Test

A- Hopwood Ltd sent out a direct mail letter to advertise its portables air-conditioning units. Choose the best modal verbs to complete the letter.

 

                                                                        A hot summer in Britain?

 

You Shouldmust be joking! But you don´t have toshouldn´t be an expert to notice that the weather is changing and climate is getting warmer. Well, now you mustn´tdon´t have to invest in an expensive air-conditioning system! What you shouldmust do is to install a Hopwood TF9 Portable Air-Conditioning Unit. So small that you can move it from room to room and it stores away easily when not in use. You shouldn´tdon´t need to place a large order as we sell the Hopwood TF9 units individually. But once you try one you´ll want one in every office and meeting room in your company! The Hopwood TF9 is something that you mustn´tdon´t need to be without this summer!

 

B-Complete the sentences with the past simple or present perfect simple form of the verbs.Don´t use short forms

1- Yesterday, the exchange rate was $ 4.50. Today it is $4.30.

It  (go down) by 20 cents.

 

2- In 1998 the price per litre was $2.50. In 1999 it was $3.50

It  (increased) by $1.00

 

3- Last year it cost HKD $400  and this year it still costs HKD $400.

The price

 

4- At the start of the week, share prices in Tokyo rose by 3.50%

They are not rising now. They  (remain) steadly.

 

 

5- Prices started to fall last year. This year they are still falling very quickly.

They  (drop) to the lowest point in 10 years.

 

6- The price was the same in January 2005 as it was in December 2005.

Prices   (not rise) in 2005.

 

 

C- Write the correct form of the verb in the conditional types 1 and 2.Don´t use short forms

1- If that customer   (HAVE) a problem with his next purchase, someone will have to visit him.

2 -If I  ( NOT THINK) the idea would work, I wouldn´t invest in it.

3- Sales would increase if we  (IMPROVE) the design.

4- What would we do if profits  (go down)?

5 - He  (handle) the problem better if you give him all the information this afternoon.

 

D-Choose the correct word to complete the sentences

1 The buyerseller hould not trade any products that are poor quality.

2 You should buy your new laptop in the salesold. They are selling last year´s models very cheaply.

3 My customers know waht they want and don´t like to be pressuried - so I don´t need to use any heavyhard sell.

4 Yes it is very popular - in fact it´s our leadtop selling design.

5 We don´t have an aggressive sales style. We prefer to use kindsoft  sell to encourage cosumers to buy our products.

6 I am afraid we boughtsold out of that style last week. Would you like me to order one for you?