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ANH VĂN CHUYÊN NGÀNH II BA19 A A tax paid on goods coming into or going tariff out of a country A person who informs people in authority Whistle blower or the public that the company they work for is doing something wrong or illegal is a A miracle solution……………appear Is unlikely to magically Anything comments on this? Anything you Asking for reactions don’t agree with Or anything you’d like to add? What is the speaker doing? Applicants will be called for Interview ……………… between 10 and 16 August As you know, the purpose of this meeting Asking for reactions is to inform you about forthcoming changes Starting the meeting in our Human Resources department What is the speaking doing? …………… people things without impulsive thinking about the consequences yet? Have the letters been typed B By the end of the year we……………… Are recovering our initial investment Beethoven’s Fifth Are going to recover is going to be performed Symphony next weekend Bribery, ……………… , black handers, Corruption/protest greasing of palms, may be in the short term Baksheesh/offer interests of the company and its shareholders but they can also be anti- competitive or ……………… against the value of society Before I move on to the next part of my Dealing with questions talk, are there any questions on what I’ve said so far? What is the speaker doing? C Corruption so often makes the headlines Law-abiding that you could forget the majority of people are in fact decent, ………………….citizens Countries which truly believe in free trade barriers try to liberalise their trade, that is to say, they take away……………………to trade D Do you need this paintbrush? You pass Ah, yes …… it to me, please Are you passing E Education _ to be the most Can often be considered important element to develop a country F For high performers, a good Financial package ……………… is not all that matters They need a challenge as well Free trade is a situation in which goods Controls/taxes come into and out of a country without any ……………………or…… P Please send ……………… together with A covering letter your CV Please come and visit our headquarters are when you ………………in Copenhagen again G Government regulation and High/ cleaning ……………… pressure from other companies have resulted in more ……………… in the industry and less secrecy Good leaders have …………… the ability Empathy / shoes to step to step into someone else’s …………… because they are good listeners H Have you made plans for the summer? We’re going Yes, …… to Spain He was rather …………… - not the kind impulsive of person who plans what they say or L Limited numbers or amounts that ate quotas officially allowed Let’s hope the new Head of R&D Stimulate/stifle will…………… innovation rather then ……………….it Lots of houses _ by the Were destroyed earthquake I I admire out chairman He’s a man of his word and is greatly respected for his … integrity I can’t send an e-mail to the travel agent; Will fax my computer’s just crashed Write down your details and I ………………them for you I’m sorry; I can’t attend the sales meeting Will visit tomorrow I ………………our most important customer I’ll give Mr Dupuis a ring as soon as I Arrive ……………… in Brussels I’m going to stay here until I find ………………a better hotel In December articles started to appear in unethical the press about our ……………… sales methods In the US, the first stage of compulsory Is generally known education as elementary education It is essential that you comply with taxes government…… If a company’s main purpose is to Returns/ unethical maximize the ……………… to its shareholders, then it could be seen ……………… for a company not to consider the interests and rights or anyone else If my flight ………………, I’ll miss the Is delayed presentation If you want to get to the top, you have to be Adventurous ……………… I mean be prepared to take risks and to try new ways of doing things If someone is able to change the way that other people think or behave…, they are ……… Charismatic If payments go to a ……………… to Slush fund/ sleaze finance a political party, this form of corruption may be referred to as ……………… especially by journalists If you come under pressure from someone, Talk to you they try to … If they ………………the plant, a lot of Shut down/ will people ………………lose their jobs John is a better player than Martin, isn’t He’ll win he? Oh, yes …… the match tomorrow, I expect Young entrepreneurs often feel that they Are thrown in at the deep end …………… They have everything to learn and not get much help T To sell products at a very low price in an dump export market To kick off Match this idiom from sport To start with its definition The ball is in your court Match this idiom It is your turn to take the next step from sport with its definition The delegation from China ……………… Are seeing the chairman the following Monday The chance to so something’ is …… The interview panel will draw up opportunity A shortlist ……………… of only five candidates The weather has been terrible, hasn’t it? It’s going to rain Yes, I think …… again later The weather conditions are good We should ……………arrive on time for our meeting The police are investigating our CEO for bribes allegedly receiving … The company paid bribes to the The money that you give to somebody to government officials to win the contract The idea of alone inventor who makes a persuade them to help you A sudden good idea discovery or has a sudden clever idea or brainwave is maybe a little out of date today The director never did anything that could disclosure compromise the ………………….of the company The government have changed all the rules Moved the goalposts for the exporters They have……………, so we will have to rethink our international operation The Foreign Office has advised them to backhanders turn a blind eye to payments of small……………… to speed up services such as customs clearance The World bank has estimated the annual Immoral behavior of people in authority cost of corruption at more $1500bn The usual American English word for ‘CV’ Resume is‘… The trains are delayed because of bad Will get weather, so I ………………a taxi The weather has been terrible, hasn’t it? It’s going to rain Yes, I think …… again later The telephone by Was invented Alexander Graham Bell The trees were grown in the backyard yesterday by That ……………be Peter, he’s in New John Can’t York at the moment Their summer collection has items so Industrial espionage similar to our own new designs that we think this might be a case of ……… Their new product has had many technical must problems They ……………be very disappointed There are several flights each day to Paris Shouldn’t There ……………be a problem They hired ……………… to attract some A headhunter executives from a rival company They operated a multimillion dollar Slush fund ………………….intended to corrupt government officials N New forms of energy ……………found, might but this is not very probable M Mr Pike the most famous Is said to be archaeologist in our city Many people believe that God created the God is believed to have created the world world Many companies ask new employees to Confidentiality agreement sign a ……………… to avoid future litigation problems Managers were trying to silence potential whistle blowers ……………… by promoting or relocating them Managers were trying to silence potential Whistle blower ………………….by promoting or relocating them Most weapons –exporting countries have Cover-ups been involved in major… Money paid by a government or subsidies organization to make a product cheaper to buy or produce Money that you have to pay to the tax government Senior managers have been criticized for Controversial ……………… decisions regarding payments to secure contracts Someone who is confident about what to decisive in different situations is …………… Sometimes during testing there is a setback Problem that delays or male worse when it becomes clear the design has a fault Solar power is ……………to provide more unlikely than 20% of our energy needs She really can’t wait to a skydive adventurous Whe’s so …… She doesn’t just tell us to things – she motivating makes us want to them We’re lucky to have such a …………… team leader We’ve called this meeting to discuss ways Setting objectives to which we could improve our recruitment strategy What’s the speaker doing? We’re moving house tomorrow I’ll help Really? …… you with the furniture We ask all our new employees to work A probationary period ……………… of between one and three months We have exactly the same market share as Keep your eye on the ball our nearest rival We ……………in terms Are in the driving seat of our profits so far this year, too We always what she wants us to because persuasive she gives us good reasons for doing it She is very … We really need to concentrate on what our competitors are doing In today’s market you need to ……………at all times Keep your eye on the ball Wind power……………to provide only a Is capable small part of our energy needs in 2050 With our market dominance in the US, we Is proble In the driving seat are really……… When it comes to industrial espionage, The activity of finding out secret Japanese companies have long been better information about a company known as defendants in high-profile cases What they need is a …………… person, decisive someone who can choose the right course of action even in a very difficult situation What would your colleagues say about I’d like to know what your colleagues you? would say about you What are your strengths? Could you tell me what your strengths are? What you want to be when you grow up, I’m going to be Stevie? …… a scientist That’s what I want to do, anyway Which of the verb does not match the noun: take A DEADLINE? Which of the verb does not match the noun: retire AN APPLICANT? Which of the verb does not match the noun: fire AN EMPLOYEE? Which of the verb does not match the noun: regulate A JOB? Which of the verb does not match the noun: Deal with A SITUATION? Which word does not normally go with invent ‘patent’? Which of the following is not used to ask What you like? for reactions? Which word doesn’t refer to open markets? restrictions Which of the following is not used to start a Before I start, hold on a minute meeting? Which expression is not used to end your Thank you for listening talk? Which expression is not used to structure I’ll give you some background the presentation? Which expression is not used to introduce If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to yourself? Which expression is not used to refer to the ask As far as I am concerned… audience’s background? Which expression is not used to invite You should ask no questions ìf you don’t questions? Which expression is not used to conclude? Which expression is not used to give want to be told a lie To draw up… Let’s start with the background background information? Which is the odd one out in each set? Which is the odd one out in each set? Which is the odd one out in each set? Which is the odd one out in each set? Which is the odd one out in each set? Which is the odd one out in each set? Which of the following is not used to slow failure Design disaster predict research feature Could you please speak slowly? down? Which of the following means ‘an official quota limit on the quantity of goods’? Which of the following is not used to keep I’m afraid you are going off on a tangent to the point? Which of the following is not used to deal Perhaps we could get back to the point Why don’t we come back to that later? with interruptions? Which of the following is not used to set Our sales target is… objectives? Which expression is not used to change the OK, I’m here to tell you about… topic? Which of the following is not used to Please summarise what you’ve said summarise? Which word does not normally go with brainstorm ‘innovation’? Which word does not normally go with innovate ‘breakthrough’? Which expression is not used to refer to the You have to pay attention to this graph visuals? Which word does not normally go with generate ‘idea’? Our company has ……………… for a A vacancy graduate in economics Our company is going to introduce tighter regulations health and safety……… Our plane’s been delayed There May not ……………by anyone at the airport to meet us Open ……………………ensure the free borders flow of goods, labour,, etc between countries Oscar says he …… the washing up after dinner Is doing