Progress test
B/ 9th grade
1. Replace the incorrect word or expression in bold with a correct one. More than one answer
may be possible.
1. As soon as our meeting with the director, we sat down and made some new plans for
the company. _____________
2. Later I had done my homework, I phoned my friend. ______________
3. Amy spent two years working for a travel agency. It was in the meantime that she
started travelling regularly to Africa _____________
4. Everyone was surprised when Mike was late, because he’d before always been very
punctual.______________
5. If we leave at 8 o’clock we’ll miss our flight, so we’ll need to leave previously if we want
to get to the airport on time. __________________
___/ 5 p
2. Choose the best alternative in bold to complete these sentences. Choose both alternatives
where possible.
1. I’m very surprised you were able to / managed to get to the office on time today.
2. I couldn’t manage to / wasn’t able to swim until I was 12.
3. I don’t think she’ll agree to help you, but I can / manage to ask her, if you like.
4. I’m sorry, I did my best but I wasn’t able to / didn’t manage to get any tickets for the
show tonight.
5. I’ll write your report, but I can’t / don’t manage to finish it today.
____/5 p
3. Put the word in brackets into the correct form.
At school Jim Knowles had always wanted to be a 1………………….( science), but he was never
much good at physics and chemistry. Instead, being rather 2 …………………..( art), he
considered working as a painter, but then decided that he would never make much money.
When he eventually left school, he worked for a while as a graphic 3……………….. (design), but
his heart wasn’t in the work and he rapidly got bored. One day, he was reading an article
about the lives of famous 4 ………………..(invent) and decided that this was the career for him.
Having made this radical 5…………..( decide), he left his graphic design job. Unfortunately, he
was unable to find 6……………….. ( employ) in the new career he had chosen. He desperately
needed some money and so he started work on an 7…………….(invent) that he hoped would
8 ……………………(revolution) the modern kitchen and make him a fortune. Within six months,
he introduced the world to the result of his labours – an automatic fruit and vegetables
peeler, which he believed would take some of the 9 …………………………(convenience) out of
preparing meals. 10………………………( fortune) for Jim, the public showed very little interest in
this remarkable breakthrough, and he is now reconsidering his plans for the future.
___/10 p
4. Unjumble the letters in brackets to make suitable words. In each word, there are two
unnecessary letters.
1. He was wearing a beautiful ………………….( okisls) tie which he had bought in Thailand.
2. Coke cans are made of …………………………..( duminiulama) , and can be recycled.
3. He always seems to be wearing expensive …………………..(donlmg) rings and other
jewellery.
4. The blade of this knife is made of the best quality …………………..(edultes).
5. What ………………………….(dlowlo) is the table made of? I don’t want to buy it if the trees
came from the rainforest.
____/5 p
5. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
1. There is only a little sugar left
Not There ………………………. sugar left..
2. Let’s go shopping !
Suggest I ……………………………………………. shopping.
3. You have lots of hats !
lot What ………………………………………………..you have !
4. We were shocked by the news and didn’t know what to do
Shocking The news …………………………………didn’t know what to do.
5. Why don’t we make an omelette?
About What ……………………………………….. an omelette?
_____/ 10 p
6. Choose the correct answer.
1. Many people feel there’s ……………..point in voting even in a general election.
A few B a few C little D a little
2. I’ll meet you in half an hour – I’ve got ……………….. e-mails to write first.
A few B a few C little D a little
3. We’ve only got …………………….milk left so go get some when you go shopping.
A few B a few C little D a little
4. Just ………………. practice every day and you’ll soon be able to play the piano.
A few B a few C little D a little
5. We were disappointed that ……………….. of the members came to the youth club party.
A few B a few C little D a little
6. Sprinkle ………………….sugar on the strawberries.
A few B a few C little D a little
7. I suppose now I’m 43. I have ………………hope of playing football for England.
A few B a few C little D a little
8. Could you help me with ……………… exercises I don’t understand?
A few B a few C little D a little
9. There’s ……………………coffee left, if anyone wants some.
A few B a few C little D a little
10. Becoming an astronaut is so demanding that …………………people manage it.
A few B a few C little D a little
______/10 p
