Progress Test 1-5 A

Grammar

Complete the sentences

1 Speaking without permission is not _________________________. It is against the rules.

2 I _________________________ in Madrid for six years before I decided to move to Barcelona.

3 I can't stand _________________________ to modern music.

4 He is nowhere near _________________________ me at cards. I beat him every time.

5 We _________________________ lunch when the accident happened outside.

6 _________________________ finished his work, he went to sleep.

7 This time next week I _________________________ tennis with Frank.

8 _________________________ when I saw the door did I remember having been there before.

9 If I'd known it was her birthday, I _________________________ her a present.

10 _________________________ enough, he is usually on time for these meetings.

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Pronunciation

Underline the stressed syllable in each word/phrase

11 demotivated

12 infrastructure

13 self-sufficient

14 engineering

15 stock market

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Vocabulary

Complete the sentences

16 “Do you know where the station is?” “Sorry, I haven't a __________.”

17 He always rises to the __________ and succeeds in what he has to do.

18 The film's not all it's __________ up to be. It was a bit disappointing.

19 Don't __________ the new film by Almodovar. It's great.

20 He's incredibly thick-__________. He never lets what anybody says affect him.

21 I'd like to follow in my dad's __________ and go into banking too.

22 If you're at a __________ end this weekend, give me a call.

23 I'm absolutely __________ and tired of waiting for you.

24 “Could you lend me a few quid?” “Sorry, I'm totally __________.”

25 She's always __________ me for money and I never give her any.

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Reading

Dear John, Thanks for the email. Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you but I've been really busy. It was great to hear from you and I'm glad to hear you're doing well apart from the problems at work. I must admit I didn't know that teachers had to work so hard. I've been working really hard recently too and I have to admit I'm sick and tired of what I do. It's a dead-end job and I'm not going anywhere. At first I had my sights set on a managerial post but I've realised there are relatively few promotion prospects. And on top of everything else I'm not very well off at the moment because I've just bought a new flat. It cost me an arm and a leg though it's a beautiful flat. It's on the edge of town and looks out over the mountains. When I was young I'd spend summers in the mountains and I know them like the back of my hand. I'd love to retire to one of the little villages round here one day but I don't know if I could afford it. The houses in the villages used to be dirt cheap but that seems to have changed. Anyway I hope you'll be able to get up to pay me a visit soon. Let me know when you're free. All the best, Tom

True or False

26 Tom thinks that teachers don't work very hard.

27 He wanted to get promoted to a managerial role when he entered the company.

28 His new flat was expensive.

29 He doesn't know the countryside near the mountains very well.

30 He thinks that he would have enough money to retire to a house in a village.

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Listening

Track 5

True or False

31 The monuments were in good condition.

32 He doesn't know much about history.

33 He thought Rome wasn't too expensive.

34 He went shopping in a supermarket.

35 He bought a handbag for his girlfriend in a department store.

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Writing

Write a web page of advice to students about the best ways to study English outside class. Include information about the following areas:

cinema/TV

books

internet

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