Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 50 points

UNITS 1–4

PROGRESS TEST 1B

1

Choose the correct answers.

(5 points)

She looked

frantically / fortunately for an

exit, but there wasn’t one.

1 I think she’s very reserved / modest. When

I paid her a compliment she just said I was
exaggerating.

2 The boy cried / exclaimed out in surprise as

he saw what was in the box.

3 Don’t start talking about that, it’s completely

irrelevant / rambling to this discussion.

4 As usual at Christmas, my uncle bought me

a CD that I already had but I managed to
swap / convert it with a friend of mine.

5 Her face was tired and drawn / unfocused.
6 His frown gradually / eerily changed to

a smile as she spoke.

7 I don’t know why she wears such heavy /

hard make-up. She has a beautiful complexion
and she looks pretty without it.

8 I have a(n) irrational / recurring fear of

small spaces so I never use the lift.

9 The car was almost out of petrol but

suddenly / fortunately the map showed there
was a petrol station just ahead.

10 He’s quite nice but he’s a bit outgoing / full of

himself at times.

2

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the

words in brackets.

(5 points)

I 

was shopping (shop) in the market when

I saw her.

1 The car alarm ___________ (beep) for several

hours when the owner turned it off.

2 Our train was delayed so now we ___________

(arrive) at seven o’clock. You should get there
a little before that if you want to pick us up.

3 This book is fantastic! I ___________ (read) it

for a week and I can’t put it down.

4 He was still in bed when the postman

___________ (knock) on the door.

5 At the moment it happened I ___________

(have) my dinner, I think.

6 When we got there I realised that

I ___________ (be) there before.

7 This time next weekend you ___________

(relax) on the beach.

8 Phone me as soon as you ___________

(arrive).

9 The dog ___________ (always / bark) first

thing in the morning. It was really annoying.

10 I’m sorry I’m out of breath, I ___________

(run) in the park.

My first day at my new school was certainly

1

_____________

day to remember! At my old

school we started classes later so I wasn’t

2

_____________

to getting up so early. I had

to run to the bus stop and then my bus was

late and when I finally

3

_____________

at

school, the headmistress

4

_____________

waiting by the door. A great start! I asked

the headmistress where I should go but

I misunderstood her directions because

I ended

5

_____________

in

6

_____________

wrong classroom. I must have

7

_____________

across as a complete idiot and I’m surprised

the other kids didn’t

8

______________

fun

of me, to be honest – I certainly

9

_____________

have deserved it! Of course,

things got better after that. Before long I

was

feeling just as good in my new school as

I

10

_____________

felt in my old one – but

my friends never let me forget that first

day!

3

Complete the sentences with words formed from the

words in capital letters.

(10 points)

Each member of my family has a 

completely

(COMPLETE) different

1

______________

(PERSON). My father is the calmest of us. He
doesn’t talk much but whenever I need advice
I can go to him and his words are always really

2

______________ (ASSURE). My mum is much

more

3

______________ (CHAT) but she has the

extremely

4

______________ (VALUE) gift of

always knowing what to say when I’m worried or
upset. I remember during my

5

______________

(CHILD) whenever I was scared I would go to
her. My brother is a lot of fun. He does his own
thing – he’s very

6

______________ (DEPEND) –

but he’s patient and kind with everybody. He is
often praised for his

7

______________ (CREATE)

and he wants to be an actor. Actually I saw him
give a great

8

______________ (PERFORM) in

a play at school last year. He was

9

______________ (AMAZE), if he does become

an actor he’ll be very

10

______________

(SUCCESS), I’m sure.

4

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

(10 points)

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PROGRESS TEST 1B

UNITS 1–4

5

Choose the correct answers.

(10 points)

6

Complete the text with the correct forms of the

words in brackets.

(10 points)

I haven’t posted on the blog for a while, but there is
a good reason for it. I _____ from a really nice little
holiday! You are probably wondering where

1

_____?

Well, it was

2

_____ unusual little place by the coast,

where me and my parents

3

_____ holidays when I was

young. It’s really nice to go back to a place

4

_____

there for a while and see all the changes that have
taken place. We

5

_____ our holidays visiting big cities

for the last few years but this year we felt that we

6

_____ do something different.

I do have happy memories of holidays at the coast,
though. We couldn’t afford expensive trips abroad
because we weren’t as rich as some other families
who would go to

7

_____ resorts. At first I was jealous

of them and thought our holidays were boring, but
I soon had a 

8

_____ of heart! We stayed at my

grandparents’ house quite often. There were some
nice kids living in the area so I 

9

_____ some good

friendships while I was there. The only annoying thing
was the weather: it

10

_____, or at least that’s how

I remember it.
But to get back to this year’s holiday…

add a comment

a just got back

c ’ve just got back

b was just getting

d ’ve just been getting

back

back

1 a I was going

c I have gone

b I went

d I have been going

2 a a

c the

b an

d –

3 a were spending

c used to spend

b had been spending

d were used to spending

4 a you didn’t go

c not being

b you weren’t

d having not been

5 a spend

c had been spending

b are spending

d have been spending

6 a ’d rather

c ’d prefer

b would

d used to

7 a inspiring

c world-famous

b acclaimed

d independent

8 a adjustment

c swap

b turn

d change

9 a came across

c struck up

b gave out

d got across

10 a has constantly rained c had constantly rained

b was constantly raining d had been constantly

raining

To: Joe Baker

From: Catherine Bell
Subject: I’m going to be a writer!

Hi Joe!
Exciting news! You know I 

have always liked

(always / like) writing, ever since
I 

1

______________

(be) a child. Well, I can

promise you that from now on it

2

______________

(be) more than just a hobby

for me. A couple of weeks ago I went to
a writers’ circle meeting – it’s a meeting where
people read out what they

3

______________

(write), if it’s finished, or what they

4

______________

(work) on, if it’s not finished

yet. You know me, normally I 

5

______________

(rather/not show) people my stories so I was
a bit worried about people

6

______________

(see) me in a bad light

but, luckily, everybody

was really friendly.

7

______________

(go) to

the meeting once I don’t feel so worried about
the next one – in fact, I 

8

______________

(look) forward to it. We

9

______________

(meet) at the same time next week and I could
meet you for dinner after our meeting

10

______________

(finish) if you’ve got time.

Take care,
Cathy

MY THOUGHTS

AND FEELINGS

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