Progress tests answer key

Unit 1 14 How are 18 What you’re

15 How’s the 19 How about
1 relationship 5 online profile 16 How far 20 Why don’t
2 across 6 instant dislike 17 What do
3 impression 7 image
4 reputation 21 ’ve changed
22 didn’t know
8 wary of 12 suspicious 23 ’ve just won
9 practical 13 expensive 24 had
10 over-confident 14 complex 25 played
11 positive 26 Have you booked
15 I was given your details by a colleague of mine. 27 a  28 b  29 c  30 b
16 Hello, I’m calling about the email I sent you.
17 I wanted to see if you are still interested in my
proposal. Unit 4
18 I suggest we meet to discuss things further. 1 breakthrough 5 approach
19 Can you tell me how I get to your office? 2 practical 6 key
3 cutting-edge 7 proposition
20 c  21 a  22 e  23 b  24 d 4 benefit

25 ’re currently updating 28 get 8 with 12 about

26 leaves 29 is working 9 round 13 out
27 is becoming 30 remember 10 up 14 off
11 up 15 down
Unit 2
16 b  17 a  18 c  19 b  20 b  21 c  22 c  
1 self-motivation 5 appreciate 23 a  24 c
2 achievement 6 incentives
3 recognition 7 enthusiasm 25 won’t be able to
4 benefit 26 couldn’t
27 can’t
8 valued 11 plan 28 haven’t been able to
9 car 12 insurance 29 were able to
10 feedback 30 will be able to
13 h  14 a  15 f  16 d  17 b  18 c  19 g  20 e
Unit 5
21 I’d like to know how much time you spent in 1 stayed 5 reduce
China. 2 act 6 comply
22 Can I ask who told you? 3 donating 7 share
23 Could you tell me how you know Jemima? 4 take
24 Wasn’t that with Randall and Sons?
25 aren’t you from India? 8 fairness 11 generosity
26 Could you tell me where she came from? 9 bribery 12 greed
10 discrimination
27 isn’t
28 was 13 corruption 16 ethical
29 have 14 credibility 17 deceptive / deceiving
30 didn’t 15 prejudiced

Unit 3 18 f  19 c  20 a  21 e  22 b  23 g  24 d

1 behind 5 into 25 ’s coming 28 lands
2 over 6 accurate 26 ’m going to start 29 ’re staying
3 upfront 7 out of 27 ’ll let 30 ’ll call
4 miss 8 constraints

9 e  10 d  11 a  12 c  13 b

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 Unit 6 11 e  12 b  13 g  14 a  15 f  16 k  17 h  
18 c  19 i  20 d  21 j
1 outgoing 5 conventional
2 pragmatic 6 tactful 22 ’ll ask 25 will know
3 impulsive 7 detached 23 gave 26 would you offer
4 creative 8 methodical 24 wouldn’t have
9 options 27 unless 29 Provided that
10 instincts 28 As long as 30 Supposing
11 confidence
12 decide
Unit 9
13 Look 20 crazy 1 gap, market
14 white 21 position 2 start-up capital
15 What 22 far 3 temporary outlet
16 mean 23 Hang 4 venture capitalist
17 classic 24 opinion 5 return, investment
18 convinced 25 action 6 investment fund
19 words 7 business model

26 c  27 a  28 d  29 e  30 b 8 extremely 11 absolutely

9 absolutely 12 completely
Unit 7 10 incredibly
1 lead to 5 gain 13 e  14 b  15 i  16 a  17 j  18 h  19 d  20 g  
2 sectors 6 achieve 21 c  22 k  23 f
3 skilled 7 streamlining
4 activities 24 been calling 28 agreed
25 sent 29 applied
8 show 13 see 26 been working 30 seen
9 notice 14 move 27 been keeping
10 look 15 relates
11 mention 16 leave
12 turn 17 send Unit 10
1 about 5 on
18 Let’s have a look at 2 on 6 to
19 Recent research indicates 3 into 7 on
20 As I mentioned earlier 4 on 8 with
21 A knock-on effect of this
9 communicators 13 economists
22 He has been given a business award. 10 analytical 14 transferable
23 It is expected (that) he will leave straightaway. 11 technician 15 connection
24 You are being fired. The final decision has 12 consultant
been made.
25 The problem with all the computers still hasn’t 16 a  17 h  18 i  19 e  20 c  21 f  22 b  23 g  
been fixed. 24 d  25 j
26 It is (widely) known that the CEO will retire next
year. 26 look into
27 All customer complaints will be answered within 27 speak up
five working days. 28 look through it
28 The warehouse is locked up at ten. 29 read it back
29 Somebody called you while you were out. 30 put the meeting off / put off the meeting
30 You are being promoted to office manager.

Unit 8
1 retirement 6 laid off
2 sideways 7 relocated
3 glass 8 personal development
4 change 9 was made redundant
5 satisfaction 10 an apprenticeship

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Unit 11 20 I was extremely disappointed.
21 So what did you do?
1 resist 6 reverted 22 What happened after that?
2 react 7 maintain 23 What was her view on the matter?
3 affect 8 prevent
4 achieved 9 implement 24 were waiting
5 oppose 10 support 25 had already started
26 was leaving
11 in favour of 27 didn’t walk
12 guidance 28 ’d done
13 optimism 29 happened
14 anxious 30 did he say / had he said
15 ambivalent

16 c  17 e  18 f  19 a  20 d  21 b Unit 14

1 appraisal 5 scale
22 have made 25 have recovered 2 tool 6 issue
23 be meeting 26 be using 3 criteria 7 performance
24 be travelling 4 views

27 bound to 8 up 11 out
28 good chance 9 across 12 through / over
29 doubtful that 10 on 13 on
30 might be
14 consider + success
Unit 12 15 areas + improve
16 identify + goal
1 g  2 e  3 b  4 d  5 a  6 f  7 h  8 c  9 i 17 must + happy
18 positive + could
10 demographics 13 breach 19 put + list
11 transactional 14 driven 20 constraints + performance
12 cookies 15 perks
21 You should have done that course.
16 b  17 g  18 f  19 d  20 e  21 a  22 c 22 If Sandra had left, I probably would have applied
for her job.
Note that in some sentences below the pronoun 23 If I’d known, I might have done something about
might be changed to I, you or we. Allow for this when it.
marking. 24 If they’d listened to my instructions, there
23 He said (that) he’d call her back. wouldn’t be a problem now.
24 My secretary asked (me) when I was flying back. 25 We’d have enough staff for next week’s conference
25 They asked (us) if we’d seen Frank. if we’d planned properly in the first place.
26 She told me to check her messages.
27 Miles thanked me for all the hard work I’d done. 26 could 29 might
28 A customer complained (that) the product didn’t 27 should 30 ought to
work properly. 28 would have
29 The sales assistant promised to look into it for me.
30 Peter apologized for being late and said (that) his
train had been delayed. Unit 15
1 f  2 d  3 e  4 i  5 a  6 h  7 b  8 j  
Unit 13 9 c  10 g
1 hierarchical 4 liberal 11 f  12 d  13 g  14 c  15 a  16 b  17 e  18 h
2 egalitarian 5 collectivist
3 cautious 6 strict 19 appreciate 22 benefits
20 motivation 23 hardly
7 d  8 a  9 e  10 c  11 b 21 chance
12 All in 16 While 24 to take 28 to talk
13 It came 17 Go 25 working 29 working
14 Luckily 18 That’s 26 to attach 30 running
15 Despite 19 That 27 to inform

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