Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 50 points

UNITS 9–12

PROGRESS TEST 3B

1

Choose the correct answers.

(5 points)

Don’t get so upset, I was trying to pay / owe

you a compliment.

1 An accident like that could have owed / cost

him his career as a top-class sportsman.

2 Can’t you just trust me and believe what I’m

telling you? You don’t have to be so
suspicious / outspoken all the time, honestly.

3 The flat is large and it doesn’t have too much

furniture, so it is very stuffy / spacious.

4 It will spend / take at least four hours to

finish, there’s no chance it will be done today.

5 The film is a remake / rehearsal of a classic

spy thriller from the 70s.

6 Around the village are untouched forests and

meadows with abundant / bustling wildlife.

7 As a member of the media, I was able to go

close up / backstage to interview the star.

8 We drove to the village through quiet leafy /

isolated lanes between green fields.

9 My flat isn’t very big but it’s warm and

furnished / cosy.

10 She invested / spent a lot of money in

renovating the property.

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 The party would have been perfect if we

____________ (not/run out) of food!

2 The dinosaurs ____________ (believe/kill) by

a meteorite around 65 million years ago.

3 I ____________ (not/need/get up) early because

my classes were cancelled, which was nice.

4 You wouldn’t be complaining if you

____________ (see) how it looked before
I started.

5 I ____________ (could/tell) her myself but

I wanted it to be a surprise.

6 The children weren’t hungry so I ____________

(not need/spend) so long preparing snacks
this morning. What a waste of time!

7 You ____________ (not/have to/work) so hard

now if you’d started earlier.

8 If you ask her to help then you ____________

(not/regret) it. She’s very helpful.

9 Why didn’t she call? She ____________ (can/

not/forget) because I reminded her just before
she left.

10 Look at the rain! If only I ____________

(not/forget) my umbrella!

pay

3

Complete the sentences with words formed from the

words in capital letters.

(10 points)

4

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

Building an effective team is often all about combining
different

personalities (PERSON) but it is not an easy

thing to do. A good team needs different kinds of
people. Obviously, it is good for the team’s leader to be

1

____________ (CHARISMA) and strong-

2

____________

(WILL), but it is important that the leader should not
dominate the team and it can even be helpful to have
one or two

3

____________ (ARGUE) types in the group

to stimulate discussion. Other characteristics can be very
desirable as well. For example, a good

4

____________

(CONVERSE) can help to create a friendly atmosphere or,
if he or she is sufficiently

5

____________ (WIT), can

entertain the team and help to lessen stress. Humour
can be dangerous, however, if it is too condescending or

6

____________ (SARCASM). People capable of original

and

7

____________ (CONVENTION) thinking are very

useful, too, as they can come up with ideas that others
would not think of. On the other hand, some
characteristics should be avoided, especially people who
are

8

____________ (MANIPULATE) or

9

____________

(TOLERATE). Too many individuals with these kinds of
characteristics can make a team’s efforts

10

____________

(WORTH).

TEAM BUILDING

Police officers were reported last night to

1

__________

confused by a series of strange break-ins

to offices around the city. The

2

__________

majority

of office break-ins are done to steal money or goods

but, according to quite a

3

__________

sources close

to the investigations, this is clearly not the case. The

burglars didn’t steal anything – the

4

__________

of

the offices’ equipment is present,

5

__________

suggests that the motivation is not theft. This means

that there

6

__________

surely be a different reason

for the break-ins, but

7

__________

is believed that

the police have absolutely

8

__________

idea what it

may

9

__________

.

The police inspector in charge of the investigation,

10

__________

has not yet held a formal press

conference, was not available for comment this

afternoon.

Police Confused By Break-ins

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PROGRESS TEST 3B

UNITS 9–12

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 The key to doing well in the test next week is

working hard. WORK
As _________________________________
hard, you will do well in the test.

2 I had my birthday party in this great club.

WHICH
The club ________________________________
my birthday party is great.

3 Stop arguing with the boss or you’ll be in

trouble. BETTER
You ____________________________________
with the boss or you’ll be in trouble.

4 People say that the bank manager opened the

safe for the robbers. TO
The bank manager is claimed ______________
______________ the safe for the robbers.

5 I gave him the letter. TO

That is the man __________________________
gave the letter.

6 There are two pictures, but they don’t show

us the cause of the argument. OF
________________________________ shows us
the cause of the argument.

7 I’m upset because you didn’t tell me about the

problem before. BEEN
I wouldn’t be upset if _____________________
____________ about the problem before.

8 Spending all my money on a new computer

was a terrible idea. WISH
I _______________________________________
all my money on a new computer!

9 The weather was terrible but they still played

football. SPITE
They played football ______________________
____________.

10 I’m sure she was here in the morning, because

she left her bag. HAVE
She _____________________________________
in the morning, because she left her bag.

5

Choose the correct answers.

(10 points)

A Do you know _____ good blogs?
B Yeah, I’m a big fan of blogging, so I know

1

_____.

A Great. So I’m looking for a blog which really

2

_____ to grips with issues in the news.

3

_____

suggestions?

B There’s one called ‘On the News’. It’s very

good, I always take a look at it

4

_____

something interesting happens in the world.

A Do you know who writes it?
B There’s no name on

5

_____ of the entries but

the

6

_____ are that it’s written by

a professional journalist.

A Why is that?
B Because the stories there,

7

_____ are very well

written,

8

_____ from good sources. There’s

9

_____ information for them to be just

guesses.

A Sounds very interesting. Thanks a lot!

I 

10

_____ it by myself if you hadn’t told me.

a  any

c all

b few

d hardly any

1 a few

c almost a few

b quite a few

d very much

2 a comes

c has

b takes

d gets

3 a Few

c Any

b A little

d Little

4 a where

c that

b which

d when

5 a some

c any

b all

d none

6 a chances

c possibilities

b probability

d hopes

7 a who

c that

b whom

d which

8 a could be

c must be

b should be

d might be

9 a quite a little

c too many

b quite a few

d too much

10 a can’t have found

c could never find

b should never find d would never have

found

a 

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