Name:

Class: Intermediate
Date: Progress Test A

GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: How many cups of tea do you have (have) every day?
1 Jaime isn‟t in the office today. He ________ (work) at home.
2 I ________ (answer) sixteen emails since ten o‟clock this morning.
3 They _______ (watch) a football match on TV when we arrived.
4 What _______ you _______ (give) Pete for his birthday last week?
5 I _______ (go) to the doctor‟s at 4.30. I‟ll see you at 5.00.
6 _______ he _______ (finish) his homework yet? Oh, that was quick!
7 Don‟t get a taxi. I _______ (meet) you after the class in the car.
8 _______ you _______ (see) the new James Bond film next week?
9 We _______ (stay) with my parents at the moment while we look for a flat.
10 _______ you ever _______ (drive) a sports car?
11 _______ David _______ (look for) me at 10.30? I was in a meeting.
12 We _______ (just finish) lunch when Joe arrived.
13 Sorry I‟m late. _______ you _______ (wait) long?
14 Will you _______ (can) help us move house next week?
15 The train _______ (not arrive) yet. It‟s an hour late.
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2 Underline the correct word(s).

Example: She wants / is wanting to be alone at the moment.
1 My sister‟s a science teacher / science teacher in a secondary school.
2 Tom was playing / used to play cricket when he was young.
3 You mustn’t / don’t have to pay for museums in the UK. They‟re usually free.
4 I‟m afraid you can’t / couldn’t speak to Mr Jones. He‟s in a meeting.
5 My boyfriend drives more slowly / slowlier than I do.
6 I dropped my mobile phone in the bath last month so I must / had to get a new one.
7 You shouldn’t / don’t have to eat so much salt. It isn‟t good for you.
8 Do you like / Are you liking going to hot places on holiday?
9 Have you been having / had that computer for a long time?
10 This summer wasn‟t as hot than / as it was last summer.
11 He doesn’t need / isn’t needing to do any work this evening.
12 What time do you go / are you going out tonight?
13 You listened to the instructions more / most carefully than I did.
14 She‟s been working with us for / since 2004.
GRAMMAR
15 We like going to restaurants / the restaurants at the weekends.
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3 Complete the second sentence with two words so that it means the same as the first sentence.
Contracted forms, e.g. isn’t, count as one word.
Example: I‟m not sure who it is. Perhaps it‟s his wife.
I‟m not sure who it is. It might be his wife.
1 All passengers must show their passports at the check-in desk.
You _______ ________ show your passport at the check-in desk.
2 That dress is beautiful!
What _______ ________ dress!
3 I didn‟t like exercise when I was younger, but now I go to the gym a lot.
I didn‟t _______ ________ like exercise, but now I go to the gym a lot.
4 Do you have time to finish the work before Friday?
Will you be _______ ________ finish the work before Friday?
5 This book isn‟t as interesting as the last one you lent me.
This book is less _______ ________ the last one you lent me.
6 Our wedding will be in July.
We‟re _______ ________ in July.
7 I was in the middle of my homework when you called.
I _______ ________ my homework when you called.
8 Going to the theatre is more expensive than going to the cinema.
Going to the cinema isn‟t _______ ________ as going to the theatre.
9 I‟ve never read a funnier book.
That‟s _______ ________ book I‟ve ever read.
10 We met years ago.
We _______ ________ each other for years.
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Grammar total 40

VOCABULARY
4 Underline the odd word out.
Example: glass napkin knife eggs
1 melon peach beetroot pear
2 father nephew niece brother
3 captain track fan spectator
4 margarine carton box jar
VOCABULARY
5 moody bossy stubborn reliable
6 coach motorway scooter van
7 frozen boiled roast fried
8 win play lose draw
9 inherit borrow throw earn
10 furious tiny hilarious hungry
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5 Write the opposite of the adjective.

Example: lazy hard-working
1 mature _______
2 tidy _______
3 tiny _______
4 organized _______
5 freezing _______
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6 Underline the correct word.

Example: The journey took ages. I was really tired / tiring the next day.
1 I forgot to wear socks to work. It was so embarrassed / embarrassing.
2 We were really frightened / frightening during the hurricane.
3 She often feels very depressed / depressing in the winter.
4 I‟ve left my mobile at home again! It‟s so frustrated / frustrating.
5 Have you ever walked out of the cinema because the film was bored / boring?
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7 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: He‟s very clever. He always knows the answers!
1 Karen isn‟t in the office right now. Do you want to l_______ a message?
2 It‟s difficult to choose b_______ these two holidays.
3 Which g_______ is our plane leaving from?
4 This is Dave, my fl_______. We live in the flat next door.
5 I don‟t want to cook tonight. Shall we get a t_______?
6 We were two hours late because there was a terrible traffic j_______.
7 You must go to that new restaurant. The food is d_______.
8 I get on really well with Kate because we have a lot in c_______.
9 When his grandmother died, Jeff i_______ her house.
10 What‟s the speed l_______ on this road?
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VOCABULARY
8 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
Example: I owe my dad £100.
borrow owe invest
1 You have to be careful what you say to Sofia. She‟s very _______.
sensible responsible sensitive

2 She‟s trying to cut _______ on coffee at the moment. She just has one cup a day.
out down up

3 I still keep in touch with some of my _______ from secondary school.

colleagues partners classmates
4 They _______ me £10 to park my car at the railway station.
cost saved charged
5 I‟m sorry, I‟m busy right now. Can I _______ you back later?
leave dial call
6 He‟s a lovely child. He‟s very _______.
affectionate moody aggressive
7 I don‟t like_______ food. I think food should be cooked!
raw fried boiled
8 Did he apply _______ that job he was talking about?
of to for
9 I told my friend what to do and she did the opposite. I was _______!
filthy tiny furious
10 This new company pays me a better _______ than my old company.
mortgage salary tax
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Vocabulary total 40

PRONUNCIATION
9 Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: com|pe|ti|tive
1 spec|ta|tor
2 i|ma|gi|na|tive
3 un|der|ground
4 rasp|be|rries
5 a|fford
6 cir|cuit
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7 pe|de|stri|an
8 in|de|pen|dent
9 mort|gage
10 am|bi|tious
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10 Match the words with the same sound.

charming inherit journey height injured

selfish organized paid team gossip owe

Example: phone owe

1 fish ________
2 jazz ________
3 snake ________
4 tree ________
5 chess ________
6 egg ________
7 bike ________
8 clock ________
9 zebra ________
10 train ________
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Pronunciation total 20
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100
READING
1 Read the text and tick () the correct variant A, B or C.

The transatlantic question

Charles Lindbergh‟s 33-hour flight from New York to Paris in 1927 made aviation history. Less
known is the return flight to New York by two Frenchmen three years later. Taking just over three
hours longer, Costes and Bellonte made an equally exciting journey from Paris to New York in their
plane, the Question Mark. The first question they faced, Captain Costes remembered in an article
at the time, was “Would the plane lift off the ground?” „That was our greatest concern. We had
5,200 litres of gasoline on board.‟

This fear passed quickly but was followed by other hazards. They ran into three storms. The third,
and worst of all, was over Nova Scotia, in Canada. „In order to avoid it we had to fly 100 miles out
of our way. Time was passing and every minute meant the loss of more of our precious fuel.‟

They had another problem: „The sky was overcast, it was raining and we had to fly below those
rain clouds. Sometimes they were extremely low which meant they had to fly as close to the water
as ten metres.

„There were many exciting moments during our trip, but I think the greatest thrill came when we first
saw the coast of North America,‟ said Costes. He decided that three was their lucky number. They
had survived three storms – and at 3 a.m. French time, they saw land. But their adventures weren’t
over.

Suddenly, a mountain appeared out of the mist. „We were between the steep banks of a river. It
was a tight place. Bellonte was at the controls at that time and he had to think fast. Fortunately,
having flown thousands of miles, the plane was light.‟ Bellonte managed to turn the plane just in
time. But Costes said, „It is not pleasant to think how close we came to those cruel, jagged rocks.‟

Fortunately, they succeeded where many others before them had failed, and the graceful landing
at the airport in New York was greeted by 10,000 cheering people. Among them was Colonel
Charles Lindbergh who said „I congratulate you!‟ as he shook the hands of the two heroes.

Example: Lindbergh travelled from New York to Paris in _______.


1 Costes and Bellonte flew from Paris to New York in _______.
A 1927
2 They were most worried that the plane was _______ to fly.

3 The storm in Canada was _______.

 4 They were worried that the plane _______.

5 When it rained, they sometimes had to fly _______.

6 The most exciting part of the journey was when _______.

7 They saw the American coast when it was _______ in France.

-afternoon
8 Costes thought they were going to _______.

9 They _______ the airport in New York.

10 Colonel Lindbergh congratulated them _______.

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2 Match five of the highlighted words and phrases with the definitions.
Example: dangers hazards
1 worry __________
2 not on our planned route __________
3 covered in cloud __________
4 excitement __________
5 light and controlled __________
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Reading total 15

WRITING
Answer one of the questions and write 75–100 words.
1 What advice would you give to someone moving to your country?
2 Describe an exciting sporting event you have seen or been to.
3 What is your favourite way of travelling and why?
Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25
LISTENING
1 Complete the sentences with one word.
1 It‟s a good idea not to eat foods that have a lot of _______.
2 On the „caveman diet‟ you mustn‟t eat products that are made from _______.
3 Don‟t follow the „cabbage soup diet‟ for more than one _______.
4 Blue sunglasses make your food look less _______.
5 On the „reverse diet‟, you eat your meals in a different _______.
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2 Listen to five conversations. Tick () A, B, or C.

1 Rob used to like eating a lot of _____.

2 Lisa thinks that Mark _____.

A has a lot of money
3 Paul was _____ at the end of his holiday in Iceland.

4 Anna tells Marco that he _____ tip taxi drivers.

A mus
5 Sam and Alice _____.

5
Listening total 10

SPEAKING
1 Answer the questions by your teacher.

2 Talk about the given topic, saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons.

Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25