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Progress Test 5 (Units 13-15)

Complete all seven sections. There are seventy marks in total.

Section 1: Vocabulary

1 Match the words in A and B to complete the sentences.

1              The driver won’t leave the ______________ _____________ until you’ve signed for the delivery.

2              I rang their ______________ _____________ but they said the guarantee didn’t cover the problem.

3              They accuse ______________ ____________ of ruining local small shops and businesses.

4              I saw my luggage on the _____________ ___________ but then it disappeared before it reached me.

5              We implementing a new system of _____________ ___________ to try and reduce the number of returned goods.

6              _____________ ______________ are complaining about our adverts to children.

7              Most of our ____________ ____________ are imported to make products for domestic users.

8              The ______________ ____________ is scheduled for the fifth. I hope it’s ready by then!

9              ____________ ___________ and email have made 24-hour communication so easy.

10              Infoglut is a term meaning _________________ _______________.

Section 2: Language

2 Re-write the first sentence using the words that follow.

11              ‘We are managing very well.’

              They said that _________________________________________________.

12              ‘Why are you late?’

              He asked me ___________________________________________________.

13              ‘Have you worked for us before?’

              She wondered if I_______________________________________________.

14              ‘The company will close by the end of the year.’

              It was reported that_____________________________________________.

15              They sold the story to the tabloid press.

              The story _____________________________________________________.

16              Smart tags can be scanned automatically.

              We can _______________________________________________________.

17              We’re laying off over fifty workers as from next month.

              Fifty workers _________________________________________________.

18              We didn’t improve the drugs. We didn’t have enough time.

              With more time we could ________________________________________.

19              They spent too much money on research.

              They shouldn’t __________________________________________________.

20              Perhaps we made a mistake.

              We may_______________________________________________________.

Section 3: Reading

3 Match the type of correspondence (a-j) to extracts in 21-30. Write your answers here:

21___ 22___ 23___ 24___25 ___ 26___ 27___ 28___ 29___ 30___

a) notice / b) memo / c) email / d) report / e) message / f) letter / g) minutes / h) fax / i) CV / j) advert

21              I hope you will find the time to read my attached CV.

22              Will all visitors please note that badges must be worn at all times.

23              Mr Boer accepted the proposal on condition that his request was also met.

24              Our top quality team building courses can help you learn the power of the many verses the weakness of the few!

25              Rosa called. Call back before 3.

26              I am delighted to enclose our new catalogue.

27              You will be happy to hear that this year’s Christmas party will be at the same venue as last year.

28              A highly motivated individual with five years experience in the catering industry.

29              It is concluded therefore that savings through job losses in these two divisions may be the only alternative open to the board.

30              Page 1 of  2.

Section 4: Career Skills

4 Write a question word (e.g. What…? Why…?) in 31-40.

31              ________ were you based?

32              ________ was she trying to say?

33              ________ do you currently work for?

34              ________ do you deal with authority?

35              ________ my present work satisfactory or do I need to review my methods?

36              ________ you have asked him for help?

37              ________’s going on with our order? It still hasn’t arrived.

38              ________ did you leave your last job? Because of someone?

39              ________ you think it would have been better if you’d worked as a team?

40              ________ come you weren’t able to finish the job?

Section 5: Writing

5 Read this press report. Write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

The clothing giant, High Rise, finally (41)______________ (announce) the move to their new headquarters. Chairman Charles Shearer (42)___________ (cut) the ribbon at the opening ceremony this Friday.

The plans to move to a new headquarters (43)____________ (announce) three years ago. “This is a very exciting time for the company” (44)___________(say) Mr Shearer “and marks a new stage in everyone’s lives.”

The 100,000 square foot facility (45)_____________(designed) by the British designer, Sir Robert Forster and eventually (46)_____________ (house) all the employees currently based at two different sites.

In recent months it (47)_____________(report) that the project cost the company twice the estimated budget and that Shearer might have to resign. However, the company (48)___________(deny) such information as ‘gossip’.

Every employee (49)______________ (invite) to the event and will receive a commemorative picture of the building at the opening ceremony, which (50)_____________(take place) at 5pm on Friday.

Section 6: Listening

Track 6

6 Listen to five people talking. Choose the sentence which is true about each listening. Listen twice.

Listening 1

51

a Everyone laughed a lot.

b Everyone had to tell a joke.

c They spent all the time telling jokes and didn’t have time to eat.

52

a It was the best evening out the man had ever had.

b It was the best evening out the man had ever had with suppliers.

c He’d never had a good evening with suppliers before.

Listening 2

53

a The speaker didn’t have time for a holiday.

b The event was similar to a holiday.

c The event was hard work.

54

a They learnt how to select the important from the unimportant in project management.

b They learnt about working late most evenings.

c They learnt the importance of tasks and the unimportant.

Listening 3

55

a The meeting never ended.

b The speaker thought it lasted a long time.

c The speaker thought it should have lasted longer

56

a The other people at the meeting talked for a long time about nothing relevant.

b The other people at the meeting talked for a long time about important issues.

c The other people at the meeting followed the agenda.

Listening 4

57

a Only one point was useful in the presentation.

b There was lots of interesting information in the presentation.

c The speaker had a good strategy.

58

a The presenter recommended having an assistant.

b The presenter recommended dealing with paperwork.

c The presenter had an assistant.

Listening 5

59

a A man is leaving.

b A man might be leaving.

c The speaker thinks he’s leaving.

60

a The speaker is waiting for an appraisal.

b The speaker needs to give the man an appraisal.

c The man doesn’t want to give the speaker an appraisal.

Section 7: Speaking

(61-70)

7 Imagine you are giving a short talk about yourself at a job interview. Talk about the following:

– introduce yourself appropriately

– describe one of your greatest strengths

– describe one of your weaknesses

– describe an experience working with a team of people

– describe what motivates and inspires you

8 Your teacher will mark your talk using this scorecard. The teacher circles 1 mark if a student includes the area and circles 2 marks for communicating it accurately and effectively. There is a maximum of ten marks.

The student: