Progress Test 4 (Units 10–12)
Listening
Track 07
1 You will hear to Lars Davidsson, a sales representative, describing his company’s new product, the YP9000. Listen and choose the best answer (a, b, c or d) to these questions (1–5). You will hear the presentation twice.
1 Lars Davidsson describes what you can use the YP9000 for. Which of these uses is not given?
a) Make phone calls.
b) Browse the Internet.
c) Watch TV programmes.
d) Play music and video.
2 What does Lars Davidsson describe as the ‘big advantage’ of the YP9000?
a) It comes in different colours.
b) It is reliable.
c) It is very small.
d) It is cheap.
3 Lars Davidsson says that the YP9000 is ideal for …
a) people travelling.
b) business people.
c) students.
d) people who want to save energy.
4 Lars Davidsson describes the operating system as …
a) practical.
b) powerful.
c) flexible.
d) well-designed.
5 What does Lars Davidsson say the audience will want to do after asking questions?
a) Look at a video about the YP9000.
b) Study the sales brochure.
c) Try it.
d) Buy it.
2 Listen again and complete the chart (6–10).
The YP9000
6 Size: __________ cm long by __________ cm thick
7 Weight: __________ grams
8 Talk time: __________ hours
9 Memory: __________ Mb
10 Price: $__________
Vocabulary
A Opposites
3 Write the opposite of each of the words in brackets to complete these sentences (11–15).
11 My manager doesn’t like waiting for things to happen. He’s very [patient] __________ .
12 You don’t have to wear a suit to the meeting. It’s quite [formal] __________.
13 I had some great ideas for the new marketing campaign, but the rest of the team were very [enthusiastic] __________.
14 I try to relax before I start a presentation. It’s difficult to speak clearly when you are [calm] __________.
15 My colleague isn’t very good at handling conflict in negotiations – that’s one of his [strengths] __________.
B Starting a business
4 Choose a word from list A and one from list B to make a phrase. Then match the phrases with the definitions below (16–20).
A B
government rate ____________________
labour policy ____________________
tax bureaucracy ____________________
monetary incentive ____________________
inflation force ____________________
16 Annual percentage increase in prices
17 All the people in work or available for work
18 Official rules, regulations and paperwork
19 The control of money in the economy
20 Low rates of tax to encourage new business
C Describing a product
5 Match a word from the box with each description (21–25).
inexpensive / long-lasting / reliable / stylish / user-friendly
21 It’s very easy to use to record and play DVDs. __________
22 You can be sure it will work effectively and without any problems. __________
23 It only costs $60 – which is less than other similar products on the market. _________
24 You’ll be able to enjoy it for many years. __________
25 It’s fashionable and looks very attractive. __________
Language
A Conditionals
6 Choose the correct answer (a, b or c) to complete each gap in the conversation (26–30).
A Do you know if the new projector has arrived yet?
B I’m afraid it hasn’t. If it doesn’t come by tomorrow, _____26 call the supplier.
A Thanks. Please tell them I need it urgently by Friday. If it _____27 arrive by then, I won’t be able to give my presentation. It wouldn’t be a problem if we _____28 a spare one, but we haven’t.
B Don’t worry. This is a very reliable supplier. I’m sure they _____29 tell us if there was a problem.
A If it was our old supplier, you _____30 be so confident.
26 a) I’ll b) I’d c) I
27 a) won’t b) doesn’t c) wouldn’t
28 a) have b) had c) would have
29 a) will b) would c) –
30 a) wasn’t b) won’t c) wouldn’t
B Time clauses
7 Look at the schedule for opening a new restaurant business. Below is a memo which describes the schedule. In each line of the memo (31–35), there is one mistake. Cross out the word which is wrong and write the correct word on the right. The first one is given as an example.
Schedule:
complete purchase → building work → order equipment → recruit chef → start advertising → opening night
As soon than we complete the purchase of the building, we will start as
building work. We not order any equipment or furniture until __________31
we have a date for completing the building. When the work will __________32
finished, we can begin hiring staff. We want to recruit a chef before we started __________33
advertising. That way, the chef can preparing some menus __________34
that we can use in the advertisements. When we had a chef, we can __________35
also start planning for the opening night.
C Passives
8 Rewrite these sentences (36–40) in the passive form.
36 We will hold the conference in Sydney, from 16th to 17th January.
The conference ________________________________________
37 We have invited delegates from all over the world.
Delegates ________________________________________
38 We hired the Renaissance Center in Detroit for the event last year.
The Renaissance Center in Detroit _____________________________________
39 Professor Graham Bell will give the opening speech.
The opening speech ________________________________________
40 We usually send the conference programme to delegates after they have paid their fees.
The conference programme ________________________________________
Skills development
A Negotiating: dealing with conflict
9 Choose the best phrase (a–e) to complete each gap in the conversation (41–45).
a) ...
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