Progress test 2 (Units 4–6)

Name………. Class…….

VOCABULARY
A Complete the text with words from the box.
balance deadline environment life lifestyle need opportunity
workaholic

I’m a freelance accountant and bookkeeper for small businesses so obviously I meet a (13) need that
every business has. When I tell people what I do, they often say, ‘Oh, I guess you love the freelance
(14) lifestyle ! You can work whenever you choose!’ I usually just smile and agree but, actually, for a
freelancer, finding the right work–life (15) balance is difficult. When a job comes along, I have to
take advantage of the (16) opportunity and accept the work, even if I’m already busy. If I have an
important (17) deadline to meet, I often start work at 8:00 in the morning and finish at 8:00 at night.
This usually happens near the end of the tax year. Fortunately, I don’t work twelve hours every day all
year long – I’m not a (18) workaholic. I have a family and a lot of interests outside of work. Overall,
my quality of (19) lifestyle is really good. I have a small, comfortable office in my home and I really
like being in control of my working (20) environment .

B Choose and underline the best word to complete the sentences.

22 I don’t print most e-mails because my company is trying to reduce waste in the office.

23 Manufacturing companies now do more to extend the environment than they did in the past.

24 For business dinners with only five or six people, I like the cosy atmosphere of our local
Japanese restaurant.

25 Lunch meetings need to be very quick so I always choose a restaurant that I know will have
efficient service.

26 I never drink wine or beer at a business dinner. In fact, I always just order tap water.

27 Can you recommend a hotel that has meeting rooms for hire at reasonable prices?

28 We don’t want to spend too much time getting to the conference venue so let’s choose
somewhere with a convenient location.

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SKILLS
A Match the sentences (29–35) with the responses (a–g).
29 How’s business? G

30 Would you like to have dinner with us next Friday evening? F

31 Do you mind if I take a brochure? A

32 Liz, have you met Dmitri? E

33 Beatta, this is Layla. B

34 How do you feel about Duncan’s suggestion? D

35 What do you mean by a slight pay increase? C

a) Help yourself.

b) Pleased to meet you.

c) I mean three to five per cent.

d) We’re having a great year.

e) Yes, I have. Good to see you again!

f) Thank you very much for asking but I’m afraid I can’t make it then.

g) I totally agree.

B Use the sentences (a–h) to complete the extract from a meeting. And write a to h to each
number of the questions below.
a) I suppose we could do that.

b) I think we should definitely have print ads.

c) Can we start, please?

d) I’m afraid that’s out of the question.

e) Andres, what do you think?

f) The main purpose of this meeting is to finalise our marketing strategy.

g) It might be a good idea to do both.

h) Mmm, I don’t know.

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Anya OK, it’s ten o’clock and everyone’s here. (36) C Welcome, marketing team, and thank
you for the hard work you’ve put in recently. (37) We usually do print ads in the
national newspapers but Mona has suggested a viral video on the Internet instead. (38) E

Andres (39) H Viral videos can be very effective.

Anya Lydia, what do you think?

Lydia (40) B We don’t know whether or not a viral video will reach our market but we know
that print ads do and they give us instant national publicity. (41) F

Mona But a viral video lasts longer. And we definitely want to reach the younger end of the
market.

Andres Why do we have to choose one or the other? (42) G

Anya (43) C

Mona Why?

Anya Because of the budget cuts.

LANGUAGE
A Complete the text with the correct form (past simple, past continuous or present perfect)
of the verbs in brackets.
I (44) have been (be) a manager for the past ten years but I (45) did not (not study) management at
university. My degree is in history. While I (46) worked (work) on my degree, I (47) became
(become) interested in computer software, specifically in interactive software for teaching. So when I
(48) finished (finish) university, I (49) took (take) a job in IT. At that time, the company (50) used to
develop (develop) interactive software for teaching history to primary school students. It (51) was
(be) the perfect job for me. I (52) worked (work) for the same company for my entire career and I
couldn’t be happier with my job.

B Complete the sentences with words from the box.

53 Did you take Mr Wei out for a meal?

54 The entire team took part in a training day last week.

55 We’re looking forward to doing business with you.

56 I’ve asked Janos to look after the Japanese team during their stay in Singapore.

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57 About 200 people turned up at my presentation. I was surprised!

58 Carlos turned down the promotion offer because he didn’t want to move to Shanghai.

READING
A Read the article and decide if these statements are true or false. Write T or F
59 According to the article, business socialising is almost always a fun, exciting part of
business travel. F

60 According to William Hanson, business entertaining is part of the job. F

61 Hanson says that your actions affect people’s opinion of your company. T

62 Hanson says that having a good understanding of business is far more important than
being able to socialise. F

63 Hanson says that having good manners is boring. F

64 According to the article, a business dinner may feel relaxed but you should remember
that you are with colleagues, not friends. T

65 According to the article, if your colleagues are staying up late, you should stay up late
so you don’t miss anything. T

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B Read the article again. Choose the best option and write a, b or c to complete the
sentences.
66 If you want to leave a social occasion early, you should C

a) be pleasant about it

b) get someone to leave with you

c) try to leave without being noticed

67 If you B go to bed early, you probably won’t feel a part of the team.

a) never b) always c) occasionally

68 When you’re out with important clients, you should C .

a) pay for everything

b) avoid talking about work

c) try to do what they want to do

69 When you’re joining in with clients, you A break the law.

a) shouldn’t b) have to c) may

70 A handwritten thank-you note for a business meal is B .

a) too old-fashioned b) a good idea c) usually necessary