Lesson 30 - Progress Test 3

Progress Test 3
1) As a manager, I always try to motivate my _____________ in a positive way.
A. subcontractors
B. subdivisions
C. subordinates
2) When you finish the newsletter design, please __________ it by me before

publishing it.
A. give
B. hand
C. run
3) My boss isn't very open to _____________ from the team members; she seems
to reject everyone's suggestions.
A. consensus
B. feedback
C. micromanaging
4) We ______________ three new programmers fresh out of college. They'll start

next week.
A. recruited
B. retained
C. turned over
5) If you get a good _______________ review, then it's a good time to ask for a
raise.
A. implementation
B. effective
C. performance
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6) He's a great speaker, but his writing skills are _______________
A. mediate
B. medium
C. mediocre
7) The company might have to pay a fine if it's not in _______________ with the
laws.
A. absence
B. compliance
C. discrimination
8) You should keep at least 3 months of living expenses in your ____________

account to cover emergencies.
A. balance
B. interest
C. savings
9) There's a charge I don't recognize listed on my bank _______________.
A. bill
B. statement
C. withdrawal
10) The ____________ at my bank are friendly and helpful.
A. bouncers
B. checkers
C. tellers
11) I'm still waiting for my brother to pay back the money I ___________ him.
A. borrowed
B. deposited
C. lent
12) If you borrow $100,000, the _____________ will be about $500 per month.
A. credit score
B. installments
C. principal
13) They fell behind on their ______________ payments and lost their house.
A. bankrupt
B. default
C. mortgage
14) A lot of people panic and sell off their investments during a __________
market.
A. bear
B. bull
C. conservative
15) April 15th is the deadline for filing your tax _____________ in the U.S.
A. bracket
B. refund
C. return
16) The company is in trouble - it doesn't have enough money to cover its
_______________.
A. assets
B. liabilities
C. reserves
17) Sometimes small companies can innovate faster than the large market
_____________.
A. leader
B. monopoly
C. share
18) Our products are made by hand. That's what ________________ them from
mass-produced items.
A. differentiates
B. optimizes
C. outperforms
19) The company hires a ________________ once a year to help improve its direct
mail campaigns.
A. consultant
B. middleman
C. stakeholder
20) If all goes well, we're _______________ a 30% increase in sales this year.
A. redesigning
B. forecasting
C. positioning
21) She comes up with a lot of ideas, but only a few of them are realistic; the
rest aren't _____________.
A. deliverable
B. models
C. viable
22) Our software has more _______________ than any of our competitors'
products.
A. factors
B. features
C. futures
23) My first job was doing _________________ sales for a landscaping company.
A. door-to-door
B. house-to-house
C. place-to-place
24) This race is being ______________ by Red Bull, and they're giving free samples
of their energy drinks at the starting line.
A. benefited
B. cold called
C. sponsored
25) If you don't follow up with interested ______________, you'll lose potential
customers.
A. pamphlets
B. prospects
C. publicity
26) Ford plans to _____________ a fully self-driving car within the next 5 years.
A. launch
B. layout
C. run
27) Our _____________ audience for this product is men ages 18-30 who need to
lose weight.
A. target
B. slogan
C. survey
28) With all the new construction going on, the _______________ industry is doing
quite well these days.
A. coal
B. lumber
C. textile
29) I like working in _______________ because I get to be on the forefront of new
projects.
A. KPI
B. R&D
C. ROI
30) Our ____________ operates 24 hours a day; we only shut the equipment
down for repairs and maintenance.
A. capacity
B. fabricate
C. factory
31) I don't think this product is ready for large-__________ production; there just
hasn't been enough interest from the public yet.
A. line
B. output
C. scale
32) The company has ___________ the formula for their cleaning products so that
competitors can't copy it.
A. patented
B. recalled
C. rolled out
33) Cassette tapes are _____________. Music is all stored in MP3s these days.
A. cutting-edge
B. defective
C. obsolete
34) The boxes were not properly ______________ and that's why they fell down.
A. contained
B. retailed
C. secured
35) It's hard to sell electronics to that country because they have very high
_____________ on imports.
A. customs
B. forklifts
C. tariffs
36) This juice bar expanded from a single location into a ______________.
A. chain
B. department store
C. mall
37) We bought all our furniture __________________ to save money.
A. brick-and-mortar
B. franchised
C. second-hand
38) This _____________ has a coupon for 10% off your first order.
A. bin
B. flier
C. stock
39) Can you help me reach that bottle on the top ____________?
A. rack
B. shelf
C. tag
40) Food that is expiring soon is often _______________ down to encourage sales.
A. bulked
B. bundled
C. marked
41) If you join the _____________ program, every 10th haircut is free.
A. loyalty
B. upmarket
C. wholesale
42) Make sure to bring the ______________ to the store if you want to return or
exchange an item.
A. checkout
B. receipt
C. refund
43) I don't like it when salespeople use high-pressure tactics to ____________ a

sale.
A. close
B. rep
C. shut
44) With this coffee maker, you'll be ___________ to make espresso, lattes,
cappuccinos, and more.
A. able
B. allowed
C. interested
45) _____________ you'd be interested in an upgrade to your home stereo system.
A. Could
B. Perhaps
C. There
46) This month only, you can get a 7-day free ___________ of all our fitness
classes.
A. guarantee
B. trial
C. type
47) These products can be very affordable with ________________.
A. financing
B. paperwork
C. unbeatable
48) I ___________ haven't gotten the shoes I bought on your website last month.
A. still
B. though
C. yet
49) Just to ___________, you're saying that we actually sent you too many
products by mistake?
A. bear
B. clarify
C. order
50) _______________ your package shipped yesterday - it should be there within

the next three days.
A. Apparently
B. Carefully
C. Patiently
51) I only eat organic food because I'm concerned about _____________
pesticides.
A. flammable
B. illness
C. toxic
52) He lost consciousness after breathing in the ___________ in the factory.
A. fumes
B. voltage
C. waste
53) Don't leave your tools on the floor where someone could ____________ over
them.
A. flip
B. jump
C. trip
54) Surgeons wear _____________ so that they don't spread germs to the patient.
A. boots
B. earplugs
C. masks
55) He has a bad cut on his arm - go get the first _____________ kit; there are
bandages in there.
A. aid
B. alarm
C. help
56) Keep in mind that the insurance policy doesn't ______________ accidents that
may happen to non-employees on company property.
A. cover
B. hide
C. risk
57) My dental insurance excludes cosmetic procedures, so I had to pay out of
_____________ to whiten my teeth.
A. deductible
B. pocket
C. purse
58) She's not afraid to say what she thinks about controversial topics, and she
often _______________ for her opinions.
A. boosts morale
B. comes under fire
C. sells like hotcakes
59) My attempts to fix the computer _______________ - I just ended up breaking it

further.
A. backfired
B. went the extra mile
C. worked out the kinks
60) We haven't made a ton of progress, but at least we've had a meeting to
________________.
A. get the ball rolling

B. pull our own weight
C. run a tight ship
Progress Test 3 Answers
1.C, 2.C, 3.B, 4.A, 5.C, 6.C, 7.B, 8.C, 9.B, 10.C, 11.C, 12.B, 13.C, 14.A, 15.C, 16.B,
17.A, 18.A, 19.A, 20.B, 21.C, 22.B, 23.A, 24.C, 25.B, 26.A, 27.A, 28.B, 29.B, 30.C,
31.C, 32.A, 33.C, 34.C, 35.C, 36.A, 37.C, 38.B, 39.B. 40.C, 41.A, 42.B, 43.A, 44.A,
45.B, 46.B, 47.A, 48.A, 49.B, 50.A, 51.C, 52.A, 53.C, 54.C, 55.A, 56.A, 57.B, 58.B,
59.A, 60.A

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Progress Test 3

1) As a manager, I always try to motivate my _____________ in a positive way.

2) When you finish the newsletter design, please __________ it by me before

4) We ______________ three new programmers fresh out of college. They'll start

8) You should keep at least 3 months of living expenses in your ____________

9) There's a charge I don't recognize listed on my bank _______________.

10) The ____________ at my bank are friendly and helpful.

37) We bought all our furniture __________________ to save money.

43) I don't like it when salespeople use high-pressure tactics to ____________ a

45) _____________ you'd be interested in an upgrade to your home stereo system.

47) These products can be very affordable with ________________.

50) _______________ your package shipped yesterday - it should be there within

52) He lost consciousness after breathing in the ___________ in the factory.

59) My attempts to fix the computer _______________ - I just ended up breaking it

A. get the ball rolling

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