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Progress test answer key Unit 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

routine + fun rewarding + good demanding + glamorous varied + dull stressful + depressing challenging + worthwhile c f d e b g a oversee deal handle tell sounds responsible charge involve Do you work in Quebec? Can I ask who your main supplier is? Which parts of the world does your company supply? Do you know where Lisa works? How many hours a week do you work? The phone rings all the time. We hardly ever leave the office before seven. I’d say I play tennis about three times a week. There’s normally a staff meeting on Mondays. / Normally, there’s a staff meeting on Mondays.

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deadline schedule track resources budget tasks updates objectives skills

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job How What where Can / Could Why 14 15 13 11 12 is with to your is taking need ’m emailing understand think ’re interviewing

Unit 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

exciting boring relaxing exhilarating interesting frightened enjoyable tiring How do you find our country? 10 How often do they visit head office? 11 What sort of films do you like? 12 in 13 of 14 on 15 about 16 about 17 on 18 back 19–21 Michela called. Call her back on 007 393 110294 or email her at michela13@enterprise_1.fi 22 have you met 23 came 24 was 25 ’ve never been 26 Have you ever been 27 did you go

Business Result Intermediate Progress Test Answer Key

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went was ’ve put

Unit 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

user-friendly up-to-date immediate convenient accurate efficient personal time-saving e a c b d at in in of on On more stressful fast friendly more complicated longer more convenient slightly isn’t nearly the better great little

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guarantee service monitor satisfaction requirements expectations assistant care provide in little / bit with about possible / OK How / What suits make

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bring prefer fine / OK / perfect / good (2 marks per sentence. Take 0.5 off per error. Note that some variation in answers may be possible.) I am writing to confirm our meeting on Friday the 4th. We are meeting at 10 a.m. in my office. The bus to our company leaves from the train station every fifteen minutes. Please note that our head of sales is also joining us. I look forward to seeing you.

Unit 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

trip journey travel check facilities speciality entertainment excursion sightseeing hospitality nightlife up up around in up out a h f e b g d have to need supposed mustn’t allowed don’t need

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safety security

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password breach access pass prevent safeguard monitor c f a h b g d i e Have you heard has happened has resigned has been stealing has been doing have never seen haven’t they fired have been talking Consequently So that so because of

Unit 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

responsibility complementary forces alliance player ground closely venture next step intend to likely that timescale on the deadline going to planned to Well done chances are I expect In by Over / In by in on should will ’re going to might

Business Result Intermediate Progress Test Answer Key

29 30

’ll should

Unit 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

components inventory supplier distributed raw out low out of on in following find take place according put asap problem look to out on about of to he had / has looked into told him had sent / sent asked you to call

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cramped up-to-date run down well equipped c c b c How / What Why Have Could / Can Maybe prove consider better worth reservations rather work sure

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c e f h d i a b g

Unit 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

have make go carry reached put make have avoid express backing favour majority brainstorm compromise From my opinion of view it’s a bad idea. (point) As near as I’m concerned, it’s fine. (far) I’m not quite sure for that. (about) I listen what you’re saying, but it won’t work. (hear) You’re absolutely right. I couldn’t agree much. (more) To be truth I don’t see how we’re going to persuade them. (honest) I have your point about the costs, but I think it’s worth it. (take / see) Let’s see it, he’s too old for the job! (face) could will will needed would would will

Unit 12

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original up prototype obstacles sophisticated traditional concept dynamic a g b c e f d d f e a c b worst most expensive friendliest / most friendly most valuable highest lowest latest most well known / best known happiest

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fault flaw misunderstanding down incompatible has broken down unreliable out of order failure failures matter keeps mean tried trouble always might best help exactly sort like

Business Result Intermediate Progress Test Answer Key

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✗ I think you should ask for help. ✓ ✗ I’d speak to her if I were / was you. ✓ ✗ Is it easy enough for you? ✓ ✓ ✗ The main problem is that we don’t have enough resources.

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make Pick fed taken put d c f a e b spare minutes do wondering like nice tied helped delighted good / great be noticed do be warned was given are invited be planted carries was founded fire

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dedication caring motivated flexible dependable ambitious Patience hardest-working

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We’re very pleased with your performance. You’ve done a good job. You seem to be doing very well. Perhaps one thing to work on is your communication skills. What do you think about these changes? / How do you feel about these changes? How are you getting on with your new job? One of your key strengths is listening. I think this is an area for improvement. So let’s summarize what we’ve agreed. One thing you’re going to do is a training course. How does that sound to

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you? Is there anything else you’d like to add? was working ’d / had already asked had left were you talking was still working hadn’t improved hadn’t invented was doing were you sending had happened

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to in out at across complete waste of time

Business Result Intermediate Progress Test Answer Key

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triumph amazing expertise was give learn say underlines focus tell go were were fill gone expected makes concentrate Although I’m busy, I can help you for an hour. She was late this morning despite being warned yesterday about it.

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