Unit 2 Progress test A.pdf

PROGRESS TEST

Unit 2

Grammar

3 Pete spent / paid through the nose for his new

bike.

4 If you started a sandwich shop at school,

you’d make / do a killing.

5 I don’t mind spending money but I hate being

ripped up / off!

Mark

1 You should check your bank account

week.

2 Are there

good reasons for buying

your own house?

3 breakfast we had at the hotel this

morning was excellent.

4 of the band members has spoken to

the newspapers. I don’t know where the

information came from.

5 I’m afraid there’s

4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

precious well-off worthless

dirt cheap priceless

I can do to help

1 This old painting is

but it

you.

means a lot to me.

2 A new play by Shakespeare would be

Mark

2 Choose the correct answers.

3 Only

people can stay at that

1 I expect hearing / to hear from Lucy in the

next few days.

2 The teacher made Gemma going / go home

because she wasn’t feeling well.

3 I can’t imagine enjoying / to enjoy a

backpacking holiday. I like my home comforts.

4 Did you manage contacting / to contact Mr

Barton about the meeting?

5 Dan justified buying / to buy a new car by

saying he needed it for work!

6 We considered going / go to Scotland for a

week’s break, but the weather is too cold at

the moment.

7 I’m having my hair cutting / cut this afternoon.

8 He wouldn’t let me pay / to pay for my share

of the meal.

9 I can’t risk missing / to miss the train so I’ll

book a taxi for 7.15.

10 Are you going to get the car fixing / fixed while

Jack’s at work?

hotel!

4 Jewellers make rings with

stones.

5 Sometimes things that are

stop working quite quickly.

Mark

5 Choose the correct answers.

1 Our bathroom is three

wide.

A pints B yards C miles

2 I’ve been in since I was a teenager.

A debt B profit C bargain

3 my dad worked very hard, he never

made much money.

A Whereas B However C Although

4 We usually buy four of milk a week.

A pints B pounds C feet

5 the storms we completed the journey

very quickly.

A Much as B Nevertheless C Despite

Mark

/10

Vocabulary

3 Choose the correct answers.

1 Plasma TVs cost / make a fortune.

2 We splashed out / down on a new car.

Mark

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PROGRESS TEST

Unit 2

WORKING WITH MONEY

Listening

6 ≤ 4.02 Listen to two people talking about a

friend’s promotion. Choose the correct answers.

A THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR

In my job people either come to me or I go to them.

This is because most of my clients are working full

time and only have the evenings or weekends free.

We usually spend a few hours going through money

matters and then I work out with the client how

best their money can be invested and how to plan

for their retirement. I give advice on anything from

pension funds to taking equity out of property. In

short, what I’m doing is advising people how to

make their money work for them and provide them

with a secure future.

1 Lucy will be earning

A £10,000 a year.

B more than £10,000 a year.

C under £10,000 a year.

2 The new job will mean Lucy has

A to spend longer commuting.

B extra holiday.

C more departments to look after.

3 The speakers think that

A different things are important for different

people.

B everyone would like a job like that.

C only people with no family could do that job.

4 Which is true about the female speaker?

A She doesn’t use a laptop.

B She likes travelling by train.

C She enjoys relaxing when travelling.

5 Where are the speakers?

A On the train

B Having a meal

C At work

B THE DEBT COUNSELLOR

The people who usually consult me are often

desperate to find a way out of a very difficult and

traumatic situation. These days I’m seeing more and

more people who have overreached themselves and

been tempted by easy credit. They can’t see a way

forward and that’s where I come in. My job often

involves reassuring people that there are ways out of

their problems. However, in the course of my work

I also encounter people whose lives revolve around

spending money that they haven’t got and who are

neither willing nor able to change their ways.

C THE ACCOUNTANT

I work in partnership with two other people and

we are always extremely busy! We mainly deal with

small businesses or individuals who need help with

their taxes. We calculate their profits (or losses) and

advise on what expenses they can claim for. Some

forms they have to complete look quite complex

but for people with our experience they’re really

quite straightforward. Some of our clients think we

should be able to save them enormous amounts of

money but we’re certainly not miracle workers!

Mark

/10

Reading

7 Read the text.

8 Complete the sentences with the correct person

A–D.

is a teacher.

thinks his subject is not straightforward.

D THE ECONOMIST

In my opinion the economy is a fascinating subject

and I try to pass this on to my students. It’s such

a wide subject. There are so many influences

you have to consider and a successful economist

must be familiar with all the markets and current

trends. As we’ve seen recently with unstable stock

markets world wide, predicting how an economy is

going to do is almost impossible because of all the

contributory factors. Friends often ask for advice on

what shares to buy or sell but unfortunately there

are no guarantees in my business and it’s always a

big risk!

doesn’t work office hours.

has some clients that do not take his

advice.

doesn’t always do what his clients

expect.

Mark

/10

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PROGRESS TEST

Unit 2

Writing

9 Write an essay with the title: You can never have

too much money . Use the writing guide to help you.

Paragraph 1: introduction and what you

understand by the statement

Paragraph 2: points that agree with the statement

Paragraph 3: points against

Paragraph 4: your own conclusion

Mark

/10

Total

/60

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