Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 50 points

PROGRESS TEST 2B

UNITS 5–8

1

Choosethecorrectanswers.

(5 points)

I use my mobile phone all the time. I don’t

know how I could

do without / sort out it.

1 He plays in a string concert / quartet with

a few of his friends.

2 We made an agreement to stick to / keep on

a weekly spending limit.

3 She says one thing to your face and another

behind your back. Honestly, I’ve never known
such a 

two-faced / narrow-minded person.

4 It’s a fantastic spy thriller / drama with

a wonderful twist in the tail.

5 My friends always confide in / take in me

because they know I’ll keep their secrets.

6 We’d better keep this from / try this on her until

we’re sure, otherwise she’ll be really worried.

7 The lamps gazed / gleamed from the sides of

the bridge.

8 I spend eight hours a day on the Internet.

I think I’ve become obsessed

with / of it.

9 I checked my voice mail and it turned out /

ended up that she had left me a message.

10 I wish I could remember her name. It’s on the

tip / end of my tongue!

2

Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthe

wordsinbrackets.

(5 points)

I used

to wake up (wake up) very early when

I was younger.

1 We stopped the car ______________ (have)

a little rest, then continued on our way.

2 Your reservation ______________ (process) at

the moment, please wait for confirmation.

3 It’s fastened very tight but you can try

______________ (open) it if you think you’re
strong enough.

4 Steve apologised for ______________ (not/

invite) me to the party.

5 Once the test starts, the teacher won’t let

anyone ______________ (leave) the room.

6 Oh no! I forgot ______________ (lock) the

door when I left home this morning!

7 I tried to borrow it from the library but all the

copies ______________ (take).

8 Everybody congratulated him on

______________ (win) the competition.

9 The car ______________ (still/repair) when

I got to the garage.

10 I think I am finally used ______________

(live) here.

3

Completethesentenceswithwordsformedfromthe

wordsincapitalletters.

(10 points)

Right, ready to go into the

exhibition (EXHIBIT)?

Good. This should be a really

1

______________

(REWARD) experience for you all but there are
just a few things to remember before we go in.
First, flash photography is

2

______________

(FORBID) when taking photos of the

3

______________ (PAINT). Flash is

4

______________ (PERMIT) when taking

pictures of the

5

______________ (SCULPT),

however. Once inside, we can stay together as
one group but this may not

6

______________

(NECESSARY) be the best idea as we only have
an hour and we can spend this time much more

7

______________ (PRODUCT) if we split up.

Please be sure to read the notes about the lives
of each artist: although they are famous today,
many of them lived in

8

______________

(OBSCURE) and their lives were far from being

9

______________ (GLAMOUR) or

10

_____________

(LUXURY).

Widespread access to the Internet is a fairly recent
phenomenon, and while it

has clearly made our lives

easier in many ways, there are also problems associated
with it.

1

______________ though few people with

Internet access would

2

______________ it up, there are

some strong arguments against it

3

______________ an

entirely good thing.
To begin

4

______________, there is growing evidence

that people are spending far too much time

5

______________ the Internet and are even ignoring

their families and friends in

6

______________ of

spending more time online.
There are problems related to health, as well.

7

______________ instance, being

8

______________ to

do so many various things over the Internet means we
get less exercise and are less healthy as a result – a fact
doctors are already warning about.
Of course, the Internet gives us some wonderful
possibilities and the opportunity to read, see and do
things which would otherwise be impossible.

9

______________ in all, it is a wonderful

labour-

10

______________ device – provided it is used

sensibly.

4

Completethetextwithonewordineachgap.

(10 points)

The pros and cons

of the Internet

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UNITS 5–8

5

Choosethecorrectanswers.

(10 points)

6

Completethesentencessothatthemeaningisthe

sameasintheoriginalsentences,usingthewords

fromtheboxintheircorrectforms.Donotusemore

thanfivewords.

(10 points)

accuse apologise ask finish hate

inform offer recommend remember

repair want

My boss said I should finish by 4 p.m.

My boss

wanted me to finish by 4 p.m.

1 She said sorry to him because she was late.

She ____________________________ late.

2 The owner said he would give them a free

meal after their complaint.
The owner ____________________________
a free meal after their complaint.

3 We must do the job by the weekend.

The job ____________________________ the
weekend.

4 My car is at the garage right now.

My car ____________________________ at the
moment.

5 I’ve forgotten that I was sick last month.

I ____________________________ sick last
month.

6 You should talk to your friend. It’s probably

just a misunderstanding.
I ____________________________ your friend.
It’s probably just a misunderstanding.

7 I got information from the post office that

a package had arrived for me.
The post office ___________________________
______________ a package had arrived for me.

8 My dog really doesn’t like it when I take him

to the vet.
My dog ____________________________ the
vet.

9 The teacher said that Jane had cheated in the

test.
The teacher ____________________________
in the test.

10 We have heard that question many times

before.
That question ____________________________
many times before.

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A weird thing happened to me today. My colleague

Mark came to my room at work and asked if he
_____

to me for a minute. ‘Sure,’ I said, ‘what’s up?’

And then he went on to explain that Sue, the

manager,

1

_____

him to talk to me, because she

2

_____

worried that I have been working too hard

recently. ‘The fact of the

3

_____

,’ I said, ‘is that I just

do what I’m

4

_____

to do.’ It was true, there’s a lot of

work to do, quite simply. To be

5

_____

I am a bit lazy

by nature so I generally don’t do anything that

I 

6

_____

.

But Mark wasn’t convinced. He said that I don’t take

any time off

7

_____

I am required to take two days

off work every month.

I couldn’t believe my ears! Me, a workaholic? ‘Look

Mark,’ I said, ‘it goes without

8

_____

that I wouldn’t

work so hard if I 

9

_____

. There’s just so much to do –

and no one else but me to do it.’ He agreed, but

10

_____

all that, told me that I needed a break and

invited me for dinner tonight with his friends. Well,

I don’t know what to think about it, maybe he is right

and I am working too hard? If so, why didn’t he offer

me a pay rise?!

acould talk

c would talk

b should talk

d ought to talk

1 a advised

c suggested

b asked

d offered

2 a would be

c has been

b had been

d is

3 a issue

c matter

b problem

d situation

4 a ought

c likely

b permitted

d obliged

5 a correct

c clear

b truthful

d frank

6 a mustn’t

c don’t have to

b have to

d ought to

7 a although

c despite

b however

d nevertheless

8 a telling

c speaking

b saying

d mentioning

9 a needn’t

c couldn’t

b mustn’t

d didn’t need to

10 a however

c although

b in spite of

d even though

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