nms progress test un01 b


Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar

1 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Dad _______________ (not work) in the city. He's a farmer.

2 It sometimes _________________ (snow) in the UK in spring.

3 I _______________ (not go) to basketball practice this afternoon. I have a lot of homework.

4 Can I take a message? Mum ____________ (have) a shower at the moment.

5 Turn up the volume! I _______________ (love) this song.

6 Which _______________ (she / prefer): coffee or tea?

7 Why _______________ (you / wear) a T-shirt? It's freezing outside!

Mark: ___ /7

2 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs below.

do drive know not meet send want

1 We _______________ to France every summer for our holidays.

2 `Who he is?' `Ask Emma. She _______________ everyone at the party.'

3 He _______________ to be a chef when he grows up. He loves cooking.

4 _______________ (they) their homework at the moment?

5 _______________ (he) her a message every day? That's so romantic!

6 We _______________ Adele at the sports centre tomorrow morning. She's ill.

Mark: ___ /6

3 Complete the sentences. Use the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.

1 It's a beautiful day! Do you fancy _______________ (go out) for a walk?

2 I expected _______________ (see) you on the train. Did you miss it?

3 Ania's got a car. She offered _______________ (drive) me to school.

4 It was a gripping book. I finished _______________ (read) it late last night.

5 Jeff enjoyed _______________ (work) on the old car.

6 She spends a lot of time _______________ (watch) sport on television.

7 We decided _______________ (go) camping in France this year.

Mark: ___ /7

Vocabulary

4 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words you do not need.

clever hard-working honest impatient mean modest polite rude strong talkative

1 James is very ____________ . He always says `please' and `thank you'.

2 Hilary got 90% on the maths test and she didn't study for it. She's so ____________ .

3 Don't be late because she won't wait for you. She's really ____________ .

4 My brother spent hours on his school project. He's really ____________ .

5 Kyle always tells the truth. He is completely ______________ [Author ID1: at Mon Jul 18 19:09:00 2011 ].

6 Barbara is very ____________ . She spends hours on the phone to her friends.

7 Jenny is really ____________ . She has her own opinions and doesn't do what everyone else does.

8 Nick is so ____________ ! He never shares things with his sister.

Mark: ___ /8

5 Complete the diary entry with the words below.

activities expedition plan skill spend work

I'm so excited! I've decided to do the Silver level Duke of Edinburgh Award. I'm going to learn computer programming - that's my new 1____________ . Now I need to write my 2____________ and start thinking about the other 3____________ I'm going to do. I'd really like to 4____________ time helping children or doing voluntary 5____________ with homeless people. But I think the best part is going on the 6____________ . I want to go kayaking in Wales. It's going to be fantastic!

Mark: ___ /6

6 Complete the sentences, Use the negative form of the words below.

sensitive mature active tolerant honest mature grateful

1 Joey is very ____________. He lies to everyone.

2 She's very ____________ and behaves like a child sometimes.

3 Jane is ____________. She doesn't think about anyone's feelings.

4 Ollie is ____________. He doesn't listen to other people and thinks he's always right.

5 I helped Frank with his project, but he didn't say thank you. He's so ____________ .

6 In the daylight, night birds like owls are ____________ .

Mark: ___ /6

Translation

7 Translate the Polish parts of the sentences into English.

1 I (nie mam nic przeciwko oglądaniu) _________________________ old black and white movies.

2 Clara usually surfs the Net in the evenings, but tonight she (gra w szachy) _________________________ with her brother.

3 Hi Dave! (Czy masz ochotę pograć w gry komuterowe _________________________ on Friday?

4 What (muzyki słuchacie) _________________________ on your MP3 player?

5 We (nie znosimy robienia zakupów) _________________________ on Saturday afternoons.

Grammar: ___/5 Vocabulary: ___/5

Mark: ___ /10

Listening

8 * Listen to the people talking about the music they like. Match the speakers with the musical styles below. There is one style you do not need.

country and western heavy metal indie jazz pop rap

1 Speaker A ____________

2 Speaker B ____________

3 Speaker C ____________

4 Speaker D ____________

5 Speaker E ____________

Mark: ___ /5

Reading

9 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?

Can Mozart make you clever?

Some people believe that young children should listen to classical music. They think it can change a child's brain and make the child clever. They call this `the Mozart effect'.

This idea became very popular in the 1990s. Governments and universities spent a lot of money over the next twenty years to test if it is true. The research shows that it is not. Listening to Mozart does not have a permanent effect on your brain.

However, research shows that listening to music can help children learn. Mike Edwards teaches eight-year-olds. He works in a special school for children with behaviour problems. He is not a music teacher, but in his classroom there is always music.

`I play the music at the beginning of the lesson,' Mike says, `and it really works!'

Mike's students are sometimes difficult to control. `They're not stupid or lazy,' he says, `but they're sometimes noisy and rude and you have to be very patient.' The music is calm and quiet. It helps the children to feel calm and quiet too. Then they can learn better.

`I don't think music changes a child's brain or personality, but it helps them to concentrate so they can be more creative. They enjoy coming to class and it makes my job easier because they're more polite and hard-working.'

So does Mozart make you a better student? Maybe. But Mike's students are listening to the blues!

1 In the last ten years of the twentieth century, many people believed in the Mozart effect. _____

2 Research proved that listening to classical music doesn't make students more clever. _____

3 Mike teaches children about music. _____

4 Mike's students are always badly behaved. _____

5 Mike's students don't listen to classical music in class. _____

Mark: ___ /5

Writing

10 Przeprowadziłeś/przeprowadziłaś się do Anglii. Chciałbyś/Chciałabyś zaprzyjaźnić się z osobami w twoim wieku, które mieszkają w okolicy. Napisz ogłoszenie, które umieścisz na lokalnej stronie internetowej.