Vantage Plus (Business B1+) test

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You will hear four short recordings. Choose the correct answer.

1. What shape is the footwear sign?
2. What kind of company is GSid?
3. Which system does the man want to buy?
4. Why is the woman meeting a supplier?

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You will hear four short recordings. Choose the correct answer.

5. Where must staff leave their mobile phones?
6. What do they decide to do about the factory cleaning?
7. What annoys the team members?
8. What caused the accident?

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Listen to the speaker and choose the most appropriate response: a, b or c.

1 Answer 1
2 Answer 2
3 Answer 3
4 Answer 4
5 Answer 5

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Listen to a man and woman discussing safety and security in their company. Choose the correct answer.

1. Why was the meeting called?
2. What could the reason be for the accidents?
3. What does the woman say about training?
4. What is the woman’s suggestion?
5. What does the woman say about safety?
6. What is security like in the factory currently?
7. How do they decide to stop people stealing the tools?

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Choose the correct option.

1. The equipment was in the fire.
2. You have to be very careful when waste materials.
3. I a heavy box on my foot and had to go to the hospital.
4. We all have to wear high jackets.
5. He his finger with a sharp knife.

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Choose the correct option .

1. Be careful not to on the wet floor.
2. They had to wear defenders in the factory.
3. Did you the fall in the accident book?
4. The company didn’t side guards to the machine.
5. The staff were issued with face .

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Choose one word which best fits each space.

1. This is of the importance so you need to start at once.
2. You need to this your number one priority.
3. You shouldn’t time on this.
4. We’ve given this design task a priority. We must do it first.
5. You can’t put this job forever. It’s got to be done soon.

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Vocabulary: Choose the correct word.

Running a no-frills airline is never easy as the competition increases and prices for flights keep falling. When flying started in the 1930s, every customer was given VIP and received personal from flight attendants. Today, you are lucky if you get a free glass of water with many airlines. Their staff often seem about the apparent lack of customer care. In fact, their attitude is that if you pay so little for a flight, you shouldn’t expect a service. And if things go wrong, staff can be very . Many customers are extremely with the way some of these airlines handle problems. Furthermore, the additional costs for boarding or extra baggage make the ticket price comparable with traditional airlines. As a result, customers can lose in these companies. Despite the caused to customers and all the , it is doubtful that cheap airlines will disappear anytime soon.

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Complete the sentences using the first or second conditional. There may be more than one correct answer.

1. If we buy new equipment, we (be able) to produce more.
2. If I left my job, I (travel) the world.
3. We (get) a discount if we order more than 100 laptops.
4. What would you do if you (be) me?
5. We (give) people more money if we could, but we can’t.
6. We (not/have) enough space unless we move to a new office.
7. Staff would be less stressed if they (not/take) their work home.
8. (you/work) harder if the company offered you more money?
9. If we (not/listen) to staff, then we will have problems.
10. If we don’t win this contract, the company (go) bankrupt.

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Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.

1. The changes were unnecessary.(need) We make any changes.
2. You must leave your phone at reception. (have) You your phone at reception.
3. It’s not necessary to wear protective clothing.(have) You wear protective clothing.
4. Do we have to wear steel toe-capped boots? (must) steel toe-capped boots?
5. It was necessary to sign the visitor book. (have) We sign the visitors’ book.

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Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.

6. You are not allowed to use mobile phones. (must) You use mobile phones.
7. It’s not necessary for her to work late tonight. (need) She work late tonight.
8. It wasn’t necessary to increase the budget. (have) They increase the budget.
9. She must check the emails every hour. (need) She the emails every hour.
10. Is it necessary for us to wear goggles? (have) wear goggles?

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Reading comprehension

Digital technology: Does it really improve work? The digital revolution took many older, well-established businesses by surprise. Unfortunately, many of these companies still do not use digital systems which are suitable for them. Larger organisations can often be much slower to react to change than smaller businesses and do not adapt as quickly.

Due to this lack of vision, these companies have sometimes been slow to follow a new way of doing business. As a result, they have had to watch new online shops eat into their market share. Technological innovation has allowed many new online retailers to set up. Even individuals are now able to sell their goods worldwide thanks to this technology. However, when companies do allow technology to take over, the result is not always what was expected. Colleagues no longer speak to each other face to face, but send hundreds of emails instead. This has led to people feeling isolated and alone, and people working alone are more likely to suffer from depression.

Digital communication systems help companies be more efficient, but managers need a good strategy to ensure that their staff know how to make the best use of system updates. Therefore, it is important that everyone is given training each time new software is introduced. Otherwise, employees will get frustrated if they do not know how to use the system effectively.

Two decades ago experts encouraged businesses to aim for paperless offices. While technology has made this possible, security is a big issue: every digital system that exists could be hacked into or power cuts could make the system crash completely. People therefore keep paper copies of important files in case these things happen. A large percentage of the current workforce is made up of millennials, the generation brought up with digital technology. They expect the digital systems at work to function as quickly and efficiently as their home systems and this often is not the case. Companies which do not have up-to-date systems find that they are not attracting younger employees.

It is true that many companies have not chosen digital systems which are right for them. However, experts now recognise that one size does not fit all, which is good news for businesses who do not have extensive digital knowledge. They can now use consultants to advise them and help them avoid making expensive mistakes.


1. What does the first paragraph say about large organisations?
2. According to paragraph 2, what has technological innovation led to?
3. What might happen when technology takes over?
4. What does the article say about digital communication systems?
5. What does the article say about the paperless office?
6 What do we learn about millennials?
7 In the last paragraph we learn that experts