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Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 50 points

units 9–12

PROGRESS TEST 3B

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1

Choose the correct answers.

(5 points)

There are more

billboards / slogans on this

road than anywhere else.

1 I got a lot of junk mail / commercials in my

inbox so I’ve changed my email account.

2 I don’t understand, I’m really devastated /

confused.

3 We’ve nearly finished paying the mortgage /

bill for our house.

4 Let’s get a shopping mall / trolley to carry

everything before we go into the supermarket.

5 It’s important to keep in shape / weight so

you should exercise every day.

6 The film was dreadful / stunning. I’ve told all

my friends not to go.

7 I wanted to buy the book, but it was out of

sale / stock. They’re getting more soon.

8 That cake looks wonderful and it smells really

artificial / appetising. Can I try some?

9 They’re holding auditions / audience for the

parts in the play.

10 I think that sculpture is a masterpiece /

genius. It’s wonderful!

2

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the

words in capital letters.

(10 points)

3

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the

words in brackets.

(9 points)

I expected

to pass (pass) the exam, but

I failed.

1 We had our house ______________ (paint) last

month. We ______________ (do) it ourselves if
we __________ (not/be) so busy, but we didn’t
have any free time at all.

2 There was a great party last night, but I had to

stay at home and study. I wish
I ______________ (go)!

3 I’d really like to buy a new dress for my

brother’s wedding, but I’m broke. If only
I ______________ (have) more money!

4 Mark is very good at ______________ (solve)

people’s problems, that’s why he decided
______________ (become) a psychologist.

5 My parents won’t let me ______________ (go)

to the concert. I have to be home by 10 p.m.
every day. If only they ______________ (not/
be) so strict!

6 They said they were sorry for ______________

(make) fun of her and agreed ______________
(not/do) it again.

7 I had this dress ______________ (make) for

my brother’s birthday party.

8 Maria went to Spain on holidays and she met

Jack there. He is her boyfriend now. If she
______________ (not/go) to Spain, she
______________ (not/meet) Jack.

9 Do you know a good place to get your nails

______________ (do)? I think it’s worth
______________ (pay) someone for that.

10 I’m tired of ______________ (study), I’m really

looking forward to ______________ (go) on
holiday!

Bill is a good friend of mine. He’s an actor and I went
to see the play he was in yesterday. Bill gave a great
performance (PERFORM). He played a really

1

____________

(ARROGANCE) man who thinks far too

much of himself and becomes

2

____________

(RIDICULE) because of that. He’s also very

3

____________

(PATIENCE) and doesn’t want to wait

for anything. The play was a 

4

____________

(COMIC)

and the dialogue was very

5

____________

(WIT) so

I laughed a lot. In fact, I laughed so much at one point
that I lost my

6

____________

(CONCENTRATE) – I’ll

have to see the play again because I can’t really
remember all the facts now. Bill’s character has
shoulder-

7

____________

(LONG) hair so he has to

wear a wig because in reality he’s got really short hair.
He’s also rather

8

____________

(WEIGH) so Bill had to

put a cushion inside his costume to make him look fat!
I think the play will be a commercial

9

____________

(SUCCEED) because lots of people are buying tickets.
It was a 

10

____________

(THRILL) evening!

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a drawing

c exhibition

b gig

d festival

1 a talent

c influence

b argument

d control

2 a draws

c skills

b drawings

d stages

3 a attractive

c good

b interesting

d spectacular

4 a gig

c audition

b festival

d stage

5 a composers

c fans

b rappers

d conductors

6 a stomachache

c backache

b sore throat

d bruise

7 a hopeful

c nervous

b miffed

d relieved

8 a sun

c stars

b moon

d planet

9 a released

c made

b sent

d given

10 a disappoint

c disappointed

b disappointing

d disappointment

PROGRESS TEST 3B

units 9–12

4

Complete the dialogue between two police officers at

a crime scene. Use must, might or can’t and the

correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

(6 points)

A A witness saw the burglar. He was a big man.

We’ve also found a ticket to France and
a British passport.

B The ticket and passport don’t belong to the

people who live here and the owners say they
weren’t here before. The burglar

must have

dropped (drop) them.

A Yes, they

1

____________ (belong) to the

burglar, they certainly don’t belong to anyone
else.

B I wonder why he chose this house.
A Well, the owners were in the newspaper

talking about their collection of paintings. He

2

____________ (read) the article. It’s possible.

B Yes, that’s possible. I wonder how he left.
A Well, he

3

____________ (go) through the

window, it’s really small and the witness said
he was a big man.

B Yes. He

4

____________ (leave) by the back

door. He definitely didn’t use the front door
because it’s still locked.

A I wonder why he’s got a ticket to France.
B He

5

____________ (have) friends there,

perhaps that’s why.

A Maybe. Anyway, he has to stay in Britain now

– he

6

____________ (leave) the country

because we’ve got his passport.

5

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

(10 points)

6

Choose the correct answers.

(10 points)

R

estau

Rant

, a

Rt

and

C

onCeRt

R

eviews

Go and see the new ___ at the Graham Gallery –

the artist has a lot of

1

___ so there are lots of

really good paintings and some pen and pencil

2

___ too. You’ll be amazed by his absolutely

3

___

modern art.

Blue Night gave a great performance at the

three-day Leeds music

4

___ yesterday. They

played all the songs from their new album and

their

5

___ at the concert loved them! The lead

singer had a 

6

___ so his voice didn’t sound too

good, but he still performed well. He was a little

7

___ to begin with, but then he relaxed. Everyone

was over the

8

___ when he sang You make me

sad

twice – people were really pleased! They

recorded the show and album (called Blue Night
Live

) will be

9

___ next month, so you can buy it

then. You won’t be

10

___ if you buy it!

Graham Gallery ***

Blue Night ****

I wish I hadn’t done that. Have you ever said

that? I have!

My hair is naturally brown, but I wanted to be blond
so, last week, I decided to

1

___________ my hair

dyed. Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough money.
If I’d had enough money, perhaps this wouldn’t

2

___________ happened. Anyway, I bought some

hair dye and took it home.

3

___________ using the

dye you’re supposed to test it, but I didn’t. If

4

___________ I had! It was more difficult than I’d

thought, but in the end I managed

5

___________

put the dye on my hair and waited. It seemed to
take

6

___________ long time. I got tired

7

___________ waiting so I washed

8

___________

dye off. Then I realised that my hair was orange!
I’m impatient and I can’t

9

___________ waiting for

things, but I wish I had! That

10

___________ be the

silliest thing I’ve ever done!

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