
LISTENING
You will hear Nick Morgan, the president of Public Words, giving tips on how to create an effective presentation. Listen and decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). You will hear the recording twice.
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1. Morgan’s recent client was an inexperienced healthcare executive. ………………………
2. Morgan’s client had a problem with keeping audience’s attention.
………………………
3. There are four steps to create a good audience-centered presentation.
………………………
4. A love story is good for introducing products to the market.
………………………
5. An effective way to start a presentation is an agenda slide or self-introduction. ………………………
6. To engage an audience you should both describe a problem and offer a solution. ………………………
7. It is a good idea to ask the audience to provide ways of implementing the solution. ………………………
READING
- Read the article below and choose the best sentence from A–E below to fill each of the gaps. Do not use any letter more than once.
Japan enters the era of smartphones and 'dumbwalking'
Japan has been a late adopter when it comes to smartphones, but it's catching up quickly - already more than half the population owns one. _____ It's 5pm on a Friday and I'm standing in a coffee shop above Shibuya crossing - one of the most famous intersections in the world. It's a place where every two minutes, more than a thousand of Tokyo's smartly dressed commuters and fashion-making teens gather at eight points, ready to cross - then rush straight for each other.______It's awe-inspiring, so much so that at times it leads people - including myself - to say rather trite things about how it's the perfect symbol of Japanese society: the many individuals acting together for the greater good. But thereason I'm here, isn't to gawp in amazement, it's in the hope that I'll see people crash. I want businessmen ploughing into each other, their umbrellas flying off their arms, and immaculately uniformed schoolchildren tripping up grannies. Why may I get to see this now, when I wouldn't have had the chance even a year ago?______
Smartphone use is booming in Japan. In 2012, only about a quarter of Japanese used them, most being perfectly happy with their everyday mobiles. But people have now realised smartphones are just too useful to ignore, especially because they can be used to read newspapers and manga, the Japanese comics which have gone global, without straining your eyes. More than half of all Japanese now own a smartphone and the proportion is rising fast. _____ It's that glacial pace people only adopt when they're staring at a phone screen - their head down, arms outstretched, looking like zombies trying to find human prey. Researchers here have found people don't just walk more slowly when they're on smartphones, their field of vision is reduced to 5% of what it should be, and some are worrying what this means for Shibuya.______There would be more than 400 collisions every time, it said, and most likely just 36% of people would get across. Orderly Japanese society as we know it, would be at an end.
(adopted from )
A But with that rise has grown another phenomenon - the smartphone walk.
B It's very simple - smartphones.
C Recently the Japanese mobile giant NTT Docomoreleased a simulation of what would happen there if everyone crossing was doing the smartphone walk.
D But Tokyo is a crowded city, and warnings are being issued about the risk of mass collisions among phone-using pedestrians at one busy crossing.
E It looks like they must crash, this sea of people, but they swerve and swing around each other, like dancers pirouetting, and they all get to the other side safely.
- Read the article below and choose the correct option (a, b , c ) to finish each sentence.
Self-employment: First choice or last resort?
Self-employment is one of the big stories of the recovery. One in seven workers in the UK are now working for themselves. The latest jobs figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that there are now 4.54 million self-employed people. That is about 8% higher than a year ago. In fact, there are now 780,000 more people in employment than there were this time last year, and 40% of those are self-employed. Over the longer term, the biggest rise in self-employment has been seen in the number of older workers. According to the ONS, self-employment among the over-50s is up 36% on 10 years ago. The independent think tank the Resolution Foundation believes the main reason for this is the fact that self-employment seems to be growing as an alternative to retirement. It says that more than a quarter (28%) of the rise in the number of people working for themselves is due to a decline in the rate at which people leave self-employment. Through analysis of data from the ONS, the Resolution Foundation also found that more than half of self-employed people aged 60 or over now work part-time, that is up from 46% in 2005. In other words, self-employment is increasingly an option that allows older people to keep earning but by working less.
This trend helps explain the big growth in overall part-time self-employment seen in recent years. The proportion of women joining these ranks is also growing. But for many people, self-employment has often been a last resort, especially as the recession took hold. Akbar Vindhani was forced into working for himself after being unemployed for three months with no sign of a job, despite numerous applications to local firms. So he started a commercial laundry business, Crown Laundry, with his brother in Leicester and with financial help from his family. The 25-year-old says it was tough at the beginning, but he has not looked back."I think being unemployed was a blessing in disguise. I never thought I'd be my own boss but it's working out pretty good," he told me. Akbar says he cannot see himself working for anyone else in the future either."Being my own boss gives me much more freedom. You get out what you put in. We're growing in a steady manner and we hope to grow more rapidly in the near future."Akbar says he is actually financially better off, but that does not seem to be the case for most self-employed workers. The Resolution Foundation reckons that average weekly earnings for the self-employed have tumbled by 20% since 2007, compared with a fall of just 6% for employees over the same period.
The increase in part-time hours helps explain this disparity, but there is a suspicion that some self-employed workers are not getting enough work, or are underemployed. Self-employment was on the rise long before the recession, but its pace has accelerated since the downturn. "I think self-employment has been a safety valve against unemployment, it's meant that people who in the past would have no work at all are able to do something," says the economist, John Philpott, "On the other hand, if it means that people are underemployed for a prolonged period of time, that's a sign the economy is still weak and we need to do more to boost demand, so that we create jobs for everyone who wants them," he adds. To put it another way, self-employment can be seen as a sign of economic weakness or strength. The hope is that as the economy recovers, more of the self-employed will be genuine entrepreneurs who will go on to hire other people. That is certainly how Akbar Vindhani sees himself. "My ambition is to build up my own national laundry business in future. I'm proud of what I've achieved."
(adapted from
- Over the past decade self-employment in the UK
a) has almost doubled.
b) has risen by 36% among people over 50s.
c) has increased by 780,000.
- The majority of people turning to self- employment
a)has experienced difficulties in finding a job.
b)has always wanted to work for themselves.
c)are under skilled workers.
- Having problems with finding a job
a)may cause depression and lead to various addictions.
b)may be a turning point in people’s professional lives.
c)means that people have too high expectations regarding employment.
- The article stresses that self -employment
a)has appeared as a consequence of economic downturn.
b)is a common problem of developed economies.
c)has helped to lower the unemployment rate.
- Survey shows that some elder workers decide on self-employment as they
a)want to be professionally active rather than retire.
b)want to have more money.
c)face serious financial problems.
- Huge rate of self- employed workers
a)is always a sign of economic recovery.
b)may indicate economic stagnation.
c)proves that self employment is more profitable than working for others.
- It is expected that the current self-employed will
a)soon look for positions in other companies.
b)become employers themselves in the future.
c)continue the same working pattern .
- The word disparity in the text (paragraph three) means
a)changes
b)similarity
c)inequality
USE OF ENGLISH
I. Complete the sentences with the correct options.
1. Our market was flooded with cheap ______products from China.
a) patented b) genuine c) counterfeit
2. I think the parts are covered for two years but you’d better look on the______to check.
a) invoice b) receipt c) guarantee
3. The company is working very hard at ______good relationship with its customers.
a) establishing b) jeopardizing c) negotiating
4. The poor working conditions have led to a high ______of staff in our company.
a) turnover b) departure c) deficit
5. There were about 250 ______at this year’s conference in Berlin.
a) invitations b) hosts c) delegates
6. European farmers receive EU ______for certain agricultural production.
a) grants b) quotas c) subsidies
7. Nowadays people don’t want to be tied up with one company. They’d rather work as ______
a) freelancers b) retailers c) middlemen
8. The guests should arrive soon according to the ______they sent.
a) itinerary b) agenda c) schedule
9. Our state-of-the art machinery is our major ______.
a) possession b) asset c) equity
10. We’re planning to ______our computer systems in February.
a) renovate b) rebuilt c) upgrade
- Fill in the blanks with the words. There are more words than you will need.
searchlatestsickalthoughsought-after
lastpursue goalchaseperkshowever
thriveopportunitiesbrowserillness
Top 5 Reasons Why Google is the Best Company to Work For
Google has been ranked No.1 in Fortune's 1.______annual list of '100 Best Companies to Work For.' Wondering why? The Internet 2.______engine giant, which employs 18,500 people in the U.S. (or over half of its global headcount), is one of the most 3.______employers worldwide. Why? It is because of Google's corporate culture. My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact and are contributing to the good of society. As a world, we're doing a better job of that. My 4. ______is for Google to lead, not follow that, Google co-founder Larry Page said. Google's creative and innovative corporate culture help its employees 5. ______- they work hard and play hard. What makes Google so different from other companies? Could it be the on-site 6.______that include medical and dental facilities, valet parking, oil change and bike repair, free washers and dryers, and free breakfast, lunch and dinner on a daily basis at its numerous gourmet restaurants on its Mountain View campus? Or could it be the special and unique benefits that include 7. ______to learn, grow, travel, and, hold your breath - have wild, zany fun during the workdays? Is it because of the Global Education Leave program that enables employees to take a leave of absence to 8. ______further education for up to 5 years and $150,000 in reimbursement? Or could it be other thoughtful offerings such as unlimited 9. ______leave, a $500 take-out meal fund for new parents, opportunities to ask the founders about their vision for the future of the company, or a chance to be involved in significant community service? (…) 10. ______, there is no magic formula or rocket science to it. It's all about treating people with respect, supporting their creative endeavors, and working hard to adhere to their motto of Don't be evil. And, its efforts are paying off. (Adapted from:
- Read the text below and choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B, C below.
Joanne "Jo" Rowling, born 31 July 1965), pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The books 1.______worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400million copies. They 2. ______the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a series of films which became the highest-grossing film series in history. Rowling 3. ______overall approval on the scripts and maintained creative control by serving as a producer on the final instalment.
Born in Yate, Gloucestershire, Rowling 4. ______as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she 5. ______the idea for the Harry Potter series on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990. The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, divorce from her first husband and relative poverty until Rowling 6. ______the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997. There were six sequels, the last, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007. Since then, Rowling 7. ______three books for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy (2012) and—under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith—the crime fiction novels The Cuckoo's Calling (2013) and The Silkworm (2014).
Rowling 8. ______a "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from living on state benefits to multi-millionaire status within five years. She is the United Kingdom's best-selling living author, with sales in excess of £238m.The 2008 Sunday Times Rich List 9. ______Rowling's fortune at £560million, ranking her as the twelfth richest woman in the United Kingdom. Forbes ranked Rowling as the forty-eighth most powerful celebrity of 2007,and Time magazine named her as a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she has given her fans. In October 2010, Rowling 10. ______the "Most Influential Woman in Britain" by leading magazine editors. She has supported charities including Comic Relief, One Parent Families, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Lumos (formerly the Children's High Level Group), and in politics supports the Labour Party and Better Together.
(adapted from )
- a) gained b) have gained c) gain
- a) have become b) are becoming c) became
- a) has b) had c) had had
- a) worked b) had been working c) was working
- a) had conceived b) conceived c) was conceiving
- a) finished b) had finished c) has finished
- a) has been writing b) wrote c) has written
- a) leads b) has led c) led
- a) estimates b) has estimated c) estimated
- a) is being named b) was named c) has been named
WRITING
You represent a tea company from China.
On a recent sales trip to England, you made contact with a potential customer, Mrs Jane Campbell , the buyer in a major retail chain. You discussed the possibility of supplying tea to the chain, although nothing was agreed. Now you want to build on the relationship in the hope of closing the deal.
Write a letter to Mrs Campbell.
Stress the quality of your product and the reliability of your service.
Offer to show her round your production facility if she would like to visit you in your country. Offer to cover her expenses during her stay.
End with the hope that you will be able to do business with her.
Your letter should be between 120 and 150 words.
Key
Listening ( 7x2 points)
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T 7.T
Reading 1 ( 5x2 points)
1.D 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. C
Reading 2 (8x1 point)
1 b2a3b 4c5a 6b7b 8c
Use of English
ex. I (10x1point)
1c2c 3a4a 5c 6c 7a 8a9b10c
ex. II (10x1 point)
1. latest 2. search 3. sought-after 4. goal 5. thrive
6. perks 7. opportunities 8. pursue 9. sick
10. although
Ex. III (10x1 point)
1b2a3b4c5b 6a 7c 8b9c10b
Writing 18 points
TOTAL - 80 points