Unit l test *$. Choose the best alternative to complete these sentences. 1 | ......... you've come late again
(10 marks)
!
A
don't believe B am not believino
The Earth's atmosphere
.........
increasingly polluted.
A becomes B is becoming Right now I ......... in London for a few days.
A work B am working The Moon ......... around the Earth once every 24 hours.
A goes B is going Thousands of people
......... Machu
Picchu every year.
A visit B are visiting Thank you for lending me your umbrella. |
A
am
......... it tomorrow.
returning B will return
l'll call you when | ......... to the hotel.
A get B willget | ......... Veronica at 8 o'clock tomorrow night.
A meet B am meeting Look at those clouds!
A will B
is going
lt .........
rain.
to
His plane ......... at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
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Correct the mistake in each
sentence. (l0
marks)
Flying in a hot-air balloon was one of the most pleasure experiences of my life. I spent a
3
few peaceful days in an isolation house high up in the mountains
Religious plays an important role in many people's lives. Everyone says that the building rs really danger; and you shouldn't go anywhere near it. You shouldn't eat wild berries; they might be poison and could make you very ill.
lf you want to go abroad, a passport is an absolute necessary. You can't enter another country without one. Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca city, is situated at a high of almost 4000 metres.
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1 test
When I wanted to go to India, I had no difficult getting a visa.
We finally reached the top of the mountain and looked in wonderful at the fantastic view below us.
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The spy Mata Hari was famous for both her courage and her beautifu'.
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Unjumble the letters in brackets to make suitable
We should all try
to
The possibilities of wind and exploited.
words'
(10 marks)
... (cercely) glass, paper and plastic.
........
. (lasro) power are not being fully
(noeoz) layer, 3 CFC gases cause serious damage to the ...... ....... (delnpta) just one tree, the air quality would improve 4 lf everyone considerably.
5
(rrotpants) in an attempt
More and more people are using public to helo the environment.
6 ..................... (lblago) warming has resulted in hotter summers in Britain. ... (afralinl) has also increased and there have been some 7 The serious floods in the last few years.
8 The
... (itlecyritec) we use in our houses can be produced in a
number of different ways.
poisonous 10 A lot of people are choosing to go on 9
........ (seumf). ......... (noikgwr)
Cars and factories produce
holidays these
days.
,i.r,4,, Underline the incorrect extra word in each
1 2
sentence.
(10 marks)
We need more trees to improve the air its quality and so help the environment. We shouldn't throw them away glass bottles and paper, as these can be used again.
3
These two photographs are both about of cities, but the cities are very different from each other.
4
In
7
How do you feel about spending your next holiday in the Antarctica?
8
My sister is plays volleyball for her school team.
9
Modern aerosols don't not contain cFC gases. In fact, these have been banned in
the first picture, the people look happy. But however, in the second picture they look a bit miserable. 5 England is reasonably mild in winter. On the other of hand, it often rains. o we are often have a lot of difficulty getting through to the office on the phone.
many countnes. 10
A wind power is being considered as an alternative to more conventional energy sourceS.
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Choose the best alternative to complete these
sentences.
lalways leave home early......... miss the morning rush hour.
A
2
in order
to
B
in order that
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A
.. ..
month ......... I have some spending cash for my holiday.
get cold outside.
to
B in order that I wouldn't I go jogging and swimming most days ......... A in order that B in order to ......... where you live? A Can I ask you B Can I ask to you ......... how old you are? in order
I keep
fit.
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A
A
10
(10 marrst
me
doing B what you are doing ......... for your holiday next month? A Where do you go B Where are you going
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what are you
Correct the mistake in each
sentence.
(10 marks)
took part for a competition to see who could eat the most hot dogs.
l'm afraid I can't bring the pressures of studying for so long every
day.
Tom asked Jan if she had be abroad before.
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| used to playing tennis a lot when I was younger
what sorts of things do you take to account when you buy a new computer? Let's take an advantage
of the beautiful weather and qo for a oicnic.
He was always a good student, but the exam took out the best in him.
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9
Could you
10 Would you
. . .... me how old you are? . . . . ............ telling me how much you
1
earn?
5 'l
Underline the incorrect extra word in each sentence. (10 marks)
lt's a very dangerous to go swimming straight after you have eaten.
2
7 Unjumble the letters in brackets to make suitable (10 marks) words. The first letter is underlined.
I always take my mobile phone
with me so as that
Don't put your old bottles and newspapers in the bin; take them to a ... (ineycrlgc kabn).
' o":":" :o:"':'"::::o:l: :" li;J:!i:li" (rolsa owpre) is a clean, safe alternative to using fossrl fuels to create energy.
I can
call my friends easily.
Do you play any (usntrsminet)?
3
Could you take over the pressures of being a famous rock star?
4
A lot of people took their part in the competition organised by the school.
Ted Jones is
5
We all took the advantage of the good weather and
for my favourite band, Crosseye. He's got a great voice.
l've been learning to play the .... (po5haonex) for two months.
went to the beach.
6
7
the
...
l'm quite fond of my ...... we always get on well during our
5he always explains things so that clearly that we never have problems understanding what to do.
(aslaetsems);
Hes got such of a good sense of humour, and always
I
English lessons.
don't know him very well.
He s
just an
(tueqaccnaina), not
makes us laugh.
8 9
..... (elda egnsir)
a
My teacher always gives me such a good advice.
close friend.
(At the beginning of a letter) Thanks for your letter; sorry l've been taken ages to write back.
..... (omeetevpiti); Emma is very plays to win. she loves playing sports, and always
10 (At the end of a letter) l'll write again soon.
Lots of my
love, Emily.
6
.......
10
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erse Hes so
Put the word in brackets into the correct form.
(10 marks)
such
1
l've never seen flowers.
2
lt was a ......... last week.
3
We had a
........
......... .......
(beauty)
(please) meeting you
......... (wonder) time at
the party.
4
lf you go to Malaysia during the rainy season, an ........ (necessary)' umbrella is an absolute
5 Becoming
(fame) didn't change her
in any way.
6
lt took years for the town to recover from the terrible (tragic) of the earthquake
7
The King Cobra is one of the most (poison) snakes in the world.
8
.... (create) person; he's He's such a always writing interesting stories.
9
Whats the
..
..
.......
(high)of Mount
10 He began work on the .............
..
Everest?
. (develop) of
a new device to save petrol.
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Unit 4 test t
Put the verb in brackets into the correct
tense.
(1
0 marks)
(1)..... .. (happen) a few years ago. The weather was . (rain) non-stop all afternoon, and the pavements were . typically wintry - it (2) . (walk) home along Cornmarket Street when suddenly really slippery. | (3)....... (4)....... ...(slip) onthewetpavement. ldidn'thurtmyself toobadlywhenlfell over, .. .. (land) on a big canvas suitcase which somebody because fortunately l(5)..... (6).......... ........ (leave) outside a shop. There was no sign of the owner, and nobody ... (see) anyone leave it there. A woman waiting at a nearby bus stop asked (7)...... (stand) there when she arrived atthe stop. Anyway, imagine my told me it (8)...... This is a true story, and it
..
.....
I
I
surprise when, all of a sudden, the suitcase was unzipped from the inside and a man climbed out! (run)
'Don't you hate it when that happens?' he said to me, and then (9). away up the street. To this day I have no idea who he was, or what he (10) (do) in the suitcase.
2
Complete these sentences with as or
like.
(5 marks)
......... a tour guide in Barcelona. 1 lspent the summer holiday working ,....... a slave for his company. 2 Hes really industrious and works you can see, all the students passed the exam. 3 ......... his mother, Rick is a very sensitive and caring person. 4 ....... ......... we agreed. 5 l'll meet you outside the station
3
Choose the best alternative to complete these
1 | .........
sentences.
(5 marks)
quickly at my watch before knocking on the door.
A stared B glanced C glared
2
He suddenly
......... in the middle of
A collapsed B limped
3
his speech. He had had a heart attack.
C tripped
lt's ......... that you catch the 10 o'clock train.
A vital B major C strange
4
When I met her, I had a
.
.. ..
.... feeling that we would always be together.
A weird B crucial C unconventional
5
......... into the room very quietly A wandered B limped C crept She
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4
t'
Complete these sentences with a suitable adiective form of the nouns in the box (10 marks)
hope fame action pain noise music beauty danger politics
1 2 3 4 5
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il
I
What have you done to your finger? lt looks really .... You can't possible wear those trousers to your interview. They're so .. ........
l've never been
particularly . . ........
, although ldid once have piano lessons.
| don't know if l'll pass my exam, but I should do. l'm feeling quite There's an election next month, but l've decided not to vote for anv of the .. parties.
very
..... for his age, and goes swimming and jogging almost every day. .................. ! | can't hear mvself think!
6
He's
7
How can you possibly work in here? lts so
8
This place is a photographer's dream come true! The scenery is really
9
When she became
10
dtrt
a
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to go into the old house as it was considered to be extremety
I
I
Underline the incorrect extra word in each
I
sentence.
(10 marks)
Everyone agrees that the more harder you study, the more your English will improve, and this FCE exam.
will help you get a good grade in the
My parents pushed me very hard when I was young, and I was often forced to attend an extra English, French, mathematics and computer lessons.
I
Children these days are spending more of time studying, and not enough time playing, with the result that their social skills are developing more slowly.
I
l've worked as a nurse for the last five years, and while it's a very satisfying work, it's never going to make me rich.
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i
5
l've left a large box rn the hall. Make sure you don't gettrip over it.
6
The United Kingdom, the USA and the Australia have one major thing in common, and that is
a
shared language.
I
I am happy to let you go out tonight, but you have to be promise to get home by 1 1 o'clock at the latest, otherwise I won't let you go out again.
The general feeling among modern parents is that as if you give your children more freedom, they will respect you far more than if you control them more strictly.
A lot of parents are convinced that by making up their children study for hours on end every day, they will turn them into a second Einstein or Mozart. 10
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Unit 5 test 1r'
Replace
may be
the incorrect word or expression in bold with a correct one. More than one answer
possible.
(10 marks)
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I met my current boyfriend
2
At this time
3
we were waiting for the bus as suddenly a man ran towards
I was
during I was studying at
university.
walking down the stairs, I tripped, fell down and broke mv arm. us wavinq a knife.
4 The train had left previously we arrived at the station. 5
Your teacher will be a bit late this morning, and should arrive by 10 o'clock. By the
work on your projects.
time,
please
As soon as our meeting with the director, we sat down and made some new plans for the company. I
7
Later I had done my homework, I phoned my friend.
8
Amy spent two years working for a travel agency. lt was in the meantime that she started travelling regularly to Africa.
9 10
Everyone was surprised when Mike was late, because he'd before always been very punctual.
lf we leave at 8 o'clock we'll miss our flight, so we'll need to leave previously if we want to get to the airport on time.
gi where
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Choose the best alternative in bold to complete these sentences. Choose both alternatives (10 marks)
possible.
Joan can
/ manages to
speak five languages fluently.
When he was only seven years old, Nigel was able to / could play the piano like a professiona,. Could you / Did you manage to post my lettel or were you too busy?
My English isn't very good, but if I work really hard, I will be able to / can pass the good grade.
with
a
l'm very surprised you were able to / managed to get to the office on time today. lt took several attempts. but eventually I managed to / could speak to his agent on the phone. | couldn't manage to / wasn't able to swim until I was twelve years old. | don't think she'll agree to help you, but I can / manage to ask her, if you like. l'm sorry. I did my best but I wasn't able to / didn't manage to get any tickets for the
show tonight.
10
FCE
l'll write your report, but I can't / don't manage to finish it before Friday.
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Unit 5 test
.1i:.i3:, Put the word in brackets into the correct
form.
At school, Jim Knowles had always wanted to be a
(10 marks)
(1)
... (science), but he was never
much good at physics and chemistry. Instead, being rather (2)................ . (art), he considered
working as a painter, but then decided that he would never make much money. When he eventually left school, he worked for a while as a graphic
(3)
....
(design), but his heart wasn't in the
work and he rapidly got bored. One day, he was reading an article about the lives of famous
(4).................. (invent) and decided that this was the
(5) (6)
career for him. Having made this radical
.... (decide), he left his graphic design job. Unfortunately, he was unable to find
.
... (employ) in the new career he had chosen. He desperately needed some money,
and so he started work on an (7).................. (invent)that he hoped would (8)'.". (revolution) the modern kitchen and make him a fortune. Within six months, he introduced the
world to the result of his labours take some of the
(9)......
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an automatic fruit and vegetable peeler, which he believed would (convenient) out of preparing meals. (10).......'... ...... (fortune)
for Jim, the public showed very little interest in this remarkable.breakthrough, and he is now reconsidering his plans for the future.
l.lli?tii Unjumble the letters in brackets to letters. (l0 marks)
make suitable words. In each word, there are two
unnecessary
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This belt is made
of
......
(helattreh) and was bought in a market in Morocco.
We packed everything into .............. "..... (dradocrbais) boxes. .. (olobow) to keep you warmer in the winter. This jacket is lined with Most supermarket bags are made
.................... (totinocs)
of
.. (tapklsico), and are very cheap to produce.
shirts are much more comfortable than nylon ones, especially in
hot weather.
6 7 8 9
beautiful Coke cans are made of He was wearing a
. (okisls) tie which he had bought in Thailand. .. (duminiulama), and can be recycled.
.. (donlmg) rings and other jewellery. expensive (edultes)' The blade on this knife is made of the best quality........ .. (dlowlo) is this table made of? | don't want to buy it if the trees came 10 What He always seems to be wearing
from the rainforest.
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going
3
..
... (Set) up quite
early.
Bob can't see you right now because (work) on his latest project.
3
Thanks for lending me your pen. | ..
sentences. (10
marrs,t
1
He told me last week that he will help me, but in the end I had to do all the work on my own.
2
She said she'd been
4
According to the weather forecast, it ... . (rain) this afternoon.
5
Please come and see me when
to the doctor and didn,t need to
have an operation.
(return) it at the end of the lesson.
3
When have you come to this school, last week or the week before?
4
Shes a student, but she dresses like a factory worker.
5
John is the same like me in many ways; we share the same hobbies and both love learning languages.
6
Anne managed get some tickets for the show on Fnday
your lesson
(end).
6
| don't know whether I want to go to the party. . . (sriil think) about it.
7
'Would you like chicken soup or tomato soup?, ,Oh,
,
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r
I
[il];T1T*lii;"iff,1
nrght.
(meet) my parents for dinner.
ro
the sentences that are grammatically correct.
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9
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(10 marks)
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According to this timetable, our train
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Were you able to get through to Rob on the phone?
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There were very little people at Toms party on Saturday
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| must tell you about something that happen happened to me a few weeks ago.
2
| knew / have known Jenny since we were little children.
3
When lwas young, I lived
/
nlgnt.
10 We've got few eggs in the fridge. Shall we make an omelette for lunch?
/ have lived in peru for four
yea rs.
4
While I have waited / was waiting for the trarn, I mer an old friend.
5
| was surprised when he called me, because I didn't hear / hadn't heard from him for almost ten years.
6
| surfed / was surfing the Internet when my computer started giving off a strange smell.
7
I didn't want any dinher because I already ate / had already eaten a large Iunch earlier in the day
8
|
wasn't knowing / didn't know what to do with the
money, so I gave it to charity.
9 10
I haven't met / hadn't met him before, so was surpnsed when he started talking to me like an old friend.
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Progress test 2 (Units 4-6)
4
6
Complete these sentences with one word only. (10 marks)
lwent to the travel agency in ......
.... to book
(10 marks) I had a bit of ...... through to him on the phone.
a
holiday. I
took the train rather than the bus so
She's a
as
to be late for the meeting.
.., Our flight had left
5
........
a terrible film
!
Although he's almost B0 years old, my grandfather
The shoe shop doesn't open until 10. In the , shall we buy the food we need?
.. He s extremely
I
....
. .....
10 lf you go to the shops,
.....,.
could you get me
wish I could paint, but l've never been particularly (art)
his
.... of paper, fold it
is
(actton).
......... (music), and can play the violin, the piano and the guitar.
going person. The speaker was very boring, and speech, half of the audience fell asleep.
........
really
was surpnsed she was so angry, because . she'd always been such a calm, easy-
Write your name on a half and give it to me.
(boss) girl. She
It must have been really ... .....(pain) when you hit your thumb with the hammer.
the time we arrived at
the airport.
I
very
Do you think you'll miss the (comfortable) of your own home when you go camping next week?
please?
4 l've never seen
.. (difficult)getting
should stop telling people what to do all the time. m:k inn : little lpq< nnrre
Would you
Put the word in brackets into the correct form.
I would love to help you, but (fortune) l've got too much to do.
in
9 My brother is
(use)! He doesn't
even know how to make a cup of tea!
a
u":u'"0':?J,J:#.1!e
10 vv hom;
of bread?
ratest
l:
5
Underline the incorrect extra word in each sentence. (10 marks)
1
took a short holiday in Mexico following on my business trip to the USA.
2
We don't really need to hurry because we've got some lots of time; our flight doesn't leave until almost midnight.
3
|
7 Choose the best alternative to complete these (1 0 marks) sentences. 1
A rash B bruise C stitch D cut
2
We didn't expect such a cold weather when we went to South Africa some of the work we've missed.
3
l'm not very fond of
.
breathing
... music, although I think
Mozart and Beethoven are quite good,
5
We were fed up with going to the cinema, so Jan suggested that going for a meal for a change.
6
wanted to have a party to celebrate my birthday, but my father said me it would cost too much.
7
Bill told to me he would arrive a bit late, and that should start dinner without him.
A classic B rock lnrro<
9
We were really hungry, but all we had to eat was a bar of the chocolate and some sweets.
10
Letb meet for dinner at 6.30, and afterwards that we can go to the cinema.
which is probably why she nninn +n nrriia< rnd maatinn nonnlo
l'm quite a relaxed person, and I accept people for what they are. I suppose l've always been fairly
A arrogant B easygoing C talkative D competitive
I
arrived at the airport.
classica
A sensitive B down-to-earth C loyal D sociable
5
I
C favourite D
4 My sister is really
|
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He s had some problems ......... recently. He should go and see a doctor.
A to breathe B breath C breathless D
I
4 Let's take the advantage of his absence to catch up on
l'm allergic to seafood. lf I eat it, my skin always develops a horrible
6
......... power is only effective if you live in a country where there's lots of sunshine.
A Wind B Alternative C Solar D
Electricity
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......... is growing in popularity as more people become aware of the negative effects of travel on the envrronment.
8
9
A
Eco-travelling B Ecology-tourists C Eco-voyaging
D
Eco-tourism
My ......... always leave the kitchen and living room in a mess, and never clean the bathroom.
A
classmates B flatmates C colleaques
D
acquaintances
| don't trust any don't they?
.
parties. They all tell the same lies,
A political B politics C politician D politically 10 lasked him several times to tell me the truth, but ......... breaking my camera. A warned B said C denied D suggested
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Progress test 2 (Units 4-6)
....... is growing in popularity as more people become aware of the negative effects of travel on the environment.
A
Eco-travelling B Ecology-tourists C Eco-voyaging
D
Eco-tourism
My ......... always leave the kitchen and living room in a mess, and never clean the bathroom.
A classmates B flatmates C colleaques D
acquaintances
don't trust any .. . .... parties. They all tell the same don't they? I
lies,
A political B politics C politician D politically I asked
him several times to tell me the truth, but he still
......... breaking
my camera.
A warned B said C denied D suggested
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Unit 7 test ',',,::1;11.':,;
Complete these sentences with used to or use fo and the correct form of the verb in (10 marks)
brackets. Example:
When I was a child t
..........4.i4n'I.|.?9..l9..Feye
(not
/
have) much respect for my parents.
1
At first I found it difficult to wake up so early, but now | ............... (get up) at 5.30 every day.
2
When we were young, my sister and | ano oog.
3
My last English teacher made us work really hard; give) us any free time.
.......
.. (fight) like cat
he
.................................
(never
(not like) seafood, but now l'm mad about it!
4
6
................ Didn't you
7
l'm not a lazy person, but |
(not) this horrible weather. I prefer sunshine and warmth
|
5
.........
(live) in the house opposite mine?
...
........ (ust not work) as hard as this! (know) everyone in my street, but they've all moved away,
8
and now I don't know any of my neighbours. Even
though l've lived in Britain for two years,
|
(still not
speak) English all the time.
't0
We
.............
... (not argue) so much. I don't know why our relationship
has changed.
2,,'
Correct the mistake in each
sentence.
(10 marks)
1
Although she doesn't look it, my sister is much more young than me.
2
Mark
3
Do you think that Yvette is the prettyest girl in our class?
is
the younger person in the class.
The month I spent in Australia was the more exciting month of my life! My brother is slight shorter than me. My current English school is a much smaller than the one I was at before Jim didn't do any revision for the exam, but he still did so well as me.
I
think my watch was much of more expensive than yours!
I
This computer is a far too expensive for me to buy.
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i
10
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3
--
Complete these sentences with words and expressions from the box. You must complete (10 marks) gaps in a sentence correctly to get a
mark.
leaving present slipped out get to know get married get back together off farewell party drop out kiss get on cry split up get on ny nerves --cve on moveo nouse set off run awav leave home
-:. over wave
:=: 'ne
....... months they......... My sister decided
to
.. to her fianc6 when she was 23, but after only and she moved back to our house.
six
.. ... with one another, My parents and I used to argue a lot. We could never ...... from home and move in with my grandparents. and one day I decided to ...........
......... with their
I didn't enjoy university. The people who taught me used to .... stupid rules and ideas, and in the end I had no option but to ...
My brother decided to
.......
......... when
of college.
he was 21, so the night before he went, my
parents and linvited all our neighbours for a big ...
After ten years working for the same company, I realised it was time to ...... a solid gold Rolex! and find another job. My boss gave me a wonderful ......
should
. before it gets too late. You don't
It's been a great evening, but I need to come to the bus stoo to
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We
.....
" :n :"
with me see
... me when we said goodbye, but she didn't even touch
I hoped she me. All she did was .... 10
o::
.... of the room before anvone could
Joan was really upset, and quietly she was beginning to ......
would
-:: I
last year, to a really friendly street. It took very little time to
..... our new neiqhbours.
4 Match sentences 1-10 with a suitable'follow-on' ('l 0 marks) )entence from A-i. 1 2 3 4 5
Comics, footballs, computer games, dirty socks under the bed, CDs scattered all over the f loor. .........
A It is this approach to life that always gets him into trouble at school.
Both my children are being extremely difficult at the
However, l'm hoping this will pass as they become a little
moment. .........
otoer.
Like many teenagers, Pete is often very rude and
A lot of adults, however, see this behaviour as being
arrogant..........
rr
rdano<<
Ask most adults about growing up, and they will tell you
However, in most cases, they are only doing what they
that adolescence is a very difficult stage of life. ........
think is right for the future of their children.
As teenagers, we undergo physical and emotional changes as we move from childhood to adulthood.
For many of them, it is a means of establishing some kind of identity by saying 'This is what I like. This reflects my personality.'
6
Teenagers often rebel against authority as a statement of inr{onondonro
F
this moment on, we are considered to be adults in the legal sense of the word.
G From
7
Parents are
8
Music plays an important role in the lives of most young
often seen by their children as too strict. H
people. .........
9 10
Teenagers rarely look far into the future. .........
At the age of 18, we become responsible for our actions in the eyes of the lav". .........
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Unit 8 test 1 Complete these sentences with an article (a I an / the) if necessary. Some gaps do not need article. (10 marks) 1 l'm having ......... wonderf ul holiday in ......... Spain. 2 ......... River Thames is one of .. ... .... Iongest rivers in Britain. 3 ......... sun rises in ......... East. 4 Take ......... piece of bread and butter it on both sides. Then put .... bread under a hot
an
grill.
5
Shes been taking
......... photographs of
birds all morning. I hope they are better than .........
photographs she took of my cat last week!
6 7 8
......... United
States is such
10
years to see it all
We spent hours walking around ......... British Museum, and the funny thing is, I don't remember ......... single thing I saw there.
ldon't mind if you arrive ......... few minutes late, but coming half an hour late diff erent matter
9
......... huge country, it would take
There is because
...
a
is
...
..
ltogether.
.. modern glass pyramid in the courtyard of our hotel, which looks out of place
......... other buildings around it are much older. Shes ......... little strange, but she's ......... kindest person I know.
2
Complete these sentences with a relative pronoun and the correct form of the verb in (10 marks) brackets. Example:
..i9..Vgfti!1A....... (work) in Paris at the moment, is coming to visit
My brother, .....Vhe.. me next week.
1 Goa is the area in India .... sister 2 Rachel, of blood
3
...... | .
.........
(spend) my last holiday.
... (be) a doctor, can't stand the sight
I
At ten to
nine,
......
(be)
just before the exam begins, please
make sure you assemble outside the hall.
4
At nine o'clock last
night,
.... we
all
........
(arrive) at his house, we
were surprised to discover he had gone out.
London,
he
5
James is currently in design project.
6
... (start) in 1996 as a travel company organising Shared Planet, . working holidays, closed down at the beginning of January
7
Look over there! That's the
man
......
...
(work) on a new
..
. dog
. (bite; my sister
last week!
Brian and Mark, next week.
9
. my parents The island of Barbados, honeymoon in the 1980s, is a popular tourist destination.
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(live) opposite me, are having a big party
8
working here until job in Brussels. l',m
saturday,
....... I .
...... . (spend) their .....
(leave)
to start a new
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Unit 8 test
3
Complete the second
sentence so that it has a similar -::^ ng to the first sentence. Use the word in bold , - : : different form of the word underlined in the
:-.:'rce.
4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the r:r:
tirst
(5 marks)
,t:,marKs) ()
I :--lla.
-= ,: d, 'lt
is highly probable
1
--
dren on Saturday.
me it would be ... . the children on saturday.
- -'knowledge of technoloqy isn't sufficient to
2
after the
look
He worked all day on Saturday to taking Friday off.
3
send
stop pretending you don,t know what to dol
out
top .
t.^^ . , ....knowledgetosend : =:cle to other planets. 4 -- -r nks he is able to read other peoples minds! : e -. .rinks he has ........... to read other
todo.
at the airport.
with You've missed a lot of classes, and you,ll have to do a lot of work in order to ...... .... the other
as soon as he
students.
5
We've had a relaxing few days, but now we have to start
.:arted telling everyone what to do on ,... at the airport.
r='.-rally speaking, I don,t
5
worklng really hard.
get
as
far as I am
rhoose the best arternative in bord to comprete these -
We've had a relaxing few days, but now we have to some real work
believe a single word he says
: :- -hrn^ h^ --.,^ ry rrc roy)
-
students.
=, tie s minds!
-=::arted telling everyone what to do
. that you don't know what
you,ve missed a lot of classes, and you,ll have to do a lot of work before you're at tr,e same rever as the other
_
-.
he
He worked all day on Saturday because he had taken Friday off
:'ough .:ion'thave.,....
.'- ,:d
told him to be quiet, but
I
ta lk rn g.
.... to
:::cle to other planets.
:
told h jm to be quiet, but he continued talking. on
up
-::old
. .:t
word in bold.
two or three words, including the word in bold.
I
it will rain.,
-. .' d there was a .. plpnS..pf9h?.Pili.ty... of rairr. -: roto me you would be responsrble for looking
use
sentences.
(.1
0 marks)
s = very
high / tall for a ten year old. . -ars the height / Iength of Mount Everest?
--
'pent seven weeks measuring the height / width of the Mississippi
--= :ost of riving is now so tail / high that -:.e a very short / low
opinion of people who are rude. --=se streets are so thin / narrow, you can,t get a car down
:-:.,. 1 l'veyust had a verythin /narrow
-':
River in drfferent places
peopre are protesting to the government.
them,
escape from an angry dogl
.'ou reaily going out wearing that thin / narrow shirt? you,il freeze to deathr strength of character, and he never - on on anything. has an
-: j :n extremely deep / shallow person. He has no
,: ---
:er ing
a ':a'son
in my riving room is so row/short that rcan't stand up properry in it.
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3
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar Use the word in bold .^d a different form of the word underlined in the first .=1tence. (5 marks)
4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a stmilar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in bold. You must use two or three words, including the word in bold. (5 marks)
- \ample:
1
-eaning to the first sentence.
-e said, 'lt
is highly probable it
will rain.'
|
told him to be quiet, but he continued talking.
on
srrong
I told him to be quiet, but he Ia Krng.
-e
said there was a ..?tSnS..Pf92e.Filt!y... of rain.
1
He told me you would be responsible for looking after the children on Saturday.
your
2
He worked all day on Saturday because he had taken Friday off.
up
He told me it would be ...... after the children on Saturday.
... to look
He worked all day on Saturday to ... taking Friday off
.
Our knowledge of technoloqy isn't sufficient to send
Stop pretending you don't know what to dol
people to other planets.
out
enough
Stop
We don't have .... people to other planets.
.... knowledge to
send
...
..... that you don't know what
to oo.
He thinks he is able to read other peoples minds'
You've missed a lot of classes, and you,ll have to do a lot of work before you're at the same level as the other
the
students.
He thinks he has people s mindsl
..
........ to
read other
He started telling everyone what to do as soon as he arrrved at the airport.
You've missed a lot of classes, and you,ll have to do a lot of work in order to ....... . the otner students.
We've had a relaxing few days, but now we have to start
his
working really hard.
He started telling everyone what to do on
ger
....... at the airport. Personally speaking, I don't believe a single word he says. is
Everything he concerned.
with
says
........
as
We've had a relaxing few days, but now we have to ,....... some real work.
far as I am
5 choose the best alternative in bold to complete these sentences. (10 marks) 1 Shes very high / tall for a ten year old. 2 What's the height / length of Mount Everest? 3 He spent seven weeks measuring the height / width of the Mrssissippi River in different places. 4 The cost of living is now so tall / high that people are protesting to the government. 5 | have a very short / low opinion of people who are rude. 6 These streets are so thin / narrow, you can,t get a car down them. 7 Phewl I've just had a very thin / narrow escape from an angry dogl 8 Are you really going out wearing that thin / narrow shirt? you,ll freeze to deathl 9 HeS an extremely deep/shallow person. He has no strength of character, and he never has an opinion on anything.
10 Theceilinginmylivingroomissolow/shortthatlcan'tstandupproperlyinit.
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Progress test 3 (Units 7-9)
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l
1
I
Read
suitable form.
(10 marks)
Now listen. | (1)......
I
l've been at college for six months, but I still find it difficult working so hard all the time.
A teacher is warning a student about his behaviour the passage and put the verbs in brackets into a
useo
l've been at college for six months, but l'm still .... so hard all the time.
. (want) to talk to you
about your attitude and behaviour. For the last two months you (2).... I
(3).........
(not do) any homework.
Furthermore, | (4)
I
l'm sorry, but I didn't manage to get the tickets you asked me for.
(miss) most of your classes and
wasn't
(become) increasingly
l'm sorry, but | asked me for.
annoyed with the way you talk to your teachers. The other day,
for example, you
(5)...
........
since then. Tomorrow, |
him
(try) to talk to you, you just walked
away from him. He (7)......
Tom s
(be) very upser
(8).....
. (wrrreT
a
There
(begin)at
1j
...
.. the show.
I love spicy food now, but I haven't always liked it.
improvement, l'll send it to them. Now, your next class
u5e
.........
|
o'clock. Make sure
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you're there, or else!
...... homework.
very
(start) showing some signs of
(10)...
mother
There weren't a lot of people at the show,
report for your parents, and unless you
(9)......
... get the tickets you
'Tom, don't forget to do your homework,' said his mother.
... (tell)Mr
Roberts he looked like a 'hideous gorilla', and while he
(6).........
...
..... like spicy food.
get really annoyed when people arrive late for
appornrments.
2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in bold. you must use between two and five words, including the word in bold. (10 marks) 1
nerves
It
.. .. ..
3
We spoke in whispers because we didn't want to disturb
Complete these sentences. Use one word only. (10 marks)
anyone.
order
I
We spoke in whispers
d istu
when people arrive late for
...
appointments.
took
part
.. a pie-eating competition, and won!
You need to take a lot of things .... choosing a good language school.
rb
anyone. It was wrong of you to speak to your teacher like that
3
nave
4 My sister split .........
.....
You
.. to your teacher like that.
The train left the station before we arrived.
The exam brought ...
... account when
..... the best in
her.
with her boyfriend because they
always argued.
l've worked here for years, but now l've decided to move
had The
train
..... the time we arrived.
My sister is a doctor. She lives in Bogota. lives My
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sister,
She
found her history course very boring, and eventually drop . of college.
decided to
It took me a long time to get ......
. the death of my
pet goldfish.
...... , is a doctor.
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8
You'll get into trouble if you carry this way.
8 He isn't afraid to ..
behaving in
be a bit insensitive.
made
She . that she had a boyfriend, but we Knew she was lying. I must
10
get
9
.. to some revision before the exam.
10
Underline the tncorrect extra word in each sentence. (10 marks) | thought you were trying to lose weight! you rearry shouldn't have to eaten so much ice cream.
2
| don't resemble my father in any way at all, but I do look as like my mother a brt.
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don't you ask Helen? Larry and pascal, who they both live with me, are on
7
holiday at the momenl
8
|
Correct the incorrect word form in each sentence. (10 marks)
l've spent a consider amount of time on this project.
3
l've done a lot of work, and my teacher says l,ve made good progress, so l,m feeling quite hopeless that l,ll do well in the exam.
4
There is no scientist evidence that fast food rs bad for you, and of course it tastes delicious
can't help noticing that your mobile phone is a lot of
smaller than mine.
. cneaper
2
that has puzzled the
"; l'm really sorry, but there,s a little I can do to help. Why
6
.. .. ... .. ..
In spite of her age, Suzanne is slight taller than her two older sisters.
rang and a man asked to speak to my mother. i
excetrent.
1
4 | had just been finjshed my lunch when the telephone Do ghosts exist? This peopre for hundreds
..
This computer costs fg5O. lt s only a than the one you bought last week.
5
| don't believe youl you can,t have ever done your
5
| loved that story you wrote; it was
A little B less C much D slightly
homework already!
3
A talk B tell C discuss D speak A very B extremely C such D absolutely
4 1
his mind; sometimes he can
too!
5
Employer is at an all-time low. There are a lot of people wtthout jobs at the moment,
10 You're late once againl you really do must come on time, your
6
In ancient Egypt, the sun_god the most powered god.
5 Choose the best alternative to complete these sentences (10
7
Have you seen lmogen s new car? Apparently rt was real expensive and she had to borrow money from trer parents to buy it.
Ado Bgo Cget Dmake 2 | don't think | . . to go out tonight.
8
| was looking through some old boxes in the garage when I made a remarkable discover that changed
9
l've travelled all over the world, but paris is the only city in where I feel at horne. or
1
boss will be very angry.
marks) He seems a bit rude when you first meet him, but when you ............ to know him better; he,s really very friendly.
A
9
my holidays, I like to take things easy and relax. While
B
At
Wehad. home.
C
was considered to be
my lifel
A should B ought C must D shouldn,t
4
Ra
With D During
My brother is two years young than me, althougn ne doesn't look it.
10 Are there any recycled
a great time we didn,t want to come
banks in your town, or do you throw all your bottles and newspapers away?
Aso B very Creally Dsuch 5 They .. us not to walk on the ice in case rt broke 6 7
A said B suggested C warned D explained
He was nervous because he aeroplane before.
............ been on
an
A wasn't B hadn,t C rsn't D didn,t We spent a ............ more money than we had intended.
A lot B much
C
far D greut
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7
Choose the best alternative in bold to complete these sentences (10 marks)
1 Whos the main / lead lhead singer with the prodigy? 2 Jane always seems to understand people,s feelings and problems. She's quite a generous / self_confident / sensitive girl.
3 | think l've fainted / broken / bruised a bone In my arm 4 He keeps up-to-date with the latest medical advances by reading medrcal journals
5
There's a good sitcom
/ magazines / editorials.
/ documentary / soap opera
about the wildlife of South Africa on television tonight.
5
| don't think l'll see the latest James Bond film. The review / headline / article in today,s paper didn,t say
anything positive abour
7
8 9
rt.
Could you stop talking house / office / shop? lt,s really annoying when people discuss their work ajl the tjme! | wish you wouldn't talk about me behind mv head / back / ears. She s
much too slim
/ narrow / thin.
She shourd eat
more.
10 lts quite
safe for the children to play in this part of the river; the water's very shallow / narrow / deep.
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Complete these sentences with words or expressions from the box. Use each word or once. (10 marks)
expression at least
should don't have to didn't
1 You
have
to must
have
to
had
to
mustn,t wasn,t allowed to
.... do your homework now if you don,t want to.
lt,s your
decision.
2 | really
...... remember to send my grandmother a birthday card. l,ll
feel terrible if I forget.
3 Myparentssay|. home by then, l'll be in a lot of troublel
4
...behomebylio,clockatthelatest. lfl,mnot
lt's a good idea to use a monolingual dictionary as much as possible. you ...... reter to one every time you are unsure what a word means, how it is pronounced or how it js used.
'
5
You
come into my room without knocking. lf you do it again, l,ll
be really angry
5 I
buy anything new to wear at the party. I already had the perfect
clothes for it, so there was no point.
7
ldidn't come to the football match with you last night because I ...... stay at home and wait for a really important phone call.
8
My mother explained that | ... see Blood of the Werewolf at the cinema because I wasn't old enough to watch horror films. Don't worry. You ........ return that money Igave you. I don't want
9
it back.
10 He ". .
make up all those stupid excuses for missing his lesson. We all knew he had a good reason, and the lesson wasn't important anyway.
2 where
Complete these sentences with too or enough and a word from the box. Use much (10 marks)
necessary.
petrol safe noisy money time slowly big spicy students
1 2 3 4 5
She ate her
lunch
..
..... , and
..
The car didn't have some at a motorway service station. This tiny flat isn't There are
.......
....
..
'......
quickly
as a result had a stomach ache all afternoon.
.... for both of
us
to live in.
. in this class; some of them will have to cnange
lts really annoying; our teacher never speaks lt was far
manv
.... to go all the way without stopping, so we bought
English
understand her.
6
or
......... tor
class.
us
to
. to have a conversation because of the roadworks in the street
outside.
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Unit
10 test
He spent answering the first part of the exam, and so wasn't able to complete the second part before everyone was told to stop writing.
7
8
I love hot food, but this curry is far
9
I
don't
...........
have
. for me to eat.
to buy dinner. Shall we eat at home instead?
Don't walk on the ice. lt isn't .........
10
l1.;l$ Choose the best alternatives below to complete this passage. (10 marks) Afewweeks ago, I received an invitation (1)......... Rob's party. which he had decided to hold
as
part (2)......... his celebrations to mark the end (3)......... his exams. Now. generally speaking I don't believe
(4)
spending a lot of money (5)......... a whole new set of clothes just for a party, and
l'm not really keen (6)......... shopping for clothes anyway. However, Rob's parties are famous (7). ....
.... their extravagance
-
live music. fireworks and so on
-
and so just for once I decided to
break my own golden rule. I asked my dad to lend me some money. which he reluctantly gave me (after complaining (8)......... the factthat teenagers spend so much these days, naturally!). For days
lworried (9)......... what lwould wear. I asked my sister, but she wasn't very interested (10)......... helping me, as she hadn't been invited. In the end, I decided just to go in a pair of jeans and
a
T-shirt. Anyway. you can imagine my relief when I got to the party and discovered that everyone else
had decided to do the same!
l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Aat Bto Cwith Din Afor Bwith Cabout Dof Aof Bto Cfor Dat Aabout Bin Cof Dwith Awith Bto Cin Don Awith Bfor Con Dto AIor B about C of D through Aof Bwith Cabout Dfor Afor Bwith Cto Dabout '10 Ato Bfor Cin Dabout llffi
Correct the mistakes. There are two mistakes in each
sentence. (l0
marks)
1 l've run out on money again. l'd better go to a pointcash to get some more. 2 3
How much money did you put out of the bank? f 500? What are you going to spent all that on?
Ohno! l'vejustcheckedmybankstatementanddiscoveredl'mindeptbyalmostfl000!
l've
spent far too many recently.
4 5
Every
month I save off some money and put in it a special savings account.
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a
'l You can ..................... (pksea) French fluently, ............ ? 2 You like ..................... (goncoik) Chinese fooo, ............................ .. ? 3 You're ... (nicogm) to my party tomorrory ............ ? 4 She hasn't ......... (ngiev) him the present yer, ........... .................. ? 5 You can't ........... (wsmi) very well, ........... ................... ? 6 You weren't ... (ktngali) to Sue at the party last night, ............ ? 7 You will ..................... (hepno) me for a chat tonight .............. ? 8 You're not going to ..................... (atek) the FCE exam this year, .............................. ? 9 Before you went to Spain last year, you hadn,t ... (valdtrele) much, 10
Ted used
... (vile) in peru.
to
:'t fick (/) the sentences sentences. (10 marks)
............
?
that are grammatically correct. Correct the mistakes in the incorrect
1
| love learning to play the guitar. l've been having seven lessons alreaoy.
2
l've been trying to talk to Brian all morning, but he keeps ignoring me.
3
she's been calling me twelve times this morning. I haven,t managed to get any work done as a result.
4 she's phoned me all morning, and I don't think she'll give up until l,ve spoken to her. 5
the beginning of the month, I've been learning how to use spreadsheets on the computer. My next lesson is tomorrow. Since
5
You've been playing enough computer games already. why don,t you turn the computer off now?
7
My eyes are red because l've just peeled onions.
8
l've studied the past simple and now l'm going to start looking at the past continuous.
9
l've started taking extra English lessons because l'm determined to pass my exam next month.
10
He's sent me rude emails
for months and l'm getting really fed up with it.
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11 test
3
Complete these sentences with a word from Box A and a word from Box B. You may need to (10 marks) change the form of the word from Box A. You can use the words more than
once.
A
B
use save spend
'l 2 3
Did
time water paper electricity money space
waste
you
You
...... we
... a lot of
The room is very small, but if everything in.
shouldn't
......... so much
. on Christmas presents?
... the
....
.........
well, we can get
... . Turn the TV off when you're not
watching it. though it was an important call, he didn't ......... phone because he said he couldn't afford the bi,,. Even
Its 20 minutes on foot, but why don't I drive you there? That ..... if you're in a hurry.
to
of
.......... on the
should
... you some
.. a lot
any .
lf you don't want ..... , you should make sure all your taps are properly turned off when you finish washing up or brushing your teeth 7
Re-using old envelopes is a good way of
8
Ithink playing video games all day
Haveyou
9
is a
.any.
complete
... of .....................
!
...foryourholiday?You'll needlotsofcashifyou
want to have a good time. Stop ... ........ do with my life!
10
4 letter in
1 2
my
........ ! None of this is important. l've got better things to
Complete these sentences with a suitable adjective that describes feelings, starting with the bold. (10 marks)
lwas absolutely a........... was in New Zealand.
when she turned up on my doorstep, as I had thought she
Shes always smiling and making jokes. I don't know how she manages to be so ............... all the trme.
c.. .. ..
3 4
w..................... when he hadn't come home by midnight that lcalled the police. Tonywasextremelyu.....................whenltoldhimldidn'twanttogooutwithhimany lfelt
so
more.
5 6 7
| explained very clearly
what he had to do, but he still looked totally
| really wanted to talk to her, but when | got through couldn't hear a word she said. lfelt so f........
c. ..
to her mobile, the
..... line was noisy and
8
lt's cold and rainy, my bank account is overdrawn, my girlfriend left me yesterday and my . . Life? Don't talk to me about life! hamster has just died. l'm so
9
A lot of people feel
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l'm so e..................... I My dad has said he's going to buy me a carfor my birthday!
I
d......
n.......
| like to think l'll be able to
about going to the dentist, but lactually enjoy it!
pass my exam, but
to be honest l'm not very h..........
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7
| have to start work really early, but l,m not used getting up so early in the morning, and I often oversleep.
8
There are quite a few differences between the English spoken in Britain and the English spoken in United States.
Complete these sentences with the correct form of :he verb in brackets. (10 marks)
1
Be
quiet, please.
.. (try) to watch
I
television.
2
Our flight
(leave) at half past ntne, so we should get to the airport by 7.30 at the latest.
3
9
I can't see you tonight because | ....... (go) out with Mandy.
4 | . ....
Did you say that you saw John at the party? you can,t - he was with me in the publ
seen him
10 When I was young, I wasn,t allowed
.. (finish) my homework. Can
my parents' permission.
I
stay out late wrthout
watch TV now?
5We
(have) a picnic when it
3
started raining.
6
The
lesson
...,..... (start)
by the time we
arrived at school.
7
HeS my best friend. | when we were at primary school.
8
You shouldn't ... (eat) that f ruit salad - it was for the party tonight. l,ll have to make somethrng else for dessert now.
9
My arms ache because | my bedroom all day.
10
.,....... (meet) him
.... .
...........
2
Add the missing word rn each
sentence
I left home early in order avoid the rush hour on the
3
lt was my time at university that I met my future wife. The party was great, and we had such good time that we didn't want to go home.
4 My first job was working as a gardener.
Thjs time, I didn,t really have any proper plans for the future.
5
l'm afraid I wasn,t able fix your computer, but I promise
l'll do it tomorrow.
6
| was in
the shower when I slipped on a bar soap and
My father is always really generous _ he gave me an absolutely fantastic stereo system since my last birthday.
l've worked like a teacher all my life, but to be honest l,m thinking of doing something different for a change.
4
They explained me they wanted to go out, but I told them it was much too cold and they should stay rn.
5
We don't have many times before the match begins, so we ought to leave as soon as possible, otherwise we,ll
(10 marks)
roads.
(,i0 marks)
3
(paint)
| must (be) mad not to accept his offer of a free holiday, but it,s too late to change my
sentence.
I hope you don't th jnk l,m being nosy, but can I ask you where were you last night?
......
mtnd now.
2
1
Correct the mistake in each
miss it.
6
7
Kittyworld is the film which two men arrive on a praner where cats are in control. Haveyou met Matthew, whos brother used to be in my
class at school?
8
The musical we saw jn London last weekend was very brilliant, although we had to pay a lot to see it. Every time you leave the lights on when you,re out of the room, you spend a lot of unnecessary electricity.
10 You can't sing, you can,t dance and you can,t act, do you? So why have you decided to become an
actor?
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Be
quiet, please.
|
.... .... (try) to watch
television.
2
(leave) at half past Our flight nine, so we should get to the airport by 7.30 at the latest.
3
| can't see you tonight because | ........ (go) out with Mandy.
4 | ......
7
| have to start work really early, but l'm not used getting up so early in the morning, and loften oversleep
8
There are quite a few differences between the English spoken in Britain and the English spoken in United States.
9
Did you say that you saw John at the party? You can't seen him * he was with me in the pub!
10 When I was young, I wasn't allowed
.. (finish) my homework. Can
stay out late without
my parents' permission.
I
watch TV now?
5
We
..
.......
(have) a picnic when it
3
started raining.
5
The
lesson
(start) by the time
we
arrived at school.
7 8
He's my best friend. | when we were at primary
school.
.....
offer of a free holiday, but its too late to change my mind now
1
My father is always reaily generous - he gave me an absolutely tantastrc stereo system since my last birthday.
2
I hope you don,t think l,m being nosy, but can I asr you where were you last night?
3
l've worked like a teacher all my life, but to be honest l'm thinking of doing something different for a change.
4
They explained me they wanted to go out, but I toro them it was much too cord and they should stay in.
5
We don't have many times before the match begins, so to leave as soon as possible' otherwise we'll
sentence.
(t o
martt
| left home early in order avo d the rush hour on the
;:rT" 6
roads.
2
lt was my time at university that I met my future
wife.
7
Kittywoild is the film which two men arrive on a planet where cats are in control. Have class
3
home.
8
4 My first job was working as a gardener. This time, I didn't really have any proper plans for the future.
6
you met Matthew, who's brother used to be in mv at school?
The party was great, and we had such good time that we
didn't want to go
5
(10 marks)
1
fruit
now. 9 My arms ache because I ......... .... (paint) my bedroom all day (be) mad not to accept his 10 I must
Add the missing word in each
sentence.
(meet) him
You shouldn't .... (eat) that salad - it was for the party tonight. l'll have to make something else for dessert
z
Correct the mistake in each
The musical we saw in London last weekend was very brilliant, although we had to pay a lot to see it.
9 Every time you leave the lights on when you're out of the room, you spend a lot of unnecessarV electricitv.
l'm afraid I wasn't able fix your computer, but I promise l'll do it tomorrow.
10
You can't sing, you can't dance and you can't act, do you? So why have you decided to become an actor?
I was in the shower when I slipped on a bar soap and twisted my ankle.
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:
Complete these sentences with one word onry. (10 marks)
Leonardo da Vinci was an engineer and scientist, but he's more famous ......... his paintings and drawings. 2 As a child,
i:,..i,€i, Unjumble the words below to make complete sentences. The first and last word of each sentence are in (10 marks) their correct place.
1
He my stealing denied money.
lwas brought......... by my uncle and aunt.
3 When nO One WaS lOOkinn |
nf
fl'1g pssrn
2 l'm to every working so not hard used day
and went upstairs.
3
year.
5
First......... all, t'd like to thank you
all for coming here
You your have more smartly should for dressed
tonight.
6
Could you speak
interview.
. ? | can't hear a word you're
saying.
You computer use his without shouldn't his permission.
5
We enough our haven't to pay money for got holiday
f100 ......... chocolate! ......... ghosts?
6
You mustn't anyone really my tell secret.
to spend so much time worrying ......... small, unimportant things.
7
| qet must ten before home o'clock.
5 Complete these sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. (10 marks)
8
You her last called didn't night, you?
9
Jane watch might know where your is.
7 l've
just got an invitation ......... Sarah's party.
8 She spent over 9 Do you believe 10 I seem
1
lwas so ..................... (annoy) when he arrived without phoning me first.
2
In ancient Rome, the punishment for corruption was ... (brute).
particularly
with a new ......... robot that takes your dog for a walk! She came up
(invent):
:t:,:..':)::7....
... (revolution) the way we prepare food. What s the ..................
..
(live) expectancy of the
1 2
(cheer).
... (science) research
is being carried
She
.......... quietly down the stairs so no one would
hear her.
out to
develop a water-powered engine.
l0
(10 marks)
lf you go to the supermarket, could you get me a .......... of toothpaste?
A bar B tube C slice D oiece
| like studying at this school. Everyone is so
....r................
Choose the best alternative to complete these
sentences.
average cat?
6
have phone been the asleep must when rang.
a
This incredible new kitchen aooliance will
5
10 You
A wandered B tripped C crept D
collapsed
Joan's been talking about me behind my
..........
'Black-eyed' Bertie, the ... (famous) murderer. has been sentenced to life in prison.
3
I lost some expensive ... (photograph) equipment when I was on holiday.
4 | can't speak any louder because l've lost my ..........
The games were a big success. Over 200 (compete) took part.
again.
A back B neck C head D body .
A speech B voice C sound D talk We need to .......... more money if we want to have enough to buy a new car
A spend B use
C waste D
save
This MP3 player is much too expensive.
lcan't..........
A pay B afford C save D spend
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7
lasked for a .......... when I bought my new mobile phone, but the shop assistant told me they couldn.t go any tower.
A discount B refund C receipt D cashpoint
8
l'm really the time.
with my car. lt keeps breaking down
A confused B worried
9
C frustrated D deoressed
We have no .......... that he committed the crrme.
A evidence B fibres 10
all
C fingerprints D wounds
Only one person commltted the crime, but the police are
investigating five ..........
.
A scientists B culprits C pathologists D suspecrs
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asked for a .......... when lbought my new mobile : rone, but the shop assistant told me they couldn't go lower.
'ry A discount B refund C receipt D cashpoint 3 n really with my car. lt keeps breaking down all .re time.
A confused B worried C frustrated D depressed -: ,'/e have no ...... .. that he committed the crime. A evidence B fibres C fingerprints D wounds 3 3nly one person committed the crime, but the police are -
vestigating five . ..... . ...
.
A scientists B culprits C pathologists D
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..i.*,i Choose the best alternative in bold to complete these sentences. (10 marks) 1 On our long drive up to Scotland, we had to stop several times taking / to take a rest. 2 | wish he would stop talking / to talk all the time. 3 | tried calling / to call Tom, but I couldn't find a phone that worked. 4 lf you don't understand the meanings of any words. try using / to use a dictionary to look them up.
5
Although we said we understood the rules, he went on explaining until in the end we just told him to shut up.
6
Aftergivingusourinstructions,hewentontelling/totell usaboutthepotential problemswe
/to
explain them to
us
might have.
7
|
went to the post office, but l'm afraid I didn't remember posting / to post your letter. l'll do it
IOmOrrow.
8
| don't have many memories of my early childhood, but I do remember being /
to be really
happy.
9 10
Why don't you try sending / than a ohone call. Stop making /
.:::liltli
to send them an e-mail - they might take more notice of that
to make so much noisel l'm trying to workl
Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense: future continuous or future perfect.
(10 marks)
1 2
What time's your interview? 9 o'clock? OK, l'll
lf Liverpool win the match tomorrow
........
.... (think)of you then.
they'll
(win) every match this
season.
3
I'm off to New York tomorrow. This time tomorrow morning I'll plane halfway across the Atlantic.
4 5
What will By
you
the end of this week,
..............
(sit) on a
(wear) to Jane's party tomorrow night?
l'll
(finish) all my exams and will be able to
relax.
6
We're spending too much money. lf we go on like this, we'll our cash before the end of the holiday.
7
| started teaching at this school almost a year ago. In fact, next Monday l'll (be) here for a whole year exactly.
8 9
Where will Guess
. (spend) all
(go) for your next holiday?
what? At the end of the week, l'll
months
10
you
...........
..............
(know) you for six whole
!
Tim s wife s baby is expected some time tomorrow. He's fairly calm about it right now, but I bet (tear) his hair out with worry soon enough. he'll
......".....
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3
Choose the best alternative to complete these
making
.eally hate
sentences.
13 test
(5 marks)
Why don't you ask somebody else?
A decisive B decisions C decide D decisively 'you made more of a/an ......... , you might do better at school.
A attempt B try C effort D endeavour m not trying to make .. . for my behaviour; I'm just trying A excuses B reasons C explanations D suggestions One of your duties ln this job is to make the
.........
A beds B tables C cooking D washing
to apologise.
every morninq.
up
Don't forget to make that ......... before you have lunch.
A homework B washing C shopping D phone call
4
Complete these sentences with one word
onlv.
(5 marks)
1 | don't believe you I You're making it .. .. .. .. 2 We had a terrible argument last week, and we still haven,t made jt ..yet. 3 what do you make .. ...... that new student in our class? Shes a bit strange, jsn,t she? 4 lt was already dark, but we could just make ......... the road in the moonlight. 5 As soon as the football match finished, we made ......... a bar near the stadium. .
5
!
Complete these sentences with suitable words or expressions from the box. Use each word only. (10 marks)
/
expression once
boarding pass sightseeing windsurfing great fun visa polluted shops strange by air going clubbing on foot breathtaking passport sunbathing landing card noisy eating out by tube hitchhike international drivinq licence
1 We've been ...
..... until 4 o'clock jn the morning _ the nightlife
here
is
llove... ...... when l'm on holiday, especially in small local restaurants. Durinq the day I just like lying on the beach, We wanted to go .... in the end we decided to give us a lift.
.........
The scenery here is absolutely city, which is so
...
5 6
8 9 10
.....
... , and it was good to get away from the ... that your
hurt all the time. The best way to get around London is (the trains are quick and convenient) and .... .... if you,re wearing comfortable shoes. lt was so ....... . in the nightclub you couldn't hear what anybody was saying! think its
7
. , but we couldn,t afford the tickets for the flight, so .. lt was surprising how many cars stopped to
really..
eyes and nose
...... that people like going to
Since arriving here, we've been doing some interesting places to visit. We've also been looking round interesting souvenirs to take home.
lf you want to go to Australia, you'll need a .. the Australian embassy, and make sure your won't be able to get into the country. | had an ...... water when I went This is your
.'
:
your arnvat.
.......
such places.
- there
the
are so many
..... for
.
which you can get from still valid, otherwise vou
is
... so that lcould hire a car, but I must have dropped it in the .. , which shows your departure gate. They,ll give you
a
.... on the plane, which you'll have to fill in and hand to immigration on
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Unit 14 test i**
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the two and five words. (5 marks)
passrve voice. You must use between
1
The police arrested two men who had broken into the rocal bank. Two men who had broken into the local bank
2
by the police.
Somebody had eaten all the food by the time we arrived. All the food by the time we arrived.
3
The town council has offered me a financial grant to help me start my own business. | ....... .... a financial grant by the town council to help me start mV own business. My teacher gave me some good advice to help me pass my FCE exam.
...
4
u *n". *. *"0",0 *. o',,"J"""1T:,:1fi:yr:i:ilH:"J"il::.Tl.lllii,,i, il. ,,r^, When we woke up, we discovered that a large tree ............ by the wind during the night.
$t
Correct the mistake in each
sentence.
(5 marks)
our school building is really old. lt had built at the beginning of the lgrh cenrury When I got to school, I discovered the lesson had been cancellino. I
don't like be spoken to so rudely.
She
went for a walk in the woods on Friday, and isn't been heard from since then.
lcan't letyou
use mytamera because it hasn,t been for paid yet.
$t Complete these sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. In some sentences, the word will stay the same, but you will need to add another word before rt. (10 marks) I 2 3 4
why did he win the race? simplel He ran ........ .... (fast) than anyone else. l'm late for school .. (often) than I wourd rike to be. Of all the students in this class, Luca speaks English the
our flight
left
result.
5 5
really...'.'.'.. She did ".."....... He did
exam itself.
.............
(fluent).
(early) than we expected, and we atmost missed it as a
.. (good) in the exam, and we're both proud of him. (bad) than me in the class tests, but still got a good result in the
7 of all the teachers in our school, Mr Jenkins is the one I like the 8 | know (little) English than her, but l,m determined to imorove. 9 5he5 (good) at tennis than anyone else in the club. 10 In fact, of all the players l've seen, she plays the ..... ....... (good)l
...........
. (little).
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lomplete the conversational phrases in these dialogues, using one word -ale this weather, and the food and the hotel room are dreadful'
4
only.
14 test
(10 marks)
sake, stop complaining!'
:-all we go to the cinema or go for a drink?'
-
whichever You Prefer.'
:
-'e you going to do Your homework?' ....... . Our teacher won't be here tomorrow j"all I put the television on?'
-"ere s no
I !
'cu may as ........ . There's nothing else to do.' : ease don't tell David lwent out with Nigel last night.' .... .. of it.' )on't worry. I wouldn't
:
Snall I tell Fiona what I did?' really
-
don't
...... . l'm not at all interested
'
in your problems'
Would you like to go out or stay in this Saturday?'
'l
don't
....... . Either
is
fine with me.'
'l'm really bored !'
t
'Well, there's a good f ilm on at the cinema. How
9
.
....... it?'
'5hall we invite Sean and Roger round tonight?'
'No ...... . ......... why not.'
'l
'Shall I make something to eat?'
'lf you
..
....
............ to.'
Underline the incorrect word in each sentence, and replace it with a suitable word from : ierent sentence. (10 marks)
5
a
We didn't sell many tickets for the show. ln fact, we had the smallest actors since the theatre opened last year. 2 3
I like
watching foreign-language films but it's hard work reading the commercials.
The film was great, but the directors were badly cast. I mean, whoever thought that Robin Williams would make a good Superman?
4 This TV programme is terrible. Shall we see if there's anything better on the other reviews? 5
I haven't seen any good film for ages. I love live performances, but it costs so much to 9o to
the theatre. It was an interesting documentary, but there were so many subtitles; on TV at that time of day there's a break every seven minutes! 7
I haven't read the interval for his Iatest film, but everyone l've spoken to says it's quite good.
8
It wasn't a very successful audience! lt was shown in the cinema for about a week, then released on video.
9
l've always had a lot of respect for plays like Steven Spielberg and Alfred Hitchcock.
'10
During the channels, we went for an ice cream and talked about what might happen in the second half.
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4
Complete these sentences with a correct form of the verb in brackets. More than one answer may be possible.
any
(10 marks)
1
5
(work).
couldn't answer the phone because
I
TO
The answer sheet a penctl.
the time.
I ...... ...... (meet) Helena this afternoon, so I can't see you until this evening. The lesson the time we arrived.
5
Of course I look hot.
'
5
(start) by
7
I
(meet) you before.
After decorating the kitchen, he went on
8
8 By the trme he got to the meeting, all the rmportant decisions
.. (already
maKe).
Could you tell me what you were doing?
..
......
me what you
You're much too young to smokel
old you
9
......
... smokel l'll help you if you promise to lend me your
bicycle.
as
.
Yesterday | .......... .. (give) some really useful advice about losing weight | love second-hand shops. you can often buy wonderful clothes that .... ........... (never wear).
l'll help you .. to lend me your
...... you
promise
bicycle.
10 lts not possible for
me to send the card to him untij
you've signed lt.
him
'2''"
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in bold. you must use between two and five words, including the word in bold. (10 marks)
1
..... the cinema since .l 99g.
were doing?
.... (paint) the living
,.oon.,
10
.........
Would
.......
9
........... with
mind
l'm sorry, but I don't rememDer
7
..
The last time lwent to the cinema was in 199g. been |
(ust jog).
6
a
pencil,
.... (have) a shower ar
4
.. . on trle bus. Our teacher says we must fill in the answer sheet with There
Don't interrupt him. He I
There were no passengers on the bus.
| .. ....
...
card until you,ve
signed it.
'John, don't forget to pay the phone bill,, I said
to ,'"0 not i
I
m
n
r,,.."n" i,".n
".
;;;;"
......
Phone bill
... on my own.
My brother is shorter than me. a5
l'm ......
.... my
brother.
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3
Complete these sentences with one word onl, (10 marks)
lknowl.
have called
hel but I didn't
nave t|me 2
We left early in order
5
r.ve never seen
..
....
'a,nrk nirrp sct oPf v''
.,....... to arrlve late. ...... a strange-looking man
!
4 With his big ears and sad expression, our English teacher . like a large dog!
thought I would miss my train but fortunately
I
i
Complete these sentences with a verb from the box in the correct form. You can use each verb more than once' ('1 0 marks)
was so
excited
I
It's getting late - perhaps we before it gets dark.
first time I travelled
abroad.
tired to get up, so stayed
She was
bed all morning.
Mr Roberts
10
2
didn't
He was really boring, so it was a relief
4
The man who robbed the bank was been arrested some time last night.
5
l'm going on holiday on Friday, so this time next week l'll have be sitting on a beach sipping a large, cold drinkl.
6
lt was while during my last holiday that I met the girl of my dreams.
7
| said I was hungry, so he made me a couple
of slices of
the toast with lots of jam and butter.
8
That was the first time l've seen so a film that only lasted twenty minutes. What a complete waste of moneyl
9
Jane is standing on one leg in the car park, balancing a bucket of water on her head and singing a song about a banana. She must have be mad! a
l've
.,....
up trying to talk to her. She never
listens to a word I saY.
when eventually
For my last birthday, she gave to me a {antastic leather jacket and a pair of cowboY boots.
out how to start
We didn't have a summer holiday this year, so we went ........ up for it. skiing in winter to
10
word, but l'll make sure you get a free seat in the
away all his things to charity, then
your computer?
9
month l'll have
time and promise not to say
..
8 Have you managed to .............,.
3
as you arrive on
.....
moved abroad.
he stopped to talking and left the room.
10 As long
on with your parents, or do you
argue all the time? He
Underline the incorrect extra word in each sentence. (10 marks)
| arrived here in June last year, so next been being here for one year exactly.
.................. off
strange. l'm not sure what to
is very
....... of him. ........ Do you
to like goinq
You won't Pass the exam prepared to work really hard for the next two weeks.
4 1
I
..... .. off
should
What's wrong with the television? lt's a really nasty smell.
In
You didn't spend all your money at the weeKend, ........... you?
When I was young, to school.
....... over it.
When I asked her why she hadn't done any homework, .... up an excuse about a sick relative she .... who she had to visit.
2
. to catch it. I
gradually
He was ill, but he's
1
makg
6
Put the word in brackets into the correct torm.
(10 marks)
1
She tried to explain her ..... the existence of life after death.
2
l'm afraid I find your plans completely
.......
3
4
he s now very ... in any way at all. changed hasn't
He had some
in
.... (fame),
he
(accept).
Although
excuses
.. (believe)
really
...,.,
(imagine)
for not arriving on time.
5
Scientists believe they now have the (technology) knowledge to carry out brain transplants.
6
On
your
.......
(arrive) at the school, ask
to talk to the princiPal.
7
Our new house has all the latest modern
......
(convenient).
8
| would love to help you, but (fortune) l'm much too busy.
9
Judy is so
th eatre.
.,.
.. (talk)
-
she never seems
to shut upl
10
They don't drink
for
.,....
(religion)
reasonS.
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Progress test 5 (Units 13-15)
7
Choose the best alternative to complete these ('10 marks) sentences
1
wasn't simply pleased when she told me her wonderful news; I was absolutely ........ . |
A delighted B amazed C fantastic D fascinating
2
3
Look at that view. lt's absolutely
A
breathless B breathalysed C breathtaking
D
breathing
In
my
the new library building is really ugly.
A point B thought C concern D opinion
4 'Would you like to go to the cinema
or the ice rink
tonight?' 'l'm ......... . You decide.'
A good B simple C easy D well 5
The play wasn't very good, and almost half the ......... left before the end.
A cast B audience C viewers D spectators
6
Most companies are now careful to give ......... pay to men and women.
A equality B equally C inequality D
7
equal
The shop can't give you a discount, even if you pay
tn .........
.
A cash B cheque C credit card D money
8
Stop wasting my time. Get to the
......... and
say
what
you mean!
A reason B point C motive D explanation
9
lt would take a long time to swim or row a boat across the river because of its great
A width B length C height D depth 10 When nobody was looking, we quietly ......... out of the room and went home.
A set B dropped C left D
slipped
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1 test
acceptable) B did break = broke 9 Have ever you = Have you
1A 29 3B 4A 5A 6B ]A BB 9B
ever 10 film you like = film do / did you like 1 order 2 so 3 that 4 that 5 not 6 Which 7 ask B know 9 tell 10 mind 1 lt's a very 2 so as that 3 take over the pressures 4 took their part 5 took the advantage 6 so that clearly that 7 such of a B such a good advice 9 l've been taken O lots of
10A
'l pleasure = pleasurable 2 isolation isolated 3 Religious = Religion 4danger= dangerous 5 poison = poisonous
=
height B difficult = difficulty wonder 10 beautiful = beauty 1 recycle 2 solar 3 ozone 4 planted 5 transport 6 Global 7 rainfall B electricity 9 fumes 10 working 6 necessary = necessity 7 high =
9 wonderful =
lits 2them 3about 4But 5of 6are Tthe 9not 0A
1
my love 1 beautiful 2 pleasure 3 wonderful 4 necessity 5 famous 6tragedy Tpoisonous Bcreative theight l0development
8is
'1
1 recycling bank 2 ozone layer 3 Solar power 4 instrurnents 5 saxophone 6 lead singer 7 classmates B acquaintance 9 competitive 10 arrogant
Unit 2 test
11A 2B 3B 48 5A 6A ]B 8A 9B lOB 2 1 took part in 2 can't take the pressures 3 if she had been
Unit 4 test t happened 2 had been raining 3 was walking 4 slipped landed 6 had left 7 had seen B was standing / had been
used to play tennis 5 do you take into account 6 Lets take advantage of (without an) 7 the exam brought out 8lwas blought up 9 is as drfficult as 10 package was sent
abroad 4
5
3
4
f
1 instruments 2 classical 3 keyboards (or any other instrument connected with rock music) 4 album / record / CD 5 (lead) singer 6 band / group / rock group 7 song / track B listen 9 number one 10 single
3
painful 2 dirty 3 musical 4 hopeful 5 political 6 actve 7 noisy 8 beautiful 9 famous '1 O dangerous
4 1
1 thanks you very much 2 l'm writing because to tell you 3 Rotten Eggs they are playing 4 | know you can really like them 5 thought of you might 6 They are only be doing 7 would you rather prefer B The most cheapest ticket 9 I hope when you can come 10 write Sg soon
the more harder 2 attend an extra 3 more of time 4 itt a satisfying 5 don't get trip 6 and the Australia 7 have to be promise to 8 is that as if you 9 making up their children '1 0 father the)r encouraged me 1
very
Unit 5 test
Progress test 1 (Units 1-3)
1
flow
before that
2 1 see 2 is starting
3 leaves 4 will
snow
make 5 gets
7 am meeting 8 is going to 10 are going to crash
to
3
1 while 2 While / As / When 3 when 4 by the time / before / when 5 In the meantime 6 During / Following / After 7 After B at this time / at that time / then 9 previously 10 earlier /
believe 2 am doing 3 works 4 is working 5 nses 6 is thinking 7 want 8 are leaving 9 don't understand 1 don't
10
ran 10 was doing 1as 2like 3As 4Like 5as 1B 2A 3A 4A 5C
standing 9
to me
6 is going
1
can
to able to
have 9 meet
able
1 knew = have known 2 work = have worked 3 have you moved = did you move 4 since = 5 didn't speak = haven't spoken 6 already did = have already done 7 just returned = have just returned (NB: /n America n English,l just returned rs
to 4 will be to 7 wasn,t to 1O can,t
2 was able to / could 3 Did you manage 5 were able to / managed 6 managed 8 can 9 wasn't able to / didn't manage
to
1 scientist 2 artistic 3 designer 4 inventors 5 decisjon 6 employment 7 invention B revolutionise / revolutionize 9 inconvenience 1O Unfortunately
for
1
7
leather 2 cardboard 3 wool 4 plastic 5 Cotton 6 silk aluminium B gold 9 steel 1O wood
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Unit 1 test 1,1
2
A 28 3B 4A 5A 6B 7A BB 9B
1OA
4lorder 2so 3that 4that 5not 6Which Task B know 9 tell 10 mind 5 1 Lt's a very 2 so as that 3 take over the pressures 4 took their part 5 took the advantage 6 so that clearly that 7 such of a 8 such a qood advice 9 l've been taken 10 lots of
pleasurable 2 isolation = isolated 3 Religious = Religion 4danger= dangerous 5 poison = poisonous 6 necessary = necessity 7 high = height B difficult = difficulty 1 pleasure =
9 wonderful =
wonder
10 beautiful = beauty
3lrecycle 2solar 3ozone 4planted 5transport 7 rainfall 8 electricity 9
fumes
my love
6Global
10 working
41its 2them 3about 4But 5of 6are Tthe 9not 10A
6 7
Unit 2 test
q .nmnctitivo 1n arr^nant
11A 2B 3B 48 5A 6A 7B BA 9B 10B 2 'l took part in 2 can't take the pressures 3 if she had been abroad 4 used to play tennis
5 do you take
Unit 4 test
1 t happened 2 had been raining 3 was walking 4 slipped 5 landed 6 had left 7 had seen B was standing / had been standing 9 ran 10 was doing 21as 2like 3As 4Like 5as 3'1 B 2A 34 44 sC 4lpainful 2dirty 3musical 4hopeful 5political 6active
into account
6 Lets take advantage of (without an) 7 the exam brought out 8 lwas blought up 9 is as difficult as 1O package was sent
to me
3
4
1 instruments 2 classical 3 keyboards (or any other instrument connected with rock music) 4 album / record / CD 5 (lead) singer 6 band / group / rock group 7 song / track B listen 9 number one 10 single
7 noisy 8 beautiful 9 famous 10 dangerous
5
1 thanks yqq very much 2 l'm writing because to tell you 3 Rotten Eggs they are playing 4 | know you can really like them 5 thought of you might 6 They are only be doing 7 would you rather prefer 8 The most cheapest ticket 9 | hope when you can come 'l 0 write so soon
1 1 don't believe 6 is thinking 7
2 am
Unit 5 test
1 1 while 2While/As/When 3when 4bythetime/before/
doing
want
when
works
4 is working 5 rises 8 are leaving 9 don't understand 3
5 ln the meantime 6 During / Following / After 7 After / at that time / then 9 previously 10 earlier /
B at this time
flow
before that
2 1 can 2 was able to / could 3 Did you manage to 4 will be able to 5 were able to / managed to 6 managed to 7 wasn't able to 8 can 9 wasn't able to / didn't manage to l0 can't 3 1 scientist 2artistic 3designer 4inventors 5decision
2 1 see 2 is starting 3 leaves 4 will make 5 gets 6 is going to snow 7 am meeting 8 is going to have 9 meet 1n --^ guil ----L ^^i^^ 19 +^ I v drc LU Lr o>r
3
the more harder 2 attend an extra 3 more of time 4 its a satisfying 5 don't oet trip 6 and the Australia 7 have to be promise to 8 is that as if you 9 making up their children 1 0 father they encouraged me 1
very
Progress test 'l (Units 1-3)
1O
beautiful 2 pleasure 3wonderful 4necessity 5famous tragedy 7 poisonous 8 creative t height 10 development 1 recycling bank 2 ozone layer 3 Solar power 4 instruments 5 qaxnnhnnp 6 lpad sinopr 7 rlassm.rtps 8 acnrraintance 1
6
8is
I
1 knew = have known 2 work = have worked 3 have you moved = did you move 4 since = 5 didn't speak = haven't spoken 6 already did = have already done 7 just returned = have just returned (NB: /n Amerlcan English, I just returned ls
for
6
employment 7 invention
B revolutionise
/ revolutionize
9 inconvenience 10 Unfortunately
4lleather 7
2cardboard 3wool 4plastic 5Cotton 6silk aluminium B gold 9 steel 10 wood
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Test keys
L
3
Progress test 2 (Units zt-6)
1 1 get
2 is working 3 will return 4 is going to rain 5 ends 6 am stlll thinking 7 will have 8 am meeting 9 arrives
2 t happened t
1 carried / kept on 2 make up for 3 making out 4 catch up with 5 get down to 5ltall 2height 3width 4hiqh 5low 6narrow Tnarrow B thin 9 shallow 10low
6 was
2 have
met
hadn't
known
3
lived
4 was
surfing 7 had already eaten
waiting 5 hadn't 8 didn't know
10 slipped
Progress test 3 (Units 7-9)
3 t he would help me 2 / 3 have you come = did you come 4 ./ 5 like = as 6 managed get = managed to get 7 ,/ B few = little 9 little = few 10 few = some / a few 4lorder 2not 3mind 4such 5by 6meantime 7 previously B during 9 sheet /
5
1
weather 4 Let's
going
piece
7
714 2D 3D 4D 5B 6C 7D 8B 9A
t
OC
both
5
not used to working 8 used to know 9 am still not used to use to argue
3
me
2 the youngest
1
1OA
lead 2 sensitive 3 broken 4 journals 5 documentary shop 8 back 9 thin 10 shallow
1
don't have
to 2
to 2 must 3 have to 4 should 5 mustn't to 8 wasn't allowed to 9 don't have to
petrol 3 big enough 4 too many enough 6 too noisy 7 too much time 8 too sp'cy 9 enough money 1 0 safe enorgh 1
too quickly 2 enough
students
10G
3
5 slowly
1B 2D 3A 48 5D 6C ]A 8C 9D
1OC
4 1 run out on = run out of; pointcash = cashpoint 2 put out of = take out of; spent = spend 3 dept = debt; many = much 4 save off = save up, put in it = put it 5 pay for 6351 = pay in cash; recipe = receipt
Unit 8 test
in
1 1a,/ 2The,the 3The,the 4a,the 5/,the 6The,a 7the,a 8a,a 9a,the 10a,the 2 1 where, spent 2 whose, is 3 which, is 4 when, arrived 5 where, is working 6 which, started 7 whose, bit B who, 10 when, leave
little 7 who they 10 You really do must
7 had 6 didn't have 10 didn't have to
nro
spent
6 theres a
Unit 10 test
1 get married, split up 2 get on, run away 3 get on my nerves, drop out 4 leave home, farewell party 5 move on, leaving
9 where,
people
smaller 9 city in where
6 review 7
prettiest girl 4 the most exciting month 5 is slightly shorter than me 6 school is much smaller tian (without a) 7 he still did as well as me B was much more expensive (without ot) 9 computer is far too expensive (without a) 10 it's cheaper than the others
live
5 puzzled the
B a iot of
1C 28 3D 4D 5C 6B 1A 8D 9D
1
person 3 the
41F 28 3A 4) 5H 6C 7D 8E 9t
to eaten 2 have ever done 3 look as like 4 just been
ul
speaking 1 0 didn't
younger than
am
6 1 slight = slightly 2 consider = considerable 3 hopeless = 4 scient st = scientific 5 Employer = Employment hopef 6 powered = powerful 7 real = really 8 discover = discovery 9 young =younger 10 recycled = recycling
1 1 am used to getting up 2 used to fight 3 never used to give 4 didn't use to like 5 am not used to 6 use to live 7 am just 1 is much
have
finished
Unit 7 test
2
/
become
5
10 down
6musical
10 conveniences ,1
done 4 have
told 6 was trying 7 has been 8 am going to write 9 start 10 begins 2 1 in order not to 2 shouldn't have spoken 3 had (already) left (the station) by 4 who lives in Bogota 5 not used to working 6 wasn't able to 7 reminded him to do his 8 were very few people at 9 didr't use to 10 gets on my rerves 3 1in 2into 3out 4up 5on 6out Tover 8on 9out
trip
artistic 8 unfortunately 9 useless
2 have missed 3 haven't
becoming
10 loaf
call 6ldifficulty 2bossy 3comfort 4painful 5active to
1 1 want
2 got some lots of time 3 such take the advantage 5 suggested that 6 said me it would 7 told to me 8 reminded me about 9 of the chocolate I0 afterwards that we can
following on my business
a cold
responsrbility 2 enough technological 3 the ability
4
10 boils
heard
1 your
4 his arrival 5 is unbelievable
/ am leaving
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Test keys
Unit 11 test
1
2
Unit
1 speak, can,t you 2 cooking, don,t you 3 coming, aren,t you 4 given, has she 5 swjm, can you O talking, were you 7 phone, won,t you 8 take, aie you g trar[lled, nid you 10 live, didn,t he
2,/
1.
spend,
time
3 waste,
electricity 4 spend,
tjme 6,waste, water Z saving, paper / money 8 waste, trme 9 saved, money tO wasting,iime
4 lamazed 2cheerful 3worried 4upset/unhappy 5 1
excited
O
6
confused
7
hopeful
2
3
O
Z
golng
3 1 faster 2 more often 3 most fluently 4 5
4 have finished 5 were
mei g'have.ut.n
1
to avoid Z rlgs during my time 3 such a good time 4 At this time !t5 able to fix* 6tar of soap 7 used to getting up 8 in the United States 9 can,t have'seen 1O allowed to stay 1 since.=_for 2 were you = you were 3 like = as 4 explained = told (OR me = that; OR mej 5 many timei= much time 6 which = jn which (OR where) U whbs = whose- 8 very = really / absolutely (OR brilliant good, OR very) 9 spend = = waste / use 10 do you = can you
2up 3out 4ro 5of 6up 7to Bon ljor, u aoout 1
6care
= audience 2 commercrars = subtitres 3 drrectors = = channels 5 film = plays 6 subtitles = commercrals 7 interval = reviews Baudience=film 9 piays = djrectors 10 channels interval = 1 actors
1 is
9in
annoyed 2brutal 3inventjon 4revolutionize/revolutionise life 6 cheerful 7 Scientific B infamous O otograpnic
ft
10 competitors
6 ] He denied stealing my money. 2 I'm not used
6fieeting
7
2 was
to
paint
10 have never been worn
2
B had already been
male'
/
9 was given
1 reminded John to pay 2 not used to living 3 not as short as 4 weren't any passengers 5 has to be filled-in 6 haven,t been 7 you mind telling 8 aren,t old enough to 9 as long as 11 I0 can't send him the
3 lshould 2not 3such 4looks 5managed 6the Ttoo 8 did 9 use 10 unless 4 .1 been being here 2 stopped to talking 3 gave to me 4 was been arrested 5 t,ll have be 6 tt *u, *G'd;*; 7 of the toast 8 seen 5q a film 9 must have be tb a wo'rO, but t ll 5lgetting 2made 3set/get 4giving 5make 6get 7
6
gave 8 work
9
make
10
give;
1 belief .2unacceptable 3famous 4imaqinative 5 technological 6 arrival 7 conveniences -S
9
to working so hard every day. 3 You shouldn't use his computer without hi, p.rr,rs,on. 4 You should have dressed more smartly for youi Intervjew. 5 We haven,t got enough money to puy for, ow f,of ,Ouy.
working
having 3 am meeting / am going to meet will be meeting 4 had started 5 have lrit Oeen]ogging
g have been
1 in order
5
4 earljer 5 well
6worse Tleast gless gbetter tObest lgoodness 2easy 3point 4well 5dream 7 mind B about 9 reason 10 want
Progress test 5 (Units 13_I5)
I
5
2 cancelling = cancelled 3 be spoken =
spoken 4 isn,t been = hasn,i been 5 been for paid = been paid for
frustrated a OepreiseO 9 nervous
2 leaves 3 am
having 6 had started painting j0 have been
have been offered
actors 4 revtews
Progress test 4 (Units 10_12)
1 i am trying
5 had been blown down
berng
/
money 2 use, space
arrested 2 had been eaten 3
given
2 t had built = was built.
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5 save,
1 were
4 was
been having = l've had 3 She,s been calling = She,s called 4 Shes phoned = Shes been phoning S 6 you,ve been playing = you,ve played 7 l,ve just p.ut.J= t.ve just been peelrng 8 9 10 He,s sent = Hes been sending 1|.'..ve
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3
1
14 test
talkative
1O religious
,ntortrnut.ty
71A 2C 3D 4C 5B 6D 7A 8B 9A
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6 You really mustn,t tel dnyone my secret. 7 | must get home before ten o,clock. 8 You called her last night, didn,t you? 9 Jane might know where your watch js.
10 You must have been asleep when the phone rang.
7 1B 2C 34 48 5D 6B 7A 8C 9A Unit 1
10D
13 test
to
7 to
take post
2
8
talking 3 to call 4 using 5 explaining being 9 sending tO mJkinq
6 to tell
thinking 2 have won. 3 be sitting 4 be wearing 5 have have spent 7 have been i O. g"ins "'9 Luu. l::l:O Known .6 10 be tearinq 1 be
3
4 5
1B 2C 3A 4A 5D lup 2up 3of 4out 5for , clubbing, great fun 2 eating out, sunbathing .S?i,n..S 3 by air, hrtchhike 4 breathtaking, polluted 5 by tube, on fdot 6 noisy, _ 7 sightseeing,_shops 8 visa, passport' g int"rn.,,onu, :tl3lS. dnvtng trcence, windsurfing 10 boarding pass, landing card
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