Technology in the Workplace

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Practice level

B2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Cloze (dropdown)

How to approach this practice

Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.

1. Question 1 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: A design studio introduced software to manage bookings, documents and shared deadlines in one place. The office had a new system 1___ last month. Staff were expected 2___ a training session before using it. The training was intended to prevent avoidable errors during the changeover.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. install
   2. installing
   3. installed
   4. installs

   Choices for blank 2

   1. attending
   2. attend
   3. to attend
   4. attended
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   installed

   Blank 2

   to attend

   Have an object installed is causative; expect someone to do takes a to-infinitive.

2. Question 2 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: Staff initially worried about what the new software would mean for their jobs. The change was intended to 1___ repetitive work, rather than 2___ employees. The explanation needed to distinguish a useful tool from a decision about staffing levels.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. decline
   2. fall
   3. grow
   4. reduce

   Choices for blank 2

   1. replace
   2. replacing
   3. replacement
   4. replaced
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   reduce

   Blank 2

   replace

   Both coordinated purpose verbs are base forms after to.

3. Question 3 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: One feature collected more information about individual activity than employees had expected. Some staff objected 1___ the new monitoring feature, arguing that it interfered 2___ their privacy. Their objection concerned the use of personal information, not a refusal to learn the software.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. for
   2. of
   3. to
   4. at

   Choices for blank 2

   1. to
   2. with
   3. at
   4. of
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   to

   Blank 2

   with

   Object to and interfere with require distinct prepositions.

4. Question 4 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: The manager recognised that the first demonstration had focused on convenience rather than the concerns staff raised. The manager admitted 1___ the concerns and agreed 2___ the settings. Listening to users gave the studio a way to improve the system before habits became fixed.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to underestimate
   2. underestimated
   3. underestimating
   4. underestimate

   Choices for blank 2

   1. review
   2. reviewing
   3. to review
   4. reviewed
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   underestimating

   Blank 2

   to review

   Admit takes an ing form; agree takes a to-infinitive.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: People needed a common explanation instead of relying on different informal answers from colleagues. A guide was 1___ up to clarify which data would be stored. It was written in plain language 2___ everyone could understand it. Clear wording helped staff distinguish information required for bookings from information the studio did not need.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. drawing
   2. drawn
   3. drew
   4. draws

   Choices for blank 2

   1. so that
   2. because of
   3. in order to
   4. despite
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   drawn

   Blank 2

   so that

   Draw up a guide means prepare it; so that introduces a purpose clause.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: After the first few weeks, the team compared the expected benefits with the experience of ordinary users. The system is now working 1___, although minor faults are still being 2___. The assessment allowed for small faults without pretending that the change had solved every problem.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. reliably
   2. reliability
   3. reliable
   4. rely

   Choices for blank 2

   1. investigates
   2. investigate
   3. investigated
   4. investigating
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   reliably

   Blank 2

   investigated

   An adverb modifies working; being investigated is passive.

7. Question 7 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: Daily use made the basic functions familiar, although some less common tasks remained difficult. Staff have become accustomed to 1___ the dashboard, but they still need help 2___ complex reports. The studio kept a short support session available instead of assuming that one initial demonstration was enough.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. used
   2. use
   3. to using
   4. using

   Choices for blank 2

   1. interpretation
   2. interprets
   3. interpreted
   4. interpreting
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   using

   Blank 2

   interpreting

   Accustomed to takes an ing form; help interpreting is the only offered grammatical complement.

8. Question 8 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: The manager proposed a continuing process rather than treating the installation as a completed improvement. The team will keep the system 1___ review. Any further changes will be made in 2___ with staff. The people affected by future adjustments would have an opportunity to explain their practical needs.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. beneath
   2. at
   3. over
   4. under

   Choices for blank 2

   1. consult
   2. consultation
   3. consulting
   4. consulted
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   under

   Blank 2

   consultation

   Under review and in consultation with are the fixed phrases.

What to review next

Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.

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