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Test A - Units 3 and 4

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Upper Intermediate Progress Test 2A: Units 3–4

Pronunciation
1 Track 3 Listen and tick (✓) the sentences in which the speaker is angry.
1 ✓
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2 Track 4 Listen and mark the stress in these words.


1 scientist
2 environment
3 genes
4 medicine
5 psychologist
6 neurotic
7 theory
8 experience
9 analysis
10 experiment
11 ethics
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Language focus
3 Choose the correct answers.
I was reading / read solidly for six hours yesterday.
1 Lucy went back to see the village where she had grown up / was growing up.
2 We had to walk home because we were missing / missed the last train.
3 What were you doing / had you done when I came in just now? You’re looking very guilty!
4 I was only working / had only been working for the company for a few months when I was
made redundant.
5 I wasn’t paying / didn’t pay attention, so I slipped on the wet pavement.
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4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Ouch! I ’ve cut myself again on that new kitchen knife! (cut)
1 I’m sure I you somewhere before. (meet)
2 This time next week we to the airport. (drive)
3 We late, I promise. (not be)
4I in the garden all day, but it still looks really untidy. (work)
5I whether I’ve passed my exams or not later today. (know)

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Upper Intermediate Progress Test 2A: Units 3–4
5 Rewrite the sentences.
They say David has a very high IQ.
David is said to have a very high IQ .
1 You should involve everyone in the decision making.
Everyone .
2 Do you think you can teach creativity?
Do you think creativity ?
3 A lot of people believe that everyone has a guardian angel.
Everyone .
4 You create reality through your thought processes.
Reality .
5 You shouldn’t allow children to do what they want.
Children .

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6 Use the prompts to write complete sentences.


Amanda / her hair / cut / yesterday. It looks great.
Amanda had her hair cut yesterday. It looks great.
1 you / ever / your handwriting / analyse?

2 I must / my eyes / test

3 Jack / intends / his photo / take

4 Laura / not / her house / decorate / for years

5 I’d like / my picture / paint

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Vocabulary
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. You do not
need all the verbs.
lock get break bang oversleep drop run spill miss lose fall
I lost my keys yesterday and couldn’t get into the house.
1 Our car down on the motorway last weekend.
2 Matt a heavy box on his foot and had to go to hospital.
3 Sally over because she wasn’t looking where she was going.
4 Steven stood up quickly and his head.
5 The waiter a cup of coffee over my new dress and barely even apologised.

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Upper Intermediate Progress Test 2A: Units 3–4
8 Choose the correct answer, a, b or c.
Dorothy often truant because she finds school so boring.
a does b plays c goes
1 Dan his licence for a drink-driving offence.
a lost b got c had
2 Emily was to six months in jail.
a sentenced b prosecuted c charged
3 service is more sensible than jail for minor offences, in my opinion.
a Commune b Communal c Community
4 Steve was very lucky as he was off with a warning.
a put b let c told
5 Jane was finally from school for repeatedly causing trouble.
a evicted b fined c expelled

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9 The underlined words in these sentences are incorrect. Replace them with
the correct words.
You’re looking worried. Have you got something at your mind? on
1 Mind your own work. This has got nothing to do with you.
2 Can you mind calling back later?
3 What shall I have to eat? I just can’t make over my mind.
4 I like people who talk their mind as you know where you are.
5 Kim is becoming increasingly open-minded. She’s always forgetting things.

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10 Add letters to complete the words. The first and last letters are given.
Why are you so jealous of your sister? She’s no better than you are.
1 Luckily I’m quite s_ _ _-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _t and can manage on my own.
2 Mike’s very h_ _-_ _ _ _ _ _ _d and will often explode for no apparent reason.
3 Sarah’s so c_ _m and composed even when she’s under a lot of pressure.
4 I love spending time with Phil because he makes me laugh – he’s so h_ _ _ _ _ _s.
5 Most teenagers go through a r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s phase at some point as they want to push
their boundaries.

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Upper Intermediate Progress Test 2A: Units 3–4
Functional language
11 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
realise make need mean understand think
Can I make a suggestion? Why don’t we just calm down?
1 I don’t that’s fair. You should have told us.
2 No, you don’t . We really aren’t your customers.
3 What do you you’ve cancelled our reservation?
4I to speak to the manager.
5 We didn’t you were expecting to be paid.

12 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.


a / now / don’t / I / ticket / why / buy ?
Why don’t I buy a ticket now?
1 fault / we / not / couldn’t / a / space / that / it’s / my / parking / find

2 misunderstanding / there’s / look, / a / been

3 couldn’t / that, / ticket / I / buy / I / but / a / understand

4 this / very / see / but / I / that, / unfair / can / is

5 is / criminal! / I’m / a / this / not / ridiculous!

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