Gold Experience B1 Progress test 4

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Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

1 Before our English exams, our teacher is more nervous (nervous) than we are!
2 The weather in Greece is _______________ (hot) than the weather in England.
3 The shops in the centre of town are _______________ (expensive) than the shops
near my house.
4 My sister is _______________ (good) at ballet than I am.
5 The students at my new school are _______________ (friendly) than the students at
my old school.
6 Maria is _______________ (tall) than all her friends.

2 Complete each gap with one word only.

Before the hip-hop dancing competition, my brother was very nervous. Would he do
well 1) enough?
He looked at the other dancers. They were all taller 2) __________ him and older, too.
They were all very noisy and happy. He didn’t feel 3) __________ confident 4)
__________ the other dancers, either.
He felt that he was 5) __________ nervous to do well. And was he fit 6) __________ ?
The competition started. My brother felt happier. He saw that he was 7) __________
good 8) __________ the other dancers. The dancer before him did very well – but my
brother did better 9) __________ him. He won first prize!
I was so happy for my brother. Two weeks ago he started a new hobby – mountain
biking. He says it’s 10) __________ interesting 11) __________ hip-hop dancing!

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3 Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb
in brackets.
1 My train leaves (leave) at seven o’clock tomorrow.
2 Tonight I _______________ (meet) my friend and we _______________ (go) to the
cinema.
3 Are you coming to my house? I _______________ (make) pizza.
4 Our English test _______________ (start) at nine o’clock.
5 The film _______________ (finish) at half past eight.

Vocabulary

4 Choose the correct option for each sentence.

1 ‘Where’s the maths classroom?’ ‘Go along the corridor/curriculum and it’s on your
right.’

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2 I got my timetable/curriculum yesterday. We have football on Friday afternoon.
3 Sally’s not going out tonight. She has an English test/grade tomorrow.
4 Alex wants to play the guitar so I’m teaching/learning him.
5 The exams at this school aren’t easy – a lot of students pass/fail.
6 My English teacher is good, so we study/learn quickly.

5 Complete the text with these words.

curriculum fail hard late learn long pass practise regularly study tests

I play the piano and I go to a special music school. Our 1) curriculum is a little different
from normal schools. We 2) ____________ a lot of the same subjects in the morning –
maths, English and art for example. In the afternoon, I 3) ____________ the piano. We
work really 4) ____________ because we know we are really lucky to be at this school.
There are 5) ____________ every month – and one really big one at the end of the year.
No one wants to 6) ____________ – if you do, you have to repeat the year. Before this
test everyone stays up 7) ____________ and spends 8) ____________ hours studying.
In my opinion you have to 9) ____________ little and often. It’s better to study 10)
____________ than to leave everything until the night before the test! If you don’t look
over your notes and practise every day, you won’t 11) ____________ the exam.

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6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of these words.

careful easy good happy late quick

1 The teacher explained carefully because the exercise was quite difficult.
2 I was really ________ when I got such a good grade for my French test.
3 Tom’s really good at languages – he learns so ________ .
4 I’m sorry I’m ________ – the bus was really slow today.
5 Xavier cooks really ________ . He makes amazing pizza.
6 The test we had yesterday wasn’t ________ . I think I failed it.

Listening

7 Listen to two students talking about maths. Are the sentences (1–6) true (T) or false
(F)?
1 When Nina meets John, he is looking really happy. F
2 John didn’t revise very much for the maths test. ____

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3 Nina didn’t get a very good grade for the maths test either. ____
4 Nina tells John about a maths club which is going to be before school. ____
5 John is excited about going to the maths club. ____
6 John agrees to try the maths club for a few weeks. ____

8 Listen to the conversation again and complete the sentences.

1 I revised every night for a week.

2 You _______________ do as badly as me.
3 I _______________ I’m just not as clever as you.
4 Ben Smith is _______________ a maths club on Tuesday evenings after school.
5 That’ll be _______________ than helping my mum with the dishes!
6 If we don’t start getting better grades in maths, we’ll _______________ going, OK?

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Speaking

9 Complete the questions with these words.

big films homework stay talk timetable

1 Would you rather have more English or less English on your timetable?
2 Do you prefer to __________ to your friends on Facebook or on the phone?
3 Do you prefer to __________ at home on Saturdays or go into town?
4 Would you rather live in a __________ city or a small town?
5 Do you prefer to watch __________ at home or at the cinema?
6 Do you prefer to do your __________ in your bedroom or in the kitchen?

10 These are the responses to the questions in Exercise 9. Match parts (1–6) with parts
(a–f).

1 I prefer to talk to my friends on Facebook. d

2 I prefer to do my homework in the kitchen. ____
3 I’d rather live in a big city because ____
4 I’d prefer to have more English. ____
5 I prefer to watch films at home because ____
6 I prefer to stay at home because ____

a I think it’s easier to concentrate there.

b it’s too far to travel into town.
c it’s a livelier and more exciting lifestyle.
d I think it’s a faster way to find out what they’re all doing.

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e I think it’s a really useful subject to learn.
f it’s cheaper and I can pause the DVD player when I want to.

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12 Read the text again and choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

1 When was the Sutton Hill High School teacher versus student day?
A last week
B last month
C last year
2 What happened in the morning?
A The students taught the teachers.
B The teachers taught the students.
C There was no school.
3 What did Mrs Nichol know about rap music before the teacher versus student week?
A quite a lot
B a little
C nothing
4 How often did Mrs Nichol have a test?
A every day
B every second day
C once
5 How did she feel before her first test?
A excited
B confident
C nervous
6 How many tests did she pass?
A all of them
B half of them
C none of them
7 What did Mrs Nichol’s children think about their mum’s new skill?
A They were impressed.
B They were nervous.
C They were excited.
8 Why did Mr Campbell find his lessons hard?
A He isn’t very bendy.
B He is very shy.
C He doesn’t like music.
9 What did his students do to help him?
A They gave him extra lessons.
B They gave him lots of breaks.
C They bought him new trainers.

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10 Why was Mr Campbell a bad student?

A He was rude.
B He didn’t listen.
C He didn’t want to learn.
11 What did Mr Campbell’s students learn from the experience?
A Teachers feel bad when their students don’t work hard.
B Older people learn more slowly than younger people.
C Having lots of breaks helps you learn.

13 Match the bold words in the text with their meanings.

1 something your teacher gives you to show how much you know test
2 doing something silly and not useful ____________
3 when you can easily move your body into different shapes ____________
4 studied for an exam ____________
5 did well in an exam or test ____________
6 short rests between lessons ____________

Writing

14 Complete the email with these words and phrases.

bye for now hi I think it’s a good idea we’re going to the beach
we’re having a party why don’t you bring 1)
Hi Lilly, Thank you for your lovely email. I can’t wait for your visit to Spain. The
weather is really warm here at the moment.
I’ll come and meet you at the airport and then 2) ____________________ . 3)
____________________ because you’ll be tired after your journey and so you can relax
in the sun for a while.
4) ____________________ on Saturday night because I want you to meet all my
friends. It will be great fun! 5) ____________________ some party clothes? Let’s chill
out at home on Sunday. We’ll probably be tired after all our activities!
6) ____________________ , Marta

15 Read Marta’s email again. Write down: two plans, two suggestions and two
explanations.

Plans
1 We’re going to the beach.
2 ____________________________________________________________
Suggestions
3 ____________________________________________________________
4 ____________________________________________________________
Explanations
5 ____________________________________________________________

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6 ____________________________________________________________

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16 Write an email to a friend who is coming to stay with you. Use Marta’s email to help
you and include plans, suggestions and explanations.