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SHINE 3
Progress Test
Unit 7
Name:
A Grammar
A1 Match the sentences from A with sentences from B. (5 points)
A B

1 I couldn t sleep last night. a because I missed the bus.

2 He didn t do very well on the test. b because my parents won t let me.
3 He found out about her lies and doesn t c he should have studied harder.

want to see her again d in order to play games.

4 I really enjoyed parachuting. e I will, but it s a long story.

5 Tell me about it. f He should have told him the truth.

6 Were you able to escape? g So that she wouldn t get angry.

7 Why were you late this morning? h Yes, in the end I managed to run away.

8 Why did you buy a new computer? i It s an exciting feeling.

9 Why didn t you tell her? j It was too hot in my bedroom.

10 Why aren t you coming to the party?
A2 Complete the sentences using the correct verb. (10 points)
should shouldn t could couldn t managed to didn t manage to
1 You ............... have lied to me. Now I don t trust you any more.
2 ............... you swim when you were five?
3 I ............... run fast when I was a child, but now I have no problem.
4 She ............... have been more careful! She s made lots of mistakes.
5 I ............... pass all of my exams last summer, although I didn t study
very much.
6 He ............... play tennis better than his father when he was thirteen.
7 I ran after him, but I ............... catch him.
8 They ............... have told us they were going to be late.
9 In the end she ............... find him and explain everything.
10 They ............... have helped you when they saw you had problems.
A3 Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first.
(5 points)
1 I bought a computer in order to play games.
I bought a computer so
2 I wanted to find out the truth so I went to visit him.
I went to visit him so
3 My parents won t allow me to go abroad on my own.
My parents won t let
4 She turned on the television so that she could watch the news.
She turned on the television in
5 Her mother doesn t let her play on the computer.
Her mother doesn t allow
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B Vocabulary
B1 Underline the odd word. (5 points)
1 reappear reopen redorealise
2 balloon parachute plane jump
3 paddle river airfieldcanoe
4 arm leg shoulder surgeon
5 feather hippo lion crocodile
B2 Complete the sentences with one word. (10 points)
1 You should wear a h.................. when you re skydiving.
2 You shouldn t have p................... a fight; now you ve got a black eye.
3 She never takes a lot of l.................. when she travels.
4 She asked for some p.................. because she was in agony.
5 There isn t enough r.................. here for all those people you ve invited; the house is too
small.
6 They left home and h................... for the school.
7 I only go to the theater very o...................; once or twice a year.
8 I m going to say something important, so please pay a.................. .
9 She was a................... to see that he hadn t hurt himself at all in the accident.
10 I don t have the e.................. time, but it must be around half past ten.
C Pronunciation
Mark the stressed syllable. (5 points)
airfield amazed attention awake frightening instead luggage occasionally
painkillers release
D Writing
Imagine you have been skydiving. Write a story about your first solo jump. Use
these notes to help you. (10 points)
Paragraph 1- Where were you? How many lessons had you had? How did you feel?
Paragraph 2 - What time did you arrive at the airfield? How did you prepare for the jump? Was
your instructor with you on the plane?
Paragraph 3 - How did you feel during the jump? When did you pull the handle? Did the
parachute open immediately? Did you have to open the emergency parachute?
Paragraph 4 - Where did you land? Who else was there? How did you feel?
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