Name_______________________________________ Class______________________________

Progress Test 1 (Units 1-3)

Complete all seven sections. There are seventy marks in total.
SECTION 1: VOCABULARY
1 Choose answer a, b or to complete these sentences.
1 ______________ hierarchies are more common in companies these days than pyramid
structures.
a Flattened b Round ? c Medium-sized
2 The strange thing about online companies is that they have fewer __________ assets
such as buildings or machinery.
a net b factory c tangible
3 No one has ____________ employment anymore. We all change our job and company
throughout our career.
a lifetime b part-time c flexitime
4 Sorry, I ________ a mistake when I added the figures.
a set b made c took
5 The board of __________ meets every quarter.
a executives b directors c employees
6 Let’s __________ a risk and invest!
a take b have c make
7 He ________ the players at half-time with his speech and they went on to win the
match.
a upset b talked c inspired
8 He was one of the original ________ so it was sad when the company was taken over.
a activists b sponsors c founders
9 We need to reach a larger market without affecting the brand’s _______ qualities.
a core b centre c logo
10 This new idea could ___________ us into action.
a surprise b galvanise c put

SECTION 2: LANGUAGE

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2 Write the sentences in full. Change the verb into the present simple, present
continuous or future form and add or miss out an article.
For example:
Dramatic changes (take place) in / company at present
Dramatic changes are taking pace in the company at present.
11 We usually (sell) to / highest bidder.
We usually sell to highest bidder
12 he (meet) / visitors at three?
Will he met visitors at_ three
13 I (think) we need / new manager.
I think that we need a new manager
14 It (become) more profitable to / outsource these days.
It becomes more profitable to outsource these days _
15 It (seem) like / recipe for disaster!
It seems like recipe for t disaster!
16 They (launch) / new campaign next spring.
They will be launching a new campaign next spring
17 / train for Lyon (leave) this afternoon.
Train for Lyon leaves at this afternoon
18 I (call) you back in / five minutes.
I'll call you back in five minutes.
19 We (go) target / new type of customer.
We go targeting for a new type of customer
20 The board of this company has no doubt that we (succeed).
The board of this company has no doubts that we will succeed

SECTION 3: READING
3 Match these headlines to the extracts from news reports in 21-30.
Write your answers here:
21__B_ 22_C__ 23__I_ 24_F__ 25__J_ 26__D_ 27__H_ 28__A_ 29__E_ 30__G_
a MORE JOB LOSSES TO INDIA f DOING IT DIFFERENTLY
b STOCK MARKET CRASHES g THROWING OUT THE BOSSES
c ACCOUNTING SCANDAL ROCKS h FOOTWEAR TAKES TWO STEPS AT

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ITALY A TIME
d MORE CUTS TO WORKFORCE i UNSTEADY START FOR MARKETS
e TERRORISM MAY WORK j FINANCIAL WORLD STILL FEELS
EFFECTS
21 Nike continues to buck the trend of current economic decline with repeated growth.
Market observers say that the company’s continued ability to change and maintain its
name for originality had kept it ahead…
22 The government has finally stepped in with an investigation at all levels. Company
executives as well as senior partners will be ‘invited’ to give evidence over the next
three months…
23 A new study reveals that talking and listening to employees may show fewer results
when it comes to motivation than simply shouting at them!
24 The last of its call centres was closed this week with another two hundred redundancies
in the area. Callers to the company are now more likely to be speaking to someone in
Mumbai as they are in Manchester.
25 More and more companies are taking the lead of organisations like Tech Target but life
without managers may come as a shock to many workers…
26 The years of recession may still not be over according to one study. Though all
indicators suggest steady growth, many boardrooms remain reluctant to take risks…
27 Geox reported excellent figures this quarter with yet another rise…
28 In a dramatic collapse, market analysts were calling for governments to…
29 In a slow but upward trend, the early part of the day’s trading suggested investors were
feeling a little more positive this morning…
30 There was no improvement to events surrounding the midlands car factory with yet
another fifty employees being laid off. Management said the redundancies were crucial
if the company was to compete globally and threatened more to come…

SECTION 4: CAREER SKILLS

4 Write these words in the phrases.
favour / help / comments / point / chart / charge / questions / time / address / hand /
31 I’m in favour of three hundred people.
32 Would you mind giving me a help?

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33 Can you do me a hand-comments?
34 It’d be a great charge.
35 I wouldn’t waste your time on that.
36 Is there any way you can mail it to my work chart?
37 This brings me to my next address.
38 This time gives an interesting overview.
39 I hope you have found my point useful.
40 If you have questions, I’ll be happy to answer them now.

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SECTION 5: WRITING
5 Write the missing words in this email.
(41)D________ Mr Morand
(42)T__________ (43)y_______ for your last email outlining the problems.
I’m (44)w____________ to tell you about our final decision on the safety problems.
We recommend that all technical staff are sent on ‘safety awareness’ courses. The course
is very expensive but has a good reputation. We should announce plans at the next press
conference. We hope to improve safety conditions by next year.
(45)P__________ (46)f________ a copy of our full report attached.
I (47)l_________ (48)f_____________ to receiving your comments.
(49)Y_________ (50)s____________
Brian Butler

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SECTION 6: LISTENING
Track 2
Bruce and Naomi are talking on the phone. Bruce takes notes on the conversation.
Complete his notes below with a word or phrase. Listen twice.
Conference in (51)__________________.
- Can’t use the Yangtze Garden because it isn’t (52)____________________________.
- The centre needs to hold over (53)_____________ people.
- Naomi thinks the Mandarin Palace Center (54)_________________________. She’s
meeting (55)______________________ tomorrow to confirm.
- The (56)_______________________ will be $50 more.
Changes to schedule:
- Alasdair Ross’s plane doesn’t (57)______________________ so him and Jimmy Tan
will (58)____________________.
- Milan (59)_______________ are sending Carla Marisco instead. But the talk
(60) __________________________.

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SECTION 7: SPEAKING
Give a short presentation to your teacher about your job. Include these five areas:
– a self introduction
– an introduction to your company or business
– your duties and responsibilities
– a description of the people you work with (e.g. colleagues and clients)
– a description of a current project
Your teacher will mark the presentation 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:
- introduced him/herself 1 2
- introduced his/her company or business 1 2
- described his/her duties 1 2
- described who he/she works with (other colleagues/clients) 1 2
- described a current project 1 2

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