Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown. Do not change the meaning.

1. Let me give you my advice. You should cut down on smoking right now.

If I were you, I would cut down on smoking right now.

2. Leave me alone or I’ll call the police!

Unless you leave me alone, I’ll call the police.

3. But for your advice, I wouldn’t avoid the trouble.

If itweren’t for your advice (If there weren’t your advise), I wouldn’t avoid the trouble.

4. You must tell me the whole truth or I won’t help you.

Unlessyou tell me the truth, I won’t help you.

5. You can stay in my flat, but you must keep everything in order.

Provided you keep everything in order, you can stay in my flat.

6. I don’t have enough money, so I can’t buy that dress.

If I had enough money, I could buy that dress.

7. Go right now or you’ll be late for the meeting.

If you don’t go right now, you’ll be late fro the meeting.

8. The bad weather prevents the match from taking place as schedule.

If the weather weren’t bad, the match would/could take place as schedule.

9. If you see Peter, tell him to come here.

Shouldyou see Peter, tell him to come here.

10. If I were in your situation, I would do the same as you.

WereI in your situation, I would do the same as you.

II. Give the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets:

1. What will you say(you say) if I (offer) offer you $90 for the dress?

2. Hold on! If you (not negotiate) don’t negotiatethe asking price, you (pay) will paytoo much.

3. If I (can see)could see into the future, I (be) would bea rich woman.

4. Supposing we (double) doubled our offer, how (she react) would she react?

5. If I (be) were you, I (think) would thinktwice before buying that car.

6. She is strange with you, I know, but you (trust) would trust her more if you (know) knewher better.

7. Ok. I (let) will letyou use my car provided you (drive) drive very carefully.

8. Just imagine what we (can do) could do if we (start) started our new website.

9. Unless you (ask for) ask for a discount, you (not get) won’t getone.

10. I know you don’t want to, but if you (put) putthe picture in an auction, you (get) would geta much

better price of it.

11. We (go) would goout for a walk if today (be) were Sunday

12. If we (not water)don’t water these flowers, they (die) will die.

13. The teacher (not accept) won’t accept our homework if we (hand) hand it late.

14. Water (freeze) freezes if the temperature (go)goes below 0ºC.

15. If a snake (bite) bitesyou, what you (do)will you do?

III. Read the text below about ONLINE SHOPPING. Choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B, C or

D below.

Every year in the USA over $150 billion is spent online, but this is only 5 % of

(1) _________ retail sales in the country. Most people using the Internet for shopping don't actually make a

(2) _________ online. Instead they use the Internet for pre-purchase research to find the best (3) _________

deals available, and then they go to that shop (if possible) to make the final purchase.

This is all despite the e-tailing promise that shopping online will be (4) _________ and convenient.

Convenient it might be, but 30% of all online purchases (5) _________, which means that there are a lot of

disappointed (6) _________ out there. There is also the (7) _________ of credit card security. In Britain there

is over £500m of credit card fraud every year and over 25% of that is when stolen credit card details are used

on the telephone or Internet to place (8) _________ which the card holder does not find out about until their

next statement. As a result of this, many people do not trust websites

(9) _________ their credit card details.

Other potential customers do not like the way websites track their visits and the way some, like Amazon.com,

make suggestions to (10) _________ customers based on their previous purchases. They see this as being

(11) _________, and even a (12) _________ of their privacy. So although online retailers have (13)

_________ down prices and can (14) _________ large discounts because they are only taking orders and

shipping products from large warehouses, they are still (15) _________ it difficult to turn visitors into paying

customers.

1 A. on B. whole C. total D. these

2 A. buy B. purchase C. shop D. demand

3 A. extra B. good C. make D. possible

4 A. expensive B. cheap C. good D. quality

5 A. fail B. work C. succeed D. bought

6 A. buyer B. customers C. orders D. consume

7 A. problem B. situation C. status D. issued

8 A. products B. goods C. purchases D. orders

9 A. for B. by C. to D. with

10 A. new B. next C. returning D. excellent

11 A. intrude B. intruded C. intrusive D. intruding

12 A. protection B. violation C. entrance D. intrude

13 A. brought B. bring C. bringing D. bought

14 A. ask B. gave C. suggest D. offer

15 A. finding B. making C. saying D. seeing

I. READING

Stargate Group Enjoying Success

The May edition of Einance Now highlighted the success of Stargate Group.

Its newest subsidiary has managed to have a significant increase in the areaof financial investments, despite

the decline in the stock market for the pastthree quarters. The subsidiary has also reported a remarkable

10% increasein earnings from the previous year. After other major business publicationsalso made note of

Stargate's success, the company began issuing press releases on Monday. In the article, Stargate gives details

about thesubsidiary's brief history, and also outlines its expansion plans, whichinclude establishing an overseas

branch within the next two years.

1. What is remarkable about Stargate's success?

(A) It has established overseas branches.

(B) It has been successful despite current stock

market trends.

(C) It has increased its staff by 10%.

(D) It has purchased Finance Now.

2. What did Stargate do on Monday?

(A) Open an overseas branch

(B) Establish a business publication

(C) Reduce its investments

(D) Make contact with the media

1. For whom is this document intended?

(A) Human resources managers.

(B) Software designers.

(C) Reporters.

(D) Job applicants.

2. What is required to be successful?

(A) A good physical appearance.

(B) Less than three years' experience.

(C) Knowledge of several languages.

(D) A driver's license.

3. What is said about the company?

(A) It is deadline-oriented.

(B) It has a leading position in its field.

(C) It publishes a history magazine.

(D) It develops software.

Assistant Magazine Editor

Are you creative, highly efficient with excellent inter-personal skills?

We are an international publishing group which has attained leadership through a history of

professionalism and integrity.

We are committed to hiring and training candidates with a strong desire to learn and grow, both personally

and professionally.

We are presently looking for an assistant magazine editor. The successful candidate must possess a college

degree in journalism or a related qualification and at least three years of magazine/newspaper experience.

Excellent knowledge of word processing and publishing-related software is essential. Must be well-organized,

deadline-oriented, with strong attention to details. Fluency in English and at least two other foreign

languages required. Apply with CV and cover letter to:

Linda Morris

ABC international Department of Human Resources

1368 Riverside Road Houston, TX 77093

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