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units 1–4

PROGRESS TEST 1B

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1

Choose the correct answers.

(5 points)

If you don’t like their behaviour, don’t put
on / up with it.

1 Do you keep / make in touch with any of your

friends from primary school?

2 The music is too loud! Can you switch / turn

it down?

3 These jeans are brand / bargain new. I’ve

just bought them.

4 I’ve made a mistake on the computer. How do

I 

undo / update it?

5 I want to put this file on a memory drive /

stick and take it to my friend’s house.

6 There are no messages in my install / inbox.
7 The jury took a long time to come / catch to

a decision.

8 Who does / makes the washing in your house?
9 The signal receiver / strength is not very

good here.

10 They were witnesses to a crime so they gave

a 

statement / swearing to the police.

2

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the

words in brackets.

(5 points)

Do they sometimes play (they/sometimes/play)
computer games at home?

1 I __________________ (usually/not study) on

Friday nights, but this week
__________________ (study) on Friday too
because I’ve got exams next week.

2 Sally works in a restaurant. She

__________________ (make) cakes all day.
She __________________ (make) fifteen so far
today.

3 What time __________________ (you/go) to

bed last night?

4 Mike __________________ (not/join) any clubs

since he was a first year student.

5 They uploaded some videos to their website

last week. It was the first time they
__________________ (do) it.

6 I __________________ (not/listen) to music

when you __________________ (send) me
a message yesterday, I __________________
(talk) to my girlfriend.

3

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the

words in capital letters.

(10 points)

My friend Jim has a great

personality

(PESONAL). He’s very

1

___________

(AFFECTION) and he always does the things he
promises to do so he’s very

2

___________

(RELY). He’s good at finding a 

3

___________

(SOLVE) for any problem too and he always has

4

___________ (SENSE) ideas that are practical

and easy to carry out. There was a lot of

5

___________ (BULLY) by a small group of

students at our school and he talked to the
bullies and helped to stop it. I thought that was
really

6

___________ (IMPRESS)! If there’s

a problem, he tries to take care of it

7

___________ (PERSONAL). He can’t stand

8

___________ (RACE) abuse either, he always

says that everyone is equal whatever colour their
skin is. Of course, he does have some negative
qualities. He’s a bit

9

___________ (FORGET) so

you have to remind him about things. However,
his worst fault is his taste in clothes. He hates
tight clothes so everything that he wears is really

10

___________ (BAG)!

4

Complete the text with the correct forms of the

words in brackets.

(10 points)

Burglar calls police!

C

rime is getting (get) worse and worse in this

area. Police say that a gang of burglars

1

______________ (operate) in the area for the

past six months. They

2

______________ (break into)

over forty houses so far. However, last week one of

the burglars

3

______________ (have to) call the

police! The burglar

4

______________ (climb) through

a window into a house in Glenister Avenue when he

5

______________ (get) stuck. After an hour, he

6

______________ (shout) for help but nobody

answered because the owners

7

______________ (go)

away on holiday three days before. Eventually, the

man phoned the police on his mobile and they

arrested him after they

8

______________ (free) him

from the window. Police

9

______________ (question)

the man now and they

10

______________ (think) they

will be able to catch the rest of the gang soon.

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PROGRESS TEST 1B

units 1–4

5

Choose the correct answers.

(10 points)

A _____ you play any musical instruments?
B Well, when I was younger, I 

1

_____ the piano,

but I 

2

_____ for years. What about you?

A I bought a book and a guitar and tried to teach

3

_____ to play, but it was too difficult. I 

4

_____

understand all the instructions.

B You

5

_____ give up! I think you should go to

guitar classes.

A You’re right, but I never

6

_____ to have time!

So,

7

_____ learning to play the piano?

B Well, I 

8

_____ practise every day and that was

hard, especially as I got older. Actually, I’m
having singing lessons at the moment. I 

9

_____

for three months now and I love it. My music
teacher is great.

A Oh! You

10

_____ give me her phone number.

I’ve always wanted to learn to sing.

B OK, I’ll text it to you later.

a Could

c Would

b Can

d Should

1 a can play

c was playing

b used to play

d had played

2 a don’t play

c haven’t played

b haven’t been playing d didn’t play

3 a myself

c himself

b yourself

d herself

4 a couldn’t

c can’t

b didn’t have to

d mustn’t

5 a mustn’t

c couldn’t

b don’t have to

d wouldn’t

6 a am seeming

c have seemed

b seem

d have been seeming

7 a do you enjoy

c have you enjoyed

b did you enjoy

d were you enjoying

8 a could

c had to

b must

d have to

9 a am going

c have been going

b have gone

d was going

10 a must

c could

b can

d should

6

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

(10 points)

add a comment

I’ve

been interested in fashion

1

__________ many

years now and last year I started a business designing
clothes for other people. I haven’t made anything for
anyone famous

2

__________, but I’m sure I will soon!

So, how

3

__________ it all happen? Well, my friends

Pete and Isobel

4

__________ getting married and

I 

5

__________ not find a dress that I liked. I designed

and made one

6

__________, without any help. So

many people asked me about my dress that
I decided to leave my job and start my own business.
I started it eight months

7

__________ and it’s great!

Of course I 

8

__________ to work very hard. In fact,

I’m working much harder than I 

9

__________ to work

in my old job, but I’m much happier. I think everyone

10

__________ to do their dream job!

Fashion

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