Unit 7 Progress Test A

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences in reported speech.
1 ‘I have never been here before.’
He said that _________________________________________ .
2 ‘I might come over later this morning.’
She says _________________________________________ .
3 ‘Both of the CDs belong to me.’
My sister said that _________________________________________ .
4 ‘Amy and I had a go at windsurfing last summer.’
Ryan said that he and Amy _________________________________________ .
5 ‘I won’t help you with your homework.’
My brother told me that _________________________________________ .
6 ‘I’ve missed the last bus home.’
Pete says _________________________________________ .

Mark: ___ / 6

2 Read the dialogue and write the sentences in reported speech.

Anna What are you doing tomorrow?
William I’m helping my brother to fix his new bike.
Anna How long has your brother had the bike?
William He bought it last month.
Anna You’re not doing anything tomorrow evening, are you?
William No, I’m not. Do you feel like going out for a pizza?

1 Anna asked William _________________________________________ .

2 William said that _________________________________________ .
3 Anna asked _________________________________________ .
4 William said that _________________________________________ .
5 Anna asked _________________________________________ .
6 William said he wasn’t. He asked _________________________________________ .

Mark: ___ / 6

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3 Write reported sentences using the prompts.
1 Paula / denied / take the bag
____________________________________________________________________
2 Rosie / agreed / not drive / so fast
____________________________________________________________________
3 Anna / begged / Tony / sing a song
____________________________________________________________________
4 I / insisted on / pay for the meal
____________________________________________________________________
5 Andrea / admitted / tell a lie
____________________________________________________________________
6 Amy / offered / write / to George
____________________________________________________________________
7 I / don’t blame / my teammates / lose the match
____________________________________________________________________
8 Harry / proposed / we / catch a later bus
____________________________________________________________________

Mark: ___ / 8

Vocabulary
4 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 The judge dismissed the case when it became clear that the police had ___ some of the evidence. They had placed a
knife belonging to the accused at the scene of the crime.
a cheated b misled c fabricated
2 You’re just ___ an excuse. I know you did it!
a telling b saying c making
3 He ___ all of us when he said he was a millionaire. How could we have believed him?
a fibbed b lied c fooled
4 The thing about Tim is that he is very ___ with everybody. He tells you the truth even if you don’t want to hear it.
a original b devious c straight
5 We felt as though we had been ___ by journalists who pretended to be helping us but, in fact, just wanted to use us to
get a good story.
a manipulated b passed off c exaggerated
6 Although not illegal, the lawyer’s actions were clearly ___ . He was doing something that was not morally acceptable.
a unethical b biased c open
7 It’s tempting to ___ your level of qualifications and experience at a job interview. It’s not a good idea, though, as an
experienced interviewer will soon realise you aren’t telling the whole truth.
a fool b cheat c exaggerate
8 Although not exactly a lie, the way he described his actions was ___ . It sounded as if he hadn’t known what was going
on when, in fact, he did.
a distorting b disguised c misleading
9 Before long, they realised that the painting was a ___ . It wasn’t by Picasso, at all.
a false b cheat c fake
10 In court, you have to ___ to tell the truth.
a swear b deceive c own

Mark: ___ / 10

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5 Complete the sentences with the missing preposition.
1 Anderson’s rise ___________ the top of his profession was due to his brilliance and ambition.
2 There seems to be very little evidence ___________ a link between Jones and the scene of the crime.
3 What’s the matter ___________ Carla? She looks ill.
4 I have no preference ___________ either that one or the other.
5 Our belief ___________ the power of positive thinking has not changed.

Mark: ___ / 5

6 Complete the sentences. Use phrasal verbs formed from a verb and a particle from below. There is one
extra verb. Use the particles as many times as necessary.

find hole let play set take

in on out up

1 The criminals are believed to be __________________ in a disused factory. The police have surrounded the building.
2 We want the party to be a surprise for Tim, so don’t __________________ . Keep it a secret.
3 I dislike films that merely __________________ our fears and prejudices. They are exploitative.
4 Although Karen tried to convince us that she had got the job, we all knew it wasn’t true. We weren’t
__________________ by her lies.
5 I went online to __________________ as much as I could about the life of Einstein. I had no idea he lived in
Switzerland.

Mark: ___ / 5

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Use of English
7 Complete the text. Write one word in each gap.
Technology has had a huge impact on crime and the way the police deal with crime. What I 1____________ by that is
there has been a rise 2____________ new types of crime that wouldn’t have been possible without the internet. The kind of
thing I’m talking 3____________ is online dating fraud. Or to put it another 4____________, the use of the internet by
criminals to take 5____________ people who are looking for romance online via dating websites. The criminal makes
6
____________ that they are interested in a relationship and then they play 7____________ the feelings of their victim to
get huge amounts of money from them. So, for 8____________, they might say they have a sick relative and need money
for their hospital treatment. By now the victim has formed a dependence 9____________ the person who they have been
chatting to, and is prepared to help in any way. In most cases, the victim finds 10____________ too late that their new
online romance is a scam. They have already paid thousands of euros to the criminal and it is nearly always impossible to
get that money back.

Mark: ___ / 10

Listening
8  7 Listen to four people talking about cheating in exams. Match the speakers (1–4) with the sentences
(A–E). There is one extra sentence.
Speaker ___ says we should always report a cheat without hesitation.
Speaker ___ says we should neither report on nor confront a cheat.
Speaker ___ says we should consider how cheats can affect how people see your school.
Speaker ___ says we should reveal cheats because it is for their own good.
Speaker ___ says we shouldn’t be expected to report cheats.

Mark: ___ / 5

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Reading

Conspiracy theorists
Did Neil Armstrong really walk on the moon in 1969, or was the event filmed in a TV studio?
Was the American president John F. Kennedy assassinated by a lone gunman in 1963, or
was it all a complicated plot involving the Vice-President, Lyndon Johnson? When it comes to
major events such as moon landings or assassinations, the deaths of celebrities, or deadly
terrorist bombings, the only thing we can really count on is that thousands of people online will
refuse to accept the obvious true story behind each event, and will look for stranger, more
exciting explanations. These are the conspiracy theorists, and there are more of them than
you’d think. In some polls, one fifth of the American population genuinely believe that nobody
went to the moon in 1969, and that Kennedy died on the orders of his Vice-President.
For social scientists, the interesting question is why people are so quick to believe conspiracy
theories. For many years, these scientists believed the phenomenon was a form of paranoia.
People who accused the government of a cover-up, or blamed aliens for causing a disaster
were described as part of a small minority of people with a form of mental illness. While this
may actually be true for a few individuals, it clearly has its limitations as a theory, to my mind
at least. It doesn’t explain, for example, why so many people admit to searching for unusual
reasons behind events. Millions of us do this! Since not everybody is mentally ill, social
scientists are now looking for a better explanation for the public’s love of a conspiracy theory.
Research has shown that people believe conspiracy theories for a variety of reasons. One is
that they don’t trust official explanations. We live in a world in which we are used to being
misled. Advertising agencies are always telling us something is true, when it clearly isn’t,
companies we rely on, such as gas and electricity suppliers, are not always straight with us,
and we know politicians regularly exaggerate the positive things they achieve. Against this
background, it is not surprising that people don’t accept what they are officially told. Moreover,
people are also influenced by their own ideological beliefs to interpret events in particular
ways. So, for example, people who strongly believe that bankers are untrustworthy may
interpret a decline in the economy as a terrible plan by bankers to make themselves rich. A
further explanation for believing in conspiracies is that most ordinary people feel powerless
and insecure. We don’t like to face the truth that terrible things do sometimes take place.
Instead, we create a conspiracy theory as a way of explaining something so that it makes
sense to us.

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9 Read the text. Choose the correct answers.
1 In the opening paragraph, which of the following does the writer provide?
A Reasons why people tend to believe in conspiracy theories.
B Examples of events that have now been shown to be hoaxes.
C Information about the sort of people who become conspiracy theorists.
D Data to show that conspiracy theories are often believed.
2 Which of the following is stated as a fact by the writer in paragraph 2?
A Social scientists are typical of the sort of people who believe conspiracy theories.
B Only a very small proportion of people in society are conspiracy theorists.
C Many social scientists continue to believe that most conspiracy theorists have a form of paranoia.
D The idea that conspiracy theorists have mental health problems is no longer accepted by a majority of experts.
3 Which of the following is stated as an opinion by the writer in paragraph 2?
A It is improbable that there are so many conspiracy theorists in society.
B It seems impossible that any conspiracy theorists could be mentally ill.
C It seems unlikely that a majority of conspiracy theorists are victims of paranoia.
D It is possible that some conspiracy theorists are right to be concerned.
4 In paragraph 3, the writer provides examples of people who deceive us in everyday life. Which group of people are not
mentioned in the text?
A officials in the armed services
B people who make commercials
C people who represent us in government
D energy providers
5 Which one of the following reasons why people become conspiracy theorists is mentioned by the writer?
A People are naturally creative when it comes to interpreting events.
B People are unable to accept what those in power tell them.
C It’s a means of gaining publicity for your own views.
D It’s a way of influencing other people to think differently.

Mark: ___ / 5

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