Name: _________________________________________
Score: ____________ / 50 points
UNITS 1–4
PROGRESS TEST 1B
1
Choose the correct answers.
(5 points)
She looked
frantically / fortunately for an
exit, but there wasn’t one.
1 I think she’s very reserved / modest. When
I paid her a compliment she just said I was
exaggerating.
2 The boy cried / exclaimed out in surprise as
he saw what was in the box.
3 Don’t start talking about that, it’s completely
irrelevant / rambling to this discussion.
4 As usual at Christmas, my uncle bought me
a CD that I already had but I managed to
swap / convert it with a friend of mine.
5 Her face was tired and drawn / unfocused.
6 His frown gradually / eerily changed to
a smile as she spoke.
7 I don’t know why she wears such heavy /
hard make-up. She has a beautiful complexion
and she looks pretty without it.
8 I have a(n) irrational / recurring fear of
small spaces so I never use the lift.
9 The car was almost out of petrol but
suddenly / fortunately the map showed there
was a petrol station just ahead.
10 He’s quite nice but he’s a bit outgoing / full of
himself at times.
2
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the
words in brackets.
(5 points)
I
was shopping (shop) in the market when
I saw her.
1 The car alarm ___________ (beep) for several
hours when the owner turned it off.
2 Our train was delayed so now we ___________
(arrive) at seven o’clock. You should get there
a little before that if you want to pick us up.
3 This book is fantastic! I ___________ (read) it
for a week and I can’t put it down.
4 He was still in bed when the postman
___________ (knock) on the door.
5 At the moment it happened I ___________
(have) my dinner, I think.
6 When we got there I realised that
I ___________ (be) there before.
7 This time next weekend you ___________
(relax) on the beach.
8 Phone me as soon as you ___________
(arrive).
9 The dog ___________ (always / bark) first
thing in the morning. It was really annoying.
10 I’m sorry I’m out of breath, I ___________
(run) in the park.
My first day at my new school was certainly
1
_____________
day to remember! At my old
school we started classes later so I wasn’t
2
_____________
to getting up so early. I had
to run to the bus stop and then my bus was
late and when I finally
3
_____________
at
school, the headmistress
4
_____________
waiting by the door. A great start! I asked
the headmistress where I should go but
I misunderstood her directions because
I ended
5
_____________
in
6
_____________
wrong classroom. I must have
7
_____________
across as a complete idiot and I’m surprised
the other kids didn’t
8
______________
fun
of me, to be honest – I certainly
9
_____________
have deserved it! Of course,
things got better after that. Before long I
was
feeling just as good in my new school as
I
10
_____________
felt in my old one – but
my friends never let me forget that first
day!
3
Complete the sentences with words formed from the
words in capital letters.
(10 points)
Each member of my family has a
completely
(COMPLETE) different
1
______________
(PERSON). My father is the calmest of us. He
doesn’t talk much but whenever I need advice
I can go to him and his words are always really
2
______________ (ASSURE). My mum is much
more
3
______________ (CHAT) but she has the
extremely
4
______________ (VALUE) gift of
always knowing what to say when I’m worried or
upset. I remember during my
5
______________
(CHILD) whenever I was scared I would go to
her. My brother is a lot of fun. He does his own
thing – he’s very
6
______________ (DEPEND) –
but he’s patient and kind with everybody. He is
often praised for his
7
______________ (CREATE)
and he wants to be an actor. Actually I saw him
give a great
8
______________ (PERFORM) in
a play at school last year. He was
9
______________ (AMAZE), if he does become
an actor he’ll be very
10
______________
(SUCCESS), I’m sure.
4
Complete the text with one word in each gap.
(10 points)
PHOTOCOPIABLE
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Success
Upper Intermediate
