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Score: ____________ / 50 points

PROGRESS TEST 2A

UNITS 5–8

1

Choose the correct answers.

(5 points)

I use my mobile phone all the time. I don’t

know how I could

do without / sort out it.

1 The film is great, especially the backstage /

camerawork and the way close-ups are used.

2 I told the teacher I didn’t have the homework

because I’d been sick but he

cleared up / saw

through my excuse straightaway.

3 We’ve spent all day shopping so let’s choose

something to buy at last. I don’t want to go
home

empty-handed / absent-minded.

4 I worked non-stop for a week and I made up /

ended up getting ill, it was too much.

5 He spoke in a hushed / caressed voice, so

I could hardly hear.

6 Earning so little, it was hard to make ends

meet / live off the land.

7 You shouldn’t judge people by their

appearance, it is very

narrow / absent-

minded!

8 Two tickets to the exhibition / performance

of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, please.

9 Nowadays, our lives are made easier by lots of

labour-saving / high-powered devices that
our parents didn’t have.

10 I’m really sorry, I didn’t mean to tell them! I

just

took it in / let it out by accident.

2

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the

words in brackets.

(5 points)

I used

to wake up (wake up) very early when

I was younger.

1 Paul used to ______________ (take) the bus

to school but now he walks.

2 I don’t remember ______________ (say) that!

Are you sure I did?

3 The restaurant agreed ______________ (give)

them a free meal after their complaint.

4 I recommend ______________ (talk) to your

friend. It’s probably just a misunderstanding.

5 The teacher accused her of ______________

(cheat) in the test.

6 He said that he ______________ (come) back

the following day.

7 The workers said that the repairs

______________ (finish) very soon.

8 She ______________ (examine) by the doctor

right now, I’ll call you after it’s finished.

9 My wife made me ______________ (make) an

appointment to see the doctor.

10 She’s in a horrible mood. I warn you

______________ (not/argue) with her today.

3

Complete the sentences with words formed from the

words in capital letters.

(10 points)

What do you mean you haven’t got the tickets?
You

presumably (PRESUME) had time, since

you’ve had all week to get them! I’ve been
looking forward to this

1

______________

(PRODUCE) for ages, I love the play, one of
Shakespeare’s most

2

______________ (DRAMA)

tragedies. We’ll have to find something else to
see then. Maybe we can still get tickets to that

3

______________ (ROMANCE) comedy that’s on

at the Grand Theatre? It isn’t really full of stars –
in fact the cast is pretty much

4

______________

(KNOW) – but I’ve heard that the script is great
and the performances are really

5

______________

(MEMORY). There are very solid actors in the

6

______________ (SUPPORT) roles too. Oh, and

there’s also the

7

______________ (CLASS) music

concert on at the Philharmonic this weekend.
There’s a young

8

______________ (SOLO) who’s

been getting great reviews and, of course, the

9

______________ (CONDUCT) is world-

10

______________ (FAME).

4

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

(10 points)

Not happy with your diet? Looking for advice?

LOOK NO FURTHER!

Many people eat far more than they are supposed

to,

biologically speaking. Our modern lifestyles make us
lazy. They

1

___________ us to spend much of our time

sitting down and resting; then, when we get bored,
we

2

___________ time by getting snacks and junk food

to eat at our desks. As a result, the vast

3

___________ of people have quite poor diets.

Improving our diet starts with feeling guilty

4

___________ how we eat. Cut

5

___________ on the

snacks and concentrate

6

___________ having regular

meals with nothing between them. Think about
unhealthy foods you might be hooked

7

___________ and

try to replace them. Are you ignoring some food
groups (such as fruit, for example) in

8

___________ of

less healthy alternatives (such as junk food or sweets)?
Remember also that cooking your own food is usually
healthier than buying ready-made meals. If you’re not
good at cooking then don’t worry – practice makes
perfect, as they say, and there’s no reason you can’t
succeed

9

___________ learning to be a great cook in

time. There is another benefit too: eating healthier is
also often cheaper, so it can help you

10

___________

ends meet as well as feel better.

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PROGRESS TEST 2A

UNITS 5–8

5

Choose the correct answers.

(10 points)

6

Complete the sentences so that the meaning is the

same as in the original sentences, using the words

from the box in their correct forms. Do not use more

than five words.

(10 points)

advise announce want criticise

redecorate encourage explain

need promise regret recognise

My boss said I should finish by 4 p.m.
My boss

wanted me to finish by 4 p.m.

1 She was sorry that she had got angry with him.

She ____________________________ with him.

2 He said it would be better if I booked the

tickets a few days before.
He ____________________________ the tickets
a few days before.

3 I gave my teacher the essay but he said that it

was too short.
My teacher ____________________________
being too short.

4 ‘We will help victims of the disaster,’ said the

government.
The government _________________________
________________ help victims of the disaster.

5 ‘You should enter the competition!,’ my friend

told me.
My friend ____________________________ the
competition.

6 Workmen are painting the house at the moment.

The house ____________________________
right now.

7 Only one person at the party had seen her

before.
She ____________________________ only one
person at the party.

8 ‘The problem will get worse this week’, said

the expert.
The expert ____________________________
get worse that week.

9 She said that she would visit me at the

weekend.
She ____________________________ at the
weekend.

10 You must wash the kettle well before using it.

The kettle ____________________________
well before you use it.

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I haven’t posted here for a while, because my old

computer broke down. It stopped _____ last week

and I 

1

_____ to get a new one quickly because it’s

2

_____ have one for my school work.

But the funny thing is what the problem was with the

old one – well… to be honest, I spilt juice all over it!

I avoided

3

_____ Mum at first but I admitted

4

_____ it

in the end. She wasn’t happy but I’ve

5

_____ to keep

drinks away from this one!

The old one was a huge desktop PC but the shop

assistant

6

_____ getting a laptop this time. It was

a good choice, but I 

7

_____ to it. It’s got a great

graphics card and a lot of memory. You would think

the graphics card isn’t very important, because I have

8

_____ that it was for school work, right? Well, it is for

school work… but we

9

_____ a lot on this computer,

so it should be good for different things, don’t you

think?

☺

I spent all morning installing the programs I need for

school but then I thought that I really shouldn’t forget

10

_____ a few games on it as well!

Actually, I am going to play one of the games right

now! And then I’ll do my Maths homework. Maybe.

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