Read the following message.
Dear Clients,
As Managing Director of ABC Ltd., I am proud to announce that we have crossed another milestone in the history of our company. On the 10th of this month our company shall celebrate its twenty-seventh anniversary. I take this occasion to thank each of you for being a valued part of ABC Ltd.
What began as a small firm with just 20 members has grown into a business with more than 3000 employees. Our company has countless achievements and accomplishments, and last year was especially productive.
Without the support of our excellent team it would never have been this big. Everyone from the team plays a very important role in the development of our company. Their enthusiasm, support and dedication have made this growth possible. ABC Ltd. shall ever remain indebted to the contributions of its employees.
We are also grateful to our clients and customers who trusted in us to help them provide immaculate services and products. Their demands, challenges and feedback have pushed us to go ahead and improve vigorously. Our success story remains incomplete without the support of our clients and customers. Not only have they made us a part of their lives but also helped us reach out to the world. They spread the word faster and in a better way than any of our promotional means could.
We can't thank you enough for your contributions to ABC Ltd. On this auspicious occasion I gladly announce a 10% discount to the clients and customers. Offer starts this weekend and ends on the next Friday.
We plan to keep our business and relation growing with you and continue to provide you with excellent products and services. With your support, we wish to explore new heights this year.
Thanking You,
Managing Director
Robin Smith
Using the drop-down menu(), choose the best option according to the information given in the message.
2.The company thanks
3.The last year especially was
4.The main reason for writing is to
5.The company reaches more people through
6.The company hopes to achieve
Here is a response to the message. Complete the response by filling in the blanks. Select the best choice for each blank from the drop-down menu ().
I am pleased to write to 7., ABC Ltd. on completing 27 years in business. Congratulations to you and your company on 8. at PQR Company!
You can be proud of your achievements in the past years and the 9. made possible by your dedicated team. ABC Ltd. has consistently delivered excellent products and services to its customers.
Your company began with 10. and now employs over 3,000 people. We will place our next order before the offer ends 11.
We wish you and your team many more years of success and the very best for your future ventures.
Warm Regards
Mike Johnson
PQR Company
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Correct Answer: will complete 27 years on 10th of this month
Why this is correct: ABC Ltd. will complete 27 years on 10th of this month. The director is announcing the coming anniversary.
Passage Reference: On the 10th of this month our company shall celebrate its twenty-seventh anniversary. I take this occasion to thank each of you for being a valued part of ABC Ltd.
Tips: Separate the company's age from the calendar date in the anniversary sentence.
Why the other options are wrong:
- will complete 28 years on the tenth of this month: The announcement names the twenty-seventh anniversary, not the twenty-eighth.
- completed 27 years on the tenth of last month: The anniversary is upcoming on the tenth of this month, not already completed last month.
- will complete 27 years on the last day of this month: The event is on the tenth, not on the month's final day.
Correct Answer: its staff and clients
Passage Reference: ABC Ltd. shall ever remain indebted to the contributions of its employees. We are also grateful to our clients and customers who
Why this is correct: The director thanks its staff and clients for building the company. Employees contributed dedication, while clients gave trust, challenges, and recommendations.
Tips: Find where the company says thank you in the letter. Test each option against those sentences.
Why the other options are wrong:
- its current clients but not its employees: The director devotes a full paragraph to employees, so the thanks are not limited to clients.
- its directors and suppliers only: Suppliers are not mentioned, and the message credits the whole team rather than only directors.
- its founding members but not its current clients: The director thanks current employees and clients, not only the original twenty members.
Correct Answer: productive for the company
Passage Reference: Our company has countless achievements and accomplishments, and last year was especially productive.
Why this is correct: The director calls last year especially productive. This means the company achieved strong results during that year.
Tips: Use the exact evaluation of last year instead of inferring a different business result.
Why the other options are wrong:
- difficult despite strong results in earlier years: The director calls last year especially productive, not difficult in contrast with earlier success.
- less productive than the company had expected: Less productive reverses the positive description in the message.
- successful mainly because fewer people were employed: The company grew to more than 3,000 employees. Its success does not come from employing fewer people.
Correct Answer: mark the anniversary with thanks and a brief offer
Passage Reference: On the 10th of this month our company shall celebrate its twenty-seventh anniversary. I take this occasion to thank each of you for being a valued part of ABC Ltd.
Why this is correct: The letter announces the twenty-seventh anniversary, thanks the employees and the clients, and gives a 10% discount that ends next Friday. So the main reason for writing is to mark the anniversary with thanks and a brief offer.
Tips: Mr. Smith writes about the company's early years, its employees, its clients and a discount. Note in a few words what he says about each, then test each option against your notes.
Why the other options are wrong:
- credit the founders alone for the company's growth: The letter thanks the whole team of employees and the clients. It does not give the credit to the founders alone.
- announce a special reward for employees only: The 10% discount is for clients and customers. No reward only for employees is announced.
- offer all customers a permanent discount: The discount starts this weekend and ends next Friday, so it is not permanent.
Correct Answer: word-of-mouth recommendations from clients
Passage Reference: They spread the word faster and in a better way than any of our promotional means could.
Why this is correct: Word-of-mouth recommendations from clients help the company reach the world. Their personal sharing works better than the company's promotions.
Tips: Find where the director writes about how the company reaches more people. Read that part to the end.
Why the other options are wrong:
- personal recommendations made by its directors: The message says clients spread the word. It does not praise recommendations from directors.
- paid advertising arranged by the company: Paid promotion is described as less effective than clients spreading the word.
- promotional offers sent to every local household: No campaign to every local household appears in the announcement.
Correct Answer: business and relationship growth
Passage Reference: We plan to keep our business and relation growing with you and continue to provide you with excellent products and services.
Why this is correct: ABC Ltd. seeks business and relationship growth with its clients. The company wants both the work and the partnership to continue.
Tips: Keep both nouns joined in the director's future plan.
Why the other options are wrong:
- a temporary increase in orders during the discount: A short discount may affect orders, but the stated goal is continuing growth in the business and relationship.
- a shift from existing clients to new customers only: The company wants to continue with existing clients while reaching further, not replace them with new customers only.
- a reduction in personal contact with customers: Planning to keep the relationship growing does not suggest reducing personal contact.
Correct Answer: congratulate your company
Passage Reference: On the 10th of this month our company shall celebrate its twenty-seventh anniversary.
Why this is correct: Mike opens by celebrating the company’s twenty-seven years in business and then offers congratulations. The opening therefore expresses congratulations, rather than placing the later order.
Tips: Ask what Mike's whole reply is mainly about. Then try each option in the line and keep the one that fits.
Why the other options are wrong:
- request further information from your company: Mike does not ask for information anywhere in the reply.
- place a discounted order with your company: He mentions ordering later, but the opening purpose is to celebrate the anniversary, not to place the order.
- renew our contract with your company: No contract renewal is requested in Mike's message.
Correct Answer: behalf of our entire team
Passage Reference: Congratulations to you and your company on {2} at PQR Company!
Why this is correct: The phrase ‘behalf of our entire team’ means Mike speaks for everyone at PQR Company. It completes the standard wording ‘on behalf of.’
Tips: Say the reply sentence with every option after on. Pick the one that sounds natural in a message from one business to another.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the instructions of our purchasing manager: No purchasing manager has instructed Mike to write. The reply presents congratulations from his team, not an order from a manager.
- the recommendation of our newest client: The reply does not mention a newest client authorizing Mike to speak.
- the invitation of your founding members: The reply gives no indication that any founding members invited Mike to send congratulations.
Correct Answer: tremendous growth of your company
Passage Reference: What began as a small firm with just 20 members has grown into a business with more than 3000 employees. Our company has countless achievements and accomplishments, and last year was especially productive.
Why this is correct: The rise from 20 members to over 3,000 shows how much the company has grown. Mike credits the hardworking team for that progress.
Tips: Use the movement from 20 members to more than 3,000 as evidence of scale.
Why the other options are wrong:
- plan to serve only its original clients: ABC thanks existing clients and aims to reach the world. It does not plan to serve only its first customers.
- recent decision to stop promotional activities: The company compares client recommendations with promotion but never says promotional activity will stop.
- new focus on a smaller workforce: Growth from 20 to over 3,000 is the opposite of a move toward a smaller workforce.
Correct Answer: 20 people
Passage Reference: What began as a small firm with just 20 members has grown into a business with more than 3000 employees.
Why this is correct: The company began with 20 people. Its staff later increased to more than 3,000.
Tips: Label each number in the passage as date, anniversary age, original staff, or present staff.
Why the other options are wrong:
- 300 people: Three hundred is not given as either the starting or current workforce.
- 27 people: Twenty-seven is the number of years in business, not the number of founding staff.
- 3,000 people: More than 3,000 is the current workforce rather than the original group.
Correct Answer: next Friday
Passage Reference: Offer starts this weekend and ends on the next Friday.
Why this is correct: The ten percent offer ends next Friday. Mike plans to order before that closing day.
Tips: Locate the offer's end date because an order made before the deadline must precede that day.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the following Monday: The following Monday is after the stated Friday closing date.
- this weekend: This weekend is when the discount begins, not when it ends.
- the end of this month: The message never extends the offer to the end of the month.
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