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Progress Test 03 PDF
Progress Test 03 PDF
1 Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Since retail sales of our new product line have fallen (1) _____ in the last few weeks, we are
going to ask our customers to complete feedback forms to see why this is happening. Id
particularly like to know if our marketing (2) _____ has been alienating our (3) _____
customers. In all (4) _____ , it is the result of a general economic dip but we need to make
sure as several customers have (5) _____ objections about the (6) _____ campaign weve
been running. (7) _____ mind that the campaign has been successful in attracting new
customers, I do not want to lose long-term ones, some of whom I am (8) _____ certain are
already looking for alternative products. In fact, social media these days can (9) _____ a
great risk to a companys reputation as it is very easy for one person (10) _____themself, to
tell the world about a companys failings.
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2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three
and six words, including the word given.
1 It was only because the salesperson was so persuasive that I bought the phone.
NOT
I _________________________________ if the salesperson hadnt been so persuasive.
3 You can contact him in the office on Mondays and Tuesdays if you wish to.
SHOULD
He is in the office on Mondays and Tuesdays, _________________________________ him.
4 I am different from the other job candidates as I already have experience in this field.
WHAT
The fact that I already have experience in this field _________________________________ the
other candidates.
7 They dont like it because the course runs for eight consecutive weekends.
DISLIKE
What they _________________________________ it runs for eight consecutive weekends.
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3 03 You will hear Tim Cole talking about guidebooks. Choose the answer (A, B or C)
which fits best according to what you hear.
4 Read the text. Seven paragraphs have been removed from the text. Choose from
the paragraphs AG the one which fits each gap (17). There is one extra paragraph
which you do not need to use.
A In fact, it turns out that people do prefer ice creams with names including back vowels. In
another study researchers had participants read a description of a new ice cream.
B They downloaded a list of eighty-one ice cream flavours and a list of 592 cracker brands
from a dieting website. For each list, the total number of front vowels and the total number
of back vowels was counted. The result was that the ice cream names indeed had more
back vowels and the cracker names had more front vowels.
C Mammals and birds tend to use low-frequency sounds when they are aggressive or hostile
but use higher-frequency sounds when frightened, appeasing or friendly.
D In one study, for example, they created pairs of made-up product names that were identical
except for having front vowels or back vowels. People were then asked to say which of a
number of hypothetical products seemed bigger or smaller, or heavier or lighter.
E Unbelievable as it may seem, the sounds that human beings make when they are happy or
contented are very similar to the instinctive purring of a cat or the wagging of a dogs tail.
Of course, the sounds and facial expressions which human beings produce are capable of
expressing extremely subtle nuances of meaning, unlike sounds in the animal world.
F Of course, smiling in humans has evolved into a means of expressing many shades of
enjoyment and other emotional meanings, just as back vowels have become part of a rich
system for expressing complex meanings by combining sounds into words.
G This link of high pitch with deference or friendliness may also explain the origin of the
smile. We make a smile by retracting the corners of the mouth and this shrinks the size of
the front cavity in the mouth, just like the vowels in mint or bean.
H The vowels in words like cheese or bean, mint or slim are front vowels made by holding the
tongue high up in the front part of the mouth. By contrast, the vowels in large, cold, poor
and butter are back vowels.
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Survey results
Employees were (3) responded/enquired/demanded/requested to complete questionnaires
about their training courses and were also interviewed by my colleagues about their
experiences. (4) While/During/Despite/Yet the majority of those (5) that/whose/which/where
opinions we sought found the courses satisfactory, around ten percent (6) commented/uttered/
expressed/articulated total dissatisfaction with the courses they had attended. Just under
twenty percent were totally dissatisfied with their course, stating that it was not relevant to
their current position in the company. Nearly half of those (7) reviewed/surveyed/scanned/
queried who had participated in external training courses believed that the course wasted
valuable working time and could have been shorter and still just as effective.
Recommendations
(9) Anyhow/Moreover/In addition/Notwithstanding the fact that the majority of staff were
satisfied with their courses, several problems have been highlighted and need to be addressed.
(10) In my view/From my opinion/As far as me/I am of opinion the company should:
ensure that the courses are relevant to the staffing requirements.
investigate the possibility of doing more online courses instead of external ones to reduce
the time away from work.
assess the value of the in-house programmes with a view to limiting interruptions.
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6 Talk to your teacher about some of your experiences and opinions. You should:
explain how much you think you are influenced by advertising and why.
say if you agree with people who believe that advertising is a form of
brainwashing and give reasons.
describe the kind of advice you would give someone who has a poor memory.
outline the advantages and disadvantages of working alone rather than in a team.
Your teacher will mark your presentation using the score card below. The teacher circles 1
mark if a student includes the area and 2 marks for communicating it accurately and
effectively. There is a maximum of 8 marks.
The student:
explained how much they think they are influenced by advertising and why. 1 2
said if they agree that advertising is a form of brainwashing and gave reasons. 1 2
described the kind of advice they would give someone with a poor memory. 1 2
outlined the advantages and disadvantages of working alone rather than in a 1 2
team.
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