Progress Test

Name: ________________________________
Date: _________________
3 Units 5 & 6

Mark: _______ / 80 marks

Reading
A Read the article about living in a cave.

Would you like to live in a cave?

Can you imagine living in a cave on the side of a mountain? The Guo’s cave is very comfortable. Many years ago, their ancestors
Well, that is what millions of people in the Shanxi province in carved the cave into the mountainside and made it their home.
northern China have (1)_____ for thousands of years. They call Today, they have three rooms next to each other with big windows
their caves ‘yaodong’ and the families who live there usually looking out on to the countryside. Towards the back of the rooms,
pass their homes on from parents to children. Some families, there are bedrooms. The kitchen, (5)_____ room and living room
like the Guo family, have had the same cave (2)_____ over three are in the front so they get more natural light. Outside, there is a
hundred years. (6)_____ where the Guos sit on sunny days.

Mr and Mrs Guo are farmers. Their farm is small but it is (3)_____ to One of the great things about living in a cave is the fact that it’s
their ‘yaodong’, so it is easy for them to walk there. They have a few really warm in winter and cool in summer. This is because it is
crops, they grow vegetables and they keep some goats and sheep. inside the mountain, with only one outside (7)_____. But there
It’s a good life, but it’s far away from the city and there are no isn’t any (8)_____ water or electricity and when the Guo’s son
cinemas or restaurants nearby. There aren’t any hospitals either, finished university, he didn’t want to return to the ‘yaodong’. He
but there is a school, where Mr and Mrs (4)_____ son went before got a job in the city and now he lives there with his family. He
going to university in the city. has a flat with (9)_____ bathroom and an (10)_____
conditioner, but he and his family still spend all their holidays
back in the ‘yaodong’.

B Complete the Exam Task.

Exam Task
Read the article about living in a cave again. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.
1 A been B done C lived
2 A for B since C in
3 A by B close C far
4 A Guo’s B Guos C Guos’
5 A eating B utility C dining
6 A hallway B shed C patio
7 A rug B wall C villa
8 A running B runner C going
9 A a B the C some
10 A water B cool C air
(___ / 10 marks)

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Vocabulary and Use your English

A Match 1–8 to a–h.

1 When the supermarket is closed or we haven’t got a Sally says the exhibition of Impressionist paintings
the car, is brilliant.
2 Oh, no! The tank is almost empty. b I often go to the corner shop.
3 Marina works in a factory. c I want to change some pounds into euros.
4 Let’s go to the theatre. d They make digital cameras.
5 Shall we go the museum tomorrow? e I’m going to university.
6 Oh, dear! I can’t find my wallet or my passport! f I have to go to the petrol station.
I think somebody stole them. g You should go to the police station and report it.
7 When I finish school next year, h There’s a great play on at the moment.
8 I need to go to the bank tomorrow. (___ / 8 marks) 

B Complete the sentences with away, off, on (x2), to, or up (x3).

1 Don’t forget to put______your clothes in the wardrobe.

2 Get______the number 7 bus and it’s just two stops to your hotel.
3 Please remember to pull______the blinds in the morning.
4 When you get______Oxford Street, turn right.
5 Can you switch______the lights, please?
6 You stay on the bus until you get to the High Street. Then you get____at the second stop.
7 Please hang______your jacket. Don’t leave it on the floor!
8 My uncle was so kind. He put______these shelves for me. Now I have somewhere to put my books. (___ / 8 marks)

C Circle the correct words.

1 I’m scared when I walk down that long, dark road. It’s a bit spooky / crazy.
2 The film was so interesting / boring we decided to leave before the end.
3 There was a lot of fighting in the film we saw yesterday. It was quite violent / evil.
4 The city is too peaceful / noisy for me. I want to go back to the countryside.
5 Don’t drink that water. The river is very polluted / crowded.
6 We had a very relaxing / crazy weekend. We didn’t do much but it was nice. (___ / 6 marks)

D Complete the Exam Task.

Exam Task
Read the descriptions of some home- and room-related words. What is the word for each one? The first letter is already
there. There is one space for each letter in the word.

1 You cook in this room. k______

2 It’s good to have one of these when it’s very hot. a__ ___________
3 You put your clothes in this. w_______
4 When you live in one of these you often have neighbours living above and below you. f___
5 We don’t have one of these so we always eat in the kitchen or the living room. d_____ ____
6 I put my books on these. s______
7 We put food like meat, milk and cheese in this. f_____
8 I have these instead of curtains on my windows. b_____
(___ / 8 marks)
 

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Grammar
A Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Simple form of these verbs.

already do just have learn live never go not tidy you move you see
1 I’m really looking forward to my holiday in Greece. I_______________abroad.
2 _______________into your new house yet?
3 Sorry! I_______________my bedroom yet. I’ll do it in a minute.
4 We_______________in this house for ten years. I don’t want to move.
5 Actually, I’m not hungry. I_______________lunch.
6 We_______________a lot about different ways of life since we started travelling.
7 _______________my glasses? I can’t find them anywhere.
8 We_______________the washing up. There’s nothing left to do in the kitchen. (___ / 8 marks)

B Circle the correct words.

1 Have you been here for / since a long time?

2 We’ve waited for you to arrive for / since this morning.
3 That’s not your mirror. It’s my / mine.
4 Freddy’s / Freddies house is really close to ours.
5 Where are the man’s / men’s toilets?
6 He told his parents / parent’s he was staying late at school. (___ / 6 marks)

C Complete the sentences with this, that, these or those.

1 Are______your bags over there?

2 Ssh! I’m really enjoying______film! I can’t hear it with all the noise you’re making.
3 ______isn’t my jacket. Mine is that one over there.
4 Look!______’s the house I was telling you about. Isn’t it lovely?
5 ‘Are______ books here yours?’ ‘Yes, they are. Thank you.’
6 Have you put up______curtains I gave you the other day?
7 I saw______new buildings that you told me about when I went into town yesterday. They are amazing.
8 ______chocolates are delicious. Would you like one? (___ / 8 marks)

D Complete the Exam Task.

Exam Task
Complete the sentences with a, an, the or – (no article).
1 I’d like____coffee, please.
2 Sofia lives in____Romania.
3 Paulo plays____piano really well.
4 ____sun is shining brightly today.
5 Can I borrow____jumper please? I’m a bit cold.
6 It’s____interesting book, but very long.
7 ____Seine is in Paris.
8 ____weather in England changes all the time. (___ / 8 marks)

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Writing
Complete the Writing Task.
Exam Task
Read the text message and look at the list.

Hi
I need your help in the house tomorrow. Please tidy your room and clean the bathroom. Uncle Ted is coming for
the night and we need clean towels. Please put the dirty ones in the washing machine. Remember to switch it on!
We also need bread. Please go to the shop and buy some. See you later!

Thanks,
Mum

tidy room [ √ ]

clean bathroom [ √ ]

wash towels [ × ]

switch on machine [ × ] I forgot!

bread [ √ ]

Write a note to your mum telling her what you did and didn’t do. Write 30–40 words. (___ / 10 marks)

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