Straightforward Pre-intermediate Progress Test 4
Name _______________________ Score _____________
Language section
Vocabulary
A Choose the best word or phrase, a, b, or c to complete 1-10.
(1) Do you know who ________ the world gliding record?
a) takes b) holds c) gets
(2) Did you know that Brazil is opening a new rainforest ________ for endangered species?
a) conservation b) environment c) reserve
(3) What do you think are the three most serious global ________ at the moment?
a) subjects b) issues c) warnings
(4) I try to give my mum a(n) ________ with the housework when I can.
a) hand b) help c) aid
(5) This is the first time this lawyer has worked on a ________ of sexual discrimination.
a) process b) case c) court
(6) Julie loves buying new clothes. She's a bit of a fashion ________.
a) victim b) addict c) spokeswoman
(7) After that bang on the head I think Jane is seeing ________.
a) twice b) painful c) double
(8) Many people run marathons to ________ money for charity.
a) rise b) raise c) contribute
(9) I like to have ________ and fashionable things, like this new MP3 player.
a) up to date b) updated c) recent
(10) I always try to ________ my important business clients.
a) impress b) prove c) affect
B Complete sentences 11-15 with a phrasal verb from the box.
give up call off carry on pick up put off
sort out take off shut down
(11) He got to mile 22 of the marathon, but he just couldn't ________________
running.
(12) Will you __________ Joseph __________ from school on your way home, please?
(13) English is a difficult language to learn, but I'm not going to ________________!
(14) John is going to ________________ the problem with my computer this weekend.
(15) The bride decided to ________________ the wedding two days before the ceremony.
Grammar
C Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or present perfect. Use since, for and ago in the other spaces.
(16) I ________________ (be ill) __________ Monday.
(17) A: Where's John?
B: He's not here. He ________________ (go) to Slovenia __________ the weekend.
(18) Mary and Fred ________________ (get divorced) three weeks __________.
(19) I ________________ (speak) to Laura __________ we had an argument last week.
(20) I ________________ (see) Katy three times __________ she got back from Brazil.
D Choose the best word or phrase, a, b, or c to complete 21-25.
(21) Yesterday I met someone _________ could speak seven different languages.
a) which b) who c) they
(22) Do you know who the first man to sail _________ the world was?
a) across b) through c) around
(23) I got lost yesterday walking _________ a forest near my house.
a) across b) along c) through
(24) You _________ leave your pet dog locked in a hot car.
a) mustn't b) don't have to c) couldn't
(25) When I was young, I _________ wear a school uniform.
a) mustn't b) didn't have to c) can't
E Complete the sentences. Choose from must, mustn't, have to, don't have to, didn't have to, can't, can, could and couldn't. There may be more than one possibility.
(26) My doctor says I ____________ stop smoking immediately.
(27) I love Saturdays and Sundays because I ____________ get up early!
(28) The vet ____________ save my pet hamster and it died.
(29) Although my family is from India I ____________ speak very good Hindi.
(30) Silence, please! You ____________ speak during your exam!
Functional language
F Complete the phone conversation between the shop assistant (S) and Kate (K) with a word or phrase from the box in each space.
nothing to worry about what's the matter I'm looking for
some pain it hurts a muscle definitely can I help you
try them on that's what
S: Hello. (31) ____________________?
K: Yes, (32) ____________________ a pair of jeans that will go with my jacket.
S: How about these?
K: Great, can I (33) ____________________, please?
S: Yes. The changing room is over there.
K: Aaargh!
S: (34) ____________________?
K: It's my back. (35) ____________________.
S: Would you like to sit down?
K: No, I can't move. It's very painful.
S: Perhaps you should see a doctor?
K: No, I'm sure it's (36) ____________________.
S: Are you sure about that? You look as if
you are in (37) ____________________.
K: (38) ____________________ I am in pain. Aaargh!
S: Where exactly does it hurt?
K: Here, in my lower back.
S: I think you have probably pulled (39) ____________________.
K: (40) ____________________ I think, too.
Listening
Part 1
[Track 13] Listen. Match the global issues (a-j) to the correct speaker (1-5).
(1) _______
(2) _______
(3) _______
(4) _______
(5) _______
a) global warming
b) internet
c) health
d) education
e) crime
f) genetic engineering
g) nature conservation
h) organic food
i) homelessness
j) poverty
Part 2
[Track 14] Diana is talking to Chloe about her company. Listen to the interview and choose the best answer.
(6) Diana
a) works in an office with Chloe.
b) runs a company with Chloe.
c) is talking to Chloe on the radio.
(7) Diana's company
a) is a few years old.
b) makes clothes for working women.
c) makes cheap clothes for men and women.
(8) Diana's company
a) can make clothes for a smart, a casual or a sexy look.
b) makes jewellery and shoes to go with the clothes.
c) does not have many clients.
(9) What saves the clients a lot of time?
a) their details are saved by Diana's company.
b) Diana's professionalism.
c) Diana spends time looking for something in the shops for them.
(10) Chloe
a) arranges to meet Diana again.
b) thinks that the listeners will be interested in Diana's company.
c) doesn't need to buy any clothes from Diana.
Reading
Part 1
Read the doctor's notes and put the phrases (a-g) in the gaps (1-5). There is one phrase you do not need to use.
a) an appointment with a specialist
b) I'll have a look at you
c) which he says was very stressful
d) but there didn't seem to be any symptoms
e) so I told him to rest and drink plenty of water
f) it's nothing to worry about
Name: Simon Sharp
Symptoms: He looks awful. He has skin problems and he feels exhausted. He also suffers from regular headaches. He recently got fired from his job, (1) ____________________________. His stress-related symptoms should disappear after relaxation and stress management classes.
Name: Ruth Warren
Symptoms: She's got a pain in her back. I examined her and (2) ____________________________. I think that she has just pulled a muscle. I gave her some paracetamol and told her not to lift any heavy weights in the next few days.
Name: Mike Smith
Symptoms: He has a temperature and his throat is painful. He also has a bad cough. My diagnosis is flu, (3) ____________________________, which should make him feel better in a few days.
Name: Lance Williams
Symptoms: He says he had pains in his arms and neck last night. He found it difficult to breathe and he got pains in his chest as well. These symptoms make me think that he had a minor heart attack last night. I have made him (4) ____________________________for tomorrow morning.
Name: Jane Buckley
Symptoms: She's worried she might have breast cancer. I examined her
(5) ____________________________. I gave her a complete check-up and I have made an appointment for her to have an X-ray early next week.
Part 2
Read the article and answer questions 6-10.
Sport and the Olympics
People play sport and games for fun, to keep fit, because they want to win, or as part of a festival. There are hundreds of different sports. Many need fitness and great skill. Some games and sports, like cycling, are done by just one person. Others, such as cricket and soccer, are played in teams, where everyone has to work together to succeed. Sports and games can be very good for you. Playing a sport helps to keep you fit and healthy. Team sports can be great fun, too.
Today the Olympics are the world's main sporting event. The Games take place every four years, in different cities around the world. The first Olympics were held in the town of Olympia, in Greece. They were started by King Iphitus in 776 BC. At this time the Games were a local religious festival to celebrate the Greek gods. For the first 70 years, there was just one running race of about 180 metres. As time went on, the festival became larger and more important. Longer races and other sports were added.
At their most popular, during the 4th century BC, the Olympics attracted people from places as far away as Libya and Egypt. Poets and other writers came, as well as those who wanted to buy and sell horses.
The Olympics continued in a new form under the Romans, who replaced the traditional games with their own sports and competitions. Slaves replaced free-born Greeks as the competitors. In AD 394, the last Olympics were held. But the Games had lasted more than a thousand years and returned again in the 19th century, when the first modern Olympics were held.
(6) People play sport
a) to go to the Olympics.
b) because they like cricket, soccer and cycling.
c) for fun, to win and to keep fit.
(7) The first Olympics were
a) a religious festival.
b) an international sporting event.
c) a celebration for King Iphitus.
(8) In the early years
a) there were just a few sporting events.
b) there was only one sporting event.
c) the sporting events were more important than the religious celebrations.
(9) In the 4th century BC
a) Libya and Egypt had their own festival and games.
b) the Games were extremely popular and famous.
c) there were poetry competitions at the games.
(10) The Romans
a) changed the events at the games and used slaves as competitors.
b) travelled to Greece every year for the Games.
c) started their own Games in AD 394.
Writing
Write an opinion composition about ONE of the topics below. You should write about 120 words.
1 Global warming is the biggest problem in the world today. Do you agree?
2 The internet is the greatest invention of the past 100 years. Do you agree?
3 It is wrong for women to put their careers before their families. Do you agree?
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