Name _________________________________________________ Class ________________________

PROGRESS TEST 1A UNITS 1-4

1 Choose the correct answers.

My girlfriend is Spain / Spanish .

1 I’ve got a nephew / niece. His name is Paul.

2 I love my husband / wife and she loves me.

3 I always stay in a student host / hostel when I come to London.

4 I read a lot so I spend a lot of time at the library / gallery.

5 My dad is a police officer / assistant.

6 My parents are both short and slim / tall.

7 Sam is my boss / chef at work but he’s very nice to me.

8 My brother is very ambitious / experienced – he wants to be a doctor when he leaves school.

9 Johnny is very lazy / lively and never does anything.

10 Is it your birthday? Many happy wishes / returns.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

My name is (be) Rory.

1 You __ (not/be) in this class.

2 __ (they/be) your cousins?

3 This __ (not/be) my bag.

4 My brother __ (like) loud music.

5 What __ (you/want) to eat for lunch?

6 Where __ (Jacques/come) from?

7 My mum __ (not/enjoy) her job.

8 __ (your sister/have) an iPod?

9 __ (your dad/can) cook?

10 __ (you/have to) wear a uniform at your school?

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3 Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

Hello!
My name is (be) Trudi. I’m from Germany. I 1__ (not/have) any brothers or sisters. My
parents 2__ (be) farmers. They 3__ (not/have to) work hard in the winter but
they work very long hours from March to November. My dad 4__ (like) working on
a farm. He 5__ (not/like) wearing a uniform and he hates 6__ (work) in an
office. Where 7__ (you/live)? How old 8__ (you/be)? What 9__
(your parents/do)? Please write to me.
I 10__ (not/speak) very good English but I want to learn!
Trudi

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4 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

DRIVERS NEEDED!
• Can you drive?
• Are you good 1__ people and cars?
• 2__ you got a driving licence?
• 3__ you like working with people and talking to 4__?

We need taxi drivers now!

You don’t have 5__ wear a uniform or work long hours. It’s a great job!
You 6__ the boss!
Other companies’ cars are often old and not comfortable, but 7__ are new
and clean!
We don’t ask our drivers to work long hours and we 8__ ask them to
work 9__ night!
Moreover, if you don’t like getting up early, you 10__ not have to work in
the mornings!
You don’t need experience or special qualifications.
Phone today and start earning tomorrow!

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5 Put the words in capital letters into the correct form.

Hi,
I’m a student at a language school here in London. I’m the only Turkish (TURKEY) person
here!
Most of my 1__ (CLASS) are from Spain or Italy but my best friend here is
2
__ (JAPAN). Her name is Kazuko and she’s very 3__ (FRIEND). She’s 18
years old and she wants to be a 4__ (SING). She’s very good at singing and she’s also
very 5__ (ATTRACT) but she can’t speak English very well.
I want to find work, too. I’m 6__ (EMPLOY) but I sometimes do 7__
(VOLUNTEER) work. I want a job because I want to earn some money. I’ve got an
8
__ (APPLY) form for a job here. It’s not very long, I just need to write down my
name, address, age and 9__ (NATIONAL). The job isn’t very well-paid but it’s a nice
job – a 10__ (GARDEN) in a park in London.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Best wishes,
Fatih

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6 Choose the correct answers.

This is a photo of me and ______ family. That’s my dad and that’s his sister, Emma, my
1
_______. She 2______ my dad. They’ve 3_______ got short, dark 4______ hair and blue eyes.
She’s got two 5_______, my cousins, Annette, who is eight and Simon who is six. 6______ not in
this photo. My 7______ husband, my uncle Tom, is a doctor. He works from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
every day. Sometimes he has to work at 8_______ too. When he gets home, he is always very
tired and he often 9______ to bed without any dinner. But he can relax on Sundays! My uncle
and aunt 10________ for a walk on Sundays, to the park or to the city centre.

a me b I c my d mine

1 a niece b aunt c daughter d wife
2 a looks b like c looks like d similar to
3 a each other b altogether c all d both
4 a long b wavy c blond d bald
5 a parents b sons c daughters d children
6 a They’re b There c They d Their
7 a aunt b aunts c aunt’s d aunts’
8 a weeks b weekdays c weekends d evenings
9 a makes b goes c comes d gets
10 a never go b go never c always go d go always

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