Elementary Progress Test 10

Grammar

1 -ing form as a noun

Complete the sentences with the nouns in box.

Cycling Driving Flying Going Horse-riding Watching

Cycling in Amsterdam is easy because everyone has a bicycle.

1 _______ is faster than going by train and sometimes it’s cheaper.

2 _______ is fun I’m sure, but I don’t like horses!

3 _______ TV is a good way to relax after work.

4 _______ to the gym every week helps you keep fit.

5 _______ in the centre of Paris is very stressful because there are so many cars on
the road.

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2 Present Perfect

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the
Present Perfect.

Have you been to Portugal? (be)

1 I ________ a horse because I’m scared of them. (not ride)

2 ________ you ________ the news? (hear)

3 We ________ a one-way ticket to Rome. We leave tomorrow. (buy)

4 Sally ________ a lot of famous people. (meet)

5 I’m sorry I ________ your name. (forget)

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3 Present Perfect and Past Simple

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the
Present Perfect or the Past Simple.

When did you go to the USA?

1 We ________ to Australia last year. It was a very long, uncomfortable flight. (fly)

2 Sam ________ often ________ by boat. (travel)

3 I ________ a return ticket yesterday. (buy)

4 ________ you ________ to Japan? (be)

5 I ________ the Eiffel Tower when I was in Paris because it was very foggy! (not
see)

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Vocabulary

4 transport

Put the letters in the correct order to make transport words.

ebycilc bicycle

1 tmar _______

2 riant _______

3 aobt _______

4 emitrbook _______

5 wetar ubs _______

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5 transport

Complete the sentences with transport words.

There’s a lot of traffic on the roads in the rush hour.

1 My train leaves from the _______ in the city centre.

2 We always put our car in the _______ when we’re not using it.

3 Does the train leave from _______ five?

4 I’d like a _______ class ticket because I want to be comfortable. I know it’s more
expensive.

5 Montreal to Seoul is a _______ -_______ flight. It’s a seventeen-hour trip.

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6 activities

Complete the activities.

climb a tree

1 cross a r_ _ _ _

2 fly a k_ _ _

3 row across a l_ _ _

4 sail a b_ _ _

5 climb a m_ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Pronunciation

7 long and short vowels

Put the words in the box in the correct column.

airport arm bad departure feel fit gone got green had hard
heat hot match park plan rock seen short sit talk taught
tram walk written hit

/ɑ ː / /æ / /ɔ ː / /ɒ/ /ɪː / /ɪ/

park had walk got seen written
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____

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8 /ɪ/

Underline the /ɪ/ sounds in the sentences.

Have you ever been to Australia?

1 We’ve been out for dinner every night this week.

2 Have you ever been bungee jumping?

3 We haven’t been here before.

4 I’ve never been to Italy.

5 They’ve often been to classical concerts.

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How to …

9 ask for and give directions

Put the words into the correct order to make sentences and questions.

supermarket / Turn / at / left / the

Turn left at the supermarket.

1 the / to / you / Can / tell / the / station / way / me

______________________________________________?

2 the / Do / know / way / the / station / to / you

______________________________________________?

3 on / straight / Go / post / the / to / office

______________________________________________.

4 along / road / Go / the / and / on / right / the / it’s

______________________________________________.

5 at / the / The / end / street / of / school / is / the

______________________________________________.

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Reading

10 Read the email. Then complete it with sentences (a–f)

Hi from the Himalayas!

I’m sorry I haven’t written for so long but this is the first time I’ve had a chance to get
to a computer with internet connection. (0) ____________a_________________. I
can’t stay on the computer for long as there are lots of people who want to send
emails!

I got here on Monday and I’ve been here for three days. The flight was fine but long.
(1) _____________________________. Our guide met us at the airport and brought
us to the hotel. We’re right in the centre of Kathmandu and can easily go sightseeing
from here.

(2) _____________________________! It’s so noisy and busy and there are millions
of people everywhere! Of course we can’t read the writing so it’s quite funny when
we go out because we don’t know what street we’re in. I love it. I love the colours and
the chaos! And the food is fantastic. (3) _____________________________. You
know how I love spicy food so it’s great for me but we are careful. The local people
are really friendly and helpful but they’re very poor too so I’ve bought lots of
souvenirs to bring home with me.

(4) _____________________________. We’re flying in a very small plane to Lukla

and that’s where the trek to Everest Base Camp begins. I’m so excited. I’ve wanted to
do this trek for so long and now it’s here. I can’t believe it. I hope the weather stays
good. (5) _____________________________.

I don’t think I can send emails from the mountain so goodbye for now!

Love, Sarah

a In fact, I’m sitting in the Internet Café in the hotel

b Tomorrow we start our adventure

c I didn’t sleep much so I was quite tired when we arrived

d It’s been very sunny and quite warm but they say the nights are freezing

e There are so many interesting restaurants and cafés

f This is a crazy city

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