Progress test 1 Units 1–6

Tenses (27)______________ (see) anywhere near the car. You’re in

Complete the story with the correct form of the verb in trouble, Paul, and we (28)______________ (take) you to the police
brackets. Sometimes more than one tense is possible. station for further questioning. When we (29)______________ (get)
there, we (30)______________ (tell) you what we’ve found in that
A lift into trouble car.’
It was the middle of the night and Paul (1)______________ (get)
worried. The two unsmiling police officers obviously
(2)______________ (not/believe) his story and one of them 1 point for each correct answer 30
(3)______________ (talk) quietly but urgently on the phone. From
the look on their faces, they (4) ______________ (suspect) him of Future forms
something, but Paul still had no idea what.
Choose the correct answer: a, b, or c.
All he knew was that at 3.30 in the morning he (5)______________
1 This time tomorrow, we ___ in the sun.
(walk) home when a police car (6)______________ (come) to a
a lie b ’ll lie c ’ll be lying
sudden stop right next to him. The two officers jumped out and
demanded to know who he (7)______________ (be) and where he 2 The shop ___ you your money back if you complain.
(8)______________ (be) earlier. a are giving b will give c will have given
‘Paul Hughes,’ he replied, ‘and I (9)______________ (be) at the 3 What ___ for dinner tonight, Mum?
2020 Club in town. Now I (10)______________ (go) home.’ a are we having b do we have c will we have had
It (11)______________ (rain), Paul was tired, and he wanted to get 4 They ___ to live in Canada by the end of the year.
home quickly, but the police (12)______________ (be) suspicious. a ’re going b ’ll have gone c ’ll be going
‘Where’s home?’ asked the younger police officer. 5 He’ll still ___ home from Moscow at two this
‘The Stonechurch Estate,’ answered Paul, aware of the reputation afternoon.
for crime it (13)______________ (acquire) in recent years. a be flying b fly c have flown
‘So what (14)______________ (you/do) round here?’ said the older 6 I ___ you with the washing-up if you like.
one, ‘This isn’t the way from the city centre.’ a ’m helping b ’m going to help c ’ll help
‘I know,’ said Paul, feeling a bit irritated, ‘but I (15)______________ 7 Here’s your ticket. The train ___ platform 9 at 8.42.
(give) a lift by a guy at the club. He (16)______________ (drop) me a leaving b leaves c will have left
off at Bank St Station about 15 minutes ago. Since then I
8 I’m giving up work because I ___ a baby next month.
(17)______________ (walk).’
a have b ’ll have c ’m having
‘What was his name?’
‘No idea.’
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‘What (18)______________ (he/look like)?’
‘Tall, heavily-built. Kind of tough-looking.
He (19)______________ (wear) a blue denim jacket.’ Negatives
‘And the car?’ Tick () the right sentences and correct the wrong ones.
‘A convertible BMW; a 5 Series. Green, I think.’
1 The teacher asked us to not make a noise.
The police officers (20)______________ (look at) each other for
2 He didn’t speak to anybody all evening.
second.
3 In the exam, you don’t have to copy from other students.
‘That car (21)______________ (find) a few minutes ago. It
4 I haven’t already tidied my room.
(22)______________ (leave) behind the station.’
‘So what’s that got to do with me?’ said Paul, starting to feel uneasy. 5 I don’t think what he did was very clever.
‘Quite a lot,’ replied the older officer. ‘A report (23)______________ 6 A Are we having a test this week?
(receive) just after 3.00 a.m. that a green BMW B I don’t hope so.
(24)______________ (steal). From outside the 2020 Club. Then, a 7 A I wish it was still the weekend.
few minutes later a young man (25)______________ (observe) B I don’t like Monday mornings either.
walking away from the vehicle near Bank St Station. That person 8 I am not agree with anything you said.
(26)______________ (describe) as average height, dark-haired,
and slim. Very much like you, in fact. And since then nobody else
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Question forms
Complete the questions for the answers.
1 A What was Jan talking to you __________? Expressions of quantity
B Oh, just the weather and things like that. Put the expressions in order, from the most to the fewest.
2 A How __________ have English lessons?
several people most of the people hardly anybody
B Three times a week. nearly everybody more than half the people
3 A Could you tell me what date __________ today? a few people everybody
B It’s February 29th!
4 A What __________ you like? everybody (50 people)
B Anything that’s easy to read, like novels. 1 _______________ (48 or 49 people)
5 A How __________ you to get ready for work? 2 _______________ (about 40 people)
3 _______________ (over 25 people)
B Only about ten minutes. I don’t have breakfast.
4 _______________ (about 20 people)
6 A What does your brother __________?
5 _______________ (about 12 people)
B Nothing like me. He’s taller, slimmer, and darker.
6 _______________ (about 12 people)
7 A Who __________ gave you those flowers?
nobody (0 people)
B Nobody gave them to me. I bought them myself.
8 A How come __________ at college yesterday?
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B I had to stay at home and look after my mum.

1 point for each correct answer 8 Word-building

Complete each gap with the correct form of the word in
capitals on the right.
Countable or uncountable?
For each countable noun, write an uncountable noun When I arrived here in England I felt a SICK
related in meaning. bit (1)__________ at first, and even, at

burglary __ crime _ times, a little (2)__________, but that HAPPY

1 table __________ soon passed as I got used to
2 bus __________ the different (3)__________ , and the meals. LIFE
3 suitcase __________ I know some people really (4)__________ LIKE
4 job __________ English food, but it’s not that bad and the
5 euro __________
criticism seems (5)__________ to me. The FAIR
6 banana __________
family I’m staying with are nice, too.
7 journey __________
Nobody’s ever (6)__________ to me and KIND
8 suggestion __________
they help me with my English, even my
9 fact __________
10 problem __________ (7)__________! My teacher reckons WORK
there’s been a big (8)__________ in my IMPROVE
1 point for each correct answer 10 speaking, and says I should be
(9)__________ in the end-of-course SUCCESS
tests. Sometimes that kind of
(10)__________ helps, doesn’t it? COURAGE

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1 point for each correct answer 10 5 I followed the sat nav and we still ended up in / at the
Hot verbs: put, take, make, and do middle of nowhere.
These sentences each have one mistake. Correct the words 6 The flat in a good location, just on / at the outskirts of
in italics. the city.
7 It’s a lovely day. Let’s sit on / in the bank of the river
1 The whole village put part in the celebrations. and enjoy the view.
__________ 8 The customer car park is located at / in the back of the
2 Come on! If we put a big effort, we can get this hotel.
finished. __________
3 You’re old enough to make responsibility for 1 point for each correct answer 8
your own actions. __________
4 He’s all talk. He’ll never make that business Total 100
plan into practice. __________
5 ‘Great to make business with you!’ ‘Yes, you
too. Here’s to the next deal.’ __________
6 It was awful. They made pressure on me to
sign the contract. __________
7 You’ll be in trouble if you don’t make any
notice of what mum says. __________
8 During the recession the company took a huge
loss and there were redundancies. __________
9 We must take a stop to bullying in schools.
__________
10 You’re always putting me for granted. I wish
you were a bit more considerate. __________
11 You’ll never put a good impression at work if
you’re late. __________
12 My grandmother took a degree when she was
in her eighties. __________

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Prepositions
Choose the correct words.

1 It’s a wonderful story set into / in 1920s New York.

2 The film was based of / on my favourite novel. It was
OK, but I much prefer the book.
3 She was awarded an Oscar from / for her role in the
film.
4 ‘It took a while to get in / into the story, but it was
worth reading.’

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