Working with words Complete these sentences with words from the list

4 | Progress test

Working with words

Complete these sentences with words from the list.

immediate user-friendly efficient time-saving accurate personal convenient up-to-date

1 Your home page is really easy to use. It’s _________.
2 How_________ is this data? It seems to be for last month.
3 Can you give me an _________ reply on this, as I need to know straight away?
4 The new supermarket is very easy to get to from my house. It’s really _________ for me.
5 These figures don’t seem to be _________. I’ve found at least two mistakes.
6 The engine on my new car is so _________. It does more miles than my last one with the same amount of petrol.
7 We will not pass on any of your _________ details to other companies without your permission.
8 These new _________ procedures have really reduced the hours everyone spends on paperwork.

Match 9–13 to a–e.

9 Consultants help … ____
10 Call centres make it easier … ____
11 Search engines let … ____
12 Using a laptop allows … ____
13 Financial advisors help … ____

a for us to handle large numbers of enquiries.
b staff to keep working while on the move.
c us find information at the click of a button.
d us to deal with our tax payments.
e organizations to improve the way they operate.

Business communication skills

Complete these sentences with the correct prepositions.

14 It looks difficult _________ first, …
15 … but _________ fact it’s easier once you know how.
16 It’s user-friendly, so _________ other words, our customers will like it.
17 The purpose _________ today’s meeting is to …