Progress test (unit 1-2)

Grammar
1 Complete the conversations. Use the correct Present Simple form of these verbs. Score
arrive have speak start stay take want work
1 A What time _______________ the meeting _______________? __
B It _______________ until 11.30. __
2 A How many foreign languages _______________you _______________? __
B Two. I _______________ good Spanish and a little German. __
3 A How often _______________ your boss _______________ from home? __
B Never. She always _______________ in the office. __
4 A How long _______________ the journey _______________ to the airport? __
B It usually _______________ about 45 minutes. __
5 A Which hotel _______________ clients usually _______________ in? __
B They often _______________ in the Radisson or the Hilton. __
6 A What time _______________ he _______________ home from work? __
B He _______________ home until about nine o’clock every night. __
7 A Where _______________ you usually _______________ lunch? __
B At my desk. I _______________ time to go out. __
8 A Why _______________ he _______________ to change jobs? __
B He _______________to work for himself. __
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2 Complete the conversations. Use the correct Present Simple form of be or do.
1 A Hi. _______________1 Max in the office today, please? __
B No, he _______________2. __
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He _______________ work on Fridays. __
A OK. _______________4 you know his mobile number? __
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B Sure. It _______________ 0777 129 422. __
2 A _______________6 you work in the Paris office? __
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B Yes, I _______________ . __
I _______________8 in the marketing department. __
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A _______________ Walter Schumann still work there? __
B Yes, he _______________10 the Marketing Director now. __
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3 A _______________ Ralph have a problem with his computer? __
B Yes, his email _______________12 work.__
A _______________13 there any error messages on the screen? __
B No, there _______________14. __
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3 Complete the conversations. Use the correct Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the
verbs in brackets. Score
1 A How _________________________1 (your job / go)? __
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B It _________________________ (go) really well, thanks. __
Every day _________________________3 (be) different. __
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A What _________________________ (you / work) on at the moment? __
B We _________________________5 (develop) some new software. __
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And I _________________________ (train) a new member of the team. __
2 A How long _________________________7 (it / take) you to get to work every morning? __
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B About half an hour. I usually _________________________ (drive) but __
I _________________________9 (cycle) to work at the moment. __
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A Why? _________________________ (you / want) to get fit? __
B Yes, but I _________________________11 (try) to save money, too. __
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Petrol _________________________ (be) cheap at the moment. __
3 A Helen, is that report ready? The Sales Director _________________________13 (ask) __
me for it.
B I _________________________14 (write) it now, but __
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I _________________________ (wait) for some graphics from Lucy before I can finish it. __
A Well, what _________________________16 (Lucy / do) now? __
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B I _________________________ (not know). __
She _________________________18 (answer) her phone this morning! __
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4 A I haven’t seen you for a long time. Where _________________________ (you / work) __
at the moment?
B I _________________________20 (working) at the moment, unfortunately, but __
I _________________________21 (try) really hard to find a job. __
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A That’s difficult. So many people _________________________ (look) for work these days. __
B Yes, I _________________________23 (apply) for lots of jobs, but __
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I never _________________________ (get) any interviews. __
5 A Where is everyone today? The office is nearly empty.
B Ray and Olga _________________________25 (work) in the office today. __
They _________________________26 (visit) clients. __
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C And the Sales Manager _________________________ (work) today either – she’s __
on holiday.
She always _________________________28 (visit) her sister in France at this time of year. __
A Oh, no. I _________________________29 (write) a report for head office and __
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I _________________________ (need) some information from her. __
C Sorry, she is away until next week.

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Vocabulary

1 Complete the names of different types of company. Write the missing letters. Score
1 A Why is Gina going to the b __ __ __ this afternoon? __
B She’s going to ask for a loan.
2 A Where’s the best place to buy espresso beans?
B We order from a c __ __ __ __ __ p __ __ __ __ __ __ __ in Brazil. __
3 A What is Felix’s job?
B He designs engines for a c __ __ m __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __. __
4 A What’s your idea of a perfect job?
B A newsreader for a t __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ c __ __ __ __ __ __. __
5 A What is your favourite a __ __ __ __ __ __? __
B I like Global Air. They gave me an upgrade last time.
6 A Why did your company close all its high street shops?
B We’re an e- c __ __ __ __ __ __ __ c __ __ __ __ __ __ now, so we only __
sell our products online.
7 A What was your first job?
B I was a sales assistant in a d __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ s __ __ __ __. __
8 A I work for an e __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ g __ __ __ __
p __ __ __ __ __ __ __. __
B Great! I need a new laptop. Can you recommend one?
9 A I can’t work for an o __ __ c __ __ __ __ __ __. I’m not a scientist. __
B But they have jobs in sales and accounts too.
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2 Complete the conversation with these words.
annual competition competitors employ employees
headquarters nationality produce revenue start type
A So, you work for Candy Land. What _______________1 of company is that? __
B We _______________2 sweets, chocolate, and ice cream. __
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A What _______________ is the company? __
B It’s American. Our _______________4 are just outside Boston. We’re quite small. __
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A Oh? How many _______________ are there? __
B About 70. But we hope to _______________6 more staff soon. __
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A And when did the company _______________ ? __
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B Only two years ago. We have an _______________ _______________ of about half __/2
a million dollars.
It’s a difficult market though. There’s lots of _______________10 from companies in the UK, __
France, and Belgium.
A Sure. So who are your main _______________11 in the US? __
B Hersheys, Ben and Jerry’s – big companies like that.
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3 Complete the conversations with these words. Score
architect chef electrician hotel receptionist journalist
optician photographer plumber shop assistant taxi driver
1 A Excuse me, waiter. This food is awful.
B Do you want me to speak to the _______________? __
2 A What’s your idea of a perfect job?
B I love taking pictures. I think I’d like to be a _______________. __
3 A We need a taxi to the airport after we check out.
B No problem. Ask the _______________ to book one. __
4 A This is an amazing building.
B I know. What’s the name of the _______________ who designed it? __
5 A I think I’ve got a problem with my eyesight. I can’t read the text on my computer screen.
B You need to see an _______________. __
6 A I like these jeans, but I can’t find a price on them.
B There’s a _______________ over there. You can ask him. __
7 A I always read his articles.
B Yes, I think he’s the best _______________ on the magazine. __
8 A The lighting in the whole building has stopped working.
B I’ll find the number for an _______________. __
9 A I don’t know how to get to the hotel from the train station.
B Don’t worry. I’m sure the _______________ knows the city well. __
10 A How is your new house?
B It’s OK but there is a problem with the drains. I need to call a _______________. __
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4 Complete the conversations with make, do, or have.
1 A Can you _______________1 me a favour? Could you _______________2 a look __/2
at this job application for me?
B Sure. … It’s good.
A Really? Do you think I _______________3 a chance of getting an interview? __
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B Yes, but remember to _______________ some research on the company first. __
2 A Did you _______________5 a good time on holiday? __
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B Yes, it was great to _______________ a nice long break. I didn’t need to __
_______________7 any phone calls all week! __
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3 A Kim. Please _______________ the arrangements for next week’s meeting. __
B Yes, of course.
A And don’t forget to _______________9 an appointment with the accountant. __
B No, I won’t forget.
A I know, sorry. You always _______________10 a good job. __
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Work skills
1 Use the prompts to write questions for the answers. Score
1 A What / do? _________________________ __
B I’m a software engineer.
2 A Who / work? _________________________ __
B I work for Global Learn.
3 A What / type / company? _________________________ __
B It’s an educational technology company.
4 A Which / department? _________________________ __
B I work in the project development department.
5 A Do / full-time? _________________________ __
B No, just part-time.
6 A How / many / hours / week? _________________________ __
B I work about 25 hours a week.
7 A Who / work? _________________________ __
B I work with the software development team.
8 A Where / work? _________________________ __
B I usually work in the head office.
9 A Do / travel? _________________________ __
B No, I don’t travel very often.
10 A Can / tell / do / your job? _________________________ __
B Yes, I’m responsible for testing language software.
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2 Complete the email. Choose the correct words (a, b, or c). Score

Dear Nicole,
It was very good _______________1 you at the Book Fair last week. __
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I _______________ to confirm that we would like to see some of your new designs. __
_______________3 it be possible to arrange a meeting to discuss a possible project? __
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Could you _______________ me know which dates at the beginning of May are
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_______________ 5 for you? __
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I’ve _______________ a copy of our latest catalogue to give you _________________
of the range of books we produce.
Please _______________8 me if you have any questions. __
I look _______________9 to hearing from you. __
 With best _______________10, __
Dana Mitchell
Art Editor

1 a meet b to meet c to meet to

2 a ‘m writing b write c writing
3 a Could b Should c Would
4 a say b let c tell
5 a correct b good c interesting
6 a attach b attaching c attached
7 a ideas b the idea c an idea
8 a contact b contacting c to contact
9 a before b forward c after
10 a wish b love c regards

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Functions

1 Put the lines of the conversation in the correct order. Number the lines 1–5. Score
a Yes, good thanks. __ __
b Oh, hi Wiktor. Good to see you again. __ __
c Fine, thanks. And you? __ __
d Yes, you too. How are you? __ __
e Hi, Elsa. __ __

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2 Put the lines of the conversation in the correct order. Number the lines 1–5.
a Fine, thanks. Busy as usual. __ __
b Yes, very good to meet you too. __ __
c You must be Jorge Acosta. I’m Bill Harper. __ __
d How are things? __ __
e Oh, hi Bill. It’s nice to meet you in person at last. __ __

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3 Put the lines of the conversation in the correct order. Number the lines 1–5.
a Yes, nice to meet you, too. __ __
 b Mark, do you know Hasan Sur? __ __
c Nice to meet you, Mark. __ __
d Hasan, this is Mark Roche. __ __
e No, I’m afraid I don’t. __ __

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4 Put the lines of the conversation in the correct order. Number the lines 1–5.
a Oh, what do you do? __ __
b Jo, let me introduce you to Sally Faulkner. __ __
c I’m a games designer. __ __
d Pleased to meet you, Sally. Do you work for Samsung, too? __ __
e No, I don’t. I’m freelance. __ __

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2 Correct the underlined mistakes in each conversation. Write the correct words. Score
1 A What time is our flight leave? _________________________1 __
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B At 10.00. And it land in Chicago at 3.30. _________________________ __
Frank meets us at the airport. _________________________3 __
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A OK. When are you going give your presentation? _________________________ __
B On the first day of meetings.
Then I visiting the new factory in Milwaukee. _________________________5 __
2 A I leave the office at 12.00 today. _________________________6 __
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B OK. Do you doing anything special at the weekend? _________________________ __
A We visiting some friends in Amsterdam, _________________________8 __
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but our flight leave at 5.00 a.m.! _________________________ __
3 A When you going on your training course? _________________________10 __
B On Monday.
We talk about time management and communication. _________________________11 __
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A How many people go? _________________________ __
B About 30, I think. The course isn’t finish until Thursday, _________________________13
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so I’m being away for three days. _________________________14 __

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3 Complete the conversations with these phrases.
are you free can we arrange another time how about
I can’t make that’s fine with me would be good
A Hi, Danuta, it’s Dan here. Listen, I’m sorry but _________________________1
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the meeting tomorrow.
B That’s OK. _________________________2 now? __
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A Sure. When _________________________ for you? __
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B Let me just check my diary. _________________________ Friday? __
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_________________________ at 11.30? __
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A 11.30 on Friday? Yes, _________________________ . __
B Great, thanks. See you Friday.
A OK. See you then.

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