Progress Test 4A

Chall 1 Progress Tests Mods 01-02 Test A (1st draft) Name Class Module 01-08 Progress Test 4A Vocabulary 1 Write the words in the correct groups. article / borrow / cartoon / discus / earn / forest / glamorous / gorge / handsome / headline / marsh / pretty / rugby / spend / swimming 1 Newspaper: article, ____________, ____________ 2 Money: earn, ____________, ____________ 3 Sport: swimming, ____________, ____________ 4 Appearance: pretty, ____________, ____________ 5 Landscape: forest, ____________, ____________ / 5 2 Match the adjectives (1–5) with the nouns (a–e). brightly-coloured (f) a) vegetables 1 baggy ___ b) house 2 fizzy ___ c) rain 3 terraced ___ d) trousers 4 organic ___ e) drink 5 heavy ___ f) clothes / 5 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs. Use each verb once. do / get / have / make / take / win Last week, my uncle won £1,000 in a game show. 1 Stop ____________ a noise and be quiet! 2 It ____________ us four hours to finish our project yesterday. 3 Have you ____________ anything to eat yet? 4 Could you ____________ me a favour and help me carry these books, please? 5 He ____________ a good deal when he sold his motorbike. / 5 4 Complete the multi-part verbs. I haven’t seen you for ages. Let’s meet up soon. 1 It’s been raining all day. Do you think the outdoor concert will go ______ tonight? 2 I’m on a diet. I’ve given ______ eating sweets. 3 I looked ______ all my papers very carefully but I didn’t find his letter. 4 They fell ______ love when they met on holiday. 5 I was surprised when John turned ______ at the party. I thought he was abroad. 6 The teacher gave ______ the dictionaries at the start of the lesson. 7 There’s nothing for teenagers to do here. A lot of them just hang ______ the bus station. 8 Shall I turn ______ the radio so we can hear the latest news? 9 I’m going to have a relaxing weekend and just chill ______ with my friends. 10 The match has been put ______ until next week because of the fog. / 10 Grammar 5 Underline the correct verb. Does he belong / Is he belonging to the school chess club? 1 They’ve been training / They’re training for the competition since last year. 2 We study / We’re studying Roman history this term. 3 The classroom was empty. The lesson had finished / finished. 4 Next Tuesday, they’ll be planting / they plant new trees in the park. 5 My new jacket has been / is made of leather. 6 The exam started / has started at 10 o’clock. 7 They’ve lived / They live here for six years. 8 ‘I’m going to do my homework.’ She said she was doing / was going to do her homework. 9 Sue was studying / studied in the library when I saw her yesterday. 10 The football is / will be auctioned after the match next Saturday. / 10 6 Complete the sentences. Choose the correct modal verb (A, B or C) for each gap. My little sister _C_ draw cats and dogs, but horses are too difficult for her. A can’t B could have C can 1 I’m not sure who won the competition. Mike ___ won. A had to have B might have C must have 2 I feel sick. I ___ eaten all those chocolates. A couldn’t have B needn’t have C shouldn’t have 3 Luckily, they ___ get out of the building before the fire spread. A were able to B should C couldn’t 4 We don’t know what’s in the locked case. There ___ be a lot of jewellery or money. A could B must C has to 5 Our flight is delayed. We ___ hurried. A couldn’t have B should have C needn’t have / 5 7 Complete the sentences with these words and phrases. after / because of / but / despite / however / in case Tom likes cats but unfortunately he’s allergic to their fur. 1 ____________ the icy roads, we were allowed to go home early 2 Why don’t you take a jumper ____________ it gets cold. 3 ____________ telling the company about the fault, I received a full refund from them. 4 They didn’t have a holiday last year. ____________, they’re going away for a fortnight in May. / 5 5 She came second in the race ____________ having an injured knee. 8 There is one mistake in each sentence. Cross out the mistake and rewrite the sentence correctly. She used living in a small village but she lives in London now. She used to live in a small village but she lives in London now. 1 There are two computer shops here but none of them is open today. _________________________________________________________ 2 ‘What does she like?’ – ‘She’s a really kind and friendly girl. _________________________________________________________ 3 We can save time by get a taxi. _________________________________________________________ 4 Do you think the Manchester United will win the match? _________________________________________________________ 5 My friends suggested eat at the new Italian restaurant. _________________________________________________________ / 5 Key Expressions 9 Match the sentences and responses. Thanks for your help. ( f ) a) I thought we said inside 1 Didn’t we say we’d meet outside the cafe? ___ b) I’m sure it wasn’t that bad. 2 How are things? ___ c) Good idea. 3 The interview was a nightmare! ___ d) No, I won’t. I promise. 4 You shouldn’t go there alone. ___ e) Pretty good, thanks. 5 Do you fancy going dancing tonight. ___ f) Not at all. / 5 10 Complete the conversation between a sales assistant and a customer in a clothes shop. Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B or C) for each gap. Assistant : _C_ I help you? Customer: Yes. Have you got any 1___ cotton shirts, please? Assistant: Yes, they’re over here. What colour? Customer: 2 ___ blue or green … Oh yes, these are nice. And they’re in my 3 ___, too. Have you got this style in a 4 ___ shade of green please? Assistant: No, 5 ___ we haven’t. A Will B Do C Can 1 A short-sleeves B short-sleeve C short-sleeved 2 A Both B Either C Or 3 A size B fit C match 4 A thinner B weaker C lighter 5 A excuse me B I’m sorry C not at all / 5 Listening Track 8 11 Pete and Sonya are talking about sport. Tick (✓) the correct information for one of them. Tick the information for the young man, Pete. Pete is a student at A school B college ✓ C art school D university 1 Pete’s surname is A White B Wigg C Wilkes D Willis 2 Pete’s favourite sports are A cycling B horse-riding C surfing D rugby 3 Pete doesn’t like A football B hockey C tennis D ice-skating 4 Pete would like to try A snorkelling B climbing C ice-hockey D sailing 5 His last competition was in A March B April C May D June 6 He came A 1st B 2nd C 3rd D 4th 7 He wants to be a A dentist B doctor C scientist D vet / 10 Track 9 12 Listen to the Fashion Show commentary. Decide if the sentences about two of the models are true (T) or false (F). Are the sentences about Richard and Fiona true or false? The fashion collection is for the autumn. _F_ Model 2: Richard 1 Richard looks smart. ___ 2 He’s wearing a long jacket. ___ 3 His jacket is made of corduroy. ___ 4 His T-shirt is plain black. ___ 5 His trousers are white. ___ 6 He’s got a baseball cap. Model 4: Fiona 7 Fiona is wearing an ankle-length dress. ___ 8 The dress has no sleeves. ___ 9 Her jacket is made of cotton. ___ 10 Her shoes are made of leather. ___ / 10 Reading 13 Read about a famous athlete. Complete the gaps (1-5) with the sentences (a–e). Jesse Owens _f_ His parents were poor. His father was a farm worker and his grandparents had been slaves. 1 ___ On his first morning at school in Cleveland, a teacher asked him his name. He replied ‘J.C.’ She thought he had said ‘Jesse.’ From then on, he was always called Jesse. The sports coach at this school saw Jesse run and immediately asked him to join the school track team. 2 ___ He paid for his studies by working as a night lift operator. On 25 May 1935, Jesse achieved something that had never been done before in track and field events: he set three new world records and equalled a fourth, all within the space of 45 minutes. 3 ___ He was the first American in the history of the Olympic Track and Field events to win four gold medals in a single Olympics. 4 ___ At that time, black Americans did not have equal rights. Jesse worked as a playground caretaker and later as a jazz disc jockey. He also earned money by running against people, cars, motorcycles, horses and dogs. He toured with the Harlem Globetrotters baseball team, running against horses in an exhibition before every game. 5 ___ He became a successful public speaker and started his own public relations company. He also sponsored and took part in many youth sports programmes in underprivileged areas. He died in 1980 but his work continues in the Jesse Owens Foundation which provides financial assistance to young people. a) The next year, Jesse triumphed at the Olympic Games in Berlin. b) When James was nine, the family moved to Cleveland. c) In time, his luck changed. d) In 1933, Jesse went to Ohio State University. e) On his return home after the Games, he found it difficult to make a living. f) James Cleveland Owens was born in 1913 in Alabama. / 5 14 Read the text again. Mark the sentences (T) true, (F) false or (DK) don’t know. Jesse Owens was born into a poor family. _T_ 1 His parents were slaves. ___ 2 A teacher was the first person to call him ‘Jesse’ instead of ‘J.C.’ ___ 3 The sports coach at Jesse’s school thought he was a good runner. ___ 4 Jesse had to work at nights to pay for his university studies. ___ 5 Jesse studied politics at university. ___ 6 He got a good job when he returned to the USA after the Berlin Olympics. ___ 7 He only lost twice in his races against horses. ___ 8 Jesse gave money to help young people from poor areas take part in sports. ___ / 8 15 Read about the French fashion designer, Coco Chanel. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each gap. A life in fashion Coco Chanel was born in 1883 and _C_ in 1971. Her career began in 1905, when she left the small town of Saumur and moved to Paris. There is some mystery about exactly how she 1 ___ her living in the period from 1905 to 1910. She 2 ___ have worked as a café singer or stage actress for a time. In 1910, she set 3 ___ her first small hat shop and later founded her fashion house. 4 ___ her work with high fashion, she designed costumes theatre. By 1935, she employed 5 ___ 4,000 workers and owned numerous buildings throughout France. At the height of her success, Chanel 6 ___ live at the Ritz Hotel in Paris. It became her home. Even today the rooms she always used 7 ___ the ‘Coco Chanel Suite’. A dead B was dead C died 1 A earned B did C won 2 A must B might C should 3 A up B out C over 4 A Also B As well as C In place of 5 A more B above C over 6 A used to B had to C may 7 A are calling B were called C are called / 7 Writing 16 Read about Emma and her brother. Complete sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a). Use no more than three words. (a) Emma likes fashionable clothes and so does her brother. (b) Both Emma and her brother like fashionable clothes. 1 (a) Emma gave her brother one of her rings and he gave her one of his T-shirts. (b) Emma gave her brother one of her rings in ____________ for one of his T-shirts. 2 (a) Emma doesn’t like going shopping by herself. (b) Emma doesn’t like going shopping on ____________. 3 (a) Emma said, ‘I’ve always loved buying new clothes.’ (b) Emma told us she ____________ buying new clothes.’ 4 (a) When she was at school she would spend all her pocket money on clothes. (b) When she was at school, she used ____________ all her pocket money on clothes. 5 (a) Last week somebody dyed her hair pink for her. (b) Last week, she had ____________ pink. / 5 17 Read the instructions for a writing competition. Write about your favourite person. Writing competition My favourite person! You could write about a friend, a relative or someone you know well and admire. Write five paragraphs. Tell us about • their appearance • their personality • their likes and dislikes • something about their life • why you like them so much Write 100-150 words. / 15 TOTAL / 120 PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2007 Pearson Longman ELT 1 PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2007 Pearson Longman ELT 3