progress test
A
Unit 5
5  I won t speak to her because she doesn t
Grammar
listen to anything I say. (refuse)
1 Find the mistakes in the sentences and correct
He
them.
1 Jake told that he loved English folk music.
.
6  I m really sorry I missed the meeting but the
train was delayed. (apologise)
2 I asked Becky what was the time.
She
.
7  I didn t say that I was going to raise salaries
3 Helen suggested to meet in the park at 12.30.
immediately. (deny)
He
.
4 My sister admitted eat all the biscuits.
8  If you don t work harder your grades will fall.
(warn)
She
.
5 The teacher asked me where I had been today.
9  Yes, we ll provide the music for your party at
the fee you suggest. (agree)
He
Mark /5
.
10  I really think you should audition for the
2 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech using
school play. (encourage)
the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
She
1  I can assure you that I won t be late for the
appointment. (promise)
.
He
Mark /10
.
2  I think the result will be 3 4 to Southampton.
Vocabulary
(predict)
3 Replace the words in italics with one word.
She
1 The photographers chased the pop star
.
through the park. p
3  I m sorry, but the service I received was just
2 He waited for four hours outside her house,
not good enough. (complain)
only to get her autograph. s
He
3 The companies had a secret agreement with
.
each other to keep the prices high. c
4  Let s go out for a meal after you finish work.
4 Share prices have gone up and down a lot this
(suggest)
month. f
5 The new boss was extremely hard and sacked
She
50% of his staff to save money.
.
r
Mark /5
Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Matura Solutions Upper-Intermediate Tests 1
progress test
A
Unit
Unit 5
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
Reading
surge quit pledged back looming
6 Read the text.
axed ban bid plea boost
Have your say!
1 The government is going to the
police s move to install more speed cameras.
Today s complaint is from Mr P K Lipton in Somerset and
concerns news bulletins.
2 The on cigarette smoking in
News bulletins
public places has been in place for over a year.
How often should we be given news updates on TV?
3 People are worried that a lot of jobs at the
Traditionally the viewing public has had fairly regular
factory will be next year.
news updates on most major channels in comprehensive
hour or half hour long programmes that bring us a range
4 The police have made a to
of different information and opinions about important
commuters not to travel in these storms.
newsworthy events from our own country and around the
world. We all know the times of these programmes so we
5 The to take over the failing
can choose what and when we want to watch. In addition
bank has been unsuccessful.
to these news programmes there are, of course, the channels
6 The new line in designer clothing should
dedicated to 24-hour news coverage. What is putting my
back up at the moment is a new supplement to the regular
definitely sales at the store.
programmes  60 second news bulletins, hourly during the
7 There are rumours that Gary Giles is to
evening.
the boyband Brigade this month.
I imagine this has come about because the news bosses
think we shall all be thrilled to get a news update every hour
8 Financial experts fear that a recession in world
but I have to say that not everyone is enamoured of the new
economies is .
system  myself included!
9 A in prices means that fewer
There are several reasons why I feel this way. Firstly, 60
first-time buyers can afford to buy a house.
seconds is a very short length of time and there are usually
several major points they wish to tell us about. However
10 The new head teacher has
talented the news presenters are, they cannot avoid
to update all the classroom computers.
sounding rushed as they try to read everything within the
Mark /10
time limit. Because of this speed of delivery, you usually
find that there is no time for any space between items. The
result of this is that one item follows on immediately from
Listening another and there is no pause to indicate that one item has
finished and another has begun. This can be both confusing
5 4.05 Listen to two people talking about TV
d"
and slightly amusing!
news. Are the sentences true or false?
Secondly, most evenings the news doesn t change radically
within an hour so the bulletins end up repeating the same
1 The female speaker is feeling depressed. T / F
items again and again. Sometimes there is a change in
2 Newspapers make things seem worse
presenter in order to give the illusion of new news but in
than they are. T / F
effect it is the same bulletin as an hour ago. Why bother?
3 The BBC shows strange news items in
Thirdly, I consider this an intrusion into my evening s
its programmes. T / F viewing. Yes, news is important and I choose when I wish to
watch it. When I sit down to watch a film or a soap opera,
4 The baby was thrown out by the force of
I want to relax. I do not want to be interrupted in this way.
the fire. T / F
Even now, when I should be expecting it, the bulletins still
5 A baby was mistaken for a toy. T / F
come as a surprise and I half expect some terrible breaking
news.
Mark /10
Maybe I am a grumpy old man but in my opinion news has
a time and a place and it s not every hour while I m trying
to relax!
Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Matura Solutions Upper-Intermediate Tests 2
progress test
A
Unit
Unit 5
7 Are the sentences true or false?
The writer says that ...
1 there should be more good news
programmes on TV. T / F
2 the presenters do not do a good job. T / F
3 you can t report news properly in a
limited time. T / F
4 the bulletins often don t tell him
anything new. T / F
5 he sometimes thinks they re going to
announce bad news. T / F
Mark /10
Writing
8 Write a review of a film you have seen recently.
Use the writing guide to help you.
Paragraph 1: Give some information about the
film.
Paragraph 2: Describe the plot.
Paragraph 3: Say what impressed you about the
film.
Paragraph 4: Say what you didn t like about the
film.
Paragraph 5: Say whether you would recommend
it or not.
Mark /10
Total /60
Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Matura Solutions Upper-Intermediate Tests 3