Progress Test

U N I T 1 Grammar
1 Complete the conversations with these phrases. Score
are you going to sign  ​did you buy  ​do you speak  ​has decided  ​have you bought  ​
I go  ​ I hired  ​ I’ll be  ​
I’m learning  ​
I’m seeing  ​
I’ve been trying  ​
I was working  ​
leaves  ​were you doing
1 A How long ago this car?
B It’s not mine. it yesterday.
2 A What before you came to Chicago?
B in London as a computer programmer.
3 A Japanese, James?
B Not yet, but the language now.
4 A to fix the monitor all morning, but it’s still not working.
B Don’t worry about it. The manager to get a new one.
5 A your ticket to Manchester yet?
B Yes. My train at 3.30 on Monday afternoon.
6 A in my office all afternoon. Can we meet?
B I’m sorry, but a client in Lisbon tomorrow.
7 A the Rawlins contract on Thursday?
B I’m not sure. to France on Wednesday,
and I don’t know if I’ll be back by then.
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2 Complete the conversations. Choose the correct form of the verbs (a, b, or c). Score
1 A to the warehouse manager yet?
a  Have you talked b  Were you talking c  Do you talk
B Not yet. He some invoices when I called.
a  checked b  was checking c  has checked
2 A Keiko in your department, doesn’t she?
a  works b  is working c  worked
B Yes, but she to Head Office at the end of the year.
a  was moving b  has moved c  is moving
3 A The directors a meeting in the conference room now.
a  hold b  are holding c  have been holding
B That’s strange. They on Wednesdays.
a  are usually meeting b  will usually meet c  usually meet
4 A travel arrangements tomorrow?
a  Are you going to discuss b  Do you discuss c  Have you discussed
B Thanks for reminding me. I that on the agenda.
a  have put b  will put c  put
5 A There’s a problem. We the sales figures yet.
a  didn’t receive b  haven’t received c  weren’t receiving
B I know. John them later.
a  does b  has been doing c  is going to do
6 A Hannah is a promising entrepreneur. She her own jewellery business at the age of 16.
a  was starting b  has started c  started
B Yes, and I that she’s opening a shop in the town centre soon.
a  have heard b  will hear c  was hearing
7 A You’re on your usual flight. You at four o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
a  will take off b  are going to take off c  take off
B That’s fine. I a cab later.
a  am booking b  book c  will book
8 A to the manager yet?
a  Have you been speaking b  Have you spoken c  Did you speak
B I’ve been too busy. I reports since nine o’clock.
a  have been writing b  have written c  wrote
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Total 0  /30

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Progress Test U N I T 1 Vocabulary
1 Complete the conversations. Write the missing letters. Score
1 A I think Bill is un 1
to get the promotion he wants.
B I agree. He’s under 2
in his present post.
A One problem is that he’s mono 3
. Just one more
language would help.
B You’re certainly at a dis 4
in this company if
you only speak English.
2 A We meet again in two months. This conference is bi .
5

B Oh. I mis 6
your message. I thought it
was to be every month.
A No, it would be too in 7
for all of us to
come monthly.
B You’re saying it would be possible, but im .
8

3 A These figures don’t add up. Someone has

mis 9
the total.
B The problem is that we over 10
the cost of
the new office.
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2 Complete the conversations. Use the words in brackets and the correct prefixes.
1 A I don’t like our new work schedule. It’s an use of time. (efficient)
B I’m with it, too, but we must try to make it work. (happy)
2 A Irina has been complaining that she’s for the amount of work
she does. (paid)
B I think she’s . She thinks she’s better than the rest of the department.
(confident)
3 A We’ve decided to meet next week. Using email all the time is too .
(personal)
B That’s good. It’s to get to know people you never see. (possible)
4 A You know it’s to open up the printer while it’s connected. (safe)
B I know. I’ll be sure to it first. (connect)
5 A Dima wants a promotion. Do you think he’s ? (ambitious)
B I don’t think so. He gets through so much work. He’s great at . (tasking)
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Progress Test U N I T 1 Work skills
1 Match 1–10 with responses a–j. Score
1 I don’t think we’ve met, have we? a Yes, I can imagine it must be.
2 My job takes me to Peru every month. b So he’s left London? I didn’t know that.
3 It’s hard to get people to accept new ideas. c Yes, I’m a team leader now.
4 I play golf every weekend. d That’s right. We were both here last year.
5 Pavel moved to Stockholm last year. e Wow! That’s a lot of travelling.
6 I’ve been here ten years. How about you? f To Japan? That will be a big change.
7 You were promoted last year, is that right? g No, but I know your manager well.
8 We’ve met before, haven’t we? h Really? I prefer to come to the office.
9 My company wants me to move to Tokyo. i Not so long. Only three, in fact.
10 I like to work from home if possible. j So do I. We must have a game sometime.
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Progress Test U N I T 1 Functions
1 Correct the underlined mistakes in the conversations. Write the correct words. Score
1 A You can be Pierre Durand. Your name was shown  /2
to me for a colleague of mine.
B Ah yes, you’re Helmut Weiss, isn’t it?
2 A Marta Lopez, he is David Summers.
I don’t suggest you know the other, do you?  /2
B No, we don’t. How do you go , David?
3 A I don’t think we’ve introduced , but we’ve spoken on the phone.
This is Park Min Jung.
B Ah yes, of course. How nice to meet you at first .
4 A I’d like to introduce you with Klaus Schulz.
B I’m nice to meet you, Klaus.
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2 Complete the conversations with these words.

about  ​
aren’t  ​
glad  ​
good  ​
meet  ​
told  ​
too
A You’re Kazuo Nishimura, 1
you?
B That’s right – Wendy Saunders, isn’t it?
A Yes, that’s right. I’m so 2
to see you after speaking on the phone so often.
B Me 3
. Come and 4
my colleague Kevin Marsden.  /2
A Hello, Kevin. It’s 5
to meet you.
C Hi, Wendy. Kazuo’s 6
me a lot 7
you.  /2
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Total 0  /20

UNIT 1 TEST:  Grammar 0  /30 Vocabulary 0  /20  Work skills 0  /10 Functions 0  /20  Total 0  /80

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