Soal Remedial Business English
A. Reading Comprehension
Complete the sentence below with the correct words provided.
I have been a (1)…………for almost ten years. It is a blue-collar (2)……….., some people say, but I choose it because I can help people with my (3)…………….. Who will weld the iron (4)…………… to keep your house (5)…………..? Who will weld the children’s see-saw? Who will weld the iron stairs, chairs, tables, and many else? People will (6)………..to me when they need something made of welded iron. They will ask fro my help when they find their iron gate is (7)…….. or out of order. To tell you the truth, I am (8)……….of my job since there aren’t so many welders. Just count how many welders there (9)…… your city and you will (10)………. that there will be less than a hundred.
1. a. rent b. keeper c. welder d. cook
2. a. vacancy b. job c. color d. d. office
3. a. skill b. strength c. energy d. work
4. a. cloth b. man c. power d. gate
5. a. safe b. loose c. crowded d. stay
6. a. came b. come c. leave d. meet
7. a. new b. break c. broken d. lost
8. a. sad b. proud c. honest d. confused
9. a. is b. were c. are d. was
10. a. find b. finds c. found d. founded
B. Error Recognition
Each sentence below has four underlined words. Identify the one that should be corrected, then write the correct one.
11. All tool must be kept in a tool kit after you have finished using them
12. I don’t want to forgiving you for breaking my favorite Compact Disc.
13. It is clear that the sun rises on the east
14. That we have to prepare the project immediate is understable
15. Nowadays there are many Cellular Phone with many kinds of features.
16. We feeling sympathy for the great loss you must encounter
17. The man likes this machine better than that machine, since it is cheaper but have the same quality.
18. You can take a taxi or a shuttle bus to goes to the airport
19. Don’t touch the wire because it carries electricity. You will got electrocuted.
20. You must not put the cement in a box and leaved the box open
C. Vocabulary
Match the pairs to complete the sentence/ definition below.
21. Does the price of the ticket……..airport taxes?
22. The FTSE index ……100 points yesterday to its lowest point in ten years
23. I need to get a ……….from the bank to buy a new car.
24. There is a ……..in the property market. Prices have never been so high.
25. We’re planning to ….our new product next year.
26. The travel agent ……….to give us a refund because we cancelled at the last minute.
27. Please don’t ……….to contact me, if you need further details.
28. It is difficult to get theatre tickets during ………..periods.
29. In order to get a full…………, customers must send back goods in the original packaging
30. The main building or location of a large organization is……..
| a. recession | f. launch |
| b. include | g. refund |
| c. refused | h. hesitate |
| d. fell | i. peak |
| e. loan | j. head office |
