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The documents provide grammar, vocabulary and dictation exercises to test English language skills. 1. The grammar test contains multiple choice questions about parts of speech, verb tenses and sentence structure. 2. The vocabulary test asks the test taker to identify parts of names, relationships and descriptive words. 3. The dictation tests listening comprehension by having the test taker write what they hear about the history of phone boxes in the UK.

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C1 Check Your Progress File 1

The documents provide grammar, vocabulary and dictation exercises to test English language skills. 1. The grammar test contains multiple choice questions about parts of speech, verb tenses and sentence structure. 2. The vocabulary test asks the test taker to identify parts of names, relationships and descriptive words. 3. The dictation tests listening comprehension by having the test taker write what they hear about the history of phone boxes in the UK.

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Grammar test

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1. My uncle is an interior designer. ______ name in Anthony.


o Your
o His
o Her
2. I've bought some new glasses. I'm picking ______ up next week.
o they
o them
o it
3. Whose phone is that? Is it ______?
o your
o yours
o you
4. What do you think of my new watch? My wife bought ______.
o for me it
o it for me
o it to me
5. If you like, I'll lend ______ once I've finished.
o you this book
o this book you
o to you this book
6. My parents have given ______.
o their old car us.
o to us their old car
o us their old car.
7. The ______ item of clothing I own is my party dress.
o more stylish
o most stylish
o stylishest
8. It's quicker for me to get the train to work ______ it is to drive.
o as
o that
o than
9. As far as I'm concerned, Monday is ______ day of the week.
o the worst
o worst
o worse
10. The black shorts suit you much better than ______.
o the white one
o the white
o the white ones
11. Tom feels ______ at work than he does when he's on holiday.
o most stressed
o the more stressed
o more stressed
12. My little sister is ______ than me.
o much quieter
o much quiet
o much quiet more

Vocabulary test
Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1. Emily Blunt's _____ is Emily Olivia Leah Blunt.

o nickname
o middle name
o full name

2. Robyn Rihanna Fenty's _____ is Robyn, but she's known by her middle name, Rihanna.

o married name
o maiden name
o first name

3. Brad _____ Bradley, It's William Bradley Pitt's middle name. We all know him as Brad
Pitt.

o is named after
o is short for
o is called for

4. Jamie Foxx _____ from Eric Marlon Bishop when he first became a comedian.

o changed his name


o is short
o was named

5. Since her wedding to George Clooney, Amal Alamuddin is now known by her _____,
Amal Clooney.

o married name
o first name
o maiden name

6. At the beginning of his career, author Stephen King also wrote under the ______ Richard
Bachman.

o nickname
o pseudonym
o full name

7. Their teenage daughter is quite _____ , and she's always getting into trouble.

o envious
o ambitious
o rebellious

8. You have to be careful what you say to my mother-in-law. She's very _____.

o sensitive
o responsible
o sensible

9. The hotel receptionist was very _____ , and she gave us a better room.

o helpful
o powerful
o restful

10. Harry's business is very _____ , so he makes a lot of money.

o affordable
o profitable
o suitable

11. We stayed in a _____ apartment full of expensive antique furniture.

o delicious
o luxurious
o dangerous

12. Is this shirt black or _____ blue? I can't quite see in this light.

o pale
o bright
o dark
Dictation
Listen to the text about British phone boxes. Write what you hear. Write years
as numbers. You can listen to the text as many times as you need to.

1.  The red phone box _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ .
2. _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
_______ _______ _______ .
3.  The idea behind them _______ _______ _______ _______
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ .
4.  The boxes _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
_______ _______ _______ _______ .
5.  _______ _______ _______ _______ more than 73,000 _______
_______ _______ _______ .
6.  Today, _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ only about
2,000 _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ .

Challenge

Go online and research the most popular


names in your country today and fifty years
ago. Why do you think names become more
or less popular with time? Share your ideas
with the class.

Go to Discussions and share your ideas


with your classmates.

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