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ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHi MINH TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC KINH TẾ - LUẬT

TRÀ VĂN TRUNG (Chủ biên)

VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH CITY

UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND LAW DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

ThS Tra Van Trung - ThS Lé Thi Hién Hoa

BAI TAP THUC HANH NGU PHAP - TIENG ANH THUONG MAI

Grammar Practice Tests for Business English

(Pre-Intermediate level)

NHA XUAT BAN DAI HQC QUOC GIA

THANH PHO HO CHI-MINH — 2017

BAI TAP THUC HANH TRA VAN TRUNG (CB)

NGU PHAP TIENG ANH THUONG MAI LÊ THỊ HIÊN HOA

LOI NOI DAU (PREFACE)

Tài liệu tham khảo Bài tap thie hanh ngtt phap tiény Anh thuong mai (trinh dé Ti ién Trung cap) - Grammar Pr actice Tests for Business English (Pre-Intermediate level) được biên soạn với mục đích hỗ trợ chương trình tiếng Anh thương mại đang được giảng dạy cho sinh viên năm thứ nhất tại Trường Đại học Kinh tê - Luật,trường thành viên của Đại học Quốc gia - Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh Đây là tài liệu hỗ trợ giáo trình Market Leader (Pre-Interrmmediate levej) Tài liệu này cùng cấp thêm cho giảng viên các bài tập ngữ pháp thực hành trên lớp hoặc cho các bạn sinh viên có thể chủ động ôn tập để chuẩn bị cho các kỳ thi tiếng Anh cuối khóa tại trường

Tài liệu Bài tập thực hành ngữ pháp tiếng Anh thương mạt (trình độ Tién Ti rung cap) gom có 12 bài luyện tập ngữ pháp tiêng Anh (Practice tests) có gan phan ly thuyết và 2 bài tập luyện ôn (Review tests) nhằm giúp sinh viên củng cô vôn ngữ pháp tiêng Anh cơ bản trong lĩnh vực Tiếng Anh thương mại

Nội dung của tài liệu tham khảo này theo sát với các điểm ngữ pháp của giáo trinh Market Leader (Pre-Intermediate level) (Tac gia: David Cotton, David Falveyva Simon Kent, NXB Pearson, 2012.) Day là giáo trình được sử dụng trong chương trình chính khóa của Trường

Nhóm biên soạn xin chân thành cảm ơn các tac gia cua nguồn tài liệu tham khảo (IReferences) đã cung cấp cho chúng tôi nguồn dữ liệu rất phong phú và cập nhật.Vì là lần đầu tiên biên soạn tài liệu nên không thể tránh khỏi những sai sót, chúng tôi rất mong nhận được ý kiến đóng gop của các bạn đọcvà đồng nghiệp để tài liệu tham khảo này ngày càng hoàn

thiện hơn

Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, ngày 13 tháng 11 năm 2016

Nhóm tác giả

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TABLE OF CONTENTS |

Part 1 PRACTICE 'TE,STTS - << 55s << <2 se eeeeses 1

PRACTICE TEST I— PRESENT SIMPLE - 3

PRACTICE TEST 2 - PRESENT CONTINUOUS 12

PRACTICE TEST 3 — PAST SIMPLE -5- 5+s<5<552 22 PRACTICE TEST 4- PAST CONTINUOUS - 32

PRACTICE TEST 5 - PRESENT PERFEECT - 42

PRACTICE TEST 6 — FUTURE TENSES ¬ 52

PRACTICE TEST 7~ MODAL VERBS - 63

PRACTICE TEST 8 — PASSIVE FORM . - 72

PRACTICE TEST 9 — CONDITIONALS -. - 81

PACTICI: TEST 10— TIME CLAUSES - 90

PI&ẰACTICE TEST 11 - REPORTED SPEECH 99

PRACTICE TEST 12~ MULTI-WORD VERBS 115

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PART 1

PRACTICE TESTS

_PRACTICE TEST 1 PRESENT SIMPLE

I work I do not/ don’t work Do I work?

You/ We/ They | You/ We/ They do not/ Do you/ we/ they

work don’t work work?

He/ She/ It He/ She/ It does not/ Does he/ she/ it works doesn’t work work?

2 Usage

- Permanent situations: The present simple is for actions and

situations that are generally or permanently true

Reuters is the world’s new agency and supplies news to

international media organizations

- Routines and frequency: We use the present simple to talk about routines and things we do regularly

Smith is a commuter Every weekday he drives to the Station and takes the train to London

- Facts: We use the present simple to talk about scientific or

other facts

The data show an increase in sales.

- Programmes and timetables: We use the present simple to

talk about programmes and timetables When we use the present simple like this, it can refer to the future

Ex: | The train leaves in five minutes

The training course begins at 8.30 tomorrow in stead of 9.30

- First conditional sentences: We often call the "real" conditionals because they are used for "real" situations

If she pays money for the goods soon, I’ll give her a 10% discount

- Adverb clauses of time: We use the present simple in adverb

clauses of time beginning with when, after, while, till / until, before, as soon as

When the goods arrive, Ill pay you money

A are/ go often

B are/ often go C are/ has often go

D have been/ are often going

3 Every day, Jack at 7 o’clock, breakfast, and

A.has often got up/ will have/ go

B often gets up/ has/goes

C is often getting up/ having/ goes D has often got up/ had/ went

4 Ourcompany _inIlanoi.It_ im Ho Chỉ Minh City

5 Mary _ doing business, but Alice _

6 Every day, Mary _ a meeting with her employees for an hour, andthen _ to her office for her daily work

7 Ambitious people often decide on a career plan while

8 What department _ youin?

9 [know Mary _ in the USA

10 She works for a company which CD players

responsible for their work

A.want/ are C want/ were

12 Central banks always A raises/ goes up

13 The sales report is my responsibility Most of the time

Tit

14 Of course, in the winter we _ more coats, hats and scarves

15 I’m sorry, but we top ranges

A aren’t given

discounts over 10% on our

B weren’t given

17 The level of discount the size of the order which

A borrows/ remembers

B borrowed/ has remembered C borrows/ has remembered D borrow / remember

part-time job as a nurse

results in the job

22 The bank lent us money for a down payment, SO now we

the house we used to rent

23 money

25

26

28

29 at 7 p.m

30

Mary can’t buy that house because she _ enough

This company is mine Thatone _ to Jack

It’s a hard-working day.I _—_—swwe go out for coffee

Please wait for my employee untilshe _ back

Our showroom in this city four times a weck

You must deliver this product soon because the train

We _ auctions in this city every four months

31 The most important thing to sell our products well

to promote advertising

32 Atpresentwe a factory in Dong Nai Province

33 As soon as you that, I’d like you to start writing this report

34 The employer frequently — pizza for us on Fridays He away today, so we’ll have to go out to eat

customer complaints

processing program

37 “What — about the new simplified tax law?” - “It’s

more confusing than the old one.”

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38 The company its course al university

B was D were

between one and four in the

B aren’t open D not opening

4l they _s a: meeting on the second floor every moming?

42 She the job because the salary is too low A doesn’t accept

C don’t accept

B isn’t accept D isn’t accepted

she works from home

A has gone C are going 44 At present we soon as possible

A are needing

C have needed

B goes D is gone

to finalize our expansion plans as

B are needed

D need

45 Actually, I that this daily chore has become a stress

46 The auditors _ that the bookkeepers send them figures every two weeks

A Her colleagues respect always her 3 ter colleagues always respect her

D Always her colleagues respect her

A brings/ leaves

B has brought/ has left

C brings/ has left D has brought/ left

sign the contract

50 At present this group _—_—saa: number of TV stations and

PRACTICE TEST 2 PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am not/ 'm not + V- ing

Yow We/ They are not/ aren't + V- ing He/ She/ It is not/ isn't + V- ing

Please don't make so much noise I'm trying to work

- Current projects: The present continuous is used to talk

about actions happening over a period of time, including now

He is designing a new product.

-Temporary situations: The present continuous is used to

indicate that an action or activity is temporary

I'm living with some friends until I find a place of my own - We can use the present continuous when we talk about changes happening around now, especially with these verbs: get/

change/ become/ increase/ rise/ fall/ grow/ improve/ begin/ start

This advertisement is becoming more popular on TV - Wecan use the present continuous with these words: today/ this week/ this year/ now/ at present/ at the moment

At the moment she's calling a client in New York

- The following verbs are not normally used in the present continuous:

State: be, cost, fit, mean, suit

Possession: belong, have

Senses: hear, see, smell, taste, touch

That book belongs to me (not is belonging)

They don't like going out to restaurants (not aren't liking)

PRACTICE TEST >

Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each

sentence

1 It's the difficult time for the industry but our company

De Unfortunately, our range of soft drinks well at

3 Jean knows that she will have to work abroad for six months

soshe _ herself for her new assignment as best she can

4 Repsol company _-its operations in Latin America at

6 It _ that the present government is beginning to run into

7 BAT Industries & Pecs a joint venture agreement at the moment

8 Jonathan isn't enjoying his work at the moment He's been in

10 Oh no! My printer _ properly I'll ask Mark to run off

a copy

11 ‘The motivation of the sales staff _ because we bought some new company cars

12 This is where we test our products As you can see, Martin

some cosmetics from our latest range

14 The cost of living Every year things are more expensive

16 The company _ three new sales staff for its Madrid

office at the moment

17 They sof: expanding into the new markets of

Central Asia

18 Things are not so good at work The company money

19 Their own brand instant coffee _ very good, so it is not

Surprising that it _—_—s more and more popular

- operations in the UK

21 Bernard the phone this week because our secretary is away

23 I'm afraid she lunch at the moment Can I take

a message?

24 The marketing people are trying to find a brand name that natural and sophisticated

26 Mercator Foods _ rapidly It has subsidiaries in France and Germany Sales and earings for the company far

beyond expectations

A is expanding/ is increasing B expands/ increases

C expand/ increase

D is expanding/ are increasing

27 Listen! Someone in the next room

28

At the moment we are carrying out a survey to find out

what sort of after-sales service our customers

more in marketing this year?

Mrs Joan _all our product presentations This week

our next presentation in New York

A organizes/ is organizing B is organizing/ organizes

C will organize/ organize D organize/ is organizing

all our employees

32

The world _ Things never stay the same A changing

B is going to be changed C had changed

D is changing

33 They don't have anywhere to live at the moment They with friends until they find somewhere

34 You_ to work very hard to attract visitors to your site

35 EMI is looking at new ways of distributing music It songs on-line through Music Net and Pressplay

36 We normally hold our sales conference in Mumbai, but this

38 Atthe moment, we _ the profit figures

39 Now she - to her mother about her bad business

activities

40 Currently, the number of retired people

41 Go ahead with the proposal, as long as everyone that

the goal is to improve upon last year's event

worried about it

44 She told me her name, butI _ itnow

46 Please don't make so muchnoise.I to work

47 It that our new range of equipment is becoming more and more popular

48 We our services to meet the needs of a much wider

range of customers

49 The production line isn't working at the moment because

50 We _ to open a new store in New York next year

PRACTICE TEST 3 PAST SIMPLE

I worked I did not/ didn’t work | Did I work?

worked not/ didn’t work work?

He/ She/ It worked He/ She’ It did not/ Did he/ she/ it work?

didn’t work

2 Usage

- Completed actions: The past simple is used to talk about completed actions in the past

Jack visited our company three days ago

- Past habits: We use the past simple to talk about something that happened again and again in the past

Mary often helped my company when she lived in Ho

Chi Minh City

- A series of actions in the past: We use the past simple to talk

about actions in the past taking place one after the other

Ex: The boss came in, took off his coat and sat down

She placed the letter on the table, sighed, and left the office

- When-clauses: We use the past simple in the when-clause to talk about an action in the past taking place in the middle of another action

Ex: | When] arrived, she was dealing with a customer

- The second conditionals: The past simple is used as part of the second conditional

If I won the lottery, I would open a shop

e Note: With some expressions, there is no preposition:

(D) five years ago (0) the day before yesterday, etc

A arises B arose

providing customers with very high-quality products at the lower cost

6 After testing the new product, the manufacturer it onto the market

7 I met an old colleague of mine while]l in London for a

conference

8 We didn’t notice that the package was damaged when it

9 In the second quarter, the company _ the workforce by

10 percent

10 Sales of home furnishing the biggest decline with a fall of 16% over the half year and 7.1% in the second quarter

11 The problem because the machine was not working

properly

12 With $750 million investment, Pepsi _ to double plant

14 Sales _— the year at 25,000 units in January and _

dramatically 30,000 units in February

A began/ increased

B would begin/ increased

C were begun/ were increased

D were beginning/ were increasing

matched customers’ requirements

other insurance companies to share the risk of losses

17 The boss me money for a down payment, so now | have the house which I usually rent

18 The purpose of our advertising was to communicate

information that _ customers to buy our special product

19 Developing the vacuum cleaner cost too much money, so

Dyson to get backing to complete the project

20 The firm to diversify its products and services to

attract more customers, but it was unsuccessful

21 Last year our sales overtook the competitor’s because we

a new advertising campaign

22 How long siit _—s‘ to’:« fly to our country this morning?

London in the last business trip

24 While my colleague was on business trip in Hanoi, I to her twice a day

27 In the first quarter the company _ its competitive edge by giving customers a lot of special discounts

28 The company _ a new branch in Paris where most of

the administrative work is carried out

29 When we _ the CEO about his new employees, he to answer

30 Only two years ago, there _ a shortage of accounting staffin my company `

31 From 2012 to 2014, the unemployment rate in our city between 4.0 and 4.3 per cent

34 In 2013 she visited many places in Vietnam and

charity to help the poor

35 The customers special offers when they _ that

product with big quantities

C was interrupted

37 John

to another company

D has been interrupting

for my company for two years, then he moved

38 When I into the office, the secretary was answering the phone

39 The firm _ to givecompetitive prices to attract more

customers

40 In 2015, Ms Mary _ additional approaches for the improvement of our new products

41 Alice in the sales department for three years, from

2001 till 2004

42 1 _ Jack’s good leadership when I still worked for his company

43 We our customers for their feedback to help us

lmprove our customer Service

44 Were you sleeping when! _into your office?

45 There was a shortage of staff, so the company some new employees

A decided recruiting B decided to recruit C had decided to recruit D decided to be recruited

department of a fertilizer company

47 How manystaf_ — _ your company _ last quarter?

48 She events for her company, but now she does A not used to organize

B didn’t use to organize C didn’t used to organize | ' D wasn’t used to organize

the box, she

50 Companics would be more innovative if they more

+

discussion

PRACTICE TEST 4 PAST CONTINUOUS

PRESENTATION

1 Form

The Past Continuous Tense

The table below shows how to form the past continuous tense

Positive

Ư He/ She/ It was + V- ing You/ We/ They were + V- ing Negative

Was I/ he/ she/ it + V- ing?

Ex: This time last year I was living in London

At 8 o'clock yesterday evening he was having dinner

- We can use the past continuous to talk about an action or

activity that was already in progress, and which was interrupted by

another action

Ex: When I got to the airport, the company driver was waiting for me

He lost his passport while he was travelling to the conference

- Some verbs (for example know and want) are not normally used in the continuous

(not was wanting) PRACTICE TEST

Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each

SCIUCHCE

accounts

2 The security guard noticed the broken window while he round the warehouse

with him

4 The worker _intothe tree which _across the path

A crashed/ lied

B had crashed/ was lying

C crashed/ had lied

D crashed/ was lying

5 They the double payment while they the old

A found/ were checking

B were finding/ were checking C found/ checked

D were finding/ checked

6 We were ina very difficult position We _—s what to do

7 Tom _hislegwhenhe football in the company yard

A broke/ is playing B broke/ was playing

C was breaking/ was playing D was breaking/ played

8 While it was raining outside,I in the work room

D was coming/ were discussing

10 She met her fiancé while she in the Acland branch