The document provides answer keys for a progress test for the International Express Third Edition Pre-Intermediate textbook. It includes answers to grammar, vocabulary, work skills, and functions exercises for 8 units that cover topics like jobs, travel, past experiences, services, comparisons, trends over time, and modals. The answers are provided in short sentence form corresponding to the numbers in the exercise questions.

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Progress Test Answer Keys
UNIT 1
Grammar
1 1 does / start; doesn’t start
2 do / speak; speak
3 does / work; works
4 does / take; takes
5 do / stay; stay
6 does / arrive; doesn’t arrive
7 do / have; don’t have
8 does / want; wants
2 1 Is 8 am
2 isn’t 9 Does
3 doesn’t 10 is
4 Do 11 Does
5 is 12 doesn’t
6 Do 13 Are
7 do 14 aren’t
Vocabulary
1 1 bank
2 coffee producer
3 car manufacturer
4 television company
5 airline
6 e-commerce company
7 department store
8 electronic goods producer
9 oil company
2 1 type 7 start
2 produce 8 annual
3 nationality 9 revenue
4 headquarters 10 competition
5 employees 11 competitors
6 employ
Work skills
1 1 What do you do?
2 Who do you work for?
3 What type of company is it?
4 Which department are you in?
(Which department do you work in?)
5 Do you work full-time?
6 How many hours do you work a week?
(How many hours a week do you work?)
7 Who do you work with?
8 Where do you work?
9 Do you travel much for work?
(Do you travel often for work?)
10 Can you tell me what you do in your job?
Functions
1 1 e 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 a
2 1 c 2 e 3 b 4 d 5 a
3 1 b 2 e 3 d 4 c 5 a
4 1 b 2 d 3 e 4 a 5 c

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Functions
1 1 does
2 lands
3 is meeting (is going to meet)
4 going to give
5 am visiting
6 am leaving
7 Are
8 are visiting (are going to visit)
9 leaves
10 are you going
11 are going to talk
12 are going
13 doesn’t
14 I’m going to be
2 1 I can’t make
2 Can we arrange another time
3 would be good
4 How about (Are you free)
5 Are you free (How about)
6 that’s fine with me
UNIT 2
Grammar
1 1 is your job going 16 is Lucy doing
2 is going 17 don’t know
3 is 18 isn’t answering
4 are you working 19 are you working
5 are developing 20 ’m not working
6 am training 21 am trying
7 does it take 22 are looking
8 drive 23 am applying
9 am cycling 24 get
10 Do you want 25 aren’t working
11 am trying 26 are visiting
12 isn’t 27 isn’t working
13 is asking 28 visits
14 am writing 29 am writing
15 am waiting 30 need
Vocabulary
1 1 chef 6 shop assistant
2 photographer 7 journalist
3 hotel receptionist 8 electrician
4 architect 9 taxi driver
5 optician 10 plumber
2 1 do 6 have
2 have 7 make
3 have 8 make
4 do 9 make
5 have 10 do
Work skills
1 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 b 6 c 7 c
8 a 9 b 10 c

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UNIT 3
Grammar
1 1 had / didn’t give
2 spoke / didn’t understand
3 wasn’t / lost
4 were / forgot
5 sent / didn’t receive
2 1 did you go 11 Did your company give
2 did 12 didn’t
3 studied 13 didn’t have
4 were 14 did you meet
5 weren’t 15 met
6 was 16 Did you have
7 wasn’t 17 went
8 Was 18 Did you buy
9 needed 19 didn’t
10 left 20 saw
Vocabulary
1 1 car 6 sightseeing
2 campsite 7 ferry
3 coach 8 cycling
4 subway 9 package
5 resort 10 villa
2 1 seat 6 pass
2 luggage 7 control
3 locker 8 lounge
4 entertainment 9 inspector
5 desk 10 office
Work skills
1 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 5 b 6 a
2 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 b
Functions
1 1 What’s the best way to get around the city?
If I were you, I’d use the buses.
2 Do we need to go to reception?
Yes, you need to get a security pass.
3 Do you think we should change the date of the
meeting?
No, I think the best thing to do is to keep the same
date.
4 What should we do about the delay to the delivery?
I think we should phone the client.
5 Why don’t you speak to a travel agency?
Yes, that sounds like good advice.

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Functions
1 1 Do you think that we should advertise
No, I don’t think so
2 I think we need to speak to
I totally agree
3 Don’t you think we need to change
I see your point, but
4 How do you feel about giving
I’m not sure, but we need to finish
5 What do you think about
Yes, I think you’re right
UNIT 4
Grammar
1 1 is brought 7 are signed
2 is taken off 8 is the delivery paid for
3 is the food delivered 9 is prepared
4 are opened 10 is cooked
5 is checked 11 are made
6 Is that done 12 is the food served
2 1 was the Internet invented
A network of computers was developed
2 were the laptops stolen
They were taken
3 Were the books published
weren’t / They were sold
4 Was Anita invited
wasn’t / She was told
3 1 was taken 5 weren’t paid
2 were ordered 6 were put
3 wasn’t checked 7 were returned
4 were sent 8 was given (were given)
Vocabulary
1 1 friendly 7 talkative
2 wear 8 hard-working
3 smartly 9 is
4 casually 10 ambitious
5 at 11 efficient
6 quiet 12 sense
2 1 comfortable
2 convenient
3 expensive (reasonably priced)
4 reasonably priced (expensive)
5 medium-height
6 blue
7 long
8 stylish
Work skills
1 1 e 2 b 3 i 4 a 5 d
6 f 7 j 8 h 9 c (g) 10 g (c)

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UNIT 5
Grammar
1 1 much time 6 many (a lot of) hours
2 a few minutes 7 lots of information
3 some (a) coffee 8 many pages
4 a lot of people 9 some tables
5 some advice 10 a few pages
2 1 many 6 much
2 few 7 any
3 many 8 lot of
4 lot of 9 little
5 much 10 few
3 1 traffic 6 minutes
2 cars 7 rooms
3 luggage 8 space
4 suitcase 9 food
5 time 10 sandwich
Vocabulary
1 1 entertainment 6 material
2 money 7 mail
3 sport 8 drink
4 transport 9 cereal
5 fuel 10 print media
2 1 jar / bottle / packet
2 gallon / litre
3 sheet / piece
4 plate / slice
5 metres
Work skills
1 1 c 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 c 7 b
8 a 9 c 10 b
Functions
1 1 for / to
2 for / have / some / a / like / do / of / the / have
3 to / it / is / what / cup
4 to / the / of / just

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UNIT 6
Grammar
1 1 more exciting / happier
2 worse (slower) / slower (worse)
3 earlier / less crowded
4 hotter (wetter) / wetter (hotter)
2 1 the most successful / the highest
2 the most interesting / the most ambitious
3 the largest / the longest / the most complicated /
the most efficient
3 1 (the) best 8 the biggest
2 the least expensive 9 the oldest
3 (the) nearest 10 more modern
4 more convenient 11 more traditional
5 easier 12 smaller
6 better 13 quieter
7 (the) most expensive 14 less expensive
Vocabulary
1 1 currency exchange / cash point
2 train line
3 ticket machine / newspaper kiosk
4 shopping mall / city centre
5 pedestrian zone
6 public transport / direct train
Work skills
1 will / you / again
2 to / is / you / too / do / back / to
Functions
1 1 b 2 e 3 d 4 a 5 c
2 1 e 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 a
3 1 booked 6 credit
2 included 7 key
3 rate 8 stay
4 served 9 business
5 fill out 10 order

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UNIT 7
Grammar
1 1 Have you ever been 9 got
2 did 10 has Takuya been
3 Was it 11 For
4 have learned 12 He set up
5 Have the team met 13 Has it been
6 has just introduced 14 haven’t made
7 did (do) you think 15 since
8 has worked
2 1 Has she ever given 9 phoned
2 has 10 didn’t know
3 Did she do 11 did you get
4 did 12 was
5 gave 13 haven’t checked
6 have you sent 14 asked
7 haven’t 15 have done
8 haven’t had
Vocabulary
1 1 fallen and risen 6 rise
2 steadily 7 dramatically
3 go up 8 fall
4 increase 9 grown
5 slight 10 peaked
2 1 There was a slight decrease in the number of orders
in the first quarter.
2 After a rise, sales levelled off in the second quarter
to/at 1,000 units a week.
3 Unemployment rose but then fell again sharply in
the following six months.
4 The euro went up by 0.04, from 0.78 to 0.82
pounds sterling.
5 Inflation remained stable for the first two quarters
at 5.4%.
Work skills
1 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 a 6 a 7 c
8 b 9 b 10 a
Functions
1 1 Have you ever worked abroad?
2 Where did you work?
3 How long did you work there?
4 What did you learn during that time?
5 What do you do now?
(What are you doing now?)
2 1 b 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 c 6 c 7 c
8 b 9 a 10 b

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UNIT 8
Grammar
1 1 Do I have to get / You have to apply
2 can I find out / You should register
3 Should I book / You don’t have to reserve
4 Can Helen come / She has to finish
5 you can’t leave / should I leave
6 Must you wear / I mustn’t wear
7 Does my client have to sign in / all visitors must go
8 must I send / You can send
9 Don’t forget / do I have to use
10 Julian shouldn’t arrive / he doesn’t have to attend
2 1 can’t go (do) 6 Should I speak (use)
2 shouldn’t use 7 don’t have to do
3 should wear 8 can try
4 should arrive 9 can I invite
5 shouldn’t interrupt 10 should pay
Vocabulary
1 1 apply 6 probationary
2 part-time 7 health
3 salary 8 sign
4 full-time 9 responsibilities
5 pension 10 reporting
2 1 have an interview / have … qualifications
2 get the promotion / transfer … branch
3 see the advertisements / send my CV
4 offer … the job / do some training courses
5 graduate from university / start (get) your first job
Work skills
1 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 b 7 a
8 a 9 a 10 b
Functions
1 1 e 2 c 3 d 4 b 5 a
2 1 c 2 e 3 b 4 d 5 a
3 1 d 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 e
4 1 d 2 a 3 e 4 b 5 c

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UNIT 9
Grammar
1 1 Did you give / were talking / didn’t have / was
travelling
2 did the company decide / weren’t going up / were
rising
3 Were you having / phoned / weren’t / were
watching
4 Were you renting (Did you rent) / were living /
weren’t (didn’t) / were staying (stayed)
5 did Audrey break / Was she skiing / wasn’t / fell /
was having
6 Did you see / didn’t / was he / was taking / was
trying
7 Did you meet / arrived / wasn’t doing / didn’t like /
wasn’t
Vocabulary
1 1 go / get / do
2 play
3 do (play) / do / play / play / go
4 going / get
5 do / got
6 go / get
7 get / haven’t done / go / did / get
Work skills
1 1 c 2 b 3 e 4 d 5 a
2 1 e 2 c 3 a 4 d 5 b
Functions
1 1 going / sorry / having / idea
2 change / arrange
3 have / idea / go / do
2 1 suggestions 6 agree
2 buy 7 give
3 Absolutely 8 possibility
4 employing 9 putting
5 improve 10 find out

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UNIT 10
Grammar
1 1 will happen / will increase / will fall / do / won’t
pay
2 Will (the order) be / won’t / will take / will (they)
deliver / won’t be
2 1 have / fixes
2 will tell / see
3 don’t understand / work
4 doesn’t rain / will go
5 get / drink
6 doesn’t arrive / won’t catch
7 find / will send
8 get / give
9 will join / finish
10 work / don’t get
Vocabulary
1 1 to go / being
2 meeting / to see
3 to plan / to attend
4 to take / waiting
5 to do / to travel
6 working / to manage (managing)
7 to start / having (to have)
2 1 Our clients will definitely expect a better
performance this year.
2 I probably won’t get a second interview for the job.
3 We might not have very good sales figures this
week.
4 He definitely won’t get a promotion next year.
5 The company might hire more staff next month.
6 The receptionist will probably be here until six this
evening.
Work skills
1 1 Sorry / that / Correct
2 not / that’s right
3 help / interested / Sorry / catch
Functions
1 1 Do you know what time the train arrives?
2 Could you tell me where room 246 is?
3 Do you know who is going to give the presentation
next week?
4 Could you tell me if the visitors have arrived yet?
5 Do you know if the contract is ready?
2 1 work / work
2 hospitality / welcome
3 must / safe
4 have / journey
5 soon / be