Module IV Test
Module IV Test
COMPANY:
STUDENT:
MARK:
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE WORDS IN ITALICS
1. Excuse me, I think there´s a fault / failure with my washing machine
2. Your idea´s good, but there´s one major flaw / faulty in the plan. You
haven´t considered what the union will say
3. I´m sorry, but there seems to have been some kind of breakdown /
misunderstanding. My appointment is at 2.00 p.m., and your appointment
is 2.30 p.m., so I should go first
4. Sorry, you´ll have to wait if you want to use the Internet. The server will
be wrong / down for at least three hours
5. Don´t bother trying to use that software on a PC. It´s incompatible /
defective with anything but a Mac
6. You won´t believe this. My car is down / has broken down for the third
time this month. It´s at the garage now
7. I wouldn´t use them. They´ll fix it for you, but they´re so unreliable /
defective for getting things done on time
8. Take the stairs. The lift´s down / out of order again
9. I think the problems are due to the mistake / failure of staff to
communicate properly. We need some more staff training
10. It´s not always in our interests to achieve zero failures / defective, as this
can be expensive and push up prices
COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE MISSING WORDS
A: So, what´s the m_____ exactly?
B: It´s this DVD. It k_____ on switching off
A: When you say it switches off, do you m_____ it stops, or there´s no power at
all?
B: No power. It goes dark
A: Are you using it on battery, or mains?
B: Battery, I think
A: Have you t_____ plugging in the power cable
B: Is there one?
A: What appears to be the t_____?
B: My boss is a_____ giving me more projects when we haven´t finished the
last ones. I just can´t keep up
A: It m_____ be useful to talk to her
B: But she´s never here. I just get notes stuck on yet more reports
A: The b_____ thing would be to ring her. Just talking should solve the problem