Progress Test 4 (Units 10-12) Complete all seven sections. There are seventy marks in total. Section 1: Vocabulary 1 Which word does not collocate with the underlined word? Delete it. 1 power cut, field, plant 2 grid, nuclear, renewable, energy 3 stock exchange, market, bank 4 distribution, scale, computer network 5 oil field, policy, refinery 6 pollution, petroleum, oil reserves 2 Underline the correct word in brackets. 7 Let’s go (on / in / up) to my next point. 8 We’ve been having trouble (with / from / at) this new software. 9 They’ve bought a 51% stake (in / at / to) the company. 10 What do you have (from / in / of) mind? 11 We just need to take it one step (from/ of / at) a time. Section 2: Language 3 Write the verb in brackets in the correct form. 12 Pollution levels ______________________ (be) lower today, if we’d taken notice of the warnings. 13 If I’d known setting up an IPO would be this successful, I ______________________ (do) it ages ago. 14 Let me know as soon as it ______________________ (come) through. 15 By 2050, we ______________________ (see) the results of our actions on the planet. 16 The traffic’s really bad. We ______________________ (might) not make it on time. 17 We can sit here and discuss it, but ultimately it’s the board that ______________________ (decide). 18 We ______________________ (take) a chance on that and hope things work out OK. 19 This afternoon, they’ll ______________________ (discuss) a long-term solution while we’re solving this immediate difficulty. 20 If he ______________________ (not/mention) it, we wouldn’t have known. Section 3: Reading 4 Read the press release below. Each line contains one mistake. Underline the mistake and correct it. See the example. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |PRESS RELEASE | | | | are delighted | | | | We delight to announce a new development for Wantage Supermarkets. This highly | | | | | | | |(21) respected and traditional grocers, setted up in 1908, will be offering a home delivery| | | | | | | |(22) service as by the beginning of December this year. | | | | | | | |(23) Wantage supermarkets intend to combine nearly one hundred year of experience | | | | | | | |(24) with modern technology to offer it’s customers online home shopping with | | | | | | | |(25) www.wantagesuppermarkets.co.uk The site will include online payment facilities | | | | | | | |(26) and offer all the benefits customers currently enjoying at our stores. | | | | | | | |(27) The service sees the investment on over fifty trucks to ensure on-time delivery | | | | | | | |(28) to our customer’s homes. Home shoppers will also enjoy major discounts and special | | | | | | | |(29) offers over the christmas period. | | | | | | | |(30) For full details, we would like inviting you to a press conference on… | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Section 4: Career Skills 5 Two people are discussing a construction project. Write in the missing words below. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | wish / further / ahead / idea / aside | | | | fuss / worst / eye / smoothly / perspective | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ A: Good, well, we’re one week (31)___________________ of schedule so everything is going (32)___________________, isn’t it? B: I (33)___________________ I knew. A: What do you mean? B: Well you put Andrea in charge of deliveries and now I don’t know what is coming in and going out of the construction site. A: Hold a minute. Let’s keep things in (34)___________________ I asked Andrea to help you on the site. If the worst comes to (35)___________________ then I can take her off. But I thought you needed help. B: I do need help but not from her. We just don’t see eye to (36)___________________ on how to run a site. A: I don’t see what the (37)___________________ is about. She’s only supposed to deal with deliveries. Can’t you set (38)___________________ any differences and you do your job and she does hers? B: But she doesn’t just do her job. She’s getting involved in the general running as well. A: Let me have a chat with her and see what she says. B: To see if I’m telling the truth? A: No, just to get an (39)___________________ of what problem is. B: Fine. A: Look. Tell me what the problem really is. B: I’m sorry, but there’s no point in discussing this any (40)___________________ … Section 5: Writing 6 Your company Parle Ltd has held a meeting to plan what to do with its brand Thumbs Up cola. It currently sells the brand in India but Coca-cola is entering the market. Here are the final decisions from the meeting with notes on the reasons in brackets: – sell the brand to Coca-cola (Parle Ltd can’t compete) – let them distribute it (Coca-cola has better distribution) – suggest Coca-cola keep the name Thumbs Up (the brand is well-established) 7 Write an email confirming the decisions to your directors. In your email: 41/42 Explain the situation. 43/44 Explain your first decision. 45/46 Explain your second decision. 47/48 Explain your third decision. 49/50 Ask for comments on your decisions. 8 Write your email below with the words given: 41/42 Further to our meeting ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 43/44 Firstly,_____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 45/46 Secondly, __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 47/48 Finally, ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 49/50 __________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Section 6: Listening Track 5 9 Listen to three conversations and complete the notes for each one below with word(s) from the listening. Listen twice. Conversation 1 The project is doing well but they have had a problem with the (51)_______________________________. It keeps cutting out and they (52)_______________________________. Ray suggests having a (53)_______________________________ with the supplier for some suggestions. Conversation 2 Don says the next batch of samples will be ready by (54)__________________________ not for the fifteenth. The problem is they haven’t received some of the precision (55)__________________________ they ordered. We may have to extend the (56)__________________________. Conversation 3 The meeting didn’t go (57)__________________________ .They’ll only sign if we (58)__________________________ we won’t raise prices by more than (59)__________________________ a year. We need to call (60)__________________________ to see what they think. Section 7: Speaking (61-70) 10 Imagine you are giving a presentation to a group of prospective stockholders. Give the presentation to your teacher. Include these five areas: – a self introduction – an overview of your company – a review of the company’s recent performance – the management structure – why you think your company is a good investment 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 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+--------| |gave an overview of the company |1 |2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+--------| |reviewed the company’s recent performance |1 |2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+--------| |presented the management structure |1 |2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+--------| |described why the company is a good investment |1 |2 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+