Progress test 9

1 Complete each sentence with stay, spend, pass, make, 5 I expect being motivated when you work from home is
cause or have in the correct form. difficult.
1 The long, hot summer caused a lot of problems CAN’T
for gardeners, but it a fantastic effect on It yourself when
tourism. you work from home.
2 You too much time playing computer 6 The only way for Mr Cazorla to get here is by train
games these days. No wonder you’ve got a headache. because there are no flights.
3 Simon a few problems with understanding COMING
how to use his new smartphone. There are no flights, so Mr Cazorla
4 My friend wanted to leave early because the film was the train.
boring, but we and it did get better.
5 The home team’s strategy it difficult for 3 Correct any mistakes in the sentences. Some
the visitors to score a goal and the match ended in a sentences are correct.
draw.
0 Congratulations on winning your first 10,000 metres
6 A truck has broken down in the town centre, which must
race. You might be very pleased.
huge traffic jams in all directions.
1 He might not be driving here tomorrow. He hasn’t got
7 While waiting for her friends to arrive yesterday, Aileen
a driving licence or a driver.
the time doing some work in the garden.
2 If you don’t hurry up and finish that essay, you might
8 My two daughters all their money on
have to complete it for homework.
clothes and now they want me to buy them some more.
3 As long as there are no more delays, we can be landing
in Madrid in one hour.
2 For questions 1–6, complete the second sentence so
4 Claudia must have taken your keys by mistake when
that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
she left. These are hers.
using the word given. Do not change the word given.
5 A: The lights are out and nobody is answering the
You must use between two and five words, including
door. There couldn’t be anyone at home.
the word given.
B: There might be. Try the door one more time.
1 We’re very busy today, so there’s a chance I’ll have to Perhaps they’re in the garden at the back.
work late.
MAY 4 For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide
I leave work on which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There
time as we’re very busy today. is an example at the beginning (0).
2 I expect that’s Pete calling. Example:
MUST 0 A danger B risk C threat D possibility
That the phone.
A medical miracle?
3 It would have been easy for me to collect that dry
It can reduce your (0) of health problems, improve mental
cleaning for you.
capacity and (1) the country by helping to cut the amount
COULD
we (2) on health services. Furthermore, it’s simple to take,
I up that dry
works immediately, (3) no harmful ingredients and there’s no
cleaning for you.
need to (4) it with a doctor before you get some.  What is it?
4 It’s possible that Harry went to the shops to get Exercise – the miracle cure we’re continually trying to find, but
something for dinner tonight. which we’ve always had right under our noses. For some reason,
MIGHT we often forget to (5) time for this particular medicine and
Harry shopping our health suffers the (6) . However old you may be, there’s
for tonight’s dinner. plenty of (7) that those who participate in regular physical
activity not only enjoy healthier lives, they feel happier too. If
exercise came in a pill, it would be among the most (8)
medicines invented. Does anyone really need to be told to do it?

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1 A gain B advance C benefit D advantage

2 A invest B spend C pay D use
3 A contains B encloses C covers D involves
4 A consider B speak C discuss D talk
5 A prepare B do C make D build
6 A results B outcomes C conclusions D consequences
7 A support B evidence C foundation D suggestion
8 A effective B efficient C capable D helpful

5 You are going to read an article. For questions 1–6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D)
which you think fits best according to the text.

Secrets of the human face

Forget about your phone for a few minutes and take a look at the most successful and important
communications gadget you will ever own: your face. It is easy to overlook just how complex
and sophisticated our faces are, simply because we spend so much of our time looking out from
them, but think what the face is capable of: showing the whole range of our emotions, yet often
also hiding our feelings – the list is long.
All human faces are basically the same, with the same set of features, but they send out an
incredible number of different signals to others. In addition to communications, the face is
where you see, hear, breathe and speak. Because all faces are so alike, the brain needs to be very
well organised to notice the often minor differences between other people’s faces – especially
between family members who may well be almost identical – minute by minute.
Research suggests that it only takes a newborn baby a few days to be able to identify faces that
are important to their lives. There appears to be an instinct to notice faces and to pay attention
to their features and appearance. But doesn’t the ability to identify and to store in our memories
the faces of our closest relatives then mean that we as adults will become skilled at face
recognition where strangers are involved? In fact the opposite is true. We are often little better line 15
than babies in that respect.
A key area where face recognition lets us and others down, sometimes with very serious
consequences, is as eyewitnesses to crimes where we are asked after days, or even weeks, to
identify a face, one we may have seen for a few moments in a highly stressed situation. In these
situations, it is becoming clear that people have over the years made huge numbers of mistakes,
and punished innocent individuals primarily because people struggle to recognise the faces of
unfamiliar people. Is technology a better option?
The movie industry has created many myths about the ability of cameras to recognise people. In
fact, finding and identifying one face amongst many is hard. With current technology, the face
must be at a good angle, as well as not covered by anything, but in real life cameras are often
placed at heights where the only thing visible is the top of a head. In the right circumstances,
current technology can indeed identify almost anybody if they are on the database, but, just as
fingerprint experts won’t find anything if someone wears gloves, face recognition is hopeless if
the subject is looking away.
Although we tend not to think that much about them, mainly because they are all around us,
faces attract us, whether they are familiar or not. From birth, we’re attracted to faces because
we learn that they send out many important social signals and give us vital information. They let
you know whether another person is listening to you or being friendly towards you, and they
sometimes tell you if the other person is someone you’ve already met, in order to spare either of
you any embarrassment.

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1 What does the writer say about our faces in the first paragraph?
A W  e are often unaware of how other people see them.
B We need to realise how important they are to communication.
C We tend to forget the variety of functions they can perform.
D We should remember how much they reflect our inner feelings.

2 According to the second paragraph, what is the difficulty we have with recognising
different faces?
A People’s faces frequently change shape.
B There are very few differences between faces.
C Certain faces are easier to recognise than others.
D It’s hard for our brains to notice all the messages faces give us.

3 the opposite is true in line 15 refers to

A the way people recognise family members.
B our inability as adults to recognise strangers.
C changes in the way we remember faces.
D how an adult’s memory for faces is worse than a baby’s.

4 What is the main reason why eyewitnesses are unreliable?

A They lack an important ability.
B People soon forget what they saw.
C There is too much pressure on them.
D The original circumstances are often unfavourable.

5 Why is camera technology similar to fingerprinting?

A They both rely on one key factor.
B They are both shown inaccurately in movies.
C They both need skilled operators to be successful.
D They are both using new technology to develop.

6 Why do we find faces attractive?

A We develop this instinct when we are born.
B They tell us more about people than conversation does.
C We find it harder to communicate without visual signals.
D They give clues about how we’re getting on with someone.

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