Progress test 2 (Units 34) Name: __________________________________________ Date: ___________ Section 1: Vocabulary 1 Match the products and services

in the box to the people who need them. current account 1 2 in a foreign exchange insurance loan mortgage

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Naima would like to buy a car but she doesnt have any savings. ____________ On Saturdays, Ella works in a shop. They pay her in cash and she keeps it ____________ bag under her bed. ____________ Charlotte has a ticket from London to Paris for next weekend. ____________ There is a very valuable old painting in Jos house. ____________ Ziyad lives with his parents. He would like to buy his own house. ____________

Section 2: Language 1 1 Rewrite these sentences so they have the opposite meaning.

Children under sixteen can borrow money from a bank. ___________________________________________________________ _____________ 2 Neither cats nor elephants can swim. ___________________________________________________________ _____________ 3 Both Hilda and Tom can speak Arabic. ___________________________________________________________ _____________ 4 Banks automatically give credit cards to new customers.
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___________________________________________________________ _____________ 5 The spending limit on a credit card cant change. ___________________________________________________________ _____________ 2 Choose the correct words in italics.

6 I use this bank because the bank charges are low / lower than those in other banks. 7 I cant swim and so / neither can my sister. 8 A house is expensiver / more expensive than a car. 9 The situation is worse / badder than before. 10 Every day Martin reads / is reading the newspaper before breakfast.

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Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

What is Martin doing now? He _____ a customer. A serves B does serve C is serve D is serving 12 Every day I _____ lunch in the cafeteria. A has B am having C have D am have 13 They usually _____ to work by bus. A are come B am come C does come D come 14 What time _____ get to work? A you usually B usually you C do you usually D you are usually 15 Where is Nadia? She _____ her sister. A phones B phoning C is phoning D do phoning 4 Underline the wrong word in the sentences. Then write the correct word in the gap. 16 17 18 19 20 I need some informations about online banking, please. ____________ How many commission do you charge for foreign exchange transactions? ____________ Id like to buy some dollar, please. ____________ How much euros would you like? ____________ There are news on the TV at six oclock every day. ____________

Section 3: Reading 1 Complete this conversation with the words in the box. balance form help log on password register take

John: Good morning, Mr Sykes. How can I (1) ____________ you today? Mr Sykes: I would like to know how to (2) ____________ for online banking. John: Thats easy. Just go to our website, click on online banking and complete the (3) ____________ . We then send you a user ID and (4) ____________ .
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Mr Sykes: How long does it (5) ____________? John: Only a few days. Mr Sykes: What do I do then? John: Type in your user ID and password to (6) ____________ to your account. Mr Sykes: What can I do then? John: You can check the (7) ____________ of your account and pay bills online. Mr Sykes: Great. Thank you very much. John: Youre welcome.

Section 4: Writing 1 1 Write sentences about foreign exchange transactions.

airport foreign exchange counters / usually / expensive / banks ___________________________________________________________ _____________ 2 some companies / commission / usually / a minimum charge or a flat fee ___________________________________________________________ _____________ 3 companies that not charge commission / usually / higher exchange rates ___________________________________________________________ _____________

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Section 5: Listening 1 19 (Conversation 5) Listen and complete the answers to these questions. 1 What is the name of the caller? His name is ____________ Watson. 2 What is Mr Watsons address? Its ____________ Rillington Street. 3 How much does he want to pay to Southern Electric? ____________ 4 What is his reference number? Its ____________ . 5 Does he want anything else? ____________

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