Pre-intermediate Progress Test 1

Variant A — Files 1–6

Grammar 1

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. ' ______ you ______ (wash) the car yet?' 'No, I haven't.'

2. I ______ (like) vegetarian food.

3. Kate often ______ (go out) with Dinis, but they aren't a couple.

4. Laila and Jumaid ______ (watch) TV at 10 o'clock last night.

5. I ______ (call) you in five minutes. Is that OK?

6. 'What ______ you ______ (do)?' 'I'm a shop assistant.'

7. 'I promise I ______ (make) the bed,' said Ricardo.

8. It ______ (rain) when Rachael arrived at her new office.

9. Faisal is over there. He ______ (stand) next to the tall man in the black hat.

10. Good news! Agnieska and Theo ______ (sold) their house.

Grammar 2

Put the words in the correct order.

1. do you last what did weekend ?

2. you any pets do have ?

3. to do of you listen music kind what ?

4. speak you other can languages any ?

5. Hong Kong you have to ever been ?

Grammar 3

Tick the correct form.

1. Lianne ______ to Sydney more than once.

2. I every day ______

3. When ______ my lunch.

4. Ali ______ to work every day.

5. What ______ this weekend?

6. This ______ his last one.

7. They're ______ Jan at the

8. My ______ a rest.

9. Look ______ late.

10. Vikram ______ an engineering course.

Grammar 4

Write negative sentences.

1. Dani went to Nigeria.

2. You've finished your homework.

3. They wrote those emails.

4. We'll see you later.

5. I'm going to climb a mountain.

Grammar 5

Complete the sentences with one word.

1. Mikhail and Sonya are going to the park and ______ that they're going for a meal.

2. ______ Bryony was frightened, she walked into the dark room.

3. Is there ______ to leave our coats?

4. Is that the hotel ______ your parents stayed?

5. My lunch wasn't big ______ . I'm still hungry.

6. I've eaten too ______ chocolate.

7. The problem started ______ I was downloading some new software.

8. There's ______ on TV tonight that I want to watch and I'm a bit bored. Shall we go to the cinema?

9. That was the loudest concert I've ______ been to.

10. A department store is a place ______ sells different types of products.

Vocabulary 6

Match 1–11 with a–k.

A work early
B abroad
C the dishwasher
D something to the shop
E for my friend
F from a holiday
G a mistake
H a friend at the airport
I some exercise
J a wonderful time
K a bus

1. wait

2. do

3. make

4. drop off

5. have

6. unload

7. come back

8. go

9. leave

10. miss

Vocabulary 7

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1. I don't need a trolley. A ______ is big enough for my shopping today.

2. 'Are you going on holiday next week?' 'Yes, I'm very ______ .'

3. Then we will cross the ______ to reach the historic centre of the town.

4. We need to get our ______ now. Which way is baggage reclaim?

5. It will arrive tomorrow because I paid for ______ delivery.

6. 'Can I help you, sir?' 'No, I'm just ______ , thank you.'

7. They're your shirts, so you can do the ______ .

8. The town is quite ______ , so they clean the dirt off the historic buildings every year.

9. It's a pretty town with colourful fishing boats in the ______ .

10. I'm so sorry. I've forgotten your ______ .

Vocabulary 8

Complete the sentences with one word.

1. 'Noor, we need to talk ______ your essay plan,' said the teacher.

2. I'm sorry. I don't agree ______ your opinion.

3. Zeb arrived ______ the station and looked for a ticket machine.

4. Yasmin belongs ______ a chess club. She plays regularly.

5. The plates are all ______ the sink. You need to do the washing up.

6. Please don't leave your dirty socks ______ the floor.

7. Waiting ______ a delayed flight is really boring.

8. Her birthday is on the 17th ______ June.

9. My house is ______ to a park. It's beautiful!

10. Oscar is in the ______ of that group of boys. Can you see him?

Vocabulary 9

Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

1. Phoebe has ______ hair.

2. Javier often stays in bed all morning. He's a bit ______ .

3. I don't like people who tell ______ . We need to be honest with each other.

4. We don't laugh much in English class. It's quite a ______ place.

5. There are several ______ people in this class, but everyone's opinion is important.

6. People often say that yoga is ______ , but I find it stressful!

7. We ______ a boat and went around the lake.

8. Are they ______ in coming with us to the café?

9. The hotel was ______ and uncomfortable. What a disaster!

10. On Saturdays, the shopping centre is too ______ .

Pronunciation 10

Which is the stressed syllable? Tick 1, 2, or 3.

1. car|di|gan 1  2  3 

2. ro|man|tic 1  2  3 

3. ma|chine 1  2 

4. pho|to|graph 1  2  3 

5. di|vorced 1  2 

6. to|mo|rrow 1  2  3 

7. a|ttrac|tive 1  2  3 

8. hand|some 1  2 

9. pre|fer 1  2 

10. Example: fu|ture 1   2 

Reading

New year, old customs by travel editor, Lauren Briard Have you ever made a New Year's resolution? Perhaps you have decided to learn a new language, or take up more exercise? You are not alone. In many cultures, people choose to change something about their life at the beginning of the year. And all over the world, people celebrate the new year with interesting customs. My favourite traditions come from Mexico and other Latin American countries. For example, at midnight on New Year's Eve in many Spanish-speaking cultures, everyone eats twelve grapes – one grape for each month of the year. People say that eating the grapes brings good fortune for the new year. And don't be surprised if your friend from Peru wants to walk around the outside of his or her house with heavy luggage. Traditionally, if you complete this challenge you will be a successful traveller in the new year. Would you like to go on a dream holiday next year? Then try it! Cleaning the house is perhaps the most common New Year tradition. From Mexico to Japan, people sweep their homes from top to bottom. Some people believe this removes bad luck and allows good luck to enter the house. In other countries, such as Britain and Iran, the cleaning happens later in the year, so it's called 'spring cleaning'. In Iran, just before the March spring festival, people empty their houses of all their furniture. They clean the house from top to bottom, mend broken furniture or replace old items. People bring flowers and herbs indoors too, so their homes smell fresh and clean. New Year is often celebrated with friends, so my final story is from Denmark. If you are in Denmark at New Year, you will probably see piles of broken plates outside front doors. What's going on? Well, traditionally, people take their old or broken plates and smash them on their friend's front door. It brings good luck to your friend. It's great fun, too! So, a big pile of broken plates means you are a popular person. Enjoy the New Year festival, wherever you are in the world. I hope you are ready with your grapes, luggage, and plates!

Part 1

1. activities that have been common for a long time ______

2. something that is difficult to do ______

3. takes something away ______

4. a special day of celebration ______

5. to break into lots of pieces ______

6. House cleaning is a very popular New Year tradition.

7. In Britain, people clean their homes at New Year.

8. In Iran, the first month of the calendar is March.

9. In Denmark, there is a special tradition between friends.

10. The most popular people have the most broken plates.

Part 2

1. Question 1

2. Question 2

3. Question 3

4. Question 4

5. Question 5

Writing

Write your answer below (100–150 words).

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Listening 1

Listen to a tour guide talking about a town. Tick A or B.

1. Turlton is a small town.

2. The church is famous because it is beautiful.

3. The Old School has a café in the garden.

4. You can visit a museum in the town hall.

5. The tourists who want to visit the old bridge need boots.

Listening 2

Listen to five conversations. Where are the people? Match them with places A–E.

A in a
B in a hotel
C in traffic
D in a
E in a cinema

1. Item 1

2. Item 2

3. Item 3

4. Item 4

5. Item 5

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