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UNITS 9–12

PROGRESS TEST 3A

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1

Choose the correct answers.

(5 points)

Don’t get so upset, I was trying to

pay / owe

you a compliment.

1 I’ve just killed / spent two hours preparing

this! What do you mean we don’t need it?

2 She’s always been very outspoken / obedient,

she always had her own opinions.

3 The medieval scenes were shot / taken on

location in Prague.

4 I always turn to the entertainment section /

part of the newspaper first to check the
reviews of the latest films.

5 Don’t look so apprehensive / isolated,

nothing terrible is going to happen.

6 Our kitchen was well-stocked, with cupboards

full of kitchen

utilities / utensils.

7 The street was lined with huge gleaming /

vibrant skyscrapers.

8 The bustling / abundant streets near the

centre told us that today was market day.

9 I knew it would be expensive but I didn’t think

it would

pay / cost an arm and a leg!

10 When I asked him he got very indignant /

nervous, as if I had no right to ask the question!

2

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the

words in brackets.

(5 points)

If you

don’t drive (drive) more carefully, you’ll

be spending Christmas in hospital.

1 If we hadn’t taken a map, we _____________

(not/know) where we are.

2 She looks really happy, doesn’t she? She must

_____________ (pass) her driving test.

3 I wouldn’t have been so worried if you

_____________ (not/leave) without saying
anything.

4 I _____________ (not/need/tidy) the house

yesterday because the guests aren’t coming.
What a waste of time!

5 The plane is thought _____________ (crash)

because of the terrible weather that morning.

6 The homework _____________ (can/not/be)

too hard because she’s finished it already.

7 Oh no, this sweater is £10. If only

I _____________ (not/spend) so much
yesterday!

8 I _____________ (not/need) your help now if

you had told me about this earlier.

9 She _____________ (not/need/go) to the doctor’s

in the end so she just stayed in bed at home.

10 I miss my sister. I wish she _____________

(be) here.

3

Complete the sentences with words formed from the

words in capital letters.

(10 points)

Dr Albert Wood, who has been Professor of Law at
Garentown University for the

1

__________

majority

of the last three decades, was yesterday believed to

2

__________

gone missing after overseeing an end

of course exam. The hall in

3

__________

the exam

took place

4

__________

searched by the police last

night without success. According to a number

5

__________

witnesses who were in the hall, at

4 p.m.,

6

__________

was the time that the exam

finished, almost

7

__________

of the exam papers

had been collected by Dr Wood when he suddenly
stopped and walked to the door. Very

8

__________

of the students reacted, in fact

9

__________

all of

them stayed in their seats, and

10

__________

of

them were quick enough to stop Dr Wood, who
disappeared through the doors and has not
been seen since.

University Professor Disappears

After Examination

Large picturesque (PICTURE) cottage
The cottage is in a beautiful

1

____________ (LOCATE)

with breathtaking

2

____________ (SCENE) all around,

in a very quiet area of great natural beauty, a

3

____________ (PEACE) place in which you can relax.

At over 150 m

2

it is very

4

____________ (SPACE) and

has a 

5

____________ (FIT) kitchen with

a 

6

____________ (TILE) floor. The cottage’s decoration

is traditional in style but includes some

7

____________ (INNOVATE) solutions, especially in the

kitchen. The cottage is not far from several

8

____________ (FASHION) shopping streets in the

local town. If you’re looking for a quiet but still
convenient new house, then this cottage is worth
taking into

9

____________ (CONSIDER), especially as

such houses are very popular these days, making
them

10

____________ (INCREASE) expensive to buy –

and, therefore, a good investment.

4

Complete the text with one word in each gap. (10 points)

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UNITS 9–12

5

Choose the correct answers.

(10 points)

A Hi Joe, have you got today’s paper? There are

______ things I’d like to look at in it.

B I’ve got one

1

______ you can look at if you like.

A Great.

2

______ on the radio this morning that

there was a problem with a building. I can’t

3

______ to mind where it was, though, and

I was a bit worried that it might be somewhere
close by

4

______ I live.

B Well, here’s the paper, take a look and put

your mind at

5

______.

A Here it is… Listen to this: ‘…a residential

building was

6

______ by fire last night.

Residents were evacuated as smoke was
reported

7

______ out of windows on the 24

th

floor’!

B Oh no! Were there

8

______ injuries?

A Let me see… no, it doesn’t say so. They

9

______ all got out safely. And look at this –

it

10

______ the fire may not have been an

accident!

B Wow! Let me see that…

a a few

c a little

b few

d little

1 a where

c that

b whom

d whose

2 a It reported

c It was reported

b It has reported

d It has been reported

3 a recall

c think

b remember

d call

4 a that

c where

b which

d what

5 a ease

c calm

b relax

d peace

6 a faced

c threatened

b challenged

d in danger

7 a to come

c to be coming

b coming

d having come

8 a no

c few

b many

d a small number of

9 a should have

c can have

b must have

d might have

10 a is expected

c is hoped

b is known

d is believed

6

Complete the sentences using the words given so

that the meaning is the same as in the original

sentences.

(10 points)

Only 10% of the people didn’t vote for him.

VAST
The

vast majority of the people voted for him.

1 I worked hard all week and I was exhausted at

the weekend. WOULD
If I hadn’t worked hard all week, I ___________
________________ exhausted at the weekend.

2 We stayed in a small hotel last year. It was

a beautiful place. WHICH
The hotel _______________________________
was a beautiful place.

3 Paul had the chance to talk to a film star,

but didn’t want to. COULD
Paul ____________________________________
to a film star, but didn’t want to.

4 They say the weather will probably be worse

this weekend. EXPECTED
The weather _____________________________
worse this weekend.

5 The man is very unfriendly. He lives next door

to me. WHO
The man ________________________________
to is very unfriendly.

6 I asked the witnesses one by one what they

had seen. EACH
I asked _________________________________
they had seen.

7 I didn’t put it back in the right place. I’m

looking for it now. WOULD
I ______________________________ for it now
if I had put it back in the right place.

8 It’s terrible that I have to stay at work all day.

WISH
I _________________________________ home!

9 They did not have any money but they still

organised a great party. EVEN
They organised a great party ______________
______________ have any money.

10 I think he is at the gym, this is the time he

usually plays football. BE
I think he is at the gym, he ________________
______________ football right now.

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