Name ____________________________

Class ____________________________

Progress Test 1-5

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: Have you ever been (go) to Paris?
1 If I ________ (be) you I would ask them to raise my salary.
2 Could you call me back in half an hour? I still _______ (not read) your report.
3 ‘Ann doesn’t like using Skype.’ ‘Neither _______ (do) Karl and I – we prefer the phone.’
4 If you _______ (have) headaches on and off for over a month, you should go to the doctor’s.
5 We _______ (finish) mending your car by tomorrow, so come and pick it up then.
6 Who _______ (know) the answer to this question?
7 I wish I ________ (not wear) these shoes today. They’re really uncomfortable.
8 Jo wishes she ________ (speak) Danish. Her company is sending her to Copenhagen.
9 Had my driving test been on a rainy day, I doubt I ________ (pass) it.
10 I _______ (talk) to Maria when Sam rang to say there was an urgent problem.
11 We’ll go out as soon as you _______ (do) your homework.
12 How long _______ (sit) here? Are you waiting for someone?
13 We _______ (climb) for about an hour when the fog came down.
14 I hope everyone can come on the picnic. _______ (ask) Christina yet?
15 This time tomorrow I _______ (have) a massage at the health spa.
16 When I got to the bus stop I realized I _______ (leave) my mobile phone at home.
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2 Order the words to make sentences.

Example: cinema / you / yesterday / go / the / to / did
Did you go to the cinema yesterday?
1 I’ve / sure / laptop / I’m / left / where / my / not
2 little / brown / bag / bought / lovely / Italian / yesterday / a / I
3 hardly / big / ever / for / we / time / breakfast / have / a
4 hadn’t / you / bet / come / wish / lecture / you / to / I / this
5 set / sooner / the / there /we’ll / get / quicker / we / off / the
6 as / soon / I’ll / arrive / as / call / I / you
7 buying / are / who / red / that / you / hat / for / big / ?
8 police / report / had / station / my / to / went / that / I / the / someone / car / to / stolen
9 such / decided / barbecue / weather / have / it / hot / we / a / was / to
10 badly / wasn’t / accident / the / in / woman / injured / the
11 before / were / we’d / driving / for / we / hours / realized / we / lost / been
12 is / have / where / do / bus / idea / station / you / any / the / ?

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3 Underline the correct form.

Example: I like sport, but my brother does / doesn’t.
1 Come round at 7.30 – we’ll be having / have had dinner by then.
2 I wish you wouldn’t be / weren’t so tall – it gives me neck ache to look at you!
3 A My brother went to Sri Lanka last year.
B Did / Has he? I’d love to go there!
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
4 The rich / The rich people should pay a lot more tax than they do.
5 I speak a little / bit French.
6 Jim won’t come on time. He’s late always / always late.
7 Take a coat in case it gets / will get cold.
8 The English / English are always talking about the weather.
9 We did tell / told you we’d be closed yesterday. I remember mentioning it.
10 Your brother doesn’t play rugby, does / doesn’t he?
11 My sister won’t want to stay long, and neither will / does her husband.
12 We had such good / a good time at Eric’s we stayed till after midnight.
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Grammar total 40

VOCABULARY

4 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: My foot is so swollen I can’t get my shoe on.
1 I prefer an a________ seat to a window seat on planes – you can get out easily.
2 I’ve never felt so much emotion before – I was completely o________.
3 You’ve had a s________ throat for three days now. You should go to the doctor’s.
4 The fog was so t________ I could hardly see anything and I had to drive very slowly.
5 If you don’t have anything to declare, you can just walk straight through c________.
6 Petra is a________ to eggs. She comes out in a rash if she eats any.
7 You’ve cut your thumb! It’s b________ quite badly.
8 We’re having another h________ this month. It’s been over 35 degrees for three weeks.
9 New York to Singapore is the longest non-stop f________ – it takes 18.5 hours.
10 High blood p________ can be a result of diet and / or lifestyle.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

Example: John has twisted his ankle, so he can’t walk very far.
hurt sore twisted
1 I always wear these leather ________when it’s really hot.
shoes sandals boots
2 You won’t get very wet if you leave now – it’s only ________.
drizzling pouring damp
3 I always get very ________ before a job interview, but it’s easier once it’s started.
relieved nervous offended
4 I was really worried when Rob started ________ on that fish bone.
fainting sneezing choking
5 I just need to collect my suitcase from baggage ________ and I’ll see you in Arrivals.
check-in drop-off reclaim
6 Vanessa’s very ________. She always wears the latest clothes.
scruffy trendy old-fashioned
7 We were ________ when the festival was cancelled – we’d been looking forward to it.
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Class ____________________________

Progress Test 1-5

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
grateful disappointed relieved
8 I didn’t have much work earlier in the year, but I’m very busy ________.
actually eventually at the moment
9 I like that skirt, and it really ________ your top.
suits matches fits
10 You should wear a shirt and ________ for the awards ceremony – it’s a formal event.
collar bow tie
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6 Underline the odd word out.

Example: blister rash temperature x-ray
1 gradually eventually in the end basically
2 homesick fed up delighted devastated
3 operation blister x-ray injection
4 fit match suit undress
5 freezing chilly boiling cool
6 suede velvet lace hooded
7 relieved offended desperate bewildered
8 checked loose plain striped
9 ulcer tumour rash pulse
10 direct turbulence connecting long-haul
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7 Underline the correct word.

Example: My hotel is near / nearly the airport.
1 I don’t need to check anything in, I’ve only got hand baggage / luggage.
2 Apparently / Ideally we’d like to find a cottage not too far from the sea.
3 This phone is specially / especially designed for older people.
4 We’ve been working very hardly / hard recently. I hope things will get easier soon.
5 That pizzeria’s been open nearly a year and we still / yet haven’t tried it.
6 I hate having to eat in a rush. I prefer to take my time / easy.
7 Dan’s going to take part / up Tai Chi. There’s a course starting in April.
8 We usually go on a trip at / in the end of the school year.
9 It’s just an informal evening so there’s no need to dress up / get dressed.
10 I’m going to take notice / advantage of the dry weather and cut the grass.
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Vocabulary total 40

PRONUNCIATION

8 Match the words with the same sound.

homesick especially calm caught crew drought

relieved freezing hijack nylon
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

Progress Test 1-5

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
Example: funny blood
1 shower _________________
2 boarding _________________
3 loose _________________
4 allergic _________________
5 headache _________________
6 pressure _________________
7 cough _________________
8 striped _________________
9 heart _________________
10 breathe _________________
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9 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: re|served
1 poi|son|ing
2 tem|pera|ture
3 lone|li|ness
4 fa|shio|na|ble
5 a|li|e|na|tion
6 e|spe|cia|lly
7 change|a|ble
8 de|vas|ta|ted
9 sun|burn
10 a|cco|mmo|da|tion
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Pronunciation total 20
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

Progress Test 1-5

Listening and Speaking A