progress test
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Unit 2
3 Pete spent / paid through the nose for his new
Grammar
bike.
1 Complete the sentences with determiners.
4 If you started a sandwich shop at school,
you d make / do a killing.
1 You should check your bank account
week.
5 I don t mind spending money but I hate being
ripped up / off!
2 Are there good reasons for buying
your own house?
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3 breakfast we had at the hotel this
morning was excellent.
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
4 of the band members has spoken to
precious well-off worthless
the newspapers. I don t know where the
dirt cheap priceless
information came from.
5 I m afraid there s I can do to help
1 This old painting is but it
you.
means a lot to me.
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2 A new play by Shakespeare would be
.
2 Choose the correct answers.
3 Only people can stay at that
1 I expect hearing / to hear from Lucy in the
hotel!
next few days.
4 Jewellers make rings with
2 The teacher made Gemma going / go home
stones.
because she wasn t feeling well.
5 Sometimes things that are
3 I can t imagine enjoying / to enjoy a
stop working quite quickly.
backpacking holiday. I like my home comforts.
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4 Did you manage contacting / to contact Mr
Barton about the meeting?
5 Choose the correct answers.
5 Dan justified buying / to buy a new car by
saying he needed it for work!
1 Our bathroom is three wide.
6 We considered going / go to Scotland for a
A pints B yards C miles
week s break, but the weather is too cold at
2 I ve been in since I was a teenager.
the moment.
A debt B profit C bargain
7 I m having my hair cutting / cut this afternoon.
3 my dad worked very hard, he never
8 He wouldn t let me pay / to pay for my share
made much money.
of the meal.
A Whereas B However C Although
9 I can t risk missing / to miss the train so I ll
book a taxi for 7.15.
4 We usually buy four of milk a week.
10 Are you going to get the car fixing / fixed while
A pints B pounds C feet
Jack s at work?
5 the storms we completed the journey
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very quickly.
A Much as B Nevertheless C Despite
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Vocabulary
3 Choose the correct answers.
1 Plasma TVs cost / make a fortune.
2 We splashed out / down on a new car.
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Unit
Unit 2
WORKING WITH MONEY
Listening A THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR
In my job people either come to me or I go to them.
6 4.02 Listen to two people talking about a
d"
This is because most of my clients are working full
friend s promotion. Choose the correct answers.
time and only have the evenings or weekends free.
1 Lucy will be earning
We usually spend a few hours going through money
A Ł10,000 a year.
matters and then I work out with the client how
B more than Ł10,000 a year.
best their money can be invested and how to plan
C under Ł10,000 a year.
for their retirement. I give advice on anything from
pension funds to taking equity out of property. In
2 The new job will mean Lucy has
short, what I m doing is advising people how to
A to spend longer commuting.
make their money work for them and provide them
B extra holiday.
with a secure future.
C more departments to look after.
3 The speakers think that B THE DEBT COUNSELLOR
A different things are important for different The people who usually consult me are often
people. desperate to find a way out of a very difficult and
B everyone would like a job like that. traumatic situation. These days I m seeing more and
C only people with no family could do that job. more people who have overreached themselves and
been tempted by easy credit. They can t see a way
4 Which is true about the female speaker?
forward and that s where I come in. My job often
A She doesn t use a laptop.
involves reassuring people that there are ways out of
B She likes travelling by train.
their problems. However, in the course of my work
C She enjoys relaxing when travelling.
I also encounter people whose lives revolve around
5 Where are the speakers?
spending money that they haven t got and who are
A On the train
neither willing nor able to change their ways.
B Having a meal
C At work
C THE ACCOUNTANT
I work in partnership with two other people and
Mark /10
we are always extremely busy! We mainly deal with
small businesses or individuals who need help with
Reading
their taxes. We calculate their profits (or losses) and
advise on what expenses they can claim for. Some
7 Read the text.
forms they have to complete look quite complex
but for people with our experience they re really
8 Complete the sentences with the correct person
quite straightforward. Some of our clients think we
A D.
should be able to save them enormous amounts of
1 is a teacher.
money but we re certainly not miracle workers!
2 thinks his subject is not straightforward.
D THE ECONOMIST
3 doesn t work office hours.
In my opinion the economy is a fascinating subject
4 has some clients that do not take his
and I try to pass this on to my students. It s such
advice.
a wide subject. There are so many influences
5 doesn t always do what his clients
you have to consider and a successful economist
expect.
must be familiar with all the markets and current
trends. As we ve seen recently with unstable stock
Mark /10
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!
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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
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Total /60
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