ENGLISH END-SEMESTER EXAM NAME : Misbahul Munir
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM NIM : 230501012011
UNIVERSITY OF ABDUL CHALIM PRODI : MPI C
PACET – MOJOKERTO
A Language Use 1 – Grammar - Multiple Choice (5 questions)
1.I … my classes in Palermo this week because my family and I are away on a tour of London.
A. am attending B. don’t attend C. will attend D. am not attending
2.When I was a child, I … ballet lessons and I enjoyed them very much.
A. bought B. had got C. didn’t take D. used to take
3.Ask Fred and Sue for help. They … this book before.
A. study B. are studying C. have studied D. will study
4.I think European cinema is often … stimulating than most Hollywood films.
A. much more B. very much C. the more D. the most
5. I … here since 7 o’clock.
A. wait B. am waiting C. have been waiting D. will wait
B. Reading Comprehension - (4 questions)
Read the text and answer questions 6 to 31.
i. E-mail is an effective communication tool, which is widely used as a form of business communication.
Writing anemail is easy and inexpensive since it only requires an Internet connection that is generally
already present in the business. From the CEO to the temporary employees of the business, everyone
can send and receive email communications.
ii. Some advantages of using internal emails
E-mails cannot and should not replace all face-to-face and other forms of communication, but the use of
internal email can be very useful within a firm. Internal emails can be a good tool for sharing basic
information, such as new cafeteria prices, paper use guidelines, or security precautions. Sending simple
messages to an entire workforce with just the click of a mouse is fast, easy, and convenient, costing the
company less money. If saved, the email can also function as proof of a message sent or received.
iii. heading
Business emails should be concise and not include too much information. Complex graphics and fonts
can occupy lots of space in the receiver’s inbox and may load slowly. Focus on one topic in a business
email and write only the things that are appropriate for anyone to read. Proper grammar and spelling are
very important too because they reflect on you and your abilities. Also use proper punctuation and
capitalization. Attachments should be prepared in a format that any receiver can easily
access/download. The subject line always has to be specified. Whether sending an internal or external
email, the subject line should accurately represent the content of the email. Business emails should be
brief, positive and professional.
iv. heading
Using emails in business communication is certainly less personal than face-to-face communication. It
can obstruct social interaction and limit social interaction. Sometimes when you are writing to
somebody, receivers maynot read your tone and expression, so they have to try to interpret your words.
Plus, you need to consider that even though emails can be quite informal, they are also a permanent
record and should be treated carefully. v.
v. heading
Email has been revolutionary in the world of business communication because information is quickly
passed along. Employees and customers are able to access information from a computer, phone or tablet
nearly anywhere. The use of email within a business can greatly increase productivity for employees
and can be a quick way to increase sales too. More and more companies are using email
communications as part of the marketing mix to communicate and interact with target markets.
Title – multiple choice (Question 6)
6. What would be the most appropriate title for this article?
A. The Use of Email in Communication
B. The Use of Email in Business Communication
C. How Email is changing our society
D. Email and Linguistics: An introduction
Headings (Questions 7-)
Read the text and choose the most appropriate heading (A-F) for paragraphs iii to v.
A. Email can cost companies a lot of money D. Emails help companies to sell more
B. Effective letter writing E. Problems with using email
C. How to write a business email F. Email use: efficient, economical and popular
7. paragraph iii. C. How to write a business email
8. paragraph iv. E. Problems with using email
9. paragraph v. F. Email use: efficient, economical and popular
C. Vocabulary – (2 questions, 10-11)
Using the definitions given below, find the most appropriate words in the text.
10. Write a word in paragraph iv which means to prevent or impede. (OBSTRUCT)
11. Write a word in paragraph v which means involving or causing a complete or dramatic change.
(REVOLUTIONARY)
D. Guided Cloze – (10 questions, 12-20)
Choose the most appropriate words from the list to fill blanks 32-36:
mailed taken left unhappy imagination manuscript surprise success
Doris Lessing was born in Persia in 1919 and was taken to Rhodesia when she was five. She spent her
childhood on a farm there, apart from a bitterly 12 taken period when she was sent away to school. She 13
unhappy Africa in 1949 and moved to London, taking with her the 14 left of her first novel, The Grass is
Singing. This was published in 1950 with outstanding 15 manuscript in Britain, America and ten European
countries.
Choose the most appropriate words from the list to fill blanks 36-41:
Bookings issues art science frustration moves elderly young
Since then her reputation has continued to grow. Her work has touched on the most significant 16 issues
of our time. The sequence, Children of Violence, draws on her experiences as a 17 young Communist in
colonial Africa, her sense of 18 frustration as a woman and her arrival in post-war England. The final novel
in the sequence 19 moves into the future to tackle nuclear war and scenarios that are found in 20 science
fiction more often than in traditional novels.
