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o Progress Test 2B

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1 Read the text and answer the ąuestions.

BANO ON THE ROAD

Tom Nuon. ot Ihe band The Futiges. taks about the Me ot a rock mustdan.

At me moment. w«'re łourkig round Europę. I'm wmng ths on aur tour boa ano were łrar.-eling Irom London to Amsterdam l'm Istenrg to muse. The ctfier members of tte bano are sleepryg bot I m roi feełwg trec I really Ike trauetirg ard l'm feełlng veiy excted aboul tontghfs concert Our gutar player, Henry, hates traveltng ard ho aTways wanta to to at hcme. But I k>ve il Life on tne road is offerent from our usual daiiy rouline We travel ewiy day and then we play a ccncerl In the evenng. There are usually atout 2.000-3.COD peepte In the aud lence, ard we sometmes play for 10.000 people Ihey atoays go mad when Ihey see us and Ihey always smg Ihe words to the songa. lt's greal! I Ike playmg at big venues - n's great beirg famous! We uaualy start playmg at 10pm ard fimsh at 12pm. Then we go back to our hotel anc we afways have a party afer e«ery show. We go to bed very lale and we get up late the next day. We hardly ever get up tefore dnchbme. Then tne bus comes ard we travel to Ihe rexl city for the nexl concert. irs gol a TV ard a musc system so tm.eling is never bonng.

Ifs not al easy. I Ike gor>g to new places but we see very ittle ot them - we only see our hotel and me concert hall. I don't see my fneods ard famty tor a song orne. But I m havrg a great ume. Were selmg lots of CDs and DVOs ard were makhg a tol of mcney. I m dang whiat l realy Ike dolng - I m sirgrg with a '.ery successAil rock band. So fve got a great lite.

Question 1 (gjrd^the correct answer.

1    What does Tom say in the text?

A He doesn‘t like the othei members of the band.

B He łoves living like ihis.

C He is often at Home.

Questions 2-10 Write T (Tkue) or F (Folie).

2    Tom is tn the tour bus and writing._

3    The othei members of the band aie talking to Tom.

4    Tom sometimes doesn‘t like being famous._

5    Touring is difficuh._

6    They sometimes play in a town for iwo or thiee

nights._

7    There are usually morę chan 3,000 people at their

concerts._

8    They often play for three hours at concerts._

9    They hardly ever get up early after concerts._

10 Tom usually drives the tour bus._

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2 Write about the lives of young people in your city/village. Include:

•    their habits, using fretjuency adverfos

•    facts about them, using possessives and apostrophe

•    facts about them, using llke/low/haie ■Ing

•    what they like doing at the moment, using the present continuous

Use yocabulary for clothes, daies, months, seasons and weather in your answer.

Mark

3 (Clirćlejihe correct answers.

1    ‘Are you feeling ill?‘ ‘No,_.

A 1’m not B l don‘t C I not

2    Do you knmv _phone nurnber?

A Lucys B I.ucy's C Lucys'

3    1 don't like_people very much.

A that B these C ihis

4    ‘Who are those people?" ‘1 don't know_

A them B they C their

5    He_to football matehes.

A gaes often B often goes C is often going

6 How_these trousers?

A much cost B cost are C much are

7    _iwo cinemas in this town.

A They are B Thisis C There are

8    This money is_

A my B minę C the minę

9    I love_in the sea.

A swiming B swimming C świni

10 LeTs_lunch.

A having B to have C have

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