Pre-Intermediate Progress Test Unit 1 Test A

Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.

1 I _______________ (not go) to Mary’s party next Saturday. I don’t have time.
2 I’m sorry, he’s busy. He _______________ (talk) on the phone at the moment.
3 Please turn the radio off! I _______________ (hate) rap music.
4 Which _______________ (you / prefer): pop music or indie bands?
5 What _______________ (she / wear)? It’s a terrible colour!
6 They _______________ (not work) on Thursdays. The shop is closed all day.
7 It often _______________ (rain) in the UK in March.

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2 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs
below.

fly meet not know want send study

1 How many messages _______________ (he) you every day?

2 I _______________ Jenny at the station at five o’clock this afternoon.
3 We _______________ to Paris on business every week.
4 He _______________ many people here. Introduce him to some of your friends.
5 She _______________ to be a teacher when she grows up.
6 Which subject _______________ (you) at the moment?

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3 Complete the sentences. Use the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I really enjoy _______________ (watch) sport on television.
2 We spent hours _______________ (cook) dinner.
3 They decided _______________ (go) to the USA this summer.
4 I fancy _______________ (stay in) to watch a film this evening. How about you?
5 She expected _______________ (hear) from him, but he didn’t call her.
6 He’s very polite. He offered _______________ (carry) my bags.
7 I finished _______________ (write) the essay at midnight.

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Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words you do not need.

arrogant confident funny generous lazy nasty rude shy

1 ‘Hey! Give me some orange juice!’ ‘Don’t be so ____________ ! Say ‘please’.

2 My brother can talk to anyone. He’s so ____________ .
3 ‘Gina’s hair and clothes are awful!’ ‘Don’t be ____________ . I think she’s a very nice girl.’
4 My aunt is taking me to Paris for my birthday. She’s very ____________ .
5 ‘Please help me wash the dishes.’ ‘Don’t be ____________ ! I washed them yesterday.’
6 ‘Charlie isn’t talking to anyone. Is he OK?’ ‘Yes. He’s just ____________ .’
7 Harry thinks he’s better than other people. He’s so ____________ !
8 You’ll like my cousin. She’s really ____________ . She can tell some great jokes.

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5 Complete the diary entry with the words below.

activities expedition plan skill time voluntary

My best friend and I have decided to do the Bronze level Duke of Edinburgh Award. I’m so excited!
I need to write my 1____________ and start thinking about the 2____________ I’m going to do. I’d
really like to spend 3____________ helping the environment or doing 4____________ work with
animals at the wildlife centre. I’ve already chosen my new 5____________ : I’m going to learn to
play the saxophone. But the thing I’m really looking forward to is going on the 6____________ .
I want to go hiking in Scotland. It’s going to be great!

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6 Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the words below.

ambitious active grateful sensitive honest patient

1 He never thanked me for my help. He’s so ____________.

2 In the daytime, night animals are ____________.
3 Julia is very ____________. I don’t trust her.
4 I’m very ____________. I don’t like waiting for things.
5 My brother is ____________. He sometimes says nasty things and hurts people’s feelings.
6 Vera doesn’t want to have a good job or make lots of money. She’s totally ____________.

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Use of English
7 Complete the text with the words below.
actor characters good good-looking lives musical playing plays restaurant working
Johnny Depp is an American 1____________. He's 48 and 2____________ in France, the USA and
The Bahamas. He's 3____________ and fashionable. He's also 4____________ and he
5
____________ the guitar – he likes 6____________ rock music. He's interested in food and he
owns a 7____________ in Paris with some of his acting friends. As an actor, he plays many different
8
____________. They're often a little strange but usually 9____________, such as Jack Sparrow in
The Pirates of the Caribbean. At the moment, he's 10____________ on a film called Dark Shadows.

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Listening
8  Listen to the people talking about the music they like. Match the speakers with the musical
styles below. There is one style you do not need.

country and western heavy metal indie jazz pop rap

1 Speaker A ____________
2 Speaker B ____________
3 Speaker C ____________
4 Speaker D ____________
5 Speaker E ____________

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Reading
9 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?

Can Mozart make you clever?

Some people believe that young children should listen to classical music. They think it can change a
child’s brain and make the child clever. They call this ‘the Mozart effect’.
This idea became very popular in the 1990s. Governments and universities spent a lot of money over
the next twenty years to test if it is true. The research shows that it is not. Listening to Mozart does
not have a permanent effect on your brain.
However, research shows that listening to music can help children learn. Mike Edwards teaches
eight-year-olds. He works in a special school for children with behaviour problems. He is not a music
teacher, but in his classroom there is always music.
‘I play the music at the beginning of the lesson,’ Mike says, ‘and it really works!’
Mike’s students are sometimes difficult to control. ‘They’re not stupid or lazy,’ he says, ‘but they’re
sometimes noisy and rude and you have to be very patient.’ The music is calm and quiet. It helps the
children to feel calm and quiet too. Then they can learn better.
‘I don’t think music changes a child’s brain or personality, but it helps them to concentrate so they
can be more creative. They enjoy coming to class and it makes my job easier because they’re more
polite and hard-working.’
So does Mozart make you a better student? Maybe. But Mike’s students are listening to the blues!

1 In the last ten years of the twentieth century, many people believed in the Mozart effect. _____
2 Research proved that listening to classical music doesn’t make students more clever. _____
3 Mike teaches children about music. _____
4 Mike’s students are always badly behaved. _____
5 Mike’s students aren’t listening to classical music in class. _____

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Writing
10 You want to do the Duke of Edinburgh Award and you are looking for people to do it with
you. Write a message to put on the bulletin board in your school.

 Introduce yourself and explain what your idea is.

 Describe your personality.

 Suggest the activities you would like to do, and say what kind of people you are looking for.

 Tell people how they can contact you.

Mark: ___ /10

Total: ___ /70

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