Answer Key

Entry Test

Listening (10 marks)

1 c

2 a

3 b

4 a

5 b

6 b

7 a

8 c

9 b

10 c

Vocabulary (10 marks)

A 11 speak 12 expensive 13 weather 14 buy 15 visitor

B 16 b 17 c 18 a 19 d 20 e

Language (10 marks)

A 21 a 22 c 23 a 24 b 25 c

B 26 has 27 are 28 am 29 is 30 don’t

Skills development (12 marks)

A 31 c 32 a 33 e 34 f 35 g 36 b

B 37 d 38 a 39 c 40 g 41 f 42 e

Reading (8 marks)

A 43 Carl Oster

44 Indi Baxter

45 ten personal digital assistants (PDAs)

46 18 October

47 07740 877477

48 01485 844902

B 49 b

50 a

There is no writing task in the Entry Test.

Total marks: 50

Progress Test 1

Listening (10 marks)

A 1 Norman Hauser 2 Accounting 3 b 4 3455 5 a

B 6 b 7 a 8 c 9 c 10 b

Vocabulary (20 marks)

A 11 N 12 C 13 C 14 N 15 C

16 C 17 N 18 N 19 N 20 C

B 21 early 22 big 23 fast 24 long 25 short

C 26 f 27 a 28 e 29 b 30 d

Language (20 marks)

A 31 got 32 haven’t 33 Have 34 got 35 hasn’t

B 36 Does he come to work on time?

37 Who does she report to?

38 What time do you start work?

39 How often do you go on business trips?

40 Do they always get up early?

C 41 at 42 to 43 in 44 from 45 on

D 46 are 47 aren’t 48 do 49 isn’t 50 doesn’t

Skills development (10 marks)

A 51 a 52 f 53 b 54 e 55 d

B 56 d 57 c 58 a 59 b 60 f

Reading (10 marks)

A 61 Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange

62 Canadian 63 five 64 1979 65 three

B 66 b 67 a 68 c 69 b 70 a

Writing (10 marks)

See page iv for Model answers.

See page 43 for Examiner’s Guidelines.

Total marks: 80

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Progress Test 2

Listening (10 marks)

A 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 a

B 6 AC-90 7 AC-75, AC-90 8 AC-75 9 AC-75 10 AC-90

Vocabulary (15 marks)

A 11 Free delivery 12 after-sales service 13 a big deposit 14 a three-year guarantee 15 interest-free credit

B 16 book 17 do 18 watch 19 take 20 go

C 21 soup

22 steak / fish curry

23 fish curry / steak

24 apple pie / ice cream

25 ice cream / apple pie

Language (15 marks)

A 26 some 27 a 28 a 29 an 30 any

B 31 b 32 c 33 f 34 e 35 a

C 36 had 37 visited 38 met 39 went 40 gave

Skills development (10 marks)

A 41 like 42 try 43 serve 44 recommend 45 enjoy

B 46 f 47 b 48 c 49 a 50 d

Reading (10 marks)

A 51 F 52 T 53 F 54 F 55 T

B 56 a 57 a 58 b 59 a 60 b

Writing (10 marks)

See page iv for Model answers.

See page 43 for Examiner’s Guidelines.

Total marks: 70

Progress Test 3

Listening (10 marks)

A 1 c 2 a 3 b

B 4 Simon 5 Simon 6 Marcela 7 Marcela 8 Marcela

9 Carmen 10 Carmen

Vocabulary (10 marks)

A 11 big 12 declining 13 growing 14 small 15 mature

B 16 b 17 f 18 a 19 c 20 e

Language (18 marks)

A 21 the cheapest 22 heavier 23 The heaviest 24 better

25 the best 26 older 27 newer 28 newest

B 29 Have they got a lot of work?

30 Why does she work hard?

31 Did he leave the company?

32 Was she a good manager?

33 Does Emilio like Buenos Aires?

C 34 c 35 f 36 a 37 e 38 b

Skills development (12 marks)

A 39 understand 40 isn’t 41 don’t 42 make

43 get 44 think

B 45 7 46 6 47 4 48 2 49 5 50 3

Reading (10 marks)

A 51 F 52 F 53 T 54 T 55 T

B 56 c 57 a 58 a 59 b 60 a

Writing (10 marks)

See page iv for Model answers.

See page 43 for Examiner’s Guidelines.

Total marks: 70

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Progress Test 4

Listening (12 marks)

A 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 c

B 7 interesting 8 formal 9 good 10 late 11 hard

12 long

Vocabulary (18 marks)

A 13 b 14 d 15 f 16 e 17 a 18 c

B 19 casual Fridays 20 first names 21 family names

22 face to face 23 flexible hours 24 annual leave

C 25 arrange 26 deal with 27 50 people 28 develop

29 a new branch in Mexico City 30 increase

Language (12 marks)

A 31 is (’s) 32 don’t have 33 am (’m) meeting

34 am (’m) enjoying 35 is (’s) starting 36 have

B 37 haven’t travelled 38 spent 39 came

40 has (’s) been 41 Have you visited 42 went

Skills development (15 marks)

A 43 a 44 f 45 e 46 b 47 d

B 48 didn’t you like 49 special skills 50 in the future

51 in your free time 52 any questions

C 53 e 54 a 55 d 56 c 57 b

Reading (8 marks)

A 58 F 59 T 60 F 61 F 62 T

B 63 a 64 b 65 a

Writing (10 marks)

See page iv for Model answers.

See page 43 for Examiner’s Guidelines.

Total marks: 75

Exit Test

Listening (10 marks)

1 11.30 2 factory 3 sales team 4 lunch 5 samples

6 contracts 7 launch 8 market share 9 10.00

10 flight details

Vocabulary (15 marks)A 11 increasing 12 best 13 sales 14 age group 15 target

B 16 candidate 17 energetic 18 experience 19 salary

20 arrange

C 21 leave 22 part-time 23 casual 24 face-to-face

25 childcare

Language (15 marks)A 26 at from / in 27 do can 28 call calling 29 much many

30 to book book 31 at on 32 on at 33 has have

34 helps help

B 35 What 36 Is 37 Do 38 How 39 Where 40 Is

Skills development (10 marks)

A 41 a 42 c 43 b 44 d 45 e

B 46 d, I 47 a, I 48 f, I 49 c, C 50 e, C

Reading (10 marks)

A 51 b 52 b 53 c 54 a 55 a

B 56 b 57 a 58 c 59 c 60 b

Writing (10 marks)

See page iv for Model answers.

See page 43 for Examiner’s Guidelines.

Total marks: 70

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Model Answers to Writing Tasks

Entry TestThere is no writing task in the Entry Test.

Progress Test 1

On Saturday, I usually get up at 9.00. I oftenhave a big breakfast. Sometimes I play golf. I often go to the gym. I never have lunch onSaturday. In the afternoon, I love running. I don’tlike watching TV. I usually go to a restaurant onSaturday evening. I usually go to bed at 11.00.

(57 words)

Progress Test 2

Dear Sir/MadamI want to book a room at your hotel. I’d like onesingle room for three nights from 12th to 15thFebruary. I prefer a non-smoking room.Can you please confirm the price for bed andbreakfast? And is there wireless broadband inthe rooms?I also need parking for my car.Many thanks.Yours faithfully

(54 words, not including opening and closingphrases)

Progress Test 3

Dear PatI prefer to travel with National. It is moreexpensive that EurLo, but the airport is closer tothe city. The taxi is more expensive than thetrain, but the journey time is shorter. We canalso have a free meal during the flight. There aremore flights each day, and the flights arriveearlier. With EurLo, we arrive at 10.45 p.m. I thinkthis is too late!All the best

(68 words, not including opening and closing phrases)

Dear PatI prefer to travel with EurLo. It is much cheaperthan National. The cost of getting into the citycentre by train is also cheaper than the taxi fromBarcelona Airport. There is no free meal duringthe EurLo flight, and the flight arrives late in theevening, but for me, this is not a problem. Whatdo you think?

(60 words, not including opening phrase)

Progress Test 4Note: You can use will, going to or the presentcontinuous for this text.

Subject: Visit from the Polish sales office

Dear teamIn our meeting earlier today, we discussed theprogramme for the visit and agreed thefollowing:Edith is going to meet the Polish team at theairport at 8.45 a.m. The sales team will join usfor coffee and an informal talk at 9.45 a.m. Ericwill lead the meeting at 10.15. We’re having lunchin the company restaurant at 12.45 p.m., and inthe afternoon, Veejay will take the visitors on atour of the factory. We’ll have a question-and-answer time and coffee lead by Tamsin at 4.00p.m., and after that, at 5.00 p.m., Edith will gowith the Polish team to their hotel.

(105 words, not including opening phrases)

Exit Test

Dear JeremyI’m writing about the Global Trade Fair on 28August. We’re going to present from 2.00 to 2.30p.m. Do you know what time we should arrive?Also, what products we should present?We’re travelling on 27 August on flight 267. Whatairline is that? What time does the flight departand arrive? We’re going to meet Carlos López inthe evening, but where are we going to meet?We return on 29 August on a flight at 4.35 p.m.Do you have the other flight details? What airlineare we flying? What time do we arrive?I look forward to hearing from you.Best wishes

(104 words, not including opening and closingphrases)

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Read the article and decide whether these statements (51–55) are true (T) orfalse (F).

0 This article is about television.

51 Most executives don’t use video conferencing.

52 Professionals think that meeting in person is always the best.

53 The researchers talked to executives all around the world.

54 The research shows that e-mail is also very useful for executives.

55 Most of the executives agreed about their answers.

Choose the best ending – a, b or c – for each of these sentences (56–60).

56 Video conferencing reduces …

a) competition.

b) e-mail use.

c) travel time.

57 Video conferencing is …

a) easier than travelling to a meeting.

b) more tiring than a face-to-face meeting.

c) the most expensive way to have a meeting.

58 In the past, video conferencing was …

a) more expensive.

b) cheaper.

c) more popular.

B

A

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Reading

F

Recent research shows thatmost professionals around theworld think that Internet videoconferencing – using an‘Internet video phone’ to see andtalk with other people aroundthe world – is very useful. Theyalso think that videoconferences can replacebusiness travel for face-to-facemeetings.

Nearly 1,000 top executives inmany countries wereinterviewed. About 900 of them

agreed that video conferencing,e-mail and instant messaginghelp make them competitive.Video conferencing saves time,because professionals don’t needto travel for meetings. Also,travelling abroad can be verytiring for business people, butvideo conferencing is easy. Italso saves money on air ticketsand hotels. In the past, videoconferencing was veryexpensive. But now you needonly an inexpensive camera that

connects to your computer, anda low-cost Internet video servicelike Yahoo. Finally, reducing airtravel is good for theenvironment.

Mobile-phone makers likeSamsung, Nokia and SonyEricsson are introducing mobilephones with video-conferencingfeatures, so video conferencingwill soon be even easier.

Video conferencing reducestravel for meetings

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59 Video conferencing may help …

a) a declining market.

b) the environment.

c) a company’s sales.

60 The article ends by talking about …

a) new product launches.

b) growing markets.

c) product presentations.

You and your colleague Pat want to fly to Barcelona for a meeting. You canchoose between two airlines. Write an e-mail to your colleague comparing thetwo airlines. Say which one you prefer to travel with and why. Write 60–70 words.

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National Air EurLo Air

Cost m290 m120

Fly to Barcelona Airport – closethe city (taxi to city centre:m30, journey takes about25 minutes)

Girona Airport – 100 kilometresfrom the city centre (need totake express train, about m15return, but the journey is morethan an hour)

Free meal duringflight?

Yes No

Flights each day 3 1

Arrival times 10.00 a.m.2.30 p.m.6.30 p.m.

10.45 p.m.

Writing

Barcelona meeting travel arrangements

Dear Pat

All the best

Pat James

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