Name Darko Stojanović_________________________ Class M&I B2________________________

Progress test 2 (Units 4–6)

READING
A Read the article.

B Now decide if the statements about the article on page 14 are true (t) or false (f).
11 According to Rita Clifton, the product is more important than the brand. F
12 Clifton says a product won’t have long-term success if it isn’t unique. T
13 Kodak was successful because it looked to the future. F
14 Innocent has succeeded because it hasn’t stood still. F
15 David Molian says that successful businesses must understand what they are good at. T
16 Molian believes that great businesses are good at only one thing. F
17 Most entrepreneurs succeed when they go beyond their core competence. F
18 Richard Branson succeeded because he managed his brand well. T

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C Read the article below. Choose the words and phrases (a–g) to complete the text.
a) a problem 19
b) a risk-averse market 21
c) solutions to their problems 24
d) the answers 25
e) the competition 20
f) the emotional reason 23
g) the value 22

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LANGUAGE
A Choose the correct verb tense for 26–30.

26. cut
27. told
28. is preparing
29. runs
30. I’ve never seen

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Put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive form.
Recently it (1)_has been discovered___ (discover) that over 65% of employees are not satisfied
with their jobs. This is a worrying figure for HR managers. Many surveys (2)_have beeb
conducted_ (conduct) over the past few years by companies and individuals. The most common
methods which (3)__used___ (use) are exit interviews, feedback from employee performance
reviews and conducting employee attitude surveys. The reasons which (4)_were usually given__
(usually give) for this dissatisfaction are varied and many. This situation needs to (5)_be dealt__
(deal) with by HR departments.

During the current economic downturn, which, in the past few months (6)_has been
compared____ (compare) to the Great Depression of 1929, job security (7)_has been putted__
(put) at the top of employee dissatisfaction lists. It (8)has been widely known_ (widely know)
that staff who are dissatisfied with their jobs are more likely to leave their companies.

Of course, such external forces or trends affect an organisation in a variety of ways and these
need to (9)__be identified__ (identify) in order to develop goals and train employees. In a report
published last week, using their skills and abilities (10)__has been ranked__ (rank) among the
top five most important things for job satisfaction, so managers will have to work on challenging
their staff with appropriate tasks if they want to keep them.

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VOCABULARY
A Match the prefixes (56–60) to the words (a–e).
56 em power
57 under perform
58 dis loyal
59 de regulate
60 bi lateral

a) perform
b) regulate
c) lateral
d) loyal
e) power

B Choose the correct word from Exercise A to complete the sentences.

61 It was  disloyal     of John to tell our competitors about the new product launch.
62 The government is going to   deregulate    the sector in the near future.
63 We don’t need someone who’s going to  underperform     the way Leon did. We need
someone who can sell!
64 The two countries agreed to work hard to improve bilateral relations.
65 If you   empower    employees – give them real control over their work - that increases
productivity.

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