Insight Upper-intermediate Progress Test 1-2 B

A Grammar
Read the sentence and choose the correct answer.
1 Man Katy, look at those clouds gathering over the mountains. I think the weather forecast was
right.
Woman Yes, let’s go inside, Filip. soon and I don’t want to get wet.
Man OK, let’s hurry up. I think I’ve just heard some thunder, too.
A ☐ It will rain
B ☐ It’s going to rain
C ☐ It rains

2 Man What are your plans for the holidays?

Woman I don’t know yet. I some friends in South Africa, but I haven’t booked any tickets yet.
They are pretty expensive.
Man You can probably find a good deal online. How exciting! Make sure you take lots of photos if
you go.
A ☐ am visiting
B ☐ may visit
C ☐ visit

3 Friend 1 Have you tried this new cheese? It only contains ingredients that come from plants and
doesn’t have any cow’s milk in it.
Friend 2 No. Those cheeses tend to taste a bit funny to me.
Friend 1 I know what you mean, but they’re getting better. My hope is that soon they the same
as traditional cheese.
A ☐ may taste
B ☐ will taste
C ☐ are tasting

4 They’ll see we are when they get to the beach.

A ☐ than
B ☐ as long as
C ☐ where

5 Boy Do you have a lot of schoolwork left to do, Alison? I still have so much to do this term.
Girl Not really. By the time I take my exams next month, I all of my assignments. Then I’m free
for summer.
Boy You are so lucky!
A ☐ will have been handing in
B ☐ will be handing in
C ☐ will have handed in

6 I’m sure Jakub will tell us all about his day he gets here.
A ☐ after
B ☐ until
C ☐ before

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B Grammar
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1 Henry (be / try) to build the desk when his friend arrived and offered to help him.
2 This weekend, like every weekend, Priya (visit) her aunt and uncle to have dinner with
them.
3 I (have / run) around all day. I can’t wait to sit down when I’m done.
4 Elizabeth was covered in grease because she (had / fix) the motorbike since 8 a.m.
5 When Mariam finally got to the beach, Piotr (had / already leave) and was no longer
there.
6 Katy asked Ed why he (had not / clean) the kitchen while she was out.
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C Vocabulary
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1 Jack showed (determine) to finish the race, even though he was tired.
2 Molly made a (commit) to help her father in the garden.
3 The invention of the washing machine was an (innovate) way to wash clothes.
4 Emma had a lot of (self-assured). She was very confident.
5 The temperature increased by (increment) amounts, rising by one degree each day.
6 It was a (disappoint) to James to not get tickets for his favourite band’s concert.
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D Vocabulary
Read the sentence and choose the correct answer.
1 There were only a cakes left in the shop. They were popular.
A ☐ sense of B ☐ handful of C ☐ knowledge of

2 You need a good a car’s engine before you can fix it.
A ☐ sense of B ☐ understanding of C ☐ demand for

3 The building looked due to the graffiti on its walls.

A ☐ pointless B ☐ renovated C ☐ run-down

4 The book was removed from the store due to sales.

A ☐ declining B ☐
wasteful C ☐ thriving

5 The movie was in a foreign language, so was to me. I couldn’t understand it.
A ☐incredible B ☐incomprehensible C ☐
unacceptable

6 Linda made a lovely cake, which had some flowers on it. They were really tasty!
A ☐ eligible B ☐
audible C ☐
edible

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E Reading
Read the article about a student called Priya Chopra, who helped her school friends to
improve their English, and choose the correct answer for each question.

Language club
Priya Chopra is 14 and she and her family recently moved to the UK. When she arrived, she could
speak only the few words and phrases of English that she’d picked up at school back in Delhi,
India. She initially struggled to understand what people were saying and found it equally
challenging to make herself understood in class. Fortunately, Priya was a quick learner and loved
studying, and she soon made progress in English.
However, Priya soon noticed that other students whose first language wasn’t English weren’t
having such quick success, particularly when it came to academic skills like writing essays and
giving presentations. The grades they were getting for their work were below average because of
this. Priya was concerned. She knew that these students were completely capable of doing the
work in their own language, but they just found it hard in English.
Priya decided to set up a language club, and appealed for volunteers to help her. She had soon
gathered a few students from across the school who were willing to get involved. Her idea was to
support students whose first language wasn’t English in developing their writing and speaking
skills. However, as her own English still required some work, she approached a teacher to provide
some interesting practice materials for the students to work on together.
Priya found that working on academic skills together helped not only the students who spoke
other languages, but those who spoke English very well, too. Although Priya knew that their
teachers always did their best to cover as much as possible in their classes, the additional practice
turned out to be very helpful. The students worked really hard to ensure the extra sessions, which
took place straight after school twice a week, were fun and engaged everyone.
Soon, everyone began to get better grades, and Priya and the other students were delighted.
Then Priya had another bright idea: how about setting up a language exchange? During the
practice sessions, she had noticed students chatting about their backgrounds, and she overheard
lots of questions being asked about other languages. ‘What’s this in Swahili?’ they might ask, or
‘How do you say … in Chinese?’ If she created a language exchange group, Priya thought, people
would have the chance to find out about other languages and cultures.
Like the language club, the exchange group was a great success. The teacher who helped Priya
believed that Priya should be recognized for the work she had done, and created a special award
for her. It was presented to Priya at the annual end-of-year ceremony. ‘I’m so grateful to be given
this,’ Priya said when she was given the award. ‘It means a lot, but I couldn’t have done it without
the other volunteers, so I receive this for them, too. I hope more people will become involved in
helping others achieve their potential now.’

1 What does Priya say about starting school in the UK?

A ☐She enjoyed discovering a new way to study.
B ☐She found it difficult to understand the school system.
C ☐She had problems due to her lack of language knowledge.

2 How did Priya feel when she saw students finding study hard?
A ☐ Upset that no one seemed to see their real intelligence
B ☐ Worried that they would fail to do well in their studies
C ☐ Annoyed that they were not receiving enough support

3 What does Priya say about the language club she set up?
A ☐It attracted a high number of student helpers.
B ☐It focused on a particular set of skills.
C ☐It required a teacher to run the sessions.

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 4 What is said about the language club in the fourth paragraph?
A ☐ It aimed to make practising English more enjoyable than ordinary classes.
B ☐ It covered activities that were not normally done in class.
C ☐ It supported the work that teachers were already doing in class.

5 Why did Priya decide to set up a language exchange group?

A ☐ She thought students would enjoy learning about other places.
B ☐ She thought students needed opportunities to use their own languages.
C ☐ She thought students should share information about themselves.

6 What does Priya say about receiving a prize?

A ☐ She understood that it may be useful in the future.
B ☐ She did not think that she deserved it.
C ☐ She believed it should be shared with others.

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F Listening
Listen to a man called Max who is talking about his visit to South America. Choose the
correct answer for each question.
1 Max decided to travel abroad in order to .
A ☐ test out a popular theory
B ☐ achieve an ambition of his
C ☐ learn more about himself

2 Max chose where to start his journey by .

A ☐ finding out where he could fly to from his home
B ☐ thinking about the countries he did not want to miss
C ☐ considering the time he had available

3 Max was keen to avoid simply being a tourist because .

A ☐ he was unsure about how interesting tourist sites would be
B ☐ he hoped to learn about the people in the places he went to
C ☐ he wanted to improve his language skills by talking to locals

4 When Max arrived in Colombia, he initially felt .

A ☐ confident that he would soon meet other travellers
B ☐ nervous about the situation in which he found himself
C ☐ surprised by how familiar the surroundings seemed

5 Max says that using public transport .

A ☐ was the only way he could afford to travel
B ☐ usually went according to plan
C ☐ led to some unexpected adventures

6 Max says that his trip was challenging and .

A ☐ he didn’t enjoy spending so much time alone
B ☐ he didn’t have much time to think about things
C ☐ he didn’t learn as much as had expected to

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